BigVinny24

BigVinny24, often known as BigVinny or just Vinny, is a player on the Mappercraft server. He is rather new to the server, only playing in VMJ World since its release and Brave New World a month after its release. He has taken the role as Emperor of the VFMC, King of Almondia, as the local leader of Atlantic Almondia, the leader of Cayo Avai, and the King of Maracaibo. He also cofounded the Cult of the Eternal Tower, but this is the first nation where he has not assumed a leadership role in. After the Tower Cult's collapse, he moved back to Quebec and reestablished Almondia. Vinny is known among his friends as a dedicated leader who wants the best for everyone. He is also shown to be very ambitious in terms of territorial aspirations and public projects. However, he is also known by others as extremely apologetic, often taking small insignificant mistakes very seriously, and is also very paranoid, constantly preparing for large-scale conflicts and events that may not even happen. 
== History ==
VMJ World: 
BigVinny first heard of Mappercraft after watching a Youtube video made by veteran GreenThePear about Gran Columbia's rise to power in the previous server. After hearing about the server, Vinny found the server as an opportunity to rally his friends, known as the Vincentarians, back together and begin a new server colonization project like they have done in previous servers. Preparations were made several weeks in advance of the server's opening as to what land would be claimed and what strategies would be implemented to ensure that their territorial expansions would be executed properly. 
After the server opened, the "nation" of New Estremia was founded, but in reality it was just one of many territories belonging to the Vincentarians that spanned several servers. After the Bielzi and Varma colonies were established in Brazil and Sweden, respectively, the now-infamous Vincentarian Federation of Mappercraft Colonies (VFMC) was established, with BigVinny and saltimadi as Emperor and Empress. The VFMC was ridiculed by other nations and players, being overrun twice by foreigners in a matter of days. BigVinny knew that something needed to be done in order to protect his people.
With the assistance of fellow Vincentarian blz_man, BigVinny orchestrated a fake unofficial civil war within the VFMC in an attempt to troll the community that trolled them for so long. However, the plan was compromised by Dutch officials, so BigVinny declared the dissolution of the VFMC into four rump states; Almondia, Varmania, Svedland, and El Salvador. BigVinny claimed his new throne in Almondia, hoping to lead the new Kingdom to prosperity. 
During the period of dissolution, BigVinny still unofficially controlled Varmania and Svedland behind closed doors. Acting as a "power behind the throne," Vinny maintained informal command of his lost dominions in an effort that could be described as creating a "covert VFMC," working with his former subjects by giving them diplomatic advice and collectively plotting to reunite in the future stronger than ever. However, the plot would eventually fall in on itself as a result of reduced player activity of some of the top Vincentarians, including Vinny himself.
In order to grow faster, BigVinny joined the Atlantic Pact, and subsequently, was a founding member of the Atlantic Union, integrating Almondia into a new federal union as an autonomous region, still run locally by a monarchy.
BigVinny's most notorious non-political venture was in business, when Vinny's Femboy McDonald's was opened. A foreign takeover once again took place, where BigVinny was killed multiple times and Almondia was boat-bombed severely. Tired of being treated badly by the veteran players, BigVinny decided to take a break from playing on the server. The Atlantic state of Almondia was then put under the local jurisdiction of the Queen saltimadi and r0adk1lls, although BigVinny still performed administrative functions through Discord. 
During this break, in a desperate attempt to revive the VFMC and reunite his dispersed friend group, BigVinny attempted to overthrow the Atlantic Union. However, as this failed, he was kicked out of the nation, fleeing to the Red Empire, which also collapsed soon after. Out of fear of being targeted for his actions, BigVinny decided to establish a new nation in Hawaii, Cayo Avai, where he cut himself off from the rest of the world for a few weeks. 
Weeks later, long-time friend blz_man talked to BigVinny about joining him in a Venezuelan kingdom called Maracaibo. After agreeing to join, Czech_Doggo, the current Prime Minister, offered to crown BigVinny as King of Maracaibo. Initially reluctant, Vinny accepted, taking the mantle of a monarch once again, albeit nominally. 
A few days after the establishment of Maracaibo, perpetual political turmoil apparently rendered the democratic system incapable of solving internal disputes. As a result, the democratic system was abolished by the people, instead giving Vinny absolute power as a monarch. Given that almost every nation with Vinny in a position of power had collapsed, this was considered by many outsiders to be a very bad idea, although Maracaibo would turn out to be one of Vinny's most successful nations. 
After consolidating power, Vinny immediately got to work, encouraging more consistent player activity and directing the people to begin work on public projects like roads and housing. After kicking Doggo from Maracaibo, Vinny and the rest of the people accelerated their development completely unopposed. This newly gained pride as well as the looming threat of war against Rome consolidated in the construction of new settlements and buildings, and most importantly, Eternal Tower, a large obsidian tower intended to slow capitulation immensely in the case of war. This superstition and dedication paid off, with a surprised Rome offering the signing of a non-aggression pact, which Vinny graciously accepted. Now Vinny continues his duties without fear, guiding the Maracaibans to an era of prosperity. 
