The Resistance

One of the Resistance's common flags

## Introduction

The Resistance is one of the Big 3 and a great power in the game of CitiesWar. It was founded on October 15th, 2018 by loued11. Alongside N.S.T.C and V, the Resistance has continuity as a perpetually relevant alliance. Over its years of history it has been led by loued aka Inglorious, Josey XIII, SirCallumOfRoslin, and Overcooked Muffin.

Supposedly its name was meant to evoke resistance of the world superpower at the time of its creation, the New World Order, which fell into obscurity until the return of its former member Goodnames679 who revived the alliance with members of the Sakura Pact.

## The European Superpower

This period is best known by screenshots of a legendary border running from New York to Lomé, then on to Rome, Moscow, and Longyearbyen. The Resistance established a rivalry against N.S.T.C, and in a special operation Josey XIII took some members and founded the Bad Boys Club, attacking the ANZACs as well as N.S.T.C. With a protectorate formed out of its most zealous members in Oceania, a huge border encompassing the top 3 cities of New York, London, and Paris, the Resistance was at the height of its power.

Yet TR's #1 position in the value leaderboards led to a coalition of alliances forming who wanted the top spot for themselves including N.S.T.C and V. The controversial satellite update allowed players to spend 10 gems to scan the defenses of a city. This emboldened the coalition when they were able to see how vulnerable the Resistance's borders were, and an attack began. By September 4th, 2020, a few days into the war, TR went from #1 in value down to #22.

Outnumbered and frustrated by the update, Resistance members left the alliance en masse, scattering across the world to other alliances. N.S.T.C claimed a dominant position following the war, holding many cities in Europe, but due to their resources also being tied up in their heartland they were unable to claim all of Europe. Alliances such as Hispania, Deustcher Staat, and the Swiss Union popped up. The United Nations were able to gain more land, going from a small alliance to a significant power in the following months. Oi's Commonwealth tried to establish itself in the United Kingdom but the Sakura Pact took over Europe and established a protectorate called Albion.

## Rebirth

In October 2020, Josey XIII brought the disparate former Resistance members back for a massive heist with the help of his friend Vivid. Their objective was to steal North and South America from the Black Sun overnight.The Resistance and their closest ally, the Sakura Pact, launched a full invasion. CitiesWar players awoke to see that the Black Sun had disappeared, with TR owning practically the exact same territory. This triggered the Black Sun Collapse, sending TBS to slowly rebuild in Africa. This war caused tension to build between Sakura and N.S.T.C whose were allies, yet Sakura had helped their greatest enemy come back to life. Over the following months, N.S.T.C and the Resistance built up networks of alliances working in counter to one another. A proxy war between Aurora Mare aided by N.S.T.C and Hispania aided by TR resulted in the defeat of AM. At his time, Sakura was still viewed as a neutral participant, and the Black Sun, still recovering from its humiliation, did not take a side either.

Players were eager for war at the end of the lengthy 2020 Christmas Truce. In January 2021 when Albion took N.S.T.C-occupied Amsterdam, it erupted into World War III and Sakura sided with TR. Despite this, TR took the brunt of the damage with Christian2094 establishing D. of Lorraine in Venezuela, an alliance which relied on the 80% bonus on small territories to block the Resistance's territory for days. PegCitySoldier of N.S.T.C swept through California, passing off cities to his former alliance mates in Cascadia. Though this did not bring war, the Resistance did not forget the betrayal by the supposedly neutral Cascadians.

While Sakura rebuilt, going on to merge with Albion and begin their Imperial Era, both N.S.T.C and TR became hollowed out by the war. Josey XIII also left the alliance which many saw as a massive blow to their power as he was revered as the orchestrator of the rebirth in 2020.

## Wars for North America

SirCallumOfRoslin was left to run the alliance after Josey's departure. He kept up good relations with Cascadia, even agreeing to a North American Federation, and wanted to bring in another alliance to cement his power bloc. TR gave up South America, bringing in U.E.R. members, and Overcooked Muffin founded G.U.M.S in Central America. Muffin's occupation of Mexico City, which had been promised to the Cascadians, led to Tom Ganks attacking and starting a diplomatic incident on June 8th, 2021. The Resistance members denied negotiation and opted for a full-scale invasion. Their ally, Sakura, remained neutral, while N.S.T.C helped Cascadia by popping TR's border at Cape Cod. The war went badly, and eventually ended in a ceasefire. Cascadia took all of the USA up to the Mississippi, leaving TR with the East Coast.

Cal's South American project led to the seemingly successful alliance K.E.D, which ended up collapsing and somehow left the Black Sun back in control of South America. It seemed like TR was in a bad spot, and yet emerged somewhat triumphantly from Second Cascadian-Resistance War. Though Cascadia lay in ruins, eventually being fully destroyed by Eorlingas230, TR did not bounce back.

## Decline

More information is needed about this period, but the power struggle between Overcooked Muffin and SirCallumOfRoslin for leadership of TR eventually resulted in the two players separating. The rest of the alliance has never been as unified as they were, though many of its members play across different alliances. Supporters of Josey XIII including bmp15 and sour cherry joined him in reviving the Bad Boys Club which became the world superpower after the end of the 501st Legion. Callum has drifted into obscurity, holding the position as leader of the Resistance yet without the members. Despite this, former members are still known as "TR guys" no matter what alliance they are in, showing the lasting impact of the Resistance.