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The Red Banquet was an event held by the Eggpire as a way to secretly corrupt the entire server with Blood Vines and feed those who did not support The Egg to The Egg. It was stated to be part of the Eggpire's "final phase." Multiple "guests of honor," all of whom were part of the resistance and/or uninfectable, had been invited.
During the Banquet, a rescue team of Quackity, Technoblade, and Purpled interrupted the event, freed most of the attendees, and gain possession of the Egg.
Preparations[]
On March 6, 2021, Antfrost began to prepare for the banquet, gathering crimson stems for long tables and cleaning out the Egg Room. Antfrost also mentioned wanting to have CaptainPuffy, Awesamdude, Eret, and Foolish Gamers as "guests of honor" at the banquet, all four of whom were "pro-omelette" and/or immune to the egg's influence.[1]
On March 28, 2021, Eret and Foolish mentioned the Red Banquet while discussing what they knew about The Egg and cleaning blood vines around the server. They both considered attending the banquet to find out more about The Egg, but were suspicious due to the lack of details.[2]
On April 7, 2021, BadBoyHalo sent out official invites to the Red Banquet. Awesamdude, Foolish Gamers, and CaptainPuffy agreed to attend the event as guests of honor due to them being able to finally clear the blood vines.[3] Two days later, Foolish told Tubbo about the Red Banquet and that he had been invited with Sam and Puffy. He also mentioned that the Eggpire might be inviting more members. Tubbo told him to collect info on the Eggpire.[4][5]
On April 18, 2021, BadBoyHalo revealed a dance floor built next to the main table in the Egg Room and various posters for the Banquet. He also said that the dance floor would not be used.[6]
On April 23, two days before the Banquet, Sam, Foolish, Puffy, and Hannah (who revealed she would be attending) discussed the Banquet. The four agreed that the Eggpire seemed suspicious with their sudden change in tone, so they decided to smuggle diamond armor and tools in the banquet table as a backup. Puffy volunteered to hide the armor and tools, and the four decided on "spruce boat" as a code word.[7][8] After Hannah and Foolish departed, Sam and Puffy spoke to Ant, who reassured the two that the banquet was not a ploy while also saying that they "will be one." Following their talk with Ant, Sam revealed to Puffy that he had a secret plan to TNT-trap the Egg as a backup if their armor plan failed."[9]
On April 24, BadBoyHalo invited Sapnap. Sapnap asked if Dream was gonna be there, and Bad responded with a "maybe." Sapnap agreed to go to the banquet, as Bad said it would be "to die for" before he left Sapnap.[10] Bad also met with Eret at the Community House and gave them their invite.[11]
Outfits[]
Several guests and organizers wore specialist outfits for the event, which can be seen below:
The Banquet[]
BadBoyHalo, Antfrost, and Ponk finished the preparations and began to let the guests. Niki arrived first, followed by Foolish, Sam, Hannah, Puffy, Fundy, HBomb, Foolish, and George. As they arrived, HBomb set up equipment and acted as DJ for the banquet as some of the guests danced together and had fun. Ranboo observed the participants from a distance, but was not seen by any of the guests. After some dance and conversation, Bad called all participants to the table, where food was provided to the guests. Most didn't eat or drink the soup provided, although a few had cocktails. A cake was also placed on one of the item frames in front of a chair with a reserved sign on it as a reference to VelvetIsCake.[12][13][14]
The members went around making speeches; Bad continued to affirm that the banquet was set up in hopes of "turning a new leaf." Foolish, Eret, Ponk, and Puffy expressed hope for a brighter future without conflict, though Foolish and Puffy also mentioned the damages inflicted by the Eggpire upon their respective properties and relationships. Bad finished the round of toasting with a second speech, promising that the banquet would be an event that no one would ever forget.[15][16][17]
The trap[]
As Bad finished his speech, lava began flowing down, creating barriers around the guests and trapping everyone in the room. Bad concluded his speech by saying, "Thank you for coming, everybody...Prepare to die." After this, Ranboo was not seen; it is unclear if he stayed for the remainder of the event. Puffy was disappointed, but admitted that she planned for this occurrence and hid a stash of equipment before the event. However, when she opened her stash, it she found it to be empty. Hannah stepped to the Eggpire's side, announcing that she had to serve The Egg and tipped them off beforehand. Sam activated his final backup plan, deploying TNT directly on top of the Egg. However, the explosions dealt minimal damage, and the Egg rapidly regenerated. Bad explained that, after Quackity's attempt to destroy the Egg, they took "proper precautions." He revealed that the banquet was a ruse, and that The Egg required energy gained from death to hatch.[18][19][20]
