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| Name = Linton Messer
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| Race = Human
| Gender = Male
| Role = Eleventh [[StarCitizen:Imperator]] of the [[StarCitizen:UEE]], Last of the [[StarCitizen:Messer Era]]
| Faction = UEE
| Born = 2745
| Died = {{SC/Start date and age|2792|05|03|sctime=yes}}
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| Party = Messer Regime
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| Office = Imperator
| Office Start = 2781-08
| Office End = 2792-05-03
| Constituency= UEE
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'''Linton Messer''' (*2745; † 2792-05-03) or '''Linton Messer XI''' was the last [[StarCitizen:Imperator]] of the [[StarCitizen:Messer Era|Messer family]].<ref>{{SC/Cite RSI|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/RwZBaD4Mdq-linton-messer-xi|text=Galactapedia: Linton Messer XI|accessdate=2022-05-14}}</ref> He became Imperator of the [[StarCitizen:United Empire of Earth]] after a successful plot against his father [[StarCitizen:Ulysses Messer]] and succeeded him in 2781. His regency was overshadowed by a civilian and military uprising which ended with his deposition and death in 2792.<ref>{{RSIForumComment|ref=no|comnum=3713078|text=DevPost - D_Haddock}}</ref>
His successor became [[StarCitizen:Erin Toi]].<ref>{{SC/Cite RSI|int=Comm-Link:2792 - The Tide Rises|url=comm-link/spectrum-dispatch/12715-2792-The-Tide-Rises|text=The Tide Rises}}</ref>

== Life ==

Linton was the son of Ulysses Messer X and the older brother of [[StarCitizen:Fiona Messer]]. Ulysses labored his whole life to build the [[StarCitizen:Khanos Stadium]].  Having grown weary of waiting for their father to pass, Fiona and Linton secretly funded a resistance movement.  Linton, an effortlessly persuasive man, worked his way through members of his father's inner circle and prominent members of the military, as well as the [[StarCitizen:Senate]] and [[StarCitizen:Advocacy]], in an effort to find assets that he could potentially use to depose his father. On the day of the stadium's opening (2781-08-12) the stadium was attacked in a bombing orchestrated by Linton's sister Fiona. Ulysses took his own life after it became clear that Linton had control of the military and a coup was imminent.<ref name="ReferenceA">{{SC/Cite RSI|url=comm-link/spectrum-dispatch/14074-This-Day-In-History-The-Beginning-Of-The-End|text=This Day in History: The Beginning of the End|int=Comm-Link:This Day in History - The Beginning of the End}}</ref><ref>[https://youtu.be/8LSn72-3zjs Loremaker's Guide to the Galaxy - Vega System] from 2016-04-05. Accessed 2016-12-01.</ref>

His first action was to eliminate the resistance movement he founded. Nevertheless, he "created an infrastructure that invigorated the revolutionary movement".<ref name="ReferenceA"/> The new Imperator found himself in a dangerous situation, threatened by both outer enemies ([[StarCitizen:Xi'an]] and [[StarCitizen:Vanduul]]) and inner disturbances.<ref name="robertsspaceindustries.com">{{SC/Cite RSI|text=Comm-Link:Writer's Guide - Part Two|int=Comm-Link:Writer's Guide - Part Two|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/spectrum-dispatch/12956-Writers-Guide-Part-Two}}</ref> 

Linton hired his cousin [[StarCitizen:Ellis Netemi]] as his personal advisor, who would go on to be involved in the terraforming of [[StarCitizen:Garron II]].<ref>{{SC/Cite RSI|text=Loremaker's Guide to the Galaxy: Garron|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2Lk3JroAQM}}</ref> 

== Reign ==

=== Death of Anthony Tanaka ===
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At the time, child and compulsory labour on several planets were also major issues of social unrest.<ref>{{SC/Cite RSI|url=comm-link/spectrum-dispatch/13412-News-Update-This-Day-In-History|text=The Painfully Short Life of Anthony Tanaka|int=Comm-Link:This Day in History - The Painfully Short Life of Anthony Tanaka}}</ref> The oppression by the Advocacy also served as fuel for the fire of resentement spreading against the Messer regime. Seemingly, Messer XI never tried to reform the system.

=== Akari-Kray-Peace Treaty ===
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In 2789 the [[StarCitizen:Senate]] under the lead of [[StarCitizen:Terrence Akari]] signed a peace treaty with the [[StarCitizen:Xi'an]]. Linton never ratified the treaty, following the political xenophobic guideline of his predecessors.  This was not a publicly popular choice. The Xi'an seem to have supported the resistance movement directly or indirectly.<ref name="robertsspaceindustries.com">{{SC/Cite RSI|text=Comm-Link:Writer's Guide - Part Two|int=Comm-Link:Writer's Guide - Part Two|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/spectrum-dispatch/12956-Writers-Guide-Part-Two}}</ref>

=== Rearmament ===
In 2790 he ordered the development of new weapon prototypes. [[StarCitizen:Juliet Maupin]] was entrusted with this task. The weapons were shipped in 2792, but with the fall of the regime, the projects were abandoned.  The abandoned plans built the fundament of Colabellos [[StarCitizen:Apocalypse Arms]].<ref>{{SC/Cite RSI|url=comm-link/transmission/15101-Portfolio-Apocalypse-Arms|text=Portfolio: Apocalypse Arms}}</ref>

=== Resistance of 78th Squadron ===
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Military Squadrons found themselves on core worlds fighting against political dissidents, rather than the alien threats they signed up for.<ref name="ReferenceB">{{SC/Cite RSI|int=Comm-Link:Galactic Guide - 78th Squadron|text=Comm-Link:Galactic Guide - 78th Squadron|url=comm-link/spectrum-dispatch/14618-78th-Squadron}}</ref> The [[StarCitizen:78th Squadron]] was sent in 2791 to bombard a settlement of unarmed dissidents on an asteroid. The Squadron refused to kill innocent civilians and were arrested and sentenced to death.  This was a major blow to the Messer regime's popularity.<ref name="ReferenceB"/>

=== Massacre of Garron II and Vale ===
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The final straw was the involvement of the Messer family in the [[StarCitizen:terraforming]] project of Garron II, which ended with the death of a sentient, self-aware species. Leaked videos sparked  massive outrage which led to a UEE-wide uprising. Police and military forces killed nearly 250 protestors in Vale.

=== Deposition and Death ===
A coup d'etat started on 11 April 2792<ref>{{SC/Cite RSI|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/bE3rKa32P7-anti-messer-revolution|text=Anti-Messer-Revolution|accessdate=2020-05-02}}</ref><ref>{{SC/Cite RSI|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/bE3rKa32P7-anti-messer-revolution|text=Galactapedia: Anti-Messer Revolution|accessdate=2020-05-02}}</ref> and ended with the deposition of Messer XI on 3 May 2792. His sister Fiona fled and went missing. He was succeded by [[StarCitizen:Erin Toi]], former [[StarCitizen:Senator]] of [[StarCitizen:Earth]].

== Outdated Lore ==
{{Editorial Note|'''Editorial Note:''' An early Writer's Guide claims that he was ruling in 2638<ref name="robertsspaceindustries.com">{{SC/Cite RSI|text=Comm-Link:Writer's Guide - Part Two|int=Comm-Link:Writer's Guide - Part Two|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/spectrum-dispatch/12956-Writers-Guide-Part-Two}}</ref> which is inconsistent with many later sources. At one point there were at least 19 Messer Imperators, that has been reduced down to 11. See drafts of the Star Citizen Architectural Guide for references to the 19 Messers.}}

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