Hokaj

### Affiliation

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Central Committee of the CPSU, Bolshevik Party (Supreme Empire)

### Occupation

Leader of the Bolshevik Party (formerly), Sr. Member of the Central Committee of the CPSU

## Appearances

### Appears in

Volume 2: Why Cuba?Volume 4: Noreaga’s Dungeon (flashback)

### Debut

Volume 2: Why Cuba?

**Hokaj**, also known by his codename **Shadow**, is a Character in the **Toxic Soviets** Comic Series. Hokaj served as the Leader of the Bolsheviks during the December Revolution until he passed on his Leadership to Generalissimus Leon following the establishment of the Soviet State. Throughout the events of the comic, Hokaj serves as a member of the Central Committee and an Old Bolshevik in the Generalissimus’ advisory council.

## Backstory

### Revolutionary Days

Hokaj entered the **Supreme Empire** under the Tyrannical rule of **Supreme Zee** somewhere around 2018 as an Ethiopian Mercenary. Due to the corrupt, oppressive and poverty-filled state of the Empire, Hokaj, alongside some likeminded individuals, would go on to create the Communist Party of the Supreme Empire, dubbed the **Bolsheviks**, which would go on to gather mass popular support and start many revolutionary activities alongside protests. Leon Gazi would later join the Bolshevik party and rise up the ranks as its co-Leader alongside Hokaj due to his efficient leadership skills and strategic abilities. After long planning, the Bolsheviks under the Leadership of Hokaj and Leon would go on to instigate the **December Revolution**, which would overthrow the Supreme Monarchy and establish a Socialist State under the Leadership of the Bolsheviks.

Thanks to some key officials that supported the Bolsheviks and thanks to their popular support, the Revolution was a success and resulted in both the End of Supreme Zee and the establishment of the **Soviet Socialist Republic of Supreme**, which would later on turn into the **Union of Soviet Socialist Republics**.

### Establishment of the USSR and abdication

With the foundation of the USSR on the **9th of January 2019**, Hokaj would pass on his Leadership over the Bolsheviks to Leon, instead staying as an Upper Member of the Central Committee, Old Bolshevik and Advisor to the Generalissimus, similarly to Grill, Lazar and Abbie.

## Toxic Soviets Events

### Volume 2: Why Cuba?

Hokaj makes his first appearance as an enigmatic shadowy figure, where he appears sitting in a bar. Hokaj then goes on to approach Heydar, who is venting to Abbie about his problems upon his arrival to the USSR. Hokaj greets himself to Heydar by pranking him with a fake handshake and laughing about it afterwards, but then goes on to inform Heydar of the **2 Month Plan**. He hands him over a recruitment leaflet for the 2 Month Plan and advises Heydar to talk to Leon for more information about it, threatening Heydar to participate.

Hokaj was then **pinged** by a man who was an undercover murderer sent out to kill him. Hokaj goes on to shoot him, as he was waiting to meet him in the bar in order to kill him instead. After that, Hokaj walks out of the bar and warns people to never ping him.

### Volume 4: Noreaga’s Dungeon

Hokaj only appears very slightly in a flashback scene, where Grill is talking to Leon about the Medal and suggests to the rest of the Old Bolsheviks that it is kept secret from Heydar. Hokaj is only seen sipping orange juice and he doesn’t have further dialogue.

## Personality

Shadow Hokage is a reserved figure, preferring to dwell silently in the background rather than make his presence known (hence the name) whilst also being cold in nature as displayed when mercilessly executing a man who pinged him. However, despite his mysterious presence, he also has a mischievous side as shown when pranking Heydar at a bar and essentially giving Wilhelm power only because he thought it’d be funny to see what he’d do with it.

## Relationships

###### Leon

Hokaj has deep respect for Leon, appointing him as his right hand in the Bolshevik Party of the Supreme Empire and later on passing over his leadership over the Party to him, a clear display of faith in his competence and leadership.

###### Old Bolsheviks

Being their leader during the December Revolution, the Old Bolsheviks are loyal to their former superior whilst also working closely with him as equals as advisors to the Generalissimus.

###### Heydar

Shadow is distrustful of Heydar alongside the rest of the inner circle of the Old Bolsheviks although, he finds some use in the impressionable young fellow, recruiting him to take part in the two month plan to further the goals of the Union.