Mobile Bloxxers

The Mobile Bloxxers (MB) are an old generation sci-fi military group loosely based off the Mobile Infantry in the Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles television show from 1999. Founded by Wordsarecool on 3/3/2009, the Mobile Bloxxers had previously existed as a short series of games, with uniforms and setting inspired by user Are92’s "RoWar" games and videos. In later years, the group would gradually become more closely based on Roughnecks, though it generally maintained its own distinct lore. The clan has had a rich and storied history, being the progenitor from which The United States Colonial Marine Corps was born. This occurred when founder and first Commandant Quaker45 split the Mobile Bloxxers Marine Corps subdivision off from MB to form The Colonial Marines in 2011. MB would then become a major ally during the UWF era.
== Structure ==
MB has historically functioned as a combined-arms clan with an emphasis on distribution of skillsets. As such, there are no dedicated vehicle divisions and each member must be capable of being a competent pilot, tanker, and infantryman. MB bases typically grant users credits to purchase vehicles based on objective completion, kills, and time spent ingame. This allows them to continuously field and utilize vehicles without the handicap of division locking features. 
MB focuses more on direct control of its formations of lower ranked members from the officer-level, lacking a robust NCO corps to tie the group together. As a result, most of the planning and control exerted over an MB event is led through an officer. Functioning as a military bureaucracy, all power and authority is derived from the Sky Marshal, who may delegate decisions and responsibilities down to lower levels as required. 
Ironically this state of affairs reflects the opposite of the situation as it existed in the early years of the group, where low-level leadership was prized, and divisions (starting at the platoon level) could be created by members as low as the Lieutenant rank and receive official recognition and support. In some fringe cases, divisions would recruit on their own and even fight their own wars independent of the main group, such as in the case of the MB 2nd Space Squad under Rocketman23 in 2010, which for a time actually possessed more members than the main group. Others, particularly smaller formations such as kingkendrick141's "Delta Squad" in 2011, would fight as units under the normal chain of command. A tightening of the command and division structure gradually occurred as the group grew in size, rapidly increasing in pace with the end of the second Vaktovian war in 2011. By the end of that year, trainings had been largely restricted to those done by an official training division, and operational autonomy (such as being able to lead raids against official enemies) had been restricted to Generals only. Successive demotion or retirement purges of 'inactive' low, mid, and even high-ranking members under Horatio45's tenure as Sky Marshal (the explicit opposite of prior policy), as well as increasing clique-like behavior from high-level leadership, would gut the group's 'reserve' of committed, veteran members, and ultimately deprive it of the ability to fight raids and win wars as it once did. 
== History ==
MB was an early pioneer into the realm of clan technology and innovation, having a wide array of different types of land vehicles and spacecraft that were new to the clan world. Throughout 2009 and well into 2010 and 2011, MB continued to push the boundaries of technological progress on the early Roblox platform. Many inventions of MB would become common throughout the clan world and Roblox more generally, such as a widely copied limb-replacing medkit tool, various button or tool operated spacecraft, and even basic firearms, which were all released publicly for members to create their own MB bases and divisions with. Disputes over ownership of released technology contributed to some of MB's early wars, and ultimately helped lead to the first MB-VAK war. The Morita Laser rifle which the Vaktovian Empire claimed as their own can still be seen today at the Vaktovian museum. 
Ironically, MB was one of the last bastions of clans to switch from projectile-throwing (sometimes known as "paintball") weapons to raycast guns (utilizing reverse-engineered and increasingly modified WIJ scripts), with the swap occurring in late 2011 going into 2012. Prior raycast systems had been considered too laggy for many players to use, with earlier ray-like weapons (such as the first Morita Laser) instead utilizing a primitive 'point and click' system that ignored collision. MB was also known for prodigious usage of explosive weapons in the era prior to switching to raycast, in part due to incorporating such vehicle heavy gameplay. 
MB featured some of the first maps to utilize complete combined arms warfare in the domains of air, land, sea, and space. All of this led to one of the most popular and well-run scifi clan communities of the early 2010s. MB would go on to win several wars against some of the heaviest hitters in the sci-fi clan genre of its time, namely against The Elite Wing, Octavian Star Empire, and VAK. 
Originally starting off on rough footing with USCM in 2011 after an unknown disagreement led former MB member and founder Quaker45 to break away from MB, the early Colonial Marines would frequently raid MB facilities. A series of skirmishes would take place between the two groups from 2011-2012 primarily at MB’s Capital City. 
Peace and reconciliation would be made in 2013 under the leadership of newly appointed Sky Marshal Horatio45, who encouraged USCM to join the United World Federation. For the next 7 years the two groups would coexist as allies, forging their bond in the fire of the First UNSC War. 
MB would proceed to lose prominence in the clan world after the creation of the UWF, largely losing their status as a pioneer in technology and development. Stagnation and lack of expansion caused the group to lose activity. By 2017 the group struggled to field the attendance levels it had previously boasted for years. Gradually, changes in leadership and culture between the two clans would cause them to grow apart, with USCM departing the UWF in 2020. 
As of today, MB is semi-active and has withdrawn from the UWF after it consolidated into its own entity in 2021. Currently, MB is a part of the Tarsic alliance, formed in March 2024 with WIJ, Nisihara, The Independant Systems of Nexus, Tyraax, and the ARKANGEL Corporation. 
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