The strangest thing about Arc Raiders right now isn’t its giant robots or extraction economy. It’s the fact that a player yelling “for the Bungulators” while finishing a streamer in a firefight has snowballed into a full-blown, community-wide “war” with uniforms, territories, and fan militias.
Inside the game, Speranza’s ruins have become the backdrop for a running feud between two loose factions: The Bungulators, fronted by TheBurntPeanut, and FMF, led by HutchMF. Big-name creators are staking out north and south on the map, sending their viewers into raids dressed in matching skins, and even joking about “war crimes” in proximity chat. It’s part bit, part roleplay, and it’s pulling a huge chunk of the Arc Raiders audience into the crossfire.
How the Bungulators war in Arc Raiders started
The spark was simple: during a recent Arc Raiders match, a random player downed HutchMF, taunted him “for the Bungulators,” and finished the job instead of reviving or escorting him. Hutch was yelling for mercy; Chat was laughing. It was the kind of throwaway moment that usually dies in a VOD highlight reel.
Instead, Hutch leaned into it. He publicly declared “war” on The Burnt Peanut, treating the execution as a casus belli. The Burnt Peanut—whose whole persona is mocapped as a talking peanut and who already had a tight-knit audience from Escape from Tarkov—answered in kind. From there, things escalated fast.
Both sides started recruiting other streamers, rallying them on social media and on stream. The framing was tongue-in-cheek from the start: nobody’s pretending this is an esport or a bracket. It’s a running bit that happens to play out in a live-service extraction shooter where every raid is an opportunity to run into the other team.
Who’s on which side: Bungulators, FMF, and the “neutral” third camp
The rosters aren’t closed or official, but the core lineups that players are rallying around look like this:
| Faction | Informal name | Key creators backing it | Rough territory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team Burnt Peanut | The Bungulators | Myth, Summit1g, Cloakzy, RNGingy, Shroud, Ninja, TheBurntPeanut | North side of the map (“Bungulator lands”) |
| Team HutchMF | FMF | TimTheTatman, Nadeshot, Symfuhny, NICKMERCS, HutchMF | South side of the map |
| xQc’s viewers | Neutral “blue” faction | xQc, with a non‑aggression angle toward Hutch’s side | Free roaming; not locked to north or south |
The Bungulators are built around TheBurntPeanut’s community and his “Bungulator” persona. On the other side, Hutch turned his FMF banner into a rallying point, with TimTheTatman, Nadeshot, Symfuhny, and NICKMERCS plugging the bit on their own streams.
Then there’s Ninja, who has become the highest-profile late addition to the Bungulators. On stream and on Instagram, he’s made it clear he’s wearing Bungulator colors, calling the choice a “wise” move in chat’s eyes—but also stressing that he isn’t trying to pick a real fight with TheBurntPeanut’s fanbase. His reasoning is less about politics and more about self‑preservation: he’s joked that going head‑to‑head against a creator whose AFK channel pulls thousands of viewers is a good way to get stream-sniped into oblivion.
xQc sits in a different spot. He’s involved but deliberately neutral, effectively playing “Switzerland” with an Origin-skin‑only fan faction and a loose non‑aggression understanding with Hutch’s crew. If you drop into a raid in blue Origin gear, you’re signaling that you’re with the third camp and not on either front line.
Faction uniforms: how Bungulators and FMF look in-game
Because Arc Raiders doesn’t have built‑in clans or guild tags yet, the war is being fought visually. Each faction has adopted a uniform so players can recognize allies and enemies at a glance in the chaos of a raid.
| Group | Skin | Color | Key gear toggles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bungulators (Burnt Peanut) | Striker | Red | Bag on, gas mask on, helmet on, padding on |
| FMF (Hutch) | Torpedo | Blue | Helmet off, goggles on, mask off, sleeves off |
| xQc neutral faction | Origin | Blue | Standard Origin look, headgear on |
The Bungulators’ look leans into the joke: red Striker gear, fully kitted with bag, helmet, gas mask, and padding. TheBurntPeanut has described it as “clothes stained with the blood of the enemy,” so when you see that red jumpsuit and blue-ish helmet, you’re meant to immediately think “north-side peanut fan.”
FMF, by contrast, has gone with a stripped-down Torpedo skin in blue. No helmet, mask off, sleeves off, goggles on. It’s a more bare‑bones silhouette, which has already led to some confusion when players show up wearing partial colors or mix‑and‑matching pieces. That ambiguity is part of the fun on stream: you can hear creators grilling randoms on proximity chat about “what side” they’re on, then checking if their outfit matches the alleged allegiance.
xQc’s neutral camp keeps it simple: Origin skin in blue. For a lot of newer players who don’t own the other skins or didn’t complete the relevant event, this is also an easy way to join the bit without spending additional money.
