Leviathan/characters/archive/The King

Bio

Elvis A. Presley II is the incumbent president of the United States of America. Despite his seemingly high position in the U.S. Government, he has little real power. All duties that would originally belong to the President have since been transferred to congress instead, with all actions being monitored by the board-members of the "United Earth Alliance". Because of this shift of responsibility, Presley is really nothing but a figurehead for the government, doing nothing important except for giving speeches and attending important meetings. Due to the long and repetitive nature of his work, Presley finds his job as president to be incredibly boring. Because of this, he has a playful and whimsical nature, having a fondness for playing tricks and performing a variety of pranks on his fellow politicians.

While he doesn't take his role as President too seriously, he still manages to be a decent, honourable, and kind man who treats his position, aides, and country with great respect and dignity.

Past Life

The year was 2265, and the U.S. had been mercilessly thrust into an economic depression that was the worst of its kind since 1929. The reason for the huge downturn in economic activity happened to be because of the Cold War between the U.S and the Republic of Korea. Both countries suffered heavy economic losses due to the political conflict, but in the end, Korea emerged victorious, beating the United States for the very first time.

The heavy loss had a demoralizing effect on U.S. citizens. The overall standard of living had fallen dramatically, and the country became a shadow of its former self, with rates of depression being the highest it had ever been in history. Despite all of this, the people persevered through their lives, trying to reclaim what they had lost.

The government wanted to find a cheap and effective way to increase morale for the citizens, and it was through an unusual suggestion from one of the senators where they got their idea. They would install a new U.S. President who would act as a beacon of hope and glory for the citizens, and motivate them enough to get through their ordinary lives. Not only did they decide to do this however, but they also wanted to take it further than that. They wanted someone who would serve as an All-American hero, while also being a familiar face to the citizens. And they figured out how to do that. They would pick a prominent figure of U.S. history and clone them.

Scientists from all around the country were called upon to initiate this project, and through a long and specific round of selection, they had found the man that they were going to make president. He was a man who originally came from humble beginnings in Tupelo, Mississippi, who later went on to become one of the most influential musicians in history. He was known to the world as Elvis Presley.

So, after the harvesting of DNA through his personal belongings, the cloning process began. To their joy and pleasure, the project happened to be a great success, with the perfect copy being developed. Throughout his life, the clone was monitored very closely by the scientists, with information of his past life being fed directly into his brain through waves. After a period of 20 years, they had finally done it. They had created a perfect clone of Elvis Presley to serve as President of the United States. Although the U.S. had recovered quite a bit over that period of time, the officials felt that there was no harm in finishing the project, and shortly after that, Elvis Presley II had been "elected" into the position of U.S. President, to serve as an inspiration for all.