Welcome to This Day in History, a column that looks into important moments in army history. In this week’s edition, we will discuss the raid on Tuxedo on May 31.
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Creation of Two Armies & Black Alliance War
As two of the oldest armies, Army Republic and Nachos were established in the same year, 2007. While Nachos started as a rogue army, 122344a founded AR in a more organized fashion. Over the next several years, the two armies had varying levels of success. By 2013, Nachos was one of the strongest armies in the community. At the start of the year, Nachos had a short-lived war with Dark Warriors that ended in a treaty signed. Simultaneously, the Black Alliance vs. White Alliance wars connected AR and Nachos as they were on the same side. However, the war ended after the Black Alliance dissolved in late January.
Battle of Fjord – Nachos vs. Dark Warriors
ACP vs. Black Alliance
Struggles Within Army Republic & CHANGE OF LEADERSHIP
Soon after, 122344a retired from AR due to the end of the war. In the meantime, the army had conflicts with Light Troops and Hot Sauce Army. In the former, AR surrendered after low sizes in the final battle. Both these wars contributed to internal strife that created questions about the army’s future. During this period, AR dropped several places on the Top Ten. Next, AR’s leadership disbanded its alliance with Army of Club Penguin. Their decision did not help matters as drama ensued throughout the community. Regardless, Burritodaily and Vinny stepped down from AR thanks to the previously mentioned problems. Ultimately, AR experienced a downturn after its earlier successes.
Army Republic’s Decrease in Sizes
Nachos’ Success and renewed rivalry with army of club penguin
In comparison, Nachos had a very different trajectory from AR. For example, Nachos defeated Ice Warriors for the first March Madness tournament title. Their victory continued a history of success in Club Penguin Army Central‘s tournaments. Meanwhile, their rivalry with ACP saw new life as AR experienced their unique problems with the latter. Along with this rivalry, Nachos established a new alliance with HSA that did not last long. Despite the alliance’s eventual fate, both armies raided ACP’s Breeze after the latter ignored Nachos’ invasions. After the war with ACP, Nachos’ relationship with HSA fell apart. Consequently, the two quickly warred in a conflict before HSA surrendered. Given the Nachos’ victory, it did not take long for the army to participate in another war. In short, Nachos had more stability than AR in early 2013.
Legends Cup I – Nachos vs. Ice Warriors
Army Republic and Nachos’ Raid oN Tuxedo & Aftermath – May 31, 2013
By May 2013, Rebel Penguin Federation‘s existence reached its six-year mark like AR and Nachos. With the return of the controversial leader, Elmikey, the army grew to be one of the biggest armies. Additionally, their rise challenged Nachos’ dominance and revolutionized how armies recruited. However, the army had room for improvement before it truly outshone Nachos. Thus, Nachos and AR saw a chance to strike before RPF became the powerhouse it was by the end of Club Penguin. On May 31, a meeting between AR and Nachos turned into a raid on Tuxedo. During the event, bots also appeared, which made having a proper battle harder.
Christmas Chaos 2012 – RPF vs. Ninjas
Nachos and Army Republic Raid Tuxedo
Following the end of the raid, Underground Mafias Army and AR declared war on RPF due to an escalation of tensions. These declarations were allegedly in part because of improper behavior from RPF that the other armies felt they needed to respond to. In response to the declarations, RPF made plans to declare war on Nachos if the latter did not declare first. Finally, Nachos scheduled an official raid on Tuxedo for the near future. All in all, the raid caused much drama among the armies involved and invoked fears about future raids by bots.
Conclusion
Throughout their histories, all three armies left a mark on the community. During Army Republic’s time, the army saw numerous conflicts as one of the strongest allies of ACP. While the alliance did not last, their relationship still affected some of he major conflicts, such as the Black Alliance wars. Moving on, both Nachos and RPF were major threats to one another, which contributed to many conflicts between the two. The raid on Tuxedo marked the start of a fierce rivalry that lasted throughout the original Club Penguin Armies. Given these relationships, the landscape of armies forever changed due to their actions. What do YOU think of these three armies? What are comparable rivalries? Do YOU wish raids like the Tuxedo one happened more often? Who do YOU think came out on top in the Nachos-RPF rivalry?
Aurora
Senior Reporter