Volume 2: Why Cuba?

Volume 2: Why Cuba?

**Why Cuba?** is the Second Volume of the **Toxic Soviets Comic Series**, as well as the First Comic Volume with a Historical event as its main topic.

## Media

The Masked ManComic dub of volume 2 spanning from pages 1-12Heydarius the MagnificentComic dub of volume 2 spanning from pages 12-22**FULL VOLUME:** https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cbLXrTVY7MwiitfMeyAK99Hg\_\_A3RevB/view?usp=sharing

## Summary

Heydar, now depressed and confused, is offered a job in Foreign Affairs by **Leaders of the Soviet Union** Generalissimus Shadow Hokage and Generalissimus Leon. He is later sent to Cuba, although without his own will, for a Special mission while the **Cuban War** is going on alongside the now disguised Leon, who wishes to take revenge for the execution of 2 Soviet Diplomats by the Cuban Authorities.

## Overview

Immediately following the events of Volume 1: The Beginning, Heydar Aliyev is seen depressed and confused in a bar. He comes across one of the two **Soviet Leaders**, Generalissimus Shadow Hokage who, after, pranking Heydar, offers him a Job in **foreign affairs** as part of the **Two Month Plan**. He later meets Generalissimus Leon, who meets with Heydar in his tent and decides to send him to the Enemy Nation of **Cuba** for a Special Mission to end the **Cuban War**.

Although without his will, Heydar is forced to go to Cuba. At the **Gallego Airport** Heydar meets with Leon (who is disguised as an American, Heydar doesn’t know it’s him) where he is also given clothes for disguise. They later drive to the **Palace** after passing by the poverty-filled Cuban Countryside and Heydar is showed the Dead bodies of **Two Soviet Diplomats**, with their execution by the Cubans being a Casus Belli for the War. Though believable at first as American Diplomats, the Cuban Guard finds out who they are and attempts to shoot them, however Leon and Heydar hide in a Vent, where they later come across the Corridors of the Palace.

Enraged by the situation he’s in, Heydar argues with Leon before meeting a hesitant and anxious **Cuban Guard**, who is conflicted on what he should do. The Guard is disarmed by **Leon’s Perm**, where he is sent inside Leon’s mind for them to discuss and debate, while on the meantime Heydar was tasked with getting the **Nuclear Documents**. To his great surprise though, he comes across the Cuban Leadership and most importantly Emperor Joel Gallego, who orders his execution.

Heydar later accidentally summons his undiscovered aggressive and fierce **Perm,** Heydarius X, who wishes to be set free from the **Heydar Aliyev Order** . Heydarius takes over Heydar’s body, granting him **Superhuman strength** . Now with raging Power, the Cuban Guards were trampled, forcing the Emperor himself to fight and to use his own **Perm**, the **Electric Sword**. After an intense duel with Emperor Gallego outsmarting Heydarius multiple times, Heydarius finally listens to Heydar and throws a nearby Water Bottle at the Emperor, causing electrocution and having as a result a **Soviet Victory**.

Meanwhile, after Leon was successfully discussing with the Cuban Guard and converting him, he finds out that Heydar has not yet taken the Documents and goes on to do so himself. He later meets Heydar again and declares that he will be promoted to the position of **People’s Commissar of Foreign Affairs.**

## Trivia

* The hockey mask worn by Leon is meant to be a reference to the Canadian rather than American stereotype of playing hockey, but Leon believes there is not a significant enough difference between the two countries so he went with it.
* During the scene where Leon and Heydar initially meet with the Cuban guards in front of the palace gates, you can see a character from the hit game *Among Us*.
* Heydarius X’ design is based on Heydar’s design from the non-canon *Heydar the Magnificent* comic.
* This is actually the first comic where we’re introduced to the Generalissimus of the USSR.