WG vs Crimson Raiders

Wilderness Guardians vs Crimson Raiders
The famous picture of WG's opening formation in the Clan Wars lobby.
Date	3 January 2009
Type	F2P Knock-Out
Location	Clan Wars
Clans Involved
Wilderness Guardians 61 members Defending	Crimson Raiders 49 members Attacking
Terms of War
F2P Knock-Out One week prep Melee + Binds No infinite run Rings allowed North side attacks No corrupt equipment
Result
WG victory with 36 members remaining CR cleared

The Wilderness Guardians vs Crimson Raiders (WG vs CR) was a war which took place on 3 January 2009, and the first memorable fight for WG which took place outside of the Wilderness (in the Clan Wars Arena). The victory over CR gained WG rank #10 on the Zybez fansite's RAW list.

Background

Throughout most of 2008, WG had been focusing on other aspects of the clan such as the sectors and the community aspect with real life meetings. It was only towards the end of the year did they turn back towards competitive PvP. One major aspect of this was the RAW list - a ranking system hosted on the now-defunct RuneScape fansite Zybez (formerly RuneScape Community), in which the ranks were determined by battles hosted in the Clan Wars Arena. WG vs CR was the most significant match in regards to the RAW list, in which WG reached their peak at #10.

Pre-War Speech

His Lordship gave a short pre-war speech to the clan prior to the start of the fight, and it is the earliest example of one of his speeches in existence. The transcript is as follows:

Guardians, we take this moment to reflect on the great wars in our proud history, knowing this war - upon which we are on the brink - is to join that noble lineage. It is in wars that we find our greatest unity, for at no other time do we come together for such a common cause as that of honest victory. Many times have we faced a foe outnumbered, outpowered, and many times have we seen victory against the will of destiny. My friends, I do not lie in saying that we march upon a clan of greater power, but I also do not lie in saying we are not afraid. We will show them that the true power of a clan is made with the bonds of its members. Together, we will slay them with such force and such reckoning that they will have nothing left!

The Battle

An impressive screenshot taken near the end, with 37 WG and 15 CR remaining.

WG pulled 61 members to the fight, giving them a 12-man lead over CR's 49. Having been positioned south, WG was the defending clan. The fight commenced, and the gap of around 10 players remained fairly equal until around 10 minutes in. With 42 WG and 31 CR remaining, CR chose to pile council member Kingrandy0 who tanked them for a considerable amount of time while WG managed to gain 4 kills on CR. At this point, CR's KO power had diminished significantly by this point, and though they continued to gain a few more kills throughout the remainder of the fight, the gap steadily increased in WG's favour. With 36 WG and approximately 12 CR left alive, CR stopped getting kills and WG's victory was secured.

Aftermath

The victory marked WG's peak on the RAW list, and was considered an incredible achievement. The fight also recieved recognition from the wider RuneScape community - a screenshot of WG spread out in the Clan Wars lobby as they greet CL has become another of the clan's most famous images.

A video of His Lordship's speech was uploaded to YouTube by Gorgemaster after the war. Two videos of the fight were produced, both of which were around 9-10 minutes - one by Kingrandy0, and one by 30 Str 0wnz. Both were uploaded to YouTube the following day (4 January), though Kingrandy0's version became significantly more popular.

Gallery

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  The famous picture of WG's opening formation in the Clan Wars lobby.

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  WG spams "Nothing left" before the fight, a reference to The TeamSpeak Rant.

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  The battle in the Clan Wars Arena close to the start.

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  An impressive screenshot taken near the end, with 37 WG and 15 CR remaining.