Have you ever seen someone with a purple name in chat and wondered who they are? Every RPF Rebel has a story, and this is the thirty-first edition of the Vet Spotlight column, where we take you back in time to tell the story of our esteemed veterans! Today, weโre telling you the story of our veteran and RPF Rebel, ARandomOwl.
Becoming a Rebel
Owl became a Rebel on August 31st 2019! ARandomOwl joined shortly after he met then General F6ixer and Lieutenant General Klance (currently known as Lance) talking to some penguins in the Cove.
Troop Experience
The Troop experience during that time was not too different from how it is now. Owl commented that RPF had a welcoming vibe when he joined and thatโs maintained since! But it was exciting and perhaps a bit nerve wracking at times. RPF was his first experience with talking to people online on a more personal level, which made him nervous. Playing Club Penguin and logging on for events was not what he was expecting to be doing with his time, but it was fun! He attended his firsts events in September, with these being Operation: Igloo Wing-Ding and a hide and seek event, earning him a promotion to Private!
One of Owl’s first events.
Shortly after Owl joined the server, it was time for the biannual Olympics! Owl noted that the Winter Olympics of 2019 (where they were part of Team Dolly) was a lot of fun! Back then, the Olympics were even hosted on Penguin Oasis instead of CPRewritten, which even had some custom features that the CPPS of today lack: ‘Getting to set the hue and all of that fancy stuff that oasis had at the time was neat.’
Favorite Troop Memory
Becoming Troop of the Week was a spot on top of Owl’s list of memories, as it wasn’t something he was expecting at all, believing he wasn’t eligible. Alongside that memory, Owl enjoyed listening to music in RPF VC!
Troop of the Week
On October 18th, 2019, the same week he was promoted to Corporal, he received the iconic pink role! Due to a database issue, the website itself became corrupted, so to switch gears the announcement was posted as a regular message, becoming RPF’s 113th Troop of the Week.
Owl is announced as RPF’s 113th Troop of the Week.
Owl’s Troop of the Week speech.
Officer Cadet
Not long after Owl joined the server, he would reach the top of the troop ranks, obtaining Colonel on January 13th, 2020. Owl progressed through the RPF ranks quickly, inspired by those such as Lance, Mochii and Emcee who encouraged him to apply for Staff. On January 27, 2020 ArandomOwl moved on to becoming Officer Cadet. His mentor during this time was our current Advisor and then Third-in-Command F6sixer.
Officerย
After just two weeks at Officer Cadet, Owl went on to become a Brigadier General. As Staff, his mentor was our current Advisor and Third in Command F6Sixer on February 10th, 2020. However, due to personal reasons he had to step down for a time on March 30th, 2020.
Pre Come Back and Veteran era
In 2021, he tried to re-climb the Ranks, landing on Officer Cadet. His mentor during this time was Woogs, but ultimately he retired a month later. Due to his contributions and time to the server, Owl was removed from the rank of Colonel and given RPF Veteran on August 20th, 2021.
Comeback Era – Officer Cadet
However, 2023 dawned a new Comeback Era for ARandomOwl as he rose through the ranks again this time on March 27th, 2023 re-becoming Officer Cadet for a third time, wanting to contribute to the RPF community. His mentor was our current Second-in-Command, Ella whom was General at the time (he was her very first mentee).
Officer
On May 8th, 2023 he became Brigadier General again and had a blast! Under the guidance of his recruiter Third in Command Lance, Owl rose up the Officer Ranks.
As Staff, Owl contributed massively to RPF. He was part of both the Rebel News Media team and the CP News team, both of which are still alive today. As HCOM, Owl even led CP News alongside our current Rebel Commander Gabgeirl for a time, publishing posts such as party guides and mission guides which were vital to keeping the server running. Owl’s highlights of the RPF News team was interviewing people in RPF, particularly for the Day in a Life column. One of the editions Owl wrote can be found here!
While on the Rebel News Media team, Owl wrote posts for this very column!
During their time as Staff, Owl was also part of Olympics, one of his highlights being the 2024 Winter Olympics! Although they didn’t secure a medal at this one, they had a lot of fun being a part of Team Fratres and loved the vibes in the server!
‘The vibes were IMMACULATE and I remember I had a Luigi pfp that I cannot find now but I remember I thought it was rly funny and I enjoyed it.’
Achieving General on March 4th, 2024 led to one of Owl’s favourite time periods as Officer, enjoying getting the opportunity to mentor new staff for the first time and help out more around the server. One of Owl’s favourite memories of being Officer was how supportive everyone in the server was as they were promoted to staff both times, and he was happy to climb the ranks during his second Staff era.
HCOM
On May 20th, 2024, Owl was promoted to Third in Command after several years of contribution to RPF, achieving their original troop goal of reaching HCOM. Owl noted that it was initially strange to have so many new permissions in the server and to be doing HCOM tasks.
‘It was like an “I made it” moment. Years of being in RPF finally led to that and I was so happy.’ ~ ARandomOwl
Retirement + RPF Rebel
Owl retired from the position of Third in Command on the 5th December 2024, after 21 months of activity in RPF and after having been in the community for 5 years. On the same day, Owl published a retirement post and even received the Hall of Fame title RPF Rebel for their contributions to RPF. Owl commented that they did not expect to get Rebel, and that it was a nice way to end their HCOM era. They believe a contributing factor to receiving Hall of Fame status was their years of longterm service to the community, regardless of their rank or if they were on the ranks.
Owl is awarded RPF Rebel.
When asked what they enjoy most about RPF, Owl stated ‘I would say that it is a community that I feel like anyone can vibe with and be a part of. It’s so easy to find people you really click with and can become longterm friends with. Since I’ve joined the active people have changed and changed again but it still remains that it is a very nice and welcoming community.’
Since retiring from RPF, Owl now works a lot, but you can still find Owl in the RPF server, whether it be in main chat or even hanging out in the voice channels. If you see him in main chat, be sure to say hi!
Owl’s cat, Hopper.
That wraps up this edition of the Vet Spotlight column! A large thank you to Owl for taking the time to be interviewed and for all the work you have put into RPF over the years! Additionally, thank you to all the readers who have made it this far!
