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17	->''"Aux armes, citoyens! Formez vos bataillons! Marchons, marchons! Qu'un sang impur abreuve nos sillons!"'' [[note]]''"To arms, citizens! Form your battalions! Let us march, let us march! Let the blood of the impure soak our fields!"''[[/note]]
18	-->-- '''''La Marseillaise'''''
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20	[[VillainWorld Wherever]] TheEmpire is, you'll always find La Résistance: A RagtagBunchOfMisfits using ThePowerOfLove and [[ThePowerOfFriendship Friendship]] to fight against a tyrannical rule, often to help put the GovernmentInExile back into power. Always underdogs, they fight using guerrilla warfare and by [[RabbleRouser raising the rabble]] of the people by [[VoiceOfTheResistance revealing unpleasant truths]] about TheEmpire they've been trying to hide, causing the oppressed peoples to shake off the yokes of their tyrant rulers. Sometimes it's as simple as continuing to resist an invading regime [[WarComesHome after it attacked their homes]]. Usually led by a RebelLeader and armed via VehicularTurnabout. Expect them to be opposed by LesCollaborateurs.
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22	Almost inevitably, TheHero will join La Resistance while the battle is already underway and will grow to become a great champion in the fight against TheEmpire. After all, {{Hollywood\|History}} usually [[TheRevolutionWillNotBeVilified romanticizes resistance fighters]], for three reasons. The first is rooted in America's origins as rebels fighting against a tyrannical monarchy during UsefulNotes/TheAmericanRevolution. The second is likewise UsefulNotes/WorldWarII where the conflict between the Resistance and UsefulNotes/NaziGermany fell, as close as it ever has, to clear divisions between right and wrong, and of course, CoolPeopleRebelAgainstAuthority. In most cases in history and in RealLife, resistance movements are complex and confusing events. A common mistake is to confuse resistance movements with revolutionary movements, when this is not always the case. Some resistance movements ''are'' revolutionary, seeking to install a new regime to displace the old. Revolutions, needless to say, are complex, murky and at times brutal affairs. It has led in the past to the new regime forming [[MeetTheNewBoss the new government]] which [[FullCircleRevolution can be as bad or worse than the old.]]
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24	Of course, people rarely like having it pointed out that [[YourTerroristsAreOurFreedomFighters these groups are terrorists from the perspective of anyone who disagrees with them]] and {{Innocent Bystander}}s who may get caught up in the crossfire of said conflicts. This may be deliberately ironic, perhaps inviting a "we are [[NotSoDifferentRemark not so different]]" moment. Or, [[ProtagonistCenteredMorality the author might simply assume that the audience will always sympathize with rebel protagonists]] against TheEmpire, [[DesignatedHero therefore moral justification of the rebellion is unnecessary and the rebels can get away with whatever is expedient]]. This could be averted if the [[TheEmpire Evil Empire]] really is evil and the rebels exercise chivalry and restraint.
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26	Alternatively, La Resistance will be utterly incompetent and little more than an annoyance until the hero gets in there and shows them how it's done. Sometimes [[WeAREStrugglingTogether their inner dissensions render them nearly unable to get anything done.]] Expect at least one member of La Resistance to be TheMole, or a homegrown LesCollaborateurs sabotaging their efforts from the inside. La Resistance may even be defeated without the assistance of its enemy: when the only thing uniting it is opposition to TheEmpire, they may end up clashing thanks to some point of ideology (generally portrayed as stupid) or method (generally portrayed as worthwhile).
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28	Also alternatively, La Resistance may represent the [[TheRemnant last remnants]] of the reactionary or counter-revolutionary cronies of the old regime fighting against the Revolutionary Progressive Forces. Once re-installed, the Resistance "heroes" decide to {{Retcon}} the revolution and institute [[ThePurge purges]] for the cause of revenge, and remind people why exactly they were toppled in the first place. In some cases, as it happened in some parts of UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, the Resistance contains factions who want to restore the old regime and factions which want to bring a new regime, and these two factions might struggle during and after the war.
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30	When La Resistance form the main ensemble of the show, or one of them, they'll frequently exhibit a mix of characters similar to TheSquad. However, they'll usually have [[SpySpeak sneakier methods]], they tend to be more morally pragmatic and ruthless than most [[TheSquad Squads]], and in series like ''Series/{{Battlestar Galactica\|2003}}'' members becoming {{Shell Shocked Veteran}}s.
