Kage Von Stryker

Kage Von Stryker was the only son of Helmut Von Stryker - the former commander-in-chief of the Dingo Regime. Unlike his father, who was calm, calculating and in control of most situations, Kage was volatile, hotheaded and manipulative, and used his extremely violent nature and connections with his father to move up the ranks. After becoming dissatisfied with his father's leadership, Kage ousted him and took control of the Dingo Regime. Forming an alliance with Dr. Eggman, he successfully took over Angel Island and ruled with his own brand of oppression. His violent reign of terror came to an abrupt end however when Enerjak banished the Dingoes to the Sandopolis Zone and killed Kage.

Rise to Power
Kage initially looked up to his father, though with time, began to see him as weak (as Stryker, on more than one occasion, worked with his people's sworn enemies - the Echidnas) and sought to depose him. Eventually, Kage convinced his fellow Dingos, who had similarly lost faith in their general, to replace Stryker. When the Dingoes became loyal to him, Kage had his father banished to the Sandopolis Zone. (StH: #181, #186)

Brutal Leadership
Kage took over as General of the Dingo Regime, where he commanded loyalty through fear. Dr. Eggman, sensing an opportunity, offered Kage a deal too tempting to refuse: in exchange for the technological aid and support to conquer Angel Island and the entire Echidna population, Kage and his soldiers would act as his enforcers on Angel Island. Kage agreed. Kage and his men conquered the Island, with him directing his troops from their city at Cavem Canus. Kage ordered the construction of multiple prisons and forced labor camp programs to enslave the Echidna population. Kage also forcibly conscripted his father's old comrade Harry back into service, likely because of the place Harry held in his father's eyes, and expressed frustration and disappointed when Harry proved to be an inadequate warrior. Later Kage, under pressure by Eggman to find the Master Emerald, personally interrogated Knuckles' father, Locke the Echidna, in hopes of forcing him to reveal the location of the emerald. (StH: #138, #139)

When Sonic, Knuckles, the Chaotix and the Dark Legion embarked on a liberation mission at Angel Island, Kage ordered his troops to kill them. The Dingo forces were defeated, and Kage was left to confront Sonic and Knuckles personally. The two heroes defeated him quite easily and managed to rescue Locke. (StH: #140)

Despite the liberation of one of the concentration camps and the rescuing of Locke, Kage and his troops remained a threat for some time. The Dingoes made several attempts to wipe out the surviving Echidnas and destroy their newly reconstructed villages, only to be hampered by the Destructix (who were pretending to have renounced their criminal ways in order to curry Locke's favor). (StH: #165, #171)



Death
Kage's war on the Echidnas came to an abrupt end when Enerjak was 'resurrected'. Enerjak's first act was to disarm the Dingo Regime, destroy their stronghold at Cavum Canus, and banish them to wander the desert wastelands of Sandopolis for their crimes against the Echidna population. Enerjak believed that this punishment would teach the Dingoes humility. Enraged, Kage attacked Enerjak, taunting him with the promise to rally the Dingos to victory. "I've crushed more echidnas under my boot than I can remember! You'll be no different!". In response to Kage's defiance, Enerjak took Kage apart one molecule at a time, along with Cavem Canus. (StH: #181)