War and Peace Online

War and Peace Online is an anime by Squidward Smells Studios that aired its first episode on Thursday, April 12, 2018. The anime takes place sometime during the late 22nd century in a virtual reality MMOFPS known as War and Peace Online, where its players become trapped inside by the game's creator, who challenges them with a near impossible task in order to escape: conquer the entire in-game world, a 1:1 virtual replica of a post-apocalyptic Earth.
== Seasons and Arcs ==
=== Season One (April - October 2018) ===
Season One consisted of 26 episodes and four arcs.
==== Hardic Company Arc (April 11 - May 23, 2018) ====
17-year-old Nathan Harding (username Hardic007), along with the other 2.5 billion people who joined the game on its first day, are shocked to discover that they are trapped in the game by its creator forever and can die in real life, unless one group of players conquer the entire in-game world. Nathan, who plans to fulfill the game creator's task, assembles a platoon of players led by himself, taking control of a small farm in the former township of Parish Grove, Benton County, Indiana. Growing both in population and in area, "The Hardic Company" conquers most of the former township within two and a half weeks (even expanding into adjacent townships), with some internal conflicts.
== Characters ==
=== Nathan Harding (Hardic007) ===
Nathan Harding is a determined leader who, despite not being very confident in his plans, established and commands the Hardic Company (consisting of about 100 troops by the end of the first arc). He began playing in the city of Monticello, Indiana, where he first formed a squad of seven people and left for Parish Grove.
=== Angela Parson (AngelWarrior124) ===
Angela is the second-in-command of the Hardic Company, and often gets into arguments with Nathan. She was one of the initial six who joined Nathan and went to Parish Grove. She doesn't believe that the game creator's challenge is possible, and only joined the Hardic Company in order for protection.
== List of Episodes ==
Coming soon...
== Mechanics of the War and Peace Online Game ==
The War and Peace Online Game takes place a quarter of a century after a nuclear holocaust thrust the world into anarchy. Players can group together into fireteams of four, which can group into squads, and those can in turn group into platoons, and so on. Eventually, these groups can take or claim territory on the map, which they can then expand while fighting against other groups.
=== Military Formations ===
==== Fireteam ====
A fireteam is the smallest military formation available in the game, consisting of three to five players. Most players were part of an independent fireteam by the end of the second day. It is commanded by a Corporal.
==== Squad ====
Squads (consisting of two fireteams) were very common independent formations during the first two weeks, either being conquered by platoons or merging with other squads to form platoons during the third. Each one is commanded by a Sergeant.
==== Platoon ====
Platoons (consisting of three to five squads) first began to form late in the second week, when squads were still dominant. They were commonplace up until the middle of the second month, when companies began to phase them out. Each platoon is commanded by a Lieutenant.
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