History of Fraughtia

The history of Fraughtia begins with FraughtMovie's first forays into Minecraft: Xbox 360 edition.

Fraught Squad Era
Generations 0-1	Administration: First FraughtMovie

In early 2012, FraughtMovie was introduced to Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition. He purchased the game, then bought Xbox Live on 24 July 2012. FraughtMovie was introduced to the game by his childhood friends, woefulbus and GVKnight. At this time, FraughtMovie just played in his world, inviting others on occasion. But his whole world would be revolutionized when he joined ShowStopperLola's world, a friend of woefulbus. Her world was known as "Cookie Castle". It was a large castle where people lived and acted under their ruler. This sparked inspiration in FraughtMovie, and he sought to replicate the idea.

FraughtMovie would build a new map inspired off of Cookie Castle, called "The Town". The Town was the first Fraughtian settlement ever created. He had help from GVKnight in construction of the map, with him building a subway system and a few monuments.

On 7 December 2012 FraughtMovie created the FraughtMovie YouTube Channel, providing a hub for his followers. This is the date that is recognized as the "founding" of the community.

"Mastercraft", a parkour minigame map, was released to modest success. On 20 January 2013 FraughtMovie published the Mastercraft 2 map review video on his YouTube channel. FraughtMovie then made more maps, including Country Map and Deseo. The most popular was Country Map leading to an identity forming around players of this map. Players, including John0, PuppyFlame, DarkVyper, Waffles, cat in gaven, ExportedSquid, and TGATSFY, would get their start in Country Map.

Citation: Chronicles of the Forgotten, authored by FraughtMovie (2017)

Fraught Army Era
Generation 2	Administration: First FraughtMovie The popularity of Country Map brought many people to FraughtMovie and created a sort of identity for its players. John0, a player in Country Map, fought and declared victory over FraughtMovie in-game. This got him invested in "PvP" (Player vs Player) combat. John0 was a more experienced player than FraughtMovie and through their battles, FraughtMovie learned techniques and started to improve.

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Soon after the emergence of the “Fraught Squad,” a dedicated group of PvPers assembled into the “Fraught Army.” They tasked themselves with defending the creations of FraughtMovie. Certain figures, including CRAZY4UGIRL, would attempt to copy main elements of FraughtMovie’s maps and the Fraught Squad would defend what rightfully belonged to FraughtMovie.

Citation: Chronicles of the Forgotten, authored by FraughtMovie (2017)

Early Community Era
Generations 3-4	Administration: First FraughtMovie

The Battle of the Foundation was the key event that ultimately led to the founding of the proper “community.” It was the turning point that transitioned the more loosely defined Fraught Squad to a community with separate roles.

The battle was initiated after Nacho ninja, a younger member, denounced the leader of the SoulCrusher clan. FraughtMovie met with SoulCrusher in an attempt to cease the mistreatment of his members. The conflict culminated when SoulCrusher ignored FraughtMovie's request and continued to mistreat and harass younger members.

FraughtMovie entered SoulCrusher's Minecraft world with two other White Caps (highest ranking members of the Fraughtian Army) and planned an attack. The two White Caps, PuppyFlame and cat in gaven, and FraughtMovie then established a temporary base and gathered materials for weapons. One of SoulCrusher's men had left, opening a player slot for Cadet Nacho ninja to join the Fraughtians.

FraughtMovie and the Fraughtian Army successfully defended a Fraughtian city against the Soulcrusher Clan. This ended in a decisive Fraughtian victory, in which the Soulcrusher Clan was fully annexed. Following the event FraughtMovie gave an emotional speech:

“I think it’s fair to say that today we’ve become something more than friends. We have become a community. A Fraughtian Community” -FraughtMovie0 (2014)

Following the battle, the Fraught Squad would start to be considered the Fraughtian Community. The community aspect was emphasized, with the group being less militaristic. This time period is marked by the number of Minecraft Maps created—Super Smash Bros., Brawny Bro, Mastercraft 4, and Deseo 2. The FraughtShop was established at this time, a map which allowed members to spend their FraughtPoints on various Fraughtian maps.

"Supreme Fraughtian Leader" and "First lady" became official titles during this time. FraughtMovie was the first Supreme Leader, holding near absolute power in the fledgling community. He established various protocols and documents which set the groundwork for future leaders of the community.

Many prominent members get their start in this era, including NWO Ichigo, DEVTH WOLF, and Leah Rocks. xXBadLegosXx was another new member that quickly gained popularity due to his charisma and dedication. These new members weren't loyal to FraughtMovie, they were loyal to xXBadLegosXx. This group following xXBadLegosXx would call for democracy and an end to the autocratic rule by FraughtMovie.

