Project Kamino

An artist's rendition of communications regarding Project Kamino

Project Kamino was a top secret operation carried out by the Dark Lords of the Sith during their junior and sophomore year. The basis of the plan was to create an army of clones loyal to their cause that could be used to turn on the populace at a later date. The gang wasn't sure what exactly their clone army would be needed for, but the Manila Folder predicted a coming conflict, and they didn't want to be caught unprepared. Once they realized that they could not avoid their predestined fate, they began Project Kamino almost immediately. While the goal was to create an army of dispensable soldiers, Project Kamino actually led to a lot of long lasting friendships.

## The Scheme in a Nutshell

The gang realized that, in the coming battles, a lot of their problems would be more of an issue of quantity over quality. They needed a lot of people that would stay loyal to them, no matter what, and would help them against their fated enemies. In order to do this, they needed to find young impressionable minds to mold, and their answer was the incoming freshman class. Knowing that these freshman had yet to establish their own identities and would be craving acceptance, they began a propaganda campaign almost immediately.

They filled the youth's minds with tales of grandeur, memes, and morals. They used extreme positive reinforcement to seal in desirable traits and behaviors, and exclusionary negative reinforcement to stomp out dissent. James was in charge of recruiting woodwinds to his cause, while Jacob was in charge of the brass. Drew recruited a few percussionists as well, and soon they had a viable clone army.

By hyping up these freshman over the next few years, they were essentially creating clones of themselves. They held the same values and beliefs as the gang, and after being forged in fire for 2 years they were unwaveringly loyal. There was essentially a hidden sleeper cell within the band that was blindly loyal to the gang, and the Sith Lords knew that this was the key to surviving the Manila Folder Prophecy.

## Order 66

Order 66 was issued to the Clone Army, priming them to turn on the enemy. It turns out that the Clone Army was actually fighting a two-pronged war; the war against [REDACTED] and the war against [REDACTED].

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After the fateful social gathering where [REDACTED]'s deeds were exposed by James, the gang knew that it was time to Activate Order 66. Using code phrases such as "[REDACTED]," they were able to activate their sleeper cell and launch an anti-[REDACTED] campaign. [REDACTED] quickly found [REDACTED] out of individuals to [REDACTED] due to them all turning on [REDACTED], and [REDACTED] suddenly was vastly outnumbered. As [REDACTED] had relied on having a large number of followers to due [REDACTED] bidding for [REDACTED] , this was a situation that [REDACTED] was ultimately unable to recover from. [REDACTED] ended up losing most of [REDACTED] , and without individuals to spread [REDACTED] gossip and promote [REDACTED] narrative [REDACTED] lost social control as well. The Clone Army mercilessly tore into [REDACTED] , slandering [REDACTED] and barring [REDACTED] from many [REDACTED] .

### [REDACTED]

Order 66 was the most successful in the war against [REDACTED]. [REDACTED] utilized a similar strategy to [REDACTED] in which they used gossip to promote false narratives. The end goal of [REDACTED]'s campaign was to completely isolate the target, leaving them lonely and cut off from good times. [REDACTED] had already successfully completed this operation once on [REDACTED], and now began to try again with [REDACTED] , spreading gossip and slander to paint [REDACTED] as a villain. Thanks to the prophecy within the Manila Folder, James and Jacob knew that this would be the end goal, and they were able to use the Clone Army to defeat [REDACTED] and banish them for good.

While Order 66 was an obvious kill command against [REDACTED] , the role of the Clone Army versus [REDACTED] was less clear, and that was intentional. The Clone Army began spreading immensely positive Jacob and James propaganda, holding them to the level of mythos, and constantly talking about how funny and cool they were. The gang learned that [REDACTED] absolutely hated hentai and anime, and they used this to their advantage by making hentai socially acceptable.

Unlike [REDACTED]'s campaign, Order 66 did not call on any clones to harass or hate on [REDACTED]. In fact, many clones kept an amicable relationship and would constantly invite them to hang out and talk about the gang.

## Clone Uprising

Once the Sith Lords graduated high school and left for grander schemes, they left behind a fragmented army of clones without a purpose. They had been forged to fight evil, however they were more akin to a loaded gun in the sense that they had to be pointed at something. Without a clear target they turned against each other, fighting clique wars. Some clones turned against their creators, such as Sam pursuing a relationship with a sibling of James.

This period of uprising also saw very radical changes within the Clone Army. Now that they weren't constantly being brainwashed with propaganda, there was a rise of individualism. Many of them began forming their own thoughts and opinions, and there was a huge wave of radical change among the members of the Clone Army. You would commonly see complete 180 personality changes in the clones as they had a knee-jerk reaction to their newfound freedom. Liberal bisexuals turned into hardcore conservatives, hardcore conservatives became very liberal and gay, and many nerds became stoners. The Clone Army completely fell apart very quickly, becoming instead a normal group of individuals.

## Lasting Impact

While we can only speculate the lasting impact on someone's psyche after being meticulously molded for 2 very important developmental years of their lives, it seems like everyone was eventually able to become their own person. While the creation of the Clone Army was for the purpose of Order 66, like the Jedi the gang bonded with some of their more personable clones. These relationships became real, and to this day the gang remains in contact and will protect their clone commanders, who served them so well in the Clone Wars.