Map territories: north vs south in Speranza
Underneath the memes, there’s a loose geographic split shaping how raids feel.
- The Bungulators claim the north of the map. You’ll hear players describe this as “Bungulator lands” or peanut territory. Big northern points of interest turn into impromptu checkpoints staffed by red Striker squads looking for blue Torpedo skins to ambush—or occasionally, to joke with, depending on the mood.
- FMF holds the south. Here, squads in blue Torpedo gear rally around Hutch’s banner, often talking about “pushing north” or “holding the south” mid‑raid as if they’re working mountains and front lines instead of extraction zones and objectives.
This isn’t hard-coded into Arc Raiders’ systems. The game is still matching everyone into shared raids with no real faction layer. But when enough people decide that north equals Bungulators and south equals FMF, the lobby starts behaving as if there really is a front line—which is exactly what’s happening during peak hours.
On top of that, creators have been scheduling synchronized “operations.” The planned “Final Showdown” on the Spaceport map has streamers like Myth, TheBurntPeanut, HutchMF, Nadeshot, NickMercs, Ninja, and xQc all going live at the same time, driving their viewers to queue Spaceport raids at set hours. That kind of coordination effectively stress‑tests both the matchmaking and the community’s appetite for the bit; players have already joked that the war “killed the servers” when Arc’s backend struggled under the load.
How to join the Bungulators, FMF, or stay neutral
There’s no in‑game faction selection menu, so “joining” a side is entirely social. To participate, you do three things: pick a uniform, play at the right time, and behave as if the war is real—even though it’s clearly not.
| Step | Bungulators | FMF | Neutral (xQc) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Choose side | Back TheBurntPeanut and allied creators | Back HutchMF and his lineup | Run with xQc’s “Switzerland” camp |
| 2. Set outfit | Equip red Striker skin, bag/helmet/mask/padding on | Equip blue Torpedo, helmet off, goggles on, sleeves off, mask off | Equip blue Origin skin with headgear |
| 3. Queue raids | Target northern POIs, Spaceport during showdown events | Anchor in the south, push toward Bungulator territory | Roam freely, often acting as third‑party chaos |
Once you’re dressed the part, the rest is about how you interact with other players:
- If you see allied colors, you can lean into proximity chat banter, form temporary truces, or roleplay joint assaults on “enemy” squads.
- If you see the opposing uniform, you decide how committed you are. Some players blast on sight; others open up with interrogation about who they watch and only start shooting if the answers are wrong.
- If you’re neutral, the running gag is that you’re everyone’s problem and no one’s responsibility. Origin blue players often show up mid‑fight, tip the balance, and then sprint off with the loot.
Underneath the roleplay, everyone is still doing normal Arc Raiders things: grinding blueprints, hunting the Matriarch, running Trials, and occasionally blaming Bungulators or FMF for dying to a leaper or crashing at the extract. The faction layer sits on top as a social contract, not a ruleset.
Why Arc Raiders is such a good stage for this kind of war
The reason this war works is that Arc Raiders has the right ingredients for organic, community‑run events. The game is an extraction shooter where:
- Raids throw multiple squads and aggressive AI into the same space.
- Voice proximity chat turns every encounter into potential improv—alliances, betrayals, or outright stand‑up comedy.
- The cosmetics system is flexible enough that large groups can standardize on readable silhouettes without developer intervention.
Add in a crop of streamers who are clearly obsessed with the game—Ninja, for example, is deep into blueprint hunting and Trials, chatting through gut‑health advice between raids—and you get a comfortable sandbox for this sort of long‑running bit. Players can be friendly one minute, execute each other in the name of a fake militia the next, and then apologize over shared loot in a later raid.
It also explains why you see comments joking that “Bungulators killed the servers” or accusing FMF of “war crimes.” The language is theatrical; the stakes are not. When servers wobble or crashes happen during peak war hours, everyone folds it back into the fiction.
The Bungulators vs FMF feud is less a competition and more a stress test for Arc Raiders’ culture. It shows that the game can support big, messy, player‑driven stories that don’t rely on ranked ladders or seasonal playlists. Whether you pull on a red Striker suit, strip down into Hutch’s blue Torpedo fit, or run neutral in Origin blue, the real draw is the same: dropping into Speranza and seeing what kind of chaos the next raid’s mix of uniforms, egos, and jokes will produce.
