Wesley von Dookington
Right Honourable Comrade Second President Wesley von Dookington | |
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| Field Marshal of the Armed Forces of the Empire of Benereich | |
| In office 3 August 2022 – 31 May 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Office Established |
| Succeeded by | Unknown |
| 8th Vice President of the Arstotzkan Union | |
| In office 1 June 2023 – 18 January 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Zion Ormsby |
| Succeeded by | Lachlan Deans |
| 2nd Second President of the Arstotzkan Union | |
| Assumed office 18 January 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Peter Gedye |
| 1st General Secretary of the Arstotzkan State Central Bank | |
| Assumed office 11 June 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| 1st Director of the Bureau of Finance | |
| Assumed office 11 June 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Personal details | |
| Citizenship |  New Zealand  Arstotzkan Union |
| Political party | Socialist Party of the Arstotzkan Union |
| Residences | Te Whare Whakangau Echo, Rangitaiki, Arstotzkan Union |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  People's Armed Forces of the Arstotzkan Union  Armed Forces of the Empire of the Benereich (formerly) |
| Branch/service | Arstotzkan Army Corps |
| Years of service | 2023 - Present day |
| Rank | General |
| Commands | Commander of the Arstotzkan Army Corps |
Wesley von Dookington, a distinguished military leader and government personality, holds a significant role in the Arstotzkan Union. Currently serving as the Second President of the Arstotzkan Union, he has a rich history in micronational politics.
For much of his career, Wesley served as the Field Marshal of the Armed Forces in the Empire of Benereich. However, on May 31, 2023, he renounced his Benerian citizenship in favour of being granted citizenship by the First President of the Arstotzkan Union. Subsequently, on June 1, 2023, he was sworn in as the Vice President of the Arstotzkan Union.
In early 2024, following the retirement announcement of former Second President Peter Gedye, Wesley von Dookington was swiftly promoted to the office of the Second President. His leadership and strategic acumen have been pivotal during this transition.
Beyond his presidential duties, Von Dookington plays a crucial role in the Arstotzkan finance sector. He actively contributed to the development of the Arstotzkan Union’s centralized currency, known as the Arstotzkan Credit. As a result, he holds prestigious positions, including General Secretary of the Arstotzkan State Central Bank and Director of the Bureau of Finance.
Today, Wesley von Dookington is highly regarded within the Arstotzkan Federal Government. His dual responsibilities as a statesman and a high-ranking military officer in the People’s Armed Forces of the Arstotzkan Union underscore his commitment to public service and national security.
Pre-micronation days
Legal Career
Before his inauguration as a Field Marshall in the Benerian Armed Forces, von Dookington was a Crown Prosecutor residing in ██████, New Zealand. His tendencies to destroy evidence and multiple allegations of misconduct towards his colleagues resulted in him being suspended from practicing law for an indefinite period on the 12th of September, 2017
Involvement in Organized Crime
After his expulsion from practicing as a lawyer, von Dookington turned to organized crime to make ends meet. His involvement in the criminal group ███ ██████ █████ ███ is riddled with accusations of drug trafficking, homicide, and torture. Resulting from a string of disappearances and suicides, state prosecutors continue to be unable to find witnesses willing to testify in court. With no support for the claims, von Dookington, and the Empire of the Benerealm deny any criminal accusations. After the ██████ incident on the ███/██/████, von Dookington was once again left unemployed following a gas explosion in an Otumoetai compound belonging to ███ ██████ █████ ███. Any witnesses to the event were so distraught at seeing the event unfold that they all committed suicide within the following weeks before investigators were able to contact them.
Enlistment
With no other group willing to recruit von Dookington after the ██████ incident, he turned to the only career he could continue to legally practice: politics. Seeing the opportunity to become a member of the Benerian Armed Forces, Wesley von Dookington applied and was accepted as, a member of the Empire of the Benereich.
