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==The Battle== | ==The Battle== | ||
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<p>WG pulled 61 members to the fight, giving them a 12-man lead over CR's 49. Having been positioned south, WG was the defending clan. The fight commenced, and the gap of around 10 players remained fairly equal until around 10 minutes in. With 42 WG and 31 CR remaining, CR chose to pile council member [[Kingrandy0]] who tanked them for a considerable amount of time while WG managed to gain 4 kills on CR. At this point, CR's KO power had diminished significantly by this point, and though they continued to gain a few more kills throughout the remainder of the fight, the gap steadily increased in WG's favour. With 36 WG and approximately 12 CR left alive, CR stopped getting kills and WG's victory was secured.</p> | <p>WG pulled 61 members to the fight, giving them a 12-man lead over CR's 49. Having been positioned south, WG was the defending clan. The fight commenced, and the gap of around 10 players remained fairly equal until around 10 minutes in. With 42 WG and 31 CR remaining, CR chose to pile council member [[Kingrandy0]] who tanked them for a considerable amount of time while WG managed to gain 4 kills on CR. At this point, CR's KO power had diminished significantly by this point, and though they continued to gain a few more kills throughout the remainder of the fight, the gap steadily increased in WG's favour. With 36 WG and approximately 12 CR left alive, CR stopped getting kills and WG's victory was secured.</p> | ||
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File:WG vs Crimson Raiders 2.png|WG spamming "Nothing left" before the fight, a reference to [[The TeamSpeak Rant]]. | File:WG vs Crimson Raiders 2.png|WG spamming "Nothing left" before the fight, a reference to [[The TeamSpeak Rant]]. | ||
File:WG vs Crimson Raiders 3.jpg|The battle in the Clan Wars Arena close to the start. | File:WG vs Crimson Raiders 3.jpg|The battle in the Clan Wars Arena close to the start. | ||
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[[Category:Wars|Crimson Raiders]] [[Category:Events with videos]] | [[Category:Wars|Crimson Raiders]] [[Category:Events with videos]] | ||
Revision as of 09:51, 6 March 2025
| Wilderness Guardians vs Crimson Raiders | |
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 The famous picture of WG's opening formation in the Clan Wars lobby. | |
| Date | 3 January 2009 |
| Type | F2P Knock-Out |
| Location | Clan Wars |
| Clans Involved | |
 Wilderness Guardians61 members Defending |
 Crimson Raiders49 members Attacking |
| Terms of War | |
| F2P Knock-Out One week prep Melee + Binds No infinite run Rings allowed North side attacks No corrupt equipment |
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| Result | |
| WG victory with 36 members remaining CR cleared |
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The Wilderness Guardians vs Crimson Raiders (WG vs CR) was a RuneScape 2 clan war which took place on 3 January 2009. It was the first memorable fight for WG which took place outside of the Wilderness (in the Clan Wars arena), and WG's victory over CR gained WG rank #10 on the Zybez fansite's "RAW list".
Background
Throughout most of 2008, WG had been focusing on other aspects of the clan such as the sectors and the community aspect with real life meetings. It was only towards the end of the year did they turn back towards competitive PvP. One major aspect of this was the RAW list - a ranking system hosted on the now-defunct RuneScape fansite Zybez (formerly RuneScape Community), in which the ranks were determined by battles hosted in the Clan Wars Arena. WG vs CR was the most significant match in regards to the RAW list, in which WG reached their peak at #10.
Pre-War Speech
His Lordship gave a short pre-war speech to the clan prior to the start of the fight, and it is the earliest example of one of his speeches in existence.
The Battle
WG pulled 61 members to the fight, giving them a 12-man lead over CR's 49. Having been positioned south, WG was the defending clan. The fight commenced, and the gap of around 10 players remained fairly equal until around 10 minutes in. With 42 WG and 31 CR remaining, CR chose to pile council member Kingrandy0 who tanked them for a considerable amount of time while WG managed to gain 4 kills on CR. At this point, CR's KO power had diminished significantly by this point, and though they continued to gain a few more kills throughout the remainder of the fight, the gap steadily increased in WG's favour. With 36 WG and approximately 12 CR left alive, CR stopped getting kills and WG's victory was secured.
Aftermath
The victory marked WG's peak on the RAW list, and was considered an incredible achievement. The fight also recieved recognition from the wider RuneScape community - a screenshot of WG spread out in the Clan Wars lobby as they greet CL has become another of the clan's most famous images.
A video of His Lordship's speech was uploaded to YouTube by Gorgemaster after the war. Two videos of the fight were produced, both of which were around 9-10 minutes - one by Kingrandy0, and one by 30 Str 0wnz. Both were uploaded to YouTube the following day (4 January), though Kingrandy0's version became significantly more popular.
Gallery
The famous picture of WG's opening formation in the Clan Wars lobby.
WG spamming "Nothing left" before the fight, a reference to The TeamSpeak Rant.
The battle in the Clan Wars Arena close to the start.
A screenshot taken near the end of the war, with 37 WG and 15 CR remaining.
