Diogenes

- Diogenes, Phase 1, Village

Diogenes was a player character in Anniversary Game, played by Dirty Spaceman. He is based on the real-life Ancient Greek philosopher of the same name.

While every other player was divided into the Human and Beast teams, Diogenes, although he started the game on the Human Team, was actually playing on his own independent team.

Endgame Results
WIN + WIN + LOSE + DEAD = (+0) NEUTRAL ENDING

Phase 1-4
Diogenes began the game in the Village, among the Humans. He lamented the willingness of the others to give up their self-governance by electing a king, and claimed that he would assert kingship over himself. As it turned out, he succeeded in this, becoming the king of his own individual "team".

In Phase 2, he and his in-game sister Louise Michel moved to "village1" alongside Rachel and Richard Fillmore, which became the Barracks. He placed his portable home (a ceramic wine barrel) there, and contributed a well and a garden to the area's design.

During Phase 3, he and the other three citizens of the Barracks discussed plans. The others decided to explore the forest, while he remained in place. He took the time to publicly relieve himself in the garden.

Phase 4 featured his first encounter with members of the Beasts, as well as the three Togamis. He debated Erika Togami's claims of human aggression, and cautioned the Beasts against allying with her. At the end of the phase, he moved to Bigass Tree in a bid to explore the forest; simultaneously, he had his ceramic home taken by the Horrid Shrieker.

Phase 5-9
- Diogenes, Phase 9, Bigass

In Phase 5 Diogenes met Jabba the Hutt, the (alleged) king of the Beasts, and advised him against trusting Erika. He also strove to convince the Shrieker to return his jar; this proved to be unsuccessful, as they took it with them to the Barracks while Diogenes remained in place.

Phase 6 saw more interactions with Beasts, and featured the first use of Diogenes' special ability: he declared Altered Beast to indeed be a Beast. As this was its original team alignment, there was no outward effect.

In Phase 7, Diogenes was joined by several humans, including Catra, the present Queen. He questioned her, and discovered that she had changed her plans to a more harmonious objective, rather than her original goal of acquiring forest territory. Diogenes then moved to Outside the Treehouse.

At the beginning of Phase 8, it was revealed that the Conductor had armed a bomb, which was set to destroy the entire area of Outside the Treehouse at the end of the phase. During the phase, Diogenes helped clear the air between Catra and the Beasts, interfering with Erika's plan to depose Catra. He also engaged in a philosophical discussion with Slugcat, ultimately defining the creature as a Beast (keeping its team alignment the same as before). He tried to help move the statue of Billy into the Treehouse, but this failed when the Treehouse drawbridge was closed from the inside. Diogenes was one of those who managed to escape the bomb's blast, moving back to Bigass.

During Phase 9, Diogenes went on a philosophical rant against Erika, questioning her lack of remorse for her actions. In the process, he also spoke with A Spooky Ghost, where he learned of the ghost's moral self-awareness. At the end of the phase, he finally revealed the true extent of his ability: he defined Erika as Beast and the Ghost as Human, officially switching their teams. He then moved to the Campsite.

Phase 10-15
- Diogenes, Phase 13, Bigass, after accidentally being let into the wrong channel and being able to speak in several at once

Phase 10 saw Diogenes ending up alone with Jabba the Hutt. They had a brief conversation, ending with Diogenes defining Jabba as Beast, keeping his team the same. The two of them decided to enter the Treehouse in hopes of finding the one who had closed the drawbridge.

In the Treehouse for Phase 11, Diogenes drank some of the luck-inducing water using his hands. Having discovered that the culprit was hiding with them the previous phase, and thus was likely long gone, they re-opened the drawbridge and returned to the now-decimated Outside.

In Phase 12, Diogenes used the Conductor's "instinct-driven" actions as reason to define him as a Beast, his original team. He then moved to Bigass Tree.

In Phase 13, he defined Hungry Burger as Beast, its original team.

In Phase 14, Diogenes was finally reunited with his sister, Louise Michel. He learned of her recent escapades, and in the course of defining her identity, he engaged in a philosophical discussion with her where she convinced him that both teams, Human and Beast, could be all considered "People". Ultimately, he defined Louise and Darth Vader as Humans (their original team), but also made the mass announcement that he defined all players as People. He then returned to the Barracks.

Within the Barracks were the destroyed remains of Diogenes' barrel, though he did not realize it. During Phase 15, he attempted to define the identity of Byakuya Togami, but was unable to come to a conclusion. At the end of the phase, a bomb was thrown into the Barracks by the Horrid Shrieker, which detonated and killed everyone in the area, including Diogenes.