Insurgent

Insurgent was a famous group led by Samdi (later Vertigoz). It was revived after its first disbanding from March 5, 2017, to March 20, 2017, by Samdi (now Vertigoz) and her friend Hallxween. There were a few of the original Insurgent members in this revived era, such as Samdi, dogislandiscool (Xxsolgaleo), and Pewdiepie05. Insurgent was known well for its integrity and tight bond as a family as well as notable for its beliefs in-roleplay.
==History==
Insurgent began with humble foundations. It was small, having no guaranteed members at its founding on January 22, 2016. Samdi and Rubytuesday1105 started the group together after leaving a Clan they were in to create and lead the groop. Samdi took the roleplay name of Harp and Rubytuesday1105 took Aries.
Samdi notes, "Back then I had been on the wiki for a couple of years, so I knew well about the roleplay community. However, I was really inexperienced with leading. Jess (Rubytuesday1105) and I really just wanted to try our hand in leading a group. We weren't planning for anything long-term or really successful at all. It was always my dream to lead something like that, though.
The leaders put in a lot of time in trying to recruit members to get a somewhat active member count, without the intentions of popularity. It was rocky as people weren't joining. Because of this, the leaders had to bend to the trends of the roleplay community to gain members. Once these changes were made, the pack began to gain steadily. The count halted at about 30, as loyal members and recruits came in. The group focused on roleplaying and developing their beliefs and relationship as a family. The members of Insurgent were almost unaware of the group's growing popularity, as that was not what mattered. Insurgent started to rise to the top and more members came in. The member count would vary a lot. There we some drastic changes throughout its time standing.
There was a short period where Insurgent attempted to merge with their close ally, Hounds of Odious. This was an unimportant era, however, as the merge was not successful, and is not particularly remembered by anyone, perhaps aside from long-term members.
Unfortunately, drama in roleplay eventually brewed and started to take a toll on some people. This ended up becoming too serious for some. As a result, activity in the group began to decrease. During this time, Insurgent was considered "broken."
The lack of roleplaying caused Insurgent to lose multiple members from its peak of nearly 100. As a result, Insurgent had declared that it would be unofficially disbanded for a couple of weeks.
"I really loved the ride. It just isn't our time now," Samdi wrote in her disbanding comment.
This was not the last of Insurgent, though. It was revived soon after things had been resolved, and it returned to its mechanics as if nothing happened. Old members ended up joining again. Samdi passed down her leadership to Dypasic and Cookieoftheuniverse.
Unfortunately, Insurgent was engulfed in drama a second time. The high ranks had left the group, leaving Samdi to be the one to disband Insurgent officially for the first time on June 17. Insurgent's disbandment was for nearly a year.
In early March of 2017, Samdi revived Insurgent with Hallxween in an attempt to regain the glory it had. Unfortunately, all the sparks had been put out since it was disbanded. Despite her efforts, it fell again. This time, not to drama, but just the lack of interest. This version of Insurgent was unsuccessful and many who remember Insurgent most likely only remember it for its reign in 2016.
In the final disbanding message, Samdi wrote, "It simply wasn't meant to be. This kind of thing sadly happens all the time...But, I know that this group did once affect plenty of people, a year ago's and today's Insurgent."
Above all, Samdi made sure that she signed Insurgent off the way it was meant to be remembered: as a family. "We are strong. We are not Insurgent, but we are family."
==Known Members==
The following is a list of the most notable members; there were too many varying members to list all here. This is not an official count of all members.
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#dogislandiscool/Xxsolgaleo
#Pewdiepie05
#Rubytuesday1105
#Zephis/Lythalion
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#Dyspasic
#snowleopardslovesnow
#savanna9936
#princessandromeda
#doodlelover123
#Jay975
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#Cookieoftheuniverse
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#Flighto
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#midna09
#Jammer23722
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==Trivia==
*Insurgent's biggest change to date was the change from one system of ranks to another.
*Insurgent lasted longer and grew more popular than the founder intended.
*Throughout Insurgent's whole time being active, the banner had never changed.
*Insurgent didn't originally allow large felines as well as canines, but Samdi and Rubytuesday1105 added them as they thought it would bring in more recruits.
*Insurgent was one of the first groups to promote beliefs/"religion" within roleplay. Of course, no one was forced to have their character believe these things.
*Insurgent outlived all except one of its allies. POSP was the only ally it did not last longer than.
*Samdi noted, on the disbandment comment in 2017, that the exact time of the comment was "5:43 PM MST, on March 20th, 2017."
==Gallery==
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Oie_H81m57RDGNxQ.png|Motto Banner created by Eyota
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What_happened.png|Insurgent's first ever line formation
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Screen_Shot_2016-09-14_at_9.09.20_PM.png|A look back on Insurgent with Harp and Iris
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Screenshot_20170122-154857.jpg|Reunion 2017 battle line
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Mac_and_Cheese_Squad.jpg|Mac and Cheese with old Insurgent
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WE_ARE_STRONG!.png|We are strong. We are Insurgent.
Screenshot_20170122-155300.jpg|Reunion line v2
HUGH_SQUAD_AAAAAA.png|The Hugh Squad.
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Insurdoggo.png|banner made by a member
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