Territory, loyalty and goals explained

Warning: Contains spoilers for Civil War!

The Western forces are one of the biggest armies of revolutionaries in the world of 2024s Civil warAnd here’s everything we know about the group, including their territory, allegiances and goals. Alex Garland Civil war Is One of the biggest hits of 2024The film takes a look at a hypothetical future in which another civil war has divided the United States. A lot has happened between the current time in the real world and the timeline of Civil warSo here are the events that led to the formation of the Western forces and what they want.

Ahead of the release of Alex Garland Civil warMany potential viewers are wondering exactly how the film would explain the events of the film. Civil war‘s story clearly required a lot of world building, meaning that the film had to find a plausible way to set the stage for the titular Civil War. However, many viewers were surprised to see how vague Garland left the world, with the events that led to the outbreak of the war barely touched. Civil war Just hints at what led to the start of the war, and that’s all the film leaves on.

The Western forces were comprised of Texas and California in the Civil War

They are one of four factions in the United States

In the world of A24 Civil warThe United States was divided into four main factions. These are the Western Forces, the New People’s Army, the Florida Alliance, and the Loyalist States. A24 released a Civil war A map showing which states belong to which faction gives a major insight into the world of the film. Although it is barely touched on in the film due to Civil war Mostly focusing on the loyalist states and the western forcesThe New People’s Army is mostly made up of northwestern states, while the Florida Alliance is made up of southeastern states.

The Western Forces is a two-state alliance Consists of two of the most powerful states in the country: Texas and California. Most of the film follows the main cast of Civil war As they engage in a mad dash to reach Washington DC, with Western forces closing in on the nation’s capital. Until then Civil war At first, the Western forces had already made their way through the wall of loyalist states and to the outskirts of Washington DC, with the end of Civil war Saw the troops finally besiege the White House.

The main enemy of the Western forces is the loyalist states, which still comprise most of the country. The states confirmed to be the Loyalist states are Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina , Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Road Island, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine.

Why did the Western forces rebel against the US?

It’s left a little vague

The exact events that led to the start of the civil war are never clearly explainedBut they are hinted at throughout the film. in Civil warNick Offerman plays the President of the United States, with him he is an authoritarian president who greatly increased his power during his presidency. The president suspended parts of the constitution while serving his third term in office at the time of the film. letters in Civil war Explain that government overreach caused the civil war, although the nature of the overreach is left vague.

Civil war Also highlights that The president used airstrikes on American citizensAlthough it is not known whether this was before or after the official start of the civil war. The film implies that decisions like these caused California and Texas to put aside their differences and band together, with them trying to oust the sitting president from office. It is not known why other segments of the United States created their own factions rather than join the Western forces, making this one of the biggest mysteries in the film.

Are the Western forces the “good side” in civil war?

Or is it even a good side?

The biggest question in Civil war Has to do with who is the “good side”, a question that crossed the minds of many viewers. Many fans of Civil war have taken the side of the Western forces, as they are the ones fighting back against the authoritarian government from the United States. Although the main cast of Civil war Never fully explain their positions on the Western forces, it is clear that they are against the president’s abuse of power, further signaling that the Western forces are better than the loyalist states.

however, Civil war‘s decision to not give much information to the world is intentionalBecause it doesn’t want the world to take sides. Alex Garland knows that if Civil war If to develop in the world of the film, the biases of the audience would lead them to take sides, harming the message of Civil war. Both the Western forces and the United States government are shown to have some terrible results throughout the film, and although the authoritarianism of the United States is definitely bad, the film does not want viewers to put the Western forces on a pedestal.

The fate of the Western forces after the battle of DC explained

What can happen after the President’s assassination?

After the Battle of Washington DC at the end of Civil war, The Western forces successfully executed the President of the United StatesEnding his third term. The film ends immediately after the president is shot, which means that not much information is given about the fate of the Western forces. Although this is all speculation, it can be assumed that the successful coup led to the end of the United States as it was once known, with the rebel alliances working together to form a new government and restore peace to the country.

Coups almost never have perfectly clean endings, meaning that the exchange of power can very easily lead to more conflict and destruction in the world of Civil war. After all, Western forces, Florida Alliance, and New People’s Army most likely have different opinions about how to run the country, meaning that the Western forces probably will not be allowed to control the United States unchallenged. This premise means that There is still a lot to learn about the world Civil warWith that being the perfect setup for a potential sequel.