History Main / TheRemnant

* ''DoctorWho'': In "Remembrance of the Daleks", the Seventh Doctor persuades a lone Dalek to kill itself as it has "no superiors, no inferiors, no reinforcements, no hope, no rescue!"

* Eastern Europe's non-communist undergrounds left over from WWII certainly count. Many of these organizations had been fighting for nearly half a decade or more when WWII ended, and many continued the fight after the Soviets marched in and set up their clients. They had an even more impressive- if anything- track record than the Japanese, in many cases holding out and conducting guerilla warfare until the EIGHTIES. The last Polish group of freedom fighters was captured in 1965. Allegedly some of the groups were blowing up support trains for Germans on the Eastern Front. And of course, if you want to be technical, from a certain point of view WWII ended when independent German state made peace with the independent Polish state - in 1995!
** Does it count if they eventually win?

** The Amani and Gurubashi tribes (and most other trolls) once had mighty empires, but now they are primitive (compared to the rest of the world) cannibalistic tribes that can't even get along with each other (until recently). [b]And still they are hostile to everybody [b/]

* In the StarWars games set after the Battle of Endor, the remaining Imperials are literally known as the [[TropeNamer The Remnant]].

*** Oddly enough, while individuals like Qorl (that'd be the aforesaid TIE pilot) happen quite often, the ''Imperial'' Remnant is never ''The'' Remnant - they remain a full-function government, albeit with less territory every year.

*** Yes, so much during ''Firefly''; the first officer he meets points it out, establishing that ''is'' how the Alliance sees him. And he may deny it, but it's not so convincing when the very next episode he instigates a free-for-all brawl in a bar he knows to be full of Alliance engaging in patriotic celebration.

-->'''Tycho''': "Wait, slow down. A week ago, Wedge vaporized the Emperor and half the Imperial High Command - I know that Imperials tried to stab us in the back after [[TheTruceAtBakura the truce at Bakura]], but isn't the war basically over? Why won't the Imperials just surrender?"

** More recently, in ''FalloutNewVegas'', you can meet members of the former Enclave, including companion [[spoiler:Arcade Gannon]]. This time, you can actually help them get back on their feet, and in return you will get the strongest Power Armor and the Enclave Remnants will aid you in the final battle.

* The Principality of Zeon, from ''MobileSuitGundam'', has scads of these; there are at least five separate groups that appear in the animation, and it's implied that there are more. The single largest one fled to an asteroid base and became the first Neo Zeon movement in Zeta; the others include the Delaz Fleet, Cima's marines, and the Kimbareid force (all in ''{{Gundam 0083}}''), as well as Rommel's force (in ''GundamZZ'').

** [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiroo_Onoda Onoda Hiroo]] would not believe the news until his now-retired former commanding officer was flown in to personally order him to stand down. In 1974. When he surrendered, he still had his army sword and original issue rifle in full-working order.

* [[TheWarOnTerror The Taliban counts]]. It ruled with an iron fist for a while, got its ass kicked by the U.S Military, and is still fighting. In general, all the terrorists in the Middle East can be considered this to some extent. [[VillainousValor They have no hope of winning, but keep on coming]]. [[ZombieApocalypse Like zombies]].

** More recently, in ''Fallout: New Vegas'', you can find the Remnant's Bunker, containing, you guessed it, the Enclave. This time, you can actually help them get back on their feet, and in return you will get a valuable piece of power armor and the Enclave Remnants will aid you in the final battle.

* [[WarriorPrince Hegemon Heidi Ingvalt]] of ''MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha [=ViVid=]''. Even though [[VestigialEmpire the Ancient Belka empire had long since destroyed itself]] approximately one hundred years ago, [[LensmanArmsRace the wars of Ancient Belka]] still haven't ended for her. This aspect is dropped pretty quickly once she meets Vivio though.

* [[WarriorPrince Hegemon Heidi Ingvalt]] of ''MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha [=ViVid=]''. Even though [[VestigialEmpire the Ancient Belka empire had long since destroyed itself]] approximately one hundred years ago, [[LensmanArmsRace the wars of Ancient Belka]] still haven't ended for her.

** And let's not forget the second Neo-Zeon movement in ''CharsCounterattack'', which gets its ''own'' remnant in ''GundamUnicorn''.

** In what version? The original was supposedly a Polish exile after the crushing of a revolt against Russian dominance in 1863-65, and even that background was scrapped due to political issues (France- where it was published- was trying to woo the Kremlin), so what version are you reading?
*** The information about Nemo being Prince Dakar is revealed in ''The Mysterious Island'', the sequel to ''Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea''.

* Saruman (LoTR)qualifies in a round-about sense, in that he is a former 'Evil Overlord' , but reduced to a pathetically small scale after his armies are routed and he is cast out from Isengard. He spends the remainder of the book running the Shire into the ground, turning into a sort of bandit leader with a mob of 'ruffians'. He is stabbed in the back (completely literally) by his servant at hte end.