Hardcore SMP (faction)

Overhead view of Hardcore SMP

### Reformed

July 2, 2023 (reformed into an empire)August 29, 2023 (reformed back into Hardcore SMP)

December 3, 2023 (restored after going back to the past)

## Citizens/Members

### Citizens

DevSkull Tissue

Lucky

## Former citizens/members

### Former citizens

PolarIce (imprisoned)Pivotal (traitor)

BananaBoi

Aidan

Fundy

This article is about the faction. For the SMP server, see Hardcore SMP.

Hardcore SMP, also known as Hardcore and formerly known as Hardcore Empire, is the oldest faction on the server. It was founded by Dev and Skull Tissue and has no acting leader. On July 2, 2023, Dev reformed the faction into an empire and made himself the emperor after acting as the unofficial leader of Hardcore Empire for years.

Prior to the Hardcore SMP vs. America War, everything on the server was considered part of Hardcore Empire. However after the war, the faction's territory is considered anything across the river from America. On July 2, 2023, Hardcore Empire annexed New Vegas as a district of the empire, meaning New Vegas territory is now claimed by Hardcore Empire. Then on July 25, 2023, Hardcore Empire annexed Kinoko Kingdom as well. The rest of the server aside from America is technically claimed by this faction but not directly owned. However now that Hardcore Empire has been reformed into an independent commune, this means that New Vegas and Kinoko Kingdom are not Hardcore SMP's territory anymore.

## History

Hardcore SMP was established as an independent commune for its citizens to live without the governing of others shortly before America's creation. It is seen as a neutral faction that all unaffiliated members are automatically attached to.

### American secession

After America seceded, Dev decided to take down the opposing country with force. He declared war on America on behalf of Hardcore SMP. He began by setting up a cobblestone wall in front of America facing the river, blocking the view of Hardcore SMP. Atop this wall, Dev lavacasted the wall and began firing down on the American soldiers. Along with this, Dev had set off TNT hidden underneath America, destroying most of its land. At this point, it was clear that Hardcore SMP had won this war. But Pivotal's Spirit made a proposition to have Pivotal's old netherite armor, diamond sword, bow, shield, and totem on display in Lucky's house in exchange for America's independence. Dev agreed to the deal and America officially became the first country independent from Hardcore SMP.

### Peacetime

Peace was relatively maintained both in Hardcore SMP and America after the war. Dev made the decision that Hardcore SMP's relationship with America would be neutral rather than allied, since Dev still saw America as a country opposing Hardcore SMP. The two countries never really fought after this and eventually America was destroyed with end crystals anyway.

### Creation of New Vegas and Kinoko Kingdom

Hardcore SMP as a faction did not really get involved in the creation of the two new factions New Vegas and Kinoko Kingdom. One of Hardcore's citizens, PolarIce, branched off from the faction and decided to help WeirdApe in creating New Vegas. Eventually Lucky burned down PolarIce's house in Hardcore SMP and led to his exile from New Vegas. After Pivotal's resurrection, he built a cabin just on the outskirts of Hardcore SMP to live alone. However WeirdApe approached Pivotal's new home and offered him the chance to thrive in New Vegas. After a little bit of convincing, Pivotal agreed to join New Vegas. He burned down his cabin and set off with his dog Mr. Whiskers for New Vegas. As for Kinoko Kingdom, Hardcore SMP did not get involved in its creation and had no members leave Hardcore SMP to join Kinoko Kingdom.

### Terrorism Arc

Multiple members and factions of the server unanimously decided that WeirdApe should be imprisoned for his acts of terrorism and unlawful exile of PolarIce from New Vegas. However Lucky freed WeirdApe out of prison after being manipulated and joined him in creating The Villains Pact. Many members of Hardcore SMP joined in the creation of The Heroes Pact alliance against the Villains. After Lucky's betrayal to the Villains, he rejoined Hardcore SMP as a citizen and rebuilt his house. WeirdApe ultimately surrendered during the Heroes vs. Villains War and the members of Hardcore SMP agreed to lock WeirdApe back up. All the members of Hardcore SMP signed the Heroes Pact and agreed to prevent terrorism. As a bonus, the Heroes Pact prompted Dev as the official Protector of Hardcore SMP.

### Imperialism Arc

After Dev found out that New Vegas and Kinoko Kingdom established a drug trade, he banished Lucky away from Hardcore SMP temporarily until Dev was ready to make up his mind. Over the next few weeks, he thought of a plan that would ensure that no one on the server would ever become more powerful than they should. Dev's plan was to reform the faction Hardcore SMP into an empire, renaming it Hardcore Empire. The next step of the plan was to arrange the roles of the members of Hardcore Empire. Dev prompted himself as the emperor of Hardcore Empire with Skull Tissue as his right-hand man, and passing the role of Protector of Hardcore Empire to Aidan. The next part of the plan was to annex all other factions on the server with Hardcore Empire. Dev and Skull Tissue were able to successfully annex New Vegas to Hardcore Empire, but Kinoko Kingdom put up some resistance. Because of this, Hardcore Empire and Kinoko Kingdom almost started fighting, but Pivotal stepped in between them and told Dev that if he wanted to annex Kinoko Kingdom, he would have to get through him first. Since Pivotal is Dev's brother and Dev does not want to fight Pivotal, the members of Hardcore Empire backed down and left Kinoko Kingdom.