Vinny decided to release the Maracaiban exclave of Santa Catarina and reduce some of mainland Maracaibo's eastern territories, and collaborated with blz to create an isolationist, theocratic society in the remnants of Maracaibo, where the Eternal Tower reigns supreme as a powerful god. Vinny abdicated his throne and made blz the leader, or Prophet of the new Cult of the Eternal Tower, hoping that the two can finally focus on themselves and complete big projects like the Tower. 
After the Tower Cult's collapse in a war against Madagascar, Vinny moved on from Venezuela. Unsure of where to go, he contacted the people of Borealia, who have been preserving the ruins of Almondia. He asked for the land back, which the leader of Borealia was enthusiastic to give to him, understanding Almondia's history. Subsequently, Vinny proclaimed the Second Kingdom of Almondia, hoping to right the wrongs of the previous Kingdom. Now he lives peacefully in a one-man kingdom, focusing on himself and improving the old Almondian city. 
A few days after its establishment, Vinny finally did the right thing and said "fuck autocracy," which prompted him to begin writing a constitution for Almondia, which he hopes will create a democratic government with a figurehead monarchy and a focus on the Vincentarian way. He also began a small pan-Vincentarian movement, hoping to unite his friends who have all been dispersed across the world. To help with this, Almondia entered a personal union with Nova Scotia, later renamed Arbuto, which was also a state run by a Vincentarian, Synth (known by the Vincentarians as Berry). Both kingdoms were independent but Vinny became the figurehead monarch of both, symbolizing a form of solidarity between the two nations based on their common group. Arbuto was later abandoned, and Synth joined Almondia. 
After gathering enough of his friends, Vinny converted the Second Kingdom of Almondia into the Great Almondian People's Kingdom, later renamed again to the Almondian Empire, complete with a new democratic government. He has relinquished almost all of his power to elected government, now only holding a symbolic and diplomatic role. He has learned from his previous mistakes with the VFMC especially, and the Empire's policies reflect on that, with it no longer being autocratic, not expanding and colonizing at a much faster rate than actual development can occur, and remaining somewhat isolationist, avoiding interfering in affairs that do not apply to the nation. 
Lasting over two months, the Almondian Empire was Vinny's most successful nation, with consistent player activity and good development. However, as the server was set to be shut down on the 7th, he announced that he would leave the server, along with most if not all of the other Vincentarians. His reasoning was that he and the rest of the Vincentarians needed a new beginning, so they would venture on to other servers. 
Brave New World 
When Brave New World opened, Vinny did not intend to play, since he was caught up in college work. Some of his closer friends including Blz, Clear, and Bernardo banded together to create the nation of La Cucaracha (now known as Baratonia) in Louisiana. Vinny was interested in the nation and heard about events and updates through Discord but did not get involved directly since he did not have the time to play. One month after the server's initial launch, he would join the server again and soon after became King of La Cucaracha through a successful coup that installed himself as a figurehead monarch. 
Not long after becoming King, Vinny with the help of Blz launched a military campaign against Konigreich der Angst. The Angst Campaign was swift, as Blz and Vinny killed the nation's leader, Ollivir, a few times and placed the small island kingdom under a military occupation until Ollivir submitted. Angst became a vassal state of La Cucaracha as a result of this operation. 
== Trivia ==
* Vinny is the creator of a group of players known as the Vincentarians, whose main goals are to work together and "colonize" other servers with hopes of bringing peace and order to all the lands they inhabit. The VFMC and the First Kingdom of Almondia were both created in hopes of bringing the Vincentarian ideals to Mappercraft, although both ended in complete failure. As a result of the notoriety of the group, the group broke up on the server, scattering around the map, and there were no more nations on the server that bore the title or status as being Vincentarian for months. This was broken, however, with the establishment of the Almondian Empire, which embraced the Vincentarian way once again.
* Before he decided to make the VFMC, Vinny initially aspired to create an empire in Sicily, specifically known as the Greater Empire of the Sicels, that would have controlled the southern half of Italy, Tunisia, much of Illyria, and possibly even some Greek regions. He only decided to create a true Vincentarian realm after Sicily was already planned to be claimed by someone else.
* Outside of Minecraft, Vinny is very passionate about music, acting, and history. Of all these endeavors, he is known best for his music, especially playing jazz trumpet. In fact, he is now majoring in music in college.
* Vinny also performed the trumpet on Minecraft's Got Talent, hosted by Quackity, MrBeast, and Dream. His act was his ability to near-instantly play songs requested to him on the spot, which outside of this show has been seen by players like blz and RisingWither firsthand.
** In the non-recorded audition, he was asked to improvise a jazz song about Big Chungus. He shocked the judges by playing a blues version of the Big Chungus Theme song almost immediately, to which the judges instantly accepted him in.
** Prior to performing his act, Vinny was almost killed by Dream due to his Vincentarian Emperor skin coincidentally resembling Technoblade's. On the official poll to vote for the winner, this was referenced, calling Vinny "Trumpet Technoblade".
* Vinny has a real-life Vincentarian flag hanging in his bedroom, given to him as a birthday gift. 
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