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The Formation

LEADERS: Ayan, Timrainers, Morty, Attacker, Christene, DrFlen

The first generation of the Help Force saw the rise of the army under Ayan’s leadership. This involved creating the army, recruiting new members, and fighting an important war against Green Mercenaries Army. By the end of this generation, Help Force was ready to become one of the biggest armies of the modern era.

The Beginning
Ayan created the Help Force in Club Penguin Online on March 11th, 2018, under the name “Helpful Friends.” Due to the server’s defacement in less than a day, the Help Force CPO was officially reformed on March 13th, 2018.
Legends Cup 2018
The Help Force grew to be an S/M (Small/Medium) army in the space of a couple of weeks, maxing around 8-10 in events. By July, staff members were hired, and the Discord server was set up, with scheduled events. In July, CPO creator and owner Riley announced the the Legend’s Cup tournament, which began in mid-July. The Help Force defeated Wild Ninjas in the first round but lost to the Elite Guardians in the second after a difficult one-sided battle.
ETA Tension Period and the Fall
As summer came to an end, The Help Force and the Elite Trackers and Activities endured a series of fights due to a misunderstanding during army events. Soon, members started going inactive, and four people from the staff team retired. This pushed the army into a dark period resulting in the max dropping and the server becoming idle.
In September, after Bestpenguin and Christene joined The Help Force, they and Morty helped revive the army’s activeness.
GMA War and the Uprise
During the World War between the United Front and the Red Dawn Alliance, The Help Force regained its activeness by regularly hosting various fun events. This also brought about the alliance between Help Force and the Green Mercenaries. Soon after, a practice battle turned the tables, which resulted in a short-term war. After 2 battles, the GMA merged into RPF.
Event post link: https://cphelpforce.com/2018/08/12/hf-vs-gma-success/
AGC and Christmas Chaos
In November, an Alliance was formed between the Help Force and the Ninjas. After the Christmas Chaos ended, the Templars of CP and the Elite Guardians decided to rebel against the Club Penguin Online’s Army League, creating the NVA. This led to the formation of the Huge Alliance: GOW (Gods of War) between the Help Force, Pirates, and the Ninjas, under the leadership of Epic101 and Ayan. The war between GOW and NVA lasted for many days until Edu, EGCP Leader, asked for a peace treaty.
The Golden Age & The January Drama
The Help Force grew during the early winter months after recruiting heavily for a while, and by the end of December, started maxing around 40 consistently. Leader Morty retired from the Help Force at this time. The activity continued, and The Help Force soon rose to its first golden age, led by Ayan. The army reached a high max of 60+ on CPO. However, the January Drama was a setback. Armies like EGCP and Templars started conspiring against the CPO Army League and decided to leave it. It was at this time DrFlen entered the community. Due to continued pressure and blackmails, Ayan decided to move Help Force to Club Penguin Rewritten, which resulted in Help Force getting banned from Club Penguin Online. In an unexpected turn of events, a new HF server arose, led by CPO administrators. Due to false propaganda pushed by the CPO administration, the community split into two. This resulted in the loss of more than 50% of the army’s active troops and thus laid the foundation to rise again with a new set of leaders and a new generation.

Help Force Owns

LEADERS: Ayan, Attacker, Spotty, Elpiojo

The Second Generation began with rebuilding and reviving the activity of the army. Through thick and thin troubles, handling wars with various armies, and introducing mass-recruiting methods, The Help Force was able to topple many the Major Armies under the Triads’ Reign (Ayan, Spotty, and Elpiojo). This generation saw huge maxes and several victories in battle, and concluded with the retirement of Ayan.

Rebuild and the MAC War:
The second generation began with new hype and excitement. This meant intense recruiting and a handful of battles and wars. The Help Force formed the National Armies Alliance (NAA) alongside the Ninjas and Aliens of CPO. In the meantime, the Aliens sided with the Fashion Army and formed another alliance against the NAA, after many controversies. This was known as the Modern Alliance of CPO. This resulted in a war that consisted of several battles, won by The Help Force and the NAA.
Event Post Link: https://cphelpforce.com/2019/02/09/invasion-of-whiteout-success/
Tensions between Major Armies:
The Help Force grew larger, recruiting about 400 new members every week. During this time, the Light Troops (LT) started conspiring against NAA when their staff announcement channel was leaked. This resulted in the start of some of the fiercest battles ever seen in CPO. The Help Force invaded Flurry (LT’s Capital) in an AUSIA event. This provoked the Pirates into joining LT’s Side. They were soon joined by the Templars, engaging in several battles with HF. Results were completely biased in around 2-3 battles, and Help Force was forced to retreat from the Black Alliance War, stating that the army would not consider the Server Map of the Army League.
Event Post Link: https://cphelpforce.com/2019/04/25/the-conclusion-hf-v-lt-war/
NAA Reform and the First Templar War:
Soon, the Help Force and Pirates decided to neutralize, and the conflict ended; thus, the Pirates joined the NAA. With 4 of the best armies in the Alliance: Help Force, Pirates, Royals, and Aliens, the NAA was completely revamped and was hosting huge events on CPO. The NAA fought against the Templars and won under the Leadership of Ayan, Spotty, Sacha, Romeo, and Bucky. This also led to the Templars getting banned from CPO.
The Triads and the Growth:
Arguably one of the best sets of leaders HF had ever seen, Ayan, Spotty, and Elpiojo brought the army to new heights. Together after the wars, they worked on introducing many new things involving The Help Force community. Event calendars, the Spanish Community, and recruitment in all 3 time zones, among other changes, were introduced and saw great army improvement. The Help Force defeated the Pirates and soon got the #1 Place on the Top Ten and managed to stay in this position for around a month. The Help Force also entered its second Golden Age, maxing 60+ for 3 weeks consecutively, with the 4K Helpers Party Event being the highest max.
Post Link: https://cphelpforce.com/2019/07/10/the-4k-helpers-event-success/
Retirement of Ayan:
Ayan announced his retirement from the Help Force and Club Penguin Armies. The retirement event was preceded by a week full of fun events and surprises for the troops. It’s still considered a major event in The Help Force’s history as its founder was retiring. Leadership was thus passed fully onto Spotty and Elpiojo.
Event Post Link: https://cphelpforce.com/2019/08/04/the-retirement-post-ayans-retirement/
Summer Bash 2019:
As the summer approached, the massive Summer Bach tournament was soon to be hosted by the CPO Army League. This saw the brief return of veterans Morty, Attacker, and Ayan returning to ensure that Help Force could win its first major tournament. Help Force dominated in every round, and they made it to the finals against the inauspicious Pirates with Epic101 at the helm. The Help Force won this battle despite Epic’s efforts to rig the results in his favor. The Help Force won the Summer Bash Trophy after consistently maxing high. This victory was Help Force’s first tournament win.
Event Post Link: https://cphelpforce.com/2019/09/08/summer-bash-finals-success/

