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This past week saw the end of a year and the beginning of a new one! We have a lot to look back on, as well as lots to look forward to. Read on below for all of this week’s updates, plus an extra-long By The Numbers column for our end-of-year wrap up!!
You can check the latest edition of Tuxedo Times with the .tuxedotimes command!
—◊ Weekly Maxes and Averages ◊—
—◊ Maxes ◊—
AUSIA: N/A
EU: 40 (46⇓)
US: 44 (9⇑)
—◊ Averages ◊—
AUSIA: N/A
EU: 38 (3⇓)
US: 44 (10⇑)
Total: 41 (3⇑)
—◊ Weekly News ◊—
Final Page Turns on ‘A Rebel Christmas Carol’
Our final party extravaganza of the year, A Rebel Christmas Carol, kicked off on December 15th and wrapped up this past week – a period of festive fun and confronting the tasks of Christmas past, present, and future to earn the coveted Rebelneezer Scrooge Discord role. As part of the celebrations, the Contests Team hosted a Winter Outfit Contest. Our first-place winner and recipient of the Dazzling Dresser Discord role is Bani! Congratulations Bani, and to the runner-ups Lehky and Brad.
Alongside this, the Rebel Coins for Change initiative has been running all month long and concluded on December 26th, when the final goal of 20 million rebel cash was reached! Giveaways were held shortly after for those who donated any amount over 2000 rebel cash!
Rebels Win Big at the Winter Realm Awards 2024
The final weekend of the year saw the wider army community come together to mark and celebrate 2024. The winners of the Winter Realm Awards were announced, with RPF storming the night with a blizzard of award wins:
Best Major Army Leader: Link3000
Most Tactical Army: RPF
Best Conflict: Autumn Tundra War
Best GFX Designer: Master DS
Best Judge: T_T
Best Community Committee Member: Tulip
Troop of the Week
Congratulations to Major Quirk for being awarded the 318th Troop of the Week! Since his arrival, Quirk has shown extraordinary leadership and kindness that has shined brightly throughout the community. Whether he is lending a hand or showcasing his dedication to the cause, Quirk has proved to be the epitome of a Rebel and is highly deserving of the TOTW accolade! If you see Quirk in chat, be sure to congratulate him for his hard work and perseverance!
Time to Reminisce
Just like the beginning of every year, the annual scrapbook has been released! Check out our 2024 Scrapbook to look back on some of the most important and funny moments our Scrapbook Team captured throughout the past twelve months.
Pets, Vets, Interviews & Goodbye to 2024!
The Rebel Broadcast Team has been working diligently this week, releasing four separate columns! To kick start the new year, they released the 2024 Year in Review wrap-up that includes all of RPF’s adventures, progressions, parties, announcements, and everything in between!
We then saw in-depth Troop Interviews with Second in Command LittySkitty, as well as Rebel Commanders Link and Gabi. They spoke about their personal journeys rising to HCOM, cherished moments, and provided insight on how to achieve one’s goals.
RPF Veteran Alienn was also interviewed! She reminisced about her times as a member of staff and indulged in what positive motivations helped shape her as a leader. For more of her story as a longtime Rebel, take a look at December’s edition of Vet Spotlight!
Lastly, we saw the return of the beloved Pet Column, in which General T_T, and Corporals Masi and Dbearzz, chatted about their furry friends. Check out the post to learn more and see the adorable photos!
—◊ By the Numbers ◊—
How many rebels got promoted last week?
With a total of 45 new promotions, there were…
2 Officer Cadets
1 Major
4 Captains
1 Lieutenant
2 Specialists
4 Sergeants
5 Corporals
26 Privates
—BTNs: December Review—
Let’s look at some stats from our Rebel Christmas Carol party!!
Throughout our server holiday party – whether it was voting in polls, completing activities, or attending events – a total of 148 people participated in the party tasks! In the end, 25 partiers earned the Rebelneezer Scrooge role by completing 2 out of 3 of the party paths. Further, only 5 people completed every single task in Scrooge’s paths.
Here’s a breakdown of how many people completed each party task:
Art Column – 11
Attend a Breakday – 31
Christmas Profile – 59
Regular Event – 61
Contest Submission – 28
Christmas Forms – 32
Donate 2k to RC4C – 89
TuxTimes Puzzle – 37
Vote in Poll – 85
Movie Breakday – 15
Codenames Breakday – 23
How much did we raise for Rebel Cash for Change?
Throughout the month of December, server members donated their Rebel Cash towards three charity causes: Infrastructure, Medicine, and Wildlife. Those who donated at least 2,000 earned the role of Cash for Change Donor, and could also earn the roles of Volunteer, Top Volunteer, and Epic Volunteer by donating 2k, 20k, and 100k, respectively.
So, just how many earned these roles? Let’s take a look:
Cash For Change Donor – 89
Volunteer – 89
Top Volunteer – 63
Epic Volunteer – 49
Congratulations, and thank you for your generous donations!!
Next, let’s see the final breakdown of donations collected throughout the month:
Total Donations – 20,060,757
Infrastructure – 5,924,386
Medicine – 6,725,916
Wildlife – 7,410,455
Wildlife earned the most donations and will be donated to with real money by our staff!!
This past week saw two separate quest events for the CPJ Holiday Party. How did we do?
Last Monday, Operation: Santa Quests took us on an adventure to complete a total of 7 of the party quests together! We had 12 recruits join us, who got promoted shortly after the event!!
