[Legendary Mercenary Clan]
Founder: Joe Zilafro
Co Founders: T. J. Ritter "The Red Comet" and Steve Ross
Year of Foundation: December 3268 (under the former name of The Republic of Zeon)
Motto: "We'll kill them all like a colony drop!"
Historic Leaders
- Joe Zilafro (3268-3284)
- T.J. Ritter (3285-3314)
- Don Fugate (For a while, factotum for Zeon)
- Mark K. Penner (3315?-3320)
- Dr. Oki O'Connor (3321-3323)
Historic Introduction
Zeon debuted in 3268 under the name of "Republic of Zeon" with a Gold on Clan Wars IV, Division 6, and fought their last battle in 3323, acquiring bronze on Division One, after have to fight against the two titans of the moment: Juggernaut and Leviathan.
During fifty five years, Zeon happened to be one of the few chosen units that achieved a name to be written among the legendary units of all times, achieving a really long amount of Gold Medals through all their participation on the Mecha Games and Tournaments.
One of the older and more successful of the mercenary clans, Zeon was called to the glory early, as massed a force of the first elite pilots at the time of the Mecha Games and Tournaments inception in the galaxy, to ensure all the Mercenary Clans were controlled and channelled to fight the truth menaces of the galaxy.
Colony Drop
Zeon was well known for their legendary and effective obliterating tactic: The Colony Drop, where literally they dropped their overwhelming and formidable squads among a rain of protective fire and chaff all around the descending Mech-pods. This descent could then serve both, to release and display the force in the desired destination and to bombardment the enemy forces as a first strike before the proper Mech assault, once deployed their own forces in the most convenient location to defeat them from above.
Timeline & Awards
Total Golds: 28 (24 CW Golds, 3 FW Golds, 1 Mechalympix Gold)
Total Silvers: 17 (14 CW SIlvers, 2 FW Silvers, 1 SW Silver)
Total Bronzes: 3 (3 CW on Division One before go inactive)
3268. Foundation. Cmdr. Joe Zilafro creates a new clan with the name of "Republic of Zeon" conquering the Gold on the Sixth Division on Clan Wars IV.
3270. Clan Wars V. Champions on Fifth Division.
3271. Clan Wars VI. Champions on Sixth Division.
3272. Clan Wars VII. Sub champions on Sixth Division.
3274. Clan Wars VIII. Sub champions on Sixth Division.
Dr. Oki o'Conn join the clan.
3275. Clan Wars IX. Champions on Fifth Division.
3276. Clan Wars X. Champions on Sixth Division.
3277. Clan Wars XI. Champions on Fifth Division.
3278. Clan Wars XII. Sub champions on Fifth Division.
3280. Clan Wars XIII. Champions on Fifth Division.
3281. Clan Wars XIV. Sub champions on Fourth Division.
3282. Faction Wars. (Oz Land)
3284. Clan Wars XV. Champions on Fifth Division.
3285. Clan Wars XVI. Sub champions on Third Division.
3286. Clan Wars XVII. Sub champions on Third Division.
3288. Clan Wars XVIII. Champions on Sixth Division.
3289. After the Second Faction Wars, "The Republic of Zeon" renamed as "Zeon"
3290. Clan Wars XIX. Champions on Fourth Division.
3291. Clan Wars XX. Sub champions on Third Division.
3292. Clan Wars XXI. Champions on Fourth Division.
3293. Faction Wars III. (The Storm)
3294. Clan Wars XXII. Champions on Fourth Division.
3295. Clan Wars XXIII. Sub champions on Fourth Division.
3296. Clan Wars XXIV. Sub champions on Third Division.
3297. Clan Wars XXV. Champions on Third Division.
3299. Mechalympix. Champions on First Division.
3300. Clan Wars XXVI. Sub champions on Third Division.
3301. Clan Wars XXVII. Champions on Third Division.
3302. Faction Wars IV. (The Storm)
3303. Clan Wars XXVIII. Champions on Second Division.
3304. Clan Wars XXIX. Champions on Third Division.
3306. Clan Wars XXX. Champions on Second Division.
3307. Clan Wars XXXI. Champions on Second Division.
3308. Faction Wars. The Storm. Champions on First Division.
3309. Clan Wars XXXII. Champions on Third Division.
3310. Clan Wars XXXIII. Champions on Second Division.
3312. Clan Wars XXXIV. Champions on Second Division.
3313. Clan Wars XXXV. Champions on Second Division.
3314. Faction Wars V. Spirit of Zeon.
T.J. Ritter, historic founder of Zeon, retires from Tournaments activity.
The Admiral Mark K. Penner "Penkiller" takes the lead of Zeon.
3315. Clan Wars XXXVI. Sub champions on First Division.
3316. Clan Wars XXXVII. Sub champions on First Division.
3317. Clan Wars XXXVIII. Champions on Third Division.
3318. Clan Wars XXXIX. Sub champions on First Division.
3319. Clan Wars XL. Sub champions on First Division.
3320. Squad Wars I. Sub champions on Third Division.
3321. Clan Wars XLI. Bronze on First Division.
Caused by internal tensions among new and veteran members, Mark K. Penner resign as leader and takes the lead Dr. Oki o'Conn. Some members leave Zeon.
The internal issues in Zeon may have been related to the intense and exhaustive research of Zeon for the Xeon evil twin clan in the outer Galaxy, but this is an unconfirmed hypothesis.
3322. Clan Wars XLII. Bronze on First Division.
3323. Clan Wars XLIII. Bronze on First Division.
After this tournament, supposing the third Bronze in Division One (due the existence of two titanic contenders that displaced Zeon to a third rank in Division One), the Clan went inoperative after lose some more members, becoming so short to qualify for the 3324 Clan Wars, but becoming a legend in the memory of all the pilots of the galaxy.
(By GJ - 685605)