FWO

FWO (Fastest Way Only) is a Trackmania team founded in 2014 by Nino. It partakes exclusively in the hunting of Nadeo maps, and it is one of the most prestigous teams in Trackmania, as to join, one needs to perform a shortcut that has never been done before.

It is notorious for the lengths their members will go to achieve world records - many members have been caught commiting crimes in order to gain the upper hand. Despite this, their reputation amongst casual Trackmania players is mostly positive, as FWO has spent years attempting to hide these. The team has been in a fierce rivarly with STAR Team since May 2014, although due to the two teams' opposing goals, they have never fought each other.

History
Teams have existed in Trackmania since the game came out; however, it is claimed that FWO was the first team dedicated to shortcutting. The team was created by Nino, as he wanted to create a team full of the best shortcutters in the game in order to "completely take over Trackmania". In the months that followed, many such players ended up joining the team, and by the end of 2014, the team had over 10 world records on Nadeo tracks. At this time, the team was not purely focused on Nadeo tracks, as it would also hunt well-known community-made tracks, including some of the most-awarded maps on TrackMania Exchange.

It is generally accepted that in 2019, Nino was overthrown by a small group of powerful players popularly known as the Council (although FWO denies this). Under the rule of the Council, the team became focused solely on Nadeo tracks. and by March 2020, the team was missing just one Nadeo world record. However, as other teams started to chip away at FWO's records, it is believed that the Council sent out an order in June of that year, ordering the team's members to take records by any means necessary.

Violence
Following this order, many FWO members began to use violence in order to get more records for FWO. These events have often been swept under the rug by their spies, as in many cases, the victims have been either killed or forcefully made a part of FWO themselves. Therefore, the details on these events are often slim, and getting more information has been noted to be extremely difficult by STAR Team members.

Against Kingmadio
As Kingmadio was the only person who was able to withstand the attempts on his record, he became the most common target of attacks by FWO. However, all have ended in failure, with the majority ending with the attacker dying or otherwise unable to help FWO; these attacks stopped after September 2022, leading many to believe that the Council directly called them off. Others, however (including many in STAR Team), believe this is because the team is planning a much larger attack in order to attempt to overwhelm him.


 * On June 17th, 2020, FWO Vinn attacked Kingmadio whilst he was in the park. However, by the time police had arrived on the scene, Vinn had been "obliterated", according to many officers.
 * On August 28th, 2020, FWO yoda1988 attempted to shoot Kingmadio to death after finding him inside a laundromat. Although it is believed he was caught by surprise, every single bullet missed him, and yoda1988 ran away. He was found a day later by police and arrested.
 * On December 4th, 2020, FWO Fwoosh walked up to Kingmadio while he was shopping for "onions" and tried to attack him with a knife. However, after missing the first blow, Fwoosh slipped and fell, cracking his head. He died in the hospital.
 * On December 7th, 2020, FWO Crush intentionally crashed his car into Kingmadio's after he left the store. Kingmadio was unhurt; however, Crush was crushed inside his car.
 * On January 18th, 2021, FWO Oranges attacked Kingmadio after spotting him on the sidewalk. Oranges was spotted by onlookers after he started attacking, and he was restrained, failing to kill Kingmadio. He is now facing a life sentence due to attempting to kill the onlookers as well.
 * On March 12th, 2021, FWO Neebly attempted to push Kingmadio off a cliff after he found him on a trail. However, Neebly lost his footing and fell himself, failing to push over Kingmadio. He was found dead soon after.
 * On July 30th, 2021, FWO Lager attempted to kill Kingmadio with a crossbow. He failed to hit him, however, after which he ran away. Police have not found him, despite an extensive hunt. Lager is believed to still play the game.
 * On September 11th, 2021, FWO Hugh happened to spot Kingmadio on the street, and he started attacking him. Hugh failed to hit Kingmadio, and after he was apprehended by police, Hugh would say that it was "unthinkable that he could miss every single punch".
 * On November 9th, 2021, FWO Flash walked up to Kingmadio whilst he was returning "onions", and tried to push a shopping aisle over, in an attempt to crush him. This attack backfired, however, and the aisle fell on Flash instead.
 * On February 20th, 2022, FWO yoda1988 attacked Kingmadio again after escaping prison. Before he could hurt him, however, he was hit by a rock that had been flung by the wind, which killed him instantly.
 * On March 17th, 2022, FWO bobJones attempted to "bring out his inner Beast" against Kingmadio. It was determined that bobJones died of a heart attack shortly thereafterwards.
 * On May 5th, 2022, FWO Vark tried to shoot Kingmadio after following him in a forest. However, just like yoda1988 before him, he missed every single shot he took, and it is believed that he died from shame.
 * On June 27th, 2022, FWO tonyhawkfan17 sent a mail bomb to Kingmadio. However, he accidently wrote the address wrong, and he instead killed a cyclist. He was apprehended by police the next day.
 * On September 15th, 2022, FWO Green spotted Kingmadio in a theatre. As Green was unprepared to attack him, he tried to "deplete his mind particles", according to Green afterwards. This did not work.

