The Oligarch

The Oligarch (known formerly as Mars in the Flowers in the Atticro continuity) is the main antagonist of Leper Messiah. He has the fanon distinction of being the youngest alter to have once co-ruled the Sanitarium.

Canon
Little is known of the Oligarch's history. However, he has been described as "inner demons [Cronus] couldn't control, and they manifested in a way that best represented their intrusiveness."

Fanon
The Oligarch, under his true name of Cronus Ampora, amassed a small group of other hims he deemed to be "unsuitable to his image" and corrected their "flaws" through a combination of psychological and sexual abuse. Narcotics use also factored heavily into his brainwashing methods, as he forced his victims to ingest sopor slime to sedate them and keep them from escaping his control.

He came to the attention of Saturn after his group swelled in numbers and began to include members who were not doomed variations of himself. Saturn, impressed with his leadership ability, offered him an opportunity to join him as his apprentice and live within the Sanitarium. Cronus accepted and took the pseudonym of "Mars" to match Saturn and Venus.

However, as time went on, Mars became displeased with Saturn's micromanaging and totalitarian rule of the Sanitarium. When he voiced these displeasures, Saturn reacted with dismissive hostility. Their animosity towards each other grew, finally reaching a head after Venus refused to auspisticize between them and left his position as co-ruler of the Sanitarium. Following Venus's departure, Mars chose to flee the Citadel rather than face Saturn's fury. He assumed the title "The Oligarch" as a symbol of the former triad.

Canon
The Oligarch is short and thin, often described by Atticro as being "twinky". His hair is short and swept back, although he has longer sideburns.

The Oligarch is commonly depicted in a white-trimmed crimson jacket with a long, sweeping train which has two golden snakes on the back. Fleurs-de-lis are embroidered in darker red upon the jacket, and he also wears a red necktie with a matching gemstone at the neck and a golden snake emblazoned upon it. In addition, the Oligarch wears a white and red armband on the upper portion of his left arm, white pants or leggings, and knee-high black boots.

When in disguise as an artisan around the Sanitarium to avoid apprehension by Saturn, he dresses in a simpler outfit. The Oligarch's alternate outfit consists of a loose-fitting tan shirt with a red sash, black pants, and dark red shin-high boots.