Armies saw the beginning of its current golden age this year. Armies remained split into two communities: the CPO Army League and leagues such as CP Army Syndicate and the CPA League. This year saw many old armies revived for the new generation and the return of many influential veterans from the original era, as well as a new influx of many new CPA members.
32OP
32op has been in Club Penguin Armies since 2012. He started off his career in the Doritos and has been loyal to them ever since. In December 2016, after Mustapha10’s coup for multilogging, 32op led DCP to great heights including defeating the Rebel Penguin Federation during the 2016 Christmas Chaos, giving the Doritos their first ever tournament win. After his 2016 stint, 32op would comeback in November 2019 to help Mustapha10 revive the Doritos on CPO. With 32op being the main leader of this new DCP era, the Doritos would become the biggest CPPS army in a matter of weeks, defeating alliances such as TWA, achieving first throughout the remainder of the year and winning the Christmas Chaos 2019. For the first few months of 2020, 32 would continue to maintain DCPs status as the biggest CPPS army, achieving #1 week after week and defeating armies such as the Pirates easily in wars. Along with his work in the Doritos, 32 started doing work for the community by making Top Tens. During March 2020, 32op would lead the Doritos in the biggest battle CPA has ever seen, with both armies maxing over 150, 32 led the Doritos to a successful victory over the Ice Warriors. Soon after, 32op became the head of the Club Penguin Army League and an administrator in the Club Penguin Army Media. With this, 32op used his influence in both sides of the community to finally unite them, creating the Club Penguin Army Hub. After uniting both communities, 32 would continue his work in the Doritos maintaining them as a Top 3 army.
DMT
Doctor Mine Turtle, known in his later years as DMT, joined the Club Penguin Crew in 2010. As years went on, he gained leadership experience in various armies, most notably the Striking Raiders and the Chaos Army. His most notable position was as leader of the Army Republic in 2015. He was chosen by Burr and Vinny to lead the second generation of AR alongside Ace/Gasp56 and Victory889. DMT helped usher in a successful return of the historic army. He is most attributed to establishing an intricate recruiting force, which helped the army reach sizes of 40+. He retired at the end of 2015 due to health complications, though he made a brief return as an ACP 2ic in 2016. However, DMT is mostly known for his administration position of the 2019 league “Club Penguin Armies”. During his time as Admin, he strove to create a fair environment in which armies could compete; setting up infrastructure and tournaments, and judging battles himself extremely often. DMT could be called the face of 2019 CPA as he published weekly Top Tens, mediated disagreements, set standards, and even wrote provoking philosophical pieces on the nature of modern day armies. Without DMT, the army community would have been much more stagnant than it was in 2019, and for that, he is a Legend.
Koloway
Koloway split off from RPF when he heard McHappy’s trumpet sound for ACP revival. A veteran of the old army, he looked to make a name for himself and he did so quickly, taking over the army as its leader, Chainpro, completely disappeared. Taking the reigns without hesitation, Koloway proceeded to bolster ACP until it rivaled RPF. Despite entering the game late, he managed to lead his army to the #1 spot in less than 3 months, snagging it away from RPF, a feat not easily accomplished at the time. He also led ACP to its first tournament victory and the first win in a tournament against RPF. Though the Finals were held within the first days of January 2020, the Holiday Tournament was held throughout December, and ACP’s win is known as one of Koloway’s pivotal 2019 accomplishments. Known for his passionate, determined attitude and non-stop motivation, Koloway made his presence and ability known as a force to be reckoned with.
Superhero123
Superhero123 first joined the community as a member of the Hot Sauce Army. He was recognized as a promising AUSIA leader who rose to prominence with the Smart Penguins. Super led every generation of SP, which saw sizes of 20+ in 2014 and beyond. They became the representation of the AUSIA community, and Super was at the forefront of that. However, Superhero’s most significant contribution came in the form of Club Penguin Armies: The Game (CPA:TG), a revolutionary CPPS battlefield loaded with army-centric features. CPA:TG transformed the landscape of modern CPPS armies, introducing a personal CPPS as an integral element for all organizations. With a multitude of servers, CPA:TG placed a renewed emphasis on the imperial side of armies, and Super maintained the CPPS throughout 2019, providing armies with an authentic battleground. Superhero continued to shape the Club Penguin Army community in 2020. He founded the Warlords of Kosmos and, in a strategic move, merged it with the Golden Guardians in May of the same year. Under Superhero’s leadership, the Golden Guardians experienced significant success, hitting sizes of +20 during their first AUSIA event. The Golden Guardians later transformed into a new generation of Water Vikings, with Superhero leading them until early 2021. In June 2021, Superhero123 would return by reviving the Smart Penguins for its CPPS era debut. This revival played a pivotal role in the SM armies with the Golden Intelligence War, where SP and PIC faced off against the Golden Troops. Superhero continued to innovate in 2022, by creating CPA:Battleground, a new CPPS in HTML5, adapting to the post-Flash era and providing armies with a new platform to operate. Since 2020, Super was also recognized for his help in sustaining the community organisations, being always involved in behind-the-scenes work in CPAH, CPAHQ and CPA (2022). His commitment to the community, technological expertise, and creative initiatives earned Superhero123 the status of CPA Legend, revered and loved by many for his everlasting contributions to the army community.
Ultipenguinj
Ultipenguinj, called Ulti by most, rejoined RPF in Summer for Second In Command. A former RPF Leader in 2014, he quickly relearned the ropes of leadership, adjusting for the new CPPS era, and became Rebel Commander in only a couple of months. He was well known for leading RPF’s Strike Force, its transitional special forces unit that initiated the army’s transformation from just a Club Penguin community back to a competitive army and league participant. With Ulti at the helm, RPF remained #1 on the Top Ten for the majority of 2019, won the Summer Circuit Tournament, and defeated their rivals, EGCP, in war. His guidance would also realize RPF’s goal of hitting 100+ in December. He displayed exemplary leadership, had a widely respected and fair reputation, and was an innovative strategist and negotiator. Returning to the community, Ulti outdid his past self, and earned the Legend title.