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Hardware is also one of few clan leaders to have never joined a clan owned by another, even turning down an offer of becoming the LBP Union's Minister of Intelligence in order to preserve this honor. | Hardware is also one of few clan leaders to have never joined a clan owned by another, even turning down an offer of becoming the LBP Union's Minister of Intelligence in order to preserve this honor. | ||
Hardware considers his former right hand men, [[Caboose1424563]] and [[Evil_Doer500]], to be the best he's had, and is still in contact with the latter. | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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===Lightning Aerodex Clan=== | ===Lightning Aerodex Clan=== | ||
Hardware began his new venture by recruiting [[Caboose1424563]] and Risuthesquirrel as new lieutenants, later promoting Caboose as his new second in command, while also | Hardware began his new venture by recruiting [[Caboose1424563]] and Risuthesquirrel as new lieutenants, later promoting Caboose as his new second in command, while also re-recruiting Doominator (now known as TopHatHero) and later TopBooger, who became Hardware's closest allies.<ref name=":0" /> The clan adopted a style similar to that of the Akatsuki, becomimg somewhat of a clone of the clan, despite Hardware lacking any real knowledge of ''Naruto'', its source material. | ||
After completing their "Black Pit" level, Caboose ran afoul of [[The Superhero Army|The Sackboy Club]], led by SuperHeroMAH (later [[SuperMike200]]). Hardware's response was to laumch an attack on the clan. Hardware's attack was a success, easily defeating Mike in a mech battle, which Hardware had grown somewhat proficient in. Tenacious, Mike created a string of TSC clones, all of which were defeated one by one. | After completing their "Black Pit" level, Caboose ran afoul of [[The Superhero Army|The Sackboy Club]], led by SuperHeroMAH (later [[SuperMike200]]). Hardware's response was to laumch an attack on the clan. Hardware's attack was a success, easily defeating Mike in a mech battle, which Hardware had grown somewhat proficient in. Tenacious, Mike created a string of TSC clones, all of which were defeated one by one. | ||
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Hardware later grew bored of LBP, deciding that he was simply now too old to continue, and that there was nobody left to help achieve his goal of reestablishing a clanning community. He has since dabbled in potentially returning, only should anyone else return also. His plan, titled "[[PHOENIX]]", remains inactive as of this writing.<ref name=":0" /> | Hardware later grew bored of LBP, deciding that he was simply now too old to continue, and that there was nobody left to help achieve his goal of reestablishing a clanning community. He has since dabbled in potentially returning, only should anyone else return also. His plan, titled "[[PHOENIX]]", remains inactive as of this writing.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
==Trivia== | |||
*Hardware has admitted that, had he had seen ''One Piece'' sooner, his clans would have been based on the pirate crews seen during the series, as opposed to the [[Akatsuki]]; itself inspired by ''Naruto''; -inspired Lightning Aerodex Clan and the grimdark Dark Zephyr Republic. | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
Latest revision as of 14:14, 11 August 2023
Hardware34 is a former clan leader, leading several clans including the Lightning Aerodex Clan, Evurikal Legion and High Authority. He was also the figurehead leader of the shortlived alliance group United Order, and the coalition known as the Confederation.
Information
Hardware cites Birdman-Jay- as a source of influence, having viewed Birdman's methods in action, and has shared advice with the Armageddon Empire leader. Due to this, Hardware considers Birdman to be his "mentor".
Hardware had a deep, hostile rivalry with ChimeranDinos, which has since subsided.[1] He also has a negative history with JudgingJudy999, whom he considers an enemy, perhaps even his nemesis.
Hardware has frequently toyed with the idea of creating a clan rankings system. His first attempt at going through with the idea ended with his profile corrupting, losing his progress.[1]
In 2019, Hardware decided to hang up his leadership boots, viewing himself as "too old" to continue playing LittleBigPlanet in the same capacity. He considers it a semi-resignation due to a level of interest.[1]
Hardware has considered his end goal with his clan was to enter a "top ten" ranking in an official capacity, seemingly becoming contented with placing 7th on RSR member Ragersnar88's rankings. Hardware would later renew his ambition with the High Authority, aiming for "the top", which, with other big name clans fizzing out, coupled with their victory over the impostor Axis Alliance, and the LBP Union reining their clan status, seemingly managed to achieve.
