The Crusaders

The Crusaders were an organization of sixteen legendary knights in white armor before Modern Times who protected the Nation from evil and spread the word of purity, goodness, and love. They lasted for about twenty years until the Crusaders collapsed from the Seat of the Betrayer killing them off before dying as well. They are remembered for spreading their love, ideals, purity, and were the ones who discovered demons. Popeye and Popeye Jr. were heavily inspired by the Crusaders crusades and used them as a basis for the Radioactive Uber Clan and Indigo Syndicate respectively.
Popeye Jr. uses artifacts of the Crusaders to decorate his office room in the Navy Tower. He plans to revive them so they can aid the Indigo Syndicate.
==History==
In the old, ancient times of the Nation, war, plagues, diseases, and chaos reigned supreme. The evil King Emperor Temius ruled over for years. One day, sixteen knights in white marched to the kingdom and battled Temius. The Twin leaders, Julian and Juliana fought him in a one on two battle before slaying him. The Sixteen knights then declared to the people that Evil was no more and as long as the Crusaders do their crusade, everyone will not only be safe but will live in a much better world. The Nation cheered for the Crusaders.
Over the years, the sixteen Crusaders would march together to fight evil and spread the Word of the Light. They would be the first ones to encounter demons on the prowl. This motivated them further to fight. The Twin Leaders, Julian and Juliana would eventually take control of the Nation as co-rulers. The Crusaders would be moved to their own base within the Fortress of the Righteous.
One of the Twins, Juliana would eventually write a book called the "Tempest of the Crusaders" which described their times as the Crusaders, their ideals, everyone they love, and their conquest for peace. In the modern day, the Popeyes would read this which would be a huge influence on the RUC and Indigo Syndicate. 
They would do anything for the conquest of Peace and Love. Like the Indigo Syndicate after them, they would have seats dedicated to each member. If a member were to die, they would burn the seat to honor them. In modern times, due to it being a fire hazard, the Syndicate would toss the seats out of the Navy Tower while still honoring their memories.
The Crusaders would do anything to fight demons and save others. Their determination is what made the Nation cheer for them.
==Downfall/Seat of the Betrayer==
Years after their conquest, the 16th member of the Crusaders, Rhodes would become more and more jealous of everyone getting attention. He wanted more and more power and would do anything for it. One day, Rhodes would set his plan to motion. He would convince other soldiers to go after the other fifteen and fight them. This would be dubbed by historians as "The Final March".
One by one, the members would die by their former friend, Rhodes. Only the Twins and one Cruaser by the name of Iggy would survive. The twins would fight Rhodes but Juliana would be killed, leaving Julian and Rhodes to fight one on one. Eventually the two would end up mutually killing each other. The Cursaders were no more.
The survivor, Iggy would call the 16th seat the "Seat of the Betrayers" and believed the number sixteen was cursed due to it. In Modern times, this is why despite various people like Condore Chashter expressed interest in joining the Indigo Syndicate, due to the poor reputation of the number sixteen, everyone is hesitant to add in a 16th member due to that being the Seat of the Betrayers. Iggy would later disappear forever, never to be seen again.
==Members==
# Julian: The co-leader of the Crusaders, alongside his twin sister Juliana. He held the Seat of Influence.
# Juliana: The Co-leader of the Crusaders, alongside her twin brother Julian. She held the Seat of Pride.
# Iggy: The smallest of the Crusaders and the one to use a bow. He held the Chair of Precision.
# Marko: The largest Crusader who weld a giant hammer. He held the seat of Power.
# Tina: An Amazon woman adopted by the Crusaders and raised to be like them. She held the seat of naivety.
# Yozo: A Lizardman who wanted revenge for the death of his parents by demons. He held the Seat of Vengeance.
# Qadir: A foreigner wizard from Desert Regions who used his magic for good. He held the Seat of Knowledge.
# Rikki: A wizard known for her powers to heal others. She held the Seat of Resurrection.
# Pok: A crusader known to eat constantly, even during danger. He held the Unknown Seat that would become Digital for the Indigo Syndicate. The name was scratched off when they found it.
# Willy: A master elemental wizard. He held the Seat of Sorcery.
# Hank: A knight known to battle on horseback. He held the seat of Speed.
# Eli: The Bard of the Crusaders who would deliver speaches to the Nation. He held the Seat of Speech.
# Lenny: A religious priest who has been known to fight for others. He held the Seat of Unity.
# Aleks: The Assassin of the Crusaders. he held the Seat of Secrecy.
# Quinn: The oldest of the Crusaders and one who trained them. He held the Seat of Veteran.
# Rhodes: The traitor of the Crusaders who lead their downfall. Originally the Seat of Riches, he became the Seat of the Betrayer after the Crusaders died.
==Project Crusade Again==
In the present day, due to Popeye Jr's love for the Crusaders with him holding all of their artifacts in his Room Office including their helmets, swords, and even the preserved head of the long dead King Emperor Temius in a jar, this made him realize how much the modern day would need them back. He would commission an important project by Eugene Krauser to use his science to bring them back to life. Krauser did warn they may essentially be zombies at this point but Popeye Jr. is confident they will gain their consciousness back.
The project is underway and we will inform everyone if or when the Crusaders will be revived.
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