Iron Dominion

The Iron Dominion is a gathering of Mobian clans under the command of the Iron King and Iron Queen. Including the Yagyu Ninja clan and others, this group formed in the Dragon Kingdom and fought against Monkey Khan before relocating to New Megaopolis to usurp control of the Eggman Empire from the insane Dr. Eggman. It was formerly a branch of the Eggman Empire and before that the global empire of Dr. Ivo Robotnik, but following the empire's decline it had effectively become its own government. Its rulers now command the whole of the Eggman Empire.

Formation
Years ago the young Regina, traveling the world in exile, arrived in the Dragon Kingdom. Once there, she pledged herself to the local warlord Jun Kun, seeking a quick way to rise to power. They were faced with much resistance however, either being defeated by one of the warring clans or even the free people they sought to control. After a number of defeats they made contact with Dr. Ivo Robotnik. It is unknown who made contact with who but nonetheless Regina was able to persuade the despot to endorse them as regional commanders. Supplied with his equipment, they gained the much needed edge to compete with the clans. The two had a ceremonial marriage, becoming the Iron King and Iron Queen. From there, they became powerful villains in the region. (StH: #202, #207)

In 3236, the Iron King and Queen ruled areas of the Dragon Kingdom from their Iron Fortress with an iron fist. When the residents of Stormtop Village refused to accept them as their masters, the Iron Queen set Mount Stormtop on fire, which lasted for over 100 days. Eventually, Sonic the Hedgehog and Miles "Tails" Prower arrived in the region during their world tour to track down Ixis Naugus, and with help from Monkey Khan, defeated the Iron King and Queen and put out the fire using the Fan of Fen Xing. (StH: #60)

Defeating the Clans and Resistance
During the Clan Wars the Iron Queen tried to buy off the leader of the Yagyu Clan, the Bride of Rich Nights, who insisted she could not be bought. In response, Jun Kun apparently crushed her but allowed Regina to take the credit for the kill. Following this she took the Yagyu Clan as her own vanguard and sent them on random missions to aid the other clans, starting a rumor that all other brides had sworn loyalty to her the other three clans surrendered to her, making her the Bride of Four Houses. Since then, all four clans have acted as her soldiers. (StH: #201)

At some point, the Iron King and Queen returned and enslaved Stormtop Village. The Yagyu Clan also stole the Fan of Fen Xing and gave it to the Iron King, which he made part of his personal collection once again. They also managed to wipe out any resistance and local Freedom Fighter groups, leaving only Monkey Khan as their opposition in the region. (StH: #202)

Usurping Control of the Eggman Empire

 * See also: Eggman Empire

While the Iron King and Queen served as Sub-Bosses to the Eggman Empire over in the Dragon Kingdom fighting the local resistance there, who were beginning to keep them at bay, the Iron Queen made romantic connections with Snively Robotnik over in New Megaopolis via the Egg Network. After the Iron King and Queen had finally managed to rid most of their oppressors, the leaders of the Iron Dominion, accompanied by the Yagyu Clan and Conquering Storm, arrived at the landing bay of the Eggdome via the Iron Queen's dirigible to usurp control of the Eggman Empire following Dr. Eggman's recent descent into insanity, and quickly began a search of the city to see if their were any other functioning buildings other than the Eggdome. They were then briefly challenged by Sonic the Hedgehog and Monkey Khan, but the addition of the Dark Egg Legion, Espio the Chameleon, and Lightning Lynx to their ranks proved too formidable for the pair. (StH: #194, #200, #201, #202)

The Iron Queen and Snively, acting alone, launched an exploratory assault against New Mobotropolis, the Queen using her powers to control first Bunnie Rabbot and then Monkey Khan to attack the city before leaving when Khan regained his free will. At the same time, the Shinobi Clan sent Espio to capture the Master Emerald, but he failed to do so because of "conflicting orders" and Knuckles the Echidna's interference and was called back to the Dragon Kingdom. Infuriated, the Iron Queen promptly sent the Bride of Conquering Storm to get the other clans in line. Dr. Eggman's escape soon had the Iron Dominion's forces massing for a battle with Sonic after failing to subdue the doctor. Their attempts were in vain, however as the Freedom Fighters were able take Eggman back to their city and then raised its shields to keep out the dominion. Refusing defeat, Jun Kun attacked Robotropolis, which was the source of New Mobotropolis's power, and would thus de-activate the shield. Due to Sonic's quick thinking Jun Kun was tricked to destroy the old power siphon. Remembering NICOLE and New Mobotropolis's technological origin, Snively told Regina, who was then able to take nearly-complete control of NICOLE and the nanite city along with her. (StH: #203, #204, #205, #206, #207, #208)

Territories
The Iron Dominion consists of the Iron King and Queen's holdings in the Dragon Kingdom, which is the entire region as Monkey Khan explained there were no existing Freedom Fighter groups there. This would include Stormtop Village, Leung Kar and other villages. It also successfully annexed the region surrounding the Eggdome and the ruins of New Megaopolis. The Iron Dominion also took control over New Mobotropolis thanks to Snively's idea of using the Iron Queen's Magitek to control NICOLE, and thus control the city. (StH: #200, #201, #202, #208)


 * Although the rulers of the Iron Dominion gained control of the Eggman Empire, it still exists as a seperate entity from the Iron Dominion. It is unknown to what extent the other regions of Mobius accept the leadership of the Iron King and Queen or if they are run independently by their local Sub-Bosses and have splintered into mere fifedoms.