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32	Sometimes La Resistance can be [[TheRevolutionWillNotBeCivilized downright nasty]]. Usually, though, even at its worst La Resistance will be the LesserOfTwoEvils. If not, GreyAndGrayMorality may be at play. In an interesting twist, if the resistance [[EvilVersusEvil is every bit as unscrupulous as]] TheEmpire, then the hero will end up doing a bit of ConspiracyRedemption or [[TakeAThirdOption forming a third faction]]. ''Very'' occasionally, La Resistance may even be the BigBad rebelling against a peaceful government. Occasionally, La Resistance will be shown in a more [[RevolutionariesWhoDontDoAnything comedic light, where they don't do much besides sitting around debating theory]].
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34	Eventually, La Resistance will either die out, or grow into TheAlliance as it gains power, allies, and sympathizers.
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36	For the villainous equivalent, see TheRemnant. For the opposite of La Resistance, see LesCollaborateurs. Sometimes La Resistance may not be heroes but ''villains'', as happens in an EnemyCivilWar.
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38	Compare VigilanteMilitia and TheMagnificentSevenSamurai.
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40	Not to be confused with the FirstPersonShooter series, ''VideoGame/{{Resistance}}'', the board game ''TabletopGame/TheResistance'', the Music/{{Muse}} album, also named ''[[Music/TheResistanceAlbum The Resistance]]'', or with WWE's French-Canadian ForeignWrestlingHeel TagTeam Wrestling/LaResistanceTagTeam.
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42	'''A Administrivia/{{No Recent Examples\|please}} rule applies to RealLife examples of this trope'''. Real life examples shouldn't be added until '''50 years''' after the resistance campaign ends.
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44	!!Examples subpages:
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46	[[index]]
47	* [[LaResistance/LiveActionFilms Films — Live-Action]]
48	* LaResistance/{{Literature}}
49	* LaResistance/LiveActionTV
50	* LaResistance/VideoGames
51	* LaResistance/RealLife
52	[[/index]]
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54	!!Other examples:
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57	[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
58	* Kenji of ''Manga/TwentiethCenturyBoys'' form a resistance out of a [[RagtagBunchOfMisfits Ragtag Bunch Of Middle-Aged School Pals]]. A move eventually followed by his niece, Kanna, which takes the original (and now [[TookALevelInBadass leveled up]]) members and throws in the part of the Chinese Mafia.
59	* The SSS from ''Anime/AngelBeats'' is comprised by a bunch of dead high schoolers who are rebelling against, not an empire, but God himself for [[DarkAndTroubledPast the bad crap that had happened in their lives]].
60	* In ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'':
61	** The [[spoiler:entire Survey Corps]] begins a rebellion against the GovernmentConspiracy while the rest of the military either opposes them or [[BystanderSyndrome stays out of the mess]]. [[spoiler: After an EngineeredPublicConfession, whereby the Monarchy orders Wall Sina sealed after Wall Rose apparently fell and [[MoralEventHorizon dooming a half of the remaining human population]], the other two military branches quickly join them.]]
62	** [[spoiler: The Eldian Restorationist movement, an underground resistance working with the mysterious [[TheMole Owl]] to overthrow Marley's government and restore the Eldian kingdom. Grisha Yeager was a member of this organization, and attempted to use his own son to infiltrate the government's TykeBomb program. It backfired horribly, with young Zeke betraying the group by reporting them to the SecretPolice. The entire organization was arrested, tortured, and then transformed into mindless Titans as punishment for their actions. Only Grisha survived, after the Owl revealed himself and rescued him]].
63	** [[spoiler:The Owl confided to Grisha that his own father had been part of another rebel army when he was a child. They were very ineffective, however, and were quickly captured and burned alive while he hid in a closet. This hints at the possibility that there had been several resistance groups since the end of the Great Titan War, all of which failed to accomplish much of anything. The Owl became convinced that they needed to change their approach, and [[PassingTheTorch passed the Attack Titan to Grisha]] after instructing him to infiltrate the Walls and start a family while searching for the Founding Titan.]]
64	* In ''Anime/BlueCometSPTLayzner'', eventually [[spoiler: the Gradosian Empire transforms Earth into a VichyEarth]]. therefore, [[spoiler: Eiji and his friends become this towards Grados and its leaders, Gresco and ''specially'' specially Ruu-Kain.]] This includes [[spoiler: Eiji returning to his friends's sides with Layzner after being MIA, David and Simone as a BattleCouple and resistance leaders, Anna as an ActionSurvivor bordering on MessianicArchetype, Roanne as TheMole, Arthur ''trying'' to be TheMole, Julia as a GuileHeroine and ActualPacifist...]]
