Antonin Artaud (Red Flood)

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Antoine Henri Joseph Artaud is one of the main antagonists of the Hearts of Iron IV mod Red Flood, and is widely perceived as the main antagonist of the mod in general. He is the Le Patron or head of state of Avant-Garde France, a futurist nation located in Western Europe.

Background[]

Antonin Artaud was born in Marseille, France, to Euphrasie Nalpas and Antoine-Roi Artaud. Both his parents were natives of Smyrna, and he was greatly affected by his Greek ancestry. Antoine-Roi Artaud was a shipowner. Euphrasie gave birth to nine children, but four were stillborn and two others died in childhood. Artaud was diagnosed with meningitis at age five, a disease that had no cure at the time. After a long struggle including a comatose period, a severely weakened Antonin survived. Artaud's parents arranged a series of sanatorium stays for their temperamental son, which were both prolonged and expensive. This lasted five years, until 1916 Artaud was conscripted into the French Army.

After the humiliating separate peace treaty with Germany, Artaud moved to Paris and tried to pursue a career of writing, and later acting, but was ultimately rejected.

In 1931, Action Française took power in France, but it was too late. Its advocacy for reactionary social values and attempts to restore the monarchy led to riots and political violence. With the help of common folk and the military, Antonin Artaud was able to stage a coup in 1934 against the reactionary government and became ruler of France, being hailed as the new leader.

In-Game[]

Artaud begins in control of France. His focus tree has many different paths, each with different focuses - his leader portrait will reflect this, as it will change after he starts to go down a certain path.

Artaud's France will come into conflict with Italy first, aiding Fiume in its war to 'claim' Italy, before going into conflict with Germany and the United Kingdom. As such, he will choose to focus on one country first and can offer the other country a non-aggression pact.

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Trivia[]

Artaud was diagnosed with schizophrenia, and is rather eccentric for a politician.
Artaud both in Red Flood and OTL is a theatre director, actor, writer and poet well-known for his contributions to France's Avant-Garde and Surrealist movements and his concept of The Theatre of Cruelty. In Red Flood, he has added "politician" to his résumé.

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