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With the backing of the Italians, it wonвЂ™t take long to defeat the diminished forces still loyal to Haile Selassie and finally bring вЂpeaceвЂ™ to the region.вЂ‹ Who that puppet is will depend on which leader was chosen to reach out to the Italians. Once this focus is taken, the fascist supporters will break away from Ethiopia to become an Italian puppet. Once the fascists have built their support network up, itвЂ™s time for them to Declare for Italy.

Meanwhile expanding the bodyguard will guarantee a number of elite divisions will be loyal to their Italian backed leader when the empire inevitably fractures.вЂ‹ Swaying the warlords will boost the popularity of fascism in Ethiopia and give access to loyalist generals once the current war is won.

However, if the Italians are receptive to the idea of Ethiopia tearing itself apart, the next two focuses, Sway the Warlords and Expand the Bodyguard will be available. Meanwhile, if Ethiopia is close to capitulating, Italy will be less likely to accept the deal.вЂ‹ For instance, if the war is dragging on for Italy, the odds of them accepting the deal will increase. ItalyвЂ™s decision to accept the proposal will be weighted on how close they are to defeating Ethiopia and the war escalation levels mentioned in the last Ethiopia dev diary. The decision to lock the player in this path in such a scenario is due to the importance of time for Ethiopia as it is immediately at war with Italy. Should the Italians rebuff your attempts to reach out to them, the focus tree will unlock the first section of the historical/imperial branch and the fascist sympathizing aristocrats will have to swallow their ambitions and do as the focus says, Rally around the Emperor. Unfortunately the portraits for these guys arenвЂ™t complete, yet so I canвЂ™t show them off today. Each leader has different strengths and weaknesses and will move the power center of the country to their respective regions, should they succeed in overthrowing the emperor. As can be seen from the icon, there is a choice of three potential leaders, Haile Selassie Gugsa, Hailu Tekle Haymanot of Gojjam and Abba Jofir of Jimma. This focus also determines who will be the leader of the revolt against Selassie. This focus puts the feelers out to see whether the Italians would be willing to support a coup against Selassie in exchange for letting them maintain some level of control once the dust finally settles.

Starting at the top of their focus branch, we have Reach out to the Italians. With so many disgruntled factions, the slightest nudge can drastically alter the structure of the empire.ДЇacist PathLet's start by looking at the fascist sympathizing aristocrats. Behind enemy lines, the fierce anti-fascist Black Lions begin to wonder if their successes and sacrifices are having any impact on the war as the Italians continue to push deeper and deeper into the heart of Ethiopia. Meanwhile, the troops grow ever more disgruntled with officers leading them into defeat after defeat, knowing well that they were only given their ranks by birth right. Among the regional aristocrats, there is talk of reaching out to the Italians and switching sides in the hopes of maintaining hereditary titles. In such desperate times, there are rumblings of discontent with the emperorвЂ™s handling of the conflict. LetвЂ™s wind back the clock to early 1936, before Selassie leaves the nation for Geneva.

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But Haile Selassie wasnвЂ™t the only one in Ethiopia with ideas on how to end the warвЂ¦ Haile Selassie historically left the country to rally support through the League of Nations for stopping ItalyвЂ™s illegal invasion. With that out of the way, let's once again dive into Ethiopia!ДЄs explained in the last Ethiopian dev diary, Ethiopia starts in a dire situation with the Italian invasion of the country well under way and any hope of winning the war rapidly diminishing.

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However, IвЂ™d just like to say that itвЂ™s a great honor to get to do this having been a fan of the series for literally decades at this point, (yeah, look it up, Hearts of Iron I came out in 2002, crazy right?) IвЂ™m really excited to be contributing to this awesome game. This is my first time writing a development diary for you all, having only joined the Hearts of Iron team earlier this year.

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