The Knights of Kaon

== Overview ==
The Knights of Kaon Terrorist Organization was an anarcho-libertarian armed extremist terrorist group which was active from slightly-prior to slightly-after the events of the AFAB Riots. 
Lead by Didneywurl4lif, the Knights of Kaon strove to force the retiring of Brit and Sealand from politics, stir national disorder in the name of Contean nationalism, and collapse the Republic of Polynesia (RoP)'s Government to achieve a purposely "tyrannical" form of anarchism in society. Their secondary motives were also to overthrow the RoP Government itself to achieve peace and institute electoral reform. Although they collaborated closely at times with the #OccupyCapital movement, their background operations were less discreet, motivations different, and end goals divergent. The Knights of Kaon strove to attain their goals by executing the Knights of Kaon Terror Campaign. 
* To see an official Kaon broadcast during an UP News segment explaining their ideals in video form, click here.
Despite all of this, all combatants in both the AFAB movement and Kaon organization knew that defeat through banning was inevitable and peacefully working with the government would have likely achieved some of their more moderate goals. However, the political posturing and propaganda was just an excuse to cause senseless violence, as most members of the organizations lacked the time to play on Polynesia anymore and wanted to go out with a "bang" out of boredom.
For information on the AFAB Riots, the #OccupyCapital/AFAB Movement, and other details nominally related to the Knights of Kaon, click here.
Organization Motto: "Achieve Peace Through Tyranny!"
== Name Origins ==
The term "Knights of Kaon" is a mix between The Knights of Ren from Star Wars, and the name of Megatron's capital city, Kaon, from which he enacts his tyrannical rule as a Decepticon according to Transformers lore. Such a name was chosen since both the Knights of Ren and the Decepticons are antagonists within their respective franchises, which led to the Knights of Kaon adopting Megatron's slogan of "Peace Through Tyranny" as their motto. The formation of the Decepticons was also taken into account since they were originally robotic gladiators who were rallied to Megatron's cause upon his seizure of Kaon and formed the shock corps of his army, which represents the belief that members of the Knights of Kaon are a group of warriors who see armed revolt as the only way to destroy the corruption ravaging Polynesia's institutions.
== Motives ==
=== Polarization Within Contean Society ===
Beginning in December 2020, a golden era of growth and wealth in the Province of Nova Contea occurred. This lead to a renewal in Contean patriotism and political posturing among figureheads such as Didneywurl4lif. During the turbulent times of Slovenia's December 2020 Government, followed by the collapse of Bee's government, many Conteans witnessed the stagnation of some regions of the Republic of Polynesia (RoP) such as the Capital and took their own prosperity as a way to fuel a new form of revived Contean nationalism. However, not all Conteans became nationalistic, which lead to a slowly-growing split between two powerful Contean figureheads: Didneywurl4lif and Tsar__Putin. Although none of them created any factions in the Contean Government and still worked together often, disagreements and polarization started approaching a breaking point between the much more numerous pro-Contean nationalist Didney supporters and the less numerous moderate pro-RoP Tsar supporters during the largely unpopular Fred Government. This was hinted at by the events of the second Contean Provincial election, where Tsar initially started trailing in the polls for his bid for reelection until he began using some amounts of separatist rhetoric in his campaign to win a landslide over far-right candidates. Didneywurl4lif was also planning to retire after getting bored of being Mayor of Tabantha Peaks for so long, and openly told Tsar that he was considering to become a terrorist or a major criminal to "change things up". 
However, Contean society soon reunited when MPs in Parliament shot down a Liberal Front proposal to preemptively ban all forms of taxation, before taxation even existed. Some rumors that Brit and Sealand would implement taxes in the future started to spread, which ended up being the final straw for the already unstable Polynesian centre-right.
