Fred Goldlock

About
Frederick William Goldlock (aka. Fredas Goldlockas) is a military leader of the St. Ark Federation military government and a former general in the St. Ark Armed Forces. He came to power in the St. Ark Federation after he overthrew the president of the country during the Federation Civil War in 1979 and instated 10 years of martial law. He would be eventually overthrown and executed after a trial which took place after he was overthrown in the aftermath of the New Shingleton Incident in 1989.

Fred Goldlock was mentioned in the New Shingleton Incident and his portrait would be displayed in some areas in the game, but it was scrapped. He would also be intended to be placed in the games icon, which would be also scrapped in the end. He would probably soon be mentioned in the oncoming game Battle of Dimitri's Forest Roads, as he played a major role in the battle.

Early Life
Frederick William Goldlock was born on May 13th 1931 in the Dominion of St. Ark into a wealthy family who immigrated from the United States of Megaton and Columbia, not much was known about his nationality, but some assume him to be of Mongravian descent.

In the year of 1949, Frederick joined the army of the Dominion of St. Ark as many of his family members demanded he joined the army to get benefits later on as they had assumed. He would soon be admitted to the St. Ark Armed Forces immediately after St. Ark's full independence from the United States of Megaton and Columbia.

St. Ark Armed Forces
Frederick was assigned as a general within the St. Ark Armed Forces in the year of 1957, although not much was known about his position as a general before the Federation War, but he was known to bribe many political officials into promoting him into higher ranks during the period of corruption.

Federation War
In the year of 1974 after years of desperation, the St. Ark Federation declared war on the Republic of Bistonia to gain access to oil residing in the Bistonian Sea and to annex the catholic majority South Bistonia, Fred Goldlock was also responsible and involved in the Federation War, but he would soon gather decisions and begin actual involvement in the war after a mutiny occured within the military in 1975.

Fred Goldlock then eventually fled mainland Bistonia after the war ended with the capitulation of the St. Ark Federation in 1976, after he returned home to the St. Ark Federation he was seen as an upset man. He spent his later years with his family until the year of 1979.

Aftermath of the Federation War
In the aftermath of the Federation War, Fred Goldlock returned to the St. Ark Federation and resigned his position as general. During the aftermath he received scrutiny from the population and from government officials, Fred Goldlock also refused to respond to his activities he committed in the occupied territories. He was also nearly assassinated by the orders of the USMC including a near kidnapping by USMC intelligence. However during the crisis in the Federation in the year of 1979, he was forced and drafted to his position as a general within the army again to quell down the unrest.

During this period, the Federation had escalated to brutal civil violence and began collapsing, as a result Fred Goldlock ordered the army to stop their attempts to quell down the unrest and killed several generals, he then directed many of his troops to round the presidential palace and office, and many government offices.

Coup D'etat
In 1979, Fred Goldlock had failed to quell down the unrest in the country began redirecting to fufill his agenda. The following day troops and convoys were sent to the the presidential office and overthrew the government, immediately placing himself as the leader of the country. He later on announced on television that a coup d'etat was ongoing and a 10 year martial law was put up in place. His reasons for overthrowing the government was that it was corrupt and it couldn't quell the unrest, and the St. Thomas Incident was one of the factors for the coup d'etat. His actual reason to overthrow the government was to completely take over the country and proclaim himself as a real king.

Government officials and parliament members immediately condemned and lashed out against Fred Goldlock, which resulted in a massive purge against many of the government officials and parliament members that had disobeyed his orders, and over a dozen were killed in the process. Members from parliament then formed together with former government officials to form the St. Ark National Democratic Front, shortened to SANDF, the unrest then escalated to total civil conflict which would last until Fred Goldlock was overthrown from power.

Federation Civil War
In 1980, former government officials and members from parliament formed and united together to form a resistance movement to overthrow the military government called the St. Ark National Democratic Forces and dozens of people joined to fight against the military government in several other cities and seized weapons from abandoned police departments, and towns would eventually become deserted along with the town in Dimitri's Forest Roads. Although the resistance movement had taken control of several strategic locations and many other cities, Fred Goldlock and his army counter attacked the rebel forces and pushed them away from the cities and into the countryside.

