The Recon Federation of Club Penguin is an official Club Penguin Army founded by Prior Bumble, a CPA Legend and original army veteran from 2008. We are one of the strongest and most renowned armies of the modern era. Join us today!
This is our second post in the series, “Interviews with the Soldiers.” Colonel Boi is one of our longest-serving members and shares his impressions of RFCP and the fun times he prizes.
Q: What are your special skills at RFCP?
A: Well i do artworks and make logos for rfcp and another one is to keep my loyalty with rfcp
Q: What makes RFCP special?
A: What makes rfcp special is that its like a family. We treat each other with equaliy and respect and we show what a good army can be.Also we can make some funny jokes here at rfcp
Q: What is your favorite color?
A: My favorite color is green cause it is good for the eye.
Q: Tell us about the most fun you’ve had at an RFCP event.
A: Oh so the most fun i’ve had at rfcp is that after we were done at the hq we got to see swag penguin of omega security talk to prior but the way they talk to each other is like perfect.
Q: Prior is known for staying in character and being rather militant. Knowing him as his soldier, what is something about him that surprised you/would surprise our readers?
A: Hmm. Well Prior is a great guy at heart. He wouldn’t let a single soldier down even me to. Something that surprised me is that he is very serious all the time but when you get to know him hes like a chill dude but kind of funny to at the same time.
Q: Is there anything else you want to say? This is your podium.
A: One more thing that I would like to say is that… ur soldiers can lead you to many great things. They are core of your army. They are the example of a man who would unexpectedly sacrifice there own life to save someone. People say you win wars with guns and ammunition…u don’t. The real thing that lets u win wars is your men. In peace, sons bury their father, In war, fathers bury their sons. Our sons pride of our army. Lead them straight and true. There road will be long and hard. Men’s souls will be shaken under the violence of war. IN THIS HOUR OF GREAT SACRIFICE WE SHALL PREVAIL! And also one more thing….prior gets weird after 3 a.m. lol
Last night, the Commander-in-Chief of the RFCP hosted a firework show for his neighbors. The fireworks were not quite legal, so the boom was not quite tame. Clouds of smoke bowled into the audience and thickened the air so heavily that the flash of the fire reflected in the smog and the only thing visible from person-to-person was the whites of each other’s eyes. In this moment, it was easy for Prior to reflect on what it must have been like in the thunder of artillery to wander through the hellfire and catch the rogue eye contact of an ally in the smoke. Loading a cannon. Limping with a hand blown off.
Why is this so easy to connect with?
There is a soldier in us all.
Great generals have inspired Prior in his command of the RFCP. For this blog post, he has narrowed it down to four.
Cyrus the Great of Persia (r. 559-530 BC)
Cyrus II, known as Cyrus the Great, conquered much of the ancient world in the cradle of civilization. He fought in the Battle of Opis against the Babylonians and created the largest empire the world had encountered.
Why does Prior admire him?
Cyrus II respected the identity of those he conquered. It was recorded that after he captured a city, rather than destroying the temple of the local religion, he would kneel down at the conquered altar and pray.
2. Robert E. Lee (1807-1870) [with honorable mention Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson (1824-1863)]
Generals Lee and Jackson commanded Confederate forces in the American Civil War. Both were educated in military excellence at West Point.
Why does Prior admire them?
At the Battle of Cedar Mountain, Union forces charged the left flank of the Confederate line in ninety degree heat. They engaged in bloody hand to hand combat in the surrounding woods and courageously plunged deep into the open fields of Confederate occupation. General Jackson led his brigade to stem the advance of Union troops. He attempted to pull out his saber, but the blade rusted and was stuck to the scabbard. So Jackson raised the sword still in its scabbard, and swung it around, shouting, “Jackson is with you!” His intimacy and front-line camaraderie with his men inspires Prior. As for General Lee…
The following is a firsthand account from a wounded Union soldier after the Battle of Gettysburg.
The last day of the fight I was badly wounded. A ball had shattered my left leg. I lay on the ground not far from Cemetery Ridge, and as General Lee ordered his retreat, he and his officers rode near me. As they came along, I recognized him and, though faint from exposure and loss of blood, I raised up my hands, looked Lee in the face, and shouted as loud as I could, ‘Hurrah for the Union!’
The General heard me, looked, stopped his horse, dismounted and came toward me. I confess that I at first thought he meant to kill me. But as he came up he looked down at me with such a sad expression upon his face that all fear left me, and I wondered what he was about. He extended his hand to me, and grasping mine firmly and looking right into my eyes said, “My son, I hope you will soon be well.”
