The Cold War
| The Cold War | |
|---|---|
| Event | |
| Name: The Cold War | |
| Status: Ended through Peace Treaty | |
| Formed: October 2017 | |
| Disbanded: March 2018 | |
| Clans: The League, The Conspiracy | |
The Cold War was a period of political unrest on SimPvP from October 2017 to March 2018. The Cold War began shortly after the end of the War of Monarchia and was primarily fought between two opposing clans, The League and The Conspiracy, both of whom shared different ideologies and different visions of the server's future. The Cold War was a period of immense tension, distrust, and duplicity, and it would eventually continue on until March 2018, when an officially peace treaty was signed between the two teams, thus ending the Cold War.
Background
It is commonly acknowledged that the Cold War began directly after the War of Monarchia on October 6th, 2017. However, and most arguably, the roots of the server's first Cold War can be traced back even further to the First and Second Great Wars fought between late 2015 and early 2017. These wars were primarily fought between The Principate and the Blue Orchid Cult (formerly Nameless), and are regarded as the must destructive and disturbing wars ever fought on the server.
The Principate, made up of former members of The Order, was mainly run by pippenger's many secret alts, which he used to infiltrate and taunt other projects in the server in the hopes of achieving a network of total power and domination. SirTashingdon was also a former member of The Principate, and the two would do much to attempt to bring the server under their control, even if that meant antagonizing fellow team Nameless. Nameless was currently working on a large flying base known as Gregoria, and its many members were unaware of an attack taking place. Pippenger had secretly infiltrated the clan, discovering the coordinates to Gregoria, and a subsequent ambush and attack was made as The Principate annexed the city for themselves. This angered Nameless, and thus, soon after, the Blue Orchid Cult was born, intent on destroying The Principate and pippenger's many builds and alts.
The First and Second Great Wars featured many destructive battles and attacks on various cities, most notably including Nos Astra, Virunum, and Trump City. Eventually, in early 2016, the Blue Orchid Cult would release private and personal information about pippenger publicly, resulting in year-and-a-half-long absence as The Principate subsequently collapsed. Meanwhile, in early 2017, as Trump City fell to Fluz43, a deep-seated animosity brew inside clipchip and JavelinFury as their base was destroyed, and much of this, though specifically caused by Fluz43, was the result of pippenger's damaging actions, thus setting in motion the events of the Cold War in late 2017.
History
In January 2017, after returning from his own hiatus, ostrich1414 rejoined the server in the hopes of beginning a new era. Ostrich1414 was allies with almost all players at this point, having made no real enemies, and thus made him friends with many players who internally did not like each other. This would lead to the eventual start of the War of Monarchia, and, eventually, the Cold War.
The United Alliance and Pippenger's Return
Shortly after joining, ostrich1414 teamed up with longtime ally JavelinFury to create Quinsigamond, an island city memorializing SimPvP's rich culture and history. More specifically, as it was built in pippenger's Imperial Architecture, it memorialized pippenger and his work on the server. Soon after finishing construction, ostrich1414 and JavelinFury decided to form their own team. At first named The Remembrance, the clan was later renamed to the United Alliance, and soon became the largest and most powerful clan on the server, being led by ostrich1414, JavelinFury, and clipchip at its core.
In the summer of 2017, as the UA was building its capital city, Monarchia, pippenger rejoined the server as his alt Porkington. Ostrich1414 and pippenger had been longtime allies and friends, so ostrich1414 immediately invited pippenger into the UA, which he accepted. Though JavelinFury was thrilled by this, clipchip was secretly weary, acknowledging pippenger's history of infiltration and untrustworthiness.
In late August of 2017, after a dispute with ostrich1414 about the acceptance of worldruler086 into the team, clipchip angrily left the UA and destroyed his own buildings at Monarchia. Though clipchip still remained close with the UA, he remained absent from its further progression during the climax of its popularity. Eventually, as tensions began to rise, clipchip established "Clipiiii's Gang", a proxy clan created to specifically rival and destroy the UA. Meanwhile, behind the scenes, ostrich1414 was growing increasingly frustrated and bored with leading the UA, which he saw as declining and slowing in growth and construction. Ostrich1414 and pippenger began talks of secretly establishing their own clan, beginning with a large capital city to house it, and saw clipchip's anger towards the UA as a perfect opportunity to instigate this.
