Paladin

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Paladin (aka Paladin0308) is an Admin and Regular Member of the Possible History Discord Server (PHcord), as well as the unofficial History 2.0 Project Director. He joined PHcord because he was very impressed with Possible History's content on YouTube, which he binge watched after happening across the video "What If VIEWERS Voted on the Map after Napoleon?" towards the end of 2023. Paladin became a Certain Historian on Possible History's Patreon in September of 2023 and then became Definitive Historian not long after.
=== He's Your Pal-adin ===
He has been labeled the "nicest," "kindest," and "sanest" person on PHcord. This is likely because he is an adult and a high-school teacher, which means that he is used to putting up with children who lack impulse control (which defines much of PHcord's population. He also cites his Christian Orthodox faith as a source of his patience and kindness.
Paladin was voted the sanest PHcord member of 2023 on January 21st, 2024.
There are those who contest Paladin's kindness. For the example, the PHcord user gregori_17291112200 has been quoted as saying, "Paladin is tha police that will kill u." This was a response to an incident in which Paladin simply warned this user for speaking another language other than English on the server, which is against the rules. This user went on to snitch on other users who committed the same crime, pinging Paladin to demand that he rain down justice.
=== Rise to Power-din ===
Paladin's first authority in the PHcord was found in his unofficial position as the Project Director of the History 2.0 Project. In essence, there was a point when Paladin was the only one consistently working on History 2.0. He completed massive amounts of work on the "Olden Days" document and the "Storylines" script. This forced him to establish a lot of the norms that influence the project to this day. This, in addition to his temperament, writing skills, and continued involvement led to him being considered an authority on the project, though not over Possible History himself by any means.
Paladin has expressed interest in becoming a mod for PHcord, despite his inability to spend more than 20 hours per day online as the others seem to do. Mangofett choose to grant him the role of Deputy, where Paladin is happy to help. Head Admin Marklin once expressed that he was not opposed to bringing Paladin on as a mod but that he did not want to add any additional mods at that time. Paladin remains a Deputy to this day (as of (1/24/2024).
That being said, for a brief stint on January 24th, 2024, Mango appointed Paladin to the role of "Mr. President" (presumably the President of PHcord) by changing his name. Paladin quickly and humbly resigned, citing his desire for experience as a mod before facing the responsibilities of Presidency, changing his name back.
=== Pal-itical Views ===
While Paladin might occasionally larp as a Christian Nationalist, Anarcho-capitalist, or Byzantine Restorationist his true political beliefs (as they pertain to his home country, the U.S.A) can be described as Christian Libertarianism. Some key issues for him are rule of law, environmental protection, gun rights, civil liberties, protection for the unborn, decentralization of bureaucracy, and fiscal conservatism (in no particular order).
=== Profile Photo ===
Paladin's profile image was found on Google Images (here) before being cropped to exclude the author's signature. It was inspired by a synthesis of Paladin's love of cute things and firearms. On a deeper level, the image advocates in favor of the right to bear arms, referring to the time that Pichu was forcefully removed from the Super Smash Bros series by a Japanese Megacorporation, which would not have happened if Pichu had exercised his right to possess a firearm for self-defense.