The Empire
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| Common name | The Empire, Jude's Nation
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|---|---|
| Government | Informal; no codified hierarchy recorded |
| Leadership | No formal leader recorded; judethenoobs was the central political figure |
| Ideology | Not formally stated |
| Established | By 28 August 2026 |
| Members | Jude, Patty, trolling |
| Territory | First island base and a later second base; borders not surveyed |
| Status | Active |
| Foreign relations | Cold-war rivalry with the DPRCH |
| Main members | |
The Empire is one of the two principal nations on the Create Server. It developed around judethenoobs after his proposed exile from the other players' settlement. Early treaty language called the group “Jude's Nation.” By 28 August, DPRCH council messages were using “the Empire.”[1]
Formation
On 27 August, catgirlfeet said that Jude could participate if he were exiled to an island in an arrangement compared with the exile of Napoleon. The statement appears to have been an informal territorial condition rather than a formal judicial process. Later discussion by trolling confirms that Jude was treated as exiled and that other players followed or joined him.
The Empire's members were Jude, Patty, and trolling. The group had no formal ranks, constitution, or declared ideology. Its name did not correspond to a documented imperial system of government.
Territory
The Empire first occupied an island or separated base area and later established a second base. Public Minecraft chat on 28 August refers to “our base” in messages by trolling and Patty and records a visit by catgirlfeet.[2] Later public chat distinguishes Jude's original base from a newer base and identifies trolling, Patty, and Jude as a group.[3]
The later base included a bunker, cobblestone farm, and copper supplies. Parts of it were damaged during the first week.
Government and membership
The Empire consisted of Jude, Patty, and trolling. It had no emperor, formal ranks, constitution, or declared ideology. Jude was the central figure in the initial territorial split but held no documented formal title.
Relations with Cat Hill
Empire-aligned players repeatedly stated that they had moved away to avoid conflict and wanted to pursue their own Create projects. DPRCH members discussed bunkers, airships, artillery, and other defensive systems while maintaining that no attack was planned. Public Minecraft chat on 31 August records Empire members discussing whether a spell could be used against the Cat Hill capital. The server owner replied that an unapproved attack would violate the griefing rule.[4] The resulting security dilemma is covered at Cat Hill–Empire Cold War.
The proposed Draft Non-Aggression Treaty was not shown as signed. No war or confirmed deliberate attack is recorded through 31 August 2026.
- ↑ DPRCH Council chat, messages by SockMonkey and x!, 28 August 2026 at 06:07 UTC.
- ↑ Minecraft server public chat, 14387 and Reaperissanta, 28 August 2026 at 03:52–03:53 UTC; archived log 2026-08-28-2.log.gz, lines 1075 and 1078.
- ↑ Minecraft server public chat, catgirlfeet and 14387, 29–31 August 2026; archived logs 2026-08-29-1.log.gz, line 2000, and 2026-08-31-2.log.gz, line 2688.
- ↑ Minecraft server public chat, 14387 and catgirlfeet, 31 August 2026 at 06:50–06:51 UTC; archived log 2026-08-31-5.log.gz, lines 3868–3878.