Operation Crimson Yellow Snowcone II

"Marines, be alert. I don't like the sound of this" - CPT Hugh Janus
Operation Crimson Yellow Snowcone II is the succeeding event from the original Operation Crimson Yellow Snowcone which were directed and produced by TomSosei. This one-life event features a battalion sized element deployed to a remote arctic planet to investigate a suspicious transmission by the outpost's QRF-Bot. 
Operation Crimson Yellow Snowcone II marks the group's largest fundraising event with a total of $1,550 raised to be sent to multiple charity organizations. Primarily to Tots foundation and Action For Children organization. Members also reached a benchmark of 47 Marines setting an attendance record. 
==Lore==
=== Prelude ===
On December 20, 2190 United States Colonial Marine Corps intelligence found contact with arctic base, Outpost "Snowcone" has completely ceased. The Quick Response Force (QRF) Bot installed in the base emitted a distress signal, which is to be found concerning since no military forces were detected around the perimeters of the base. Due to the peculiar nature of the situation, a battalion sized element of Marines are sent to investigate.
=== Orbit ===
"I wanna maintain as little casualties as possible. I don't want people to be on the wall of a memorial" - SSGT G.GilgameshAboard the USS Verloc, Captain Hugh Janus briefs his battalion on the investigation of Outpost "Snowcone" in the ship's hangar. After the briefing, the Marines get into their respective squads (India, Kilo, Lima, and Mike) and conduct their pre-combat checks (PCCs). After PCC's and the "two minute pee pee break" authorized by CPT J. McCreary, Mike Squad Leader, SSGT G. Gilgamesh, starts feuding with Janus about the "right marker" situation in the Marines formation. Gilgamesh, during this argument, coughs leading Janus to believe he has Covid-19. Gilgamesh is then executed by firing squad and SGT Scrouge McDuck succeeds his command.
=== Outpost Investigation ===
"Did anyone else have that dream where we all went on a combat drop and we all fucking died?" - SGT Scrouge McDuck prior to launch.
Via UD-4M Dropship piloted by CWO3 J. Blackburn, the battalion of Marines land within the outskirts of Outpost "Snowcone". The battalion proceeds to do a perimeter check and reach the rear of the outpost. A snow storm starts to brew which limits the vision of the Marines. 2LT A. Dumbledore, Kilo Squad Lead, identifies a maintenance hatch that can be used as an entrance. After successfully blowing the hatch open, India followed by Kilo make entry into the outpost while Lima and Mike set a defensive perimeter around the entrance. The entry team is faced with a labyrinth of narrow vents to traverse. While navigating through the vents, PFC R. Hakeswell is decapitated by a stationary fan blade instantly killing him. India guides the battalion out of the labyrinth and into a generator room with an abundance of power generators on elevated platforms. Mike, investigating the generators, finds an orange crate containing a bomb strapped RC car. 
Janus also finds that the main generator for the facility to be deactivated and tasks the battalion with finding a way to restore its power. Marines start looking for power cells, but find all in the room to be nonfunctional. Blackburn suggests that the RC car to be used as an improvised method of making entrance to a locked storage room. Janus obliges and orders McDuck to use the RC-XD to blow a whole through the storage hatch. Blackburn then finds a industrial welder which is used to fix the generator. 
===Searching for Survivors===
With power restored to the outpost, Janus makes the top priority to search and extract any surviving outpost personnel. 1LT M. Murdoch, India Squad Lead, reports that his squad found an access card, but Janus responds in the negative to picking it up. Kilo continues to search throughout the outpost and finds their way to its hangar. The Marines are met with scattered Marine bodies with bodies either dismembered or impaled by a glowing, acidic, green substance. The hangar doors jolt open and the Marines start to set up a perimeter. Investigating the hangar bay further, PFC J. Ryan reports that Marine personnel were also crushed by P-5000 Work Loaders and killed with the force of blunt objects.
