History Fanfic / DeathOfANation

** Groups of British military personnel that went rogue turned into raiding survivor settlements and kidnapping women for sex slave purposes. Major Henry West and Major Mackey are examples of this.

-->USAF jets began [[Main/{{KILLITWITHFIRE}} bombing]] the streets of District 1 within half an hour of the outbreak, killing thousands of infected and uninfected, followed by the deployment of [[DeadlyGas poisonious gas]] and special forces squads wearing NBC suits and armed with [[Main/{{KILLITWITHFIRE}} flamethrowers]] [[KillEmAll to kill the remaining survivors]].

** Groups of British military personel that went rogue turned into raiding survivor settlements and kidnapping women for sex slave purposes. Major Henry West and Major Mackey are examples of this.

* AxCrazy: Russia's preparation in the defense of their country as Ukraine falls to the Rage virus has been described as this: TBA

** Finally how the Russians dealt with outbreaks on their border towns. They pounted it with artillery and aircraft until nothing standing is left. It is brutal and effective.

* ObligatoryWarCrimeScene: The Battle of Luton where several civilians are accidentally killed by the combined strength British Armed Forces due to the breakdown of communications.
** The Isle of Dogs massacre where the U.S. Army shoots both uninfected and infected civilians due to the difficulty of differentiating the other in the dark.
** The French Army using a main battle tank to crush refugee cars escaping Calais.
** Even worse when they start using their nukes.

* RealityEnsues: On the first day of the outbreak, the police did not really know the status of the Infected and attempted to arrest and restrain them thinking they were drunk or high hooligans. It ended up costing several lives. Hence, many surviving officers were shocked to see why their former colleagues suddenly "defected" to the side of the "rioters." These lack of awareness would see why the virus could not be contained so easily.

* WhileRomeBurns: The Americas, Asia, Africa, and Oceanian were sparred of the Rage but they didn't get off scot-free since they also had to deal with the resulting economic crash with the fall of Britain and Europe.

* BittersweetEnding: The Rage Virus is stopped in the Pyrenees mountains to the West, the Turkish to the Southeast, and by the Russians to the East. However, an entire continent has became a wasteland resulting in the loss of countless lives, historical pieces, and cultural identities. The vaccine arrives by 2012 at long last but has been described as all "a little too late." Furthermore the question looms: "Will the rage ever come back?"

-->'''Tony Blair''': This is fucked. Do you know that ? Its fucked, its fucked, its fucking fucked !
* CrapsackWorld: Europe is essentially wiped off the map save for a few countries that survived miraculously. Without Europe, all foreign aid to Africa dries up, thus making the continent more prone to civil war and famine. The Middle East is the same as always, racked by Islamic terrorists. Moreover, Osama bin-Laden is still alive in this timeline. The big economies of China and Japan is said to have suffered with the loss of Britain as a trading partner all while Russia moves into Eastern Europe to "protect" what remains of survivor enclaves in the region.

-->Of course, if all those defences didnt work, [[TimeForPlanB there was also another option to fall back on]]...[[NuclearOption around 12,000 of these options patiently waited in underground silos and submarines]].

** One user mentioned the possibility of the ''[[Film/SpiderManTrilogy Spider-man trilogy]]'' being more successful than our timeline due to superhero movies being seen as an optimistic take to the entertainment industry in times of castrophe.[[note]]Only the first ''[[Film/{{SpiderMan1}} Spider-man]]'' would have been finished by the time of the outbreak. Therefore, ''[[Film/SpiderMan2 Spider-man 2]]'', ''[[Film/SpiderMan3 3]]'', and [[WhatCouldHaveBeen other sequels]] would be unrecognizable with respect to our timeline.[[/note]]
** Another user also mentioned the possibility of the [[Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse Marvel Cinematic Universe]] being produced earlier than the late 2000s.
* DisappearedDad:[[spoiler: Eddie's father is said to be deployed to the fight the infected. It is later revealed to be [[Main/ForegoneConclusion Sergeant Farrell.]]]]

* HoldTheLine: During the evacuation of London, what remained of the London Metropolitan Police fight the infected with riot gear in order to buy the remaining survivors to escape to the south. The fought gallantly until the line collapsed due to the shear weight and numbers of the Infected.

* AWorldHalfFull: Europe by the 2010s is an desolate wasteland with only Portugal, Norway, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland surviving intact. France is governed from Corsica while Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany remain as rump states. Greece has abandoned the mainland to the Corinth Canal and Ionian islands while Turkey abandoned the European side by destroying the Bosphorus bridge, thus sparing the Middle East and Asia of the rage. Poland is mentioned to have entirely collapsed, as well as the former Yugoslavia and Bulgaria. Eastern Europe is reduced to bandits and survival enclaves all while Russia goes into to "liberate" or "protect the survivors" of what was once part of the Soviet Union.

* WhileRomeBurns: The Americas, Asia, Africa, and Oceanian were sprarred of the Rage but they didn't get off scot-free since they also had to deal with the resulting economic crash with the fall of Britain and Europe.
* ZombieInfectee: At one chapter, a Ukrainian family fleeing into Russia attempts to hide their infected children from Russian border guards. It is discovered too late and is the reason why the rage reached the Russia, albeit only the border towns.

