King Joel Gallego

**King Joel Gallego** is the Main Antagonist of Volume 2: Why Cuba? and a minor antagonist in the **Toxic Soviets** Comic Series overall. He is the Emperor of Cuba during the **Cuban War** and the man who ordered the execution of Soviet diplomats, leading to the War.

## Events Leading to the Cuban War

As the new King of Cuba, Gallego expressed severe Anti-Soviet views. These views were put to practice with the **execution of two Soviet diplomats** by Cuban Authorities under his orders. The Cuban Kingdom also provoked the USSR multiple times, forcing Generalissimus Leon to declare war, thus leading to the **Cuban War**.

## Toxic Soviets Events/The Cuban War

### Volume 2: Why Cuba?

With the arrival of Generalissimus Leon and Heydar Aliyev in Cuba, disguised as American Diplomats, the USSR’s mission of getting the **Cuban Nuclear documents** and ending the War once and for all began. However, the Cuban Guards were not fooled by their disguises and chased them, however they failed as they both escaped to the vent, taking them to the Corridors of the Palace. Leon tasked Heydar to get the Nuclear documents as he distracted a Cuban Guard that spotted them, however Heydar ended up coming across Gallego and the rest of the Cuban Officials.

He orders that Heydar is shot, however when Heydar uses his perm, The Heydar Aliyev Order and Heydarius X takes over his body, the bullets are immediately deflected and the Guards were defeated. Gallego orders his official to fight against Heydarius, however no one volunteers, forcing him to do the job on his own. What follows is an intense duel between Heydar and Gallego, where it’s revealed that the Cuban King also has a **Perm**, his perm being an **Electric Sword** that is able to electrocute others through a scratch. In multiple instances Gallego outsmarts Heydarius, using agility and strategy compared to Heydarius’ non-calculated attacks.

In the end, Gallego comes very close to defeating Heydarius and killing him, but when Heydarius listens to Heydar (who is still in control of his mind) and throws a water container at the Emperor, this causes his electric ability to clash with the water, thus electrocuting him and giving Heydar a chance to knock him out, something that he successfully does. After being brutally defeated, Gallego is forced to allow Heydar to get the nuclear documents, thus leading to a **Soviet Victory** in the war.

## Reign Over Cuba

Throughout the comic we see that Gallego completely disregards his subjects, specifically poorer people and farmers who are forced to live in horrible conditions of poverty. He mentions the crisis Cuba is facing with starvation and poverty, but he ignores and disregards the bad conditions of his people. Instead, Gallego and the rest of his Higher-Ups focus on the Palace, which includes lavish golden doors and expensive decorations. The Cuban King also pursues an aggressive foreign policy, as seen with the execution of the Soviet diplomats and the Anti-Soviet views expressed by Gallego.

## Personality

King Gallego is narcissistic, self-absorbed and aggressive towards those who are close to him. Instead of supporting and helping his subjects, his main priority is his own well-being, living in shiny, expensive palaces while the common people live under conditions of poverty and starvation. He can also frequently be seen insulting and threatening those around him, such as when no one volunteered to fight against Heydarius. However, he is often strategic in his decisions as seen in the fight with Heydar, valuing his intuition more than Heydarius, who fought with no strategy whatsoever and just brute strength.

## Abilities

### Swordsmanship/Electric Sword

King Gallego’s power is his **Electric Sword**. When put to practice, this perm combines the attacks and slices of the sword with effects of electrocution. Every time the sword lands an attack on someone, the person is also subject to an electric effect. Though it is strong and great for combat, if the Sword interacts with water, the result will be the electrocution of the User, making him the subject of the attack. This ability has been seen in action in Volume 2: Why Cuba?, during the fight with Heydar Aliyev.