Superpower

LEADERS: Spotty, Elpiojo, Kavacado, Lottie, Tistle

With the retirement of Ayan, The Help Force was transferred for the first time to a new main leader, Spotty. With a continuous effort of recruiting and hard work, the army began to average above 60 in all weekend events. It peaked at the highest max of 88 one weekend at the Candycorn Takeover. An exhausting war against the Templars took place, with no results conclusively found and agreed to end in a draw. The Spanish Division grew, and so did server drama, resulting in the army’s main Spanish members’ banishment. After a long while of oppression by the CPO Army League, The First Era ended with the Helper Exodus from CPO to CPR under Ayan and Spotty in December 2019.

Growing and Ascending:
With the takeover of the new leadership, it was ensured that recruiting keep going on in all time zones and that the maxes did not drop. This intensity and effort was clear to see as HF managed to reach the milestone of 88 online Helpers in a CPO event led by Spotty. This proved that Help Force was not just a major army, but a superpower to be reckoned with.
Event Post Link: https://cphelpforce.com/2019/10/19/candy-takeover-big-success/
The Templars War:
When the Templars coming back to CPO, old rivalries came back into action, and a huge war broke out between HF and TCP. The war lasted for about 2 months, during which dozens of battles were fought. Help Force would claim a Templar’s server during AUSIA with no defense by Templars, but the Templars would return during US hours with Spotty and Lottie fighting their sleep schedules to defend. Due to the prolonged duration and no clear winner, Spotty and Xing agreed to call the war a draw, ending with an alliance between the two armies.
Spanish Drama:
During the war, Spotty and the other leaders, Lottie and Tistle, ensured that the Spanish Community stayed alive. Spanish servers on CPO were rich with recruits, but very few were active. The Spanish Division began to see an increase in trolls, who didn’t attend events and only disrupted the server. This became known as the Spanish Division Drama. It quickly grew out of control, with people getting exposed and sometimes manipulated by the Spanish members. Eventually, Spotty and Tistle’s patience ran out, and the Spanish Division was closed.
Helper Exodus, 2019:
Even after Spotty shut down the Spanish Division, its drama hadn’t completely ended.,The CPO Administration got involved and decided to demote Spotty from her moderator position in CPO. The Help Force’s freedom in CPO had vanished, and Spotty decided to retire as leader. Hearing this news, Ayan decided to shut the Help Force down to prevent further drama, and soon announced this decision in the Help Force Discord. These incidents provoked Epic101, CPO AL’s Admin and Server Owner, to start harassing the HF staff team, especially Spotty and Ayan. He made declarations of wanting to take over the Help Force. Upon hearing this, Ayan came back with a plan, and along with Spotty, Elpiojo, and the rest of the leaders and staff, they transformed the current NAA server into the new Help Force server and programmed a bot to ban everyone from the old server and invite them to the new one. Help Force would leave CPO and move to CPR under this exodus plan. This has been considered to be the most major incident in The Help Force’s history, making over 75% of the active members leave out of loyalty to CPO. In spite of this, the army was finally free from the Oppression of CPOAL. HF’s departure from CPO marked the end of Era 1 and paved the way for Era 2 to begin.
Event Post Link: https://cphelpforce.com/2019/12/09/the-helper-exodus/

December 2019 – December 2020

Club Penguin Armies

LEADERS: Spotty, Ayan, Lottie, Tistle

After a massive Helper Exodus from Club Penguin Online to Club Penguin Rewritten, event attendance saw a heavy drop. This generation saw the return of Ayan to leadership, joining Spotty, Lottie, and Tistle. Several changes took place and the army rose again, achieving victories against the Templars and the Army of Club Penguin. This then led to Spotty and Lottie’s coup after only 2 months in CPR after unrest in the staff team.