=== Contean Victim Complex ===
"Us Versus Them" Attitude
The protests that ended Bee's term were mainly seen by Conteans as a personal attack against Bee, a Contean, by Brit and his associates, who were Polynesians, after Brit openly admitted to starting the protests as a move to gain political and monetary power. To make things worse, a separate feud between Contean and Survival Island citizens broke out, which made trust for the government fall further by the time of the 13th LeftCo Government. This led to the rise of Kaonism, a variation of Proto-Tsarism, which rejected the ideal of a Polynesian-integrated Contea and instead pushed for greater autonomy or even independence. Any remaining willingness to remain cooperative with the RoP government ended when a private conversation between Contean Governor Tsar and former Prime Minister [Name redacted by Admins to safeguard individual's real-life reputation] was leaked, where they told Tsar that Polynesians saw Conteans as "The Jews of Polynesia, the weird rich outsider that nobody likes". The conversation sparked massive hatred for the RoP and calls for a rebellion against renewed perceived oppression began ringing among radical Kaonists, reaching its peak in the January 20, 2021 Contean election which saw separatist candidates win second place. By then, historical drama was revitalized and trust was shattered once more.
Federal IncompetenceTo add to the already large mistrust, Prime Minister Frederick missed every invitation Governor Tsar offered to talk about federal-provincial cooperation and reconciliation, mainly because he forgot every time. Tsar then contacted Minister of Infrastructure Britannia and asked for more construction supplies for Fort Tabantha, which was the main employer for Conteans due to the project's massive scale. Brit declined and ordered the abandonment of the project due to not wanting to deal with the organization required to rally workers to mine the needed materials. This sparked outrage in Contea since the unemployment rate instantly rose to 60% and the military installation's cancellation left the Tabantha Peaks region vulnerable to attack. Brit also handed jurisdiction of the new national highway to the government of Contea since the only finished areas were in Contea, which both killed the national infrastructure plan and effectively made the isolation of Contea official. The Contean government lacked the money and resources to continue the project and also abandoned it, raising unemployment to 85%. The Contean economy and quality of life then began plummeting due to a lack of federal investment and economic isolation, which further enraged local citizens. The missed invitations, failed talks, economic isolation, and abrupt abandonment of massive projects turned the fringe idea of armed resistance against the RoP government into a mainstream consideration.
Boredom and Disdain for the Admin Team
By the time the AFAB Riots happened, the Contean playerbase reached most of their goals on the Polynesian world. This led to a lack of purpose and boredom. The admin team promised special events such as staged conflicts to revitalize the playerbase but nothing came to fruition. The isolation and abandonment of the Contea region by the federal government also killed a lot of passion for its players since a feeling of being hated and unwelcome in the community swept their minds. With the leak of the conversation between Tsar and [Name Redacted], the feeling of an "us versus them" dynamic grew, which disheartened many who tried coexisting with Polynesians. With that, they decided to "go out with a bang" and used the first relevant political excuse they could to start riots and blow a bunch of things up to force the owner to ban them all or make them quit for good. The disdain for Owner Brit was especially large since he was barely active but barely gave his Head Admin, Tsar, any credit for maintaining the community, moderation, and server upkeep by himself. They took their anger out towards Brit by the end of the riots, which is why most strikes in the final days were mainly on Brit's Survival Island instead of strategically relevant targets. After getting banned and getting bored of blowing everything up for fun (and sort of out of spite), the Conteans got themselves either banned or quit for good.
Members
Member Name 	Role 	Date They Joined
Didneywurl4lif	Leader 	January 18, 2021
Asarokaa 	Combatant 	January 20, 2021
Boogsie 	Combatant 	January 21, 2021
5 Others 	Combatants	January 18, 2021
== Actions Before and During the AFAB Riots ==
Pre-Riot Actions
Before the AFAB Riots, the AFAB movement was formed by UNB and Tsar to preemptively stop taxation from being potentially implemented in the RoP. Wanting to fulfill his bored ambition to become a terrorist, Didney left the #OccupyCapital (AFAB) movement during its early formation stages and formed the Knights of Kaon terror organization. When it became apparent that most in the AFAB Movement were also either bored or extremists, many left the AFAB ranks and joined the Knights of Kaon. With this turn of events, both organizations decided to collaborate on their common goal to eliminate taxation and leave Polynesia with a "bang", and started to discuss which organization would do what.
Since Didney had the manpower, combat skills and military equipment, the Knights of Kaon organization was in charge of covert recruitment and did the "dirty work". Since Tsar had more political infamy in Polynesian politics, the AFAB movement would still commit some violent acts, but was mainly in charge of political rhetoric and fear-mongering. The goal was that ideally, the Kaon members would do most of the actual rioting and griefing, while Tsar and his assistants took all the political fire to stall a government response away from the main forces.
