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The world of Dota 2 contains its fair share of armies, from a large array of different civilizations. We already know that the Keenfolk have established a well thought out form of military, as proven by Aurel’s lore stating that he has fought in a series of wars, in a series of armies. The Bronze Legion, led by Tresdin, is another example of a well structured military unit set in the Dota universe. And then, there’s military units that are significantly less well structured – a prime example of this would be the Army of Red Mist, and their less than intelligent grunt, Mogul Khan.

While races such as the Keenfolk primarily lend their sharp wits to furthering technological and mechanical innovation, the Oglodi generally prefer to revere strength and toughness, paying very little attention to the pursuit of intellect. There are however a few exceptions to this latter rule, such as the warlock Demnok Lannik who has devoted himself to writing a demonic grimoire, or the stormcrafter Disruptor.

The Oglodi are generally extremely muscular and large in stature, towering above a regular human. Their skin is most commonly red, but is at least one Oglodi who differ from the norm in this regard – the warlock Demnok Lannik has a relatively pale complexion compared to his Oglodi counterparts. The reason for this is hitherto unknown, but there could be some sort of correlation between Lannik’s pursuit of intellect, and the pursuit of strength displayed by most other Oglodi.

While Demnok and the Stormcrafter are definitely specimen of great repute, their reputations are definitely dwarfed by one of their more dim witted brethren – Mogul Khan.

Mogul Khan started his military career as a lowly grunt in the Army of Red Mist. The Army of Red Mist was particularly bloodthirsty and their soldiers were always implored to aim for the necks of their enemies. Mogul was particularly ambitious, and felt as though he needed to do everything in his power to rise through the ranks of the Red Mist.

Unfortunately enough for his fellow soldiers of the Red Mist, Mogul Khan has an unorthodox way of showing his military prowess – Khan felt that the most efficient way of rising through the ranks, was to liberally decapitate his superiors. After one night of particularly bloody conquest, Mogul Khan had gotten the chance to truly prove himself in battle. With every swing of his weapon, he mowed down yet another foe – as well as another ally.

When the battle had all but passed, the Army of Red Mist had won the day – technically. I say technically, because although the enemy forces had been wiped out, so had the Red Mist. The only member of the army left standing was Mogul Khan himself, thus he felt it appropriate to promote himself to general by default. This title did not prove sufficient in the long run, however, as Mogul Khan decided to give himself a title based on his presence in battle – henceforth, Mogul Khan was known simply as Axe.

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