Service in The Empire of the Benereich
Early Years
During the early years of the Benereich, von Dookington was sent to persuade the various territories that would later go on to form the Benerealm that unifications was indeed beneficial towards everyone. Unfortunately, his actions had the opposite effect; resulting from his long-ingrained use of ████████████, ███████, and █████████, locales would band together and form an Anarchist Realm.
Night of Short Swords
As a member of the Benerian loyalists during the tumultuous conflict, Wesley von Dookington was one of the elite special forces sent to capture and dispatch the leaders of the rebelling forces in an event known as The Night of Short Swords. At 9:05 am, Wesley von Dookington breached party leader James Paprzik's roof, and a brief conflict ensued. Using a table leg, von Dookington ███████ Paprzik repeatedly in the back of the head before ███████ the leader's █████ off using a pair of safety scissors.
At 12:59 pm local time, von Dookington was again selected for the capture of Police Chief Sydnee Vern, and proved invaluable by rendering the enemy unconscious using a █████ ████. At 1:00 pm Vern was escorted to a pickup truck for transportation to an undisclosed facility.
Field Marshal of the Benerian Armed Forces
As a result of his actions during The Night of Short Swords, Wesley von Dookington was promoted to the rank of Field Marshal. There continue to be allegations of ███████ ██████████, but such claims are unsubstantiated as they appear only from interrogated POWs, held at von Dookington's private facility, site "39" Echo Valley Laboratories. Von Dookington is known to be pragmatic and obsessive in combat, and is widely accused of █████████ any prisoners he captures seemingly for sadistic purposes. Many of his adversaries actively choose to run into enemy fire rather than be taken prisoner as a result of his behavior.
Other distinguishing roles and titles in The Benereich
With experience in the legal field combined with extensive military prestige, Wesley von Dookington was well-equipped to become a Senator in the Benerian political sphere. He continues to implement new ways of improving productivity, planned parenthood, and reducing Benerian unemployment through a specialized technique known as the late-term abortion.
With his apparent glee at exploring the creative side of warfare, von Dookington was also assigned as the head of Research and Development in the Benerian Armed Forces. From his domicile, von Dookington tests his inventions on ███s unfortunate enough to find themselves within his control.
Service in the Arstotzkan Union
Dissatisfaction with The Benereich
Due to The Empire of The Benereich's long-term archival technical debt, Wesley von Dookington was assigned large amounts of secretarial work to keep up with new developments and modifications to The Benereich's microwiki pages. To achieve this, von Dookington attempted to submit an Archival Restructuring Proposal; a document that never saw the light of day. von Dookington was unable to ever actually complete his work, as the large amount of unseen paperwork and lack of recognition for it led to him being scouted by the Arstotzkan Union. First President Ethan Brinkman was able to convince von Dookington that his work would be valued as well as being largely more satisfying under the flag of the Arstotzkan Union and von Dookington, having little to lose, accepted the proposal.
Arrest Warrant
Due to the high-profile nature of von Dookington's resignation and subsequent citizenship in the Arstotzkan Union, a nation The Empire of the Benereich has been at war with several times, The Benereich has placed an Arrest Warrant against the ex-Field Marshal. Von Dookington continues to evade capture by Benerian forces.
Vice President of the Arstotzkan Union
Wesley von Dookington was given the title of Vice President of the Arstotzkan Union after much internal discussion in the Arstotzkan Executive Committee, and assumed office on the 1st of June, 2023.
Other distinguishing roles and titles in The Arstotzkan Union
In accordance with his military background, von Dookington was also assigned the rank of Lieutenant General in the Arstotzkan Military, and was placed in command of the 12th and 13th Battalions of the Arstotzkan Union Reserve Force.
Personal life
All attempts made to contact von Dookington on his personal life have ended with the disappearance of the reporter. Despite agencies refusing to send any further to interview him, he continues to request more, stating they're "Vital to [his] mental health".