On July 10, 2023, DexDude asked to meet Dev, Lucky, Skull Tissue, and Fundy in Kinoko Kingdom. He then asked them if they wanted to attend his speech the next day and put their negative past behind. The members of Hardcore Empire agreed to show up to the speech and became friendly with Kinoko Kingdom again. On July 11, 2023, DexDude gave out his speech with Dev, Lucky, and Fundy in the audience with Skull Tissue hiding in a window. When Dev gave Skull TIssue the word, he assassinated DexDude. PolarIce confronted the members of Hardcore Empire to see what the meaning of this was. Dev then revealed that he planned to annex every country in the world to make sure everyone was attached to his Empire in some way. He then asked the kings if they were ready to surrender Kinoko Kingdom to Hardcore Empire. Once they refused, Dev declared war on them and detonated a TNT block in the dojo, causing all the members of Hardcore Empire to flee Kinoko Kingdom. This downtime gave the members of Hardcore Empire enough time to prepare for war.

On July 25, 2023, the War for Kinoko Kingdom broke out. Dev, Skull Tissue, Lucky, and Fundy raided the kingdom. PolarIce saw this and ran out to defend the kingdom, but he was quickly overpowered and almost died to the Hardcore Empire belligerents. They then tried to find Pivotal by looking in his house, but Pivotal immediately began shooting at Lucky and Skull Tissue trying to break into his house. But he too came close to death, causing him to flee from Lucky and Skull Tissue's grasp. Then, Lucky tracked down DexDude and killed him, causing PolarIce to surrender in the war and surrendering Kinoko Kingdom. Dev then established Kinoko Kingdom as a district of Hardcore Empire just like New Vegas. They began settling in Kinoko Kingdom, such as taking down the wall around Kinoko and letting PolarIce know that he is no longer king but is still the Protector of Kinoko Kingdom.

Dev created the official flag for the Hardcore Empire and Dev had spread the flags all throughout Hardcore SMP. A few people visited DexDude while he was in prison such as Lucky, Pivotal, Fundy, and BananaBoi. Notably, Pivotal's visit resulted in Pivotal getting kicked out of Atlantis' Palace and he was no longer allowed into the prison unless if he had Dev's permission. Then when Lucky, BananaBoi, and Fundy visited DexDude, Pivotal tried to get in the maximum security cell illegally. He was then kicked out again and Dev decided to teach him a lesson by planning DexDude's execution. DexDude's execution was held at the Hardcore Empire Stage and DexDude was successfully executed. However Pivotal shot and killed Fundy right after DexDude died and he ran away safely. This made Pivotal an enemy of Hardcore Empire and the members of Hardcore Empire began searching for him.

Dev went on vacation and left Lucky as the temporary emperor of Hardcore Empire on August 16, 2023. However on August 22, 2023, Pivotal broke PolarIce out of Atlantis' Palace and also revived WeirdApe on August 29, 2023. This caused a panic in Hardcore Empire and forced Dev to return from his vacation. But before the members of Hardcore Empire could figure out Pivotal, PolarIce, and WeirdApe's plan, they already revealed it to them. They revealed that they aligned to form The Liberators to "improve the server" and said that they would be around to talk to all the members of Hardcore Empire to talk about the betterment of the world. First was WeirdApe with Skull Tissue and Aidan, then Pivotal and PolarIce together with Lucky, BananaBoi, and Fundy, These three convinced all the members of Hardcore Empire besides Dev plus Cinder and Drago to join them for their cause. Their goal was to ambush Dev and put him on house arrest while everyone else could be free again. The Liberators arrested Dev on August 29, 2023 which meant that Dev was no longer the emperor of Hardcore Empire. This also meant that Hardcore Empire was reverted to be the independent commune of Hardcore SMP again, which also meant that New Vegas and Kinoko Kingdom were their own countries again instead of districts of Hardcore.

## Citizens

* Dev - Founder and Former Emperor
* Skull Tissue - Founder
* Aidan - Protector of Hardcore Empire
* Lucky

## Former citizens

* PolarIce - Imprisoned for being too suspicious
* Pivotal - Betrayed the empire by killing Fundy and fleeing the empire after DexDude's execution
* BananaBoi
* Fundy

## Armory

* Enchanted netherite armor and weapons - Hardcore SMP holds the most territory of any faction on the server, making resources favorable to them.
* Destructive items - TNT, End Crystals, Withers, Lava. Possessed only by Dev.
* Elytras - Main source of travel for the members.
* Riptide Tridents - Another source of traveling and can be used with elytras.

## Diplomatic relations

Diplomatic relations with other factions

Front view of the community houseSide view of the community houseHardcore SMP ArenaDev's bee farmDenny'sDev's doghouseDev's houseDev and Skull Tissue's tower, the first build on the SMPHardcore SMP Museum exteriorHardcore SMP Museum interiorMLG towerEnchanting roomMain nether hubPharoah statue inside the community housePivotal's cabin after being burned down and abandonedPolarIce's cabin after being burned downSkull Tissue's houseWatch towerCommunity wheat farmMain villager houseWarped villager houseDev's nether wart farm