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Kaiser Vlad is the main antagonist of the Battalion Wars series, and leader of the Xylvanian forces. He has twice lured the nations of the world into war in order to reclaim Xylvania's former power and prestige.

Background[]

200 years ago, Vlad's ancestor, Lord Ferrok of the Iron Legion, launched an offensive against the free nations of the world in his quest for global dominance. All but one nation, the Solar Empire, fell to the supernatural might of the Legion. In the final days of the Lightning Wars, Solar Empress Qa-Len ordered a tiny strike battalion to the Legion's stronghold, the Iron Tower. Activating the Staff of Qa-Len directed an orbiting Solar satellite to expand its solar panels, focus the sun's rays, and fire the intense beam directly down onto the Iron Lord's tower. Most Legion forces were obliterated instantly, and the survivors were frozen in stone for centuries.

Unable to accept this cowardly attack against his ancestor, the Kaiser had been secretly strengthening the Xylvanian military in order to march against the free nations, as his ancestor had once done. His goal is to re-establish Xylvania's power and influence on the global stage, and it seems that nothing but a crushing defeat will put an end to his delusions.