The name may have started as a joke, and whether it was Ed who started that joke or Puddy is still up for debate (though it's fairly certain that "Big Gay Ed's Big Ass Gay Army" was coined by Spawn), but one thing is for sure, this is one of the best damn Super Groups in Paragon City. What we lack in experience, we make up for in hospitality. Wether its helping a noobie with a tour of Atlas and an explanation of enhancements, or giving a seasoned Vet an ear to share their experience, Ed's Army has always prided itself on being good players and good people as well (complete w/ a continuously maxed out active roster and a fully equipped base). MMORPG's create an personalized gaming experience, and our chief mission here is to enhance that experience in every way we can. The Army is made up of all of us, and there for this is what we all expect out of each other. As time has passed, we have grown stronger. Our founders left, some returned. New Generals arose from our members. The Army, Ed's Army, goes on.
Welcome to ED'S ARMY!
So has anything been simple with this crew? Hell no, so why should our history. This much is known, it all started around February of 2006 when 4 noobs (2 emps named Puddy Cat and Sameon, a blaster named General Ed, and Red Rey the scrapper) randomly met on a Frost Fire pick up team. Why they stuck together is a mystery. Maybe it was the all the pills and booze, and what have you. It could have been the fact that they all seemed to stick together while the rest of the group scattered like ants (or maybe it was the smell of Ed's Lewinsky clutched between his teeth) but with out any of them realizing it it was the dawn for a new era on Freedom. Many others came to join this group, and many have passed, but the early arrivals of White Ice Princess and Ms. Canada were truly the birth of the Army. General Ed became Tactical Ed. Puddy Cat switched to Medical Oficer Puddy. Ms Canada restarted a short lived toon named Ms. Mountie (now coming to a cc near you), and White Ice Princess metamorphosed into Lady Shya. Rey tried to blast, then said screw it, and eventually the weird ass stoned li'l emp resurfaced as the Spawn of Aeoleon; and a new emp with an attitude, Razorba, arose to take his place. Some time has passed since those days, but the friendship and commitment of those mentioned has spurred Ed's Army on to new heights. And, this list would not be complete without Holder (of Ho's), Little She Imp, Villian Eeter, Wild Clawz: and a hundred (??) other manifestations. He don't like to type, so you don't see much in the chat windows, but he's always there and willin' to help anyone do just about anythin'. And he knows how to do it. Aeol was the font, but Holder is the Encyclopedia. Other members of note (some former, some back with us): Ed - With out Ed, there would be no army. The most charismatic player this game has ever seen was our founder and namesake. At first his legend spead across Freedom, then to test, then across the game. In Ed's eyes we were always "his army" and no matter how much work the rest of us put in, he was always right. "Remember, Ed loves you" but "capes are still gay". (And of this writing, Tactical Ed has returned to the Army, to again right the wrongs, twit the twits, vanquish the vills, etc. Welcome back, Ed!) Red Rey - This man truly personified what we were all about. He played the kind of scrapper that would try and save a blaster from himself. His was a pimp, a prince, a bodygaurd, a friend, a good man, and most importantly, he was our king. Polar. (Razorba, et al) - The man stepped up to the plate when he was needed the most, and helped carry the tradition of Ed's Army through its darkest hour. On top of that, he built one of the absolute toughest damn invuln tanks that you could ever imagine. Protector and upholder of those things that this group was founded upon, he fought the battles that enabled the Army to rise again. Spawn/Aeol - The man who brought most of us to the Army, tirelessly working behind the scenes, the Webmaster, Chieva's creator and mentor, the best dang toon engineer around. He didn't like to be called the "font of all knowledge", but he did his best (and succeeded!!) to use everything he had learned to help this group grow into something we can be very proud of. Shya - The designer of the sg uniform, Lady Shya spent as much time at the tailor as on the battlefield. Shya also helped pioneer the Army's alt group, Ed's Army Brats. Hsu - this guy didn't play w/ us all that much, but he was our 1st prestige stud, carrying us through the early stages of this group. Radical Infusion - "Everytime I try to get out, they pull me back in." Shale Mantle - feel free to blame Spawn for losing this one. 200k prestige in a week, DOH! Lt Diesel - sure he was big, obnoxious, and his breath smelt like the backside of a Red Cap Fiend, but he was a fun guy to have around none the less. Who else do you get to refer to as Deez and have them answer you back? Trikk - Our first Kinetics master, he taught us the meaning of "SB Plz!" The Strongest Pimp - he could've made General if only he knew how to swallow Major Freeze - a devoted player and we waited as long as we could, but 40+ days inactive will get anyone booted Nova Hawk - I almost cried when the time came to boot her; a ridiculously devoted super groupie who ran 10 sg cape mish's in 2 days. Hope you're enjoying Hawaii! Lt Pax - He cried, he bitched, he was the first to ever ask Shya to change the sg uniform; but the day we learned that he smuggled booze from Mexico to the States for a living he became our friend. He came back briefly among us--and never cried/bitched!!--but then faded away, once again. Hopefully not doing time.
GEN Dissarray - the evil genius who made life difficult for all of us for many months--for he truly provided us with general disarray, for unknown and unpublished reasons--has mysteriously disappeared. We are all grateful. Thank, you, Merciful Heavens, and of course, "god" [lower case intended]!