Miklos Horthy

Miklos Horthy is the Regent of Hungary. He first led Hungary following WW1 and during WW2 and was ousted by Nazi Germany, spending the remains of his first life in exile. In hell, he challenged Satan to a wrestling match, wagering his freedom or eternity in the Romanian section of hell. His victory saw his immediate return to Earth, where he successfully set about restoring himself to power in Hungary, beginning the Second Rise of Dictators. His incessant demands for Transylvania resulted in the Treaty of Cluj, which saw its return to Hungary. He has led Hungary, the Warsaw Pact, and later Double - Seas Alliance in the 14th Balkan War and Third Great War.

## First Era of Rule

Miklos Horthy first gained power in Hungary following WW1 and the dissolution of Austria-Hungary, coercing parliament into granting him absolute rule. He led Hungary throughout the interwar period, carefully steering the nation into Germany's sphere whilst maintaining independence as well as distancing himself from fascism. For example, whilst attending a performance at the Budapest Opera House, a group of 3 Nazi collaborators started shouting for the release of an imprisoned Fascist leader. Without hesitation, 72 years old Miklos Horthy stood up, approached the three, and beat the crap out of all of them, all alone and shouting "So you would betray your country would you!?". Still, the Germans allowed Hungary to annex many of the territories it lost in the WW1 as the Axis overran Europe. As the war turned against Germany, Horthy was caught between the desire to switch to the winning Allies and increasing German demands to contribute to the Axis cause. In 1944, Horthy was forced to allow the Fascist Arrow Cross party into the government and was put under house arrest in Germany. Following the end of the war, he was allowed his freedom but was barred from entry back into Hungary by the Soviet appointed government.

## Death and Return

Horthy died in 1957 but within a week had broken out of his casket and was making his way back to Hungary. He later explained that following his death he found himself in hell. After being forced to look at a map of the Balkans for days, with all of Transylvania in Romanian and not Hungarian hands, he realized he had to correct the borders of Hungary. Horthy challenged Satan to a wrestling match, if he won, he would return to Earth, if he lost, it would be an eternity spent living in the Romanian section of hell. After a 24-hour battle, Horthy wacked Satan with a chair with such force that all paintings of Satan are being revised to only include one horn left, and Horthy returned alive and well in his casket. After weeks of walking, he arrived back in Hungary. After securing the support of general Kaveen KC, he forced the communists to hand control over, again become the autocratic ruler of Hungary.

## Foreign Policy

Horthy did not forget why he returned and for years waited for the opportunity to retake Transylvania. That chance came in the first weeks of 2023, as the Romanian government arrested Hungarian national hero Andrew Tate. Horthy quickly expanded tensions by demanding Transylvania as reparation and in the resulting Treaty of Cluj, finally reclaimed the territory. Soon following this victory, Austria invaded, beginning the 14th Balkan War, and a string of alliances saw the Warsaw Pact form, which Horthy begrudgingly had no choice but to accept or else stand alone in the war. The Irish intervention saw the Pact merge with the Austrian Holy Alliance, and later the Allies as the Third Great War expanded.