Troy Thompson
Troy R. Thompson (April 23, 1985“) often known by the aliases Troi Raibert Þompsohnd, Troi Raibert I, Roberto Garcia y Ramirez, Roberto I, Paz Roberto Nero, and Kufukhaf Iskander Khan, has more or less led the nation of Slobovia ever since its creation in 2000. Over the years he had built a bad reputation for himself for poor choices. Thompson served as Constitutional Emperor and Perpetual Defender of [[San Martin]] and is King of Slobovia.
Early life
Thompson was born in Duluth, Minnesota, the son of a seventeen year old single mother. Though economically disadvantaged (he never really was among the 'haves,' usually being more like the 'almost haves,' and sometimes the 'have nots'), he lived a carefree existance throughout his first twelve years, and, at the age of three, met and formed a friendship with Daniel R. Kemp, who today remains Thompson's oldest and closest friend. Thompson and Kemp used to raise hell together, stealing beer from their parents at ages as young as five years, committing acts of petty vandalism as young as ten, etc. The carefree and guiltfree years would end for Thompson in his thirteenth year, though. At the age of thirteen Thompson had begun to become more reclusive and developed symptoms of depression. It all culminated on Halloween of that year, when Thompson made a suicide attempt. Afterwards, his family and friends were always supportive and helpful in his recovery, but it took him five years to recover, in full, emotionally, and he is still somewhat reclusive today.
Early Slobovia
On Christmas in the same year as his suicide attempt, Thompson had recieved a webtv and an internet connection. For about a year he usually used it soley to find something to do, however, one day he stumbled over a micronation, and the fundamental seed for Slobovia was planted. Over the following weeks he rounded up his friends, including Kemp, and looked for a name. Finally, in early April, 2000, Thompson, Kemp, and mutual friends including Jesse Capitani, Michael Forest and Justin Bailey, founded Slobovia, naming it after a fictional nation named 'Slobbovia' which was the setting of a pornographic comic book. The nation was then, due to the fact that the only one of the five with and internet connection was Thompson, a primarily offline nation. Consensus had it that Slobovia would have a German theme (due to the fact that all of the founders had a measure of German blood), and that Thompson would be the Slobovian Kaiser.
Mistakes
In his early years as a micronationalist, Thompson had come to make many mistakes, much of which were committed on the floor of the League of Seccessionis States (LoSS). Slobovia had become a member of the LoSS in June, 2000 as a result of Thompson's first mistake - lying about Slobovia's age, it would not be his last. Between the middle of 2000 and early 2001, Thompson, through many immature actions, had begun to amass a reputation of being immature and stupid. For the most part, it was true that Thompson was immature, however, a half a decade of mistakes would slowly bring a shred of wisedom to him.
Recent developments
In mid-2004 Slobovia more or less collapsed and Thompson temporarily left micronationalism. However, in December of that year he was approached by Edgard Portela, and asked to co-found the Republic of San Martin, and he became Vice President thereof. By February, 2005, problems had begun to appear in San Martin, namely the division caused by political parties fighting to attain the position of head of state. On March 1, 2005, Portela staged a coup and declared Thompson Emperor of San Martin. Furthermore, Thompson refounded Slobovia in late 2005.
