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** The civil war itself is a sterling example of GreyAndGrayMorality and BothSidesHaveAPoint in action. Neither side is "right" and both sides have negative elements. The Empire is trying to hold onto Skyrim because it needs both the resources and the manpower, and the province connects the heart of the Empire to all of its other territories. Added to this is that the Empire ''needs'' Skyrim because they expect a full-scale war with the Aldmerri Dominion in the future, and is still reeling from the last one. The Stormcloaks, however, view the Empire as an oppressive foreign power that is weak and unfit to rule Skyrim and are violently opposed to the Empire's ban on the worship of the human god Talos (as part of the peace treaty the Empire signed with the Dominion). Both sides also have their negative elements; the Empire does not understand the people of Skyrim or their cultures, and their vast bureaucracy and weak leadership makes them an inefficient government. [[ObstructiveBureaucrat Accidentally trying to execute the Dragonborn for a crime s/he didn't commit because the captain didn't want to double-check the lists did not help them any.]] On the other hand, the Stormcloaks possess a noticeable degree of FantasticRacism, and their rebellion is perceived by many as ill-timed and short-sighted.
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* In ''TheElderScrollsVSkyrim'', there's a civil war raging between the [[FantasyCounterpartCulture Imperial]] [[TheRomanEmpire Legion]] and the [[FantasyCounterpartCulture Storm]][[HornyVikings cloaks]]. [[PlayerCharacter You]] can negotiate peace between the two sides, or join up with one.

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* In ''TheElderScrollsVSkyrim'', there's a civil war raging between the [[FantasyCounterpartCulture Imperial]] [[TheRomanEmpire Legion]] and the [[FantasyCounterpartCulture Storm]][[HornyVikings cloaks]]. [[PlayerCharacter You]] can negotiate peace between the two sides, sides (on account of the pressing threat of the entire world getting eaten by dragons), or join up with one.
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* In ''TheElderScrollsVSkyrim'', there's a civil war raging between the [[FantasyCounterpartCulture Imperial]] [[TheRomanEmpire Legion]] and the [[FantasyCounterpartCulture Storm]][[HornyVikings cloaks]]. [[PlayerCharacter You]] can negotiate peace between the two sides, or join up with one.
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* Two of them on ''{{Babylon 5}}'': The Earth Alliance Civil War, and later the [[spoiler: Minbari]] Civil War. Several other civil wars are indicated or implied to happen off-screen after the show's end, such as the Telepath War on Earth and Vir's rebellion against Emperor [[spoiler: Londo Molari]] on Centauri Prime.
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* The Galactic Civil War within the [[TheEmpire Galactic Empire]] forms the central conflict of the ''StarWars'' franchise, precluded by the Clone Wars, [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything fought between]] the Galactic Republic and a Confederation formed for seceding Republic planets.

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* The Galactic Civil War within the [[TheEmpire Galactic Empire]] forms the central conflict of the ''StarWars'' franchise, precluded preceded by the Clone Wars, [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything fought between]] the Galactic Republic and a Confederation formed for seceding Republic planets.
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* [[Recap/DoctorWhoS25E1RemembranceOfTheDaleks The Dalek Civil War in]] ''[[Recap/DoctorWhoS25E1RemembranceOfTheDaleks Remembrance of the Daleks]]''.

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* [[Recap/DoctorWhoS25E1RemembranceOfTheDaleks [[Series/DoctorWho The Dalek Civil War in]] ''[[Recap/DoctorWhoS25E1RemembranceOfTheDaleks Remembrance of the Daleks]]''.
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* After the takeover of Molossia (now ''{{Kickassia}}''), the people of ChannelAwesome fracture over the spoils, resulting in one of these: TheNostalgiaCritic against everyone else.

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* After the takeover of Molossia (now ''{{Kickassia}}''), the people of ChannelAwesome fracture over the spoils, resulting in one of these: TheNostalgiaCritic WebOriginal/TheNostalgiaCritic against everyone else.
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* [[Recap/DoctorWhoS25E1RemembranceOfTheDaleks The Dalek Civil War in]] ''[[Recap/DoctorWhoS25E1RemembranceOfTheDaleks Remembrance of the Daleks]]''.

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* TheTroubles.

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* TheTroubles.TheTroubles (1969-1998)
* The SriLankanCivilWar (1983-2009)
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* The {{English Civil War}}(s) (1641-1651)

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* The {{English Civil War}}(s) (1641-1651) (1642-1651)
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* The WarsOfTheRoses (1453-1487), famously depicted in Shakespeare's plays.

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* The WarsOfTheRoses (1453-1487), (1455-1485), famously depicted in Shakespeare's plays.
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-->-- The last line of the '''GunsNRoses''' song "Civil War"

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-->-- The last line of the '''GunsNRoses''' '''Music/GunsNRoses''' song "Civil War"

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* The WarsOfTheRoses (1453-1487), famously depicted in Shakespeare's plays.
* The {{English Civil War}}(s) (1641-1651)



* The {{English Civil War}}(s) (1641-1651)

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* The {{English Chinese Civil War}}(s) (1641-1651) War c.1927-1949



* The WarsOfTheRoses (1453-1487), famously depicted in Shakespeare's plays.
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* The Covenant Civil War in ''{{Halo}}'', started in the last year of the Human-Covenant War when [[BigBad Prophet of Truth]] thought that the [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy Sangheili]]s had [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness outlived their usefulness]] and tried to extinct them with the help of the [[KillerSpaceMonkey Jiralhanae]]s. Didn't worked so well when the Sangheilis [[EnemyMine allied with the Humans]] and destroyed the Covenant as a superpower.

