Fiction:Othkathok

Othkathok, born in 74 MCY, was Emperor of the Vipus from 113 MCY onward. Originally made general of the Vipus Union in 97 MCY, he lead a successful military coup against the Vipus Senate at the outbreak of the Ezekins Civil War. He is mostly responsible for bringing the Vipus people to the space-age, and turning them into a major interstellar power.

Early Life and Rise to Power
Othkathok was born on Penbe Manae in 74 MCY, married in 95 MCY, and his son Reav was born in 98 MCY. He went to the national Vipus school of military, and was appointed General of the Vipus Union military by the Senate in 97 MCY. He headed several campaigns to spread the Vipus Union to other cities, and calmed rebellions. He helped design many of the weapons used by the military, and personally trained many of his elite soldiers.

However, throughout his military years, he felt he was unappreciated by the Senate, and suspected of them using him as a pawn. He yearned for power, and to rule over the Senate His answer came with alien Paliusaw, General of the Ezekins Nation, soon to be the Emperor of his people.

Military coup and the Ezekins Civil War
Many star systems away, the Ezekins had a large, prosperous space empire, but it exploded into civil war in 113 MCY, with their General Paliusaw moving for power, much like Othkathok. Paliusaw landed on Penbe Manae, and met with Othkathok to discuss and alliance. The newborn Ezekins Empire needed reinforcements to reclaim their homeworld from their rivals, and eventually beat them back, so he was attracted to the Vipus civilization. Although not space-faring yet, the Vipus were skilled militarily in tactics and organization, and Paliusaw promised them deals of advanced technology, to also become a space empire, as long as they aided them in the war. Othkathok agreed, but only if the Ezekins in turn helped him to claim power.

General Othkathok, along with his military and the alien Ezekins, marched into the capital of Penbe Manae and dissolved the Senate, crowning himself First Emperor of the Vipus. Over the radio he declared that the Senate was corrupt, and he was forced to militarily dissolve the order, and named himself their leader. He promised a new, perfected Imperial Senate be made, and the Vipus transformed into a powerful space nation with the help of their new alien allies, the Ezekins.

After that, the Ezekins shared some of their technology, and Othkathok recruited many of his scientists to upgrade their weaponry to plasma and energy guns, create powered armor, and outfit their vehicles to space. Othkathok also personally oversaw the creation of their first colony, planet Leryer, and set the layout for it to be a powerful mining expedition.

After several months of upgrading technology, training soldiers and organizing the government, the Vipus Imperial Military aided in the Battle of Nothourico.