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Zeus would begin his journey in the Army of Club Penguin as a private in May 8, 2021, quickly ranking up to Higher Command in just 2 months after making moderator in October. As Higher Command, Zeus would play a pivotal role in Operation: Vengeance, where ACP answered the call to arms alongside HF, RR and PIC to fend off the Western Bloc consisting of SE, WV and SWAT, which would eventually conclude with a truce with a war score of 23-2-3 after over a month of battling. December would see Jesus promoted to leader, just a little over one month after his debut in ACP’s Higher Command team. In just one month of leading, Zeus would place ACP back as a major contender, facing off against the Templars with sizes of 32+. Fending off against an onslaught of Templars raids in February, Zeus is also credited for successfully transitioning ACP from CPR to CPAB, bringing the army in the first time in CPPS history to solely use an army-based CPPS. Launching Project: Revival in July, Zeus once again showed his tenacity, bringing ACP back to major status once again with just a team of 3 higher command, winning the S/M Beach Brawl II tournament in August 2022. Amid a time of turbulence for ACP, Zeus would give the army stability within the S/M army environment, at multiple points reaching major status. Within ACP, he is recognized for being a recipient of the Bronze Medal Award and holding the record for number of recruits in a week.
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This year was one of the more turbulent years in CPPS Army history, as it began with the move from flash to HTML5, which came with numerous challenges for armies. It also included a big split, between armies supporting CP Army HQ and those backing CP Army Network. These challenges made it a difficult year for small and medium armies, with this part of the community limited. However, the Silver Empire had a year to remember as they challenged the top five and became a big player under the leadership of Amber and others. SWAT also did well, as Mare was a key part of the leadership that saw the army challenge major status and help to form the Western Bloc with Silver Empire and the Water Vikings.
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Amber first joined armies in April of 2020 when she created the Silver Empire along with her co-creators, Jimmy and Zach. Throughout 2020, Amber’s leadership transformed the Silver Empire into one of the leading armies, seeing them achieve victories within tournaments such as the Beach Brawl, Challengers Cup and Christmas Chaos. Throughout the year, the Silver Empire had managed to reach the major top ten on numerous occasions, contesting large armies like the Doritos, SWAT and Templars along the course of the year. However, success did not stop for Amber and the Silver Empire. Under Amber in 2021, the Silver Empire reached as high as fifth on the top ten on numerous occasions, often placing above historic armies. The Silver Empire was no stranger to war within 2021 either as they were at war with numerous armies, seeing them earn many victories against formidable foes – most notably the Help Force and other members of the Vengeance Alliance in what some consider World War VIII. In a year where many armies have struggled, Amber frequently led the Silver Empire to sizes of 30+ which managed to grant the Silver Empire major army status for multiple months. For all her achievements and success, Amber would see herself be inducted as a Silver Legend. Thanks to the leadership of Amber, the Silver Empire managed to thrive and play a key part in the landscape of armies in 2021 where many other armies failed.
Mare’s army journey began in April 2020 by joining newly reopened SWAT as a staff member. After a brief stint in Golds, she rejoined SWAT as third in command where she made a prominent name for herself. When she joined, SWAT was struggling as a S/M army, however she was able to turn this around quickly by her recruiting skills. She earned SWAT leader in August 2020 which began her long, successful tenure. She would play an essential role in numerous SWAT wars, fighting against ACP and Pizza Federation. Her two most notable war victories were against the Templars and Water Vikings. Their war versus Water Vikings, who were a major army at the time, was known as the Eagre Foray where SWAT maxed an impressive 42+. It was under Mare’s leadership that SWAT established themselves as a consistent presence in the top ten and were awarded major army status. Her approach to leading and determination for success made her a fan favourite within the army and community. Most recently, Mare helped establish the Western Bloc Alliance alongside the Water Vikings and Silver Empire battling against the Vengeance Alliance where they achieved numerous victories. SWAT emerged as the strongest contending S/M army in tournaments such as March Madness and Christmas Chaos besting all other armies within the same category whilst having Mare at its helm. Outside of SWAT, Mare was one of the founders and leaders of One Direction Army who have achieved 25+ and was a constant staple on the S/M top ten while also participating in numerous tournaments under Mare’s leadership. She also created Dua Inn Lipa Fighters in 2021 maxing 30+ and has been a regular feature on the top ten.
