Hooligan Rouge

The Hooligan Rouge was a name used to describe the band of warrior **dwarfs** of the **Hooligans**, an armed resistance and terrorist organization that rised to prominence and ruled **Gandaria** in the mid 1930's following the aftermath of the **Gandarian War**, and fell out of power in 1945 with the death of **Ratt Ikusci**.
[insert hooligan rouge art]

## Hooligan Rouge

### Dates of operation

1625-1630 (uprising)
1932-1936 (civil war)
1936-1945 (government)

### Ideology

Dwarf Nationalism
Fascism
Traditionalism
Ethno-Centrism
Autarky

### Opponents

 **Maranta Turmoil** Helmia

 **Gandarian Civil War** Gandarian Armed Revolutionary Fellowship (GARF)
Aztec Empire

### Battles and wars

Maranta Turmoil
Gandarian Civil War

## **Etymology**

The name "Hooligan Rouge", has been popularly used in the 1930's to describe **The Hooligans** during the **Gandarian Civil War**. Before that, they were just called The Hooligans. "Rouge" here means red, and it refers to the blood or red face-paint the dwarfs always wore during battle.

"Hooligan" was a name used centuries prior to the aforementioned topic, to describe the band of dwarves that roam the land. They mostly dwelled in the east, and were scattered all across Gandaria, forming a type of diaspora. In modern times, the word is equivalent to a type of derogatory slur used against the dwarven-folk.

## **Ideology**

### **Dwarf Nationalism**

The ideology of dwarf nationalism states the need of dwarfs obtaining more rights, presence, prominence, and all dwarfs should unite in one purpose to serve the nation and a supposed leader. Dwarf nationalism has been apparent for much of Gandarian history. Prior to the establishment of the first three **fellerships**, Gandaria was a divided land of all sorts of ethnic fellers, clans, and kingdoms who reigned their respective land. Dwarf kingdoms and clans are no exception. The first idea of a "united dwarf nation" that has been popularized was in the 1900's, by **Ratt Ikusci**, sometimes referred to as "the father of dwarf nationalism". This soon developed to a form of fascism, as evident in the later passages.

**[insert portrait of Ratt Ikusci]**

### **Autarky**

When the Hooligan Rouge successfully seized power from the **Gandarian Republic** in 1936, they established the **Gorbor Republic**. The Hooligans decided that no more outside influence should befall on the realm. They emphasized the importance of "self sustainability" and "self reliance" in achieving greater heights and development without the need to depend on trade, foreign ideas, and visitors. Though this policy lasted only up to 1944, where foreign visitors were allowed on a strict, state-organized trip around the country only limited to a handful of cities.

The autarky policy resulted in the incentive of mass industrialization. They had to rely on the domestic economiy, since trade was banned and they were embargoed by the international community.

### **Batuha Revival**

The Gorbor Republic advocated for a neo-pagan movement of the ancient religion, philosophy, and way of life to the dwarfs, called **Batuha**. They saw **Helianthus** as something "unpure, not of our roots as it is the religion of the fairies and elves" as **Great Ratt** puts it. Freedom of religion was heavilly surpressed and non-existent, however, to the neo-pagans and local ethnic groups of dwarfs, they enjoyed the privelage of having to practice their religion and old way of life their elders used to practice back in the day of the **Oberon Dynasty** and their ancestors.

**[insert modern day batuha shrine]**

## **Rise To Power**

The 1930's was a major power struggle in Gandarian history. The **Republic of Gandaria** formed in 1930, but the massive distrust of the government, especially ran by humans and not fellers, their lack of effective policies in rebuilding the war-torn country, a crippling economy, and lack of efficient supply allocation, all these were the faults of an indecisive body of government, a democracy, that the dwarfs and other Fellers resented. It did not help at all that the republic also expanded and annexed the east in 1930, under the pretext of "unifying all the fellers of the land", of what is now known as **Eastern Gorbor**.

