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{{Infobox organisation
|title        = The East Rio Military Alliance
|image        = ERMA_Flag.png
|caption      = The flag of the East Rio Military Alliance, as created by {{user|Fritzbros}}.
|leadership   = {{user|Fritzbros}}
|headquarters = New Kansas
|startdate    = June 6th, 2022
|public       = No
|status       = Dissolved on December 31st, 2022
}}
'''The East Rio Military Alliance''' was a defensive pact and organization of groups and independent towns that was established to bring peace among all members, and to bring every member together if a threat to one member emerged. It was in concept similar to NATO.

==How ERMA Functioned==
===The Pact===
The Pact was the backbone of what '''ERMA''' stood for. It basically meant that if any member was attacked, that every other member of '''ERMA''' would fight back with them. This was ultimately reduced to being a part of the Council's votes rather than a full certainty of everyone's backing, but was the center mutually assured destruction that made '''ERMA''' what it was.

===The Council, and Voting===
Although ultimately never used due to inactivity and a lack of a need for it, '''ERMA''' functioned under stress and peril with a Council. The council comprised of three members, usually the leaders of the three groups that were a part of '''ERMA''', voting on any issues that would arise. For example, if a group member of '''ERMA''' was attacked by another group not associated with '''ERMA''', the other two groups would decide whether or not they'd intervene and cause the pact to be followed. If successfully voted on, the other two groups would attack the assaulting group, standing on the side of the '''ERMA''' member who was attacked. This never ended up being needed, as no problems ended up facing '''ERMA'''.

==History==
===Founding===
Following emerging hostilities between the people of '''''[[Baker's Edge]]''''' and '''''[[The Second Midwestern Empire]]''''' over border disputes about the Rio River, on June 6th, 2022, ''{{user|Fritzbros}}'' decided to found '''the East Rio Military Alliance''' as a potential way to have aid in case of any problems. 

===Growing in Size===
After hearing about '''''[[The War Against 2b2tisFull|the War Against 2b2tisFull]]''''', and ''{{user|2b2tisFull}}'''s overbearing presence against '''''[[Coefficiency|the Coefficiency]]''''' and it's allies, ''{{user|Fritzbros}}'' continued work on trying to change the agenda of '''the East Rio Military Alliance''' from being a failsafe against border disputes turned potential conflicts, to a pact dedicated to stopping threats like ''{{user|2b2tisFull}}'' following an attack on an '''ERMA''' member or associate.


On June 6th, 2022, ''{{user|Anubis773}}'', the leader of '''''[[Mount Pespla]]''''', joined '''the East Rio Military Alliance'''. By ''{{user|Anubis773}}'' joining '''ERMA''', it marked the official inclusion of '''''[[Mount Pespla]]''''' and it's members into '''ERMA''', although being only represented by ''{{user|Anubis773}}''. On that same day, ''{{user|RubberDuck116}}'', and another, now deleted user who was a member of '''''[[The Second Midwestern Empire]]''''' joined '''ERMA'''.


On June 10th, 2022, ''{{user|Fritzbros}}'' invited ''{{user|ZJTrayGamingYT}}'' and '''''[[Coefficiency|the Coefficiency]]''''' to '''ERMA'''. After some consideration, ''{{user|ZJTrayGamingYT}}'' joined '''the East Rio Military Alliance'''.


On August 12th, 2022, ''{{user|ahri_29}}'' of '''''[[Mount Pespla]]''''', joined '''the East Rio Military Alliance'''.


On August 15th, 2022, ''{{user|Rebel_mind}}'' of '''''[[Mount Pespla]]''''', joined '''the East Rio Military Alliance'''.

===Inactivity, and Dissolution===
From August 15th, 2022 onwards, nothing new really happened in '''ERMA'''. Most members were busy doing other things, or being inactive.


On August 12th, 2022, ''{{user|ZJTrayGamingYT}}'' became inactive, and went back to MCO later in September of 2023, and then again later in July of 2024. This marked the end of the '''''[[Coefficiency|the Coefficiency's]]''''' representation in '''ERMA'''.


From Late 2022 to January of 2023, ''{{user|Anubis773}}'' was dealing with the decline of '''''[[Mount Pespla]]''''', where most members began to leave '''''[[Mount Pespla]]''''', leave MCO, or get banned. ''{{user|Anubis773}}'''s focus was elsewhere, and he eventually left MCO for personal reasons, before coming back in July of 2024.


Following the absence of the two other core groups invovled in '''ERMA''', ''{{user|Fritzbros}}'' was left alone with '''ERMA''', a shell of what was, and an even bigger shell of the super-alliance it was planned to be. When ''{{user|Fritzbros}}'' left MCO for good on December 31st, 2022, '''the East Rio Military Alliance''' dissolved with it.

==Members==
===Players===
* ''{{user|Fritzbros}}'' (founder, council member, and leader) (representing '''''[[The Second Midwestern Empire]]''''')
* ''{{user|Anubis773}}'' (member, council member) (representing '''''[[Mount Pespla]]''''')
* ''{{user|ZJTrayGamingYT}}'' (member, council member) (representing '''''[[Coefficiency|the Coefficiency]]''''')
* ''{{user|RubberDuck116}}'' (member) (member of '''''[[The Second Midwestern Empire]]''''')
* ''{{user|ahri_29}}'' (member) (member of '''''[[Mount Pespla]]''''')
* ''{{user|Rebel_mind}}'' (member) (member of '''''[[Mount Pespla]]''''')
* Two other now deleted users

===Groups===
* '''''[[The Second Midwestern Empire]]'''''
* '''''[[Mount Pespla]]'''''
* '''''[[Coefficiency|The Coefficiency]]'''''