Welcome to Picture Perfect, a column that analyzes important events in army history. In this edition, we will discuss the Color Wars.
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BACKGROUND
Founding of Color Clans
After Club Penguin opened, snowball fights became increasingly popular over the first year of its existence. At the same time, primitive armies developed that used different colors to have a united identity. Consequently, the established color clans came from all over the rainbow. The biggest of these armies included the red and blue clans that grew with the release of the Sports Party in August 2006. Players could choose to either support the red or blue team, depending on their preference. In short, the earliest armies formed soon after Club Penguin opened.
Color Wars’ Events
Next, the red and blue groups had no real organization and held mainly spontaneous events whenever possible. As these groups developed, they took part in snowball fights as their primary form of battle throughout 2006. These groups mainly met in the Dojo, where these fights took place. Along with the Dojo, there were frequent meetings at the Boiler Room, Snow Forts, and Docks. Subsequently, new colored jerseys allowed the clans to better represent their favorite color. During these battles, Oagalthorp, the creator of the Army of Club Penguin, participated in the battles on the side of the blue team. Due to its size, the Red clan dominated the majority of battles. Ultimately, the war ended as members founded more organized armies in late 2006 and early to mid-2007. These Included ACP, Romans, Underground Mafias Army, and Nachos. Overall, the clans had no organization like that of later armies.
Red vs. Blue Battle
lEGACY OF color clans
Evolution of Armies
As new armies formed, they adapted uniforms with color still remaining a crucial part of their identity. For example, ACP and Romans’ use of the Roman helmet contributed to World War II between them, not long after the Color Wars ended. Armies also developed word tactics that took the place of snowball fights to determine a winner. Additionally, armies used Miniclip forums to plan events in the early days of armies. Finally, a variety of battle rooms were used as Club Penguin added new rooms. Overall, armies evolved past snowball fights and no clear leadership.
15th Anniversary Event
Years after their creation, ACP held an anniversary battle to honor fifteen years since the first community-wide war on April 9, 2021. Subsequently, the four invitees included the Clovers, Help Force, Water Vikings, and Silver Empire. While ACP and HF were green and yellow, WV and SE used the colors of blue and red, the colors of the biggest color clans. Moreover, all commands were given in the game with no use of Discord for tactics. Along with only in-game leadership, all the armies involved wore basic uniforms like those worn in the early days of CPA. With the number of armies, only two armies faced each other at a time in three ten-minute rooms. At the battle’s conclusion, all armies achieved victory with no sole victor.
WV vs. SE
Multilogging Mayhem
Finally, the recent Multilogging Mayhem tournament utilized colored teams where participants chose to be part of the pink, purple, yellow, and cyan teams. As part of the format, each team had to have at least ten multilogs online, or they were disqualified. Accounts also had strict requirements and were deactivated after the event concluded. At the event’s conclusion, Team Yellow claimed victory with the largest amount of troops.
Conclusion
Throughout their existence, the color clans set the foundations that later organized armies followed. Simulteanously, they took part in the first large-scale conflict in army history. As armies evolved, similar conflicts had a long-lasting impact on the community and determined the future of influential armies. Finally, an army’s color became a more critical part of its identity. Overall, the Color Wars were the first step to more organized armies that have existed since late 2006.
Aurora
Senior Reporter