Exodus Aftermath:
From maxing 75 consistantly on CPO, the maxes dropped drastically – often in the 20s. The AUSIA Division was almost dead, while the EU and US were struggling to bring in members. To combat this, the leadership came up with the idea to do rogue events to improve consistency and recruitment. After revamping the whole server, Tistle retired temporarily from leadership. Recruiting done frequently, with just one aim in everyone’s mind – to rise again.
Event Post Link: https://cphelpforce.com/2019/12/unscheduled-uk-event/
Holiday Championship 2020:
Club Penguin Armies (CPA) announced the Holiday Championship, which had eight different armies enlisted. After a heavy amount of recruiting and core building, The Help Force was ready to partake and showcase its inner strength. Starting strong, The Help Force secured a dominant 3-0 victory against the Templars in the first round. The quarterfinals were another straight-forward win against the Lime Green Army. Maxing around 40 in both of these battles, The Help Force advanced to the semifinals, fighting against the Army of Club Penguin. ACP had been growing in strength, even securing themselves #1 on the Top Ten that week. Ayan and Spotty faced Koloway; after one of the closest battles modern CPA had ever witnessed, ACP ended up victorious after overtime. This narrow defeat only left the Help Force ready to achieve more in the future.
Event Post Link: https://cphelpforce.com/2020/01/semi-finals-hf-v-acp-holiday-championship/
Number One :
February drew to a close after seeing an activity peak thanks to the tournament. Recruiting, along with events, was vitalized by the commanders. The final week of January finally saw a real breakthrough as the army managed to obtain the #1 spot on the Top Ten Armies, beating both Rebel Penguin Federation (RPF) and ACP. After Ayan had achieved his real aim, he decided to retire from leadership again, handing the Help Force over to Spotty and Lottie to lead alone.
Event Post Link: https://clubpenguinarmies.com/2020/01/26/top-ten-armies-1-26-20/
Decline & Depression:
After Ayan retired for a second time, server activity began to decline. Fewer events were being hosted and Spotty and Lottie were becoming frustrated with the staff. Both the European and American divisions started declining to below 20, while AUSIA was nearly dead again. The staff team’s frustration continued to build over the next 2 weeks, which led to the army witnessing something it had never seen before, another major incident in The Help Force’s history.
The Coup:
On the 5th of February 2020, Spotty and Lottie were couped from leadership by most of the Help Force’s staff. A huge controversy arose in the server, with the staff team claiming that the leadership was unfit and too demanding, while the leaders claimed that the staff did not care about the army anymore. After a convoluted series of arguments between staff and leaders, Spotty and Lottie, along with another staff member, abandoned the Help Force. This paved the way for a fresh new set of leaders, Moon and Juanita. Tistle was brought back to support them in bringing the army back to its feet. This trio was known as “The Top Dogs.”
Event Post Link: https://cphelpforce.com/2020/02/addressing-our-new-leadership/

Top Dogs

LEADERS: Tistle, Moon, Juanita, Vedant

After the coup of Spotty and Lottie, the new leaders had to lift the army up and return it to the stage it had been a few weeks prior. The Help Force took part in CPAM’s Premier League Tournament and ended up in wars against the Recon Federation of CP and ACP. After 3 months of leadership with Tistle, Moon fell into an inactive period and retired suddenly. This led Tistle to hire second-in-command Barnito/Vedant as support. The duo took Help Force to its third major Tournament, Legends Cup X, which broke records and brought Help Force back to the state of glory it deserved. After several months of growth and avoiding war, Tistle stepped down from leadership, paving the way for the next generation to take the helm.

