Welcome to another edition of Leaving A Legacy, a column dedicated to highlighting the legendary people who have made it into an army’s Hall of Fame. In this edition, we take a look at Gabgeirl through her journey in Rebel Penguin Federation.
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Gabgeirl joined the Rebel Penguin Federation on 7 September 2021. Although she was never heavily involved in the wider army community, she has made a significant impact through her leadership of the army alongside Link3000. Under her leadership, which began on February 4, 2024, the army enjoyed a period of success. This included winning Christmas Chaos in both 2024 and 2025, as well as March Madness and Legends Cup in 2025. Beyond these tournament victories, the Rebels also achieved consistent success in the Top Ten rankings. This further cemented the army’s dominance during Gabgeirl’s tenure.
RPF face Aliens in 2025 Legends Cup Finals
On January 3 this year, Gabgeirl’s efforts were recognized as she was inducted onto the prestigious RPF Hall of Fame with the ‘RPF Icon’ status, one of the highest accolades a Rebel can achieve.
Gabgeirl awarded RPF Icon by co-leader Link3000
To reflect on her journey, leadership, and the moments that defined her career, Club Penguin Armies reached out to Gabgeirl for an interview.
What would you say is the most important moment in your army career, or what moment are you most proud of?
I think for me personally it would be winning either Christmas Chaos in 2024, or Legends Cup in 2025. Christmas Chaos was important to me as it finally ended the RPF trophy drought, and we did so by comprehensively beating DCP, an army which RPF has a long and not so positive history with. It brought so much joy to the server as a whole and everything about the energy it created in RPF was fantastic. Legends Cup was important to me as it was the only trophy I hadn’t seen RPF win since being in the server. We had won Legends Cup 2021 about a month before I arrived and had narrowly missed out every year since so it was a trophy I was desperate to bring back to the server. I remember screaming with joy when the results came out and having to apologise to my flatmate for that after I had calmed down enough.
If you could go back in time, what is one thing you would’ve done differently?
I think there are a lot of things I could have done differently, but I’m also not sure I would necessarily change what I did overall. I certainly have regrets about the way some things played out, but I’ve also learnt from all of them and I think it’s made me stronger as a result.
How would you describe your leadership style, and how has it evolved over the years?
I’d like to think I’m fairly laid back overall, but also not afraid to become serious when needed. Armies exist as a mode of entertainment and fun and that’s something I’ve always kept in mind when approaching things, but that’s something that can be easier said than done and knowing when to become more serious is quite important. This is also something that I’ve developed over the years too. I’m more confident to come down harder on things I disagree with now that I was at the start of my leadership.
What is something you would say to someone who would like to become a leader of an army?
If you want to lead an army you have to be willing to put in the work. So many people think that leading or creating an army isn’t that hard when in reality it can be. To really succeed you have to be willing to put what’s best for your army above other interests and that can involve making decisions you don’t particularly like at times. Seeing your army do well is one of the best feelings in the world, but getting to those high points doesn’t come without putting in a lot of work.
Gabgeirl’s induction into the RPF Hall of Fame reflects years of dedication, leadership, and success. Through multiple tournament victories and her role in guiding the Rebels to one of their strongest eras, she has earned her place among the army’s most influential figures.
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