Kugestaldt Republic
From Sprite Wars
An army played by Commander Cool.
The Kugestaldt Republic is a lesser known galactic empire situated to the 'south' of the known galaxy. It originated on the planet Kugel by the Kugel people, and is reknowned for its quasi-communist government, superior technology and constantly shifting attitude towards all out war. Despite the fact it prefers diplomatic solutions to conflict, it frequently uses its massive army against other nations such as its main enemy, the Lyvek Conglomerate.
Contents 1 History 1.1 In the beginning 1.2 Sins of our fathers 2 Government and Politics 3 Weapons and Technology 3.1 Pulse Technology 3.2 Infantry Weapons 4 Part in the Sprite Wars History
The Kugestaldt is a massive political complex forged from centuries of trial and error, glued together by massive civil wars and huge leadership struggles. In the beginning
The Kugestaldt Republic began as the Rohundaan Conservative Federation (RCF), which began around the Kugel equivalent of the Atomic Age. The RCF was a union consisting of three ex-warring factions, the Nobilite Statehood, the Giovin Republic, and the Mazolon Union. The alliance was uneasy at first, but the RCF quickly became a solid faction. The first signs of a power struggle began to emerge, however, as the Nobilitian chairman, Hugar Von Nelschin, and the Mazolonian president, Andraek Rekova, began to quarrel over who should rule the Rohundaan state as a whole. While the Giovini politicians stayed silent on the matter, Nelschin and Rekova began to draw their plans against each other.
Nelschin, in his frustration, launched a pre-emptive strike against several Mazolon cities, killing hundreds. Rekova was furious, and split from the RCF which he deemed 'unfit to create a united society'. Nelschin pushed onward, attempting to conquer enough land to bleed the Mazolonians dry of resources, but instead was met with fanatical resistance from the Mazolonian army. While Rekovas brother, Makura, fought the Nobilitians back, the Mazolon leader made deals with the Giovini people, silently drawing them to the Mazolon cause. Eventually, the Giovin Republic pushed up from the south into Nobilite territory, taking them by suprise and capturing their capital city within weeks of their first move. Hugar Von Nelschin was executed for war crimes, and Rekova formed the Kugestaldt Republic from the ashes of the failed RCF, naming his new state after the species, the Kugels.
Sins of our fathers
Back in power, Seras Rekova did everything in her power to redress the damage done by the Republic in the "Rule of Lament". Kugel scientists began to work with genetic experimentation so as to replenish the near-annihilated populations of the species they had affected in their genocides, which led to the creation of the infamous GEHDIs many years later. Thousands of Kugel technicians were sent to maintain the millions of construction robots working galaxy-wide to rebuild the cities that were destroyed by Chimeras men. Eventually, after years of reparation and making amends, the Kugels were finally allowed to join the GDL, clearing them of their debt.
Meanwhile, a new threat to galactic peace was rising - the Hellgate, a mysterious wormhole, appeared on the planet Klandutha. Said to lead to another dimension, the Hellgate began to spew out horrific creatures and daemons which turned the entire population of Klandutha into mindless savages. The GDL sent waves of troops down to retake the planet, but these soldiers were quickly slaughtered in droves by the abominations that walked the surface. Only two soldiers from Sabre squad survived from the entire assault - Jano Rekova, the only son of the Kugel Chairwoman and squad leader, and Vorito Kraid, the Lyvek gunner. The two forged a strong brotherhood, and managed to fight their way to the origin of the Hellgate, the recently-unearthed 'Temple of the Storm God'. Jano was gravely injured by an attack from a demonspawn, and was unable to carry on fighting. By his own free will, Kraid stepped into the Hellgate, in an attempt to destroy it from within. The temple collapsed a few hours after Kraid entered the gate, Jano having barely escaped with his life.
A few days later, after the army of demons was completley annihilated, GDL troops scanned the temple for signs of life and found Kraid buried under what was previously the temple spire. He was later admitted to a psychiatric ward on his homeworld of Lyvor after attacking several GDL soldiers and gibbering about "unspeakable horrors", whereas Rekova healed from his wounds and became chairman of the Republic after his mother, Seras, died in her sleep.
Government and Politics
The general government style of the Kugestaldt Republic lies somewhere between Democracy and Socialism, but not in the direct center. Such a well-conceived governing style is the result of the constant political shifts Kugel has faced, where many governmental structures were tried and torn down.
Weapons and Technology
The Kugels are reknowned for their vast technological advances. They are brilliant scientists by nature, and continue to suprise the galaxy with new and exciting technologies.
