One day, back when the Stickmen only occupied like 3 planets, a group of fancy stickmen with tophats, started an empire, he got many people to wear tophats to show they were a part of the empire, it wasn't just an accessory, it was symbolism now. the leading stickmen government saw their growing army as a threat, and the 2 sides declared war. The Tophat Empire vs the Loyal Stickmen. This battle lasted for about 3 years, and the Tophat Empire won. thousands of years later the Stickmen still wear tophats, but there are little stripes on them to represent their "ranking" yellow for king (Redi's hat has that), red for governor of a galaxy, lime for royal guard, blue for soldier, and grey for civilian or no ranking at all.
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