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{{Infobox military conflict
{{InfoboxWar
| conflict = Pumpkin Bandit Conflict
| image = [[File:PumpkinBanditMessage2.png|255x255px]]▼
| partof =
| caption = The message being discovered by 44cckw, raddicted and Norbert011.▼
▲| image = [[File:PumpkinBanditMessage2.png|255x255px]]
| date = 2 October 2022-
▲| caption = The message being discovered by 44cckw, raddicted and Norbert011.
| location = Server-wide▼
| date = October 2 2022 – present
| result = ▼
▲| locationplace = Server-wide
|group1 = {{User|44cckw}}<br>{{User|aella22}}<br>{{User|Norbert011}}<br>{{User|FinC121}}<br>{{User|raddicted}}
▲| result =
|group2 = Pumpkin Bandit▼
| combatant1 = Anti-Pumpkin Bandit Forces
|forces1 = 1 Server owner<br>5~ players
| combatant2 = Pumpkin Bandit Army
|forces2 = 1 player
| commander1 = {{User|44cckw}}
|ded1 = None
{{User|CalmCreeper360}}
|ded2 = None
{{User|FinsCon}}
{{User|Norbert011}}
{{User|raddicted}}
{{User|TriKhazan}}
{{User|Withermann}}
''and others...''
▲|group2 commander2 = Pumpkin Bandit
| casualties1 = none
| casualties2 = 1 death
}}
The '''Pumpkin Bandit Conflict''' is the name given to an ongoing conflict between the players of Betaonline, against an unknown playerentity who goes under the name '"the Pumpkin Bandit'".▼
 
==2022==
▲The Pumpkin Bandit Conflict is the name given to an ongoing conflict between the players of Betaonline, against an unknown player who goes under the name 'the Pumpkin Bandit'.
===Oak Hills Heistheist===▼
 
==History==
[[File:PumpkinBanditMessage1.png|200px|thumb|left|The extortion letter.]]
At an unknown point before 2 October 2022, an unknown entity, possibly a player, going under the pseudonym '"the Pumpkin Bandit'", would rob the [[Bank (Oak Hills)|bank]] and all stores of [[Oak Hills]]. He would leave a message outside of the [[AFK Pool]], and leave blood trails (redstone) all across town.▼
▲===Oak Hills Heist===
▲At an unknown point before 2 October 2022, a player going under the pseudonym 'the Pumpkin Bandit', would rob the [[Bank (Oak Hills)|bank]] and all stores of [[Oak Hills]]. He would leave a message outside of the [[AFK Pool]], and leave blood trails (redstone) all across town.
 
[[44cckw]] was the first player who noticed this, and would immediately notify [[raddictedRaddicted]] and [[Norbert011]]. They would all gather around the AFK Pool and read a series of signs that the bandit had left. It was an attempt at extortion; the Pumpkin Bandit demanded diamond blocks, otherwise he would [[Grief|blow up the town]].
 
===Slimeball Campsitecampsite===▼
[[File:PumpkinBanditMessage3.png|200px|thumb|left|The detailed plan of operations left by the bandit.]]
While visiting the town of [[Slimeball]], raddictedRaddicted and Norbert discovered an abandoned campsite left by the bandit on 3 October 2022. The campsite contained a detailed series of signs, which saidstated that '"they'" had stolen their homes in the desert, and that the Pumpkin Bandit would recruit more [[pumpkinmen]] to his cause, and set up a permanent base of operations somewhere on the server.▼
[[File:aellaPumpkinBandit.png|200px|thumb|right|The blood found inside aella22's house.]]▼
▲===Slimeball Campsite===
▲While visiting the town of [[Slimeball]], raddicted and Norbert discovered an abandoned campsite left by the bandit on 3 October 2022. The campsite contained a detailed series of signs, which said that 'they' had stolen their homes in the desert, and that the Pumpkin Bandit would recruit more [[pumpkinmen]] to his cause, and set up a permanent base of operations somewhere on the server.
 
Around the same time, the extortion letter left by the bandit outside of the AFK Pool was destroyed byunder anmysterious unknown playercircumstances. Wherever this was the Pumpkin Bandit removing evidence or if it was an unrelated grief, is unknown.
 
===Attack on Slimeball===
▲[[File:aellaPumpkinBandit.png|200px|thumb|right|The blood found inside aella22's house.]]
On 11 October 2022, [[aella22]] would log on the server, and immediately report griefing at Slimeball. 44cckw and raddictedRaddicted would warp to Slimeball to check it out, and found blood all over aella's house. This was confirmed to be work of the Pumpkin bandit, as the blood was similar to that found in the Oak Hills robberies. Luckily for the residents in Slimeball, no other crimes were committed, as all the chests was locked. 44cckw also showed the Slimeball campsite to aella, and suggested that she could repurpose it into something else.
 
===Wither Town Wellwell===▼
On 30 October 2022, [[TriKhazan]] would discover a lever at the [[Wither Town]] well. When switching it on, it revealed a secret base underneath the well, left by the bandit at an unknown time. 44cckw, Raddicted, [[CalmCreeper360]] and Norbert011 would be alerted and joined in on the gathering. Another message would be found, saying that the Pumpkin Bandit's army is "not large enough to raid the server", and that he would enlist the help from "the golem". Chests containing random items such as redstone, string, wheat and other junk items would be riddled around the base. 3 sponges was also inside the base, meaning that the Pumpkin Bandit could potentially be either Norbert and raddicted, as those were the only players at the time who had obtained sponges.
 