Hardware is also one of few clan leaders to have never joined a clan owned by another, even turning down an offer of becoming the LBP Union's Minister of Intelligence in order to preserve this honor.
Hardware considers his former right hand men, Caboose1424563 and Evil_Doer500, to be the best he's had, and is still in contact with the latter.
History
Beginnings
Hardware first surfaced on December 30, 2009, after acquiring a PlayStation 3 system and a copy of LittleBigPlanet. He first discovered clans not too long after, finding a group called "Little Big Allstars Club". Liking the idea of a "club hangout", he created his own, but as he was very strapped for names, he came up with "Lemon Allstars Club" with friends Doominator5000, EJWhite13 and Chick-in-Hicks, who became its first members.[1]
After a while, with the latter two having disappeared from the group, Hardware and Doominator found organizations with similar means as theirs, but known as "Clans" instead of "Clubs", and thus they switched their group's name accordingly.[1]
The "Lemon" Alliance
Hardware and Doominator, becoming accustomed to the format of clans, struck out in search of new members. Hardware later had a chance meeting with JudgingJudy999 and DragonZaris, the leaders of Flaming Crossed Swords and ZephyrXX, respectively. The three became allies.[1]
While Hardware's relationship with Zaris was relatively mutual, his relationship with Judge was more complicated. Hardware later learned of the Akatsuki, a major clan in the community, from Judge, who had became Hardware's most trusted ally over time.
Hardware's relationship Judge was a fickle one. Judge had an apparent agenda against the Akatsuki. Judge was also a manipulative person, sending Hardware on an attack against other small clans, such as LittleBigCreators.
Furthermore, despite their pact, Judge would frequently undermine Hardware's work, always taking his custom weapons and "improving" them by giving them better cosmetics, which otherwise did nothing new, which sometimes hindered the purpose of Hardware's creations.[1]
After some time, Zaris closed down ZephyrXX and joined the LAC. Judge, however, was still intent on opposing the Akatsuki, and was revealed to have a history with Akatsuki member NightmareEden. Judge would shut down Flaming Crossed Swords to personally cement himself as Hardware's right hand man within the LAC. [1]
Some time later, Judge revealed that he had actually joined the Akatsuki under Sagim_Ninja, and was very dismissive of Hardware's services to him, considering him a means to an end. Dejected, Hardware sought to undermine Judge and get him expelled from the Akatsuki, notifying Sagim that Judge was technically a member of the LAC, a violation of Akatsuki's recruitment policy against multi-clanning.[1]
Judge, however, was one step ahead, stating that he quit the LAC, but Hardware and Zaris had one last trick up their sleeves: ZephyrXX. While it was true that the group was shut down, neither Hardware nor Zaris informed Judge, so Hardware informed Sagim that he was still in ZephyrXX as well.[1]
Judge's rash decision-making resulted in him saying to Hardware, in front of Sagim and other Akatsuki members "Tell him I quit", referring to Zaris and ZephyrXX. Having accidentally outed himself, Judge was kicked out of the Akatsuki.[1]
Judge attempted to rejoin the LAC, but Hardware informed him that, by his own admission, that he had quit, and told him not to come back. After this, Judge disappeared. Some time later, Hardware reconciled with the clans he had attacked, and changed the group's name to Lightning Aerodex Clan, seeking new horizons.[1]
Lightning Aerodex Clan
Hardware began his new venture by recruiting Caboose1424563 and Risuthesquirrel as new lieutenants, later promoting Caboose as his new second in command, while also re-recruiting Doominator (now known as TopHatHero) and later TopBooger, who became Hardware's closest allies.[1] The clan adopted a style similar to that of the Akatsuki, becomimg somewhat of a clone of the clan, despite Hardware lacking any real knowledge of Naruto, its source material.
