Golden Banana Federation
The Swarm PrincipleContents
- 1Biodata
- 2Background / History
- 2.1Golden Banana Chamber of Commerce
- 2.2Founding of the Federation
- 2.3Continental Unification and Expansion
- 3Development Timeline
- 4Government and Society
- 5Pay-to-Win Network and [Data Template]
- 5.1[Data Template]
- 5.2Super Network
- 5.3Regulations and Enforcement
- 6Economy and Industry
- 7Military and Security
- 8Symbols and Customs
- 9Relationships
- 10Notable Quotes
Biodata
| Feature | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Golden Banana Federation (金香蕉联邦) |
| Alias(es) | Golden Banana; formerly associated with the Golden Banana Chamber of Commerce and Golden Banana Church |
| Type | Multiplanar federation / nation |
| Affiliation | Golden Banana Church; Pay-to-Win Network; Manae, the God of Pay-to-Win |
| Occupation/Role | Governing body, military power, trade network, and expansionist interplanar organization |
| Key Leadership | System — Golden Banana Archbishop and dictator; Jenny Tennyson — Golden Banana Empress; Gino — minister and practical helmsman; Augustus — Minister of Homeland Security and Defense 405 471 477 576 735 |
| Status | Active; its membership eventually includes factions from the Heavenly, Immortal, Demon, and Monster Realms 748 |
| First Appearance | Chapter 405: The War That Ended in Slumber |
Background / History
Golden Banana Chamber of Commerce
The Federation grew from the Golden Banana Chamber of Commerce, a group centered on Jenny Tennyson, Gino, merchants, scholars, an alchemist, and the necromancer Rowan. The Chamber outwardly operated as a church and adopted the golden banana as its religious symbol, believing that System favored bananas. Its members burned bananas in ritual fires, then each ate exactly one banana while viewing the golden banana startup logo of the [Data Template]. 238
The banana symbol originated from System's choice of a golden banana boot-up screen for the [Data Template]. Its spread caused bananas in the Koslin Kingdom to become nearly five times more expensive, while high-quality fruit rose to more than ten times its former price. 211
Under Gino's leadership, the Chamber became a covert political and military force. It accumulated necessities including grain, salt, and cotton cloth, raised over 7,000 mercenaries, and recruited Transcendent-ranked dwarven warrior Albert. 267 Its [Data Template] membership later exceeded 200, and Gino began planning campaigns against territories that produced bananas. 275
Founding of the Federation
After Augustus and allied forces conquered the decayed Dragonborn Empire and brought neighboring human states under control, Augustus accepted Gino's proposal to establish the Golden Banana Federation. Jenny was crowned Golden Banana Empress spanning two planes. 405
The Federation's early consolidation was swift and brutal. During one of System's pupations, Gino submitted execution lists containing more than 9,000 names. With Augustus's military strength and the Pay-to-Win Network's intelligence system, organized resistance disappeared and the Federation began operating steadily. 447
Continental Unification and Expansion
The Federation expanded through a mixture of conquest, trade, debt, cultural influence, and [Data Template] distribution. Duke, the God of Trade, helped it seize two southern city-states without bloodshed, ending his earlier conflict with the Golden Banana Church. 412
By the end of Golden Banana Year 6, Augustus had killed the harpy god Nidiya and forced the remaining harpies to submit, completing the unification of the Federation's continent. 514 The Fishman Kingdom later joined after becoming dependent on Federation-supplied Banana Happy Water and unable to repay its debts. 525
Development Timeline
| Period | Development | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Chamber era | The Golden Banana Chamber of Commerce built a mercenary force and expanded its [Data Template] membership beyond 200. 267 275 | Became a major hidden power in the Koslin Kingdom. |
| Founding | Gino proposed the Golden Banana Federation after the Dragonborn Empire and surrounding states fell under Augustus's control. 405 | Jenny became Empress across two planes. |
| Golden Banana Year 6 | The Federation defeated the Celestial Legion, though 3.7 million [Data Template]s were lost during Demigod Ode's attack. 446 | Its network became recognized as indispensable to civilian life. |