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For numerous reasons, 2020 will go down in history. The COVID-19 pandemic bought numerous veterans back into the community, sparking the ‘third golden age’ of CP Armies and unity between CPR and CPO armies. This unity came in the form of a merge between CP Army Media and CP Army League, to form a new league – CP Army Hub. It gave unprecedented success to numerous S/M Armies, who would reach incredible heights. The Pizza Federation would be the most successful, winning numerous tournaments under leaders such as Lightningmcj, while the Templars stamped their authority on the community under Freedomist.
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Freedomist’s army notability began when he joined Templars in August 2019 and earned leader within a week. In his two months of leading, he was able to defeat notable armies such as Help Force, Aliens, and Royals in wars. After retiring for a while, Freedomist returned to armies in April 2020 and brought the Templars from Club Penguin Online to Club Penguin Rewritten successfully. Under his leadership, the Templars began hitting sizes of 30+ while consistently maintaining an average of 20+. He led until September, helping the army be one of the top medium armies of the summer. His leadership also saw the army beat the Coup Crusaders, Lime Green Army, and Recon Federation in wars. He was able to stabilize the army’s EU division while leading. After leaving Templars, he moved on to the Water Ninjas where he was given leader in October 2020. As leader, the Water Ninjas quickly hit major rankings and have consistently maintained a 20+ max, stabilizing the army. Water Ninjas also reached its highest max ever of 42 under Freedomist. Throughout Freedomist’s leadership, the Water Ninjas have remained on the major top ten and have gone undefeated in many battles.
Lightningmcj has been a significant figure in small-medium armies, gaining this recognition in a relatively short time span. After joining in early May of 2020 with the Recon Federation, Light made his way to the Pizza Federation, following Snork’s assumption to leader. Within less than two months, Light became the quickest Second-in-Command and the fastest climber in Pizza Federation’s history. He was responsible for co-ruling the army’s foreign relations and for spearheading the Small-Medium Army Union. After four months of being in the army, Light became the leader. He led Pizza Federation to two more tournament victories and set new max records for the army. His outstanding work, smart diplomacy, and efforts to expand Pizza Federation’s influence to other games makes him comparable to some of the army’s other legends, as he built on their foundations to make the army even more dominant through 2020.
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Armies saw the beginning of the third golden age this year. Armies remained split into two communities: the CPO Army League and leagues such as CP Army Syndicate and the CPA League. This year saw many old armies revived for the new generation and the return of many influential veterans from the original era, as well as a new influx of many new CPA members.
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Erika joined Club Penguin Armies in 2019 after joining the Royal Family army. After being appointed leader and 3 leaders retirements, the army went through a rough patch but Erika was there to revive it as she became Queen. Erika also took the lead in many showstopping battles and tournaments notably when Royals and DCP lead three consecutive events at the same time against Redemption Force, in the end maxing 60+ as an alliance. Erika also lead the army to new heights after rebranding and forming new alliances earning 2nd place on the Top Ten. All the way up until the end, Erika continued to push the army forward and strived to promote the best for not only her fellow leaders but also the troops. For all her continued efforts as an integral part of Royals, Erika has been inducted as an SM Army Legend.