Post-Coup Reconstruction:
After Spotty’s departure, the server was revamped, and recruiting rose intensly again. A new recruiting method was introduced, and events were happening more regularly. Soon maxes were edging back into the 30s and scraping the 40s for the bigger events as Help Force was gradually rebuilding its core once again. The new news and league organization was formed, CPAM, and hosted a premier-league style tournament. This was the first real challenge for the new leaders. After victories against Romans, OMA and LGA, Help Force faced its two toughest opponents of the tournament: ACP, and RPF. Help Force was well beaten by RPF and only narrowly beaten by ACP, finishing 3rd and restoring the same hunger for victory that the Holiday Championship had seen before.
Event Post Link: https://cphelpforce.com/2020/04/battle-vs-acp/
RFCP and ACP Conflicts:
Help Force grew during March and April. There were talks of CPOAL and CPAM merging, but nothing was confirmed. CPAM continued to lure more armies into its league, but one that didn’t was RFCP, which was isolated and had refused to join CPAM. The Help Force declared war on RFCP and, in the first and only battle of the war, defeated them. RFCP then refused to battle again, claiming victory and accusing The Help Force of breaking war terms. Weeks passed until the ACP war was announced suddenly. Both armies had been allied until this point, but tensions between recruiting via Discord and talk from ACP’s High Command gave the Help Force no choice but to declare war. This became known as World War Rewritten, seeing many armies at war with one another at once. This war, however, had no battles, as ACP and HF agreed to neutrality.
Event Post Link: https://cphelpforce.com/2020/03/eu-battle-against-rfcp/
Moon’s Departure:
By the middle of May both wars had passed, and Help Force was doing well in the TT. Around this time, CPOAL and CPAM agreed to merge after the removal of Epic101. This paved the way to the Club Penguin Army Hub (CPAH) to host all armies under one roof. CPO had closed down by this time, and all remaining armies migrated to CPAH. Help Force’s max wasn’t as strong as before, but the leadership used a combination of rogue and operation events to bolster the Top Ten points each week. After she became too busy with real life, Moon made the decision to retire. Tistle announced staff promotions, including Vedant to Chief. This was the first time since the army’s creation that only a solo leader was in charge.
Legends Cup X 2020:
With all the armies finally together, CPAH hosted the Legends Cup Tournament, the biggest competition seen in a while. Thrity-two armies joined the tournament, and Help Force worked to improve from its last tournament performance. The first two rounds were against Silver Empire and the Royals of CP. Both battles ended in 3-0 victories for Help Force, maxing forty-one and fifty-one, respectively. The Help Force’s first real challenge was the quarterfinals against the Doritos of CP, a powerhouse fat the time. Help Force was expected to lose against Doritos but instead fought valiantly against the odds. Tistle led Help Force to arguably its most impressive competitive victory ever, winning 1-0 against DCP to everyone’s surprise. The max was seventy-one, the record max for a Help Force battle at the time. The semifinals saw Help Force take on Dark Warriors, another CPO army. Once again Help Force was not expected to win, and indeed on the battle day, HF maxed less. In spite of these odds, Tistle led Help Force to a 2-1 victory and brought the army to the finals. Help Force fought RPF in the finals and ultimately lost. Legends Cup X is considered Help Force’s best tournament, stunning the community and surpassing all expectations.
Event Post Link: https://cphelpforce.com/2020/06/eu-legends-cup-quarter-finals-vs-doritos/
AUSIA Force:
In the wake of the Legends Cup heroics, Tistle kept the Help Force out of trouble with other armies, avoiding war and staying on good terms with everyone through joint events. The primary aim was to push to be a consistent top-3 army, rather than a mediocre 4th-6th place army. Vedant worked hard as a second-in-command and helped the AUSIA community to grow, reaching 68 in one rogue event and up to 70+ in stamp events. CPR recruiting by this point had become even tougher, but the continued diligently in their efforts. The Help Force reached 5K members by August and beat both ACP and SWAT in Practice Battles. They then faced Ice Warriors during AUSIA and Doritos during EU on consecutive days, winning both battles easily, both led by Vedant. The following week, Help Force was barely edged by RPF in an AUSIA Battle, breaking the AUSIA battle max record with 60 online. Tistle chose this high point to retire properly from The Help Force, paving the way for Vedant and newly appointed Hannah to lead the next generation of Helpers to success.
Event Post Link: https://cphelpforce.com/2020/08/ausia-practice-battle-vs-ice-warriors/

The Undaunted

LEADERS: Vedant, Hannah

Recalibration:
With Tistle’s retirement, the new lead consisted of Vedant and Hannah as his second-in-command. The transition of leadership was smooth, and maintained good terms with all armies. New staff were appointed. Activity previously peaked because of the LCX Tournament and other practice battles, community building was also through the parties on Help Force Island. Events happening as regular with average maxes. Seeing the performance in the Top Tens and events sloping down a little, the US division was given ample time to recuperate. Then the event schedules were revised and activity in all three time zones were spiking. Both led the Help Force against RPF, and ACP and were narrowly defeated. October started drastically with Hannah’s retirement.
Event Post Link: https://cphelpforce.com/2020/08/ausia-practice-battle-vs-rpf/
Unrivaled:
For the second time, the Help Force was solo led by Vedant, just like his mentor. The changes brought into the Recruitment Division produced effective results. CPAH announced the Fright or Fight tournament for October 2020. This would be the 3rd Tournament for the Help Force in 2020. Quarter Finals against the Water Vikings was again a more competitive win for the Help Force, maxing 67. The Semi-Finals were against RPF, who showed their class and overpowered Help Force. Nonetheless, HF maxed an impressive size of 84 thereby breaking the previous max record of 71 for battle. With a week left in October, the Staff team planned for a theme week. Having our own AS3 CPPS, it was easier to plan with uniforms, custom codes, and items. Once the Halloween Week was announced, the members were delighted. This worked out efficiently with everyone enjoying after a tiring tournament. Not only that, Help Force consistently ranked 2nd and 3rd in the Top Tens. November started with HF’s Piña Colada Olympics, a first-of-its-kind tournament full of CP Games, hosted by Elp. Alongside the Olympics, Vedant initiated the Blue Squadron Program, where troops who joined would be trained and well equipped for the upcoming Tournaments.
Event Post Link: https://cphelpforce.com/2020/10/eu-fright-or-fight-tournament-round-2-vs-rebel-penguin-federation/
Domination:
By the end of November, Help Force participated in Christmas Chaos X and Aces of AUSIA (A tournament based specifically for the AUSIA Divisions). The proceedings of the two tournaments were simultaneous without any fixtures overlapping and Vedant appointed third-in-command Nell to assist throughout the Tournaments. The Great AUSIA Gathering of the Aces was HF’s first ever Free-For-All style battling. The Semi-Finals of CCX were once again against the RPF, who won although the helpers put up a good fight. With one last tournament to focus on, Vedant led HF against ACP where they maxed a massive 85, which was a sweeping victory for the Force. With December coming to an end, the Winter Week was announced with a ton of fun events, games etc planned and worked around by the veterans and the Staff. On the weekend, members logged on for the Flash Showdown event to amass an unbelievable milestone of 121, showing the class and the fact that Help Force is truly the Best Force. With a lot of CPPS closing due to Flash, this marked the end of Era 2 and paved the way for Era 3, the HTML5 era.
Event Post Link: https://cphelpforce.com/2020/12/eu-the-flash-showdown/

January 2021 – August 2024

The Quadrata

LEADERS: Vedant, Nell, Ayan, Elp

January Drama

The new generation began with Nell’s promotion to Leader-in-Training on January 7th, 2021. The defacement of CPAH in early Jan and the looming security threat made January ‘21 one of the darkest months in CPA history. Help Force remained one of the only armies to continue operating. Vedant and Nell took this lull in activity as an opportunity to revamp the server and introduce the Sapphire system as a way of measuring and rewarding troop activity, especially for GOTW winners. Various community events were hosted to keep spirits up, such as the Golden Helpers awards. HF also held events on CP Chapter 2. The launch of CPR’s HTML5 version on Jan 30th saw HF maxing 45 and 50. HF had emerged from one of the toughest periods of CPA with thriving activity and a newly revamped server and promotions system.