Citations: Chronicles of the Forgotten: Battles, authored by FraughtMovie (2017); Fear of Democracy, authored by FraughtMovie (2017)

Problematic Era
Generations 4-5	Administration: First FraughtMovie

The "Problematic Era" started after the conflict between FraughtMovie's autocratic rule and xXBadLegosXx's push for a more fair system. The community was split between these two sides, some members, including EnderKillerBoy, preferring the old system. Others, including Leah Rocks, preferred xXBadLegosXx's ideas. Despite the political tension, the community was still functional and seemingly undisturbed.

Unfortunately for FraughtMovie, some members started a rebellion against him and called for his removal. This was the "Crazy Nation", led by CRAZY4UGIRL that sought to infiltrate and destroy the community. Collectively, xXBadLegosXx, CRAZY4UGIRL, CuteTitanPanda (former first lady), and Bloody Duckers formed the "anti-Fraughtian coalition", who all wanted FraughtMovie removed.

By this time the conflict affected the regular members and several left or were banished from the community. xXBadLegosXx took great advantage of the political system by leading and assisting the anti-Fraughtian coalition. Many members doubted FraughtMovie's leadership and joined the anti-Fraughtians. Others simply left the chaos.

FraughtMovie had enough of the anti-Fraughtians and was formulating a reaction. Using his growing intel, FraughtMovie knew which members were loyal to him or to the anti-Fraughtians. FraughtMovie began launching offensives and put his army to work. This is when many of the anti-Fraughtians defected to the Fraughtian side. As time progressed, the breakaway group grew weaker until it only consisted of one member - xXBadLegosXx. This is when FraughtMovie issued an ultimatum. He cut all ties with his former right hand man, and enforced that all members do the same.

With the last-ditch banning of xXBadLegosXx, the community conquered the anti-Fraughtians and was showing signs of recovery. But the situation was not yet over. Members still felt unsure about FraughtMovie's leadership, and were paranoid of future conflicts with others. FraughtMovie then had to suddenly leave the leadership. He was suffering from mental complications and had to be hospitalized, leading to the "Fraughtian Tragedy". The community was in a state of suspension with the departure of FraughtMovie. A rumor was started by LoveDove, one of FraughtMovie's former girlfriends, that he had died.

Citations:Fear of Democracy, authored by FraughtMovie (2017), The Black Files, authored by the Fraughtian Government

Post-Problematic Era
Generation 5	Administration: First FraughtMovie

Following a period of time, FraughtMovie returned to the community. With his return, many older members came back. xXBadLegosXx and CuteTitan Panda entered into good terms with FraughtMovie again. In return, FraughtMovie pardoned all of the Tier 4 and 5 (permanent) bans that were issued during the Problematic Era.

FraughtMovie created independent composite “communities” for specific platforms, including Xbox 360, Xbox One, and Google+. He also introduced the Consulate of Leaders to act as the main legislative body for the community, with the body being composed of the leaders of each community. The Consulate of Leaders provided democracy to the early community.

With the return of older members, new maps were to be created. RoboWars and FraughtBam! were two of the most popular new maps created in this era. Also noteworthy was the release of FraughtShop 2 and various PC apps and games. The return of activity to the community is why this was dubbed “The Second Golden Era.”

FraughtMovie compiled much of the protocols and documents into a single rulebook: the Protocol of 2014. This Protocol set the groundwork and standard for subsequent leaders of the community. The era ended when FraughtMovie announced his intent to retire in the Resolution of 2015.

“It’s been an amazing journey and as with all amazing things this must also end, but I’m happy because I know we’ll continue. This is because we’re not just a community, we’re Fraughtians. Thank you, goodnight!” -FraughtMovie0 (2015)

Kuroe Era
Generations 5-6	Administration: Kuroe

Following the resignation of FraughtMovie a new leader had to be chosen. The Protocol of 2014 established two mechanisms for selection: Democratic System or Hereditary System. FraughtMovie asked for the Democratic System to be used, which would task the Consulate of Leaders with the selection of a new leader. After some discussion and debate, xXBadLegosXx seemed to be the most favored successor.

Due to time-limits and the consulate's lack of action, the “Hereditary System” was used. This meant that all previous romantic partners of FraughtMovie were eligible to claim the title of Supreme Leader. LoveDove and CuteTitanPanda were the only two candidates eligible. With LoveDove disinterested in the position, that left CuteTitanPanda as the next Supreme Leader.

Her term started on 1 January 2016 and would last until 31 December 2018 under the current rules. She chose her official name as "FM~CuteTitanPanda~FM", but more commonly adopted “Kuroe” as her name, and set out on several reforms to the community. She would introduce POD, a new community registry and website. The Fraught Point would need to be overhauled or removed, due to its excessive inflation. While others in the community were considering using Bitcoin, she eventually decided to create the New Fraught Point (NFP). She also established “regions,” which would be the main subdivision and replaced the “community”-level subdivisions from before.

