War Criminal General

"Don't cry, son. Your mommy is in heaven now and she'll never hurt you again" - War Criminal General to William

The War Criminal General was a General in the Dougkotan Empire and the second King of North Dakota. He gained his title as a war criminal after ordering the slaughter of citizens in Stanley. He was killed during the attempted invasion of Idaho.

Biography
The General was born in South Dakota. While most of his childhood is unknown, it is suspected that he admired the military might of Dougkota from a young age. He was often seen observing training drills taking place nearby his village and could be found hanging around the local garrison. Records indicate he joined the Dougkotan army on his birthday, indicating his eagerness to join.

Psych evaluators found him to be a very aggressive and impatient individual with a trace of insanity. However, The General was quick to assuage their worries with a few pieces of gold. After completing his training, he quickly rose up the ranks to General. But his advisors and fellow generals weren't impressed. They suspected his ascension to be nothing more than some well placed bribes and forged documents. Fortunately, The General would be able to earn their respect in the upcoming expedition to North Dakota.

The North Dakotan Expedition
The General was picked by the Emperor to lead the 10,000 strong expedition into North Dakota. Fearing fierce rebellion from the primitive survivalists that inhabited the state, he led his musketmen into Stanley, the only major city in North Dakota. After being accosted by two local inhabitants, he left and marched further into Stanley. He then ordered his men to attack. The event that would occur would later be known as the Stanley massacre, where many of the citizens there were slaughtered, tortured, or executed as prisoners by Dougkotan soldiers under The General's command. When reports of the battle reached the Emperor, he was so shocked and enraged that he declared The General "Insane", "Deranged", "Evil", and perhaps the most infamous moniker given to him, a "War Criminal General". This moniker would follow The General for the rest of his life.

Ascension to King
After the massacre, fearing that he would be arrested for his heinous actions, he took a kid, whose mother was killed in Stanley, and travelled to the King's residence for negotiations. In exchange for the kingdom, he would give the child as payment.

An enraged king would then reveal that the child is in fact his son, William, and refused the offer. Tired of this foolish nonsense, The War Criminal General fought with the King until he yielded. As a consequence of his failure, the King gave the War Criminal General the Kingdom.

Expedition into Idaho and Death
In a bid to reach the kingdom of Washington State, the Dougkotan Empire ordered the War Criminal General to conquer the kingdom of Idaho. Leading 10,000 men yet again, he was confident that he would smash any resistance along the way and was emboldened by the Empire's claiming of lands in the southwest.

But the Idahoan farmers were more resilient than expected. The battle was quick and ruthless, with the Idahoans using the potato fields as camouflage and ambushing the Expeditionary forces. thinking that this would be a mere bump on the road to victory, The War Criminal General ordered his commanders to do whatever they felt necessary to succeed. His arrogance costed him dearly as this caused great disorganization within the ranks. Due to this disorganization, his forces were quickly defeated and he was killed by the leader and former heir to North Dakota, General William "Iron Balls" Sherman. 10,000 lives were lost and the War Criminal General was killed. The Idahoans burned the War Criminal General's body and buried his ashes in the soil. The location of the battle would later become known as The War Criminal's Last Stand.

Trivia

 * It's rumored that Dingus Bobingus was responsible for the killing and burning of the War Criminal General. The theory claims that Bobingus was doing a favor for his ally Iron Balls by observing the expeditionary force. Through his observations he was able to draw out a battle plan, which he gave to the farmers. Part of this plan is thought to have isolated the War Criminal General from the rest of his forces so Iron Balls could deliver the justice he so craved.
 * The War Criminal General was seemingly conflicted with his actions during the Stanley massacre, as he told his soldiers to stop soon after he gave the orders to kill.
 * Some suspect the general never really died in that battle in Idaho. They fear the return of the great War Criminal General!