After completing their "Black Pit" level, Caboose ran afoul of The Sackboy Club, led by SuperHeroMAH (later SuperMike200). Hardware's response was to laumch an attack on the clan. Hardware's attack was a success, easily defeating Mike in a mech battle, which Hardware had grown somewhat proficient in. Tenacious, Mike created a string of TSC clones, all of which were defeated one by one.
Rather than pursue further, Hardware forced Mike to either rebrand and become an ally of the LAC, or continue to face routine attacks from Hardware, Caboose and their mechs. Mike accepted and allied the newly branded "The Superhero Army" with the LAC.[1]
Some time later, Hardware was revisited by Judge, who had revealed he had recreated his own group as "Flaming Crossed Swords Revelations", and planned to use it to attack Hardware, alongside his accomplice, DohertyTwins. After bringing Caboose up to speed, the two took on Judge and defeated him together. He fled once again, swearing vengeance.[1]
Hardware and Caboose were also briefly entangled in drama surrounding controversial Akatsuki member BlackDarkness09, and a female Akatsuki member by the name of Cooper.
The NaNo Wars
Hardware's new alliance with the TSA wasn't quite as beneficial as he had hoped; Mike had grown fond of Hardware's mech battling skill, and began picking fights with other clans, only to request help from the LAC to get them out of the situation, which slowly garnered something of a bad reputationfor Hardware.[1]
Mike later picked a fight with NaNo Empire, led by Sharikahn. Mike's over-reliance of Hardware's skill had once again resulted in Hardware stepping in, which would become the start of what Hardware would come to refer as the "NaNo Wars".[1]
The NaNo Wars were a string of mech battles Hardware and Sharikahn had with each other, with both of them being in par with each other and possessing the same technology and tenacity, seemingly developing a level of respect over time. Eventually, they settled on a ceasefire, as neither could put a dent in the latter.
Peace was short, as Mike had again picked another fight, this time against the Chimeran Crusaders, led by ChimeranDinos. Hardware once again acted in Mike's stead, and agreed to a mech battle with Chimera. This fight was much shorter, with Chimera lacking the technology of Hardware's craft, making it an easy battle. Impressed, Chimera asked for an alliance between the two clans, which Hardware accepted.[1]
Hardware and Chimera later observed Mike's operations more closely, worried that he would cause further drama, especially given the rocky relationship with NaNo Empire. Deciding enough was enough, the two arranged a parlay with Sharikahn, and the three agreed to ambush Mike. Hardware and Chimera intentionally leaked their motives to VitesseKidz, Mike's second-in-command, who predictably threatened to tell on them. Hardware would later seal the deal by cornering Mike with the challenge of another mech battle.
Instead, Mike resorted to his old tricks, reorganizing TSA into "The Sackboy Club Revelations", inspired by Judge's example. Unswayed, Hardware defeated him again, this time forcing him to join the LAC and assimilate his forces into the group. Mike accepted, and TSA was no more, bringing the NaNo Wars to an end.[1]
Mike's abrasive actions unfortunately had dire consequences; the conflicts had caught the attention of the Black Scythe Army, led by Jukewannabe. Juke declared war upon the LAC for attacking NaNo, unaware that Hardware and Sharikahn were now on friendlier terms. Hardware was forced to accept Juke's challenge, and met with him alongside Chimera, who had an amount of fear for Juke's power, aware of Juke's existing reputation.[1]
Rather than attempt to fight, Chimera instantly swore fealty to Juke, seemingly shunning Hardware whilst doing so. The battle between Juke and Hardware was decisively short, with Juke destroying Hardware's mech almost instantly. Juke decided to show mercy by ordering the LAC to rebrand, thinking their clan's name was making them look bad. Hardware accepted Juke's terms, and eventually changed the group's name to Dark Zephyr Republic.[1]
Schism - Enter Dark Zephyr
Caboose left the group after the rebrand, believing it to be a mistake, forcing Hardware to find a suitable replacement. Eventually, Hardware recruited new lieutenants Evil_Doer500, Lew1999 and Thebruceys, with Evil showing the highest potential, having recently closed down his own group, the Evil Empire. Hardware would begin being mentored by Birdman-Jay-, leader of the Armageddon Empire.[1]
