Ander Lockheed

***"We at our core are diseased, stricken with war and bloodshed. I know what's best for humanity, and 'reloading' our species is the only cure to that disease."*** - Ander Lockheed to Ortus

## Introduction

**Ander Lockheed** is the founder and owner of the Artemis Corporation. He is a politician and Hana's tyrannical dictator.

## Appearance

Ander Lockheed is a tall, brawny man with fair skin and appears older for his age. He has gray curtained hair, a small beard, and black tinted glasses that conceal his eyes. He is physically intimidating and formal.

### Outfit (Current)

He wears the normal white Artemis Uniform with white slacks, knee-high boots, and a black dress shirt with a purple tie and silver tie-clip. He sports a white high-collared overcoat with light-purple lapels, black cuffs, and golden ceremonial pieces decorating the coat. He also wears black glove on his left hand that would later be revealed to be hiding the implant on his hand from his contact with Ortus.

## Personality

Lockheed's bold, condescending, and over-confident nature leads him to rule with an iron-fist, crushing anyone in his way. He is intelligent, cunning, and manipulative, a puppet-master, if you will. He is also egotistical, and sometimes cynical and cold-hearted, believing all emotions do is get in the way. His selfish desires are constantly on display, manipulating other people for his own advantage. He's also shown complete disregard for human life and overall numbness towards violence.

But underneath this cold facade is a man racked with self-hatred and internal fear. He hides away from his emotions and refuses to let himself be human out of fear from past life experiences, this has since caused him grow jaded and spiteful. Occasionally, he cracks and his emotions will shine through, though he is quick to shut them down and adjust himself.

He is also selfish and will do anything to exercise his beliefs or gain more power. Lockheed believes humans are diseased and the only way to cure this disease is extinction in the form of a "reload", a plan to destroy humanity and start anew.

## Biography

It is known that he lived a relatively normal life until he was drafted into the Eastern-Western War in 2086, at the age of 24.

### Eastern-Western War

On the battlefield, Lockheed was ordered to detonate remote-explosives below enemy artillery that had pinned his squad mates down. However, he couldn't bring himself to detonate it because his emotions stopped him. Although they were the enemy, they were also living beings, with a heart, mind, and emotions too. Unfortunately, he couldn't bring himself to detonate the explosives and the enemy artillery obliterated his squad, leaving him as the only remaining member.

### Founding the Artemis Corporation

After the war, Lockheed was one of the few to return in one piece, only suffering from P.T.S.D., unlike the many who returned with missing limbs. Due to this, He figured he could profit from the less fortunate veterans, and four years later, the Artemis Corporation was founded.

With prosthetics in high demand after the Eastern-Western War, the Artemis Corporation initially made modern and affordable prosthetics, but later branched out into producing military tech, after Lockheed entered Hana's political scene. They created weapons, vehicles, gear, and more. They quickly became a very large corporation, forming their own private-military, and shipping resources world-wide.

### Entering the Political Scene

Following the economic collapse in Hana after the Eastern-Western War, Lockheed figured he could gain more power by entering Hana's political scene. It was not difficult for him to garner a following since he was already a public figure before hand. At multiple social events and rallies, he made speeches that electrified the crowd, explaining that he would bring Hana back to it's feet, something that the shambled government was to weak to act upon. Eventually, he announced that he would be establishing a private military for the Artemis Corporation, claiming that Hana would soon grow to be the strongest superpower, and in the midst of a depression, this was all the hope people needed.

### Coup of the Hanian Government

A year after entering the political scene, Lockheed utilized the full might of his new private military to overthrow the weak Hanian Government. Many rallied behind the cause, hoping for the promising future Lockheed spoke of. After this Lockheed and the Artemis Corporation extended power to the rest of Hana.

### Contact with Ortus

As Ortus once planned and prophesied, one human, by nature, would rise to ultimate power and meet Ortus themselves. This person would be mentally linked with Ortus, sharing similar personality types. This person would be Ander Lockheed, leader of Hana and the Artemis Corporation.

As the two's conscience continued to link, Lockheed was able to speak with Ortus on multiple occasions, the two both seemingly sharing nihilistic views, believing that humanity was diseased and that the only way to cure it was to wipe the slate clean.

### Loss of Power in Jaucania

After Jaucania's consul was assassinated by Coletta, he showed a great deal of annoyance, smashing his fist into his desk and deploying the Revenants to Jaucania in hopes to capture or kill them.

## Goals/Motives

He is desperate to rid the world of all its issues after experiencing them first hand in the Eastern-Western War. He believes the only way to fix humanities underlying issues is to start anew. He wants the world to be a paradise and he is willing to do anything for his beliefs, at the cost of morals. Additionally, he continuously dissolves the United Global Council, believing they are just getting in his way of curing humanity of all its issues.

## Control

Lockheed controls Hana and once controlled Jaucania, until it was lost in the Liberation of Jaucania. Since he didn't reside in there, he employed a Consul to echo his rule in Cerulean, Jaucania's capital. However, the Consul was assassinated by Coletta.

Strict laws are enforced upon the people of areas he has supreme control in, especially New Kinomi, Hana's megacity. There, citizens are forced to abide by formality laws, laws that force everyone to dress formally. Not only that but there is also a curfew and other extremely strict laws.

Upon Coletta's arrival in Hana, Lockheed declared martial law in New Kinomi, all without Scarlett Neith's authority, which he was able to do since he held more power than her.

## Portrayal

### Hana

In Hana, the media portrays Lockheed as a respectable politician, a powerful leader, and a war-hero. He always has strong public appearances and is seemingly unbreakable. A majority of citizens in New Kinomi believe in Lockism, Lockheed's very own philosophy and political ideology. All children are indoctrinated into the belief of Lockism and how "great" it is.

Throughout Hana, Artemis Corporation propaganda with Lockheed's face on it is plastered everywhere. Those who are caught vandalizing said propaganda can face life in prison, or even execution.

### Jaucania

In Jaucania, he was and continues to be seen as a tyrant and has gotten flak for his grand displays of power. Many Jaucanian's dislike him for his egotistical-ness.

## United Global Council

Lockheed does not like the United Global Council. He believes they are in his way and he is growing sick of them foiling his plans. On multiple occasions, he goes against the council and their requests to pursue his own interests. The council has tried to prosecute him before, but found it hard since he holds three seats on the council.

He also goes behind the council's back and produces large military weapons, weapons they would not be fond of.

### Seats Held on the United Global Council

* Artemis Corporation's Founder
* Artemis Corporation's Owner
* Hana's Leader/Dictator

## Weapons/Abilities

Lockheed uses a large pistol called the Parabellum, which he carries on his waist.

Being large and physically strong, Lockheed can easily use his own size and strength to advantage.

## Trivia

* Lockheed was initially planned to look younger, having black hair and a stubble.

* The fact that you cannot see Lockheed's eyes due to his glasses is a reference to the quote *"the eyes are the windows to your soul".* This is symbolism for the facade that he has established; his glasses conceal what he truly thinks and feels, making him seem emotionless.