Fear

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RuneScape Clan
Fear
Fear Banner.gif
March 2003 - ~19 July 2006
Motto: Fear Nothing but Fear Itself
Type
• Ideologies		F2P multi clan
Honour
GamesRS2
FoundersMikdan3
Wyatt X
Key playersN/A
Colours
• Heraldry		Green, Orange, Blue
Orange cape.png Orange Cape
Websiters-fear.com (Archive)
Forumss7.invisionfree.com/fearclanforums (Archive)
ChatsN/A

Fear (sometimes stylised as FEAR) was a RuneScape 2 clan founded by Mikdan3 and Wyatt X in 2003. Although initially hostile towards the Wilderness Guardians, a successful alliance between the clans was formed in December 2004 which lasted until June 2006, just before Fear's closure.

Formation and Rivalry

WG and Fear in an early skirmish, September 2004

Fear was founded by Mikdan3 and Wyatt X in March 2003. The clan opened with a considerable amount of success, and rapidly made their way up the ranks of F2P clans. By the summer of 2004 they were considerably larger and more powerful than WG[1], reaching over 200 members before the end of the year.[2]

It is considered to be coincidental that Fear and WG would amass for their PK trips on the same world, at around the same time.[3] The result of this was several encounters and fights between WG and Fear over the course of summer and autumn of 2004. In the vast majority of fights, WG would be unable to contend with Fear's numbers and strength, though on occasion WG saw occasional victories over Fear with the help of external support, such as from WG's allies The Synergy.[4] Even so, the constant fighting with Fear resulted in significant hostilities being exchanged and a rivalry forming between the two clans, with the disparity in their strength created a growing sense of anger and displeasure throughout WG.[5] Despite His Lordship's attempts to engage in diplomatic talks and negotiate peace with Fear, fighting between the clans continued throughout September and October of 2004.[6]

In late October 2004, WG member Mochacho456 began plans to establish a team of high-levelled players with the sole intention of becoming a force capable of fighting Fear. Known simply as The Uprising, plans for the team were approved by His Lordship, and would have been supported by WG's allies - Syn and The Scorpions - in a battle intended to have occured in mid-November.[7] However, it is believed that these plans and the central issue of Fear were reprioritised as a result of hostilities and WG's first planned war against the Rune Outlaws taking place in November.

Alliance

WG and Fear charge 'The' Clan, 15 October 2005

On 24 December 2004, following the events surrounding Write2brandy and WG's subsequent declaration of war and call for public support, Mikdan3 posted on the WG forums to address the relationship between WG and Fear. He revealed that Fear had also undergone several hardships including the deletion of their forums, and the loss of over 13,000,000 coins in value from the clan's bank account. Rick Hamm had spoken to Mikdan3 requesting Fear's assistance against RO[8], and Mikdan3 apologised for previous hostilities between WG and Fear, and accepted the proposed offer of an alliance. WG and Fear became allies on Christmas Eve of 2004.[9]

The first record of an allied event involving WG and Fear was an iron war held as part of the final day of WG's 2004 Anniversary celebrations on 7 January 2005.[10] Fear took part in the 5-way battle along with The Sabres, The Synergy, and Legends Legion. Though the war was crashed by ZeonicForce, it was considered a success by members of both clans.[11] WG and Fear would go on to have several allied PK trips over the course of 2005, and while some instances of WG members occasionally being killed by Fear occurred[12][13], the allied trips often resulted in larger fights and were seen as overall positive and successful.[14][15] Fear also supported WG in their third war against the Rune Outlaws in late April 2005.

On 1 October 2005, 'The' Clan - the second-oldest clan in the game - offered WG a war, which WG accepted on the condition that Fear would be allowed to support them. The war had two weeks' preparation, and took place on 15 October 2005.[16] WG and Fear brought around 220 members, while 'The' brought around 140.[17] Despite the advantage in numbers, the war unfortunately ended in a defeat for WG and Fear - though all three clans subsequently gained an increase in members and reputation as a result, and all were overall pleased with the war.