Against other players
Due to the large amount of attacks performed, and the many that do not get heard due to their massive successes or quiet failures, this list cannot possibly list all the attacks performed. This will only list the most notable attacks.


 * The first attack (which is known about) was an attack on June 13th, 2020 by FWO yoda1988 on the player Cookie, who had held records in the past. The attack was largely successful, with Cookie being severely injured and yoda1988 being able to run away. Cookie would not return to playing the game for 6 months.
 * The only attack against STAR Team happened in November 2020, and was taken part in by about half a dozen FWO members. Despite the large manpower size, STAR Team was able to fend off the attackers, with 2 being killed and 3 being injured. STAR Team suffered no casualties.
 * An attack on February 19th, 2021, by FWO nZorb, attacked a gathering of former FWO members, including the famous FWO Nadeo, who had left after Nino was ousted. Although unsuccessful, it sent a message to many who had fled the group, with some players quickly rejoining, whilst others decided to defend their homes.
 * On June 15th, 2021, an attack on the home of Dr Sosa, who was found to be spying on FWO activities, resulted in a standoff with police that lasted 2 hours. The attackers eventually were able to flee, although Dr Sosa was unharmed as he was not at the house at the time.
 * On December 25th, 2021, an unknown FWO member sent Booner, the leader of the team NOC, which had taken 4 records from FWO, a pipe bomb. The attack lead to his death, and the role of leader of NOC was passed onto his second in command, Hask.
 * After 3 months of planning, a second attack on Dr Sosa was attempted on January 20th, 2022. The attack involved digging under his house and killing him inside. The plan would have worked if not for the diggers accidentally puncturing a water line under the house, which resulted in them drowning.
 * During August 2022, FWO Rinska, who had rejoined the team after being kidnapped by a member before, performed multiple attacks against members of the Solar Ministry, a group aligned with STAR Team which had exposed the identities of many FWO members after they started their attacks. The group was devastated and was forced to disband after losing the majority of their leadership. It is believed that Rinska was allowed to join the Council as a reward for this.
 * An attack against Hask, the new leader of NOC, on October 10th 2022, by an unknown member of FWO failed to kill Hask, but did end up killing 3 other people who were uninvolved. The attack was performed via a drone.
 * On March 2nd, 2023, FWO Jarv performed an attack against the moderators of TrackMania Exchange, who had banned him for cheating in order to get records. The attack was unsuccessful, and in what is believed to be the first of its kind, FWO denounced Jarv for his actions, as they believed the attack to be unjust.

Rivalry with STAR Team
When FWO was founded, some players felt that the team was too focused on doing shortcuts for fame, and that they did not really care about the cuts themselves. In May 2014, some of these players came together and founded STAR Team, a team dedicated to hunting less popular maps, with the player cf37 being chosen as leader.

STAR Team and FWO became enemies almost immediately, as they were directly opposed to the other's ideology. The rivalry became more intense, with tensions rising to a high in 2016. In this time, STAR Team members would often have verbal fights with FWO members, each accusing the other of not caring about the game. Some even threatened physical violence, although these threats never came to pass.

Realising how counterproductive the conflicts were, Nino and cf37 started working to warm relations between the team, and by 2019, it was looking as though the two teams could even become allies. However, these relations would quickly become cold again when FWO was taken over by the Council. The Council had no interest in trying to build up relations with STAR Team, seeing the team as "scum who worked to desecrate the fine art of Trackmania", according to former FWO member Nadeo in February 2022. Indeed, after the Council declared extreme measures in June 2020, STAR Team feared that they would be targeted, and this would come to pass in November, when a group of FWO members attacked the STAR Team headquarters. Although the attack was decisively a failure for FWO, this event effectively prevented any alliance between FWO and STAR Team while the Council was in power. The two teams still exist in a state of cold conflict against each other.