By 1982, most of the organized forces by the St. Ark National Democratic Forces had now been destroyed, with many of the remnants being reduced to outposts constructed in the mountains. Fred Goldlock had not bothered to destroy many of the remaining remnants located in the mountains as he described them as rebels that had not posed a threat to his regime, and only aimed to destroy the organized divisions of the St. Ark National Democratic Forces, in 1983 a few organized forces were defeated in the last patches in the countryside and the resistance movement was on the verge of losing. The last organized force eventually fled in the aftermath of the clash and fled to Dimitri's Forest Roads, the St. Ark Armed Forces weren't capable of locating many of the rebel holdouts until in 1984 locals from a nearby town in Dimitri's Forest Roads reported activities of rebel forces setting up a base in the area. Fred Goldlock was then alerted by the report and an offensive was planned.

Battle of Dimitri's Forest Roads
The Battle of Dimitri's Forest Roads was a battle which decided the fate for the last organized force belonging to the nearly destroyed resistance movement SANDF, and the fate for Fred Goldlock's regime and power over the St. Ark Federation, during this event an alternative scenario could potentially occur during events held in the oncoming game, but during the canon series of the lore, Fred Goldlock's regime had won control over the town and the last organized division was destroyed, beginning the era for the reign of terror on the country.

Prior to the battle, locals spotted rebel activity in a nearby town which was abandoned since 1979, a few had been assigned to exploring the town but none of them had shown up after. Another few was sent and they were found shot in the head a mile away from the abandoned town, suspecting rebel activity, the locals reported the sighting to the Federation military government, and thousands of troops and convoys were deployed to the area, after inspection, it soon came out that rebels were inhabiting the area and it was confirmed to be the last organized rebel force belonging to SANDF. Fred Goldlock was made aware of rebel activities and an operation was set out to be planned.

After troops were deployed to the area, a heavy clash ensued between rebel and government forces, and the highway leading to the area was then temporarily closed and destroyed beyond use. Artillery was then used in the clash and the abandoned town was bombarded nearly for days. Weeks later, Fred Goldlock began his preparation for an operation to take over the town and destroy the last organized rebel forces, and the following day the Battle of Dimitri's Forest Roads began, and so was the fate for the factions.

Canon Scenario
In 1984, the Battle of Dimitri's Forest Roads began, and a massed attack weakened and overwhelmed rebel outposts forcing them to retreat to the town. After heavy battles and clashes ensued in the winter, government forces rolled into the town center officially marking the capture of the last rebel held territory. Several groups of rebel forces then retreated northwest of the town where they were destroyed with little to no survivors by government forces. The news of the defeat of the St. Ark National Democratic Forces marked the partial end of the Federation Civil War despite remnants continuing to operate in the mountains. Fred Goldlock had now finally secured his control over the country and continued his policy of imposing a 10 year martial law and a new society. It also marked the beginning of Fred Goldlock's reign of terror over the country for decades to come.

Alternative Scenario
In 1984, the Battle of Dimitri's Forest Roads began, this time the rebel forces had properly secured their outposts and located potential attacks, killing over a hundred soldiers, a mass attack occurred with over a hundred rebel forces involved, with stolen artillery they had bombarded the nearby town killing the commander in the process, after a heavy battle, government forces were forced to retreat as they slowly began collapsing in the process of the battle, with SANDF rebel forces declaring victory over the battle, in the aftermath of the offensive which failed, Fred Goldlock would be devastated by the total loss as SANDF might potentially pose a threat to his regime, and Fred Goldlock would execute many of his generals in the process. SANDF would then use its last organized rebel force to reunite with remnant forces in the mountain outposts and the Federation Civil War would continue to rage on. If this alternative scenario happens, then the events of New Shingleton would not occur.

