Shoguns

The Shoguns, to put it as concisely as possible, were the most skilled PVP Nation in the History of any SMP, to the point where its two founders could hold their own against an entire, well geared militia such as The Republic of Nova Terra. They compromised building skill for PVP mastery, which more than paid off in various conflicts. The Shogun's Cold War with RNT was the driving factor that kept The First Breeze Period alive as long as it did.

**Took place during the First Breeze Period.**

## History

The Shoguns were founded on 11/13/23 by Warex.gg and GlowingBowl as an Independent Group. They didn’t have enough people to form an official Nation, and had no desire to. Their hatred for The Republic of Nova Terra all stemmed from an incident in which Warex’s dog was killed by a RNT citizen in self defense. Warex never forgave the Nation for this action, and a Cold War ensued between the two groups. The Shoguns primarily focused on gathering useful materials and crafting powerful weapons and armor for themselves. When RNT declared War on The Kikuchi Empire over posession of the Ender Dragon Egg, The Shoguns jumped at the opportunity to fight their rival on the battlefield. At The Battle of Rosemary Hill, RNT claimed victory, much to The Shogun’s disliking.

At this point in time, the Shoguns took a step back from the global stage as new world powers began to rise, such as the Nox Empire and The Federation of Centaurs. The Shoguns applied to become a Nation, as they had recruited two new players, starplant and yoshi\_qc. This request was eventually and reluctantly accepted by The Mod Team.

The Shoguns, feeling ready to face RNT on the battlefield yet again, allied with the former Nation Alliance of Sky Sanctuaries after they had lost their independence in The Three Seconds War. The Nation had been rebranded to The Occupied Territories of RNT. The Shoguns believed they could overpower RNT this time, now that they had more people, more firepower, and competent allies. The Battle of Dirt and Blood ensued, and The Shoguns claimed victory over RNT. The OTR was rebranded yet again to the Republic of Corilith Caves by Fullyipx.

Part of the Treaty of Dirt and Blood stated that the Shoguns couldn’t fight against RNT for 45 days so the Nations could recover. The Shoguns attempted to dodge this rule by forming a new Nation, the Islamic Shoguns. It was first written off as a rebellion against the main Shogun Nation, but when every Shogun joined the Islamic Shoguns, their intentions became clear. This attempted loophole was denied by the Mods and they ordered that the 45 day treaty would still be in effect.

The saying “The harder they fall” perfectly applies to the Fall of The Shoguns, which began on 2/25/23. Shogun members starplant and yoshi\_qc were angry with RNT after they had used illegal substances to gain a strategic advantage at The Battle of Dirt and Blood. They hatched a plan to plan lag machines across the server, which would lag out the entire server to extreme levels whenever a player approached one. When the machines were finished, star and yoshi left the server, sent hurtful messages to the Mod Team, and promptly blocked them. The lag machines were all taken down within 15 minutes of the Mods getting online. Their plan had failed completely, and The Shoguns were humiliated.

The same day, The Mods flew over to The Shogun's main base to visit their newly completed temple. Upon arrival, The Shoguns demanded that the Mods leave, but they insisted on staying. A fistfight ensued, but it seemed more playful than lethal. This quickly ended when The Shoguns began using swords to fight the Mods off of their land. This act causes the mods to leave the base and return to Redfield. What they didn’t know was that The Shoguns had followed them. When ZewyPooey went afk, The Shoguns made their move, and killed the Vice President, looting his remains. This went on repeatedly for another minute until the remaining Shoguns were banned from Breeze SMP.

## Aftermath

The fall of the Shoguns led to the fall of The First Breeze Period. Without a major, powerful, threatening Nation like the Shoguns keeping everyone on their toes, many lost interest in the SMP, leading to its demise.