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| =New Tyria Credit Union Siege= | | =''Tsholofelo''= |
| {{Infobox civilian attack | | {{Infobox film |
| | title = New Tyria Credit Union Siege | | | name = Tsholofelo |
| | partof = | | | image = |
| | image = Masacre_Seguro_Obrero_(3).jpg | | | alt = |
| | image_size = 200px | | | caption = |
| | caption = Republican Guard units taking aim at the League of Neptune Credit Union building, 25 January | | | native_name = <!-- {{Infobox name module|language|title}} or {{Infobox name module|title}} --> |
| | location = [[New Tyria]], [[Tyreseia]] | | | director = |
| | date = 23–28 January 1939 | | | writer = |
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| | type = Bank robbery, hostage taking | | | based_on = {{Based on|''Toropo Tsholofelo''|P.M. Gaolathe}} |
| | fatalities = 1 | | | producer = |
| | injuries = 13 | | | starring = Kgalemang Boko Osupile |
| | perps = Anchor Gang | | | narrator = |
| | weapons = Various | | | cinematography = |
| | motive = Instill Invictist sentiment, acquire group funding | | | editing = |
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| | | released = {{Film date|df=yes|1988|10|22|[[Pulacan]]}}<br/>{{Film date|df=yes|1988|11|2|[[Zacapican]]}}<br/>{{Film date|df=yes|1988|11|22|[[Ajax|global]]}} |
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| | | country = {{flag|Pulacan}} |
| | | language = SeTswana<br/>Nahuatl |
| | | budget = ֏4.08 billion |
| | | gross = ֏28 billion |
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| The '''New Tyria Credit Union Siege''' was a foiled bank robbery and hostage crisis in [[Tyreseia]] that popularized the term "{{wp|stockholm_syndrome|New Tyria syndrome}}." The event was widely broadcast in real time across radio news, and was one of the first financial institution robberies to gain mass nationwide coverage in Tyreseia. A group of [[Invictism|Invictist]] militants known popularly as the Anchor Gang had raided the vault of the League of Neptune's Credit Union building in central New Tyria in hopes of acquiring banknotes to fund their operations and perform a high-profile act to gain notoriety. The Gang had hoped to use local tellers as hostages and a means for a guaranteed escape back to a safehouse of undetermined location. The attack quickly faltered as elements of the New Tyrian Metropolitan Constabulary and Republican Guard laid siege to the building. The incident gained further infamy through captives refusing to testify against the Anchor Gang or help law enforcement during the siege. Many at the time theorized about a potential manipulative emotional bond that could have formed between captor and hostage during the long siege; such behavior could also be amply explained by simple distrust of law enforcement's cavalier attitude towards the lives and safety of all involved. The siege ultimately ended in a pitched gun battle and storming of the Credit Union building. One captor was killed by gunfire while several Anchor Gang members, hostages, and law enforcement were wounded.
| | '''''Tsholofelo''''' (SeTswana: ''Hope'') is a 1988 [[Pulacan|Pulatec]] cyberpunk action film directed by X, produced by some guys and written by even more, based on the 1978 novela ''Toropo Tsholofelo'' by P.M. Goalathe. |
| =Events=
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| [[File:Masacre_Seguro_Obrero_(4).jpg|275px|thumb|left|Republican Guardsmen lead away surviving Anchor Gang members]]
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| The end of strongman Azmelcart Xidduni's personal rule saw a general opening of Tyreseia's mainstream politics in the early 20th century, with numerous groups on different points of the spectrum coming to fruition. The increasingly powerful Trade-Anarchists and newly-formed Pax Tyreseiana salons were gaining increasing political currency. This sparked the outgrowth of numerous statist groups as a response, the most infamous of which being the fringe Anchor Gang. Part political action group and part criminal syndicate, the group merged statist, socialist, and Invictist ideals in their propaganda while performing increasingly daring and provocative acts of criminality throughout the 1930s to spread their message. The Gang's leader, Xem Nassaña, was particularly notorious as a career criminal, with many contemporary media sources doubting the sincerity of their political beliefs; instead, it was hypothesized their politics were merely a mask to "justify" their kleptomania and love of the spotlight. Their planned robbery of the central New Tyria branch of the League of Neptune's Credit Union was to be the capstone on an increasingly brazen string of bank robberies and train heists that spanned up the Exec riverfront, an event designed to, as Nassaña later described, "showcase the ineptitude of the current government without a strong force of will behind it." The raid also carried the ultimate motive of providing a large payout for the group to continue funding their lifestyle.
