"This country belongs to me. Now, more than ever it did whilst I was president. The abstract concepts of morality no longer bind me, and the man who has nothing to fear is the most powerful of all." Name: Makarid Ristachev
Criminal Nickname: The Hanged Man
Preferred Name: Makarid
Year Born: 2043
Age when Incarcerated: 47
Crime Committed: Drugs trafficking/Production, Manslaughter, numerous war crimes, high treason
Personality: Cold and ruthless, Makarid has no qualms about breaking a few necks to speed things along. He has a certain predatory grace to him, and conducts himself with the deadly charisma of a jungle cat. His poker face is unparalleled, and it is almost impossible to tell when he’s lying. He holds himself well, and his exterior is one of class and traditional values.
Brief History: Born whilst the world was still pulling itself from the ashes of a time of war and terrorism, Makarid was raised in a small UN encampment just outside of Moscow, which the organization was using to spearhead its reclamation of Eastern Europe. Resources were scarce, and the surrounding area was ripe with crime and debauchery.
Makarid’s first job was working in a krokodil den, where he would aid in the production and packaging of the lethal substance, under the watchful eye of a man known as Uncle Ortov. Using the money raised from working in the drug den, Makarid managed to put himself through higher education; purchasing his own books and equipment to aid in his study of law and politics.
In the post-terrorist phase, the Prime imposed government in Russia was one of a capitalist nature, which did not sit well with many traditionalists, Makarid included. Joining one of the many socialist parties, Makarid used his cunning to rise through the ranks and gain a larger following for the movement, exercising exclusively peaceful means so as not to provoke the wrath of the UN.
After several years of campaigning, Makarid Ristachev became President of the Russian Federation, ushering in a traditional communist government.
Ristachev’s shady dealings and practices made him a source of constant criticism from the Western World, but his entrepreneurial mindset brought nothing but wealth and prominence to the Federation.
Eventually Makarid’s dark schemes were brought to light, and a Prime-backed revolution swept the country. The Kremlin was stormed, and Makarid himself was strung up from a lamppost, left for dead. It was then that he earned the moniker ‘Hanged Man’.
A few of Makarid’s loyalists retrieved his corpse, and managed to repair his broken neck with hyper-advanced technology, and get his brain back into a functional state.
Much debate exists as to what exactly happened whilst Makarid teetered on the verge of death, but the ex-President would claim to have received some sort of vision from his innermost self, telling him that humanity as a whole was a lost cause, and that he would be better served looking out for his own interests. Many would write off this vision as his oxygen-starved brain sending him into a dream-like state, but Makarid would go on to live by the words imparted to him in his vision.
Makarid and his followers spent the next few years committing all manner of horrendous crimes, purely for their own personal gain. Abandoning morality completely, they stole and murdered their way across the country, until they were eventually apprehended, and Makarid was locked away in the Apox Centre.
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