The War of Monarchia
On September 27th, 2017, ostrich1414 officially declared war on Clipiiii's Gang on behalf of the United Alliance, thus beginning the War of Monarchia. As its namesake suggests, the war was fought primarily in the city of Monarchia, though a few minor attacks did occur in both /world and Spawn. Nevertheless, the goal of the war was simple: both sides wanted control of the city, and, more importantly, both sides wanted control of each other. Clipchip fought relentlessly, using Blitzkrieg-like tactics to shoot down opponents and buildings from the air, as ostrich1414 and JavelinFury fought using guerrilla war techniques from the ground. Though not much destruction was caused, and the war was mostly ideological, a few buildings were bombed and destroyed in the process, and an entire new district was built within Monarchia specifically to accommodate for the war.
On October 6th, 2017, after nine days of fighting, things cooled down as ostrich1414 and clipchip began talks of peace. Meanwhile, behind the scenes, ostrich1414 and Porkington had planned out the entire ordeal. All along, ostrich1414 was to deliberately start and lose the war, allowing clipchip to take control of the city and the UA so ostrich1414 and Porkington would be freed and left on their own to pursue their projects. During the duration of the war, Porkington had secretly and strategically "joined" Clipiiii's Gang, hoping that a pseudo rift between him and ostrich1414 would make clipchip view the war as more believable and worth the fight. Nevertheless, on October 6th, just as he had planned, ostrich1414 negotiated an end to the war with clipchip as the two signed a peace treaty. This peace treaty gave clipchip complete control of the United Alliance, which he later renamed The Royal Allegiance and completely reorganized it. He also gained control of many of the UA's bases, including Monarchia and Quinsigamond, reassigning members to the bases and making ostrich1414 his personal "indentured servant" as further humiliation. However, as this all transpired, ostrich1414 and Porkington were finally free.
The League and The Conspiracy
Immediately after the war, ostrich1414 and Porkington founded a new clan, currently unnamed. They soon invited fellow ally Master_Xybot, SirTashingdon's alt, as he was a former member of The Principate with pippenger and also a former UA member. However, the three saw one main problem: they were still technically members of the Royal Allegiance, clipchip's new offshoot of the United Alliance. Luckily, the RA was relatively inactive and slow-moving, so their lack of presence was rarely questioned, and when it was, they maintained a surface-level image of their involvement with clipchip and his projects.
In their new secret clan, the three began building various bases that would not be revealed until the next year. From October through December of 2017, the trio created the massive underground base of Estevez, their unofficial capital, the supply city of Struthio, and the recruitment center of Grasstle, as well as other minor bases near spawn, including Oberstein. As previously stated, aside from Grasstle, all of these bases were kept top secret, and the clan's existence was unknown to the server. Instead, to still recruit potential members, the trio used Grasstle as a recruitment site, specifically inviting brand-new players to establish them as long-term players. However, their presence began to become more known, and their involvement in the server's community was ever-growing as people began to take notice.
Meanwhile, clipchip and JavelinFury were still active in their roles of the RA, taking this clan seriously, but refused to initiate new or necessary projects. JavelinFury began to repair and continue building Monarchia as clipchip continued restructuring his new team. However, the two were also engaged in secret acts behind the scenes. Clipchip and JavelinFury were involved with a clan called The Conspiracy, which also included their ally MisterStrawman. The Conspiracy had existed for some time prior to the RA, but was just now gaining more traction as the lack of the UA meant that they had more time to focus on their projects. These included the massive city of the Golden Sun and the expansive base The Vault, allowing them to accumulate more wealth and raw materials, quickly making them all the more powerful in secret.
As these two clans worked and built themselves up in total secrecy, using the RA as a surface-level proxy clan, the tensions between the two grew more apparent as divisions widened. Clipchip and JavelinFury began to frequently question ostrich1414 and Porkington's absences from Monarchia, while ostrich1414 and Porkington would frequently taunt the two with subtleties of "something big to come". The four players grew farther apart, but, ironically, remained close and linked on the surface.
Between January 4th and 5th of 2018, ostrich1414, Porkington and Master_Xybot finalized their clan's name, The League, and publically announced their existence to the server. Immediately after their announcement, the three withdrew from the Royal Allegiance, leaving their positions and dedicating their absolute focus to The League. This enraged clipchip and JavelinFury: the withdrawal from the RA appeared to be the final nail in the coffin, and thus, tensions increased and animosity soared as the Cold War soon reached its height.