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Line 33: Even with all the attention and efforts to preserve and enhance the DCMS and DCA, the ego-maniacal Hohiro's method of centralizing all power crippled the response times of the military, with the district warlords lacking almost any authority to act even defensively without the direction of the High Command. In addition, Hohiro's previous ultra-harsh treatment of his troops extended to the entire Combine military. Though he believed that such a firm hard was beneficial to getting the most from his warriors, the constant terror that represented the lives of the average soldier sapped almost all the fire that formerly characterized the Kurita military. The [[Lyran Commonwealth]] and [[Federated Suns]] would both benefit greatly from Hohiro's egomania, both realms recapturing a number of their worlds from the increasingly sluggish and lackluster Arm of the Dragon.<ref name=HKTDC-87b>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 87: "History - The Third Succession War - The Arm of the Dragon Under Hohiro"</ref> Even with all the attention and efforts to preserve and enhance the DCMS and DCA, the ego-maniacal Hohiro's method of centralizing all power crippled the response times of the military, with the district warlords lacking almost any authority to act even defensively without the direction of the High Command. In addition, Hohiro's previous ultra-harsh treatment of his troops extended to the entire Combine military. Though he believed that such a firm hard was beneficial to getting the most from his warriors, the constant terror that represented the lives of the average soldier sapped almost all the fire that formerly characterized the Kurita military. The [[Lyran Commonwealth]] and [[Federated Suns]] would both benefit greatly from Hohiro's egomania, both realms recapturing a number of their worlds from the increasingly sluggish and lackluster Arm of the Dragon.<ref name=HKTDC-87b>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 87: "History - The Third Succession War - The Arm of the Dragon Under Hohiro"</ref> + {{ApocryphalContentStart}} In the early days of March 2999, rumors began circulating around the Combine that a member of the [[Order of the Five Pillars]] had attempted to assassinate Coordinator Hohiro.<ref name=MW5-5>"Dissimulate Wanderer", p. 10</ref> In the early days of March 2999, rumors began circulating around the Combine that a member of the [[Order of the Five Pillars]] had attempted to assassinate Coordinator Hohiro.<ref name=MW5-5>"Dissimulate Wanderer", p. 10</ref> + {{ApocryphalContentEnd}} As the year [[3000]] approached, the harshness and brutality of Hohiro's 37 years as Coordinator had taken its toll upon the spirit of the Combine's people, the entire realm ruled by pervasive exhaustion and fatalism. Thus when the Coordinator called for massive festivals and celebrations to ring in the new millennium, most reacted with incredulous disbelief until it was realized that Hohiro was actually serious. Overjoyed at the Coordinator's unexpected benevolence, the people of the Combine plunged into preparations like a starving man at a feast. When the festivals commenced in December [[2999]] however, it quickly became clear that the relaxation of his harshness was less about the millennium and more the important plans for his beloved son Takashi to be announced on New Year's Day, announcing on a Combine-wide broadcast on January 19th 3000 Takashi's promotion to the DCMS High Command and command of the [[Otomo]].<ref name=HKTDC-87>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 87: "History - The Third Succession War - The New Millennium"</ref> As the year [[3000]] approached, the harshness and brutality of Hohiro's 37 years as Coordinator had taken its toll upon the spirit of the Combine's people, the entire realm ruled by pervasive exhaustion and fatalism. Thus when the Coordinator called for massive festivals and celebrations to ring in the new millennium, most reacted with incredulous disbelief until it was realized that Hohiro was actually serious. Overjoyed at the Coordinator's unexpected benevolence, the people of the Combine plunged into preparations like a starving man at a feast. When the festivals commenced in December [[2999]] however, it quickly became clear that the relaxation of his harshness was less about the millennium and more the important plans for his beloved son Takashi to be announced on New Year's Day, announcing on a Combine-wide broadcast on January 19th 3000 Takashi's promotion to the DCMS High Command and command of the [[Otomo]].<ref name=HKTDC-87>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 87: "History - The Third Succession War - The New Millennium"</ref>
