The Universal Union

CMB | The Universal Union is a famous war group on Roblox based on the Combine Empire from a very popular game called Half Life 2. 
== History ==
It is believed that the Universal Union was built in late 2019. The predecessor of the Universal Union is . The main base area of the Universal Union is CITY-17, built on 30th November 2019. In the following years, the Universal Union started to become famous.
At first, the Universal Union was inhibitten by the Robine, which feared that the former might take its place one day. Some people said that the Robine often mobilized the civilians living in City-17 to start riots against the Universal Union. However, the inhibition against the Universal Union failed in the end. 
In 2022, the Robine had become much less active than before. Many former members of the Robine joined the Universal Union, which made the latter became more powerful.
Stepping into 2023, the Universal Union has become a popular war group.
== Operating Information ==
The users who just join the Universal Union will become recruits first. They need to pass the examination in order to be ranked up. Recruits have to join a server of CITY-17, and then they will be automatically teleported to another game where they can do their examination. Recruits need to answer ten questions correctly if they want to pass the examination.
Once recruits successfully pass the examination, they will be automatically ranked to 05 Protection Units. They can be promoted if they have enough playtime in the game. This method is effective until the soldiers reach the rank '01 Protection Unit'.
== Army Information ==
Interns are the soldiers who are recruited to perform menial tasks. Interns are informal and they don't have guns but batons which can only cause little damage. Interns always cause troubles due to their lack of order. Civilians usually refer interns as 'officers' to avoid irritating them. Interns are seen as rogues within the army. 
The regular soldiers are the main forces of the army of the Universal Union. They have a great amount and have powerful weapons; therefore, they are always sent to deal with rebels. They are in good order and can follow the rules well. 
== In-game Information ==
The Universal Union is the main faction in the game CITY-17. The Universal Union deploys a lot of soldiers to defend City-17. Civilians are under the oppression of the huge army of the Universal Union. In late 2023, the map of the game was changed into another map. This map was once tested to see whether players liked it or not in mid 2023.
After the war between the Universal Union and all the states on Earth ended, the Universal Union established its global domination. However, some resistance fighters are still trying to overthrow the Universal Union. They usually attack the soldiers of the Universal Union in the city, which causes the Universal Union many troubles. Besides, a few of the leftover former soldiers of the states which have been destroyed have built a rebel army. They hide in their outposts and often sneak up on the soldiers of the Universal Union.
Representatives are citizens who work for the puppet regime. They are respected by many soldiers but hated by many civilians because the civilians see them as traitors. The representatives don't have power but they are seen as a symbol of the puppet regime. Loyalists are the humans who swear to be loyal to the Universal Union. The resistance fighters usually try to kill them. The Worker Union is a legal organization which aims to fight for the workers' right; however, it is seen as a mean to control the workers. 
After the Robine's place had been taken by the Universal Union, it is said that a small group of the loyal members of the Robine are planning to capture City-17 in order to help the Robine take back its place. However, there are not enough evidences to prove whether the rumors are right or not. Considered the Robine has already vanished, it is unlikely that its leftover members will still try to defeat the Universal Union. 
== Gallery ==
File:Half Blox 2 Combine Soldiers image.png|Some interns guarding the border
File:Half Blox 2 Combine Soldier image.png|An intern beating a civilian with a baton
File:Combine soldiers fighting on street.png|Some soldiers defending a building during the Seven Hour War
File:CITY-17 Soldiers marching.png|Many soldiers going to perform an important task (screenshot taken in early 2023)
File:CITY-17 Three Squads marching.png|A lot of soldiers rallying in front of Nexus (screenshot taken in early 2023)
File:Soldiers waiting for trainning.png|Lots of soldiers awaiting a field training (screenshot taken in early 2023)
== Trivia ==
* Despite every texture and almost all of the map being taken from Valve's Half-Life 2, there is no mention of the latter or Valve in the game's description. This has lead some to believe that the game is entirely original.
* The design of their logo draws significant resemblance to a similar logo created by a user named 'hawke' for Half-Life 2 Roleplay servers within Garry's Mod in 2013. Hawke's logo seamlessly merges the iconic 'claw' shape of the Combine with the handshake iconography and coloring of the INGSOC logo from the film adaptation of a famous novel called Nineteen Eighty-Four, which was written by famous writer George Orwell.
* The music that plays when Autonomous Judgement is triggered is CP Violation from Half-Life 2.
* Broken Symmetry is the music that plays in City 17's server hub and main menu.
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