Largely viewed as a period of transition, 2015 brought several faces into the spotlight, as the Doritos became the top dog of the community for a majority of the year. The Ice Warriors, Water Vikings, Dark Warriors, and Rebel Penguin Federation all also had periods of great strength. After the departure of the Blue Brothers, Zakster held the position of Chief Executive Officer of CPA Central, making the most out of minimal resources and following up his success as a leader with success as a media mogul.
Zakster
Zakster played a role in the rise of many armies and held prominent leadership positions in others. His largest accomplishment is the creation of the former world power, the Water Vikings, who has held spots within the Top 5 often since 2013 and has reached first. Since he created the Water Vikings in 2010, he’s been leader through a part of all five generations of the army, seeing them through some of their most successful ages. In his earlier days, he was the head of CP Army Express during its most affluent era. Following the collapse of CPAE, Zakster worked for CPAC and, after four years of service, became the successor to the Bluesockwa Brothers alongside Kingfunks4. As CPA Central CEO, he has looked into several scandals and has successfully helped CPA Central adjust to a time of transition throughout the community.
Mustapha10x
Mustapha10x joined the Doritos in 2010 and would become a vital high command. By July 2012, Musta would be promoted to leader in the midst of a war against the Shadow Troops. Musta would oversee the army’s first #1 finishings, consistently vie for top three placements, and making it deep into multiple tournaments (including the Legends Cup IV and Champions Cup II finals) in his first 16 months. By late 2013, Musta cemented himself in the leader scene serving as one of the main figures of the New Dawn Alliance during its three-week-long major conflict against the Bloodline Alliance—which DCP and its allies would be formally victorious. Musta and the Doritos would continue to see major success spearheading the Nations of Dominance against the New Regime Alliance in 2014 and overseeing a long stretch of Doritos dominance in 2015 where they held first for 7 straight weeks (along with other stints at the top)—maxing 80 and being at the forefront for most of that summer’s major conflicts (such as WV-NDA war and a victory against the Power Alliance). The Doritos would finish the year as the statistically number one army of the year of 2015 and Mustapha as Person of the Year. Years after the original Club Penguin Armies closed, Mustapha would bring back the Doritos with Freezie66 and 32op where he saw the army become victorious in Christmas Chaos IX, consistently maxing 100+ at its peak (peaking at a manually counted confirmed 146 max in the March Madness semi-finals), and regularly finishing first in a highly competitive top ten (being edged out by the Pirates for statistically number one army of 2020 CPO by a singular point). Mustapha has established himself as one of the most successful leaders of his time and was responsible for numerous Doritos golden ages—pioneering the army into the conversation for some of the greatest armies of all time.
Andrew24
Andrew24 returned to the Community thanks to contact from Freezie66. Andrew returned as a Board Member of the League and was initially just watching over the community before taking over a short-term stunt in the Pirates alongside his Crew including members like Agent 11. The Pirates had some highs and lows during this period, however, following Epic101’s return and re-takeover of the Pirates, Andrew and his crew recreated the Ice Warriors. The Ice Warriors went on to become arguably one of the biggest Club Penguin Armies in the community in just under two weeks. They dominated the Army Scene thanks to their efficient recruiting techniques on the #1 CPPS, CPOnline & went on to dominate in Wars against armies such as the Doritos. It must be noted that, thanks to Andrew & his leadership, the Ice Warriors managed to max sizes of 150 on multiple occasions and never dropped to sizes below 60 during his tenure. During the Ice Warriors peak, they saw a max size of 165 troops at the March Madness semi finals, a size that was never seen before. Due to his hard work within the Ice Warriors & his running of the Army Community alongside Freezie66, he has been inducted as an Army Legend.
Bepboy9
Bepboy9 started his career in the very army he made his name, joining the new Water Vikings as a low member rank during its first generation under Zakster and Jed Pen. Soon after though, he was inaugurated as Pirates Leader when the Water Vikings changed their name in the summer of 2011, and his career took off from there. Since then, he’s been a mainstay inside the leadership of the Water Vikings, seeing them through the famous “Blue Summer” of 2013 where the Water Vikings were seen as a world power, dominating the top ten and reaching numerous later stages of several tournaments, as well as the generation following that, where the Water Vikings became a consistent Top 5 contender and even reached first. In 2015, he led the Water Vikings to nearly pull off what would have been the greatest upset in the history of the Legends Cup, as the Water Vikings reached an army record 80+ on CP in the Final. Previous to the final, the Water Vikings reached 50+, 60+ and 50+ again in the run-up to their huge battle against the RPF. Outside of the Water Vikings, Bepboy9 has made rounds in army media, holding Vice President of CPA Central and Chief Executive Officer of Small/Medium Army Central. Overall, it’s fair to say he’s one of the most important figures in the history of the Water Vikings.