===Confronting the QRF Bot ===
"My whole purpose... I scan endlessly. Trapped... No more." - Outpost "Snowcone" QRF Bot
Concluding that there are no surviving personnel of the outpost, Murdoch leads India through the outpost to continue the investigation. His team is confronted with a door where he is denied access to. McCreary orders Lima to retrieve the key card that Murdoch was ordered to leave alone, while Kilo and Mike continues to pull security in the hangar. The battalion breaches the door to be met with a control room with more Marine personnel butchered across the consoles. Seeing that the central console is operational, Janus uses it to make contact with the outpost QRF Bot. Janus orders the QRF Bot to give him security footage, accessibility to base logs, and to tell him what happened to the outpost as a whole. The QRF Bot refuses to do all of the given commands and when Janus commands the bot's system to be rebooted, it overrides the command itself claiming that Janus and the USCMC do not control it anymore. It then claims that it has called for a force to eliminate the Marines and the Marines quickly set up a defensive perimeter. Janus deactivates the QRF Bot and joins the defense. 
===Outpost Defense===
"Drop those elvish sons of bitches!" - 1LT M. Murdoch whilst firing his pulse rifle and squeezing a decapitated elf's head
The Marines take positions inside of the trenches outside of the hangar. From the direct west, humanoid figures in green garments resembling elves start rushing towards the Marine defense. Mike squad, in charge of the right flank, are the first to suffer casualties as the elves were able to remain undetected behind the flames of M240 Incinerator Units tearing apart LCPL D. Frost and LCPL D. Donald, with the latter demoted posthumously. The elves start to pick up the pace putting heavy pressure on Marine lines. So much so, PVT S. Safstrom had a UGL malfunction and blew himself up. Dumbledore calls back Kilo squad into the base to provide a second line a defense in the case the first is broken, while India takes over the entire center trench. Mike squad falls back to the hangar's exterior sandbags, as LCPL A. Salocin gets torn apart like a Thanksgiving turkey. The Marines defending the outer perimeter start planning fall back points as their ammunition reserves start to deplete. In an act of desperation, SGT T. Homie takes a detachment of Marines from India and Lima squads and charges into no man's land with nothing but the remaining bullets in his pulse rifle and a knife, though this is short lived since he is called back to the trenches.
12 minutes into the defense, ammo reserves are thin. COMMAND knows that they can not hold the line forever due to the increasing amount of pressure from the elves. Only then does a buff, masculine, jacked Nephilim spawn to the direct west wielding a comically large war hammer. All Marines still active start unloading lead and explosives into it. With the logic of "the bigger they are, the slower they are," the Marines in their infinite wisdom close the distance on the Slayer, only to realize this giant can cover a decent amount of ground per attack pattern. LCPL A. Ainsworth is frozen in the air and blows up by a stray UGL round while Homie is crushed under the Slayer. CPT P. Hallus can't get away from the Slayer and is trampled on as the latter repositions himself between the two trenches. The Slayer then performs a pretty epic move by scaling the hill of the outpost and drops in front of the hangar. PFC G. Brzęczyszczykiewicz is then able to use a stun baton to temporarily immobilize the Slayer, giving up her life in the process. Though, this comes at a price as when the Slayer got back into his juju, he pulls this sick break dance move and kickflips Blackburn, LCPL B. Decker, and PFC C. Colt. During this incursion, McCreary is crippled and PFC J. Chan's arms are dismembered.
The Slayer is one hell of a bullet sponge. Despite being temporarily crippled three times, it still had enough juice to chuck LCPL J. Forge into an ammo crate exploding him with it. This display of pure testosterone overwhelmed PVT H.R. Lager who subsequently dies. Moments after Lager's death, the Slayer's body finally gives out. The accumulated piercings in his epidermal layers finally gave way for all the liquid testosterone to leak from his body. The stark contrast of pressure of his body and the atmosphere caused him to burst in pieces. This eruption reveals a red glowing cube wrapped in a purple ribbon. 