Hardware's clan later drew the attention of Chaos Clan, who attacked them for no apparent reason. While Dark Zephyr responded in kind for a moment, Hardware eventually gave up after gaining advice from Birdman.[1]
Hardware later fought against LAMSTAR, a clan of a sort led by Lewis300199. Hardware found Lewis' claims of being a so-called "Living Legend" preposterous, while also engaging in several battles with him. Hardware eventually grew tired of the battles and decided to give up mech battling altogether.[1]
Chimera later resurfaced with a new group known as Vorox Corporation, which seemingly sided with Lewis. Hardware quickly grew annoyed with Chimera's pomposity, and declared war, his create battle winning thanks to Chimera's bad luck.[1]
After some time passed, with the so-called "Great Battle of LBP" taking place, Hardware was issued a threat from Axis Alliance member TFudgey7. Confused and already wary of the Chaos Clan's previous attempt, Hardware rallied his allies in a potential bid to stop Axis from wiping them out, with Hardware calling for an allied organisation to be formed, going for a "fight fire with fire" approach.[1]
Hardware sought to put Chimera in charge of the alliance, with himself as second-in-command. Chimera, however, decided to choose Lewis over Hardware, so Hardware doubled down on his plan and created an alliance without him, consisting of Dark Zephyr, Recluse (led by Gallefrey10) and TopBooger's short-lived clan, creating the United Order.[1]
Hardware later learned that Chimera had joined Axis, and soon Thebruceys admitted to Hardware that he was an Axis spy, having recently been swayed by them. Soon, Chimera announced for their other spy to come forwards; Evil. Evil's reason was due to Hardware's arrogance, seeing it as his undoing. Hardware decided to give up altogether, and shut down both Dark Zephyr and the Order.[1]
Reboot - The Enclave Years
Later, Hardware and Evil, who had reconciled, later began planning something new. Chimera, now a high ranked member of Fallen Reich, feared a resurgence from Hardware, and began issuing threats to call off a perceived return. Hardware and Evil defied Chimera and returned to the scene with a group known as the Enclave.[1]
Chimera immediately got onto the offensive and followed up on his threats, but Hardware ignored them. Some time later, Evil left the Enclave and created the Imperium, seeking to branch out on his own.[1]
At some later point, Hardware began receiving threats from an individual known as the "COD3", and traced them back to Megadan22, leader of Black Sun. Hardware issued a counter-attack, but eventually, the true culprit was unmasked by Megadan, and the Enclave and Black Sun became allies.[1]
Eventually, the Fallen Reich dissolved and a group known as Turan Empire took its place, and once again Hardware's "rogues gallery" (Chimera, Lewis, Bruce, et al) were involved. Once again Chimera engaged in hostilities. ThE-EliteE-EmrE (also known as Attilah), Turan's leader, eventually engaged in negotiations with Hardware and Evil, whose group was also being harassed by Turan.[1]
While Hardware and Attilah reached more amicable terms, Chimera, who happened to be Attilah's second-in-command, sabotaged the negotiations and, in the same sitting, declared war. Attilah appeared to be aloof with the situation. Chimera's actions began the Turan-Enclave Conflict. Following a second war with Turan and a subsequent with believed puppet Viperia, the Enclave withdrew to devise a new strategy.[1]
From the Ashes - The Evurikal Legion
Hardware and his acting right hand, Bzine, met with Resistance member Haler57, and they engaged in plans to merge the two clans together, as the Resistance was also a known target of Turan's. Creating the name "Evurikal Legion", Hardware presented the idea to Resistance leader StickerSlap, who rejected the idea. Hardware decided to keep the idea of the Evurikal Legion and used it to rebrand, recruiting Haler in the process, officially replacing Evil as his second-in-command.[1]
The Legion's schematic was to ignore Turan's threats, declaring that, under technicality, they are a new clan.[1]
Hardware was later contacted privately by X_X-Owned-, who gave Hardware the rights to Blood Collector, Inc..[1]