65	* ''Anime/CodeGeass'' features a prime example of the useless-and-only-an-annoyance-kind of La Resistance until [[MagnificentBastard Lelouch]] turns them from a bunch of scraps playing guerilla against the [[TheEmpire Britannian Empire]] to a fully organized and highly efficient army with victory after victory as its signature (that doesn't mean they're error-free, as we painfully find out in [[spoiler:the Special Zone incident and the following Black Rebellion]]).
66	* In ''Manga/DeathNote'', the Anti-Kira Taskforce gradually becomes this as Kira's rule spreads and gains support, especially after the US of A stops opposing him.
67	* In ''Manga/TheElusiveSamurai'', the secret resistance movement that wishes to take Kamakura back from the Ashikaga clan and the Emperor is built up over the course of two years and includes members of the Suwa Shrine, several disgruntled retainers around the Shinano region, and remnants of the Hojo clan who managed to escape the massacre.
68	* In ''Anime/{{Endride}}'', the Ignauts form as a revolutionary army seeking an ideally non-violent overthrow of the kingship, in hopes of more equality and support for the disadvantaged. When King Delzaine is suddenly killed by a third party, a major wrench is thrown in their plans and they end up becoming something of a temporary peacekeeping militia instead as the country falls apart.
69	* The Gekkostate in ''Anime/EurekaSeven'', an anti-military commune which opposes the United Federation.
70	* Stick/Scott Bernard's TrueCompanions in ''Anime/GenesisClimberMospeada''[=/=]''Anime/{{Robotech}}: New Generation'' as they fight the Inbit/Invid that have invaded and conquered Earth.
71	* The Jouishishi from ''Manga/{{Gintama}}'', who set out to take down the Amanto even if it meant going out into an all-out war with them. They failed. However, Katsura is the only one that makes an attempt to carry out any of the original group's ideals after that failure (and even then, it's kind of laughable); Gintoki decided that fighting stupid enemies was pointless and dropped out, Takasugi became a NietzscheWannabe [[spoiler:in order to avenge the death of his teacher]], and Sakamoto started a company of merchant spaceships.
72	* The People's Army in ''Anime/GlassFleet'' is fighting against [[TheEmpire the tyrannical Holy Empire]].
73	* A staple of the ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}'' series.
74	** The original example being the AEUG, first introduced in ''[[Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam Zeta Gundam]]''. They were a bit of an odd example though, in that they did not oppose the government itself, per se, but rather they opposed the formation of an autonomous StateSec in space (the Titans). They actually started out as a lobbying group within the Federation government before arming themselves and taking in like-minded personnel from the Federation military. Once the Titans were abolished, the AEUG peacefully dissolved back into the Federation, their goals having been accomplished.
75	** The Principality of Zeon in the first ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam'' portray themselves as freedom fighters looking to liberate space colonies from a corrupt and oppressive [[TheFederation Earth Federation]]. In actuality, Zeon gained their independence from Earth years before the start of the series and are simply using anti-Federation rhetoric to justify their own takeover of the Earth Sphere. They're perfectly willing to [[TheRevolutionWillNotBeCivilized trample on their fellow Spacenoids]] when it suits them.
76	** ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing'' dealt with five space colonies and their respective scientists training five teenage boys in guerrilla warfare and piloting their respective Gundams, just so that they could overthrow a corrupt Earth-based government led by the United Earth Sphere Alliance, [[spoiler:followed by the Romefeller Foundation after the latter overthrew the former.]] [[spoiler:Eventually, a new rebel army called White Fang would corrupt the very rebellion the Gundam pilots staged, namely by stealing a space station from Earth-based military organization, OZ, and dropping it on Earth to render it uninhabitable.]]
77	** Crossbone Vanguard, originally TheEmpire in ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamF91 Gundam F91]]'', turns into La Resistance in ''[[Manga/MobileSuitCrossboneGundam Crossbone Gundam]]''.
78	** ''Anime/MobileSuitVictoryGundam'' has the League Militaire, created to fight the Zanscare Empire when the Federation is too weak to do so.
79	* ''Literature/TheHeroicLegendOfArslan'' features a restore-the-old-regime variant, with the [[{{Moe}} young]] [[WarriorPrince crown prince]] gathering an army to retake his fallen kingdom. [[OnTheNextEpisodeOfCatchPhrase "And thus, the boy becomes a king..."]]
