Editing Kaiser (section)

==History==
===Background===
A second generation parahuman that inherited his power and social position from his father. Unlike his sister, Max never really believed in Nazi ideas, but pretended to in order to assume his father's position. At some point, Iron Rain was killed, allegedly by Marquis.

Kaiser came to power sometime in the early 2000s.

As a civilian Max was a baseball star in high school and introduced [[Kayden Anders]] to white supremacist ideas.

He married Heith and had a son, Theo; Heith was killed by the Teeth in a turf war in the 'bad old days'. Later, he married [[Purity]], with whom he had a daughter, [[Aster]].<ref name="I3.5"/> He promoted Purity to his second-in-command when they married. When she divorced him as well, she left the Empire Eighty-Eight.<ref name="7.4">[[Buzz 7.5]]</ref>

Later, when the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]] first visited Brockton Bay, he met eyes with [[Jacob]] who would later say that he was one of the very few who did so.<ref name="I11b">[[Interlude 11b]]</ref>

===Story Start===
He met with [[Kayden Anders]] and convinced her to rejoin the Empire on the condition that she would become his second in command. He also promised her that he would give her the Empire in a year if she still wasn't satisfied with his methods.<ref name="I3.5"/>

Max later met with the [[Undersiders]], [[Faultline’s Crew]], [[Coil]], and the [[Merchants]] to talk about how they would deal with the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He denied [[Skidmark]] a seat at the table, calling him and his gang deranged losers he wouldn't listen to. He then agreed to the truce that Coil proposed.<ref name="5.1">[[Hive 5.1]]</ref>

When [[Bitch]] threatened to visit [[Hookwolf]]'s dogfighting rings again, he asked the Undersiders if it was a declaration of war. He agreed to put the issue aside to uphold the truce though warned them that the Empire would need restitution.<ref name="5.2 e1">“You mean give you a warning I’m coming,” Bitch spat the words, “That’s the dumbest fucking thing I ever heard.  Just so you know, moving to a different neighborhood won’t be good enough.  You open up another dogfighting ring, I’ll be visiting that one too.”<br/><br/>Oh, that’s what she’d done.  I glanced at Tattletale, then at Grue.  I was getting the impression neither of them had known.<br/><br/>Kaiser spoke, “Is that a declaration of war, Undersiders?  We just agreed to a truce, if you recall.”  He was utterly calm, a stark contrast to Hookwolf.  Hookwolf was brimming with barely suppressed rage to the point that I could picture him leaping across the room and attacking us if someone so much as dropped a glass. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/11/08/hive-5-2/ Excerpt] from [[Hive 5.2]]</ref><ref name="5.2">[[Hive 5.2]]</ref>

Max, [[Fenja]], and [[Menja]] later met [[Skitter]], Bitch [[Newter]], [[Sundancer]] and [[Labyrinth]] at the lighthouse. He informed them that the attack would begin in five minutes before telling them to move out, taking a few steps back when Bitch enhanced [[Brutus]].<ref name="5.5">[[Hive 5.5]]</ref>

Together with Fenja and Menja, Max then went to circle around the ABB warehouse. He created a line of blades to prevent the ABB from escaping before drawing the attention of the guards. <ref>[[Hive 5.6]] </ref> He followed Lung and created a narrow beam which Lung avoided.<ref>Kaiser strolled in, unworried, unhurried. Lung moved like he was going to lunge for him, then stopped just in time to avoid impaling himself on the narrow blade of steel that had erupted from the ground, pointed at his heart. I wasn’t sure if it would have penetrated his covering of scales, but if I were Lung, I don’t think I would have gambled on it either. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/11/29/hive-5-8/ Excerpt] from [[Hive 5.8]]</ref>

Max told Skitter that he had the situation in hand, but asked her what she would do after she told him about Lung's power. He formed a barrier between Lung and Skitter before creating a block of steel to shove Lung into the ground when he tried to jump. He then created a pyramid of crisscrossing blades around Lung to trap him before directing the blade he had been forming at him.<ref name="5.9 e2">Lung wasn’t quite down and out yet, though. He started climbing to his feet, only to have a pyramid of criss-crossing blades spear up around him. Blades appeared under and over his arms, just beneath his armpit, behind his knee, by his groin, with dozens more rising above and around him. Before he could find his way out, he was trapped. Buried and hidden beneath the layers of steel. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/03/hive-5-9/ Excerpt] from [[Hive 5.9]]</ref>

