The leader of the Golden Dawn terrorist organization is a man known only as "The Mahdi," the supposed "redeemer of Islam" who is prophesied to appear during The Last Days and rule for some number of years (accounts vary) before the Day of Judgement and rid the world of evil. Given his definition of evil is "all of Western Society," this megalomaniac is feared and hated by most Westerners.

The Mahdi is an attractive Middle-Eastern man who stands well over 6 feet tall. He wears his hair long and flowing and prefers to dress in tasteful white or off-white suits. When using his powers, his eyes gives off a golden glow and he gains a corona of golden energy around himself.