===Extraction===
"If you don't get in, you don't get your Uber Eats!" - CPT Hugh Janus
The Marines rally to the initial dropzone for exfil. While they wait they take count on casualties. Due to the hangar bay doors on the USS Verloc malfunctioning, immediate evacuation from the battlefield would be close to impossible, greatly worrying the Marines as they would not like to resort to Space Uber Eats. Though for the sake of a sequel, a UD-4M magically appears to evacuate the Marines back to the USS Verloc. Thinking it's a UFO, Marines start shooting small arms fire at it, unintentionally doming PVT J. Stone in the process. While boarding the UD-4M, no one bothered to notify Dumbledore who took a piss behind an adjacent hill, leaving him stranded at Outpost "Snowcone".
==Characters==
===USCMC Forces===
====COMMAND ====
*CPT H. Janus (TomSosei)
*CPT J. McCreary (ImperialBlood)
*CPT P. Hallus (Fox6095)
*LT B. Dover (Mateyz)
*CWO3 J. Blackburn (NovaCypher)
====India Squad====
*1stLT M. Murdoch (Givingup2) 
*SGT T. Homie (XiuhcoatI)
*LCPL A. Ainsworth (Splinterbot)
*LCPL C. Bronson (BlueFoxHungary)
*LCPL B. Decker (Ma_iingan)
*LCPL F. O’Connel (BlockMarine6)
*LCPL A. Salocin (Delt78)
*PFC A. Kruger (LordScarThebrave)
*PFC Y. Tachibana (MentosBox)
*PFC M. Torres (Matej255)
*PVT C. Curry (30Curry360)
====Kilo Squad====
*2ndLT A.Dumbledore (ImperialWolven)
*2ndLT A. Bananaman (Rexguardian) 
*LCPL A. Blackwell (AlbertBlackwell)
*LCPL D. Jackson (Mindxt20)
*PFC B. Beans (500Chowder)
*PFC C. Colt (CapColton)
*PFC R. Hakeswell (Echo4890)
*PVT H.R. Lager (Winkalex2)
*PVT D. Richtofen (SmashingEarth_EX2)  
*PVT S. Safstrom (Zacharias1773)
====Lima Squad====
* 2ndLT W.R. Monger (CoderQwerty)
*CPL K. Winters (Th3L3gend_27)
* LCPL J. Forge (GalacticBuilder51)
*PFC G. Brzęczyszczykiewicz (Ankhea)
*PFC G. Bush (Seegarrett123) 
*PFC J. Ryan (ExoticEquinoxx) 
*PVT J. Stone (DivinePrivate)  
==== Mike Squad====
* SSGT G. Gilgamesh (Marath0n)
*SGT S. McDuck (TostitosYTaquitos)
*CPL D. Kevin (Wolfstorm777)
*LCPL D. Donald (WynnCraftMod)
* LCPL D. Frost (CplSheperdHECU3)
* LCPL H. Slooth (Tyborocks3)
* PFC J. Chan (Jhintresting)
*PFC D. Huey (AceMellows)
*PFC D. Louie (12Jacob89)
*PFC M. Hawk (4Slu)
*PVT G. I. Joe (HenryWJonesJr)
* PVT E. Primae (PrimoPier)
===Enemies===
*QRF-Bot
*Elves
* The Slayer
==Gallery==
File:TomHorsei.png|Placeholder
==Non-Lore==
Non-Lore consists of all the elements of the event that is not considered to be part of the main story. Operation Crimson Yellow Snowcone II is considered to be a one life event so late arrivals and respawns are classified as such. Moments that are found to be humorous are documented here as well. 
