Messer Era

The Messer Era, or Messer Regime was a period in Human history between the founding of the UEE by Ivar Messer in 2546 and the fall of Linton Messer XI on May 3, 2792. During this period, eleven members of the Messer family ruled as Imperators of the UEE. Today, they are seen to have been malevolent dictators who pushed Human expansionism at unethical costs. Many conspiracy theories surround the notoriety of the Messers.

Ivar Messer
''Reign: (2546 - between 2587, 2610)

Founder of the UEE, Prime Citizen and first Imperator. Rose to power as a victorious hero of the First Tevarin War, leveraging fear of the Xi'an to justify his desire for power. Initiated numerious classified research projects on devastating weapons of war including Project Vespa.

Messer II
Reign: (between 2587. 2610 - between 2610, 2635) 

The UEE's leader during the Second Tevarin War.

Livia Messer III
Reign: (between 2610. 2635 - between 2638, 2654)

Champion of the Monumentalism style of architecture. Abdicated due to injuries caused in a spaceship malfunction over Earth that killed her husband and son.

According to Ark Starmap, named Livia.

Messer IV
Livia Messer's son, who was honorably made an Imperator after his death.

Corsen Messer V
Reign: (between 2638, 2654 - 2672 )

Livia Messer's brother. Nationalised all "Terraforming support" concerns leading to the collapse of Gold Horizon. Established the Orville Prison in Dellin, Charon III - a blacksite for the Messer regime.

Illyana Messer VI
''Reign: (2672 - 2697)

Assassinated her father Corsen. Opted not to commit resources to Leir to consolidate her power, inadvertantly enabling the Outsiders' takeover on Mya. The UEE's leader during Vanduul first contact.

Samuel Messer VII
''Reign: (2697 - 2715 )

Illyana Messer's youngest son. Didn't take the Vanduul threat seriously, prefering to use his power to torment the population. Believed to have denied military support to Caliban following the Fall of Orion to leave the Vanduul enemy as a justification for a harsh militaristic government.

Samuel Messer VIII
''Reign: (2715 - 2715) )

Ordered the removal of Orion and all jumps to it from the UEE's non-military maps. The ICC refused, and were backed by prominent military members. He planned retaliatory measures but was stabbed to death in his bed before they could be enacted.

Galor Messer IX
Reign: (2715 - between 2743, 2778 )

Older brother of Samuel Messer VIII. Pulled military forces out of Tohil, unwittingly enabling the Nyx - Tohil - Virtus smuggling route that revolutionaries would use to get 'undesirables' out of the UEE to the Xi'an Empire. Leader of the UEE during the Siege of Tiber and subsequent loss of Virgil.

Ulysses Messer X
''Reign: (between 2743, 2778 - 2781 )

Built the Khanos Stadium on Angeli in a misguided effort to win back the Messers' public favor. The stadium was bombed by his daughter Fiona Messer and a group of revolutionaries who had been recruited by his son Linton Messer in a coup. Ulysses subsequently committed suicide.

Linton Messer XI
''Reign: (2781 - 2792-05-03)

Founded a revolutionary movement to dethrone his father. That same movement ended up overthrowing him and ending the Messer Era. Oversaw the wanton destruction of a developing species on Garron II, and the subsequent Massacre of Garron II. Commissioned weapons that would later end up as the initial Apocalypse Arms designs.

Aftermath
Messer XI was succeeded by Imperator Erin Toi who reformed the UEE into a government far more akin to the former UPE only now with a head of state in the form of an Imperator.

Other Messers

 * Val Messer
 * Fiona Messer
 * N. Messer (First name unknown), "oldest" son of Illyana Messer, brother of Samuel Messer VII, only indirectly mentioned.

Family Tree
Currently, many relationships between members of the messer family are not known. This is indicated by the ??? symbols, which means that the father of mother of this character is not known. In this case, the successor was placed as her/his son.

It seems that the oldest of the children (regardless of their gender) are appointed to be the heir of the entire realm. One notable exception is the appointment of Samuel Messer VII, who was the youngest son of Illyana Messer. Two emperors (Corsen, Ulysses) were murdered by their children. Corsen murdered his nephew, Messer IV. and also tried to kill his sister Livia. Samuel Messer VIII and Linton Messer XI were also killed in office.


 * Ivar Messer I (2546 - 2587/2610)
 * ??? Messer II (not before 2587 - between 2610/2635)
 * ??? Livia Messer III (before 2635 - after 2638)
 * Messer IV (died before 2654)
 * ??? Corsen Messer V (before 2654, murdered 2672)
 * Illyana Messer VI (2672 - after 2697?)
 * N. Messer (?)
 * Samuel Messer VII (2697? - 2715)
 * Samuel Messer VIII (2715)
 * Galor Messer IX (2715 - ? before 2778))
 * ??? Ulysses Messer X (before 2778 - murdered August 12, 2781)
 * Linton Messer XI (August 12, 2781 - murdered May 3, 2792)
 * Fiona Messer
 * ??? N.N. (brother or sister of Ulysses)
 * Ellis Netemi