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== The Grand Sop Army ==

=== Notable Members ===
* '''[[Hop]]''' (Hop Rank, Leader, Son of '''[[Sop]]''')
* '''[[Bop N. Tunes|Bop N. Tunez]]''' (Lead Communications Hopling)

=== Summary ===
This is Hop's leading military force. All hopfolk that are at least 10 orbits old are allowed to enlist. It is comprised of the typical forces of the Grand Sop Army, broken down into numerous Divisions. It is spiritually supported by the Knights of Sop, who were enrolled into the standard fighting forces as co-leaders in major campaigns. This military had over 10^1000 Hops in its forces at its peak of the war. 

Hop only led a singular force, his own division (the 57th "Knights Assault Battalion"), except at the reclamation of the '''Hoalmims galactic cluster''' and '''[[The Battle of Tuirqo]]'''

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== The New Sop Order ==

=== Notable Members ===
*Top (Former Hopstar, Leader)
*Yuop Sheopth (Former Hop Advisor, 2nd in command)
*Hoppit the Third (Master Martial Artist of NSO)
*Yession (Former Knight of Sop turned Warlord, Vice Hopficer in NSO)

=== Summary ===
Among all the factions, the '''New Sop Order''' was the largest and most followed of the divided Hoppist ideology. They possessed ideas that were violent and destructive to external beings. Non-hopfolk beings were considered inferior and not allowed to join their ranks. They only accepted the original, pure hopfolk race into their group. They formed a militia using Hop's personal followers to their advantage. They are comparable to large scale terrorist groups, however, their religious cause is often overlooked as a politically driven one, lead by action and strength, not by faith and process. Several trillion members from Karrots and beyond were conscripted to this force.

== Soppism ==

=== Notable Members ===
*Heroth (Founder of The GloLite Company)
*Vop-Don-Gwu (Owner of the 3 largest starship manufacturers in the universe)

=== Summary ===
The smallest, but arguably the deadliest faction, '''Soppism''' is based off the predecessor of Hoppism, Sopipsism. However, they corrupted the beliefs and functions of its practitioners and practices. With only a council of 15 members, these former Hoppists are a dangerous group to be reckoned with, as they were the primary manufacturers and distributors of Hopkind's weapons and vehicles, such as the descendants of Hordaurus-Sho from the [[Royal Ampbersamd Company|'''Royal Ampbersamd Company''']]. In order to overcome this, Hop formed a truce with its leaders, and then Hop turned on them after the defeat of the NSO, and exterminated its members. All their resources were confiscated and studied by the GSA.

== The Hoppiest ==

=== Summary ===
Generally the most harmless group. They focused purely on becoming one with Gop, by being hoppy all the time and ignoring other emotions. They disregarded the restrictions of Hoppism and instead tried drugs, incorporating other ideology's/religious ideas, and other techniques of achieving nirvana in Hoppism. They have no notable members, however, Hop would find them sporting picture of Gop with a carrot in his mouth, and often avoid using vehicles. 

The members would sing forbidden music and spread false ideas. Hop eventually defeated them completely after retaking Hoalmims, by offering a newer and truer Hoppism that could go beyond what methods they used, however Hop would still issue punishments to those who ignored the restrictions. They were not dangerous in general, but a threat to Hoppism's ways, and supported the inclusion of sects in Hoppism, which is not allowed.

== Gop's Paw ==

=== Notable Members ===
*Lord Uop (Head Figure, Practitioner of the dark arts)
*Rop-Shuv-Kan (2nd in command, Former Council Courts supporter)

=== Summary ===
Similar to the New Sop Order, this was a military group. However, at first they tried diplomacy and manipulating the political systems of other planets and took their inferior technology away to easily conquer them in time. Unlike the NSO, however, Hop was able to swiftly find and destroy this group. However, due to the lack of any real physical violence, Gop's Paw became a group that symbolized non-violent invasion, and the dangers of messing with others' minds.

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