| Golden Banana Year 6 | The harpies submitted after Nidiya's death. 514 | The Federation's continent achieved complete unification. |
| Golden Banana Year 7–8 | The Age of Great Exploration began, with [Data Template] users projected to reach 17 million by the end of Year 7 and 70 million by the end of Year 8. 542 | Expansion shifted toward other planes and worlds. |
| Golden Banana Year 8 | The Kauz Empire was infiltrated by [Data Template]s; its Third Prince became governor of Kauz State under Federation control. 548 | The former enemy became a Federation territory. |
| Golden Banana Year 9 | [Data Template] distribution reached 150 million; the Federation had essentially unified three Main Planes and was invading six more. 556 | The Civilization Saint became the Federation's first deity. |
| Final period | The Science-Magic World became Federation territory, while several major realm factions joined the Federation. 748 | Its influence extended across worlds and realms. |
Government and Society
- System serves as Golden Banana Archbishop and ultimately rules the Federation dictatorially, while often leaving routine national affairs and warfare to Gino and other officials. 447 735
- Gino is regarded as the Federation's actual ruler in practice, directing disaster response, strategic planning, diplomacy, and major expansion efforts. 471 576
- Jenny Tennyson became Empress after the Federation's founding; her ability to sense emotions was instrumental in screening early Chamber members. 238 405
- Grand Duke Ian Tennyson governs Federation affairs on the former Koslin Kingdom plane, handling reconstruction and war matters through the network. 490
- Augustus enforces national security and Saint regulations as Minister of Homeland Security and Defense. 477
- Government affairs are largely conducted through the network rather than paper documents. 490
- The Federation's stated core philosophy is “mutual prosperity,” though its expansion created the practical reality of annexing dozens of planes. 675
Pay-to-Win Network and [Data Template]
[Data Template]
The [Data Template] is the Federation's central social, administrative, economic, and military tool. It provides communication, translation, abilities, intelligence modules, and access to the Pay-to-Win Network. 516 528
- It allows speakers of different races to communicate through translation functions. 516
- Its loss is treated as an extreme punishment, second only to penalties such as death, petrification, disconnection, and confinement. 462
- It enables rapid intelligence gathering, surveillance, evacuations, and troop mobilization. 496
- The Federation uses it to distribute information and integrate annexed populations, including the minotaurs. 516
- Its widespread cultural influence can weaken or displace existing faiths; more than half of Megak's infiltrators eventually defected or began worshipping Federation-aligned gods. 552
Super Network
The Super Network emerged from the Federation's network and grants System direct control over its functions. Authorized [Data Template] users may draw on it to activate abilities even without cultivation talent. 528
| Function | Known Use |
|---|---|
| [Energy Conduction] | A derived Super Network ability available through authorized access. 527 |
| [Quantum Transmission] | Enables rapid teleportation and evacuation during interplanar exploration. 527 542 |
| [Data Repository] | Can preserve living creatures, bodies, and souls; critically injured users may continue existing within it rather than dying permanently. 528 |
| Network Will | A Fantasy-tier ability formed from Federation faith and network development, comparable in some respects to a world will. 528 |
Regulations and Enforcement
Unknown Saints entering Federation territory must register in Golden Banana City and install a [Data Template]. Saints who refuse may be expelled; persistent hostile intruders are to be hunted down. 477
The Federation's blacklist is feared even by Saint Sykes, who immediately submitted to registration demands after learning of it. 491 The Pay-to-Win Network Protocol similarly requires powerful unidentified lifeforms to register, as experienced by God of Magic Megak. 536
Economy and Industry
- Currency: Pay-to-Win Points became a widely accepted currency in eastern cities and oasis settlements before System fully realized those regions had merged into the Federation. 488