<gallery>
PumpkinBanditWell1.png|The initial discovery of the well. 30 October 2022.
PumpkinBanditWell2.png|The message found inside the base.
PumpkinBanditWell3.png|The very suspicious sponges.
</gallery>
 
===Trojan pumpkin===
[[File:FinGiantPumpkin.png|200px|thumb|right|The giant pumpkin that Fin constructed in Oak Hills. 31 October 2022]]
[[File:FinPumpkinBandit.png|200px|thumb|right|The Pumpkin Bandit agent discovered inside Fin's Pumpkin.]]
On 31 October 2022, [[FinsCon]] would construct a giant pumpkin in Oak Hills to celebrate Halloween. While the pumpkin stood there for hours without anything happening, CalmCreeper decided to break into it while Fin went offline. He would discover a pumpkinman inside of the giant pumpkin. Calm at first believed this was the Pumpkin Bandit himself, though Norbert pointed out that it was simply one of his minions, due to all of the wealth he had stole not being anywhere in sight. The minion however, remained silent.
 
{{User|CalmCreeper360}} : youre under arrest
{{User|Norbert011}} : why is he silent
{{User|Norbert011}} : he probably already ate cyanide pills before we captured him
{{User|CalmCreeper360}} : fuck
{{User|Norbert011}} : we lost our only lead
 
Due to the pumpkinman not speaking up, Norbert would decapitate him with his sword. The giant pumpkin would be destroyed some time later after Halloween, though people found it very suspicious that the Pumpkin Bandit-follower hid inside Fin's build. Some theorized that the pumpkinman was attracted there due instinct, since it was a massive pumpkin. Calm however, believed that Fin and the Pumpkin Bandit could be working together. Norbert didn't think too much of it, and instead said they should be investigating the clue about "the golem".
▲===Wither Town Well===
 
==2023==
===Battle Tower Golem===▼
===Lake City campsite===
 
==2024==
===The Devil's Butthole Meat Vault===▼
▲===Battle Tower Golemgolem===
▲===The Devil's Butthole Meatmeat Vaultvault===
 
==Possible Suspectssuspects==
It is unknown who the Pumpkin Bandit is, though players have speculated that it could be one of these players;
 
*'''46mm''' was one of the first people who got accused of the crimes. He has had a long history on the server for causing chaos, mainly during the [[Dupe WarsWar]], so it could be possible that he somehow has returned.▼
*'''Norbert011''' in cooperation with '''FinC121''' are the most likely suspects, due to them being the ones who first discovered the scene and also finding the most evidence in the case, even in the most unlikely and remote locations.This leads many to believe, that they are the eral culprits, who initiated this false flag attack on the BetaOnline community as an attempt to overthrow the government and cover up the existence of the [[Finternet]].▼
▲*'''46mm''' was one of the first people who got accused of the crimes. He has had a long history on the server for causing chaos, mainly during the [[Dupe Wars]], so it could be possible that he has returned.
*'''Withermann''' is a major suspect. He is known on the server for creating [[pumpkinmen]], which is what the Pumpkin Bandit refers to at his Slimeball campsite. Wither also has created multiple settlements all across the server, so this campsite could be another one of his creations.▼
*'''CalmCreeper360''' is another major suspect. He claims that a secret tunnel-network exist in [[Oak Hills]], named the [[Finternet Mandela Effect|Finternet]]. He could have used these tunnels to travel around the town unnoticed, and rob the stores by digging tunnels underneath them.▼
*While unlikely, '''Mope222''' could potentially be the Pumpkin Bandit, as there were blood trails running towards his [[Mope222's House|house]]. This was however disregarded quickly as a red herring, as the Pumpkin Bandit could've possibly tried to frame Mope for the crimes.
▲*'''Withermann''' iswas a major suspect at first. He is known on the server for creating [[pumpkinmen]], which is what the Pumpkin Bandit refers to at his Slimeball campsite. Wither also has created multiple settlements all across the server, so this campsite could be another one of his creations. It is also highly suspicious that the Pumpkin Bandit managed to create a hidden base underneath Withertown without Wither noticing.
▲*'''CalmCreeper360''' is another majorpossible suspect. He claims that a secret tunnel-network exist in [[Oak Hills]], named the [[Finternet Mandela Effect|Finternet]]. He could have used these tunnels to travel around the town unnoticed, and rob the stores by digging tunnels underneath them.
▲*'''Norbert011''', in cooperationtogether with '''FinC121FinsCon''' and '''Raddicted''' are the most likely suspects, due to them being the ones who first discovered the scene and also finding the most evidence in the case, even in the most unlikely and remote locations. This leads manysome players to believe, that they are the eralreal culprits, who initiated this false flag attack on the BetaOnlineBetaonline community as an attempt to overthrow the governmentleadership and cover up the existence of the [[Finternet]]. Out of the three, Fin has cast the most suspicion on himself - when being asked if the identity of the Pumpkin Bandit has been uncovered, he responded with only a smile. This has been witnessed by [[Withermann]], TriKhazan and CalmCreeper360.
*'''shigaduhshay''' became another suspect with the discovery of the Wither Town well underground base. He claims that he discovered the base "a long time ago", yet he never told anyone else on the server about the find.
 
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