 File:Republic of gandaria with occupied eastern gorbor map.png

### **Bread Scandal**

The Hooligans participated in the war of independence. They joined **GARF** in 1928 and quickly turned the tide of battle with their manpower and unorthodox ways of combat. Their attitude would change however, after the government was caught in a scandal, where fairy officials refused or neglected little attention to the less-developed provinces and prioritized highly industrualized, commercial cities in redistributing aid and supplies. The famous **Bread Scandal** of 1931.

**[insert map of gandaria resource allocation 1931]**

This largely enraged the population, especially after observing why aid and supplies was going more towards fairy and elf populated areas rather than dwarf or golem ones, even though the very bread and grain that the government distributed was produced in the rural dwarf areas. The Hooligans initiated an anti-republic propaganda campaign, including the scandal as one of the arguments for the republic's deceitful lies and incompetence. The republic argued that prioritizing key economic cities was better in the long run, but the massive shortages, hunger, and poverty proved otherwise.

### **Peasant's Strike**

The anti-republic propaganda was widespread. Gandaria was in a state of political unrest and instability. On the 30th of September 1931, peasants all over the countryside (mostly dwarfs) refused to give up their harvest just so the government couldn't take anymore than they should. The strike was detrimental, as the consequences proved fatal. **GARF** infrantry were deployed all over and massacred the protesting peasants, famously named the **Bloody Sunday**.

**[insert memorial statue of bloody sunday]**

All in the span of 2 years (1930-1932), the crises that occured will reap one of the greatest havocs in history.

## **Civil War**

An armed insurrection led by the Hooligans and its leader, **Ratt Ikusci**, on the 21st of December 1932 marked the start of the **Gandarian Civil War**.

Prior to the civil war, the Hooligans had controlled most rural areas all through the the north east and parts of the south in **Smirnoff**. This gave them an advantage, as the food supply directly came from said regions, meaning they could potentially blockade GARF of their food supplies and gradually starve them.

[insert map of 1932 civil war]

GARF on the other hand, controlled the cities and the economic center, **Brijton**. Their arms were on par, but morale on the republic were low. Many soldiers and the population did not support the heavy chaos any longer. Nonetheless, they had no choice to carry on and deal with the Hooligan insurrection.

### **Aztec involvement**

The civil war went on, and by 1934 the Hooligans had seized key towns and cities. The only obstacle that was left was to capture Brijton, and it proved a major difficulty since the **Galehaut Belt** was in the way serving as a geographical obstacle to capture the south. Fighting and skirmishes happened frequently, with GARF already losing a lot of grip on its northern bases, they only had the south to rely upon. The **Aztec Empire** sent volunteer fighters and a few divisions to help with the civil war, but to no avail. A stalemate remained for quite sometime until 1935 when a devastating failed advance from both GARF and Aztec armies tried to traverse the Galehaut Belt and was instead ambushed by Hooligan soldiers. This was a major turning point to the civil war. With GARF weakened, the Hooligans swiftly advanced beyond the belt and recaptured **Smirnoff**, and later on pillaged the city of **Brijton**. GARF was defeated.

### **Failed Donda campaign**

Since the Aztecs sent volunteers and aid to help GARF with the civil war, this made them technically enemies with the Hooligans. The Hooligans tried to cross the **Anwar Strait** to reach south in Donda and retake it. But they were met with heavy cassualties, exhaustion, and depleting supplies. General Ratt called off the campaign, and signed a peace treaty with the Aztecs on the 25th of January 1936 in the **Smirnoff Peace Conference**, ending the Gandarian Civil War, with the founding of the **Republic of Gorbor**.

## **Regime**

### **Leadership**

The leader of the Hooligans was a general by the name of **Ratt Ikusci**, or as people like to call him, Great Ratt. He had surrounded a cult of personality around himself all throughout Gorbor, some view even view him as "The Father", meaning he is the father of the realm of dwarfs. He intends to make a safe haven for dwarfs who no longer have to suffer oppression, discrimination, and want the dwarfs to 'rise'. The Gorbor Republic was a military junta, where the military holds power. His writings were printed all throughout, and was taught in schools. His leadership was absolute, no dwarf or feller dared question his decisions. Everything from state-planning to economics, he has had a say in these matters, though it's usually at the end. He either approves or disapproves, or calls for a meeting to be discussed further. Great Ratt had a handfull of trusted generals, they were all loyal to him and him alone.

