Maxine Rockhoppierre – Maximilien Robespierre
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Maxine Rockhoppierre is the Premiere Citizen of Polaris, the self-touted “hero of La Resistance” and de facto leader of Polaris despite Red Rosa leading the Citizen’s Assembly, the authority that arose following the revolution against Antuskette and the Walrusks. She believes that Dasein is reaching out to her and her alone.
“You see, Wizard? The true face of Novus is my face. It is me. It is mine. Everything is mine. Reflections? Non, non, you are wrong. These are acknowledgements, olive branches. Dasein is reaching out to embrace me, change me, EMPOWER! …And reject all others.” – Maxine Rockhoppierre
Maximilien François Marie Isidore de Robespierre (May 6, 1758 – July 28, 1794) was a French lawyer and statesman, widely recognized as one of the most influential and controversial figures of the French Revolution. Robespierre fervently campaigned for the voting rights of all men and their unimpeded admission to the National Guard. Additionally, he advocated the right to petition, the right to bear arms in self-defense, and the abolition of the Atlantic slave trade. He was a radical Jacobin leader who came to prominence as a member of the Committee of Public Safety, an administrative body of the First French Republic. His legacy has been heavily influenced by his actual or perceived participation in repression of the Revolution’s opponents, but is notable for his progressive views for the time.
As one of the prominent members of the Paris Commune, Robespierre was elected as a deputy to the National Convention in early September 1792. He joined The Mountain, a radical left-wing faction. However, he faced criticism for purportedly trying to establish either a triumvirate or a dictatorship. In April 1793, Robespierre advocated the mobilization of a sans-culotte army aiming at enforcing revolutionary laws and eliminating any counter-revolutionary elements. This call led to the armed Insurrection of May 31 – June 2, 1793. On July 27, he was appointed a member of the Committee of Public Safety.
Robespierre faced growing disillusionment among others due in part to the politically-motivated violence advocated by The Mountain. Increasingly, members of the Convention turned against him, and accusations piled up on 9 Thermidor. Robespierre was arrested and taken to a prison. Approximately 90 individuals, including Robespierre, were executed without trial in the following days, marking the onset of the Thermidorian Reaction.
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