Pulse Technology
Most weapons in the modern Kugel arsenal use Charged Magnetic Shockwave Devices, or Pulse weaponry, in their construction. In a nutshell, the CMSDs send out a wave of charged energy that rips through flesh, bone and armour. Depending on the size of the weapon, the power and effectiveness of the weapons CMSD changes. The semi-automatic fire on the AR-20 Kugel Assault Rifle is powerful enough to rip through most modern body armour, while the large automatic pulse cannon on a Ravenor Medium Tank can butcher a vehicle twice its size through sheer ROF.
Pulse technology is also used to power aircraft and starship engines, such as on the Rahovart Destroyer and Lepoard Interceptor. The force generated by the pulse waves is so great that it can carry 100 ton battleships or propell fighter aircraft at phenomenal speeds.
Infantry Weapons
PF-45 - Personal semi-automatic sidearm issued to all military personnel. 7-round pulse battery. AR-15 - Discontinued-use semi-automatic pulse rifle. Pulse battery carries 20 rounds. AR-20 - Semi-automatic standard issue assault rifle for Kugel regular infantrymen. Carries a pulse battery with the capacity for 24 rounds worth of energy. SMG-14 - Full-automatic sub machine gun issued to NCOs and urban combat specialists. Subject to considerably more recoil than the AR-20. Pulse battery capacity is 50 rounds' energy. AT-99 - Heavy anti-tank weapon, pierces almost any armor with a magnetically charged plasma blast. One shot per battery. AT-40 - Long-barreled two-man assault cannon. Fires a variety of shell types - incinidery, high-explosive and armor piercing, to be precise. One shot before reload, requires two soldiers to operate - one to help carry, load and stabilise the gun when firing, and another to aim and fire the weapon. AR-60 - Interchangable fire special issue assault rifle to standard GEHDI units. Charged plasma rounds are substantially more powerful than those of the AR-20. Pulse battery capacity is 80 rounds. AR-60L - Modified, stripped-down AR-60 type with silenced fire options and concealed energy filters. Issued to Female GEHDIs who prefer to be stealthy. Capacity is the same as the original gun. AR-50 - Semi-automatic special issue firearm given to Recon GEHDI units. Longer range than the AR-20, but similar stopping power.
Part in the Sprite Wars
Due to their creator being banned for two years from the Sprite Wars, the Kugestaldt Republic has hardly seen any action in the campaigns. Their first outing was during their Nazi-style period, when they were originally supposed to be a faction estranged humans hellbent on revenge against the Mobians. No indication was given to the Kugels origin at the time, so following this their creator, Commander Cool, decided to make them their own species of human-like aliens (hey, if Star Trek can do it, so can we!). The Kugels first came into contact with the Terran defence forces, attacking a city already in disarray from constant fighting between two other human factions. After storming through the town for about two comics, they soon found themselves under heavy counterattack from the Terran forces, forcing a standstill. After this, Commander Cool stopped making comics in the West, so it was assumed by members that they had been defeated and had fled.
Recently, Commander Cool returned to SW, and promptly joined the current West campaign with two armies - the new, much more well-designed Kugestaldt Republic, and their enemies, the Lyvek Conglomerate. His introduction to the campaign featured Captain Tethris Radek, a Lyvek military leader, being chased down by Kugel warships in his cruiser, the Defiler. After having its weapon and craft deployment systems severly crippled by Lepoard bombing runs, the Defiler made a space fold jump to a location unknown to the Kugels, which turned out to be space near Earth. After the Kugels tagged another Lyvek warship following Radek with intentions to find out its destination, the Lyvek leader launched a shock and awe strike on the nation of Canada. Elite Lyvek soldiers, known as Grenadiers, were launched to the planet in deployment rockets that evaded most orbital defenses. Upon crashing into areas surrounding Canadas major cities, the Grenadiers exited their deployment craft and attacked. For ten hours, the Lyvek ransacked locations such as Ottowa, Toronto, Vancouver, and cities all over the country, devouring the people and burning down entire city blocks as more and more rockets crashed down with more troops and supplies. The attack began at 5:34 pm Tuesday afternoon - the morning after at 10:16, Canada as a whole was declared under total Lyvek control. At the same time, the Kugestaldt fleet exited space fold. Upon discovering the attack, the Kugels began preparations on an attack.
The Kugestaldt ground forces landed in the north east of Canada, and began pushing downwards into the mainland, attacking cities and storming through countrysides. Total chaos ensued as the unprepared Lyvek forces were sent reeling from the shock and awe attack. Meanwhile, the Tundran Empire struck the city of St Johns, the last remaining Lyvek bastion in what was largely considered Kugel territory.
Meanwhile, as Kugel forces pushed the Lyvek out of Ottawa, a large Lyvek taskforce began invading the state of Minesota, attacking with recently-built T-999 Prototype Assault walkers. In the west of Canada, a taskforce of Liberators droid soldiers attacked the understaffed Lyvek garrison, pushing further and further inland.
