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The '''Buttsecs War''' ({{IPA|/bʌt sɛks/}} ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Pronunciation_respelling_key butt—sex]''),<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/CivMC/comments/14c73ts/pls_drop_buttsecs_war_info_here/</ref><ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/CivMC/comments/147j7eh/in_this_new_dark_age_there_is_only_war/jnxi1y5/</ref><ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/CivMC/comments/14l77no/the_return_of_a_sorta_shitter/</ref> referred to as the '''2023 Butternut–SEC Conflict'''{{Citation needed|date=June 2023}}, is a conflict taking place on [[CivMC]], between the forces of the [[Security Enhancement Coalition]] versus the forces of [[Butternut County]] and remnants of [[Gang Shi]]. The war has resulted in massive devastation and inactivity in the -,- region, with the capture of many Icenian players and destruction of [[SEC]] infrastructure by both Butternut forces and insiders.

The war began following the unbanning of the known raider and former Estalian and [[Generic War]] combatant [[Ez2Clutch]]. Shortly after he was unbanned, the SEC began a manhunt in order to bring justice for his past raiding and participation in the Generic War before his ban. Soon thereafter, in order to obtain supplies, he began raiding in partnership with [[chosentwicelol]], a raider infamous for menacing the government of [[Icenia (CivMC)|Icenia]] and rumored to have had the backing of [[Estalia]]. The nation vehemently denied this, and this backing was assuredly non-existent at the time of this conflict. Instead, a new benefactor emerged for the two raiders: [[Butternut County]]. Butternut's [[bewsiej]] had previously been considered a hero to Icenia following his vital role in clearing the [[Generic_War#Sack_of_Icenia|obbybombing of Icenia]], but the relationship between the two soured as promises to erect a statue of bewsiej in Icenia were not honored due to the Icenian Senate's reluctance following an incident{{Vague}} at Space Needle IV, Icenia City's skybunker.

=== Initial Invasion of Icenia (4 June — 8 June) ===

The conflict sparked when [[Security Enhancement Coalition|SEC]] fighters [[Zolo17]] and [[Jaimiemie]] were pearled by Ez2Clutch when the manhunt for him was interrupted by chosentwicelol. The pearls were then kited to Nuthole, the Butternut vault - signaling that the raiders now had the full support of Butternut County, and that this was no longer a simple raiding incident. Skirmishes began to break out within [[Icenia (CivMC)|Icenia]] as SEC and Butternut fighters vied for pearls. With the city in danger, the Icenians engaged their automated defenses - a horde of withers was released inside the city, a means to keep Butternut forces at bay. By 6 June, Butternut secured 3 more pearls - that of [[Raeders]], [[JuniorTide]], and [[Yodabird19]]. On 7 June, a further 3 pearls were claimed by Butternut: [[Sapienfrfx]], [[Mushroom_Cultist]], and [[Spoonce]]. The tally was grim for the SEC: 8 pearls in Butternut captivity, with no enemy pearls to show for it. But on 8 June came a major SEC victory: Ez2Clutch was pearled by the Icenian [[Lagiacrus]], after falling into a vault-bastioned sand trap and failing to escape. The SEC leadership then made the decision to extradite Ez2Clutch's pearl to Estalia, which held grievances against him for his betrayal in the Generic War.

Amid the fighting, the imprisoned and former [[Gang Shi]] Minister of Diplomacy [[fastestgrass]] was soon approaching the end of his sentence following his capture in the [[The "That's Nuts!" War|"That's Nuts!" War]]. Interested in an early release, fastestgrass sought to cut a deal with the SEC to be granted an earlier release with the condition that he retire to the nation of [[Mercutio]]. However, before negotiations were completed, fastestgrass and [[PhysicsGamer]] were illegally released by [[Cortesia Del Mar (CivMC)|Cortesia Del Mar]]'s [[Red_Steel]] - a move that was met with ire by [[Icenia (CivMC)|Icenia]], who had pearled PhysicsGamer following the Temporal Isles Coup. A bounty of 64d was immediately placed on PhysicsGamer's pearl by the state of [[Bloom]]<ref>https://reddit.com/r/CivMC/comments/1444v5c/_/jne8v9j/?context=1</ref>, and Red_Steel was ejected from the SEC and had her Cortesian nationality revoked {{Citation needed}}.

With SEC blood in the water, however, former Gang Shi leaders and fighters returned, seeking retribution for their own grievances following the sack of Gang Shi in the [[The "That's Nuts!" War]]. Freed from the heavily griefed Black Mesa vault with the help of [[Jindosh]] of the [[Fempire Union]], [[Gwua]] and [[Ch1pr|Ch1pR]], who had never been pearled following the war, returned to assist in the collapse of their enemies and began the construction of a skybridge to Whole Foods, an Icenian skyvault and XP farming complex. The Gang Shi fighters successfully recruited their former citizen, fastestgrass, to renege on his plea deal and abandon Mercutio to assist in the bridging.