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| At 4:50 PM on January 23rd, 1939, the members of the Gang entered the headquarters of the League of Neptune Credit Union at Xari djal Prata 55, Malaca-Fluumi Ward, [[New Tyria]]. The Gang carried their rifles into the building disguised as large quantities of money in burlap sacks. Nassaña entered the director's office as planned shortly after, holding him hostage while the remainder of the gang "occupied" the front lobby. The plan was for the militants to either flee the scene before law enforcement could respond, or use the hostages to ensure their safe passage should authorities arrive to the building. The group had previously known of the bank's easy-to-open safe, requiring three sets of keys required to open it were used. A member of the Gang had even worked as a teller for a time to gather intelligence on the building and to plot escape routes. The group's entry, however, happened to be spotted by patrolling New Tyria Metropolitan Constable Izagu Chichera. Investigating the entrance of several men toting unusually large sacks, Chichera looked through the building's Art Deco glass doors only to witness some of the Gang with drawn rifles. One member spotted him; with nerves running high, he took a pot shot at Chichera, but missed. As Metropolitan Constables were not armed at this time, Chichera chose to rush to a nearby police telephone to call for assistance. A truck loaded with armed Republican Guardsmen was hurriedly dispatched to the scene, arriving at 5:08 PM. The Anchor Gang was attempting to leave the building with hostages in hand, but the arrival of the Guardsmen forced them back inside to attempt makeshift fortifications within the Credit Union lobby. No shots were exchanged during the initial confrontation; the Gang was wary of the superior number of officers on the scene, while the Guard were wary of hitting any bystanders or hostages in a firefight. The Guardsmen were quickly met with reinforcements at 5:27, who secured a perimeter around the Credit Union. Observer units with high-powered rifles were stationed in buildings across the street from the besieged building, while machine guns were set up near the main front and rear entrances of the building. A crowd of bystanders formed as night fell, either curious about the disproportionately large response by the Guard or worried for the safety of their money within the vault. In response, the Gang began spreading out throughout the multi-story building. The perpetrators spent the night of the 23rd engaging in increasingly desperate escape attempts, including but not limited to attempts to dig through to sewer lines beneath the building through the basement restrooms. This attempt only led to severe flooding of the building's electrical equipment, causing the building to lose power and nearly setting the electrical room alight before the water was brought under control.
| | The film is regarded as revolutionary for its innovations in sound, set design, animation, and narrative storytelling. To this day, the film remains a {{wp|cult classic}} and as a defining work for cyberpunk cinema. Due to its wide influence across media and literature, aspects of ''Tsholofelo'' have been referenced, parodied, and homaged in numerous works of film, television, and other visual arts. |
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| =Aftermath=
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| The siege had garnered widespread national and even international news coverage primarily due to the seemingly odd behavior of the bank's captives.
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| The event also forced Tyreseian law enforcement to totally rethink hostage-taking procedure. Such events were in themselves a novelty in the country; the antics of the Anchor Gang were some of the first widely-known modern instances of hostage robberies. The length of the siege, continual risk of hostage death, and public pressure forced the Republican Guard, New Tyria Metropolitan Constabulary, and other agencies to create detailed contingency plans that prioritized the lives of hostages. Though Xidduni had been dead for decades, many Tyreseians in the public sphere decried the reckless attitude of the Guardsmen on the scene of remnants of the dictator's "despotic" regimen, and accusations of their total lack of empathy for the victims was widespread. Many of the former hostages in the siege recounted similar feelings during the event, likely acting as the largest contributer to their lack of cooperation with authorities and supposed sympathy with their captors.
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| =In popular culture=
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Tsholofelo
| Tsholofelo |
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| Based on | Toropo Tsholofelo
by P.M. Gaolathe |
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| Starring | Kgalemang Boko Osupile |
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Release dates |
- 22 October 1988 (1988-10-22) (Pulacan)
- 22 November 1988 (1988-11-22) (global)
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| Country |  Pulacan |
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| Languages | SeTswana
Nahuatl |
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| Budget | ֏4.08 billion |
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| Box office | ֏28 billion |
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Tsholofelo (SeTswana: Hope) is a 1988 Pulatec cyberpunk action film directed by X, produced by some guys and written by even more, based on the 1978 novela Toropo Tsholofelo by P.M. Goalathe.
The film is regarded as revolutionary for its innovations in sound, set design, animation, and narrative storytelling. To this day, the film remains a cult classic and as a defining work for cyberpunk cinema. Due to its wide influence across media and literature, aspects of Tsholofelo have been referenced, parodied, and homaged in numerous works of film, television, and other visual arts.