Flags of Costa Bravo
The Armed Republic of Costa Bravo has undergone an innumerable amount of flag changes throughout its history, through their general premise has remained congruous without: variations upon the original flag flown upon Norbert Arkham's ship, Barbosa. The flags have traditionally been altered whenever an upheavel or significant cultural or political change occurs in Costa Bravo, with exceptions. The advancement of the flags, six in number, is ostensible in their artistic progression. Their names are given by popular vote, generally based upon popular political figures or Regents of the era. The current flag of Costa Bravo, the Jolly Jacques is named for Jacques Pierot, Regent and instigator of the Pierot-Motisse Reformations in the 1980s. Its design is a dramatic departure from previous renditions, and is consequently either lauded or deeply criticized by the country's citizens.
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Flags of Costa Bravo
Jolly Norbert
The very first flag of the newly-independent Armed Republic of Costa Bravo, this flag is indicative of Costa Bravo's piratic roots and spawns a long line of similar, constantly modernized, Costa Bravan flags. It is referred to as the Jolly Norbert, after the first Regent of Costa Bravo, Norbert Arkham, formerly captain of the pirate ship Barbosa.
Jolly Kilkenny
The second flag of the Armed Republic of Costa Bravo. It was adopted after a significant coup d'etat in 1652, known as the Kilkenny Deposition. The victorious leaders of the Deposition changed the flag to illustrate the change in government. Consequently, the flag was named the Jolly Kilkenny.
Jolly Roger
Unlike the previous change in flags, this flag was altered simply because the general populace believed that it was "time for a change." This flag was entitled the Jolly Roger, derived from the name of the Regent in office at the time of the flag alteration, the benevolent Roger Monet.
Jolly Albert
This alteration came about when the citizens of Costa Bravo grew tired of bullies teasing them about their flag's skull and crossbones having only one eye. Now, the flag featured a more appealing, streamlined, two-eyed skull and crossbones. It was dubbed the Jolly Albert for the office-holding Regent in 1864, the date the flag first premiered.
Jolly Tortuga
This flag was created in 1919, after the tragic Tortuga Incident, an event in which sudden tectonic shifting caused Tortuga Island to become engulfed by a tidal wave of gigantic proportions. Various other cities at the edges of Barbosa Bay were also afflicted by the tectonic shifts, though not as grievously as Tortuga. Almost 100,000 people died in the incident. This flag, the Jolly Tortuga was created to commemorate the victims of the incident, and was named thusly so.
Jolly Jacques
This flag, a dramatic departure from previous renditions, is referred to as the Jolly Jacques, after Jacques Pierot, Regent from 1978-1988. This flag marked the departure from a bipartisan Republican government to a polypartisan government with Monarchic themes. In 1985, Regent Pierot dissolved the Congress Assembly of Costa Bravo and formed a Parliamentary nonpartisan system, simultaneously allotting an increased amount of executive power to the Regent's position. He also completely removed the Judicial Branch from the government. This dramatic change in government is known as the Pierot-Motisse Reformations.
