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The Fall was a catastrophic event which took place in the 2020s which resulted in the collapse and ultimate regression of human society.

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The Fall began in 2022 with an outbreak of T-virus in New Raccoon City, which quickly became a global pandemic with the diseased becoming a new subspecies dubbed the "Zeroes". The Earth's militaries likely acted to contain or eradiate the Zeroes, but were unsuccessful, and within a few years much of the Earth had been rendered wastelands impossible for human life to thrive. In desperation, millions formed walled communities to protect themselves, or took to the seas in search of islands to settle on, leaving behind their home nations which had become ungovernable entities.

By the end of The Fall, most of the Earth's nations no longer existed as political entities. Much of Europe, Central Asia, Africa and Australia were wastelands save for isolated walled communities dubbed "Freeholds". These ranged from liveable towns such as Dover, to small trading hubs like Brighton. These Freeholds tended to work independently, defended by their own local militia forces. Larger nations also operated, being effectively a series of Freeholds paying homage. From Calais to the Ardennes, French communities were under the control of The Brotherhood, while the southern half of the Italian peninsula fell under the control of the Vatican under the re-established Papal States. Other entities include Sihai, built from what remained of the People's Republic of China, and Amazonia which made-up what was left of South America. North America meanwhile was partly under the control of the Umbrella Corporation itself, which was able to gain control of the western half of the United States. Due to its technological capabilities, Umbrella maintained near-global influence through the provision of satellite internet services to the Freeholds, through which the spread of news and trade could still function, and also offered security contracts with the Umbrella Security Service taking over militia duties, as was the case in Dover.

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