Military Government
In 1984, Fred Goldlock had finally secured his complete rule over the St. Ark Federation and established a military dictatorship that would last for 10 years under his command until 5 years later in 1989. He ruled the country with an iron fist, as he established an oligarchy and attempted to shape society in the country. He also attempted to spread his influence globally by funding and providing weapons to Bistonian Shingleton Seperatists, and he would persecute political opponents and neglect the development of the country.

During his early years in power, he had sold off state assets and stolen millions of dollars from the state to buy expensive items such as golden rifles and jewelry, and also forced many corporations in the State of New Shingleton and the St. Ark Federation to revoke their status as a private company and be owned by the state, which occurred to companies such as the St. Ark Times and General Technology. He also began purging political opponents and over thousands of civillians were political prisoners.

During his power, the GDP of the St. Ark Federation began gradually declining, including the economy and the currency in the country, including a massive food shortage that would nearly devastate the entire country, famines would also occur. However none of these would go largely released to the public as the St. Ark Federation had controlled information coming in and out of the country. It also resulted in the collapse of the industrial city of New Shingleton, as the industry in the state had often relied on the economy. Crimes in the St. Ark Federation also rose up to 23%. He also began reigning terror on the country with his secret police force.

Involvement with Bistonian Shingleton seperatists
Prior to the Battle of Dimitri's Forest Roads, Fred Goldlock had plans to expand his military dictatorship throughout the regions surrounding the St. Ark Federation, and he would focus directly on the island known as Bistonian Shingleton, he began funding the Bistonian Shingleton seperatists with weapons, ammunition, vehicles and uniforms despite the St. Ark Armed Forces being overwhelmed by heavy casualties by the St. Ark National Democratic Forces. After the last rebel division was eradicated at the Battle of Dimitri's Forest Roads, Fred Goldlock began cutting funds for the Federation military in exchange of investment to paramilitary forces in Bistonian Shingleton.

It wasn't until later on that the Bistonian coast guard discovered ships heading from the St. Ark Federation and illegally trespassing Bistonian waters, and after inspection of the vessels they had discovered over hundreds of stacks of weapons, ammunition and vehicles which would be linked to Fred Goldlock's attempt to fund the Bistonian Shingleton seperatists, as a result of the investment and involvement with the seperatists, the paramilitary force became powerful and heavily armed with weapons which had posed a great threat to Bistonian soldiers stationed in Bistonian Shingleton in the aftermath of the instability that was carried on by the Federation War decades prior.

Oligarchy
During Fred Goldlocks regime, he had established an oligarchy which had nearly possessed all assets of the state, many of these oligarchs loyal to Fred Goldlock would also take over as the governors of states in the St. Ark Federation, one of them being the State of New Shingleton, which was owned by a oligarch loyal to Fred Goldlock. The oligarchy rose after Fred Goldlock secured his power over the country and sold assets to them. However oligarchs which had opposed Fred Goldlock was executed or either fled the country into the Republic of Bistonia and possibly applied for asylum.

Many of these oligarchs which governed the state had their own private military force different from the St. Ark Federation, including private secret police forces except for the State of New Shingleton, as the governor of the state had not bothered to use his funds to invest into a private military force. Some of them also imposed heavy taxes on the local population, and constructed hundreds of expensive palaces using money from the state.

In 1989, Fred Goldlock's oligarchy had officially ended after the downfall of his regime and his execution, although it had ended, the oligarchy alliance continued to function until civillians began overthrowing many governors of the state being allegedly accused of involvement in the oligarchy and executing them with gunfire, some of the oligarchs fled the country afterwards and continued to live and seek refuge in other countries.

Persecution of political opponents
From 1979 till 1989, Fred Goldlock had persecuted many of his political opponents which had wished to overthrow his regime. Several of them would unite to form the St. Ark National Democratic Forces, but several of them would be eventually killed in combat, some which had survived or opposed Fred Goldlock somewhere between 1984 and 1989 were detained by the secret police and placed in house arrest until the end of the regime. One of them would be known as Anson Rodger.

