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'''Trolligarch''' (joined | '''Trolligarch''' (joined 28 February 2021), is a Redmontian attorney, barrister, and lawyer, known for his YouTube video essays and investigative journalism covering Redmont. | ||
== Early life and education == | == Early life and education == | ||
Trolligarch joined on February | Trolligarch joined on 28 February 2021, being active for only two minutes before leaving. He returned on 29 June 2021, and in the early morning of the next day, obtained diamonds, armour, and obsidian and became an attorney. On 1 July 2021 at 19:04 UTC, he was murdered, arguing with the murderer that he could never consent to his murder. He would leave the server 43 minutes later, then disappear again, only to return once more on 17 August 2021, before disappearing again and reappearing on 8 November 2021. After that, he was primarily active on Discord and rarely joined the server. It is possible that Trolligarch was studying or was a graduate of law during or around this time, as he later commented on 6 July 2023 that his "law degree predates ChatGPT", which was largely popularised in late 2022. | ||
== | === 2021–2024 === | ||
Onward from | Onward from 8 November 2021, Trolligarch was primarily active lurking on the DemocracyCraft Discord server and forums, studying Redmontian law and providing his analysis and opinion on the topics, with interest likely fuelled from his real-life legal background as on 21 May 2024, he stated, "I am a lawyer in the UK and have an English law degree, so I think I can talk about the law in general terms". | ||
On November | On 22 November 2021, he commented on Redmontian law, stating "DC's statutory definition of tax evasion is really broad", and provided commentary on it based on his own English legal experience. After disappearing once again, on 22 May 2022, he joined a voice chat discussion, suggesting he would "help the defendant" in the [[Redmont Bar Association]] (RBA) mock trial event, asking if 12.2 Contagious Diseases (as part of the Contagious Clarification Act) was a criminal offense. The mock case, where the doctor (the plaintiff) was suing the patient (the defendant), Trolligarch argued that it should have been prosecuted by the Commonwealth; he argued that the RBA mock trial event would have likely been based on the [[District Court]] case [https://www.democracycraft.net/threads/jb3335-v-mebis-2020-dcr-3.459/ JB3335 v. Mebis [2020<nowiki>]</nowiki> DCR 3], given its similarity. | ||
On 6 September 2023, he | On 6 September 2023, he discussed on the Discord about his experience with other simulated democracy roleplay communities in which he had participated, noting that "there are plenty of ones that are like Discord only, but there are some on Reddit, Roblox, NationStates, etc... there's a whole world out there and I've probably visited like 50 or so at this point lol". This implies that his role in Redmont is mostly out of curiosity and would likely play a large part in the development of his future videos. | ||
On 6 May 2024, he returned to Redmont, asked "how do I check what profession I have", and "what's the command to check my role?" in | On 6 May 2024, he returned to Redmont, and asked "how do I check what profession I have", and, "what's the command to check my role?", in global chat as he was trying to register with the RBA. On 21 May 2024, he had a very lengthy discussion about Redmont case law. This was the last time he displayed any signs of activity within the community until the release of his 1 January 2025 video [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhFH8pi6Jdo&ab_channel=Trolligarch "When teenagers run virtual democracies"]. | ||
== YouTube | == YouTube == | ||
On 30 December 2024, an early access link to When teenagers run virtual democracies was shared on the Discord server, with | On 30 December 2024, an early access link to "When teenagers run virtual democracies" was shared on the DemocracyCraft Discord server, with [[xEndeavour]] replying to a comment about its upcoming release. It was released on 1 January 2025, and was officially announced on the server. The video covered the [[March 2024 coup]] in Redmont government, where server staff commented "one group within the community that has gradually accrued power to the point where they control all arms of government", and President [[GoldBlooded]] and Vice President [[SomeHumanOnEarth]] were impeached, allowing [[Bezzergeezer]] to assume the presidency. The YouTube video amounted 1,422,555 views by 20 June 2025, and was responsible for a large influx of new players, such as President [[Kaiserin_]], who joined in the months following video's release, known as the [[Trolligarch wave]]. | ||
He would later go on to release videos directly about and referring to the Commonwealth of Redmont. His first being [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imnZddHnbwY&t=29s&ab_channel=Trolligarch The short seller who bet on a Minecraft financial crisis – DC Short I], released April 3, 2025, which covered January 2022's Finance minister [[ThrityStone]]'s attempts to stop a panic sell and collapse of the Onyx Exchange, where Trolligarch | He would later go on to release videos directly about and referring to the Commonwealth of Redmont. His first being [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imnZddHnbwY&t=29s&ab_channel=Trolligarch The short seller who bet on a Minecraft financial crisis – DC Short I], released April 3, 2025, which covered January 2022's Finance minister [[ThrityStone]]'s attempts to stop a panic sell and collapse of the [[Onyx Exchange]], where Trolligarch accused Onyx Exchange's valuations of being fabricated by staff, leading to allegations of securities fraud and its subsequent implosion that harmed [[Hamilton]]'s economy. Trolligarch also covered the immense risk in the finances and practices of Vanguard National Bank, which later collapsed and was liquidated. | ||
His third video, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQLm-QFzrxA The forex traders who shorted a Minecraft server’s currency – DC Short II], also released April 3, 2025, which is | His third video, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQLm-QFzrxA The forex traders who shorted a Minecraft server’s currency – DC Short II], also released April 3, 2025, which is a more than hour-long investigation into Redmont's [[finance industry]]. This video narrated the FOREX trading of [[Vanguard Bank]] and other Redmontian financial institutions that were aggressively shorting the Redmontian dollar (DC$). These two videos received 112,000 and 62,000 views respectively. Trolligarch is rumoured to be working on a follow-up video. | ||
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[[Category:2023 people]] | |||
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| Occupation | Attorney, barrister, lawyer, YouTuber |
| Political party | Independent |
| Pronouns | He/him |
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Trolligarch (joined 28 February 2021), is a Redmontian attorney, barrister, and lawyer, known for his YouTube video essays and investigative journalism covering Redmont.