**[insert great ratt era posters]**

### **Life in the Gorbor Republic**

#### **Mainland Gorbor**

Those living in mainland Gorbor enjoyed peace and safety, as it was the main central province, and home to the capital city, **Gamgeeshire**. Only dwarfs lived there, since it's a land exclusively for dwarfs. Dwarfs possessed certain rights that other fellers didn't. Gamgeeshire hosts theatres, fancy restaurants, large libraries, shrines, festivals, hospitals, government institutions, and other luxurious things were enjoyed by the commmon-folk and mainlanders. It was, after all, the capital city.

**[insert picture of gamgeeshire modern day] [insert gorbor map]**

#### **Outside mainland Gorbor**

Those outside mainland Gorbor did not enjoy the luxuries of peace. As fairies, elves, humans, and golems live outside the mainland, they get treated harshly and discriminated. Not being allowed to practice their cultures, religion, and was forbidden to criticize the government.

Great Ratt outlined his plan to slowly "assimilate" the other fellers into non-existence. They'd have to conform to the dwarven way of life, culture, and customs. The state and the military keeps a keen eye on them. Cities and towns have military posts everywhere, soldiers can be heard night and day marching from time to time, every non-dwarf did not have rights, as they served the ruling race of dwarfs.

Many of the population were put into labour camps to be work on construction of institutions, houses, bridges, roads, etc. Discrimination, abuse, mistreatment, and even death were prevalent all throughout the land. The mass industrialization campaign due to the autarky policy led to heavy polution and poor air quality, polluted rivers and forests. It was essentially a police state as the military holds almost all state power.

Life outside the mainland was depressing, lacking in entertainment venues or heavy business as it was exclusively limited to the capital city. Fear of being arrested by the **Fjarnar** was rampant. They keep track and investigate all day and night in search of traitors, ill-will citizens, or foreign collaborators. You can get sent to a labour camp or as known as "**The Rafahaus**" for speaking ill of Great Ratt, where numerous reported documents of psychological, physical, and mental torture/experiments were conducted.

### **Economy**

With the autarky policy implemented, Great Ratt emphasized the need of heavy industrialization and self sustainability of each province. That is to say, each province/region should be able to fend for themselves and not heavily rely on outside help nor other provinces, though domestic trade still occurred. Their largest industrialized sectors were limited to a few cities, such as

* Brijton
* Gamgeeshire
* Montserrat
* Halthijm

Food was hard to obtain, as the other provinces get exploitated of their resources and robbed to serve mainland Gorbor. Out of the resources and wealth extracted, 90% goes to mainland Gorbor, 5% goes to Great Ratt, and the other 5% gets distributed among the provinces outside the mainland. Businesses were low, the economy was barely growing even a little, and state-planning was rare except for the deploying of military and other infrastructure projects to be used for the military. One city however, was prioritized in development even though it was not in the mainland, the city of Brijton was a major economic powerhouse. Even though its ports were useless to foreign trade, domestic trade still remained between provinces. The population outside the mainland were left out. Healthcare, education, welfare, and so on were left upon ministers and governors who hardly do anything to improve the lives of it's people.

### **Crimes against humanity**

On the 25th of January 1940, which was the 4th anniversary of the Gorbor Republic, Great Ratt announced that "major acts of tomfoolery shall occur". Many of the population were left confused as to why he would announce such a short statement on radio and speakers. Nonetheless, they did not think of it much and carried on with their lives. Unbeknownst to them, the largest mass genocide in history would occur afterwards. Great Ratt announced soon after, "execute **Plan Brungh**".

## **Legacy**

tbc

* Suppression of religion, temples destroyed, and religious scriptures burnt
* Racism
* Dwarf ethnostate
* targeted Elf genocide
* targeted Fairy genocide
* targeted Human genocide
* targeted Golem genocide
* Failed invasion of Donda
* Closed off the country, embargoed by the international community
* Great King Ratt died of syphilis on his 44th birthday, marked the fall of the Hooligan Rouge
* 1936 - 1945
* tbc