Anson Rodger was a democratic activist known for advocating for human rights and advocated for the overthrow of Fred Goldlock's regime and establish a new and democratic government in the St. Ark Federation, he became a democratic activist in 1986 after discovering the brutal actions committed by the military government, he held conferences and rallies in the capital and infront of Fred Goldlock's presidential palace, which had angered Fred Goldlock. In 1987, Fred Goldlock sent the secret police to locate his house and he was eventually captured afterwards, he was then put into house arrest in which he remained there until the year of 1989. His supporters opposed against the act and protested infront of the house where he was detained, a shootout occurred and many of them had fled from the premises which sealed the fate for Anson Rodger. After the New Shingleton Incident and the downfall of the military government he was released from house arrest.

New Shingleton resistance
Prior to the resistance in New Shingleton, the coup d'etat in 1979 and the Federation Civil War had resulted in the decline of New Shingleton, as the military government had forced private companies in the industrial area to revoke their status as a private company and allow the government to take over the company. The economy gradually declined which also forced some industrial factories to close down, dwindling to only 3,000 factories remain operating. Sanctions and food shortages also overwhelmed the city of Jefferson. The rise of crime also led to gang violence throughout the city which forced dozens to move out of the cities to nearby areas for better opportunites. The crime levels in Jefferson also allowed for insurgencies to conduct activities underground.

In 1985, a bomb attack occurred at the Jefferson District School, killing hundreds including students in the process which was the deadliest event in the history of the country. Because of the city being divided into Protestants and Catholics, the Catholic Memorial in the city of Jefferson was burned down by Lithuanian Protestant militia groups, with the Federation War Memorial being torn down in 1983. Terrorist attacks were rampant against the military government.

After the Jefferson District School Bombing occurred in mid 1985, an armed resistance movement against the military government was formed with the support of remnants from the St. Ark National Democratic Forces with Freddy's Brewery and Restaurant as headquarters for their resistance. Their first attacks carried out days after. After attacks by a new resistance movement increased, Fred Goldlock responded to the armed resistance by deploying military police in the state, as seen in the game New Shingleton. He also expected the military police to eradicate the rebels by the time his 10 year martial law came to an end. Despite his efforts, the armed resistance movement failed to collapse nor were they surrendering.

Persecution of Bistonian refugees
In 1987, the Crimsonian-Bistonian War broke out, resulting in an increased influx of refugees from Bistonia into the St. Ark Federation illegally or legally. Because of the increased influx, Fred Goldlock responded to the refugee crisis by allowing them entry into the country if they had met the requirements such as a passport despite the St. Ark Federation being slightly isolated, and soldiers would shoot anybody on sight if they did not meet the legal requirements, this was met with intense condemnation, however the St. Ark Federation had largely ignored it and a purge of Bistonian refugees began. They also began landing on ships carrying dozens of refugees illegally into the border and a massacre occurred which resulted in all of the refugees being dead. It was at this point that the Bistonian refugees had no choice but to cross the former abandoned tunnels of the Green Line. The persecution was not heard of as the government controlled information coming inside or outside of the country.

Those who were allowed into the country were also met with intense scrutiny by the population, as many of them had largely disliked them after the Federation War, many of them would stay in the St. Ark Federation until the St. Ark Federation Council announced the reopening of the country internationally to trade and transportation in 1989, which caused a large influx of Bistonian refugees attempting to return to Bistonia, which resulted in the People's Republic of Crimsonia sending terrorists to stop them from returning to the country, as seen with the New Shingleton Incident the following year.

Prelude to the New Shingleton Incident
Prior to the New Shingleton Incident, Fred Goldlock was busy on attempting to quell the resistance movement in the city of Jefferson and attempt to deploy his troops and military police to the area, and his attempts would fail. His time till martial law ended was very limited and in return he continued to not give up his attempt to quell the resistance movement. Fred Goldlock had not done much regarding many different topics prior to the incident, but he declined any existence of Crimsonia committing terrorist attacks, and declined to provide food to the population as a food shortage had nearly devastated the country.