During the Riots & Terror Campaign
The first day of the AFAB riots was planned and executed by the AFAB committee under UNB and Tsar. Kaon forces were among them and played along as protesters, and their intentions were for this day to be peaceful so some moderate Polynesians would be open to the idea to potentially join their ranks. However, Brit soon used lethal force against mostly unarmed protesters in front of parliament, which caused the Knights and AFAB protesters to quickly equip themselves and start a riot. This day of rioting was the most peaceful of the few, and also the only day where the AFAB movement had full control. The remainder of the riot days saw a gradual increase in destruction throughout the RoP, as the AFAB movement continued to shrink in member counts and continued to cede authority to the Kaon movement. The actions committed by the Knights of Kaon from the third day of rioting until January 27 became known as the Knights of Kaon Terror Campaign. 
Overconfidence and High Casualties
Before the AFAB Riots started, Kaon and the AFAB Movement members held a joint combat training session. The rating system was based on Tsar's skill level in PvP, as he was able to best Brit (who was seen as the best pro-RoP fighter) in combat several times in both federally-organized training sessions, and in private 1v1s near Tabantha Peaks. Being new to PvP, Asarokaa, and others were the lest skilled and were mainly put on grief duty. One other member was considered of equal skill to Tsar, and some were able to best Tsar 4/5 times. Boogsie bested Tsar 5/5 times but never actually attended any riots, and one shadowy figure was even able to best Didney with ease but never actually participated in a riot either. Instead, he committed a final terror attack as revenge for the mass bannings of Contean players by Owner Brit and bombed Survival Island and was promptly banned.
Despite having half their skilled players gone and relying heavily on crowd tactics, the Kights of Kaon were still very confident in their chances to destroy the RoP Government because of an initial numerical advantage, and them simply looking down at their adversaries with a superiority complex. This overconfidence lead to higher casualties and generally mediocre combat performance, wherein the skilled players would overextend themselves and be separated and killed, the unskilled players would get stuck in craters and blow themselves up, and stashing vital gear was left for all to "fend for themselves", which allowed the RoP to divide and conquer Kaon supply lines. All of these disadvantages initially weren't hugely apparent due to outnumbering RoP forces, but eventually Kaon forces would become so disorganized that poorly armed and unarmored Jedi Knights would be able to stall full-netherite opponents long enough for the RoP military and police to arrive and counterattack. However, the disorganization and mild incompetence of the RoP police impeded their ability to take the initiative, which usually resulted in Kaon supremacy over the battlefield.
== Post-Riot Actions & Associated Acts of Terror ==
=== Final Acts of Terror ===
On January 27, 2021, a shadowy figure of the Kaon terror group launched the organization's final operation. This attack was the first major act of violence during the Post-AFAB Era, setting the stage for more violence. Using channeling-enchanted tridents during a thunderstorm, he set the Province of Atlantis ablaze and blew Survival Island up. The purpose of the attack was to enact revenge for the bannings of most Contean players and the reprisals that the Jedi-led RoP government was enacting upon the Contean population after the AFAB Riots. The perpetrator of this final strike was banned by Owner Brit, thus finishing off the Knights of Kaon for good.
===Unrelated Terror Attack===
On January 31, 2021, Bee bombed Parliament; resulting in his permanent banning from Polynesia. Initially, his motives were assumed to be that of revenge against the admins and community for perm-banning his friend Tsar. However, it was soon found that his actual motives were that he was bored and wanted to blow something important up a few times.
=== Terrorist Acts of the Grimsby Residents Union ===
To read more about the GRU, click here.
On January 21, 2022, Spaghettio started his own terrorist organization known as the Grimsby Residents Union (GRU) while the Knights of Kaon were causing chaos across the RoP. Many thought their actions during the AFAB Riots were part of the Knights of Kaon Terror Campaign but their motives were separate, since the GRU was created as a joke anarchist terror group that disliked the Knights of Kaon. A week after the riots during the Post-AFAB Era, the GRU continued committing small acts of terror in the Ashton residential district but stopped once the Jedi-led RoP government began coordinating reprisals against Contea. The GRU joined the government's efforts and participated in the destruction of Ascot and Tabantha Peaks, after which they disbanded.