StarCitizen:Samuel Messer

Template:Prevnext Template:Infobox Character Samuel Messer VIII (*2678; +2715) was eighth Imperator of the StarCitizen:United Empire of Earth.<ref>Template:Cite RSI</ref><ref>According to the Galactapedia Samuel was ruler "from 2697 to 2715" and just "some historians date his rule from 2701", due to the 4 year war against Astrid Messer.</ref> After the death of Illyana he was proclaimed Imperator in 2697 but was deposed by his cousin StarCitizen:Astrid Messer in the same year. After an ongoing civil war for 4 years, Astrid was murdered in 2701 made Samuel the uncontested Imperator.

Life

Samuel Messer was the son of StarCitizen:Illyana Messer, and brother of StarCitizen:Galor Messer. His mother, Imperator StarCitizen:Illyana Messer named him as her successor in 2679, age 1.<ref name="ReferenceA">Template:Cite RSI</ref><ref>According To This Day in History, he was named successor of Illyana 2679. This date collides with the later written Galactapedia article, which claims he ascended to the throne in 2678.</ref> He replaced his elder brother Galor who was expected to die soon due a chronic illness.

Illyana died of a sudden stroke in 2697. For reasons not known yet, her aunt StarCitizen:Astrid Messer, grandaugther of Corsen Messer V seized power for her own. In the following struggle for the throne, Agents loyal to Illyana smuggled Samuel away from StarCitizen:Earth before he could be assassinated. Astrid devoted much military resources to locating him, but ended up being assassinated by Samuel's agents in 2701, at which time Samuel ascended to become Imperator.<ref>Template:Cite RSI</ref>

Reign

The appearing Vanduul threat in the "West" was largely overlooked by him and his regime. Vanduul raiders invaded StarCitizen:Orion, Tiber, and Virgil. In 2712, a Vanduul clan defeated the UEE fleet, bombarded StarCitizen:Orion III and harvested the entire system.

Notorious for his penchant for brutality, he was assassinated in 2715, stabbed to death in bed.<ref>Template:Cite RSI</ref> His sickly older brother StarCitizen:Galor Messer ascends to become Messer IX amidst much controversy and concern that he is in no condition to run the empire.

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