The El Scorcho Doctrine is a principle first established in August 2009 in response to Internet Superheroes' attack on Crimson Guard, sparking the Popcorn War. The doctrine, named for Invicta's then Minister of Foreign Affairs Scythegfx of Anarcasia, who also went by the name El Scorcho, encouraged larger alliances to financially support smaller alliances who are attacked for reasons believed to be invalid.