Roland Vlocke
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Overview
Roland Vlocke is the CEO of Vlocke Aerospace Industries and an administrator of the United Liberators Coalition, and an enemy-turned ally of the Liberators. Ever since 2014 Vlocke has been responsible for funding the Liberators, and eventually merged many of his assets with them when he became an administrator of the newly-created ULC. He has since dedicated his full support, and now personally oversees the day-to-day operations of the organization at the Phoenix Complex on Gull Island. A mysterious man who prefers to keep out of the public eye, he and the company he maintains appears to be another straightforward aircraft manufacturer upon initial inspection, but there are rumors that Vlocke and his company are involved in matters that run much deeper than simple aircraft factories. A man of immense wealth, Vlocke is used to getting things when he wants them and the way he wants them, and tends to use his expansive resources to ensure his plans succeed. In early 2016, it was revealed that he was a member of the Serpent Institute and in mid-2016 he became one of the founders of the United Liberators Coalition.
History
Meeting the Liberators
Vlocke was approached by Tony Griffins in 2013 for his assistance in funding the Liberators. Vlocke agreed, on the condition that Griffins would submit monthly reports of the activities his organization became involved in, and kept track of resources used. The Liberators from that point on received approximately 50% of its funding from Vlocke, and the other fifty percent from PRIMUS and other groups and sponsors. Resources and donations were sparse and tight at times, but Vlocke's financial backing ensured that the organization kept afloat. During this phase Vlocke was largely disinterested in the Liberators and considered the amount of money he contributed monthly to be pocket change, but his attitude shifted drastically when he noticed that the Liberators acquired a technologically-advanced gunship captured from Okita Technologies, that threatened to rival his own aircraft and upset the balance of power.