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{{quote|For too long, Xylvania has been the playground of Frontier warmongers and Tundran despots. <br> At last we will resume our rightful place in history as master of these inferior nations!|Kaiser Vlad (BW1, "Beachhead")|}} | {{quote|For too long, Xylvania has been the playground of Frontier warmongers and Tundran despots.<br>At last we will resume our rightful place in history as master of these inferior nations!|Kaiser Vlad (BW1, "Beachhead")|}} | ||
'''Kaiser Vlad''' is the main antagonist of the [[Battalion Wars]] series, and leader of the [[Xylvania]]n forces. He has twice lured the nations of the world into war in order to reclaim Xylvania's former power and prestige. | |||
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In a desperate attempt to defeat the invaders, [[Countess Ingrid]] steals the [[Sword of the Kaiser]] from the Kaiser, and travels with [[Kommandant Ubel]] to the [[Crater of the Sun]], where the [[Iron Legion|Legion]] forces slept. Climbing atop the monument, the Countess unleashes the Legion, who begin to attack both [[Alliance of Nations|Allied]] and [[Xylvania]]n troops. [[Western Frontier|Frontier]], [[Tundran Territories|Tundran]], and [[Solar Empire|Solar]] units steadily made their way to the Crater of the Sun, where they are able to destroy the Cenotaph, and the rest of the Legion forces. They next advance to the Vladstag, the Kaiser's ancestral homeland at the heart of Xylvania. The city falls and Ubel is taken into Tundran custody, but Vlad is able to escape by helicopter. | In a desperate attempt to defeat the invaders, [[Countess Ingrid]] steals the [[Sword of the Kaiser]] from the Kaiser, and travels with [[Kommandant Ubel]] to the [[Crater of the Sun]], where the [[Iron Legion|Legion]] forces slept. Climbing atop the monument, the Countess unleashes the Legion, who begin to attack both [[Alliance of Nations|Allied]] and [[Xylvania]]n troops. [[Western Frontier|Frontier]], [[Tundran Territories|Tundran]], and [[Solar Empire|Solar]] units steadily made their way to the Crater of the Sun, where they are able to destroy the Cenotaph, and the rest of the Legion forces. They next advance to the Vladstag, the Kaiser's ancestral homeland at the heart of Xylvania. The city falls and Ubel is taken into Tundran custody, but Vlad is able to escape by helicopter. | ||
[[Image:Kaiser Vlad BW.png|right|thumb|The Kaiser, as seen <br> in the first game]] | [[Image:Kaiser Vlad BW.png|right|thumb|The Kaiser, as seen<br>in the first game]] | ||
== In Battalion Wars 2 == | == In Battalion Wars 2 == | ||
After Vlad's escape, the other nations quickly return to a life of peace. The Kaiser secretly continues his search for the [[Staff of Qa-Len]], and instigates another global war by supplying the [[Anglo Isles]] with faulty intel - intel that suggested that the [[Solar Empire]] | After Vlad's escape, the other nations quickly return to a life of peace. The Kaiser secretly continues his search for the [[Staff of Qa-Len]], and instigates another global war by supplying the [[Anglo Isles]] with faulty intel - intel that suggested that the [[Solar Empire]] plans to use their super-weapon against them. Anglo units attack, and Solar [[Admiral A-Qira]] soon launches his own war of retribution. It is not until the later stages of the game that the [[Xylvania]] military appears in force. The Tundran units were on the attack, and mobilized to destroy Vlad's fleet of [[Dreadnought]]s at the Novagrad Caves. Their next target is "Ice Station X", a seismic detection platform that has discovered the location of the ancient staff. With the Mining Spider drilling into a glacier to the north, the Tundran forces liberate Frontier and Solar POWs, re-forming the [[Alliance of Nations]]. As they assault the forces protecting the enormous machine, the single Tundran [[Battlestation]] fires the final shot of the war, destroying the Spider and any hope that the Kaiser had at claiming the Solar doomsday weapon. | ||
Attempting a getaway, Vlad calls in an [[Air Transport]] to carry he and [[Kommandant Ubel]] to safety; however, Anglo [[Commander Pierce]] is able to quickly shoot it down. With nowhere else to go, Vlad and Ubel are forced to climb down into the fissure to escape from the Allies. Trapped behind a wall of boulders and rubble, the Kaiser orders Ubel to dig them out. He strikes a match, telling Ubel that "the torch of destiny still burns brightly for [[Xylvania]]", just before the light goes out. | Attempting a getaway, Vlad calls in an [[Air Transport]] to carry he and [[Kommandant Ubel]] to safety; however, Anglo [[Commander Pierce]] is able to quickly shoot it down. With nowhere else to go, Vlad and Ubel are forced to climb down into the fissure to escape from the Allies. Trapped behind a wall of boulders and rubble, the Kaiser orders Ubel to dig them out. He strikes a match, telling Ubel that "the torch of destiny still burns brightly for [[Xylvania]]", just before the light goes out. | ||
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== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
* As much as he longs to conquer the world for [[Lord Ferrok|his ancestor]]'s honor, among other things, Vlad is never desperate enough to unleash the slumbering [[Iron Legion|Legion]] forces against his enemies. <br> A cutscene in the first game shows a desperate [[Countess Ingrid]] asking why he hasn't called upon the Legion, and he scolds her, telling her that they cannot be controlled. | * As much as he longs to conquer the world for [[Lord Ferrok|his ancestor]]'s honor, among other things, Vlad is never desperate enough to unleash the slumbering [[Iron Legion|Legion]] forces against his enemies. <br> A cutscene in the first game shows a desperate [[Countess Ingrid]] asking why he hasn't called upon the Legion, and he scolds her, telling her that they cannot be controlled. | ||
* The sword that he always keeps nearby is likely a sort of family heirloom, passed down from [[Lord Ferrok]]. This may be why [[Countess Ingrid|the Countess]] was able to awaken the Legion forces with it, | * The sword that he always keeps nearby is likely a sort of family heirloom, passed down from [[Lord Ferrok]]. This may be why [[Countess Ingrid|the Countess]] was able to awaken the Legion forces with it; while she had no prior connection to the Legion, those forces responded to the presence of the sword, the symbol of the Iron Lord. | ||
* Originally, Vlad's plan for global conquest involved the use of genetic engineering to create super-soldiers who breathed chemical gas. This was later dropped. | * Originally, Vlad's plan for global conquest involved the use of genetic engineering to create super-soldiers who breathed chemical gas. This was later dropped. | ||
* When Kaiser Vlad offers the chalice of red liquid to [[Tsar Gorgi]] in | * When Kaiser Vlad offers the chalice of red liquid to [[Tsar Gorgi]] in {{game|Battalion Wars|the first game}}, it is possible that the liquid is blood. This would further enforce the [[Xylvania]]ns' vampire-like appearance. | ||