Immediately after the server restart on 11 June, Whole Foods was successfully bridged after [[Haxx0r]] sabotaged its curtain and bunkers - and its pearls released. Some released players, such as Highroll and SlothInASuit, joined the Butternut war effort. During the disabling of Whole Foods, chosentwicelol secured the pearl of [[Complexii]], who was trapped inside after logging in, however, many other SEC fighters remained logboxed at the complex. Haxx0r also griefed the Icenia city bunker, pearling [[ChrisChrispie]] in the process.

[[File:SEC-propaganda.png|thumb|left|349x349px|SEC Propaganda, a rallying cry created for the war effort made by [[VilyanZ]]]]

Skirmishes continued in Icenia as the coalition sought to snuff out the rest of the SEC Forces in Icenia and complete their demilitarization of the nation, when a new meta-incident occurred: using the newly implemented One-Time Teleport (OTT) mechanic, the Butternut fighter TkonicRabid successfully escaped a logbox, prompting the SEC to seek admin clarification. {{Citation needed}} The admins stated that this was not an exploit, however it was a mistake on their part. As such, using OTT to as an escape mechanism was valid for the time-being, at least until the next patch. {{Citation needed}} Jumping on the opportunity, the SEC used this newly found trick to free at least 5 trapped fighters and refugees, a move that drew considerable complaints from Ez2Clutch and chosentwicelol.

On 13 June, [[Gwua]] stated that the war would not end with the fall of Icenia, and that it was "just the beginning of the campaign", with the rest of the [[Security Enhancement Coalition]] firmly within their crosshairs. {{Citation needed}}. SEC fighters pearled a Butternut login in a door tunnel at Whole Foods. The same day, [[Bloom]] issued a bounty of 128 diamond blocks and Diet_Cola’s spawnbook for the pearl of [[chosentwicelol]].<ref> https://www.reddit.com/r/CivMC/comments/148oxwz/bounty_128_diamond_blocks_diet_colas_spawnbook_on/</ref>

In the midst of this battle, a third party entered the fight: the [[Elysian Pact|EP]] members [[thejkh]] and [[ShadySauce]], initially there to spectate the fight, intervened due to the grievances between Estalia and Ez2Clutch. In the confusion, EP war reporters including [[Creepi0n]] and [[What777]] also jumped into the fight following the other two, assuming the EP had suddenly chosen to intervene; it was later determined that thejkh and ShadySauce were acting independently of their alliance. The two sides traded blows, with IbisMan pearling Xcios, and Shadno pearling 7joshh with EP assistance. Butternut{{who}} forces followed the EP members as they kited the pearl away from the fight, but were unsuccessful in recovery. Following this fight, S4NTA, thejkh, and ShadySauce departed from Estalia in order to volunteer for the SEC forces, and Butternut announced they would no longer tolerate the presence of "war reporters" at future battles.

A few hours later, the Butternut forces regrouped and returned to Bloom Vault, where bewsiej pearled [[Simpology]] (better known as NeoTide) from fall damage after jumping off the skybunker into the rings. Shortly after bewsiej pearled [[HG__80]], also due to fall damage in the rings, after he teleported down into an unfinished lodestone trap at the top of the ground bunker. After these losses with Butternut gaining safe entry to the main ground bunker via the lodestones, the SEC abandoned Bloom Vault. Afterwards, Butternut fighter [[Cqrs0n]] also pearled SEC fighter Forged_TK on a field close to the vault.

Butternut captured Bloom Vault and disabled it on 21 June.

On 20 June, pearled Gang Shi players [[Antea2404]] and [[___TheBoss___]] launched an offensive against SEC infrastructure in the Nether by disabling the farms and portal of [[Cortesia Del Mar]].

The same day, Antea2404, ___TheBoss___, and Ez2Clutch disabled the farms and portal of [[Yoahtl]].

By the end of the war, all SEC portals and nether infrastructure had been secured and looted by the Butternut

On 26 June, some pearled SEC people{{who}}obbybombed the infrastructure of the [[Transport Union]], a neutral provider of tunnels, rails, and roads due to their usage by Butternut and Gang Shi forces to move around in the nether.

On a Reddit opinion poll asking the global community their opinions on the war taken around its midpoint, 60% of respondents indicated support for the SEC, compared to Butternut's 40%.<ref>https://redd.it/14783s9</ref>

* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CskTvB_3INE Video of Bewsiej's pearling]