New Shingleton Incident
The New Shingleton Incident began in 1989 when the People's Republic of Crimsonia made a last ditch attempt to halt the migration of Bistonian refugees during the Crimsonian-Bistonian War by infiltrating in New Shingleton and the Steven Ogg International Airport and holding an entire Orange Airlines aircraft in hostage as part of their operation, however the St. Ark Police Force had destroyed Crimsonia's intentions by executing 4 of their spies involved in the operation, as a result Crimsonia would resort to Plan B by contacting a certain person known as Zhukov who had been involved in Crimsonian intelligence for a long time, and in the midnight hours minutes after takeoff, Zhukov had fired a missile towards the back of the aircraft destroying it into pieces and as a result all passengers were dead.

It was unknown whether or not Fred Goldlock had involvement in the incident, but he was allegedly accused of ordering to shoot directly at protesters attempting to escape the airport, it wasn't until investigations were held in the late 1990s that it was instead a commander within the military police force and that he had ordered it since he had no choice. This resulted in hundreds of people dying as a result of the incident and this would eventually lead to the downfall of Fred Goldlock's regime 3 days later, prior to his downfall Fred Goldlock was also one of the officials demanding the company to cleanup any potential evidence or proof for the massacre, however beyond that the population had already knew the massacre.

Downfall
3 days after the New Shingleton Incident, Fred Goldlock's 10 year martial law came to an official end. This led to a sudden influx of protesters gathering around in several cities across the St. Ark Federation and Fred Goldlocks attempts to quell the resistance failed as troops were overwhelmed in New Shingleton, the protests began turning into violent riots and some had possessed several weapons. Fred Goldlock then ordered the killing of protesters by gunfire and in the evening, shots were fired by the National Guard in several cities, the chiefs which commanded the shooting as ordered by Fred Goldlock then wrote letters apologizing to the families and ended up killing themselves. Then in the following night, the St. Ark Armed Forces then turned towards eachother including military police, and the St. Ark Armed Forces including the National Guard then joined the resistance movement against Fred Goldlock in which he had panicked, as the people began turning against him including his own military force.

Capture
As convoys and military trucks arrived to the presidential palace and the capital city erupted into flames, Fred Goldlock attempted to evade capture by hiding in an underground cellar constructed in his office room. As troops stormed into the presidential palace including civillians, his underground cellar was discovered and he was captured along with his wife and beatened in his office room by angry mobs. He was then escorted out of the palace in a beatened state and placed in one of the military trucks, taking him to a government building blocks away from the presidential palace where a makeshift court would hold him in a short trial where he was recorded.

Trial
Fred Goldlock was placed in one of the military trucks and he was escorted to a government building where it was converted into a makeshift court which would hold him in a short trial. Several media outlets also arrived to the government building where his trial was recorded including Fred Goldlock who was recently beatened up by angry mobs in the presidential palace. Crowds began to watch his trial in the streets. As the trial began, the jury had lack of evidence to sustain evidence of crimes committed by Fred Goldlock, despite the lack of evidence, the jury held Fred Goldlock guilty and he pleaded not guilty, despite the pleading, the jury then immediately sentenced him to death. Crowds then cheered as his punishment was announced.

Execution
After the short and rushed trial, Fred Goldlock including his wife was then tied up again and his legs were then broken on camera by troops, with him struggling as a reason. He was then placed in the military truck again where he was then transported to a prison in the death row section and he was taken to his execution room where many military officials arrived to watch his death. Because of his broken legs, two chairs were placed on one another so Fred Goldlock could sit on it while a rope was being tied around his neck. He was then blindfolded and given permission to utter his last words, as Fred Goldlock attempted to talk on footage, the chairs were then pushed back which left him struggling to stand on the platform as his legs were broken. His last words were then interrupted and the lever was pulled, instantly killing him on footage.