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* The Covenant Civil War in ''{{Halo}}'', started in the last year of the Human-Covenant War when [[BigBad Prophet of Truth]] thought that the [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy Sangheili]]s Sangheilis]] had [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness outlived their usefulness]] and tried to extinct them with the help of the [[KillerSpaceMonkey Jiralhanae]]s.Jiralhanaes]]. Didn't worked so well when the Sangheilis [[EnemyMine allied with the Humans]] and destroyed the Covenant as a superpower.
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* The Covenant Civil War in ''{{Halo}}'', started in the last year of the Human-Covenant War when [[BigBad Prophet of Truth]] thought that the [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy Sangheili]]s had [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness outlived their usefulness]] and tried to extinct them with the help of the [[KillerSpaceMonkey Jiralhanae]]s. Didn't worked so well when the Sangheilis [[EnemyMine allied with the Humans]] and destroyed the Covenant as a superpower.
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* KoreanWar (1950-1953), started out as a civil war, later became an international war.
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** The [[DragonAge first game]] also contained a conflict between Loghain and the Ferelden nobility.
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* The Galactic Civil War within the [[TheEmpire Galactic Empire]] forms the central conflict of the ''StarWars'' franchise, precluded by the Clone Wars, [[DoesThisRemindsYouOfAnything fought between]] the Galactic Republic and a Confederation formed for seceding Republic planets.

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* The Galactic Civil War within the [[TheEmpire Galactic Empire]] forms the central conflict of the ''StarWars'' franchise, precluded by the Clone Wars, [[DoesThisRemindsYouOfAnything [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything fought between]] the Galactic Republic and a Confederation formed for seceding Republic planets.
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*** And [[WriterRevolt their fellow writers]].
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->''What's so civil about war anyway?''
-->-- The last line of the '''GunsNRoses''' song "Civil War"
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* ''DragonAgeII'' shows the beginning of what a Civil War between the mages and templars. The player is forced to choose a side [[GreyAndGrayMorality which is more difficult than it sounds.]]

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* ''DragonAgeII'' shows the beginning of what a Civil War civil war between the mages and templars.templars which could potentially spread across the world. The player is forced to choose a side [[GreyAndGrayMorality which is more difficult than it sounds.]]
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* ''DragonAgeII'' shows the beginning of what a Civil War between the mages and templars. The player is forced to choose a side [[GreyAndGrayMorality which is more difficult than it sounds.]]
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* The Gryps War of ''Zeta Gundam''

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* The Gryps War of ''Zeta Gundam''''ZetaGundam''
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Civil Wars both real and fictional have provided excellent opportunities for stories, as depicted morality can be all over the board. The fact that both sides believe themselves to be justified allows for an authorial portrayal of [[RousseauWasRight both sides having good people fighting for what believe in]] along with [[GrayAndGreyMorality a couple of real bastards on both sides]]. Often, while one side may indeed be presented as morally superior, there will be a WorthyOpponent among the enemy ranks and the PerspectiveFlip is common. Along with that, there can be StarCrossedLovers pining for each other across the battlefield and families split by the tension of what they believe is right.

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Civil Wars both real and fictional have provided excellent opportunities for stories, as depicted morality can be all over the board. The fact that both sides believe themselves to be justified allows for an authorial portrayal of [[RousseauWasRight both sides having good people fighting for what believe in]] along with [[GrayAndGreyMorality [[TheGoodTheBadAndTheEvil a couple of real bastards on both sides]]. Often, while one side may indeed be presented as morally superior, there will be a WorthyOpponent among the enemy ranks and the PerspectiveFlip is common. Along with that, there can be StarCrossedLovers pining for each other across the battlefield and families split by the tension of what they believe is right.
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* The English Civil War(s) (1641-1651)

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* The English {{English Civil War(s) War}}(s) (1641-1651)

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* The Unification War in the backstory of ''{{Firefly}}'', by virtue of it's intended analogizing to the AmericanCivilWar.

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* The Unification War in the backstory of ''{{Firefly}}'', by virtue of it's its intended analogizing to the AmericanCivilWar.



** Maybe they were a terrorist group SOMETIMES?
** Somewhat muddled in that their usual opponents were the Cardassian equivalent of themselves, with the occasional attempts by either government to restore order or take them down mostly a side-show.



* [[ASongOfIceAndFire The War of the Five Kings]]

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* In ''{{Transformers}}'' in general, the default state of Cybertron seems to be a state of civil war to provide a reason for robots to shoot each other. There have also been various internal conflicts within both Autobot and Decepticon, and occasionally Maximal, Predacon, and Vehicon ranks.
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-> All wars are Civil Wars, because all men are brothers.

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-> All ->"''All wars are Civil Wars, because all men are brothers. brothers.''"
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* The SpanishCivilWar (1936-1939)
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** The resulting Fandom War, pitting the authors of said story arc versus most of the rest of the fandom.

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