Later in the week on Friday, we held Operation: The Igloo Express in which we raided a total of 42 igloos to complete stamps and party quests!! 13 recruits joined us and got promoted the same day!!
How did RPF do in the CPA Winter Realm Awards?
CPA’s Winter Awards took place at the end of December, and RPF got nominated for a total of 12 awards! We won 6, placed 2nd in two, and placed 3rd in three. You can see the full breakdown at CPA’s post here.
How many Rebels were still enlisted after the Active Count?
Our bi-annual Active Count has come to an end, and many names were purged from our Ranks list. After the two-week period, 129 Rebels remained enlisted after filling out the form! This is the highest amount of Rebels to complete Active Count since Summer 2021 – 7 Active Counts ago! This time last year, that number had been 45 – the lowest of those Active Counts. So this is truly an accomplishment to be proud of! We stay WINNING, Rebels!! ️🔥
—BTNs: Yearly Wrap-Up—
How much did we chat in 2024?
In the entirety of 2024, there were 1,895,699 total messages sent in main-chat!! Compare this to 2023’s 1,159,208 messages!
Out of this year’s nearly 2 million messages, 45,963 of them were images or gifs, 1,202 of them were videos, and 8,448 of them were stickers!
How many new server members did we gain this past year?
In 2024, our Discord server saw a total of 7,489 joins! Taking into account those who left and those who stayed, overall the server gained 2,826 members!!
How many events and break days were hosted?
Throughout the year, 298 events were held, and 35 break days were hosted!
How many times did each branch win a branch battle?
Out of 7 branch battles in the year, the Air Force won 3 battles and the Navy won 4. In a further breakdown, we saw Air Force winning 6 rooms, Navy winning 8 rooms, and 5 tied rooms!
How many polls have there been this year?
This year the #polls channel hosted 70 unique questions, each with a large array of options to choose from!
How many posts were made on the RPF website?
There were 587 posts published on the RPF website in 2024! Here’s the monthly breakdown:
January – 45
February – 48
March – 43
April – 45
May – 42
June – 43
July – 41
August – 54
September – 76
October – 54
November – 44
December – 52
Not too surprisingly, September saw the most published posts by far – the same month our Autumn Tundra War was declared!
Let’s take a look at some HCOM promotions and retirements!
In 2024, we saw 1 promotion to Rebel Commander, 3 promotions to Second in Command, and 5 promotions to Third in Command. In the same time, we saw only 4 HCOM retire from their positions!
How many Hall of Fame statuses were awarded?
We saw many of our HCOM members make huge accomplishments throughout the year, and earning HOF statuses in recognition. We saw the induction of 1 Legend, 1 Icon, 1 Hero, and 5 Rebels. Only time will tell what new achievements we’ll reach in 2025!🏅
—◊ Tuxedo Comics ◊—
Do you have any New Year’s Resolutions?? This week, Nick imagined what the resolutions of a cute doodle-penguin would look like!!
Do you have a comic idea you’d like to see in an upcoming issue? Send it in using our Tuxedo Comics Suggestion Form, and our comic artists just might use your idea!!
—◊ Challenge of the Week ◊—
For this challenge of the week, Mads and Lehky worked together to design a very special Hidden Letters Challenge! Hidden in the image below are 18 symbols for you to find, decode, and rearrange to complete the blank spaces below!
We all know bots take lots of coding, so let’s take a page from F6’s book and use the PSA Decoder to crack the secret message!
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ , __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ !
DM LittySkitty on Discord the full phrase for a prize of 2000 Rebel Cash and to progress towards the Cracked the Ice role!
—◊ Division Recap ◊—
—◊ Monday ◊—
»EU«
Max: 40
DING DING DING, look at all these completed quests!! The Rebels logged onto CPJ – Sleet as we completed MANY party quests for Operation: Santa Quests. With our shiny sleigh bells and festive Santa hats, we did some bell-ringing tactics and claus-tastic forms as we embraced the lovely Christmas season. After the tactics portion, we went around the CPJ island to complete some party quests! We were able to spread the holiday cheer by helping others out, and we had a great time together as a group. Read more about our adventure in the post below!
Click here for the full report!
—◊ Friday ◊—
»US«
Max: 44
CHOO CHOO!! The Rebels were “All aboard!” for Operation: The Igloo Express. We logged onto CPJ – Sleet for our train event, which also contained a MASSIVE igloo raid! With our wonderful Holiday Express trains, we had some whistling tactics and track-tastic forms. After the tactics portion, tons of Rebels were able to complete quests and stamps with our igloo raid. Everyone had a wonderful time helping people, collecting stamps, and seeing all the wonderfully festive igloos! To read more about this event, click the post below.
Click here for the full report!
—◊ Saturday ◊—
»EU«
Max: 37
Avg: 36
VICTORY IS OURS, Rebels! We logged onto CPAB – Tuxedo in our giveaway role themed outfits for a victory parade titled Operation: Holiday Victories. With our unique sugar plum fairy, rat king, ice queen, and nutcracker outfits, we did some wintery tactics and formations as we all said “HOORAH” for our CCXIV victory! We had a wonderful time celebrating this amazing accomplishment together. To see more of our parading, check out the post below!
Click here for the full report!
– Tuxedo Times Team: Moonlemur, Mads, Mary, Ohasa, Patro, Buhnny, Tulip, Patty, Annie, Nick, and LittySkitty
Happy New Year!!
