Quote: "Our own attempts at world peace, at world government, have created those we call ‘terrorists.’ We really have no one to blame for their existence but ourselves. We label them as terrorists merely because they fight using the only means that we leave available to them."

Biography
Roscoe O'Donnell (who, as a student of Earth family histories, claims to be half Irish, half Russian-Iranian), began his career as a merchant in a Zygbari port city. On the outside, he appeared to be selling merely fruit and other produce. Those who frequented the black market, however, knew that he actually made most of his money as an arms dealer, smuggling weapons and other war supplies to Zygbar's many warring rebel groups both before and after the nation won its long war for independence against the Xarkon Empire. One group that Roscoe aided, known as the Sun Dragons, eventually rose to power over the others. Roscoe, as their chief arms supplier, held considerable power over the group, and he used it to his advantage. With the help of a soldier he had befriended (and heavily bribed) named Khalid Khan, Roscoe soon took the Chancellor's seat. He then proceeded to turn the mostly democratic government that the Sun Dragons had established into a dictatorship of his own, using his personal charisma and cunning skill at propaganda to convince the people otherwise. Today, although there are still some rebel groups fighting for control, most people in Zygbar remain satisfied with the current replacement for the Xarkonian regime, unaware that they merely traded one Empire for another. Roscoe's rule has not been completely bad for the country, however. Even as he forcefully stomps out his opposition, he has strengthened the nation's economy and even won it a seat on the Council of Nations of Novaterra (CONON). Those who know the cunning and charismatic Chancellor do not expect him to lose power anytime soon.

Description
Roscoe, as a dictator who enjoys the benefits of his power, is a rather corpulent man, though he would rather describe himself as "big-boned." His balding head and large, curled mustache, as well as his jovial demeanor, are hardly a match for his old-fashioned military greatcoat, adorned with self-awarded medals and glittering golden epaulettes. Because of this, many who meet him originally take him for a fool, as he looks more like a comic chef than a military dictator. However, this is all part of Roscoe's image, carefully constructed to convince those he deals with to underestimate him. Beneath his somewhat amusing appearance  is a cunning mind that knows exactly how to get what it wants. His highly-trained Royal Guards, for example, act not out of loyalty, but simply because Roscoe pays them so well (they are among the richest people in Zygbar). If someone attempts to bribe one of his guards to assassinate him, they merely inform the dictator of the attempt, and he pays them double to rat on (and, of course, eliminate) the would-be assassinator. Roscoe plays people and politics like skilled gamblers play cards - skilled gamblers who cheat, that is.