Welcome Rebels to the 2021 Edition of RPF Year in Review! In this special RBT post I, Yvng, and a couple of my fellow RBT friends summarized everything that has happened within the last year. We summarized the big battles RPF was involved in, army politics that we were involved in, Party Planning Committee events, HCOM changes, Hall of Fame Inductions, and more. So sit back and enjoy reading up on RPF over the last year!
Big Battles
Over the last year, RPF has been involved in many big Practice Battles as well as CP League hosted events. We have had big highlights and major victories throughout 2021. Come check out all the amazing battles we have gone through this year!
- First battle post flash era: Max 91 on Feb 20th against WV. You can check out the post here!
- IW PB April 18th: Max 79. You can check out the post here!
- 3 way AUSIA Battle against HF Aand ACP Max 68 May 29th. You can check out the post here!
- Templars PB Max 67 June 29th. You can check out the post here!
- Legends Cup 11: Maxes of 56, 80, 89 (Against Fire Warriors, Templars, HF). You can check out our Finals post here!
- Christmas Chaos 11: Maxes of 39, 52, 70 (Against SWAT, HF, IW). You can check out our Finals post here!
Army Politics
Throughout the year, RPF has seen and been through a lot of politics throughout the army scene. New alliances have formed and new leagues have been created. Let’s dive into all the changes that have happened.
- RPF allies with the Silver Empire on January 2nd.
- RPF is no longer affiliated with CPAH on January 10th.
- RPF reallies with PIC on January 11th.
- RPF leaves CPAHQ on March 28th.
- RPF is no longer allied with Help Force on March 28th.
- RPF allies with Fire Warriors on April 2nd.
- RPF joins a new league CPAN (Club Penguin Army Network) on May 29th.
- RPF allies with Water Vikings on June 29th.
- RPF ended the alliance with Fire Warriors when they shut down in August.
- RPF declares war on TCP and becomes enemies with them on December 19th.
PPC Events
This 2021, the Party Planning Committee has once again brought us various fun parties; ranging from a Valentines themed week, to a very festive Christmas party. Let’s look back at all their projects and relive the moment!
On February 12-14, the PPC held the event Federation Friendship Weekend in honor of Valentines’ Day! The Rebels were able to exchange candy grams, take a friendship quiz, meet new people, and share love all around the community!
To celebrate Easter, PPC presented Rebels Through the Looking Glass. It’s a fun spring week-long event inspired by Alice in Wonderland! It ran from March 4-11, wherein the Rebels got to take a fun quiz to find out which AIW character they relate most to, and had the opportunity to hunt for easter eggs around the server!
The PPC started off the summer season with Retro Rebels. Starting fromJuly 8 and ending on July 11, the Rebels got thrown back into prehistoric times while trying to save RPF! We scavenged for items whilst dodging dinosaurs, got to see a future where RPF was never created, and had a talent show where the Rebels got to show off what they’ve got!
The highlight of 2021’s summer season was PPC’s and RPF HCOM’s Summer Olympics, which ran from August 21st to the 27th. The Olympics were inspired by the Percy Jackson series, and the Rebels competed in five different games throughout the week. In the end, only one team was able to take home the winning title!
Next up on PPC’s long list of successful parties was the Rebel Branch Spirit Weekend. This weekend ran from the 15th of October to the 17th, and it was held to encourage team spirit within the RPF community. The Rebels competed in multiple games, fashion shows, and a big branch battle at the end of the party!
Rebel Horror Hotel was PPC’s Halloween Party. It started on October 25th, and ended on October 31st, right on Halloween day! It revolved around a Hotel Transylvania theme, where the Rebels checked themselves into a haunted hotel for a relaxing vacation full of movie viewings, bingo games, and a fun gala!
Rebel Cash for Change was a project between the PPC and the Rebel Commanders. It was inspired by OG Club Penguin’s Coins for Change. The Rebels were given the entire month of December to donate their Rebel Cash to three different charities, and at the end of the month, RPF HCOMs and other volunteers donated their own real-life money to these charities. It was a fun way to build a sense of community while at the same time helping out in the real world!
To end the year of 2021 and to celebrate Christmas, PPC brought one last party to the table: Rebel Grinchmas. It started on the 19th of December and ended on the 24th, right at the precipice of Christmas. The Rebels got together to catch the Grinch who ruined their holiday preparations, solved mysteries, decorated ornaments, and had a big feast on Christmas eve!
HCOM Changes
Over the year, RPF has gone through a lot of HCOM changes. A lot of long time HCOM retired as a new generation of HCOM started to take shape. Within this, there has also been new Hall of Fame Inductees, as well as people being honored into higher HOF rankings. Let’s take a look at all the HCOM changes that have happened throughout the year.
On January 18th 2021, Crazzy retired from her position as Rebel Commander after 19 months of service and stepped down to become an Advisor.
RPF saw its first HCOM promotion of the year just less than a month later on February 12th when F6Sixer and Elexonck were promoted to Rebel Commander by Cosmo.
On February 16th Mac retired from HCOM as a Third in Command and became a Veteran for his service.
Link3000 then joined the HCOM team on February 22nd with their promotion to Third in Command.
