An interview with Kaleidico (PART TWO)

The following interview was conducted by McTwoPoint0. PMI does not endorse any of the opinions expressed in this interview.

Following the Third Great Realmplex War and his subsequent ascension to leadership over the newly-formed nation of Baked Potato, we sat down with Kaleidico again to discuss his plans for this new world order brave new world. Since our last interview, Kaleidico has been making the rounds across Realmplex’s political field, offering much to discuss now that we have our own Kaleidico round, too. [looks at camera]

All information is accurate as of the time of the interview (24 March 2025).

Righty ho, first question, what inspired you to create J.A.W?

KALEIDICO: I am a broke little boy, I was not about to start a war with no backing behind it like the Supremacy did.

No, I mean what was your motivation for creating it? Like, why did you want to go to war and such.

KALEIDICO: Oh, I think that's pretty unrelated to why JAW was made. I mean everything was detailed very specifically in the declaration of war but I feel like most people didn't actually take what I was saying seriously whatsoever, or even read it past "hehe war"

Hmm, true. Anyways, second question, what brought you to ally with the United Serial Alcoholics and The Ataraxy?

KALEIDICO: I at no point ever allied with the USA, most of the war seen on the server wasn't even mine; it became a completely detached conflict once Potato roped the USA into it, and Baked Potato won by proxy. I allied with Clam, Mad, and Basil because they had resources I didn't and were convinced of my ideas for forming Baked Potato while also being relatively level headed. Again, I had little to no authority by the end of it after the entire USA was roped in.

I see. Third question, how does Baked Potato function? How does it differ from Realmplex's other nations?

KALEIDICO: I have not had the time to play much since the war, but Baked Potato has core residents who act like neighbors to each other, focusing on building up towns as if they are bases. The idea is for no town to be empty if a new player were to come along, and to close the distance between players. Taylor might show up if you ask him to, but if you asked me where Taylor actually lives, I wouldn't be able to tell you. I think it can feel like single player a lot of the time when there aren't many players in close proximity to you, but at the same time, everyone wants their little corner of the world. I'm sure you can understand that idea now that Naboo and Bird are neighboring SSI, and part of the inspiration for this idea was the dynamic between you and Toblerone.

I understand. Right, fourth question, what does your ascension to leader of a nation mean for the R.B.U?

KALEIDICO: The RBU in general needs to be reworked, and because this nation is an evolution of the ideas behind the RBU, I think the RBU just needs to become more country based; the title of builders union should be less of a union of people, but a union of countries allocating resources to help complete builds on the server.

I see. Fifth question, did you have any sort of plan in case J.A.W lost the war?

KALEIDICO: Do you think Japan asked the United States if they had a plan in case they lost when they dropped the atomic bomb?

True, true.

KALEIDICO: If you are anticipating failure enough to make a contingency plan before the war even begins, you've already lost.

Good point. Sixth question, PMI understands there was some sort of inner dispute that led to the creation of a separate state to Baked Potato, Thigh-land. Could you give us some insight on what happened?

KALEIDICO: Once it became more of a USA war than anything else, they were willing to play hardball for all of Thailand where Baked Potato was not. One thing that got them particularly pissed was hearing that there was discussion of a scorched earth protocol from the URA, which kind of convinced them that the URA did not actually care for Thailand.

Interesting. Seventh question, what are you future plans for Baked Potato?

KALEIDICO: Take it slow. But the long term goal I have is to direct the aesthetics of each town and make something unique, special, or interesting for each area of the nation. A lot of that is developing naturally in places like Quartzonia. Maybe this would be a good opportunity to announce some names changes that better reflect the major locations of the country;

Name Pending Swamp -----> Florida

Quartzonia -----> Petalwood

Name Pending -----> Name Forgotten

Ahh yeah. Eighth and final question, can you give any confirmation that you didn't die in the L.A fires and that I'm not speaking to your ghost?

KALEIDICO: I’m just [insert Invincible title card here].