Defence of Free Colonies

The **Defence of Free Colonies** *(DOFC)* is a military based clan within the Halo Clan Community, created by **DOFC Technology** on **November 7th of 2017**. The creation of the DOFC was the result of a multi-UNSC clan effort to establish order amongst the greater community, for those seeking further communication and peaceful coexistence. Operating on both **Halo 5: Guardians** and **MCC: Reach**, the DOFC has gone on to be known as amongst the most regularly passive clans, with greater interests in furthering community development, not only for itself, but all clans associated.

Having been created with peace in mind, the DOFC continues to uphold it's intended values. Only under certain circumstances having violated them. Instances such as the **STRIDENT vs DOFC** Conflict *(Late 2018 - Early 2019)* **FLR vs DOFC** conflict *(Early 2018)* and **Mandalorian Community vs UN/DOFC** conflict *(Mid 2020).* Being a Colonial Government based clan, a heavy emphasis is put upon team work and communication, often having complicated situations sorted and settled in short times, ensuring resources amongst the **Ministry, Military** and **Government** are spent adequately.

## History

Being founded in 2017, the DOFC was comprised of young UNSC clans, with no experience in the clan community. Upon establishing communications with the rest of the greater community, it was decided that the DOFC would focus away from the UNSC establishing a Colonial Government, with the aim to establish peace and understanding within the turbulent community. During this time the DOFC would begin to make strides in propaganda procurement and creation, as well as be recognized for it's often well designed and highly detailed maps, prefabs and script technologies, often being referred to as a **Forge Clan** for it's docile nature and forge capabilities to which was embraced and used to further goals for peace.

### 4th Legion Reborn War

On March 10th of 2018, the DOFC would make contact with FLR President, leader of the **4th Legion Reborn** *(FLR)*. Hostilities would would grow over a period of a week before war was officially declared, leading to a short series of skirmishes over the course of one month. At the end of the month FLR would capitulate and the war would conclude. FLR president would join the DOFC five months later and be known as DOFC Douglas, eventually leaving to form the **United Defence Front** *(UDF)*, **Primal** and **Solace**.

With the conclusion of the war and new resources made available to the DOFC, the **Districts of Services** *(DOS)* would be made, with the goal of helping young and developing clans in regards to their **forge capabilities and propaganda capabilities**. Providing new and older clans with previously unattainable resources, the DOFC would further its personal image gaining the respect of many clan, whilst still being docile. **In 2019 the DOS would be shut down** due to resource constraints and dwindling membership, attributed to the stagnation of the HCC.

### Strident War

On December 26th, 2018 the DOFC would encounter a clan known as **Strident** in a open raid hosted by the DOFC to train newly enlisted member basic raid etiquette, to which would be a subsequent failure leading to the removal of all new enlistees for spawn trapping in various methods. Amongst those spawn trapped would be the Strident leader known at the time as **McNamara.** On December 27th, **Strident** would declare war on the **Defence of Free Colonies** for poor responsibility and lack of common courtesy. Clans such as **Fotus, Mercenaries Above War, Colony of Aslona-1** and the **Sith Empire** would seek to aid the DOFC in the conflict, ultimately being denied with respect towards **Stridents** campaign. The **Strident/DOFC** conflict would last one week with two raids, both in **Stridents** favour with peace ultimately being brokered between the two clans by **Mikwendy**, designated war commander of the DOFC. Strident would receive the map inwhich the war was caused as a parting sign of respect for Strident and its members. The gifted Poseidon Energy Array raid, would be used by **Strident in their war against Sentinel**. The war would officially conclude on **07/01/2019**. All hostilities would cease and going forward the DOFC and Strident would form a respectful relationship with one another.

Upon the conclusion of the war, the DOFC would allocate more resources to further augment operational capabilities and recruitment methodology to ensure no further conflicts would arise from negligence of potential officers and recruits.

### Mandalorian / United Nations war

On March 30th, 2020 the **United Nations** *(UN)*, led by **Vash of Reach** would declare war on **Mandalorian house Ordo** due to growing hostilities between the two factions, initially having started with a poorly assembled scouting for a practice raid in which the UN would encounter harassment and disrespect from the Mandalorians. Well attending a summit, the UN would subsequently suppress and defeat all present mandalorians upon the resolution of war. On March 31st, the DOFC would officially join the conflict, aiding the UN against the Mandalorians for similar reasons. The UN and DOFC would form the **Common Military Pact** *(CMP)*, to counter the mandalorian threat.

The first official raid event would be held by the DOFC, during which a scouting would be held in forge, to which the Mandalorians would deliberately tamper with the defending map, unbeknownst to the defending DOFC. Fortunately the DOFC would hold the base making the war score **1 - 0** in favour of the **CMP**. The DOFC would continue its campaign against the Mandalorians with the United Nations. At the end of the war, the DOFC would secure two victories **(1 Raid, 1 Team tactical)** finally bringing the war score to **5 - 1.** The CMP would convene one last time to officially declare the war a victory, concluding that the Mandalorians would continue to pull members from other organizations, network manipulate and perform generally dishonorable action against all involved clans.

With the conclusion of the war, the DOFC and UN would grow apart due to difference of view and gradually cease all communications altogether. On November of 2020, Vash's **UN** would cease all operations indefinitely.

## Design and Preference

The Defence of Free Colonies upon creation comprised initially of 3 UNSC clans:

* UNSC Mutavore
* UNSC Catalyst
* UEG Shipping corp

The DOFC was designed with unification in mind, not for UNSC clans, but clans as a majority. Being designed with Militarism in mind, the clan prides itself on distinct elements ranging from it's propaganda and forge capabilities, Unique design and core uniforms. With its influence in the HCC, the Defence of Free Colonies often introduces new, younger clans found in the custom browser and match making to the greater whole, to further diversify the continuously stagnating community. Often the new clan will be colonized till deemed ready for independent operation, in rare exceptions the clan can also be merged into the greater whole for unforeseen reasons. Benefits of the Colonization include **operational coverage**, **training**, **education in leadership and forge**, **Propaganda and national identity discovery**.