Editing Topilpopoca (section)

==Military Career==

The humiliation of Xiomera's defeat in the Great War would shape both Imperial politics and Topilpopoca's military service. The years after the war would be a tumultuous period in Xiomeran history. The previously unshaken faith Xiomerans had in their leaders and their military as infallible and invincible had been shattered. Previously unheard-of opposition to the government and military began to manifest in the postwar years. Xiomera's military and security forces were increasingly used to stifle and control the opposition.

During this period, Topilpopoca would rise rapidly within the ranks of the Imperial Army. He became a lieutenant in 1969, a captain in 1971, and a major in 1973. He would achieve colonel rank in 1975. He would earn the attention of Xiomera's top military leaders for his role in helping to suppress the major pro-democracy protests that occurred in August 1977. As the commander in charge of the Tlālacuetztla Military District, Topilpopoca conducted the crackdown that secured the capital and ended the protests there. The Emperor of the time, Xolōtl, gave Topilpopoca the Imperial Order of the Sun for his service and encouraged him to seek higher rank.

In 1978, Topilpopoca completed advanced officer training and earned the rank of General. He joined the Imperial General Staff as second in command to General Xipil, then the top military officer in Xiomera. He would serve in this role from 1978 to 1984. During that period, Topilpopoca also taught logistics and tactics at the Imperial Military Academy.

In 1985, upon Xipil's retirement, Topilpopoca was named General of the Army and assumed leadership of the General Staff. He would serve in this role until 2001. During this period, Topilpopoca would push for expansion and modernization of the Imperial military. He wrote the white paper ''Unleashing Imperial Power and Potential'' in 1990, which would lay the foundation for the military's conversion from a regional power to one capable of exerting force well beyond Caxcana. In 1991, Topilpopoca would coordinate Xiomera's participation in the Bjeorg conflict.

During his tenure as General of the Army, Topilpopoca would lead the expansion and re-arming of the Imperial military. After its loss in the Great War, Xiomera had allowed its military to wither and had avoided potential conflict. Topilpopoca's determination to restore Xiomera as a military power would guide Imperial militarism from 1985 to 2001.