Pokolistan
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Real Identity: Not Applicable
Appearances: The Collywobbles, The Tourmaline Necklace, Cheers to the Tin Man, Chasing Squirrels, The Iron Pot, Priyatel Skelet, and A Very Funny Monster
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Pokolistan is an eastern European country ruled by the royal family, the Rostovics. In 1831, the Bride of Frankenstein was completed and reanimated with electricity by Dr. Victor Frankenstein to create a bride for his monster. Around 1922, Pokolistan entered a period of isolation from the rest of the world that lasted 100 years. It has unmined petroleum deposits and by 2022 had entered into negotiations with the United States of America for them. Princess Ilana Rostovic knew her country was backwards, always rejecting progress as corrupt. It was her most cherished dream to lead her people into the 21st century. Within weeks of Pokolistan opening communications to the United States, Circe had a vision that Pokolistan would strike the U.S.A. with a major bombing campaign, slay the people left, and destroy most of the known heroes and vigilantes leaving them impaled on stakes.
Circe promised a batallion of ring-wing men she would lead them to Themyscira if they helped bring about the downfall of Pokolistan. Shortly after they crossed the border into the country, Amanda Waller dispatched a black ops team named Task Force M to Pokolistan to protect Princess Ilana Rostovic, the heir apparent to the throne. She soon sent them back to kill Princess Ilana to prevent an apocalyptic vision from coming true. While on the drive to the castle, Alexi took a call and diverted to an ambush after Rick Flag Sr. tipped Princess Ilana about the next attempt on her life. Alexi claimed there was traffic to the castle so they had to take an alternative route. Eventually, Bride pointed out they were going in the opposite direction of the castle and leaving the city. Alexi lied that it looked roundabout but it was a good shortcut. They stopped at the end of the road at a fenceline. Bride was upset. Alexi lied the engine was making a funny hoise. Dr. Phosophorus yelled at him to keep moving even if it damaged the engine permanently.
The military and Amethyst Knights took up positions around them. Alexi put a gun to Bride's head but Phosphorus punched his head off. They exited the transport and scattered. They focused on Bride and Phosphorus. Out of bullets, Bride leaped into air and tackled a Knight. Eventually, the crashed into a rooftop pigeon coop. Phosphorus took his clothes off and cut through a tank, killing both soldiers inside while in motion flipping them off. The tanks split in half and exploded. Bride ripped the Knight's arms off and put on their gauntlets then blasted the helicopter out of the air. A heavily wounded tank driver begged Phosphorus not to kill him. He stepped on him and melted his head into a puddle. Weasel climbed over a pile of trash in an alley as a police car passed by. Nina Mazursky hid in a rundown building while soldiers marched by outside. The Bride could not find anyone and continued running down an alley.
Phosphorus hid in a dumpster. After some Amethyst Knights passed by, he got out and continued through the city on foot. Mazursky sneaked along the buildings and happened to bump into the Bride. The Bride drew her gun at first then scolded her for sneaking up on her. Mazursky countered she didn't much choice but to sneak. Bride grabbed her as a patrol happened to cut them off on both sides. They entered a business that turned out to be a brothel named Can-Can run by a woman named Madame Gyurov. Weasel encountered a pack of wolves near a forest and was surrounded. The alpha was white and had some scars across its snout. Phosphorus hid in an alley then jumped over fence onto a family's property. He melted the doorknob and entered the house before he was spotted. He noticed framed photographs of a little girl then looked at her parents' wedding picture. The little girl stared at Phosphorus and stated in her language that she was hungry. He correctly guessed what she said.
Weasel got down on all fours then confused the wolves by chomping on the ground. He tossed up a stick and caught it then gestured. The alpha got excited. Weasel threw the stick and the alpha retrieved it then returned it to him. They continued playing around. Weasel and the wolves hopped around in a run of tall grass. The little girl ate cereal in the kitchen. Phosphorus wished she didn't see him since he didn't want to risk any witnesses giving away his location. She called him "skelet" to which he easily figured was "skeleton." She called him "priyatel skelet." He wasn't sure what that meant. Weasel woke up and thought of the blonde girl from Sunnyhill School then Princess Ilana. He looked at Poko Castle in the distance then at the sleeping pack. The little girl's parents woke up and ran downstairs. They found Phosphorus playing airplane with their daughter outside. He put her down and apologized then asked if they minded telling him which way it was to Poko Castle. The mother pointed. He continued to the castle.
A private jet landed at Pokolistan's airport. Eric Frankenstein stepped out, handed several U.S. hundred dollar bills to the co-pilot, and declared "home sweet home" in his native language. As the Sun rose, Phosphorus was reunited with Weasel then Bride and Mazursky as they all neared the castle. Phosphorus complimented Bride on her hot new look, her clothes ripped up from a fight in the brothel. She told him to can it and referred to him as Jack Skellington. She mused it was time to go kill a princess. Eric Frankenstein took a cab to Poko Castle. He told Ivan, the driver, about his mission. Ivan was naturally very scared but got him to the castle. He was soon shot up by the Bride. Despite a stand-down order, the Bride killed Princess Ilana to avenge Nina Mazursky's death at her hands. The remaining Commandos left the country with haste. Eric Frankenstein recuperated in the care of the old woman he assigned to watch Frankenstein Manor. He believed Bride's "overreaction" at the castle was more proof of the connection they had. He asked what kind of soup they were eating. The old woman revealed it was sparrow dropping soup. He thought it tasted disgusting. She agreed.