Day of the Dead War

Day of the Dead War
Date	January 9, 2010 -
Casus belli	None
Status	Ongoing
Combatants
The Royal Guard John Warbuck Bobogoobo Leonidas68 File:Tdoflagv401.jpg Nojudfoo File:AquaX.jpg Darklordtim schmutte693 hassman Sir Volpe caesar augustus	The D-bag Duo rabidman LazarusLong
Commanders
John Warbuck	rabidman

This article documents a current event. Information may change rapidly as the event progresses.

The Day of the Dead War is a conflict that was initiated when rabidman of Ciudad de Muerto declared an unprovoked war on John Warbuck of New Aligned States. It quickly grew, adding many more nations from various alliances, both those declared on by rabidman and those declaring on him in response to his declarations. Both rabidman and his accomplice, Lazarus Long of Heinleiner, stated that they would use nuclear weapons from the very beginning of the conflict, so this was an all-out war. Rabidman declared war while in Kronos, then switched to a one-man alliance, and later was in a two-man alliance with Lazarus. Rabidman's attacks were not approved by Kronos.

Sides

The D-bag Duo

• rabidman of Ciudad de Muerto
• Lazarus Long of Heinleiner
  

The Royal Guard

• John Warbuck of New Aligned States
• Nojudfoo of NationName
• Bobogoobo of Bobogoobo
• Darklordtim of Langara
• Sir Volpe of Italgria
• Leonidas68 of Xenopholis
• hassman of scotlands
• schmutte693 of Abscondia
• caesar augustus of Ghuxalia

Prelude to the Conflict

A Historic Grudge

Rabidman's hatred for John Warbuck dates back to a time of peace, when both rabidman and John Warbuck served in The Democratic Order. Rabidman was called out by John Warbuck for some questionable and offensive actions, and a fiery exchange of words took place in the Senate Chambers. After being punished for his actions, rabidman harbored a grudge against John Warbuck that would intensify his bitterness over the next eight months.

Over the course of time, rabidman launched a series of political and personal attacks against John Warbuck. Due to the failure of most of these attacks by rabidman, his desperation to have revenge on John Warbuck continued to grow over time. After John Warbuck's elevation to the High Senate of The Democratic Order, rabidman left TDO to help found Synergia. Despite being away from Warbuck, rabidman's harbored feelings continued to remain bottled up.

When the Aqua Defense Initiative was created, rabidman threatened John Warbuck and his new alliance, but nothing came of it. The next three and a half months remained quiet and uneventful, as rabidman was not allowed anywhere near John Warbuck or ADI. On January 9, 2010, rabidman launched his calculated attack against ADI's Flagship Nation- New Aligned States.

The Day of the Attack

January 9, 2010 was a busy day for John Warbuck. He was finishing the final touches on ADI's protectorate agreement with The Aqua Regime, and had many other things going on. Thanks to Bobogoobo, New Aligned States was alerted of the impending attacks and was able to thwart a bombing attack and ground attack from Ciudad de Muerto. Rabidman had been publicly boasting of his intent to declare war against John Warbuck's nation and Bobogoobo was contacted by someone whom rabidman told, although the person only contacted Bobogoobo for his own entertainment. Bobogoobo's quick warning helped to minimize the impact of the first day's attacks.

War was declared on the nation of New Aligned States at 6:59 PM. John Warbuck immediately opened diplomatic channels with Kronos- the alliance rabidman belonged to at the time of the attack. Kronos confirmed that Ciudad de Muerto was a rogue nation and immediately condemned the actions of rabidman; Kronos dispatched Lazarus Long of Heinleiner to declare war on rabidman in support of John Warbuck. By the time Lazarus Long declared war on Ciudad de Muerto, Bobogoobo had declared on rabidman's nation as well. Rabidman had also declared war on NationName, led by Nojudfoo.

Two hours after the initial attacks were made, John Warbuck requested a trade and aid sanction on the rogue nation of Ciudad de Muerto. The request was filed with Count Rupert, the Aqua Team Senator from the Mostly Harmless Alliance, and the request was granted the next morning.

The Progression of the War

The Nuclear Threat

Immediately after his declaration of war on New Aligned States, rabidman made it clear that he would, without any doubt, use weapons of mass destruction against John Warbuck's nation. Warbuck immediately requested a sanction of rabidman's trades and aid to limit the collateral damage the Aqua Defense Initiative and any other ally that came to his defense would need to incur. At 6:33 AM on January 10, 2010, Count Rupert approved and applied the sanction of Ciudad de Muerto, cutting the nation off from the rest of the world.

First Blood

Knowing full well that rabidman would launch a nuclear strike, John Warbuck ordered a preemptive nuclear strike on the nation of Ciudad de Muerto. At 7:00 PM on January 10, 2010, New Aligned States launched a successful nuclear first strike. New Aligned States Missile Defense Systems took down two incoming nuclear missiles before a third missile landed on New Aligned States soil. Both nations were now in nuclear anarchy.

An Unexpected Change in Plot

After the nuclear exchange between New Aligned States and Ciudad de Muerto, Lazarus Long had some qualms with John Warbuck over his choice to strike rabidman's nation first. John Warbuck defended his stance that rabidman had given every indication of a nuclear attack aside from launching one. Lazarus Long declared peace with the nation of Ciudad de Muerto and declared war on New Aligned States in a surprise attack, vowing that he would show John Warbuck what a real nuke looked like.

An Allied Response

Upon receiving word of the rogue attacks on New Aligned States, the alliances of the Fellowship of Elite Allied Republics, Invicta, We Are Perth Army and the Blatantly Awesome Coalition of Nations all pledged their support, with the first military response being at 11:47 PM on January 11, 2010, when Schmutte693 of Abscondia declared war on the nation of Heinleiner. At this point, Leonidas68 of Xenopholis had already declared war on Ciudad de Muerto, to assist John Warbuck on the original front of the war.