Eret spoke out against them, calling them monsters because they betrayed everyone. Bad mocked Eret, calling it ironic that they said that when they betrayed before. Eret said that they now knew it was wrong. Hannah then guided Eret to a sacrificial pit, where Bad prepared to kill them. Foolish stepped forth and asked if The Egg could withstand a barrage of lightning. As everyone looked at the Egg, however, no lightning appeared. Powerless, upon Puffy's shocked gaze, Foolish took Eret's place as the first sacrifice and was slain by Antfrost whilst Puffy screamed at them to stop.[21][22][23]
The rescue[]
As Bad gloated over the first death, Quackity broke through the wall of the banquet room, demanding that he stop. He demanded that Bad re-evaluate what he was doing and stated that Bad was letting himself be manipulated. During his speech, Quackity stealthily gave an axe to Puffy. Bad responded to Quackity, explaining that he couldn't consider stopping because The Egg would give him something that no one else could. He pointed out that Quackity was outnumbered and that he should've brought an army if he wanted to stop them.[24][25][26]
Quackity, undeterred, said that he didn't come alone. Technoblade and Purpled then entered the room behind Quackity, accompanied by members of the Hound Army. Furious, Bad accused Purpled of being a traitor, as they had hired him to attack Puffy. Purpled responded, saying that Quackity had the better offer. Beyond that, Bad was in shock that Techno would choose to side with Quackity, given their long history as enemies. Techno responded that the Eggpire needed to be stopped and that he was willing to work with Quackity to make that happen. Bad gloated that they outnumbered them four to three, but Puffy exclaimed "Not for long...Antfrost you're dead!" and killed Ant with the axe, taking Ant's first canon life.[27][28][29]
This caused chaos, and the Eggpire and Quackity's group began fighting each other with the rest of the attendees watching from the distance so they weren't hurt in the crossfire. In the ensuing battle, Quackity, Techno, Purpled, and Puffy all overpowered the Eggpire so Bad ordered them to retreat. Hannah protested against it, but eventually all members were running for their life. Purpled chased them for a time, but wasn't able to track where they went. Quackity, Techno, and Sam stayed behind to discuss options to contain or neutralize the Egg as Purpled led the survivors to safety.[30][31]
Aftermath[]
After their retreat, Bad, Ponk, and Hannah split off and went into hiding. As he traveled, Bad became distraught over the loss of the Egg and told himself that he needed what the Egg could provide, but didn't want to hurt anyone. Reflecting on the death of Foolish, he wondered if he was in the wrong.[32]
As Puffy emerged into freedom, she immediately separated from the others and went on a walk of her own. She slowly internalized what happened in the Banquet, starting to get overwhelmed by the situation that her son died and that she killed one of her closest friends. Puffy began to search for where Foolish had respawned while processing her actions and trying to figure out who she had become.[33]
Shortly after being led to safety, Eret built a statue in Foolish's honor in their fortress. They recalled how Foolish always seemed to know more about Eret than they did themself, and how Foolish tried to save Eret in the Banquet.[34]
Hours after the banquet, Ranboo logged on at his base and put away items from his inventory before heading out. The first letters of the items (an eye of ender, white dye, orange tulip, and netherrack) put away spelled out "E(Eye/I) won." He was also missing his "Do Not Read" books, though he didn't notice this. He met up with Sam, where he indicated that he had no memory of being at the banquet. While visiting The Egg's room, Sam told Ranboo the events of the Red Banquet and explained that he planned to move and contain the Egg for the time being.[35]
A month later while trying to recruit Foolish to Las Nevadas, Quackity revealed to Foolish that he purposefully let Foolish be sacrificed with the intent of making Foolish realize that living as a peaceful builder was not an option.[36]
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- Ant revealed on Twitter that Foolish volunteered to be sacrificed during the banquet.[37]
- Technoblade revealed on his Discord that the hound army that he brought to the banquet were unnamed dogs.[38] He also revealed that only one of his wolves survived after successfully escaping the Red Banquet.
- The seat next to Ponk had a cake on the table with reserved on it, referencing VelvetIsCake. Antfrost revealed out of character that he added this as a hint towards Velvet being a part of his motivations for following The Egg.[39]
- If Eret had been allowed to stream the banquet, they would have worn their strawberry dress in real life during it.[40]
- Philza originally planned attend the Red Banquet as a persona created by his fans named "Redza." He would have been at the Banquet but not speak nor interact. However, he changed his mind due to the fact that he would have needed to interact with others at the Banquet.[41]
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