Mehak first joined the community in June 2019, as a member of the Royal Family. She quickly rose up the ranks and was handed the baton of Leadership in September 2019. Alongside other Royals Leaders, Mehak built the Royals to become an SM Powerhouse. A regular in the SM Top Ten, the Royals continually reached sizes of 25+ under her Leadership. Mehak was also appointed as one of the first judges at the CP Army League, and soon became the only Trusted Judge of her time. Mehak’s contributions to the community had not gone unnoticed as she was then invited to serve as the Board of Directors at CP Army League in May. Due to her hard work within the erstwhile Royal Family, Mehakk has been inducted as an SM Army Legend.
Brooke entered the army scene when she joined Royals in 2019. She became a leader in August 2019, and with the combined teamwork of Erika, Marissa, Haley, and Lydia helped lead Royals through a great summer, bringing them to record-breaking maxes recorded in the low 20s. Brooke also worked closely with fellow leaders in the NAA alliance during that summer. She stepped down in October of 2019, due to personal reasons, but came back in March of 2020. She came back as an advisor but quickly rejoined the staff team. During her return, she helped Royals max a consistent 20 max. She also helped with alliances with many armies such as SWAT, Elites, and Ice Warriors. She continued to lead Royals until its closure in June of 2020.
Bp is a well known army leader of Aliens. His journey first began when he joined Help Force in June 2018. He was quickly promoted to moderator in September, and had ranked up to 3ic before he stepped down in April 2019. It was at that time that he was made co-owner in Aliens and had decided to revive them. Though Bp did not have much leading experience, he was still able to slowly build up aliens to become one of the greatest ausia armies in CP Army League. In June 2019, Aliens were maxing 5-10. In August 2019, Aliens started seeing maxes of 20+ and eventually became a major army. Right before Aliens demise, the army was seeing maxes of 40+ consistently. After this, Aliens leadership had seen some difficulties which led them to becoming a S/M army and were then shut down. Due to Bp’s dedication and success in leading Aliens, he has been inducted as SM Army Legend.
Retro first joined armies in 2018 during the middle of World War VII. He joined the Pizza Federation and would rise up to become a leader by November of the same year. Throughout 2019, he led continuously. He became very notable for his leadership by late 2019 after taking part in the New Viking Alliance. His very tolerating and friendly leadership style has been well regarded by the community even to this day. He is best known for creating PZF’s family side of the army and keeping it alive since. Retro would continue to lead the army through 2020, where they made their biggest impact on the S/M community, winning numerous tournaments such as the Fright or Fight in October. They would also be on equal footing in a war against major army SWAT, winning numerous battles. For the armies incredible ability to challenge even the major armies, Retro is a S/M Legend for 2019.
Teaska first joined armies in late December 2018 in CPO when he was recruited by the Pirates. He eventually created Royals in March 2019. In May 2019 he left Royals to lead Shadow Troops, but that only lasted for a few weeks and he returned to be a leader for Royals. Teaska left Royals sometime in the summer and returned to be a leader in March 2020. Due to Teaska’s dedication and experiences, he was able to lead Royals to be the top S/M army. His career with Royals was ended when we shut the army down this month, and is currently a commander in SWAT. Due to his experiences and journey in CP armies and contribution to S/M armies, Teaska has been inducted as a SM Army Legend.
Greeny began his army career in the small army known as the Barbarian Empire. He left his first army to create the Lime Green Army, and subsequently defeated BE in war. Greeny has led every generation of the Lime Green Army since it’s foundation in 2013, while having stints as leader in other armies such as the Takis and the Cherries, two armies that teetered between the CPAC top ten and the SMAC/SMAP top ten. LGA found it’s first consistent success in 2016 with the introduction of the server map, quickly becoming an imperial force. Greeny capitalized on the success by merging into the Rebel Penguin Federation, thus joining the RPF leadership. RPF rose to become the top army in the twilight of Disney’s Club Penguin with Greeny in the leadership. He also went on to lead the Doritos before the death of the original CP. In 2019, Greeny returned with a bang by founding the Club Penguin Armies organization as well as leading the first CPPS generation of the Lime Green Army. He was instrumental to the success of LGA, quickly garnering the respect of his former army RPF. LGA became a huge player in warfare, despite only maxing around 20 on their own. The army often found itself on the outside of major status, but were able to hold their own against the major armies of 2019 and held a good chunk of land on the map. As administrator, Greeny’s main claim to fame is his part in maintaining communication with CPOAL, playing an important part in the early grounds of unification. His dedication to the army community, as well as his prowess in foreign affairs, has given him the title of S/M Legend in 2020.