Journalists then ran to the execution room to record his hanging body in the execution room as he continued to bleed from his wounds which he sustained when he was beatened prior to his execution. The rope was then cut off and his body dropped down to the concrete floor. His wife was then next and she was hanged. Her corpse then landed on Fred Goldlock's corpse on footage. Their corpses were then dragged out of the chamber and wrapped in cloth and tied up with footage. They were then placed in a military truck and escorted to the presidential palace, where their wrapped up corpses rolled down on the stairs as they were kicked. Crowds then attempted to burn them using lighters and they were stopped by the National Guard, blood was splattered over the stairs. His wrapped corpse including his wife was then escorted to a hospital where an autopsy was carried out.

Burial
After an autopsy was carried out on Fred Goldlock and Mrs. Goldlock, they were then escorted out of the hospital and his body was then sent to a mortician where he was then embalmed and placed into a wooden and elegant casket along with his wife. A funeral was set up and many remaining oligarchs including Fred Goldlock's children also attended. He was buried in a cemetery somewhere in the St. Ark Federation. Over the decades his tombstone would be vulnerable to vandalism.

Legacy
The legacy brought by Fred Goldlock was catastrophic to the St. Ark Federation, he had created an oligarchy which became a massive problem for the country for decades to come and Fred Goldlock had devastated the economy including the currency, New Shingleton had not gradually recovered from Fred Goldlock's reign of terror over the state. His legacy had completely changed the St. Ark Federation and the country wouldn't remain the same for another 10 years. Although despite him committing horrible acts in the country, he was seen as a great president by many people who lived under his rule, and statues and monuments would be constructed commemorating him. Fred Goldlock's execution footage would also be spread throughout the public.

Personal life
Somewhere before the beginning of the Federation War in the 1970s, Fred Goldlock met Mrs. Goldlock and married in 1971. They would have over 3 children, the oldest being Johnson Goldlock, who was born the following year after Fred Goldlock's marriage, and then his second child would be Fred Goldlock Jr. His third child would be Jane Goldlock, who was the only daughter in the family. Many of these children would later on grow up and take jobs, although they had faced scrutiny or some were unable to get benefits due to their fathers background, and Fred Goldlock Jr. would denounce his father.

Johnson Goldlock
Johnson Goldlock is Fred Goldlock's oldest and first son, he was born in 1971 the following year after Fred Goldlock's marriage. Although he grew up noble and lived a happy life with his brothers and only sister, however he was devastated as in 1989 when he was beginning his year in college, he walked upon a heavy crowd and Johnson witnessed the death of his father including his mother and attended their funeral the following year. He then went into a series of depression as the house and money including personal items were seized by the government and attempted to kill himself in 1995. He then attempted to flee the St. Ark Federation where he was then detained by officials, after he was identified an oligarch approached his identity and released him and assisted Johnson Goldlock in his life, currently Johnson Goldlock is living a rather good life and having his own family, including working at a office company.

Fred Goldlock Jr.
Fred Goldlock Jr. is Fred Goldlock's middle and second son, he was born in 1972, around a year after Johnson Goldlock was born. He also grew up a noble and lived a happy life with his brother and only sister. When he was 17, he witnessed his fathers execution on television and after the property was seized including their personal items, Fred Goldlock Jr. then took a job and had a family aswell, and became a politician. Later on in 2013 he denounced his father Fred Goldlock for committing atrocities.

Jane Goldlock
Jane Goldlock is Fred Goldlock's third child and only daughter, she was born in 1975 when Mrs. Goldlock had been allegedly cheating with another person. She also grew up noble and lived a happy life with her brothers. When she was around 14, she then realized her parents were executed 3 days afterwards, and descended into a state of depression. After the property was seized including valuable items and many things, she then became homeless instead of looking for other jobs across the cities, she then became friends with a classmate from the school who was now a drug addict, and she became quickly addicted to heroin and many other drugs while living in dilapidated areas, she was also detained several times for possession of drugs and she eventually died by drug overdose. Her mummified body was then discovered in an abandoned apartment and after identification she came to be known as Jane Goldlock, who was missing for over a few months while police attempted to search for her for allegedly possessing drugs again. She was buried and her funeral was attended by Fred Goldlock Jr. and Johnson Goldlock, both of them had been saddened by her death, and she could've had potentially found something better for her life.