HF began expanding its activity on both CPRewritten and NewCP, and simultaneously introduced the Junior Staff system for training new staff members. The first Team Water vs Team Fire branch battle took place on February 27th, with Team Water winning 36+ and establishing what would become a recurring internal tradition. Meanwhile, the server benefitted from very active blogging and numerous community events to bolster engagement in preparation for the upcoming challenges. On February 7th, the wider CPA community saw the formation of Club Penguin Army Headquarters as the replacement for the collapsed CPAH.

Overtime??

HF entered March with strong momentum and celebrated its third anniversary. Concurrently, Nell was promoted to commander on March 13th. The army went into the March Madness tournament in form, defeating the Silver Empire 3-0 in the Quarterfinals on March 21st with a max of 57+, led by Vedant, Nell, and Joe. On Thursday, March 25th, Ayan and Elp returned as Commanders. The four-leader group carried the army throughout the rest of the year.

The semi-finals against the Ice Warriors took place on March 27th. Despite HF maxing 80+ and dominating the prior rooms, the battle went into overtime and ended with a 1-1-2 verdict in IW’s favour. Due to Help Force having a size advantage, and IW not having a clearly better performance, a request for review was filed by HF administrators. This did not result in an adequate response from the battle judges. Therefore, Ayan published a rejoinder: “There’s no bias when it comes to facts, and there’s no bias when it comes to decency,” and stated directly that “our best was better, and the judges couldn’t see it for what it was: a Help Force victory.” This, combined with the poor judgement and review execution from CPAHQ, saw HF pull out of the league and become an independent army.

The exit had an impact beyond March Madness, with Help Force later refusing to participate in CPAHQ projects like Project: Conquest and Champions Cup VI. To the HF community, the day became known forever as Overtime?? Day, a recurring tradition where the army remembered the injustice and forced the staff into gladiatorial combat for fun.

Event post link: https://cphelpforce.com/2021/03/administration-statement-march-madness-verdict/

Silver Rush War

April opened with the formal return of the Blue Squadron on the fourth as a permanent training division, operating from its own subsite and Discord server with its own staff, training tiers, and graduation track. Mid-month brought a multi-part immersive event, The Great Theft Robbery.

During this period, tensions with the Silver Empire had been growing over disagreements over alleged troop stealing and staff interference. This would eventually boil over into an all-out war. The Red Ravagers, former allies of SE, joined the war as HF allies, citing their own frustrations with the Silver Empire over troop stealing and lack of support.

Most of the war saw the Silvers not showing up to battles. In response to this, HF began raiding any events they tried to host. Ultimately, with no server map available at the time to help anchor the conflict, the Silver Empire claimed they had no interest in continuing, and the war was paused with HF leading 6-0.

The war momentum carried HF to the #1 spot on the Top Ten on May 2nd. Post-war, Blue Summer was announced as the year’s flagship community and recruiting campaign, with #BlueSummer becoming a popular chant. Zipline Radio launched on May 13th, quickly becoming one of HF’s dominant media. HF held #1 on the CPAHQ Top Ten once again for the week of May 16th, and stayed near the top at #2 the week after, consistently maxing 45+ at events. On June 5th, the army crossed 10,000 server members.

Event post link: https://cphelpforce.com/2021/04/the-silver-rush/

Help Force Growth

Behind the scenes, the army had spent months building its own gaming division, and on June 26th, Operation: Evolution at 34+ closed with the long-teased release of the Force Arcadium beta server. On June 27th, Operation: Piña Colada maxed at 40+ and saw Overtime Day becoming a formal tradition. Force Arcadium opened its full public version on September 20th, becoming one of HF’s largest non-CP projects of the year. The army held #3 on the Top Ten for the week of June 20-26.

With CPAHQ unable to host LCXI due to the lingering credibility damage from March Madness, the Club Penguin Army Network took over the tournament, running it from July 24th through August 14th. On July 27th, HF introduced the Advanced Uniform specifically for the tournament, a yellow shirt with a black letterman jacket designed to remove the counting confusion that had cost the army in March. Round 1 against the Underground Mafias Army on July 25th ended in a UMA forfeit in the first room at 51+, led by Vedant, Nell, Jayden, and Joe. The Quarterfinals against the Water Vikings on July 31st was a clean 3-room sweep at 74+, led by the same four, breaking the previous Legends Cup max record of 71. HF finished the week at #1 on the Top Ten yet again, breaking RPF’s four-week streak. The semi-finals against the Ice Warriors on August 8th gave the army its long-awaited rematch. Led again by Vedant, Nell, Joe, and Jayden, HF maxed 83+ and took 2 rooms to win the battle, with Room 3 redone after a server disconnection. The final battle against RPF on August 14th was close, but ended 2-1 in RPF’s favour. Despite the defeat, HF had proven itself to be one of the most dangerous armies in tournaments.