Allied raids between WG and Fear continued throughout 2005 and into 2006, with WG and Fear taking part in a large cluster in February 2006 under the moniker "FG". Believed to be one of the largest cluster fights in history, it involved over 15 clans in a single world, including Damage Incorporated and Dark Slayers - the two most powerful F2P clans of the day. A 15v15 miniwar between WG and Fear was also held in March 2005. Unfortunately, WG were forced to compete against their allies Fear and The Sabres in a fansite-run clan tournament sometime in early 2006, which is the last mention of Fear in WG's history prior to their closure.

Phobia

WG and DG about to fight Fear + Phobia in a steel war, December 2005

On 1 January 2005, Fear opened a junior clan, Phobia.[18] The junior clan was the product of a merge between two other small clans - Runite Crusaders and Fear Followers. Phobia was designed to be Fear's junior clan, but would have its own leadership and host wars to retain the sense of individuality its parent clans had. The first leaders of Phobia were 2991741 and Madhasan90.

Phobia had the advantage of numbers from the start as a result of the merge, and would win several wars against other junior clans such as Soldiers of Anarchy and BlacKnight Cadets. Phobia also defeated Harathoi with a record turnout of 120+ players, making them one of the largest and strongest junior clans of their day.[19] In December 2005, WG and their own junior clan Descendant Guardians fought Fear and Phobia in a fun steel war.

The last recorded activity of Phobia was on 29 April 2006, where they fought Mystic Knights in a 30-minute war. Despite ending in a loss to MK, Phobia was able to pull 165-170 players with five days' preparation.[20] Phobia was replaced as Fear's junior clan by Despair sometime between May and July of 2006[21], though Fear would close before it saw any reasonable success.

Ending and Closure

In or around June 2006, Fear chose to end the alliance with WG. The exact reasons for this are unknown, and it was described in WG's history only as due to many complicated reasons. WG accepted the ending of the alliance and formed a new alliance with an unrelated clan - Reckoning Day - shortly afterwards.

Fear closed on or around 19 July 2006, though no records of their closing topic(s) have been archived, and the reasons for their closure may be lost to history.[22]

References

  1. ↑ Brian The Sm (12 September 2004), "Omg I Just Got Info", S4. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  2. ↑ Badboy2007 (21 October 2005), "Fear Clan (92+ Combat) ~ Phobia's Senior Clan", RuneScape Bits and Bytes. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  3. ↑ Diggy Doc 11 (18 September 2004), "A New World For Raids", S4. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  4. ↑ His Lordship (20 September 2004), "Re: It's My Time To Say Goodbye", S4. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  5. ↑ Mochacho456 (3 October 2004), "Iv Had It!", S4. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  6. ↑ Ss mongoose (21 October 2004), "Fear Peace?", S4. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  7. ↑ Mochacho456 (24 October 2004), "The Uprising", S4. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  8. ↑ Rick Hamm (2 January 2005), "Problems", S4. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  9. ↑ Mikdan3 (24 December 2004), "Regarding Christmas Spirits...", S4. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  10. ↑ His Lordship (2 January 2005), "Iron War", S4. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  11. ↑ Sirius Demon (8 January 2005), "Iron Fun War", S4. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  12. ↑ Mrme355 (3 April 2005), "Killed By Fear", S4. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  13. ↑ Sagoz (3 April 2005), "Killed By My Own Clan :(", S4. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  14. ↑ Mikdan33 (28 February 2005), "Miniwar Results - 2/26/05", S4. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  15. ↑ Erinol (3 April 2005), "Raid Recap..", S4. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  16. ↑ "Recent Clan Details", Wilderness Guardians. Archived from the original on 23 November 2005, retrieved 4 March 2025.
  17. ↑ C J (5 August 2011), "'The' Clan vs Fear + Wilderness Guardians 2005", YouTube. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  18. ↑ Phobia Clan. Archived from the original on 17 January 2006, retrieved 4 March 2025.
  19. ↑ "Phobia History: Condensed Version", Phobia. Archived from the original on 17 January 2006, retrieved 4 Marcg 2025.
  20. ↑ 2991741 (29 April 2006), "Phobia vs. Mystic Knights", Phobia Clan. Archived from the original on 9 September 2007, retrieved 4 March 2025.
  21. ↑ Fear Clan. Archived from the original on 24 February 2007, retrieved 4 March 2025.
  22. ↑ "Fear Tributes", Fear Clan. Archived from the original on 28 August 2010, retrieved 4 March 2025.
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