Deposition of Piedmont

The **Deposition of Piedmont** (August 4th - 8th, 2021) was a campaign to diminish Piedmont's power in the Hoivengers - Discord Sect. The power struggle was begun in secret by Pizza, who created the HoIv Resistance group in response to Piedmont's mass bans. It ended with the successful overthrow of Piedmont and the establishment of a 4th Hoivengers Discord server.

## Overview

After Pyro bestowed power of the Hoivengers to Piedmont, Piedmont created a new Hoivengers server titled "the Confederation of the Hoivengers". He was affirmed as "President" of the Hoivengers by Pyro on the 22nd of July, essentially granting Piedmont absolute power. The events preceding Piedmont's deposition demonstrated Piedmont's avarice for control and power.

### Server "Cleansing"

On the 4th of August, 2021, Piedmont conducted a controversial "cleansing" of the Confederation of the Hoivengers. This mass-banning event removed eminent figures of the Hoivengers - Discord Sect such as Corn, Warcrimes, and Pizza. According to Piedmont, his motivation behind these "cleansings" were to forestall any outsider attempts to sabotage the Hoivengers. Notwithstanding Piedmont's explanation, former members felt betrayed and discriminated against.

In the days following his first server "cleansing", Piedmont grew increasingly paranoid that he was being plotted against for his actions. This exacerbated the frequency and scope of his sporadic bans, which eventually included integral members of the Hoivengers Discord Sect such as Pyro, Pizza, Mark, and most other members, besides Xi.

The resulting political convulsion in Piedmont's Confederation led to the formation of an anti-authoritarian resistance group founded by Pizza on the 4th of August, 2021.

### HoIv Resistance

On the 4th of August, 2021, Pizza began organizing a resistance group against Piedmont by secretly recruiting former members of the Hoivengers Confederation. Labeling his group the HoIv Resistance, Pizza alongside Corn and Pyro formed a pseudo-triumvirate called "the chair of the three", agreeing to split power of the resistance group between themselves.

The formation of the HoIv Resistance proved pivotal in the downfall of Piedmont, and soon the members of the resistance outnumbered the remaining members of the Confederation of the Hoivengers. On the 6th of August, 2021, Pizza wrested *The Great Server* from Piedmont's control, which greatly upset Mark.

Meanwhile, Piedmont grew weary of the group's actions and enacted further bans until the Confederation laid in complete dormancy. By the 8th of August, 2021, Piedmont had banned everyone from his Confederation except for himself and Xi. Shortly after, Piedmont declared the crisis over, and called Xi to start "rebuilding the server". However, Pizza deleted the remnants of Piedmont's Confederation by logging into Piedmont's Discord account, effectively ending Piedmont's tenure as President of the Hoivengers.

## Aftermath

As a consequence for his actions, Piedmont was banished to the Hoivengers Purgatory indefinitely and was given the euphemism "***P***". On the 8th of August, 2021, Corn, Pyro, and Xi celebrated Piedmont's deposition by playing a multiplayer Hearts of Iron IV game.

On the 18th of October, 2021, Pyro granted Corn the leadership of the Hoivengers. Later the same day, Corn established the 4th Hoivengers Discord server titled the "Hoivengers Hub". He has maintained power since.

### Piedmont's Apology

Piedmont apologized to the Hoivengers group on the 2nd of November, 2021 by sending this message through Discord;

> *"Dear Pyro and pizza, I'm sorry guys I was going to things And I let power get to my head I really apologize and feel deeply sorry about what I did"*
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Piedmont also apologised on the social media platform Aminoapps.

In response to Piedmont's apparent contrition, Corn held several polls to decide whether to bring Piedmont back into the Hoivengers - Discord Sect. Because of low voter turnout, the first, second, and third poll outcomes were invalidated. On the 21st of December, 2021, a conclusive fourth poll took place, which resulted in a 4-0 vote in favour of Piedmont's return. After nearly five months, on December 29th, 2021, Piedmont returned to the Hoivengers Discord Sect.