Currently in Progress. Needs WikiMagic.

* ZombieApocalypse: As per the setting of ''28 Days Later'' and ''28 Weeks Later''.

* InfantImmortality: Horribly averted several times.

* KickTheDog: [[spoiler: Queen Elizabeth II dies of stress in her sleep on May 19, 2002.]]

* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: TBA

* HumansAreTheRealMonsters: Despite the horrors of the Rage Virus, several atrocities are committed by crazed survivors and rogue soldiers against normal people. TBA.

* Irony: A "Reverse Dunkirk" occurs as millions of British citizens cross the channel into France for refuge

* LastStand: Occurs several times here. Needs WikiMagic.

* MaidenOfTheApocalypse:
** Alice Harris is considered to be one since she was brought to the Isle of Dogs without proper security. Though the virus spread because her husband kissed her, she would ultimately be the source. However, Andy Harris takes the blame for bringing the European continent to its knees for accidentally spreading the virus there.

* RealityEnsues: TBA
* TheRemnant: TBA

-->Most of the soldiers began to fall back to pre planned positions on the ouskirts of district 1 to await helicopter extraction when it became clear all was lost.

** A 60 Minutes [[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/28-days-later-outbreak-timeline-death-of-a-nation.225381/page-29#post-11654518 interview]] with former Secretary of State Colin Power on September 23, 2009 details how the U.S. State Department attempted to evacuate American citizens and embassy personnel in the United Kingdom. [[spoiler: Unfortunately, many Americans were caught up in the evacuation and became casualties themselves. The U.S. Embassy in London could not be evacuated on time due to all the British civilian and military transport being diverted in the evacuation of the capital despite the U.S. Ambassador's connections. The embassy was last known to be barricaded on the second floor while the lower levels were breached by the Infected. 6 months later, the fate of the Ambassador, Embassy Marines, and the staff were confirmed. It serves as this timeline's "Benghazi incident."]]
** Speaking of Benghazi, it is the town where the Libyan Civil War occurs in this timeline.

** Basically everything associated with Britain past the POD is butterflied away meaning that there is no 7/7 attacks and no London 2012 Olympics. This may mean Adele, The Wanted, and One Direction may not form or even go into fame at all.

->Tony Blair: This is fucked. Do you know that ? Its fucked, its fucked, its fucking fucked !

** One user mentioned the possibility of the Toby Maguire ''Spiderman'' franchise being more successful than our timeline due to superhero movies being seen as an optimistic take to the entertainment industry in times of castrophe.[[note]]Only the first ''Spiderman'' would have been finished by the time of the outbreak. Therefore,Spiderman 2,3, and other sequels would be unrecognizable in respect to our timeline.[[/note]]
** Another user also mentioned the possibility of the Marvel Cinematic Universe being produced earlier than the late 2000s.

* Irony: TBA

It serves as a prequel to the events of ''28 Days Later'' that focuses on how the British government dealt with the Rage crisis that affected the United Kingdom before Jim woke up from his coma. It later expanded to the events leading up into ''Film/TwentyEightWeeksLater'' and serves as a SpiritualSuccessor to that film where it portrays how Europe dealt with the Rage reaching the continent.

* AllThereInTheManual: The thread on alternatehistory.com has several news reports, newspaper clippings, interviews, official government documents, and eyewitness testimonies written by =[kspence92]= and other users.

** Basically everything associated with Britain past the POD is butterflied away meaning that there is no 7/7 attacks and no London 2012 Olympics.

* HoldTheLine: During the evacuation of London, what remained of the London Metropolitan Police foight the infected with riot gear in order to buy the remaining survivors to escape to the south. The fought gallantly until the line collapsed due to the shear weight and numbers of the Infected.

* TankGoodness: Challenger 2 main battle tanks take part in the Battle of Luton. However, as the town became overrun, infected were seen climbing over tanks. In fact, many Challenger 2s were abandoned throughout Britain. One particular use of Challenger 2 was during the Scottish Civil War between Glasgow and Edinburgh.
** The M1 Abrams is mentioned to be in use by the U.S. Army during the repopulation of Britain.
** In one point, a French Army tank is mentioned to be running over Carson refugee escaping from Calais. The tank is implied to be a Leclerc main battle tank.
** The Leopard 2 and M1 Abrams are used by the Bundeswehr and the U.S. Army in the defense of Germany from the Rage Virus.

** The Russian Ground Forces use the T-72 in clearing their own border towns of the Infected.

** Due to the events of the Rage Epidemic in Europe, the 2003 Invasion and the Iraq War is cancelled as President George W. Bush initially focused on helping NATO combat the Rage epidemic before U.S. forces withdraw from Europe as casualties mounted. This means Saddam Hussein gets to stay in power up to this timeline's present day.
** An earlier Libyan Civil War occurs in July 2003 as the cost of European refugees increases the price of daily goods in the country. Though it went on the Mumar Gaddaffi's favour due to the lack of NATO intervention, he would ultimate be assassinated in 2006 before Libya becomes a democratic state.

* CrapsackWorld

* AWorldHalfFull