Anthony Suthers is/was an android with an astonishing ability to seem human, but is tragically unable to do no more than imitate. The good news is that he wants to further law and improve society. The bad news is that he will not take no for an answer, and was willing, through guile, philanthropy, trickery, or force, to make sure his improvements come to pass. He would have been considered a hero by a lot of special people in a certain house in Tokyo, had not been blind of, devoid of, and utterly disregarding of Choice in his crusade to safeguard the world. He was ultimately blown into component atoms by a pack of assasins, archmages, kitsune, and demigods in order to free the citizens/prisoners in the bowels of his terrifyingly absolutist and dehumanizing utopia.
If this story sounds familiar to you, then welcome back; but if you don't recognize the character this little theme deck of mine is based upon, then you are welcome here too!
Before Tony was killed, he spoke of his origins in a world you would not want to live in. Before destroying him, the heroes discovered an ethically authoritarian society he forcibly created.
This deck, citizen, recreates the wonderful, happy, deviance-free world he briefly ruled over, and was willing to [at least temporarily] spread across the planet for our own good. But indulge not the fallacy of doubt, citizen! Even the most casual look at the deck will reveal it's not such a horrible place. The people are group-oriented, passionate, and free of temptation and wrong! They were able to pull together, alongside their artificial mechanisms to create the perfect society, where everyone is dutifully sustainable, and free of doubt. Even the lands help maintain stability.
On a serious note, I'm going to break character and say that this deck was a nice opportunity to point out that "White Mana" is not necessarily the tool of the good guys, and a quick look through the non-creature cards will reveal the presence of White's more ominous side. This deck is ALL about order, synergy, and control, and it's more than happy to spread its philosophy if it finds you lacking. Tony's philosphical leanings of order and dehumanization makes his deck the only one I truly feel merits the inclusion of Phyrexian White Mana.
The creatures, who are either dutiful citizens, warriors, loyal machines, or a mixture of the former, are absolutely devoted to their way of life, and the other cards unabashedly enforce this deck's norms.
Tony's dreams in the Box did not come to fruition, but his deck that embodies his ideals is fairly powerful, and might well prove victorious. It will, at the very least, unleash a merciless crusade and potentially savage beating against its philosophical opposite decks which make heavy use of Red mana.
