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The Edonian Civil War was a conflict that took place in the Republic of Edonia, fought initially between pro and anti-government factions within the military, and later between the Edonian military and the Edonian Liberation Army supported by foreign mercenaries. The conflict drew to a close in 2013 following the deployment of BSAA forces when the ELA was confirmed to be in possession of bioweapons banned by the 1972 Biological Weapons Convention.
Background[]
Following the Second World War Edonia was established as a Communist state placing it with close ties to other neighbouring Communist states. During the Autumn of Nations the government was overthrown and replaced with a democratically-elected parliamentary republic and the command economy replaced. By the 2000s economic stagnation and unpopular domestic policies turned popular opinion against the government, which was itself too divided to resolve issues.[1] Sometime in the late 2000s,[note 1] conservative hardliners within the Edonian military attempted a coup d'etat, seeking to establish a junta which would restore order in the country. Despite the capture of City Hall, the plotters' actions were undone by the calling of fresh elections which allowed for the peaceful transition of power, with a pro-EU reformist party becoming the leading voice in government. Domestic issues which had plagued Edonia were soon resolved, and many of the coup plotters were isolated and captured.[1][2]
Events[]
First phase (bef.2010)[]
In spite of the coup's failure, a number of plotters were able to re-establish their movement as a paramilitary force, the Edonian Liberation Army. Initially a small group of militant outliers, ELF's membership grew as unrest across Eastern Europe unravelled Edonia's economic recovery. This new generation of fighters came from Edonia's poorer families who were hit hardest, backed further by foreign mercenaries.[1]
Second phase (2010-2012)[]
By 2010, ELA operations increased significantly, and it formed its own opposition of government. This transitioned the conflict from an insurgency to a civil war.[1]
By late 2012, the ELA was in control of much of Edonia itself on a territorial basis. While City Hall itself was being used as a base of operations, at least one military base had also been captured, with the ELA gaining control of tanks, railway guns and planes, the latter of which they would use for parachute drops.[3] Smaller units were also operating in the mountains, though it is uncertain if there was active fighting taking place by December.[4]
BSAA intervention (2012-2013)[]
By late 2012, the conflict had earned the attention of The Family and Neo Umbrella, who had recently completed their Chrysalid Virus. Different strains of C-Virus were provided for the rebels by Dr. Carla Radames under the guise of donating stimulants. Those that took injections became intelligent mutants called J'avo, who massacred rebels who were not mutated. These developments got the attention of the BSAA in December, and a major operation took place on Christmas Eve, with the American and European branches working together to eradicate the J'avo. The UN force consisted of Chinooks transporting soldiers across the city, with the ground forces divided into at least five teams based on objectives. The Alpha Team lost their armored personnel carriers due to J'avo surprise attacks, the destructive deployment of Ogromans and ultimately were forced to walk through a train yard to move further. The Echo Team took casualties while trying to capture a bridge leading to the city hall, and were reinforced by Alpha Team, who assembled a team of snipers to take out J'avo while a rescue effort was made to recover injured members trapped on the bridge. A tank was also deployed by the J'avo, which ultimately led to the lower level's collapse. A rail gun was reinforced by J'avo paratroopers, though was blown off the bridge through carefully placed explosives.[5]
As the BSAA forces moved their way to the city hall, Dr. Radames sacrificed the rebel commanders by infecting them through a needle bomb, which turned them into Complete Mutants, hatching from their cocoons as Alpha Team made their way in.[5] Dr. Radames successfully escaped after luring several team members into a similar trap.[6]
US government intervention[]
Taking place the same day as the BSAA intervention, the US government deployed agent Sherry Birkin into Edonia with orders to apprehend Muller, who they had determined to be a likely candidate for creating a C-Virus vaccine. Unbeknownst to Birkin, the National Security Adviser Derek C. Simmons was himself involved in the creation of the virus, and the existence of a vaccine was a threat to its reliability. The two took off from outside the city hall on a BSAA flight, but both craft were shot down and the two were stalked by Ustanak, a B.O.W. sent to retrieve Muller for Neo Umbrella's own reasons.[7] Though they were able to escape from J'avo mountain troops, the two were soon after captured.
Sources[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 CAPCOM：BIOHAZARD 6 公式サイト (Japanese). Capcom. Archived from the original on 2017-04-03. Retrieved on 2024-12-24.
- ↑ Recollections, "Edonian Antigovernment Forces".
- ↑ Resident Evil 6 (2012), level: "Chris Chapter 2".
- ↑ Resident Evil 6 (2012), level: "Jake Chapter 2".
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Resident Evil 6 (2012), level: "Chris Chapter 2".
- ↑ Resident Evil 6 (2012), scene: "Ada's Trap".
- ↑ Ada Chapter 1, Carla's orders per projector
- notes
- ↑ Story notes date the coup as "20 years" after Edonia's revolution, which would put it around 2009. This may be a rough estimate, as the civil war itself begins in 2010
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