After the back to back intensity of Silver Rush and Legends Cup, the community settled into internal events like branch battles, practice battles with allies, and game days. September was the build-up to what would come next. The HF Summer Thirteen, known internally as HF13, culminated on September 27th with Wynn ranking first.

Silver Rush 2.0

The war against Silver Empire was left unfinished, and through the months that the original Silver Rush was paused, the Silvers had continued trash-talking HF in their server. On October 7th, HF invaded SE’s server Down Under on CPAN’s server map without a war declaration. SE issued a declaration of war on October 9th, including a clause forbidding any allies from joining HF’s side. On October 11th, Vedant declared war with Silver Rush 2.0, accepting the terms and going beyond the initial conflict. The post exposed Silver Empire leaders Amber and df44 for multi-logging while serving as CPAN judges, with screenshots of both admitting to it and the rest of the SE staff covering it up. CPAN fired df44 from his judging position; CPAHQ kept both judges on with a warning.

The EU/US Defense of Ice Cream on the same day maxed 38+. On October 12th, SE formally announced the Western Bloc, an alliance of Silver Empire, Water Vikings, and SWAT. On October 13th, Ayan announced Project Vengeance, the alliance of Help Force, Army of Club Penguin, and Red Ravagers, and the Invasion of Sled maxed 42+ as the alliance’s first joint operation. Ayan released a post disputing SE’s “no third parties” war term as something a single army could not unilaterally impose on the wider community.

The war that followed became one of the largest modern era CPA conflicts. On October 25th, the Water Vikings declared war on HF directly, with HF replying on October 26th formally accepting the war declaration. On October 27th, the People’s Imperial Confederation joined Project Vengeance, and a separate alliance called the Red Dawn Alliance formed independently, with the Templars, PIC, Dark Vikings, Trojans, and Eclipse all aligning against the Western Bloc. With all active armies except RPF and IW involved, the community labelled the conflict World War VIII. It was also known as the War of No Judges, since at least half of the scheduled invasions never took place due to CPAN’s inability to provide enough unaffiliated judges due to most armies being involved.

By the time peace was negotiated, HF and its allies had taken eight territories off the Western Bloc against just two losses on the Vengeance side. The war ended on November 15th with the Treaty of the Unnamed and a final score of 23-2-3 for Project Vengeance. By formal agreement of all parties in the pact, no official winner was declared, but the map and the score made the result clear.

The war hadn’t even ended before HF was already preparing for what would come next. On November 14th, Wynn and Joe moved up to Leader in Training, and Rooboo, Maya, and Snowy up to 2IC, locking in the next generation of leaders. The UNWIND Music Festival ran on November 21st as a major community music event, and Jayden retired from 2IC that same evening.

Event post link: https://cphelpforce.com/2021/10/silver-rush-2-0/

New Beginnings

On November 28th, the four commanders announced they were all retiring together. The post remodelled the army’s roles and duties and introduced the Trustees role as a new governance layer for retired leaders. On December 4th, the Help Force hosted the Quadrata’s Retirement Event, and Vedant, Nell, Ayan, and Elp stepped down from leadership together. Vedant was inducted as a Legend with the title Eastern King in recognition of everything he had carried the army through. The same day, Wynn was inducted as the Commander of the Help Force and with Snowy’s promotion on December 12th kicked off the leadership that would carry the next generation. CPAHQ’s Person of the Year 2021 named Vedant at #5 on December 29th, with Nell writing the HF nomination piece. The army closed December with its own End of the Year Awards 2021 voting opened by Nell on December 27th, the AUS New Year’s Party on December 30th maxing 48+. The Quadrata had finished, and the next generation was about to begin.

Event post link: https://cphelpforce.com/2021/12/ausia-to-new-beginnings/

The Redout

LEADERS: Wynn, Snowy, Scorp

After Vedant and Nell’s retirement, Wynn and Snowy took over the leadership, along with Scorp as second in command. The new commanders saw a quick succession of tournaments spanning only a few weeks apart, and dealt with the challenges of CPR’s shutdown, opening a new, army-centered CPPS, and a war with SWAT. Help Force participated in 3 tournaments before Wynn and Snowy had been commanders for 4 months, and after CPR’s sudden shutdown, were forced to improve until Club Penguin Army Battleground was released to armies.

December Revamp:

Following Vedant and Nell’s retirement, the army was in a slump after the Legends Cup tournament that took place weeks prior. Wynn was promoted on December 4, and days later fought and won 3-0 against the Water Vikings in the first battle of Christmas Chaos XI. Snowy was promoted the following week, and the two had a close battle against RPF in the semifinals. Following this came Christmas week, which helped to boost server activity back to normal levels and prepare for the next year and tournament. January began with strong recruiting and server activities, and led to HF achieving #1 on the TT and higher maxes after a period of stagnancy. The leadership introduced the combat specialty corps, which helped the troops prepare for the upcoming AUSIA tournament. The month ended with the quarterfinals of AUSIA Arena against ACP, which HF won in a sweeping victory. The following week was the semifinals against IW, but in spite of considerable preparations, no battle took place as CPR crashed hours before it began. The battle was postponed to the following weekend, when HF lost in a close battle to IW.

Growth Period:

February was spent recruiting and training, with Blue Squadron being brought back in order to prepare troops for the upcoming March Madness tournament. Help Force celebrated its 4th anniversary in mid-March, which was accompanied by an anniversary week celebration. Heavy preparations for March Madness began soon after, and maxes continued to see a rise. Scorp and Wynn led against Secret Service in the first round of MM, and won in a landslide. Wynn, Scorp, and Snowy went on to win the semifinals against TCP, defeating the bigger army without losing a room, and taking a record win. HF would go on to lose to IW in the finals, and only four days later Club Penguin Rewritten was shut down permanently, leaving armies without a game.

