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{{Infobox Character
| Name = Ivar Messer
| Image = Comm-Link-MesserProp 4.jpg
| Race = Human
| Gender = Male
| Role = First [[Imperator]] of the [[UEE]]
| Faction = UEE
| Born = 2516
| Died = 2592 (aged 76)
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| Political Views = 
| Party = Messer Regime
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| Rank = High-General
| Branch = UEE Army
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| Service Start = 2534
| Service End = 2546
| Office = Imperator
| Office Start = 2546 / 2547
| Office End = 2592 (Imperator)
| Constituency= UEE
|Galactapedia URL= https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/RXlXYPWk8q-ivar-messer-i}}
'''Ivar Messer''' (also known as '''Messer I''') was the founder of the [[United Empire of Earth]] and its first [[Imperator]]. He rose to power in 2546 after a successful military career during the [[First Tevarin War]] <ref name="ReferenceA">{{Cite RSI|url=comm-link/spectrum-dispatch/12700-2541-Awfully-Crowded-In-My-Sky|text=2541: Awfully Crowded In My Sky|int=Comm-Link:2541 - Awfully Crowded in My Sky}}</ref><ref>{{Cite RSI|int=Comm-Link:Writer's Guide - Part Seven|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/spectrum-dispatch/12996-Writers-Guide-Part-Seven|text=Writer's Guide: Part Seven}}</ref> and founded the ruling [[Messer]] dynasty.

==Military career==

Most notably serving with distinction during the [[Battle of Idris IV]] after ending up in command of the [[112th Infantry Battalion]] of the [[UPE]] Army during ''Operation Nemesis'' when his commanding officer was killed.<ref>{{Cite RSI|int=Comm-Link:This Day in History - The Battle of Idris IV|url=comm-link/spectrum-dispatch/13295-News-Update-This-Day-In-History|text=This Day in History - The Battle of Idris IV}}</ref> This accomplishment captured public attention. The UPE quickly realized this and turned Messer into the face of the Tevarin War.<ref name="ReferenceA" />

Messer rose through the ranks from Captain at [[Locke|Idris IV]] to Commander. And finally, when he brings the captured Tevarin leader to the UPE floor, he rides the popularity of his victory to become [[High-General]] and member of the [[Tribunal]].<ref name="ReferenceB">{{Cite RSI|int=Comm-Link:Writer's Guide - Part Two#Timeline|url=comm-link/spectrum-dispatch/12956-Writers-Guide-Part-Two|text=Writer's Guide: Part Two}}</ref>

==Prime Citizen==

As High-General, Messer actively campaigned to eliminate the UPE's governing [[triumvirate]] and consolidate power into a single office. He viewed the Tribunal system as a toothless, outdated, ineffectual. He assert that ultimately the decision needed to come down to one person.

The [[Atrocity at Jata]] on 2545-12-15, provided an opening for Messer's political aspirations. The bombings were first attributed to [[Tevarin]], but soon were pinned on the [[Xi'an]]. A second bombing occurred two months later. "Convinced only a strong leader could curb the attacks, Citizens voted in favor of replacing the Tribunal with a single Prime Citizen, then promptly elected Ivar Messer to the position. The rest, as they say, is history." <ref>{{Cite RSI|text=This Day in History - The Path to Prime Citizen|int=Comm-Link:This Day in History - The Path to Prime Citizen|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/spectrum-dispatch/15117-This-Day-In-History-The-Path-To-Prime-Citizen}}</ref>

In an 'emergency election' he was elected Prime Citizen on 15 December 2546.<ref name=":0">{{Cite RSI|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/RXlXYPWk8q-ivar-messer-i|text=Galactapedia: Ivar Messer I|accessdate=2020-04-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite RSI|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/V7gM82vNmr-prime-citizen|text=Galactapedia: Prime Citizen|accessdate=2020-06-08}}</ref>

==Imperator==

Upon election as the first (and last) Prime Citizen, it isn't long before he restructures the government into the new [[UEE|United Empire of Earth (UEE)]] and annoints himself Imperator in early 2547.<ref name=":0" /> What followed was a age of unprecedented violent expansion and colonization,<ref name="ReferenceB" /> what is now known as the [[Messer Era]].<ref>{{Cite RSI|int=Comm-Link:Discovered - Journals of 2nd Lt Eli Price, UEEN|url=comm-link/spectrum-dispatch/15093-DISCOVERED|text=Discovered - Journals of 2nd Lt Eli Price, UEEN}}</ref>

Ivar Messer died in 2592. He ruled for 45 years and was succeded by his son [[Deacon Messer|Deacon]].

==Quotes==
{{Quote|Every ship needs a captain.}}

{{Quote|I don't want another war. Too many sons and daughters, husbands and wives, have already been lost in the deep vacuum and barren planets. But I will say this, I would ring every system and every [[Jump Point|jump-point]] with shields and wire a thousand kilometers thick if it meant we wouldn't have to lose any more|In support of the [[Perry Line]]}}

{{Quote|Freedom comes at a cost of more than lives and credits. It requires commitment, dedication, and a willingness to do what's unpopular to accomplish what's right. It must be ready to crush any opposition that threatens it. With that last point in mind, I'm pleased to unveil the latest [[Capital ships|capital-class ship]] from [[Aegis Dynamics]] — the [[Idris M|Idris]]. It is the UEE's new definition of a freedom fighter (...) Never again can we let [[Humanity]] be made the victim. Let all who would dare become the enemy of our Empire tremble as they hear of our victory in [[Idris system|Idris]] and the ship that bears its name.|Speech at the inaugural Idris launch, 2551}}

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== Description of Ivar by the Developers ==
In a livestream about the conception for [[military uniforms]] of the [[Second Tevarin War]], [[Jared Huckaby]] asked [[Dave Haddock]] some questions about Ivar Messer:<ref>{{Cite RSI|url=https://youtu.be/A6BILcnSqrU|text=YouTube: Star Citizen Live: Tevarin War Uniforms (2020-03-20)|accessdate=2020-04-02}}</ref>

Jared Huckaby: "We are exploring what UEE military uniforms would look like during the Second Tevarin War.<ref>Note: The Second Tevarin War began 8 years after Ivar Messer died.</ref> (...) What for he look for in a military uniform ? (...) What is your impression of [Ivar] Messer ? (...)"

Dave Haddock: "(...) Power would be the message, and control, and dominance... coming from that position of dictatorship... like Ivar Messer had just took complete power from the previously democratic government and was really trying to hold on. You would see some kind of fascist influence in his choice for that uniform. The UEE is a relatively new creation  under his control.(...) He tried to maintain that heightened alien threat atmosphere...was also kind of silencing people who would be against his rise to power."

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