Snork joined the Templars, who were in CPOAL at the time, towards the end of 2018. He climbed the ranks of the army, becoming 2nd in Command in a relatively short amount of time. The Templars leadership made some decisions that Snork and others disagreed with, and this resulted in the Templars being kicked from the New Viking Alliance. Snork had had enough, and gathered up like minded individuals to create the Winged Hussars, who quickly joined NVA. They played a part in the Templars Exodus War, that saw NVA win, thus earning the Winged Hussars their independence. Snork led the army to become one that stood the sands of time. After they were banned by CPOAL, they joined Club Penguin Armies. Snork was well known in the community as the face of the Winged Hussars, who were viewed as a promising army that was slowly building in numbers. Eventually, the Hussars fell in size and merged into the Pretzels in the Fall of 2019. Snork joined the leadership alongside Cena/Colin, and the Pretzels became a serious force in the S/M community. The addition of Snork to the leadership saw the retention of new recruits skyrocket. The Pretzels frequently engaged in wars, most notably with the Templars, who had joined CPA, and the Lime Green Army. They won both wars while consistently maxing 20+. Snork was also recognized as a prominent voice when it came to reformation in the Club Penguin Armies organization, regularly giving out constructive criticism and helping moderate the chat. Snork’s rise to prominence in the community demonstrated his qualities as a well-respected and loved leader, who used his skills to take multiple armies to heights that many S/M armies aspire to reach. Snork was chosen as a S/M Legend in 2020.
SagaSage, or just Sage, made headlines in the Club Penguin Rewritten community with his army known as Mopia. Mopia began as a rogue group that quickly developed into a hangout, and soon after joining the Club Penguin Armies organization. Mopia instantly became one of the most electric armies in the community due to their rapid style of warfare. Sage was the main innovator behind the genius, as well as the spokesperson for Mopia in the community. Sage pioneered the idea of voice chat leading on Discord, which allowed his army to outpace just about every other army in the community. The army was also known for their intricate word tactics and formations. Viewers were always in for a visual treat when Mopia took on another army, as they put on a tactical masterpiece every time they took the battleground. Mopia became a huge success story as the first CPPS army to rise to such heights of 30+ and a big presence on the map. Sage was also known as voice of reason in the community, playing a big part in many rule changes and communications with CPOAL. Towards the end of the Summer of 2019, Sage made the decision to shut down the Club Penguin branch of the Mopia community, citing the hostility they’d received from the Club Penguin Rewritten admins. Although Sage and his army were short-lived, it is undeniable that he was an innovator of the CPPS army community, and his rapid rise to success with Mopia can never be forgotten. Sage is a S/M Legend for these contributions.
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This year saw the transition to the primarily S/M based community into a community with more major armies. This year saw the end of Romans’ first CPPS generation, revivals of the UMA, a revival of the Pirates, and formations of armies like the Pizza Federation, Templars, and the Help Force. This year also saw the rise of the Elite Guardians and the Templars, two armies that would become major status, which would be the key armies who would rise against the Rebel Penguin Federation, leading to one of the biggest wars in CPA history: World War VII.