Kuroe, facing the pressure from the community, declared she would be unable to rule, thereby activating the Fraughtian State of Emergency (FSE). She would soon open elections for the temporary Supreme Leader. Several candidates ran, including cat in gaven and SamathaDrivera, but xXBadLegosXx barely overtook them and was elected as the temporary leader.

xXBadLegosXx’s term started with the release of RoboWars 2, created in cooperation with FraughtMovie. For a time, he kept up the community’s fair activity. However the Consulate of Leaders became inactive and xXBadLegosXx declared he was unable to rule. The inactivity of all levels of Fraughtian governance would lead to activation of an emergency procedure in the Protocol of 2014.

Three Factions Era
Generation 6	Administration: Kuroe

With the inactivity from both the Consulate of Leaders and the Supreme Fraughtian Leader, the community was left in a dire state. The "survival plan" was activated in the Protocol of 2014, which allowed for the breaking up of the community into several "factions." The three largest regions became the three factions that would lead themselves until the Supreme Leader could take charge. These three were the Xbox 360 led by Bad Bad Ganster, Xbox One led by Nacho ninja14, and YouTube led by Devon Ramirez. The leaders were new and generally inexperienced, leading to the activity of the community not being maintained. FraughtMovie had slight participation to make sure the factions didn't clash and collapse the community entirely. The era ended upon the return of Temporary Leader xXBadLegosXx, and eventually Supreme Leader Kuroe.

First Reform Era
Generation 6	Administration: Kuroe

xXBadLegosXx returned to the community, uniting it once again. The community was still stagnant and didn't see much growth, but it was reunited. Soon Supreme Leader Kuroe would return and make up for her time in the FSE. One of her first actions was ratification of the new acts into the Protocol of 2016, a replacement for the previous Protocol of 2014.

The Protocol of 2016 contained several reforms. The biggest of which was the introduction of the Fraughtian Constituent Congress (commonly known as "the Congress'') as a replacement for the Consulate of Leaders. Regions would have their own government and their leaders would participate in the Congress. She also declared all PC territories (including Google+ and all websites) as the "Outermost Regions" (OMR). The OMR would be managed directly by Congress. The region would eventually just fade to obscurity and many of its pages would be abandoned.

The first justice system in Fraughtia has its start with Kuroe's reforms. The "Fraughtian Judicial System" was created at this time. The early judicial system did not have full time jurors or judges, rather well respected members were called to action when needed.

Her reforms brought much needed change to the community. The community would return to its active state. However, Kuroe would resign prior to 2017 without naming a successor. This resulted in the "succession crisis".

Leaderless Era
Generations 6-7	Administration: none

The resignation of Kuroe left the community leaderless. The Protocol of 2016 included the previous rules of succession, hereditary system or a general election. Due to the lack of interest from candidates of the hereditary succession system, Congress moved to run elections. Some early polls were run, including NWO Ichigo and former TSFL (Temporary Supreme Fraughtian Leader) BadLegos. However, the Congress failed to act on a proper general election, and as such no Supreme Leader was elected.

During this period of no succession, Congress itself took on the executive roles that the leader had. This may be referred to as the "Congressional Administration", since the community was managed directly by the Congress.

"Professional recruiting" was introduced and led to a massive expansion of the community. GayMerMan4REALZ joined at this time and led the way in recruitment, recruiting well over 300 members in this short era. "Companies", having existed for around a year now, were overhauled to spur minigame development. FraughtMovie Networks and MerMan's Domination were two of the most well known, responsible for the creation of Bellum and Speed Survival, respectively. The "Fraughtian Expo 2017" was announced to showcase various Fraughtian companies and intellectual properties.

The Fraughtian Community had reached its peak on Xbox 360, with several colonies and control over numerous smaller clans. Community services were developed, including the Member Checker registry system to replace POD.

Starting in 2017, the community was facing a decline in active members. This was mainly due to the failure to conquer and control the Xbox One with as much success as the Xbox 360. Other regions were failing too, including the PS4, which was demoted to a territory. A few members from the Xbox 360, GayMerMan4REALZ and Tom Lane, requested the creation of a new "Fraughtian Minecraft Region" (FMR). This region would be focused on the P.C. edition of Minecraft. The region initially contacted via skype, but upon the founders' discovery of the Discord platform, they moved FMR over.

In June 2017, FraughtMovie and Minister of Foreign Affairs xXBadLegosXx annexed the Seventy-Fifth clan as a colonial possesion. The leader of the clan was Archangel, and would represent them in the Congress.