80	* ''VideoGame/InazumaEleven Go!'' features "The Resistance", a group fighting against Fifth Sector who rule over the JHS soccer world with an iron fist, fixing matches and taking away "real soccer". The Resistance is based at Teikoku and existed before Raimon began their solo fight against Fifth Sector, although Raimon join The Resistance after they beat Teikoku in Holy Road.
81	* ''Anime/KillLaKill'' has Nudist Beach, which live up to the name by being clothed in nothing but strategically placed belts and pouches. They fight against [[ItMakesSenseInContext the usage of clothing for oppression.]] [[spoiler:[[EnemyMine They later formally join forces with Ryuko and Satsuki after it becomes clear that all three parties are fighting the same enemy.]]]]
82	* Harato's militia in ''Manga/TheLegendOfMotherSarah'' is composed mainly of resistance fighters whose main goal is to overthrow the military oligarchs of Mother Earth and Epoch in order to end the FalseDichotomy both factions propose in regards to what to do with Earth's future.
83	* Tends to show up in the ''Anime/{{Leijiverse}}'' a lot, particularly in ''Anime/ArcadiaOfMyYouth'' and ''Space Symphony Maetel''.
84	* ''Anime/LaSeineNoHoshi'': Milan hates the aristocracy and after mobilizing his forces, starts a rebellion to create a world without class discrimination. [[spoiler: At the end of the anime, they win and successfully execute Marie Antoinette]].
85	* ''Franchise/LupinIII'' runs into these a few times.
86	** In ''[[Anime/LupinIIIMysteryOfTheHemingwayPapers The Hemingway Papers]]'', Lupin finds himself searching for a lost treasure on the island of Colcaca, where a bunch of prospectors and mercenaries have taken over the island and started a war amongst themselves. The native islanders formed The Scorpions, a guerrilla force dedicated to liberating their home. Unfortunately, they were found out and [[CurbStompBattle the result wasn't pretty]]. Only one member survived, this story's GirlOfTheWeek.
87	** In ''[[Anime/LupinIIITheSecretOfTwilightGemini The Secret of Twilight Gemini]]'': After more than three hundred years of civil war, the remnants of the Geltic Tribe continue to fight the oppression of the Igo Tribe, who drove them from their ancestral home. [[PluckyGirl Lara]] and her friend, Zora, lead them in the quest to unify their people and reclaim their homeland. With help from [[GentlemanThief Lupin]], of course.
88	* ''Manga/OnePiece'':
89	** The Revolutionary Army, an anti-government faction directly opposed to the [[TheGovernment World Government]] and led by none other than Luffy's father, [[DisappearedDad Dragon]]. So far they haven't actually appeared often, but they'll certainly be more important down the line. Luffy's ties to the Revolution have become stronger over the TimeSkip. Robin was protected by them during those two years [[spoiler:and it's recently been revealed that Luffy's other older brother, the long-thought dead Sabo, is alive and the ''second-in-command'' of the Revolutionary Army.]]
90	** A smaller example with the rebellion of Alabasta; Believing that King Cobra has become TheCaligula, they are completely unaware that they are in fact the UnwittingPawn of Sir Crocodile's coup, and when the rebel leader learns the AwfulTruth, he tries to enlighten his fellow rebels- only to learn firsthand that Crocodile's Baroque Works have infiltrated both rebel and royal armies.
91	** Another smaller one for the Tontatta Tribe found in Dressrosa. Consisting entirely of dwarfs and one renegade LivingToy, they are dedicated to upending Don Quixote Doflamingo's rule of the kingdom and reinstating the ruling family prior to Doflamingo's coup. When Doflamingo fakes his resignation from the Shichibukai, which had given them hope that he would finally be removed as king, [[DespairEventHorizon it becomes the final straw that pushes them into taking action.]] Incidentally, Doflamingo only faked his resignation after being blackmailed by Law, who captured a scientist that played a crucial element in his black market business with the help of the Straw Hat crew; they become justifiably [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone horrified]] when they learn of this.
92	** While Wano Country does have people opposed to [[TheCaligula Orochi]], they are painfully aware that they are no match for [[WorldsStrongestMan Kaido]] and the Beast Pirates who enforce his rule. As such, they lay low for 20 years and don't actually band together until the Nine Red Scabbards return to lead them.