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Ray el Rey (known as Ray) first began his career in 2014 by joining the Dark Warriors. He was removed due to inactivity, however. He returned in 2017 after being recruited into the Romans army. He was known for documenting his entire career and known for his ability to quickly catch on and rank up. By January 2018, he was promoted to Romans leader by Twitchy543. Under his leadership (and with his co-leaders), he rose the Romans army to prominence during it’s last stretch within the community at this time. He was able to successfully win a war against the Club Penguin Crew and was able to see many success in battles against the Underground Mafias Army during the UMA-Romans War. He would then go onto become an administrator within the Club Penguin Army Syndicate in March 2018. He would return to the community in summer 2018 to help co-found the Nova Phoenix Corps and help lead it for it’s short existence. Due to this, Ray was inducted as a 2018 S/M legend in 2020.
Mason Cooper began his CPA career in 2017 by joining the Underground Mafias Army. He quickly rose the ranks of the army and would become the second-in-command by January 2018. After the War Against Ehroyals, he staged a coup against the UMA leader, Ehroyals81. This coup started the UMA Civil War of 2018, splitting the army into two factions: New Underground Mafias Army (led by Mason) and Eastern Hancock Underground Mafias Army (led by Ehroyals). After a period of war, they reunited and became one army once again. Now with a new leadership, Mason became the face of UMA during February 2018. He was regarded for his successful leadership within the army due to his stern personality and get-it-done attitude. Due to this, Mason was inducted as a 2018 S/M legend in 2020.
Chelpopkick began his career in early 2018 after joining the mostly rogue-based army, the Pizza Bois. This army was very popular within the CPR community. However, the organized aspect of the army began to dwindle and on April 30th of 2018, Chelpopkick helped begin a rebellion against the army. He would help co-found the Pizza Bois Rebellion (now called the Pizza Federation) and would be voted as their leader. Despite his often dictatorial leading style, he led the army during it’s dark first months and era, known as the “2007” era. The PZF performed poorly during the 2018 Summer Tournament, causing fellow CPA Legend Cobra to join the army as an advisor in July 2018 and modernize the army. With a newly modernized army, Chelpopkick would begin a new era of the army, leading it to prominence and notability within the community. He was well regarded for his dedication to leading the army. He would join the Red Dawn Alliance to fight in World War VII. After the war, due to his notable leading skills, he was given a role within the Nova Phoenix Corps and merged PZF into the army. However, after 3 days of leading, he retired. His leadership and founding of the PZF would form a long lasting legacy within the S/M community. Due to this, Chelpopkick was inducted as a 2018 S/M legend in 2020.
Cobra first began armies in 2013 by joining the Rebel Penguin Federation. He would remain on and off in armies until November 2017, when he was recruited into the Dark Knight Empire. He quickly rose the ranks to become the leader by the time of the War of Roman Subjugation. During this, he would fight the Romans and help found the now legendary New Viking Alliance. After the war, he left the Dark Knights and lead the NVA in the War Against Ehroyals in January 2018. He also assisted Elmikey in operations against RPF in the RPF-RPM War. After spells in CPC and Romans, he would restart the Dark Knight Empire in February, before merging into Romans. His career saw it’s first true success, bringing Romans to reach military heights and S/M size heights that were uncommon before this time, paving the way into being deemed “Most Influential Leader of 2018”. He would close Romans and not return until the summer of 2018, becoming 2ic at Templars and a key player in their diplomatic relations, helping to lead the Templars during the early days of World War VII. He would then become advisor in the Pizza Federation and the Elite Guardians [EGCP], before switching from Templars to EGCP high command, acting as leader (and would be inducted into their hall of fame). He would help found and be one of the five main leaders the Red Dawn Alliance during WWVII. His military plans were well regarded by both Templars and EGCP, which would help the RDA victory against the RPF. Cobra would go onto advise several armies and remain as acting leader in EGCP until his final stretch in armies in 2020, a final leadership spell with Romans. Cobra would go onto become an administrator at the Club Penguin Army Syndicate in March 2019, creating the legendary league formula adapted from Twitchy543’s league which would go onto be used in later leagues to this date. Cobra was also extensively involved in the CPA wiki during 2018 and early 2019, returning again late 2020.
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