Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-72.68.107.22-20191116222635/@comment-25396609-20191116232955

Not even remotely. For one, a military dictatorship requires a dictator; and despite how it seems on the surface Ironwood is definitely not one.

His actions are not only justified, but the only not terrible option available.

A kingdom was outright destroyed by a hostile force; one that was able to slip under the radar and hijack the ENTIRE GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK.

So he established a secure zone in the kingdom's main city.

But they don't have the man (or fire) power to secure Mantle as well. They lost a lot of men and equipment in Vale. So he did what he could.

Increased patrols and camera coverage to compensate for lack of a secure perimeter.

Restricting weapon use to those who are trustworthy; because it's highly likely hostile forces will invade the same way they did Vale. As a matter of fact, they already have.

A dictator would not have assigned the most powerful weapon he has available to him to protect Mantle. He would have assigned her to police the city; keep people in line.