93	*** When Momonosuke and half of the Nine Red Scabbards [[TimeTravel were sent 20 years into the future]], Ashura Doji gathered fellow rebels to prepare for their return. After ten years, however, most of the rebels began to doubt that they had actually travelled in time, and decided to launch their own raid on Onigashima before they became too old to fight. Predictably, [[CurbStompBattle they were all killed]], [[CynicismCatalyst which turned Ashura Doji into the cynical man he is in the present.]] He eventually gets out of his funk when he's reunited with the rest of the Scabbards, after which the gang of bandits he leads promptly pledges their support to the cause.
94	*** Kawamatsu rescued Hiyori from Oden Castle after it was burned by Kaido, but eventually she ran away from him after she became afraid that he would starve himself to death for her. While this nearly drove him into despair, Kawamatsu decided that there was still something that he could to and began amassing weapons for the rebels by collecting them from the graves in Ringo. While he was admittedly ashamed of RobbingTheDead, he rationalized that the dead samurai would be more than happy to help remove Orochi from power. Eventually, he began stealing weapons from Orochi's men, which landed him in Udon's Prisoner Mine. [[spoiler:Onimaru continued his work after Kawamatsu was imprisoned by posing as Gyukimaru (Kawamatsu's alias) and relieving people of their weapons in Ringo. When Kawamatsu broke out of prison and returned to Ringo, he found that his weapon stash had vastly increased in size and that the weapons had been restored and maintained to the point of usability.]]
95	*** Kin'emon quickly begins to make plans to raid Onigashima during the Fire Festival, where Orochi and his retainers will have a dinner party with Kaido and his crew. However, his plans are leaked to Orochi and the comrades they gathered are imprisoned. [[spoiler:They are liberated at the last minute by [[TheMole Denjiro]], who had until now posed as Kyoshiro, one of Orochi's retainers and head of his own Yakuza family, who also pledge their support to the rebellion.]]
96	*** After Luffy gets [[CurbStompBattle curbstombed into next week]] by Kaido and thrown in the Prisoner Mine, he becomes friends with an old man named [[CoolOldGuy Hyogoro]], formerly the most powerful Yakuza boss of Wano, who agrees to train Luffy after becoming impressed with him. When he later learns that the rebellion is still alive, he becomes overjoyed that he has lived long enough to see it and pledges his support. The rest of the Yakuza bosses follow suit after they are released from prison and mobilize to gather their subordinates before the Fire Festival.
97	*** Luffy later starts a PrisonRiot, during which he gives a RousingSpeech to the rest of the prisoners that rekindles their spirits and convinces them to fight the wardens. When they learn that he's a pirate just like Kaido and start having doubts about the rebellion, Momonosuke seals the deal by revealing himself, showing them that the Kozuki Family is still alive. This motivates them to pledge their support.
98	*** Ultimately, and thanks to everyone's efforts ([[ContrivedCoincidence and]] [[ThanatosGambit a]] [[AchievementsInIgnorance colossal]] [[SpannerInTheWorks amount]] [[EnemyMine of]] [[UnderestimatingBadassery luck]]), Kin'emon suddenly finds himself leading a sum total of 5,400 men towards Onigashima, all of them fully armed and burning with determination.
99	* ''Anime/RomeoXJuliet'' has the followers of the overthrown regime of the Capulets, fighting against the usurper Lord Montague. Not quite as Shakespeare wrote it, but it's more of an homage to Shakespeare's favorite tropes in general than an adaptation -- Juliet is a SweetPollyOliver vigilante, for one.
100	* In ''AudioPlay/SaintBeast'', the rebellion against Zeus is lead by the six Saint Beasts until four of them end up BrainwashedAndCrazy leading to its failure and Judas and Luca taking the fall for it.
101	%%* ''Manga/SaintSeiya'': The Bronze Saints during the Sanctuary Arc.
102	* ''Literature/{{Shimoneta}}'''s [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syoV9y_s00M OP]] explains that SOX is fighting the oppression of the Japanese government's censorship laws, which has banned all pornographic material and use of foul language for the last 16 years. Their country now has the highest morality rating in the world, except it's come at the expense of its citizens [[NiceJobBreakingItHero no longer understanding even basic Sex-Ed]]. SOX's goal is to correct the problem, for which, they've been branded as a group of [[YourTerroristsAreOurFreedomFighters "ero terrorists"]].
103	* Team Dai-Gurren from ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann''. Not only do they rebel against Lord Genome and his forces, but also the [[spoiler:millennia-long reign of the [[GreaterScopeVillain Anti-]][[ScaryDogmaticAliens Spirals]]]].