Early life and education
Trolligarch joined on 28 February 2021, being active for only two minutes before leaving. He returned on 29 June 2021, and in the early morning of the next day, obtained diamonds, armour, and obsidian and became an attorney. On 1 July 2021 at 19:04 UTC, he was murdered, arguing with the murderer that he could never consent to his murder. He would leave the server 43 minutes later, then disappear again, only to return once more on 17 August 2021, before disappearing again and reappearing on 8 November 2021. After that, he was primarily active on Discord and rarely joined the server. It is possible that Trolligarch was studying or was a graduate of law during or around this time, as he later commented on 6 July 2023 that his "law degree predates ChatGPT", which was largely popularised in late 2022.
2021–2024
Onward from 8 November 2021, Trolligarch was primarily active lurking on the DemocracyCraft Discord server and forums, studying Redmontian law and providing his analysis and opinion on the topics, with interest likely fuelled from his real-life legal background as on 21 May 2024, he stated, "I am a lawyer in the UK and have an English law degree, so I think I can talk about the law in general terms".
On 22 November 2021, he commented on Redmontian law, stating "DC's statutory definition of tax evasion is really broad", and provided commentary on it based on his own English legal experience. After disappearing once again, on 22 May 2022, he joined a voice chat discussion, suggesting he would "help the defendant" in the Redmont Bar Association (RBA) mock trial event, asking if 12.2 Contagious Diseases (as part of the Contagious Clarification Act) was a criminal offense. The mock case, where the doctor (the plaintiff) was suing the patient (the defendant), Trolligarch argued that it should have been prosecuted by the Commonwealth; he argued that the RBA mock trial event would have likely been based on the District Court case JB3335 v. Mebis [2020] DCR 3, given its similarity.
On 6 September 2023, he discussed on the Discord about his experience with other simulated democracy roleplay communities in which he had participated, noting that "there are plenty of ones that are like Discord only, but there are some on Reddit, Roblox, NationStates, etc... there's a whole world out there and I've probably visited like 50 or so at this point lol". This implies that his role in Redmont is mostly out of curiosity and would likely play a large part in the development of his future videos.
On 6 May 2024, he returned to Redmont, and asked "how do I check what profession I have", and, "what's the command to check my role?", in global chat as he was trying to register with the RBA. On 21 May 2024, he had a very lengthy discussion about Redmont case law. This was the last time he displayed any signs of activity within the community until the release of his 1 January 2025 video "When teenagers run virtual democracies".
YouTube
On 30 December 2024, an early access link to "When teenagers run virtual democracies" was shared on the DemocracyCraft Discord server, with xEndeavour replying to a comment about its upcoming release. It was released on 1 January 2025, and was officially announced on the server. The video covered the March 2024 coup in Redmont government, where server staff commented "one group within the community that has gradually accrued power to the point where they control all arms of government", and President GoldBlooded and Vice President SomeHumanOnEarth were impeached, allowing Bezzergeezer to assume the presidency. The YouTube video amounted 1,422,555 views by 20 June 2025, and was responsible for a large influx of new players, such as President Kaiserin_, who joined in the months following video's release, known as the Trolligarch wave.
He would later go on to release videos directly about and referring to the Commonwealth of Redmont. His first being The short seller who bet on a Minecraft financial crisis – DC Short I, released April 3, 2025, which covered January 2022's Finance minister ThrityStone's attempts to stop a panic sell and collapse of the Onyx Exchange, where Trolligarch accused Onyx Exchange's valuations of being fabricated by staff, leading to allegations of securities fraud and its subsequent implosion that harmed Hamilton's economy. Trolligarch also covered the immense risk in the finances and practices of Vanguard National Bank, which later collapsed and was liquidated.
His third video, The forex traders who shorted a Minecraft server’s currency – DC Short II, also released April 3, 2025, which is a more than hour-long investigation into Redmont's finance industry. This video narrated the FOREX trading of Vanguard Bank and other Redmontian financial institutions that were aggressively shorting the Redmontian dollar (DC$). These two videos received 112,000 and 62,000 views respectively. Trolligarch is rumoured to be working on a follow-up video.