An introduction to the team that specializes in the planning, logistics and execution of “Aggressive Negotiations.”
¶ DIRECTOR
Dave Archer
Dave is the current ASCEE Military Director who lingers with a vengeance and runs a fairly motley crew.
After starting the game in 2016, Dave decided to join the premier new player corp Karmafleet, before jumping to ASCEE not long after. Dave has held a vast amount of roles over his time within ASCEE, showing his age having held almost every non-leadership role in the corp. Dave has also held a variety of alliance positions to go with his corp positions, such as alliance coordinator, Capital Commander and GSF Daycare Lead and still has a number of alliance roles, primarily focused around FCing.
Dave has a fondness for fleet combat and advanced industry within EVE, having made large amounts of T2 ships and capitals both appear via industry and dissapear through firepower. This has lead to him managing the corps primary PvP fleet operations, training and FC development, while also being the primary corp capital and supercapital FC despite him being the only current corp member to have lost a faction supercarrier -https://zkillboard.com/kill/91152825/
When not performing corp or alliance duties, Dave streams EVE on both his personal twitch and on the Imperium News Network Twitch channel as a Stream Team Leader where he organises streaming events and similar activities. While he can sometimes seem a bit spicy, he’s an incredible fountain of knowledge and can be persuaded to do some things he shouldn’t do, provided you have enough Gin or cocktails on hand.
¶ SUB-DIRECTORS
Arsig Dadurnur
Arsig Dadunur (Arsig or Chad) is the ASCEE military sub-director working closely with the Dave and Guy. Arsig joined ASCEE when the corp was only four months old and went largely under the radar for almost three years until Goon Vegas 2019. He got his first corp position as a recruiter when Heinrich9000 drunkenly promoted him in a kangaroo court proceeding after a night of heavy drinking in the Vegas ASCEE lounge (Arsig’s room).
Arsig since then has held several corp positions over the next year including Senior Recruiter and Internal Affairs Officer before being promoted to a Military Sub-Director and finally Director. After a hiatus for a year, his return has led him back into Ascendance leadership as a Military Sub-directer yet again. His duties include helping manage the FC team, assisting with deployments, drunken roams and the numerous corp gatecamps and events.
During the Beeitnam War of 20-21 Arsig was promoted to Alliance Coordinator and worked with the Skyteam on offensive and defensive operations in support of war effort. In his downtime Arsig likes to do small gang fleets and hang out in Texmex with the other nerds.
Guy Games
Guy Games (Guy) is the EUTZ/USTZ Ascendance Military Sub-Director who reports to Dave.
Guy started was dragged into EVE in 2019 with the promise of glorious space battles and ludicrously high fun-per-hour opportunities. After a few months of kicking and screaming about how mining is boring and Caldari is best, he managed to slip under the radar into Ascendance where he’s been causing havoc since.
Guy has held a variety of Alliance and corp positions over the years, having been a Goonswarm Federation Fleet Commander, Recon Member, Scout member and Alliance Coordinator as well as Ascendance FC, Military Manager, Logistics member and Sub-director. His varied background enables him to contribute in a variety of ways, often out of sight and working behind the scenes.
Guys responsibilities are generally paperwork based while also being the Military Quartermaster, however he is more than happy and capable enough of getting his ship dirty and has commanded fleets up to and including supercapitals. In his downtime Guy enjoys Rum, making fits that are incredibly niche and pimping out ships that really shouldn’t be pimped out.
¶ Retired Leadership
Kira Jayde
Kira Jayde (Kira) was the AUTZ Ascendance Military Sub-Director who reported to Dave.
Kira Started his EVE life during one cold midnight Anatomy and Physiology study session and decided to take a break from learning how people poop to learning how to fly spaceships. Kira started their eve journey like so many others, completing the SOE epic arc and getting ganked in HS asteroid belts. But one day they saw the light and that light was ASCEE.
Since joining Ascee, Kira has become known mostly for their scouting, scanning and hacking of entire regions worth of structures and for finding the occasional loot pinata, this has resulted in Kira being called a ‘Mini Rhom’. Kira’s interests focus on small gang pvp, pvp training fleets, wh ops and helping others make money.
Now after 5 years in Acee, Kira can confidently say they know how people poop.
Footnote: Kira began studying EVE Online in 1927, just after inventing gravity. Kira possesses an optimal balance of tenacity, wisdom, rabies, cuddlyness, and madness.
Better known as the original “drop bear” Kira will give you the what-for. Kira drives the upside down life doing all the things upside down in Ascendance since April 2018, but don’t get it sideways… Kira is on the up- and up… And will mess you up. Get down with that!
Kira loves boxing kangaroos, chilling with his BFF Paul Hogan, and singing at the Sydney Opera House.
Zedz Dead
In Memoriam: Zedz Dead (Zed), the USTZ Ascendance Military Sub-Director reporting to Arsig Dadunur. Zed’s EVE Online odyssey, which began in November 2009, earned him a distinctive reputation as one of the game’s “worst players.” Despite this, Zed found a home in Ascendance in February 2018, holding various roles, from Recruiter to Military Sub-Director. Remarkably, he survived the loss of both a supercarrier and a titan during the Beeitnam war, all while consistently challenging leadership for over half a decade. Outside the digital universe, Zed, a former US Marine, balanced military discipline with his love for Jeep adventures during his supposed “free time.” His favorite crayon flavor, cherry, became a symbolic quirk, encapsulating the unique character that left an indelible mark on Ascendance.
In honoring Zed’s legacy, we recall a character whose unconventional journey, misadventures, and resilient spirit shaped a unique chapter in our community’s history. May Zedz Dead’s tales, flavored with the essence of cherry crayons, continue to echo through the virtual corridors of EVE Online, serving as a reminder that even the most unorthodox players contribute to the vibrant tapestry of our shared experiences in the cosmos of Ascendance.
¶ Timezones
AUTZ - Dave/Guy
EUTZ - Guy/Dave
USTZ - Dave/Guy/Arsig
Point to note - While Guy and Dave are listed as being around in all timezones, this is due to working schedules and patterns and we may actually not be around in that particular timezone. Your first port of call should be the first person listed for the timezone.