When Lung escaped, he used a metal spear to throw Lung towards Bitch's dogs before using his power on Lung's men. He then used a shaft to push Lung towards Sundancer's orb and then created a spear to impale Lung. He fell unconscious after he was smashed against the wall by Lung.<ref name="5.9 e673">With the sound of swords being drawn out of their sheaths, a barrier of blades and spears rose up from the ground between Lung and I. I found traction on the asphalt with my hands and feet, and I managed to half-crawl, half run away from him. <br/><br/>[...]<br/><br/>Except he didn’t get that far. A square pillar of steel as tall and long as an eighteen wheeler speared downward from the roof, straight at him. It caught Lung in his midsection and shoved him down into the ground, hard. A few seconds later, the weight of the block of steel tore it from the section of ceiling it was rooted in. It didn’t hit anyone as it dropped down but I could guess it would’ve killed someone: I could feel the impact of it striking the ground in my bones.<br/><br/>[...]<br/><br/>Lung was limp, his arms dangling at his sides. He was still bent over, and he might have fallen face first into the tar, if it wasn’t for the spear of iron that was impaling him through the heart. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/03/hive-5-9/ Excerpt] from [[Hive 5.9]]</ref> He was carried from the battlefield by [[Fenja]].

===[[Battle against Leviathan]]===
Was part of the forces assembled against Leviathan. His blades were not able to stop the endbringer.<ref name="8.3 e6">Kaiser – I hadn’t even seen him in the group – erected a latticework of blades across the front of the alley, between us and Leviathan. It wasn’t enough. Leviathan tore through them like I might tear through a wicker basket. Edged pieces of steel spun through the air and clattered to the ground.<br/><br/>Kaiser changed tactics, creating columns of steel instead, each three or four feet across, harder to shatter. They were slower to emerge, but they bent rather than broke.<br/><br/>Leviathan responded by pushing. He exerted his full strength on the barrier of blades and the columns, leaning against them. The walls broke around the base of the columns, and the pieces of steel fell. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/10/extermination-8-3/ Excerpt] from [[Extermination 8.3]]</ref> He was saved by [[Clockblocker]] freezing the monster.

Despite this Kaiser was still killed by [[Leviathan]], ripped in two. However, his death was debatably a result of [[Colin Wallis|Armsmaster]] deliberately maneuvering him into position so that the field would be clear for the tinker to use his [[Nano-thorn|
secret weapon]]. This was never publicly acknowledged, but Armsmaster was unofficially incarcerated.<ref name="Cast2">'''Kaiser (Deceased)''' – Was leader of Empire Eighty-Eight.  Real name: Max Anders.  Could summon metal objects from solid surfaces – blades, beams, bludgeons, spears and needles.  Ripped in half by Leviathan. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (in depth)]</ref>

===Legacy===
Empire Eighty-Eight would collapse into warring factions, and his own son would become a hero, diametrically opposed to the ideology that Max had used all his life. Kaiser's name still carries some respect years after his death.<ref name="26.1 e1">It was Jack, here, in the center of the plaza.  The camera wobbled as someone followed him, recording.  I could see shadows of the other Slaughterhouse Nine in the background.  Hookwolf.  Skinslip.  Night Hag.<br/><br/>“This message is intended for Theodore Anders.  Kaiser’s son.  Stop the video here and go find him.  Time is of the essence, I should say.  How much essence and time you have available depends on how incompetent you heroes are.  Hurry now, I’ll wait.”<br/><br/>“''No need to wait,''” Tattletale commented.  “''He’s standing right here.''”<br/><br/>There were a few looks of surprise at that.  Eyes fell on Golem. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/18/sting-26-1/ Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.1]]</ref>
<!-- He talks about not believing in morals. Will look into that for personality. 

Say how he has relatives who are savage and have a reputation for such while he is 'civilized', a marketing thing?

==Trivia==
* Kaiser has its roots in the name Ceaser, a word of uncertain etymology, like the Russian czar and similar it is linked to the emperors former position. The actual last kaiser was the incompetent Kaiser Wilhelm.

It isn't boring but what is common knowledge to some is not to others.--->