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{{TNT|Infobox Character
| Name = Ivar Messer
| Image = Comm-Link-MesserProp 4.jpg
| Race = Human
| Gender = Male
| Role = First [[Imperator]] of the [[UEE]]
| Faction = UEE
| Born = 
| Died = 2587 (after), 2610 (before)
| Resting Place =
| Marital Status =
| Religion =
| Political Views = 
| Party = Messer Regime
| Occupation =
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| Rank = High-General
| Branch = UEE Army
| Unit =
| Service Start = 2544 (before)
| Service End = ?
| Office = Imperator
| Office Start = 2546
| Office End = 2587 (after), 2603 (before)
| Constituency= UEE
}}
'''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]].{{RSIref|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}}
[[File:Comm-Link-MesserProp 4.jpg|300px|thumb|left|A poster from the lead up to the [[Messer Era]]]]

== 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, when his commanding officer was killed.{{RSIref|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}} This accomplishment captured public attention. The UPE quickly realized this and turned Messer into the face of the Tevarin War.{{RSIref|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}}

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]]. {{RSIref|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}}

== 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 He viewed the [[Tribunal system]] as a toothless, outdated, ineffectual.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." {{RSIref|int=Comm-Link:This Day in History - The Path to Prime Citizen|url=comm-link/spectrum-dispatch/15117-This-Day-In-History-The-Path-To-Prime-Citizen}}

== 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, ushering on in an age of unprecedented expansion and colonization{{RSIref|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}}, what is now known as the [[Messer Era]].

== Death ==

''Note: Unknown, looking for references. Known to be after 2587{{RSIref|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}} and before 2610{{RSIref|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}}.

== 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-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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