Further declarations on the nation of Heinleiner would be made by hassman of scotlands and caesar augustus of Ghuxalia. Lazarus Long, now facing war on three fronts, running out of cash reserves, and facing a possible trade and aid sanction, sent Rajistani as an envoy to John Warbuck to attempt the negotiation of terms for the surrender of Lazarus Long to the forces of John Warbuck. The original terms Lazarus Long requested were rejected by John Warbuck, with Rajistani agreeing to take a counter offer back to Lazarus Long.

Timeline

1/9/2010 6:59:47 PM - rabidman declaration of war on New Aligned States

1/9/2010 7:47:58 PM - rabidman declaration of war on NationName

1/9/2010 7:50:21 PM - Bobogoobo declares war on Ciudad de Muerto

1/9/2010 8:08:40 PM - Lazarus Long declares war on Ciudad de Muerto

1/9/2010 9:04:44 PM - John Warbuck requests a trade and aid sanction on the rogue nation of Ciudad de Muerto

1/10/2010 6:33:49 AM - Count Rupert of Mostly Harmless Alliance grants John Warbuck's request for a sanction on the nation of Ciudad de Muerto

1/10/2010 2:01:21 PM - rabidman declaration of war on Langara

1/10/2010 7:00:05 PM - New Aligned States launches its first nuclear missile on Ciudad de Muerto

1/10/2010 7:16:01 PM - New Aligned States Missile Defense Systems destroy two incoming nuclear missiles originating from the nation of Ciudad de Muerto

1/10/2010 7:16:36 PM - A third nuclear missile from Ciudad de Muerto makes it past New Aligned States defenses and detonates on New Aligned States soil

1/10/2010 7:07:14 PM - Sir Volpe declares war on Ciudad de Muerto

1/10/2010 8:24:24 PM - Nojudfoo of The Democratic Order delivers 3 mil, 50 tech and 2,000 soldiers in aid to New Aligned States

1/10/2010 8:37:41 PM - Rychro Anrise of The Democratic Order delivers 3 mil, 50 tech and 2,000 soldiers in aid to New Aligned States

1/10/2010 9:48:27 PM - Lazarus Long declaration of war on New Aligned States

1/11/2010 12:03:32 AM - Ciudad de Muerto launches it's first successful nuclear strike against the nation of Bobogoobo

1/11/2010 3:08:47 AM - Leonidas68 declares war on Cuidad de Muerto

1/11/2010 9:37:13 PM - John Warbuck requests a trade and aid sanction on the rogue nation of Heinleiner

1/11/2010 10:00:21 PM - Heinleiner Nuclear Defense Systems thwart a nuclear missile launch by New Aligned States

1/11/2010 10:00:31 PM - New Aligned States launches it's first successful nuclear attack on the nation of Heinleiner

1/11/2010 11:47:04 PM - Schmutte693 declares war on Heinleiner

1/12/2010 1:08:42 AM - Bobogoobo launches its first successful nuclear attack on the nation of Ciudad de Muerto

1/12/2010 4:05:09 PM - Xenopholis is hit by an incoming nuclear missile from the nation of Ciudad de Muerto

1/12/2010 5:12:10 PM - hassman declares war on Heinleiner

1/12/2010 8:31:15 PM - caesar augustus declares war on Heinleiner

1/12/2010 9:21:11 PM - Rajistani makes contact with John Warbuck to discuss surrender terms for Lazarus Long. Terms are still being discussed.

Allied Involvement

John Warbuck received a lot of support from allies of the Aqua Defense Initiative throughout the conflict. The Aqua Defense Initiative is grateful for all the support and help it has received throughout the war.

Mostly Harmless Alliance

The Mostly Harmless Alliance came to the aid of John Warbuck in the granting of his request for a trade and aid sanction on the nation of Ciudad de Muerto, which cut off resources that were vital to the military and nuclear functions of the rogue nation. ADI also received vocal support from MHA's triumvir, Jadoo1989.

Fellowship of Elite Allied Republics

The Fellowship of Elite Allied Republics was quick to provide military support on the second front of the war on New Aligned States. This support has been crucial to the success of the war on Ciudad de Muerto, as it limited Lazarus Long's impact on the war.

Invicta

Invicta was quick to offer financial support as well as military support for the second round of war declarations.

We Are Perth Army

We Are Perth Army quickly provided military support against the nation of Heinleiner, which combined with BACoN and FEAR military support, led to the initial negotiations for Lazarus Long's surrender.

Blatantly Awesome Coalition of Nations

BACoN, although not a treatied ally of the Aqua Defense Initiative, provided military support against the nation of Heinleiner as a show of support and good faith toward building great diplomatic relations with the Aqua Defense Initiative.

Unexpected Aid

At 8:24 PM on January 10, 2010, the first of two aid packages arrived at New Aligned States. The two aid packages totaled 6 million dollars, 100 technology levels, and 4,000 soldiers. The senders were Nojudfoo of NationName and Rychro Anrise of the Anrise Republic- both members of The Democratic Order. Considering past diplomatic tension between the Aqua Defense Initiative and The Democratic Order that had lasted nearly four months, this act of kindness and generosity was taken by John Warbuck as a sign that regardless of whatever disagreements the two alliances had with each other, it was time to move forward and mend broken feelings.

The Aqua Defense Initiative extended its deepest gratitude to The Democratic Order for its aid, and John Warbuck vowed to find a way to return the favor if the Democratic Order was to ever find itself in need of assistance.