===Nova Effect===
It actually took two takes to successfully land the Marines at Outpost "Snowcone". Everything went to plan as the passengers were surprisingly well behaved and didn't jump to glitch the UD-4M out. However, despite the Marines' behavior, NovaCypher found a way to break a null barrier within the map which despawns everything that touches it. This resulted in the instant death of every Marine. This is considered to be the Nova Effect's final form as he simultaneously killed 48 Marines.
===Survivor Discovered===
When the platoon made it to the hangar, the doors suddenly opened revealing a late arrival, trollerheaven, waiting to be assigned a squad. Givingup2 immediately announced that there was indeed a colonist survivor of the outpost. This greatly confused TomSosei since he knew for a fact that there isn't a living asset within the outpost. Trollerheaven would be assigned to Mike squad shortly afterwards.
===Marath0n Dies (Four Times)===
Marath0n arguably died the most times in the event. As his lore character, SSGT G. Gilgamesh, he is executed prior to touchdown to prevent the spread of the Corona Virus. He changes his name to PVT P. Prime, dies when the UD-4M lands, but changes it back. Like Echo4890, he is also decapitated by a fan while navigating through the vents. He then makes his final character PVT S. Bird and survives the investigation of the outpost, only to be killed at some point after the Slayer spawns in. This can be seen by his name appearing as his username during the battle, rather than "S.Bird".
===Characters===
*2LT WockySlush
*PFC C. Paw (Cloverpaw)
*PFC N. Vip (VipNix)
*PVT S. Bird (Marath0n)
*PVT. D. Della (Wynn)
*PVT P. Prime (Marath0n)
*Colonist T. Heaven (Trollerheaven)
==Trivia ==
*Operation Crimson Yellow Snowcone 2 holds the attendance record for a USCMC event as of February 13, 2024
*The event holds the fundraising record of $1550 to multiple charity organizations. Primarily, Toys For Tots foundation and Action For Children organization.
*Members were given the option to choose their roleplaying name to give an immersive feel for the event.
**Many Marines decided to name themselves with vulgar puns such as Hugh Janus and Mike Hawk.
**Half of Mike squad named themselves after characters from Duck Tales and roleplayed the parts.
**Many references to popular media have been made such as Albus Dumbledore and Jackie Chan.
*Marath0n died a total of 3 times and made three characters.
**It should also to be mentioned that Marath0n was not sick, he just couldn't breathe because he was laughing too hard.
*AceMellows had all the time in the world to finish this wiki page. But because he did not have the intellectual maturity to commit to a project like this, he does it 3 years later.
*This is the third and most recent appearance of the Little Speedster model with the prior two appearances being made in The Quest for the Holy Cornbread.
*It is teased that there would be a third addition to the series called: "Crimson Yellow Snowcone III - The Revenge of Dumbledore." However, development and confirmation has not been announced.
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==Behind the Scenes==
Thanks to our amazing Development team for creating an amazing experience for the group! Featured below are a few Behind the Scenes captures from TomSosei during development.
File:Operationcrimsonyellowsnowcone2btsud4mcockpit.png|Tom's view inside the UD-4M cockpit.
File:Operationcrimsonyellowsnowcone2btspassengerbay.png|The Dev team aboard the UD-4M's passenger bay
File:Operationcrimsonyellowsnowcone2btsventalationnetwork.png|Ventilation network without the exterior assets
File:Operationcrimsonyellowsnowcone2btsthehub.png|Tom left his monitor on again...
File:Operationcrimsonyellowsnowcone2btsubereatsstand.png|Space Uber Eats stand inside the USS Verloc's hangar
File:Operationcrimsonyellowsnowcone2btsdummy.png|Galactic and Tom's test dummies
File:Operationcrimsonyellowsnowcone2btsglitchedhumanoid.png| Glitched humanoid rig monster staring down at construction
==Credits==
* TomSosei - Scripting, building, project manager and producer
* GalacticBuilder51 - Building
* CoderQwerty - Slayer and elves coding
* 4Slu - Operations room
* NewYorkJorge3 - Hangar doors, dead bodies
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