Joe

**Joe** (also known as **"The Sage"** and later **"The Retired"**) was a founding father of The Republic. He was the third person on the clan, joining January 1, 2020. He formerly sat on the Council of Co-Leaders and the Council of Elders. He left the clan on October 16, 2020 announcing his retirement from Clash.

## History

#### Founding Father

Joe first joined the clan on January 1, 2020 along with the other two founding fathers, Captain Magma and James. He was crucial in the creation of The Constitution as he became sort of a final say between with decisions made between Captain Magma and James. During the discussion he often sought and led compromise on most debates. This and his experience with Clash, earned him the alias, "The Sage". He would be the one to bring Joseph into the clan as he felt like he would be a good fit for the position of Leader, sighting his long commitment to the game.

#### Early Republic

Alongside Captain Magma, Joe became an original member of the Council of Co-Leaders. For a while besides Captain Magma he was the only other member to declare a war or act as an Election Chairman. In the CoCL Election of June of 2020, he lost re-election to the Council of Co-Leaders gaining only 38.5% of the vote. He was replaced by Chris on that council. Joe would announce he was running for Elder and in the CoE Election of June 2020 he would be elected to the Council of Elders winning 93.3% of the vote. He would remained one of The Republic’s most active members and voted in nearly every election, but would not be vocal in the governance of the clan. He would vote yes to the Fair Voting Act just days after he became an Elder. He remained on the Council of Elders until his departure from the clan in October 2020, meaning he held an office for his entire time in the clan.

#### Retirement

On October 16, 2020, Joe posted a message to The Republic discord announcing he was retiring from Clash of Clans and leaving The Republic. He was a member of the republic for 290 days.

*"When I first started this clan with Magma, James and Joseph I never thought it would end up this in-depth. It adds a whole other level to the game that have kept things interesting. More than just clash. Sadly, it's come to an end for me. With my base being a maxed th9 I just can't bring myself to grind through a whole other th. I've been doing my best to keep up with wars, but even that has gotten to be a burden. I don't want to hold back the clan, taking spots from what could be active players so I'm leaving the clan. I'm retiring from clash and stepping down from my position on the council of elders. It's been real. Elect a good replacement for me."*

- Joe in The Republic discord moments before leaving the clan

## Wars

Joe was one of the clan's most active war fighters and even declared a few of the clan's earliest wars. He's was in every war that he was available and only failed to attack twice. Usually he placed 4-6 he is was consistent 4-6 stars per war.

## Voting Tendencies

Joe voted in all but two of the clan’s elections he was present for. The two elections he missed were two of the clan's earliest elder elections. From looking at his voting history he seemed to value activity above tenure in potential candidates.