Armando de Guimarães
Armando Rafael José Luís Agostinho Manuel Abreu Eduardo Rui Vitor Mendes de Porto Ramos Xavier Peixe Rosa Carlos Santos Cipriano Bibiano Gonçalo Leão da Visitação Gonzaga Melo António Felipe Serrador Cachado Tavares de Guimarães (a.k.a. O Piedoso Lusitano (The Pius Lusitanian), São Armando, O Santo General, Guerra Católica)
Armando de Guimarães is a Portuguese military general who served as the Governor-General of the Martian Portuguese colony of São Diogo from 2259 until his death in 2271. Having become a major-general of the Portuguese Army by 2252, Armando would serve in the short yet decisive São Diogan War of 2257, where the enemy English forces would emerge victorious against the colonial Portuguese forces. Despite the failure, Armando had served as an effective military leader in the war and was soon made the Governor-General of São Diogo in 2259 by the incumbent Prime Minister of Portugal.
Mental characteristics
Personal history
Having been born in a small, lower-class commune of the Portuguese city of Vila Nova de Famalicão, Armando was raised in a highly traditional and Catholic family, who all closely followed the traditions of common Portuguese culture. By the time he reached his double digits, Armando would seek ambitions to one day serve as a mighty and power leader of the military, while also seeking to be gental and charitable as well. Armando would gain his opportunity to join the military, as by 2241, he would become enlisted into the Portuguese Army. As the 2240s went on, Armando whould slowly but surely raise through the ranks of the military, and would become a major-general in the army by 2252. However, only meer weeks after this, the Portuguese Army would start sending military forces to its Martian colony of São Diogo in an attempt to help deter any potential conflicts with the neighboring English colony of New Guernsey. Armando would be selected to help govern the Portuguese colony during this time of rising tensions, with Armando himself gladly accepting this proposal. By the time of his arrival to the Red Planet by the February of 2253, Armando would attempt to convince the colonial goverment to instigate a resolution with the English colony to prevent the outbreak of a major conflict between the two colonies. His attempts would be in vain, as on the 9th of August, war would errupt after failed diplomacy on behalf of the English. After his worst fear was made a reality, Armando would have no choice but to help lead the Portuguese forces against the English in what became the first military conflict the planet of Mars had ever seen: the São Diogan War. Despite being utterly disgusted at the thought of having to lead armies into brutal way, Armando would accept that any final chances for peace was entirely extinguished by this point.
Sexuality
Armando identifies as a strong heterosexual, but is quite tolerant of other sexualities.
Failures & Embarrassments
After the failure of the Portuguese in the São Diogan War, Armando would make it is his personal mission to help reclaim all territories lost to the English after the Treaty of Morristown in 2257, albiet, with a diplomatic solution. After becoming governor-general of São Diogo, Armando would utilize his new position to help sway the colonial goverment to seek further resolutions with the English. However, despite of his constant proposals for peaceful compromises with the English government, almost all of them would be ignored by them, and would die in 2271 knowing that he failed in not only reclaiming the lost territories of São Diogo, but also losing the entire colony to the English and soon-to-be British.
Morality & Philosophy
Armando is well-known for his moral diplomacy and pacifism, only really using a militaristic solution as a last resort, and even then, it's mostly defensive and rarely offensive. Armando also adheres to Portuguese nationalism as well.
Taboos
Despite perfectly understanding more common English phrases and words, he outright refuses to speak the language in any form, often believing it to be "inferior" or "ungodly complicated" to other related languages such as German and especially Portuguese.
Personality Characteristics
Motivation
Following the defeat of the Portuguese in the São Diogan War, Armando would seek the goal of restoring the territories lost to the English during the war back into the control of the São Diogo colony. After becoming the governor-general of the colony itself in 2259, Armando would use his position as a means to find any peaceful solution to the São Diogo dispute, but in spite of this, the English would always refuse any attempt at a peaceful solution.
Representation & Legacy
Following his sudden death in 2271, Armando would be respected by his close allies of the colonial government. by the time the colony would fall to the English in 2272, Armando would be hailes as a martyr by the rebelling Portuguese of São Diogo, with the hope that the former colony would be able to regain its sovereignty. By the time of the Aresian Civil War in the 2330s, Armando's name would be recognized as a symbol of Portuguese culture and São Diogan revolutionism.
Social
Reign
Armando would reign as the Governor-General of Portuguese São Diogo from 2259 up to his death on June 29th, 2271.
Family Ties
Armando is the first son of his father, Álvaro Serrano Tavares de Guimarães, and his mother, Leonor Tomé Vasconcelos de Guimarães. He has only one sibling, a younger brother, Túlio de Guimarães, who was born in 2228. Armando would marry Tânia Filho Mendonça in 2263, although, they never had an offspring. Túlio himself would raise an offspring of his own, a son who would raise a daughter of his own.
Speech
Armando speaks in a deep yet gentle tone, and speaks Portuguese in the European accent/dialect.
Current Status
Deceased
Date of Birth
October 8th, 2220
Date of Death
June 29th, 2271
Circumstances of Birth
Born to a highly traditionalist family
Circumstances of Death
Shot in the chest by Benjamin Dysart
Birthplace
Vila Nova de Famalicão, Portugal, Earth
Children
Pronouns
He/Him/His
Sex
Male
Gender
Man
Presentation
Masculine
Eyes
Blue
Hair
Black, short
Skin Tone/Pigmentation
White
Height
6'8"
Quotes & Catchphrases
"(I believe in the effectiveness of diplomacy. The English will surely concede this time.)"
"(No. No. Why do you think that? The English are human, definitely. It's just, the people who lead their soldiers are just... mislead. They believe that they're doing good, even though they're at the benefit of our expense. We lost territory of this colony to them, yet they desire more from us. I have the personal duty to reclaim that lost territory for us Portuguese, for our future generations.)"
"(You all are soulless; I should've known this since day one! To think that I once thought that some faint glimpse at some sort of peacefull, or, semi-peaceful resolution between us and you filthy pigs was even possible. I thought wrong. Is this really what your king wants? More land to carve up for himself? If so, then you're all just servants, martyring the lives of innocents just for some oligarch's personal fantasy. If any of you truly have a soul, then you'd realize that none of your lives mean anything; you're just being used as disposable foot soldiers for conquest. You Anglican whores.)"
"Why?"
Belief/Deity
Christian; Roman Catholic
Aligned Organization
Other Affiliations
Ruled Locations
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