The FMR would be led by GayMerMan4REALZ until August 2017, when Lex was promoted to Regional Leader. Lex would subsequently delete and destroy the region, an event now known as the "Lex Attack." GayMerMan4REALZ and FraughtMovie rebuilt the FMR, and for the time being, didn't let others have the title of Regional Leader.

Citations: What lead to the FMR foundation., authored by GayMerMan4REALZ (2017); The Puppet Master, authored by FraughtMovie (2018) Original Documents: Fraughtian-Seventy Fifth Annexation Terms(2017)

Imperial Era
Generations 7-8	Administration: none

The Imperial Era is when the Fraughtian Community exerted its greatest influence and control over other communities. Certain aspects of this era are seen earlier, including the Fraughtian Imperialist Proclamation of 2017, which redefined subdivisional order for the ease of imperialism. However this era doesn't get its true start until after the Lex Attack. "Cluster Theory", the study of the rise and fall of communities, was first starting to be developed and tested.

This came to a test in the "Melon Republic". FraughtMovie and GayMerMan4REALZ infiltrated this community, taking it down and proclaiming a Fraughtian victory. The Melon Republic was led by swagcaster, a troublesome member and former friend of GayMerMan4REALZ. He attempted to revive it under the "Melon Empire", but it never gained any serious attention.

In December 2017, "TerraFlame" was annexed into the community, becoming the Nintendo Switch Region. Vorphixx was the original leader, but GayMerMan4REALZ quickly succeeded them. Later in this month, the community discovered Minecraft Central, a small Discord-based community led by PackerfanGamer. He was offered annexation into the Xbox 360 Region as a municipality, but the staff team unanimously disagreed. They, however, agreed to establish an embassy for the Fraughtian Community.

In late 2017 and early 2018, the ThroneCo party gained prevalence in several regions. Their leaders, Jason Sindoni and SweptThrone, became regional leaders in the FMR and FSR (Fraughtian Steam Region). On 9 February 2018 both regions were attacked and destroyed by their leaders. The FMR remembers this as the "404 Attack", because the region was set to 404. (an HTML error code meaning the file was not found) The FMR quickly recovered in the following few days and was set to surpass its previous growth. The FSR was abandoned altogether. All members of the ThroneCo party were given either Conditional Membership, or a Tier 4 or 5 ban (depending on if they actively participated in the raids).

It was at around this time when an "Elite Clan" started causing trouble in one of the colonies. The Elite Federation, as we soon realized, was a federation of individual member-clans, not dissimilar to the Fraughtian Community. However, they were founded on and much more familiarized with the Discord platform.

Panda Life Gaming (PLG), owned by Kayla, was annexed in February 2018 as a colony. Their community was quite unstable, having been frequently raided by outside forces. Nonetheless, the Congress accepted the annexation terms and began the process of Fraughtianization. On 9 March, Palma raided the new PLG colony, causing the Fraughtians to react. Various Fraughtian forces were assembled and intelligence was being taken on their enemies. Regardless, the citizens of PLG ended up migrating to the FMR.

Following the 404 attack, the FMR underwent some major reforms. The first was a refocusing away from P.C. Minecraft and towards content creation. Its name was changed to the "Fraughtian Maker's Region", preserving the iconic initials. New incentives were created to encourage content creators in the region to share the Fraughtian name. With the FMR rebrand, a spot opened up for a new Minecraft-focused region. FraughtMovie negotiated the "Packer Plan" with PackerfanGamer to annex Minecraft Central as a new Minecraft-focused region. He agreed to the deal, and on 10 March 2018 Minecraft Central was annexed as the Central Minecraft Region (CMR).

During March the Congress searched for a successor for the position of Supreme Fraughtian Leader. The current Protocol of 2016 only allowed for certain individuals to be considered, namely the partners and ex-partners of all former leaders. AzureGirl, former partner of FraughtMovie, accepted the position on 6 April 2018. However, she quickly resigned from the position, leaving it yet again open. Eventually, on 19 April, GayMerMan4REALZ accepted the position and became the fourth and final Supreme Fraughtian Leader.

Citations: The Puppet Master, authored by FraughtMovie (2018) Original Documents: Fraughtian-TerraFlame Relations Request (2017); Fraughtian-MC Central Relations Request(2017); Fraughtian-PLG Annexation and Defense Act(2017); Packer Plan (2017)

Keller Era
Generation 9	Administration: Keller

GayMerMan4REALZ's (more formally, Brody Keller) ascension to the highest office in Fraughtia brought forth a new era.

Second Reform Era
Generation 10	Administration: Second FraughtMovie

Low Period
Generation 10	Administration: Second FraughtMovie

Zenith Era
Generation 11	Administration: Second FraughtMovie

Third Reform Era
Generation 12	Administration: Second FraughtMovie

Current Era
Generation 13	Administration: Second FraughtMovie