This page aims to detail the structure of the LBP Union's team in the present day from 2021 onward.
To see the members of the three active ministries and it's some of it's history, Go to this page at LBPUnion.com!
Protectors
The Protectors are the historical administrative body of the LBP Union[1]Currently, there are six protector seats, which are:
- Lead Protector
- Vice Protector
- Minister of Technology
- Minister of Security
- Minister of Inspiration
- Minister of Relations
- Minister of Intelligence
On Discord, the role color is azure blue.
Ministry of Security
The LBP Union Ministry of Security focuses on the moderation of LBP Union platforms, particularly its Discord server and Beacon.
Peacekeepers
Main article: LBP Union Peacekeepers
Peacekeepers are the moderators of the Union. They moderate Discord server, and the LBP Union forum.
There are five ranks as a Peacekeeper.
- Captain
- Senior Lieutenant
- Lieutenant
- Officer
- Deputy
Its team color is slightly light blue. The colors are shared with the Starguards.
Starguards
Starguard is the dedicated moderation team overseing the Union's Project Lighthouse instance, Beacon. Starguard was estbalished on November 15th 2022, replacing the joint task force between USC and the Peacekeeper team called Star Helix. Yuki-x64 is the current Starguard Captain.
There are five ranks as a Starguard.
- Captain
- Senior Lieutenant
- Lieutenant
- Sergeant
- Specialist
Its team color is slightly light blue. The colors are shared with the Peacekeepers.
Ministry of Technology
Engineers (Research and Development)
Engineers, commonly referred as the R&D (Research and Development) are the team of programmers and developers.
Their recent project is the Project Lighthouse, A custom server for LittleBigPlanet.
Known Projects
- Project Lighthouse (Custom server software for LBP)
- Project Lighthouse 2 (Future custom server software for LBP)
- LBPU Codex (LBP-Discord integration)
- Agent Washington (Discord Bot)
There are three ranks.
- Lead Developer
- Lead Researcher
- Senior Developer
- Developer
- Technician
Its team color is green.
Union Space Corps
See more at Union Space Corps page!
The Union Space Corps are the testing team for Project Lighthouse, While having a small amount of 8 team members, If included with the people ranked as Enlistees, Cadets, Scouts and Surveyors, It would make USC the biggest team of LBP Union.
There are 7 ranks, the top 3 ranks are considered as team members while the rest does not.
- Chief Star Commander
- Star Commander
- Starblazer
- Surveyor
- Scout
- Cadet (split in three groups)
- Enlistee
Its team color is yellow.
Ministry of Relations
Scribes
Scribes are a team of translators and writers. Originally, the Scribe team was intended to be a creative team that would later become the Creative Works Administration. Reformed in October of 2022, they now provide written content and translations to LBPUnion.com articles and Project Lighthouse strings.
It has three ranks.
- Lead Scholar
- Scholar
- Initiate
Its team color is red.
Ministry of Inspiration
The goal of the Ministry of Inspiration is to advance the creative interests and spirit of the LittleBigPlanet community through creative education, curation, and community engagement.
Creative Works Administration
The Creative Works Administration is responsible for choosing Beacon team picks, organizing and judging contests, and executing official creative projects for the Union. Its members are called 'advisors'. The role color is red.
Pathfinders
Pathfinders are the community ambassadors of the Union.
They guide people for information, introduce people to LBP Union, and execute Discord events.
There are four ranks as a Pathfinder.
- Captain
- Ranger
- Scout
- Initiate
Its team color is orange.
Trivia
- Ranger was previously the leading rank for the Pathfinders until the introduction of the 4th rank for each division of the ministry.
- As the trivia mentioned above, Lieutenant is the newest Peacekeepers rank.
Ministry of Intelligence
The Ministry of Intelligence is responsible for the LBP Union's archival, data analysis, and OSINT operations. It aims to collect information about LittleBigPlanet and the community that can help advance the Union's objectives. For example, documenting historical events, identifying important world events that may impact LBP Union's platforms and operations, as well as researching possible solutions to problems.
No team is currently in operation, but the planned team color is purple.
One planned team for the Ministry of Intelligence was the Archivist team. Its purpose is to archive information about the Union and about LittleBigPlanet, and as well help analyzing important data.
It was to have three ranks.
- Special Agent
- Analyst
- Agent
Union Task Force
See more at Union Task Force page!
Historically, the Union Task Force was the 'special forces' branch of the LBP Union. However, it was briefly activated during r/place 2022 and was successful with their operation which is known today as "Operation Arbor".[2]
The Union Task Force isn't considered by the LBP Union to be an official part of the team but rather participants of the r/place event representing the LittleBigPlanet community. However, if it were part of the team, it would have been the second largest team at the time with at least 70 people. The Union Space Corps was the largest team at the time, counting private beta testing members, with at least 300 members.
It had two ranks during r/place 2022.
- Commanders
- Union Task Force
Its team color were grey.
Global Relations Office
Originally founded as the Ambassador Team, the Global Relations Office is a deactivated team under Ministry of Relations. They would handle social media posts for LBP Union.
It had three ranks.
- Senior Ambassador
- Ambassador
- Consul
Its team color were cyan.
Star Helix (Ministry of Technology)
During Private Beta, the Union Space Corps and Peacekeeper team formed a joint task force to moderate early Beacon. Star Helix was composed of a select few Peacekeepers and all USC Starblazers. On November 15th, 2022, LBP Union Starguard was established, rendering Star Helix defunct.
Its team color was gold.