Club Penguin Army Battleground:

With the closure of CPR, Wynn, Scorp, and Snowy took this interval to revamp the server rank system, changing promos from point-based to objective and introducing the Sapphire Shop. Only ten days after the shutdown, CPAB was released to the public on April 23 and events resumed with a noticeable lapse in attendance. CPA continued to be active and hosted a community-wide Pride Event in June, which HF attended. Shortly afterwards, Scorp stepped down from second-in-command. Around this time Ayan wrote an expose post on SWAT leader Conor, though no war declarations would be made yet. July 1 saw the opening of the new CPA administration, which HF joined. July was spent invading land on the map and preparing for the upcoming Legends Cup tournament, although unbeknownst to the commanders, it would be delayed until October due to CPAB issues.

The SWAT War:

On August 23, after snide comments made by SWAT, HF, along with WV, TCP, and IW, declared war on SWAT. Rooboo and Desireus were promoted to leader-in-training, and together with Wynn and Snowy, defeated SWAT in a forced treaty with the final score being 22-0-0. A few weeks passed until LCXII, when HF lost in the first round to ACP. Wynn announced her retirement two weeks afterwards, and only a week after she stepped down, the leaders in training were promoted to commanders. Together Rooboo, Snowy, and Desireus celebrated Halloween Week, which brought back server activity after the back-to-school slump and prepared the troops for Christmas Chaos. December began with Christmas activities and the advent calendar, and the staff team saw an increase in activity. Christmas Chaos XIII began with a sweeping victory over ACP, and ended in the semifinals in a close battle with RPF that went into overtime. After Christmas and New Years had passed, Snowy stepped down from leadership, ending Generation VIII.

The Prosperous

LEADERS: Rooboo, Desireus, Beasto, Jo

New Generation, New Leadership:

Rooboo and Desireus were inducted into leadership on October 23, bringing major changes to the army. They created a Roblox division, something that had previously been ruled out. With this, the Help Force started regularly recruiting from Roblox, gaining lots of new members. Come December, the Help Force hosted an Advent Calendar alongside the Sapphires for Change charity initiative. With Sapphires for Change, troops could earn a seasonal currency called Xmas Sapphires which contributed towards community goals with rewards and donations. In Christmas Chaos XII, the Help Force made it to the Semi Finals before ending the year with Secret Santa.

Event post link: https://cphelpforce.com/2023/01/2022-sapphires-for-change-results/

Ascendancy:

2023 started with New Years celebrations and the De-Lice-Cious Awards. On January 8, the server’s bot, Pavle was retired. While working on a new bot, the Help Force temporarily switched to a points bot to keep track of promotions. January and February saw lots of activity, with the Help Force placing first on the Top Ten several times and claiming top army of the month for both months. Help Force’s 5th anniversary was celebrated by hosting 5 themed days for each year in Help Force history. On March 11, the Help Force ended their alliance with the Ice Warriors following controversy. Come April, the Help Force made it to the finals of March Madness VIII, almost defeating the Rebel Penguin Federation.

Ausia Arena (Summer Edition):

In May, the Help Force redeemed themselves with an exceptional Ausia Arena Summer Edition performance. On May 27, the Help Force defeated the Water Vikings in the Grand Finals of Ausia Arena to win their first tournament in 2 years. During May the Help Force also allied with the Elite Guardians of Club Penguin. After a successful leadership, Desireus retired in June, with Snowy and eventually Maya joining as temporary Commanders. On June 20, Staff of The Week was introduced, giving staff who could not earn Gamer of The Week something to work towards.

Event post link: https://cphelpforce.com/2023/05/ausia-arena-grand-finals-help-force-vs-water-vikings/

Club Penguin Journey:

On August 26, Snowy and Maya retired alongside the announcement of Help Force’s YouTube channel. The next day, on August 27, Jo and Yoda were promoted to Commander. On September 1, the Arcadium was merged into the Help Force, bringing channels for Minecraft and Roblox. On September 24, the Help Force was reclassified to Small/Medium after 3 weeks of maxing just under 20. Despite the setback, the Help Force made a rapid comeback, returning to Major just 3 weeks later on October 15 after a 3-week plan. During this 3-week plan, the Help Force hosted their first Club Penguin Journey event, awarding the CPJ Premiere medal for those in attendance. With this momentum, the Help Force made it to the finals of the Trick or Treat Trials tournament.

New Year, New Beginnings:

The rest of 2023 proceeded smoothly, with minor changes such as the addition of role icons in November. On December 22, the Help Force unallied with the Elite Guardians of Club Penguin after controversy. The year ended with a $1 per penguin charity event, raising a total of $43 for charity. 2023 was yet another successful year for the Help Force, placing 2nd on the yearly Top Ten. On February 4, 2024, Yoda retired after leading for half a year. In April, the Help Force hosted both an Easter theme week and Romania theme week. These 2 theme weeks would lay the groundwork for future theme weeks. On April 28, Beasto was promoted to Commander.

