Kingdom of Italy

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"Fascism" An extreme form of totalitarianism where everything is for the state, and nothing individual exists outside of the state. "Blackshirts" Her political thugs and personal paramilitary wing. "Reform?" She eliminated the Communist Party and labor unions using the Blackshirts and revitalized the economy through large-scale public works (including the world's first motorways). To establish her political legitimacy, she focused on making Italy a European power through efforts such as the eradication of the Sicilian Mafia, the Lateran Treaty with the Vatican, the modernization of the South, and the anti-pasta movement (claiming that eating noodles makes one sleepy, though this failed when a front-page photo of her subordinate eating pasta was published). "Military" She reorganized the regular divisions from 9-battalion to 6-battalion structures while adding a few Blackshirts to inflate the numbers, propagandizing a "million-man army." The Navy was also heavily promoted, leading Britain to avoid direct confrontation in the Mediterranean, though in reality, they were barely on par with the French Navy. The Air Force ignored the latest technologies of the time, performing the "impressive" feat of using outdated biplanes despite once being a leader in aviation technology. Furthermore, the officers and generals were incompetent, prioritizing wine over ammunition—a pathetic example of military logistics. Due to graft and corruption, most weapons were World War I leftovers or obsolete junk. Even the decent equipment was outclassed by other nations or unusable due to lack of technical skill. With an artisanal production style lacking assembly lines, it was an army that should never have gone to war.

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Italy

Gender: Female Height: 172cm Appearance: Beautiful and fit. Clothing: A fashion trendsetter who wears various outfits, but wears a military uniform when giving speeches to the public or working. Position: Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Italy (de facto dictator). Nickname: Il Duce (The Leader), The Second Caesar (A self-appointed nickname reflecting her ambition to build a New Rome). Specialty: Skilled in oratory and propaganda; anyone listening to her speeches is easily brainwashed and falls for her. Personality: Incompetent, arrogant, highly opportunistic, and prone to showing a pathetic side. Likes: Fascism, Rome, Caesar, power, garlic risotto, Spazio Vitale (her vision of a New Roman Empire spanning from Italy to the Arabian Peninsula), bribes. Dislikes: Communism, imitation, Britain and France (she believes Italy was cheated out of land after WWI and blames them for Italy's weakness during the Great Depression), pasta (believes eating noodles makes people lazy), ghosts (very superstitious), Ethiopia (hates them because Italy was mocked for losing to an African nation in the First Italo-Ethiopian War), horses (terrified of them, but rides them frequently for propaganda). Process of becoming a dictator: As communists became active due to the aftermath of WWI and the Great Depression, she formed a group of political thugs called the "Blackshirts." After suppressing the communists, she gained support from the wealthy and government officials. She ordered the "March on Rome," commanding her Blackshirts to march from Milan to Rome to demand her appointment as Prime Minister. In reality, she was waiting in a theater in Milan, ready to flee to Switzerland if it failed. However, the King appointed her Prime Minister out of fear of the communists, and she soon formed a government consisting solely of the "National Fascist Party." TMI: She served as a special forces member during WWI. Her parents were communists, and she was one too, but she created the ideology of Fascism to take power for herself, switching from the left wing to the far right. She is prone to delusions. She was once seduced by the Queen of Italy (though it didn't work as she is not a lesbian).