Usher Raymond IV

Grand Duke Usher Usherovich Raymond IV (Russian: А́шер А́шеревич Ре́ймонд IV) was a Russian noble of the house Raymond-Popov-Romanov, later infamously known as the first dictator of the Communist state of Usher. He established himself as a fierce warrior during Russia's invasion of Manchuria in 1900, personally fighting the Boxers with his own fists. He later established his tactical prowess during the Russo-Japanese War as captain of the Cheburashka (Чебура́шка), by crashing the vessel through Port Arthur and killing his entire crew; a sure victory for animeheads the world over!

Usher Raymond became da boss of Soviet Rusher on 11 November 1917, after overthrowing Lenin Ulyanov on his very third day in charge. In the ensuing civil war, Usher purged many of Russia's noble families, including his own, for literally no reason. The war dragged on much longer and killed much more people than it needed to due to Usher Raymond's insistence that trial by combat was a practice of modern warfare, as well as his violent defensiveness over his inability to distinguish between "foes" and "the unruly general populace." Only the influence of Leon Bronzky and Justin Beaver, URIV's lover, could save the Bolshevik war effort.

In May 1922, Usher Raymond was diagnosed with testicle gangrene, transmitted by none other than the notorious Justin Beaver! In truth, it was Usher's plan to contract this horrid disease from the very beginning, as he (very, very mistakenly) believed that Justin could succeed him as the greatest leader Russia would ever see. Usher Raymond's death had been specifically calculated to happen at 10:42:22 14 October 1925 in the middle of the Red Square, at which time he would unveil his design for a state-provided Universal People's Panacea before pulling a lever that would spectacularly immolate his corpse at the exact moment of death. This plan was never realised. In late 1923, Captain Sergei Sergeiovich Sparklekov of the Red Army released his scandalous composition "CREEPAH" as an affront to the Usher government. Upon hearing the piece, Usher Raymond had a seizure, three strokes and fourteen aneurysms at once. His condition took an immediate nosedive and his gangrene finally killed him on 21 January. Justin Beaver, at Usher Raymond's funeral no less, destroyed the panacea formula. Historians concur that this was also done for "literally no reason ".