If I live a thousand years I shall never forget the expression on General Lee’s face. There he was, defeated, retiring from a field that had cost him and his cause almost their last hope, and yet he stopped to say words like those to a wounded soldier of the opposition who had taunted him as he passed by! As soon as the General had left me, I cried myself to sleep there upon the bloody ground.” Marcus J Wright
3. Tsar Alexander II of Russia (r. 1855-1881)
It is likely Tsar Alexander II’s father, Nicholas I, committed suicide after the crushing Russian defeat in the Crimean War. Alexander took command in a tulmultuous empire and pursued radical reforms and expansion into the Caucuses.
Why does Prior admire him?
The tsar survived almost ten assasination attempts on his life. The final attempt blew up his carriage, but he emerged alive once more. The assassin was apprehended and handcuffed. Before the tsar’s guards could usher him away, he said, “No. I want to look into the eyes of the man who tried to kill me and ask him why.” So he staggered through the smoke and looked the assassin in the eye. Before anything could happen, a second bomb went off. This is the bomb that eventually killed him.
4. CollinZFresh (c. 2008)
CollinZFresh was the Autocrat/Leader of the People’s Republic Army on Club Penguin, in which Prior served as Commissar, 2nd in Command.
Why does Prior admire him?
The leadership of Collin inspired Prior in his founding of a new army. Collin was involved with his troops, often holding private councils with Prior in a chat room. He was affectionate when the time was right, and mercilessly tough when discipline was needed. Prior admired the way he could calmly address his soldiers at one moment, and turn around and rebuke a troll commenting on the blog with an authoritative, “You know what? Fuck off” the next.
Many, many years after the PRA disbanded, Prior searched for CollinZFresh in the wastelands of abandoned wordpresses and fathoms of bottomless Internet to reconnect with his old commander. CollinZFresh and Prior Bumble never reunited.
RFCP had a hard day today: an invasion by Lime Green Army, which succeeded and claimed our server, White House (CPATG), and a recruitment event that yielded no new blood. With the exception of the LGA leader Zeke, RFCP was appalled by the behavior of this army and their as-of-today leader, Xing (“Xigger” on CPATG), who hurled unsportsmanlike slurs against homosexuals (calling our soldiers “fags”) and claimed he would “fuck” our dog. Although it was a server win for LGA, we feel it was a class and dignity win for RFCP. Political tensions against the LGA and the RPF continue to rise. RFCP is in talks with the New Viking Alliance to address the political conflict ahead, but has not made a formal stance at this time.
Prior would like to use this opportunity to introduce RFCP’s new motto, however, which debuted in battle at today’s defense!
The official motto for RFCP is “Erat ipso sacra!” It is Latin for, “Hold the sacred ground!”
The motto originated from Prior’s iconic affinity for the iceberg of Club Penguin. He often could be heard saying, “It is sacred land,” in the HQ room when others asked why RFCP was so determined to protect it.
Since the Golden Age of Club Penguin armies in the late 2000s, the iceberg was the prime battleground. It is a flat, white expanse, perfect for formations and crowding. It also is silent. Go there and no music plays; only the lap of the ocean against the ice. Throughout all the years and evolution of the game, the iceberg remained unchanged. Truly it is sacred ground. The RFCP has maintained a reverence for the iceberg and the armies that bled there before them — some of Prior’s own blood, from when he wore another uniform, soaked into that snow as well. RFCP does not flee, and it always shows up. Faced with forces that outnumber it by four times, still it holds its ground. Although the iceberg is the literal meaning behind the motto, a metaphorical meaning is attached to these words as well:
ANYWHERE that RFCP holds its ground is sacred ground.
Very productive training event today led by Prior and organized by Colonel Sha.
As you can see, RFCP has also gained a resident strawberry, which attends all RFCP events and follows orders.
The resident strawberry is named King Cake. Prior approached him one evening at the steps of the great pyramids during the Rockhopper party of 2019. Do not expect to see him in uniform. He is not an RFCP solider, but simply RFCP’s permanent strawberry.
“Ever since I joined I have always felt loved and accepted.” — Ice Corporal Ace
“I have been here for about 8 months now and I have enjoyed every bit of it…This is the most supportive, loving, caring, understanding group I have ever seen in my life.” — Ice Corporal Bearz
“My experience here has been always great.” — Captain DemonTFC
“I love this army.” — Sergeant Krispy
“Prior Fucking Bumble is the kindest person I have ever met.” — Red Baron Dab0n
“I have been facing a lot of stuff lately…yall helped me get through it.” — Sergeant L1ghtning
“It has now been 5 months of me being in RFCP, and it has been the best 5 months I have had.” — General Anilia
“From the bottom of my heart, thank you all so much for letting me be part of something so amazing.” — Corporal CandyCorn
“I just felt like something was different with this [army], so i decided to join and check it out, and i am insanely glad i did.” — Major DJChoruskid
“Prior Bumble, thank you for sharing your wonderful soul with us.” — Colonel Microwaveable Hamster