Legends Cup XIV 2024:

The summer of 2024 marked one of the most defining chapters in Help Force history. As Legends Cup XIV approached, the leadership assumed an unprecedented campaign to prepare for the battles to come. These preparations were woven around the theme of Hunters, and included custom banners, insignias, medals, stamps, and a distinctive story that united every Helper. Recruitment was restructured to resemble a military operation; veterans were encouraged to return to active service; daily trainings were overseen by the staff in order to make preparations as tight as possible. Every step of the way was carefully calculated. These efforts finally reached their peak on August 3rd, 2024. Help Force defeated previous two-time Legends Cup winner Rebel Penguin Federation and won the tournament. This historic win in Help Force history marked a great triumph for all – staff, helpers and veterans, who worked tirelessly for this moment. In addition to its army-wide significance, this win also marked Beasto’s first major tournament win as leader. The momentum from this triumph carried the Helpers through more combat; the ongoing war with Templars was ended, and the People’s Imperial Confederation was swiftly cut down.

Event post link: https://cphelpforce.com/2024/08/legend-cup-xiv-grand-finals-hf-vs-rpf/

September 2024 – Present

The Rebuild

LEADERS: Beasto, Diwix, Jo, Runa

Beyond All Expectations:

With this, Era IV and Generation X truly began. Help Force entered Project Conquest: Blood Bowl but ultimately chose to drop out in order to prioritize army health. Help Force showed its renewed fighting strength that Christmas, when they achieved a ranking in the quarterfinals. Around this time the community embraced Rubies for Change, which raised a record-breaking $355 for charity and demonstrated Help Force’s strength beyond competitive success. Help Force continued to achieve new heights going into 2025.

Event post link: https://cphelpforce.com/2024/09/int-new-era-new-beginnings/

Emergence:

On February 2nd, Diwix was finally inaugurated as leader after a steady and impressive climb through the ranks. Soon after the army was engulfed in March Madness, where Diwix, in his first major tournament as leader, guided Help Force to the tournament finals. To fittingly celebrate this success, Beasto was inducted as a HF Stalwart and Diwix as a HF Icon.

Event post link: https://cphelpforce.com/2025/04/eu-march-madness-grand-finals/

New Chapter:

The spring of 2025 marked the beginning of a new chapter for Help Force. On April 10th, the tracking team underwent a major reconstruction: Kaiya became its first and only head. Beasto’s retirement event, Operation: Cowboy Santa Out, soon followed, drawing 57+ participants. By June, Help Force had introduced a new channel dedicated to pet pictures and continued to participate in community-wide events, such as the Pride Parade and Triple Trouble Battle. That summer brought the CPA Summer Olympics, featuring more than forty quests, trivia, battles, and other festivities.

Event post link: https://cphelpforce.com/2025/04/int-operation-cowboy-santa-out/

The revival of the Recruiting Squadron on July 7th strengthened HF’s preparations for Legends Cup XV. The army hosted numerous recruiting segments, practice battles, and a dedicated theme week to prepare both veterans and newcomers. On July 26th, Help Force defeated ACP in the quarterfinals with 42+ troops, advancing to the semifinals. On August 3rd, HF subsequently faced the Aliens, maxing 47+ against 60 and coming to a narrow defeat. After these events, Help Force went on to ally with the Void Troops, participate in CPA’s Mapping the Map Summit, and continued building its community presence.

Event post link: https://cphelpforce.com/2025/07/eu-legends-cup-xv-quarter-finals-vs-acp/

Brotherhood:

The remainder of 2025 was filled with army-specific fun and morale boosting. In September, HF launched its fire-themed week; the Blazing Clovers showdown celebrated five years of alliance with ACP; the Zipline podcast returned in October. The winter season brought a complete snowy transformation of the server and website as Help Force prepared for Christmas Chaos XV. Despite losing to WV in the quarterfinals after all three rooms were swept, the community continued celebrating with events such as Reindeers vs Elves, Skribbl, movies, fashion shows, and other Christmas festivities.

Event post link: https://cphelpforce.com/2025/09/ausia-blazing-clovers-showdown/

Traditional:

In 2026, Help Force continued to balance competition with community traditions. January’s Penguins For A Change charity event featured a capture the flag tournament and various minigames, raising approximately $205 for charity. The following months brought the De-lice-ious Awards, which proved to be as popular as ever.

The army soon celebrated its 8th Anniversary, gathering more than forty members for history-themed tactics and celebrations. Later events, including the Minions theme, Juanita Day Gala, and the revival of the community-owned Minecraft server, continued the tradition of keeping history and friendship at the heart of Help Force.

Event post link: https://cphelpforce.com/2026/01/eu-penguins-for-a-change-capture-the-fla/

Walk of Fame:

In another historic moment for the Help Force, Beasto, Wynn, and Snowy were inducted as HF Legends, while Nell, Ru, and Scorp were honored with the title of HF Stalwart, and Hannah was given the prestigious title of HF Icon. The seven inductions represented an extraordinary recognition of individuals who had shaped the army across different generations through leadership, warfare, recruitment and community building. Most notably, the occasion became the largest single-day induction into the Help Force Hall of Fame, honoring a generation whose contributions left a lasting mark on the Help Force.

The End of a Journey

The summer of 2026 brought another major test of Help Force’s competitive spirit as the army entered Legends Cup XVI following an extensive period of preparation. With the experience of previous tournaments behind them, the army prepared its troops through training, recruitment, and organization, ultimately securing 4th place in the tournament. On 15th August 2026, Diwix retired from his position as Commander with an event maxing 53+ participants, bringing an important leadership chapter to a close and marking yet another Generational transition in the continuing history of the Help Force.

Event post link: https://cphelpforce.com/2026/08/eu-the-end-of-a-journey/