14 DAY TRIAL // Commander X, aka Christopher Doyon, one of the more flamboyant – if not exactly the most powerful – "members" of Anonymous, has had enough of the loose organization and has officially quit the movement along with the People's Liberation Front, an activist group made up mostly of him.
Despite his penchant for drama and exaggeration, or perhaps because of it, he has been a central figure in the Anonymous movement, if only by inspiring others to do the actual work.
His involvement though has cost him a lot. He is essentially homeless and has been living in Canada for the past months, after evading police in the US, where he's wanted for taking down a California county website as part of an online protest.
"In the past few years, in order to support this 'Commmander [sic] X' persona I have sacrificed my family, my freedom, my home—and even my country. I will never regain these, I will die as a man without a family or country," he explained in his final message.
"I will die alone in a foreign land, my ashes spread across a foreign forest. I have no regrets in this regard, 'Commander X' made a difference—he saved lives and inspired thousands to join this critical fight for the very soul of humanity," he added.
But he says he has had enough – troubles maintaining his sites, lack of support, and other issues have caused him to rethink his involvement. Instead, he says, he'll focus on his long forgotten passion, robotics, now that he's gotten himself set up comfortably in Canada.
"Commander X will now step off the stage of history, and fade into the mists of myth and legend. Hopefully his sordid and exciting story will inspire others to take up the fight for justice and freedom," Doyon said.
"As for the tiny simple man upon whose shoulders he rested, he will now spend his days in sheer delight watching the antics of his little robots, and his nights talking to computer programs that can think and dream," he added.