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Even with all the attention and efforts to preserve and enhance the DCMS and DCA, the ego-maniacal Hohiro's method of centralizing all power crippled the response times of the military, with the district warlords lacking almost any authority to act even defensively without the direction of the High Command. In addition, Hohiro's previous ultra-harsh treatment of his troops extended to the entire Combine military. Though he believed that such a firm hard was beneficial to getting the most from his warriors, the constant terror that represented the lives of the average soldier sapped almost all the fire that formerly characterized the Kurita military. The [[Lyran Commonwealth]] and [[Federated Suns]] would both benefit greatly from Hohiro's egomania, both realms recapturing a number of their worlds from the increasingly sluggish and lackluster Arm of the Dragon.<ref name=HKTDC-87b>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 87: "History - The Third Succession War - The Arm of the Dragon Under Hohiro"</ref> | Even with all the attention and efforts to preserve and enhance the DCMS and DCA, the ego-maniacal Hohiro's method of centralizing all power crippled the response times of the military, with the district warlords lacking almost any authority to act even defensively without the direction of the High Command. In addition, Hohiro's previous ultra-harsh treatment of his troops extended to the entire Combine military. Though he believed that such a firm hard was beneficial to getting the most from his warriors, the constant terror that represented the lives of the average soldier sapped almost all the fire that formerly characterized the Kurita military. The [[Lyran Commonwealth]] and [[Federated Suns]] would both benefit greatly from Hohiro's egomania, both realms recapturing a number of their worlds from the increasingly sluggish and lackluster Arm of the Dragon.<ref name=HKTDC-87b>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 87: "History - The Third Succession War - The Arm of the Dragon Under Hohiro"</ref> | ||
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In the early days of March 2999, rumors began circulating around the Combine that a member of the [[Order of the Five Pillars]] had attempted to assassinate Coordinator Hohiro.<ref name=MW5-5>"Dissimulate Wanderer", p. 10</ref> | In the early days of March 2999, rumors began circulating around the Combine that a member of the [[Order of the Five Pillars]] had attempted to assassinate Coordinator Hohiro.<ref name=MW5-5>"Dissimulate Wanderer", p. 10</ref> | ||
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As the year [[3000]] approached, the harshness and brutality of Hohiro's 37 years as Coordinator had taken its toll upon the spirit of the Combine's people, the entire realm ruled by pervasive exhaustion and fatalism. Thus when the Coordinator called for massive festivals and celebrations to ring in the new millennium, most reacted with incredulous disbelief until it was realized that Hohiro was actually serious. Overjoyed at the Coordinator's unexpected benevolence, the people of the Combine plunged into preparations like a starving man at a feast. When the festivals commenced in December [[2999]] however, it quickly became clear that the relaxation of his harshness was less about the millennium and more the important plans for his beloved son Takashi to be announced on New Year's Day, announcing on a Combine-wide broadcast on January 19th 3000 Takashi's promotion to the DCMS High Command and command of the [[Otomo]].<ref name=HKTDC-87>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 87: "History - The Third Succession War - The New Millennium"</ref> | As the year [[3000]] approached, the harshness and brutality of Hohiro's 37 years as Coordinator had taken its toll upon the spirit of the Combine's people, the entire realm ruled by pervasive exhaustion and fatalism. Thus when the Coordinator called for massive festivals and celebrations to ring in the new millennium, most reacted with incredulous disbelief until it was realized that Hohiro was actually serious. Overjoyed at the Coordinator's unexpected benevolence, the people of the Combine plunged into preparations like a starving man at a feast. When the festivals commenced in December [[2999]] however, it quickly became clear that the relaxation of his harshness was less about the millennium and more the important plans for his beloved son Takashi to be announced on New Year's Day, announcing on a Combine-wide broadcast on January 19th 3000 Takashi's promotion to the DCMS High Command and command of the [[Otomo]].<ref name=HKTDC-87>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 87: "History - The Third Succession War - The New Millennium"</ref> | ||