Founded May 1, 2000 · CalgaryFounders Hive Mind & Chods100+ games · worldwide
Thank you for your service
To every recruit who wore the tag, every officer who carried the charter, every voice on TeamSpeak and Discord — Baptized by Fire thanks you. Your attitude, teamwork, and honor built something that lasted a generation of online gaming.
Clan BBF is shutting down as an active organization. What remains is this dedication, and a password-protected archive of our forums — so the stories stay with those who lived them.
In memory of [BBF]Itchy (April 2021) and [BBF]Striker / Bald Eagle — forever in our hearts. Till All Are One.
Explore the legacy
Open any panel for the history, rules, leadership, and heroes that defined BBF.
Forum Archive
A read-only archive of clan forum posts — vBulletin and Kunena eras — kept for members who want to revisit the boards.
For more than two decades, Baptized by Fire was a worldwide community of gamers who took pride in being honorable, respectful, and fair. We did not recruit based on skill — we recruited on attitude, and a willingness to work together.
As the organization stands down, we dedicate this final headquarters page to every member who served — founders, heroes, officers, core members, cadets, and recruits. You were the clan.
Want to keep in touch? Visitors, members, and former members are welcome in our
BBF Facebook group.
You can also browse historic captures of clanbbf.com on the
Wayback Machine
(Internet Archive).
May the friendships outlast the servers. Till All Are One.
Clan BBF was a worldwide online community of gamers who took pride in being honorable, respectful, and fair.
The Five W’s
Who: Led by the General of the Army and the Clan Leadership Board (CLB).
What: “Baptized by Fire” — named by founders Hive Mind and Chods.
When: Officially founded May 1, 2000.
Where: Headquarters in Calgary, Alberta, Canada — members worldwide.
Why: To bring people together through a common love of online gaming.
Clan structure
Division Command · Regiment Command · Company Command — all under the Clan Leadership Board.
Mission
To become one of the most fun and respectable battle clans on the internet.
To be known as a major part of online gaming history.
To prove that you can have fun playing games online while being fair.
Mottos
“TILL ALL ARE ONE” — Clan Motto
“Ours is not to reason why, ours is but to do or die” — Second Golden Age slogan
“Fear the fire, Embrace the flame!” — BBF-X Motto
Founded May 1, 2000 in Calgary by Hive Mind and Chods. First game: Star Trek: Armada. Over the years BBF supported 100+ titles across RTS, FPS, MMO, and more.
May 1, 2000 — BBF founded.
Sep 18, 2000 — DarkKnight takes clan leadership.
Oct 2000 / Fall 2001 — First golden age (Red Alert 2); RA2 fleet reaches #1 worldwide ladder.
Sep 2002 — Second golden age begins with Battlefield 1942.
2004–2005 — Awards, featured clan honors; ~250 active members.
2011–2012 — MyBB era, then BBFhq 10 with vBulletin.
May 24, 2016 — BBFhq 11 launches (this final website generation).
2026 — Organization stands down. BBFHQ — FINAL dedication remains.
1.1 Prime Directive: BBF represents Honor, Fairness, and Respect.
Honor — Win and lose with good sportsmanship.
Fairness — Do not cheat or knowingly allow others to cheat.
Respect — Treat all persons in the online gaming community with respect.
General Order 1: We do not support or condone any form of cheating. General Order 2: All members of the online community are to be treated with respect and dignity. General Order 3: A member may not play for another clan in a game competitively supported by BBF (with RPG/MMO/Just-For-Fun exceptions as defined in the charter).
Full charter sections also covered activity & roll call, staff & membership, communication, message board policy, outreach, and clan games. Leadership was never based on gaming skill alone — character came first.
Final known command staff and notable past leaders. Open slots omitted — only named service is listed.
Division Command (final roster)
Rank
Officer
General of the Army
[BBF]Crimson Ghost
General
[BBF]Itchy (also past 4★ · WoW leadership)
LT General — HR
[BBF]Hisgun
Lieutenant General
[BBF]DrDeath
Major General
[BBF]Poptardz
Brigadier General
[BBF]Ariakas
Game command (named)
Rank
Officer
Game
LT Colonel (GC)
[BBF]Aura275
Battlefield
LT Colonel (GC)
[BBF]Poptardz
Call of Duty
LT Colonel (GC)
[BBF]Rhett
League of Legends
Major (CGC)
[BBF]YoungBuck
Battlefield
Major (CGC)
[BBF]Schwiftey
Call of Duty
Major (CGC)
[BBF]TJBaule
League of Legends
Captain
[BBF]K!/VG
Call of Duty
1st Lieutenant
[BBF]Lil Throat
Call of Duty
2nd Lieutenant
[BBF]Persh
Call of Duty
Foundational & past leadership
[BBF]Hive Mind & [BBF]Chods — Clan Founders
[BBF]DarkKnight — Clan leader from Sep 2000; hosting & resources through the first decade
[BBF]f1shman — Website & forums; BBFHQ 11 with DarkKnight
[BBF]Chaser — Minecraft GC → HR Director · ~5,000 forum posts
[BBF]Chy — First HR Manager · MMO Division Leader
[BBF]aqckdth4u — First GC, multi-game era RA2
[BBF]CowboyDave — BF VietnamBF2
[BBF]Brim — Xbox division from 2002
[BBF]Metz, Smron, Jester, imdgr8one — GC / Admiral / CLB service across eras
[BBF]Brim · Chy · CowboyDave · Metz · Smron · Jester · and all Heroes listed on the clan rolls
To every Hero not named here in full — your service is part of this dedication.
BBF used a military-inspired structure. Administration ranks (GC and above) were not the same as in-game combat ranks. Promotions valued leadership, activity, and character — never raw skill alone.
Command ladder (high → low)
General of the Army → General → Lieutenant General (incl. HR) → Major General → Brigadier General → Colonel (RC) → Lieutenant Colonel (GC) → Major (CGC) → Captain → 1st / 2nd Lieutenant
Time-in-service & Hero ranks
Warrant Officer tiers (including Clan / CLB / DC Heroes) through Sergeant Major of the Army down to Private and Recruit — marking honorable years of service.
General of the Army
General
LT General — HR
Major General
Brigadier General