Later, Sticker approached Hardware, stating that Hardware was to blame for his own problems with the Resistance, after "stealing" Haler from them and using them as a back pedal to achieve new heights. Haler, embittered by his previous treatment in the Resistance, advised that Hardware go on the counter-offensive. While Hardware initially devised a create war against them, xFinal_IsaacX, leader of the Remnants Union, which the Resistance was part of, warned him not to attempt any hostility with their coalition.[1]
The Legion later went into hiatus, due to Hardware having affairs elsewhere. He left Haler in charge, unaware that Judge, who had rejoined the group earlier on having apparently changed his ways, conspired with Haler to abandon the group, and they both left. Hardware was understandably furious upon return, as Haler's poor handling of Hardware's hiatus and abandonment of the group left the Legion in disarray.[1]
Getting himself back into the system, Hardware tasked himself with two new projects, Operation Vesuvius and the notorious Operation Exclave. Having devised a schematic with Bzine and new recruit MasksAndKnives, Hardware plotted to overthrow the LittleBigPlanet Union, believing them to be a corrupt party.[1]
The plan went awry when Judge was invited onto the team by Masks, who happened to be a mutual contact of both Hardware, Judge and LBPU President M88Youngling. Hardware had insisted that Judge was not trusted and could potentially screw over the plan, and eventually this truly came to pass when Judge notified M88 in an act of spite, seemingly holding a lifetime grudge against Hardware.[1]
Hardware later confessed his intentions to M88, but was reassured by the President that his beliefs were false. As a result of conspiring with a traitor, Masks was removed from the group.[1]
Hardware later engaged in conflicts with Swordsman_9.[1]
With Vesuvius also failing, and both Megadan and Elliot_Blackops leaving, Hardware eventually grew tired and gave up, shutting down the Legion. This did not sit well with those who were known to oppose Hardware, such as Chimera and Lewis, who managed to catch wind of Masks' fall from the Legion, and as such, they began to use Masks as a means to spread lies stating that Hardware had been defeated and that Masks was in charge of the Legion.[1]
They attempted to announce that all remaining members of the Legion report to Masks, but Hardware had already notified all of them of the closure, and as a result none of them did so.[1]
Aiming High - High Authority
A while later, LittleBigPlanet 3 released, and Hardware made plans to start a clan ratings system. This went awry due to a profile corruption, which forced him to give up.[1]
Not long after, Hardware, Bzine and Elliot began piecing together a new organisation, calling it the "High Authority". Hardware's original vision was to give it an Arthurian theme and began creating a new recruitment video, but a second profile corruption led to him doubling down on his plans, eventually creating the group instead with a space theme.[1]
The High Authority engaged with the Axis Alliance led by LBP-Savior-_-, an unofficial leader. Declaring them pretenders, Hardware led a smear campaign against them.[1]
The High Authority was soon joined by Lewis, who helped Hardware transform the organisation into a Viking-themed group, while also contributing to Hardware's smear campaign.[1]
The High Authority later constructed their own coalition, the Confederation, and invited a few clans into it. One clan, the Ashina Clan, was later invited into Axis, forfeiting their position on the Confederation, which only increased Axis-High Authority hostilities.[1]
The Axis were eventually snuffed out when Savior left, supposedly having been talked down by then High Authority member JAD_YASS.[citation needed]
Hardware later grew bored of LBP, deciding that he was simply now too old to continue, and that there was nobody left to help achieve his goal of reestablishing a clanning community. He has since dabbled in potentially returning, only should anyone else return also. His plan, titled "PHOENIX", remains inactive as of this writing.[1]
Trivia
- Hardware has admitted that, had he had seen One Piece sooner, his clans would have been based on the pirate crews seen during the series, as opposed to the Akatsuki; itself inspired by Naruto; -inspired Lightning Aerodex Clan and the grimdark Dark Zephyr Republic.