- Infrastructure: Golden Banana City uses widespread magic-energy lamps, crystal statues, mechanical transport, teleportation arrays, floating islands, and Pay-to-Win Skyscrapers. 479 462
- Bananas: Bananas are a major cultural symbol, luxury commodity, ritual offering, decorative motif, and strategic resource. The Federation expanded into banana-producing territory and maintains banana plantations. 211 377 412
- Banana Divine Medicine: The Federation reverse-engineered the Kauz Empire's Wonderful Potion and created a stronger addictive version, reaching a 50% enhancement effect and production above 10,000 bottles per day. 462
- Domestic ban: Federation citizens are prohibited from consuming or selling Banana Divine Medicine to other citizens; violators may have their [Data Template] permanently disabled. 462
- Research and weapons: Kambar developed hydrogen bombs and pursued controlled nuclear fusion, while Newton Einstein's Spacetime Blast Bomb became another Federation superweapon. 548 550
Military and Security
| Asset / Method | Use |
|---|---|
| [Data Template]-equipped hawks | Secret reconnaissance of enemy troop movements. 496 |
| Network-directed mobilization | Detected Conrick's invasion three hours before arrival and began civilian evacuations immediately. 496 |
| Floating warships | Decisively destroyed Kauz Empire naval forces with artillery and magic-energy lasers. 479 |
| Magic-powered vessels | Operate without sails and support naval warfare alongside floating warships. 479 |
| Heroic Spirits | Major military and administrative force, sustained by remembrance through Federation games and network culture. 550 |
| Hydrogen and spacetime weapons | Used by heroic spirits in attacks against Megak's divine kingdom. 553 554 |
| Saint Management Regulations | Requires registration and [Data Template] installation for unknown Saints entering Federation territory. 477 |
The Federation's first major wartime defeat came in Golden Banana Year 6, when the Kauz Empire and Murloc Kingdom lured twenty Federation iron steamships into an ambush by deep-sea behemoths. Most of the more than 2,000 crew members died, while approximately 500 survivors were captured. 446
It recovered quickly, rescued its captured soldiers, destroyed more than seventy Kauz warships, and deployed newly developed floating warships to reverse the conflict. 450
Symbols and Customs
- Golden banana logo — The [Data Template]'s startup image and the Federation's most recognizable emblem. 211
- Golden banana flags — Flown atop the Pay-to-Win Skyscraper; Augustus personally embroidered some of them. 384 417
- Golden banana crystal statue — Displayed prominently atop the Pay-to-Win Skyscraper beneath the symbols “mn.” 384
- Golden banana clothing and ornaments — Officials and citizens commonly use banana-patterned robes, crystal ornaments, statues, and handkerchiefs. 417 490
- Banana-burning ritual — An early Chamber custom in which participants burned bananas, then ate exactly one banana. 238
Relationships
- System — Founder, Golden Banana Archbishop, and ultimate dictator; his [Data Template] and network form the foundation of Federation society. 447 735
- Jenny Tennyson — Early religious figure and Golden Banana Empress spanning two planes. 238 405
- Gino — Vice president of the original Chamber, Federation minister, strategist, and practical helmsman. 238 447 576
- Augustus — Heroic Spirit, security minister, military commander, and enforcer of Saint regulations. 405 477
- Duke, God of Trade — Recognized as a friendly god after assisting Federation expansion without bloodshed. 412
- God of Civilization — System's Saint Incarnation; became the Federation's first deity and accelerated its expansion through faith. 556 557
- Megak, God of Magic — Initially hostile and targeted by cultural infiltration and superweapon attacks; later chose to act alongside the Federation. 554 633
- Main God Space — Target of a Federation conquest plan centered on assimilating outer Main Gods into Golden Banana Main Gods. 576
- Fate Goddess Funi — Identified the Federation as a force absent from the original river of fate; later broke free of the God Above Gods' control after encountering Federation-affiliated chosen ones. 519 581
Notable Quotes
“Let not the people of the world be deceived, nor let the people of the world be enslaved.” 734