eRep's All Time Inspirations - Chapter 1

Day 2,441, 07:05 • Published in Canada Norway • by Major Lee Hung

Dear world,

I've been around for awhile now. I still remember the days when fighting too much without a Q5 hospital would essentially knock you out of the game for a few days - the era of strategy. Over the years, I've come across many people. Some good, some not so good, but they all create the experience that keeps us coming back.

So, this series has now been born. I plan to write about eRepublik players who have provided inspiration to the eWorld over the next few articles. Some I've had the pleasure of knowing at some point. Some I've never really spoken to, but they drove us all to play better.

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These are players who were around when I was a noob. (Yesterday and before according to some!) I started out properly in the eUK, so the scope of my choices is a little limited for this era.

This first player is somebody who was a big help in my early days. My earlier memories were right as he was changing between parties, though he set the course for many of us on our political eCareers.

Jamesw is something of a cult name in the eUK. If something goes wrong, you blame it on him. His election strategies, and strategy in general, is what makes him one of the best ever CPs I've experienced. His support for the newer players were also a massive innovation in the early days.



The longest reigning monarch of the eUK, Mr Woldy. Woldy is by far the most popular eUK citizen internationally, and even domestically, it's difficult to find somebody who doesn't like him.

My favourite ever time in the eUK was under a Mr Woldy term. The eUK at the time, much like today, was a small and rather insignificant force militarily. Under Woldy however, we began an invasion of a much larger eUSA. A massively fun and engaging term, our campaign was a large success with us holding Maine following the invasion.



Romper is still the largest name in tanking, a reputation sustained entirely by past glories. While he's much less active now, Romper was the most feared force in the eWorld back in the day. If he was tanking against your country, there's a good chance you were going to lose that campaign.

I've never been on the same side as Romper, yet still hold a lot of respect for his tanking runs. He was the first ever truly major tank, doing the damage of entire countries every day. You still see him pop up every now and then in the battle, and the shouts of "ROMPER ALERT!" are still very much alive to this day.



Despite me being in Canada for so long now, I've never really had much of an opportunity to meet Temujin - this choice is purely coincidental with me being an eCanadian citizen. Around the eWorld, he's still the most famous citizen from eCanada, and rightfully so.

Back in the day, Temujin was what people feared about eCanada. In the days when I was in other alliances to whichever eCanada was in at the time, him popping up on the battlefield for eCanada was a big moment - if you wanted to win, you'd immediately have to mobilise some friends to counter his damage. Despite eCanada being such a small nation, it's highly unusual that one player would hold a massive international reputation. This just goes to show that no matter how small your country, it can still make a massive difference with the work of just a few individuals.



A leader of the smaller nations, and a victor on the battlefield. When eNew Zealand was added, Don KronoX was one of many citizens who went to build that nation. A true leader and an inspiration again to those of the smaller countries in eRepublik.

Much success was attributed to eNew Zealand under this period. Beating back countries like eArgentina, eNew Zealand managed to remain on the map for long periods of time despite its very small size. He was also a strong part of the Slovenian community, another strong nation and again despite its size, a strong player in the European theatre.

Towards the latter part of his eLife, Don KronoX was a very strong advocate for change. He wanted the game to change - he wanted an end to the reverse progression, poor customer service and general Admin greed. Unfortunately however, as you see today, these efforts were in vain. A sad reminder of the demise of eRepublik those many moons ago.


The End of Part 1

This is the end for Part 1! I plan to release a few more parts, comment below with suggestions or players who have inspired you and why! 🙂