On February 28th, Cosmo retired from his position as Rebel Commander and stepped down to the rank of Advisor.
On April 4th, Steax retired from Third in Command and was awarded RPF Veteran.
Shark retired from her position as Second in Command on April 11th, and was given RPF Rebel for her service.
On April 19th, Lanie and Z3ming were promoted to Third in Command and they started their HCOM journey with RPF.
Moon then retired from her position as Second in Command on June 6th.
On June 7th, Avril joined the HCOM team as she was promoted to Third in Command.
Yodabobobo was then promoted to Third in Command on July 5th.
July 11th was a significant day for RPF as we saw the largest staff retirement in history including 4 officers and 3 HCOM: Amoji, Panini, and Milly.
On August 14th, the victory of the LCXI tournament also brought the promotions of Link3000 to Second in Command, as well as Princhi and Jaeun to Third in Command.
August 15th saw Third in Command Sarah’s retirement as she became a Veteran for her contributions.
On August 29th Second in Command Brenatto retired and was sent off with the title of RPF Hero for their contributions.
Third in Command Lanie then retired from her position on September 6th.
On September 8th, Moon rejoined at the position of Third in Command.
Yas joined the RPF HCOM on October 11th as Third in Command.
Second in Command Penho also said his goodbyes to RPF as he retired on October 18th.
On that same day, Yodabobobo and Z3ming were promoted to Second in Command.
On November 22nd, 2021, Yvng and Cracked were promoted to Third in Command while Moon was promoted to Second in Command to wrap up the HCOM promotions for the year.
To summarize who has been promoted:
Elexonck, F6sixer, Link3000 x2, Lanie, z3ming x2, Avrilaving2, Yodabobobo x2, Jaeun, Princhi, yas, moon x2, Yvng Baller, and Cracked.
To summarize who has retired:
Crazzyhead, Cosmo, Yaboimac11, Steax, Sharkboi, moon, Amoji, Panini, Milly, Sarah, Brenatto, Lanie, and Penho.
HOF Inductions:
There was a total of two HOF Legends inducted this year. The two people were Ex Rebel Commanders Crazzy and Cosmo.
There was a total of one HOF Icon inducted this year. The person was current Advisor Perry.
There was a total of five HOF Hero inductions this year. The 5 people were, Ex Second in Command and Ex Advisor Cheese, Ex Second in Command DJCrystal/Phantom, current Rebel Commanders Elexonck and F6sixer, and Ex Second in Command Brenatto.
There was a total of four HOF Rebels inductions this year. The four people include, Ex Second in Command Penho, Ex Third in Commands Panini, Sharkboi, and Amoji, and current Second in Command Link3000.
Other Announcements
Here are some other miscellaneous changes that have happened in RPF over the last year!
On February 18th, new perks for server boosters were added. Rebels who boosted the server would be rewarded with a Rebel Booster role (which is a multiplier role) and an event token, allowing boosters to lead an event for five minutes. From June 11th, the Rebel Booster role had an additional perk of paying 5000 RC per week.
In the past year, several new channels have been added to the server. On April 10th, a new Pet channel was added, giving troops the chance to show off their cuddly pals! Shortly after, on June 5th, a new Food channel was added. This time, giving troops the opportunity to send their awesome food pics! The latest channel that was added proved to be a life saver for many. The Homework Help channel allowed Rebels to ask their questions or even help a fellow Rebel in need.
The year 2021 marked many milestones for RPF. On May 8th, we celebrated our 14th anniversary. To mark our anniversary, Rebel Records was created. It’s a new unscripted and interactive talk show using the new stage voice channel feature, where Rebels had the chance to be interviewed live on air. Another episode of Rebels Records was hosted on July 17th, when we celebrated our 1 year anniversary of the BIA formation.
Throughout the year, festive roles and roles marking special occasions were added to the Rebel Cash shops. Other than the Rebel Cash shop roles, new self-assignable roles were introduced as well. On May 22nd, after many people had requested it, pronoun roles were finally introduced to the server. This helped server members to know one another’s pronouns without having to ask. On June 23rd, the Rebel Broadcast Team (RBT) started replacing mass-pings with a new Broadcast Ping role. Getting the Broadcast Ping role would notify role members whenever a new post by the RBT was published.
June 12th was a day where Rebel Bot fans got excited. One of Rebel Bot’s beta features was introduced and it was none other than a classic snake game, where Rebels could play and earn Rebel Cash. November 25th was also another exciting day for Rebels as the first Cyber Monday Discounts on Rebel Cash shop and workshop roles were introduced. Rebels could use their hard-earned Rebel Cash from events, battles and giveaways to buy roles at massive discounts.
On August 14th, a new RPF team was introduced – Rebel Graphic Designer. This is the third team that is open to Specialists and above for applications. This saw many Rebels applying to be a part of this cool team and contributing many cool artwork and designs for our server! On October 12th, a special announcement was made with regards to the ranking system. Scout Medic was removed as a rank and many Rebels expressed sadness in our server that day. However, it was announced that the condensation of ranks would actually make it easier for troops to get promoted.
And that is all Rebels! Thank you all for tuning into our 2021 Year in Review and let’s make new memories for 2022. This is Yvng Baller signing off 
Yvng Baller – RBT Editor
