Cottontail X

Cottontail X 	Cottontail X
Sterling's title card as it appeared in War.	Sterling's title card as it appeared in War.
King of Leprolia 	King of Leprolia
Reign 	721-723
Predecessor 	Cottontail IX
Successor 	Position Abolished
Appearances 	Appearances
First Appearance 	"Suddenly the Skies Darkened"
Last Appearance 	"Bless My Homeland"
Information 	Information
Born 	651
Died 	November 11, 725
Gender 	Male
Species 	Rabbit
Color  	Blue
Residence 	Sylvia, Leprolia
Status 	Deceased
Family 	Family
House 	Oldman
Father 	Cottontail IX
Mother 	Azulia Young
Children 	Grayson Oldman
King Cottontail X, born Sterling Oldman, is a main character in War.
In terms of the series narrative, Sterling Oldman is the last King of Leprolia, reigning during the final years of the War until his abdication. Before becoming King, he was formerly the Crown Prince of Leprolia.
==Appearances==
===War===
Sterling Oldman debuted in "Suddenly the Skies Darkened." As the eldest son of Cottontail IX, he was the heir apparent and Crown Prince. In November 709, Leprolia was at war with the Summer Sun. After Gallix was invaded by its allies and Poultrus III was killed, the remaining members of the Petukinau royal family sought refuge in Leprolia. Sterling, along with his younger brother Sterling Oldman and father King Cottontail IX, made the decision not to harbor the Petukinaus for fear of extreme retribution from the warring states. They had the Petukinaus killed quietly and shipped back to the Summer Sun. 
Sterling and his father were horrified to hear of the 716 executions of Swan XX and Mickey XI in "Lest We Forget."   
By 719, Cottontail IX was ill and ailing. Sterling had taken over most of his father's duties, and attended the 719 Granite Bloc summit in "Two Moths Drawn to the Flame" in his father's place. He was the only non-ruler to lead a country's delegation at that summit. 
On March 13, 721, King Cottontail IX died. Sterling succeeded to the fracturing throne of Leprolia as King Cottontail X. 
Cottontail's tenure as King was short-lived. Leprolia rapidly suffered major military defeats. In "No Matter What," on February 2, 723, Cottontail negotiated terms of Leprolian surrender, which essentially were unconditional with the one privilege of allowing the royal Oldman family to escape to Canis. Cottontail, now merely Sterling Oldman again, fled to Canis as Leprolia came under Summer Sun occupation. 
In 725, Sterling and his family were selected as passengers on the expedition south. In "The Good Must Associate," Sterling was seen packing with his family. They left Canis in "Bless My Homeland," reaching the Vulpus Dam on November 11, 725. Sterling and his son, Grayson Oldman, boarded one of the waste receptacles, but it was obliterated by a Vulpine bazooka strike. Sterling and his son both died, but his brother and nephew escaped Cartonia on the flood. 
==Character==
===Namesake===
Sterling's name is a shade of blue, just like the other members of his family.
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