Fear
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Fear |
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|---|---|
| Leaders | Mikdan3 Wyatt X |
| Founders | Mikdan3 Wyatt X |
| Founded | March 2003 |
| Status | Closed (~19 July 2006) |
| Members | N/A |
| Focuses | F2P Multi |
| Ideologies | unknown |
| Colours | Green, Orange, Blue |
| Heraldry |  Orange Cape |
| Motto | Fear Nothing but Fear Itself |
Fear (sometimes stylised as FEAR) was a clan founded in March 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
Fear was founded by Mikdan3 and Wyatt X in March 2003. The clan opened to 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 a considerable amount of encounters and fights between WG and Fear over the course of summer and autumn 2004. In the vast majority of engagements, 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
On 24 December 2005, 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, 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 Zeonic Force, it was considered a success by members of both clans.[11] WG and Fear would go on to have several allied raids over the course of 2005, and while instances of WG members occasionally being killed by Fear occurred[12][13], the allied raids 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.
In late 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 in October 2005. WG and Fear brought around 220 members, while 'The' brought around 140.[16] 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 continued throughout 2005, and in December WG and their junior clan Descendant Guardians fought Fear and their junior clan Phobia in a fun steel war.
References
- ↑ BRIAN THE SM, 12 September 2004, Omg I Just Got Info, S4
- ↑ BADBOY2007, 21 October 2005, Fear Clan (92+ Combat) ~ Phobia's Senior Clan, RuneScape Bits and Bytes
- ↑ DIGGY DOC 11, 18 September 2004, A New World For Raids, S4
- ↑ HIS LORDSHIP, 20 September 2004, Re: It's My Time To Say Goodbye, S4
- ↑ MOCHACHO456, 3 October 2004, Iv(sic) Had It!, S4
- ↑ SS MONGOOSE, 21 October 2004, Fear Peace?, S4
- ↑ MOCHACHO456, 24 October 2004, The Uprising, S4
- ↑ RICK HAMM, 2 January 2005, Problems, S4
- ↑ MIKDAN3, 24 December 2004, Regarding Christmas Spirits..., S4
- ↑ HIS LORDSHIP, 2 January 2005, Iron War, S4
- ↑ SIRIUS DEMON, 8 January 2005, Iron Fun War, S4
- ↑ MRME355, 3 April 2005, Killed By Fear, S4
- ↑ SAGOZ, 3 April 2005, Killed By My Own Clan :(, S4
- ↑ MIKDAN3, 28 February 2005, Miniwar Results - 2/26/05, S4
- ↑ ERINOL, 3 April 2005, Raid Recap.., S4
- ↑ C J, 5 August 2011, 'The' Clan vs Fear + Wilderness Guardians 2005, YouTube