104	* The Dorssian Royalists in ''Anime/ValvraveTheLiberator''. There was a coup ten years prior in which a military dictatorship imprisoned -- but didn't kill -- most of the centuries-old royal dynasty, who were beloved by the people. L-elf and A-drei, a former prince, are planning their own revolution to restore the royal family. Later, it's revealed that [[spoiler: Kriemhild]] is also working with a Royalist faction. It's notable that the Chancellor of the military federation wears the crown and facial markings of the royalty -- possibly indicating that those symbols are really still that powerful even after the coup.
105	* ''Anime/YuGiOhArcV'' features the Resistance, a group of Xyz Dimension survivors fighting back against invaders from the Fusion Dimension. Of the three members who show up in the series, Yuto is an IdenticalStranger to series protagonist [[AllLovingHero Yuya]], Shun joins the Lancers as an AloofAlly, and [[Anime/YuGiOhZexal Kaito]] just serves as a glorified cameo when the main cast visits the now destroyed Xyz Dimension.
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108	[[folder:Arts]]
109	* ''Art/LibertyLeadingThePeople'': The woman in the painting leads an armed citizenry to victory against the oppressive absolutist French government.
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112	[[folder:Comic Books]]
113	* ''ComicBook/{{Amulet}}'' has the unoriginally named "The Resistance", staffed by {{Funny Animal}}s.
114	* In ''ComicBook/Aquaman1989'', Aquaman joins, and soon leads, the resistance force that fights the jellyfish's occupation of Atlantis.
115	* ''ComicBook/{{Asterix}}'' is set in Gaul, 50 B.C., which has been conquered by the Romans... aside from one indomitable village which still holds out against the invaders, thanks to their MagicPotion, which grants them SuperStrength and allows them to fight back against the otherwise better-armed and more numerous Roman legions.
116	* ''ComicBook/BlackDynamite'': There's a secret movement to undermine TheIlluminati and stopping their plans for world domination, including sympathetic agents within the Illuminati itself. They're portrayed as idealistic and quite the underdogs, being based out of ramshackle camps.
117	* The Secret Avengers and Typeface's Gang during the ''ComicBook/{{Civil War\|2006}}''.
118	* ''ComicBook/CodeNameGravedigger'': In ''Men of War'' #10, Gravedigger's plane crashes behind enemy lines in Germany. He is rescued by a Jewish resistance cell [[ChildSoldiers consisting mainly of children]]. These children become his companions for the next several issues.
119	* Magazine/DoctorWhoMagazine has one issue where the Doctor has to fall in with a group of celts as allies. Unfortunately, none of them are great fighters and one of them is [[FelonyMisdemeanor technically a Pict]]. Which leads to the following line.
120	-->'''The Doctor:''' Great, the Resistance is useless.
121	* ''ComicBook/Elsewhere2017'': The main group is this, rebelling against Lord Kragen's regime, mostly composing of the main two {{Historical Domain Character}}s and a tribe of the planet's natives.
122	* In the Spanish comic book ''ComicBook/{{Fanhunter}}'' also, the unoriginally named ''The Resistance'' (an army of comic-book fans, otakus, geeks, gamers, nerds, roleplayers, etc.).
123	* In ''ComicBook/ForeverEvil2013'', with the Justice Leagues missing, pockets of remaining superheroes are trying to fight back. The ComicBook/TeenTitans are one group, with the main event series following Lex Luthor's newly minted Legion of Doom.
124	* Many of the missions for ''ComicBook/HuntersHellcats'' involved them providing assistance to resistance groups in German-occupied countries.
125	* ''ComicBook/JudgeDredd'':
126	** Judge Dredd has personally led resistances on a number of occasions, such as against [[TheCaligula Chief Judge Cal]] ("The Day the Law Died"), the East-Meg occupational army ("Apocalypse War") and the Dark Judges ("Necropolis").
127	** The Dark Judges used to have their own anti-Judge resistance to deal with when they [[AllCrimesAreEqual made everything punishable by death]] on their homeworld.
128	* The Prodigals in ''ComicBook/KillShakespeare'' who are trying to take down Richard III.
129	* There's a few of these brewing against [[MegaCorp Armtech]] in ''ComicBook/LastManStanding''.
130	* ''ComicBook/LegendsOfTheDeadEarth'':
131	** In ''[[ComicBook/{{Superman}} Superman: The Man of Steel]]'' Annual #5, the rebellion, led by Ambrose, is attempting to defeat the Empire, a brutal regime that encompasses a thousand worlds across the galaxy.
132	** In ''ComicBook/{{Impulse}}'' Annual #1, the speedster Kinnock established the Invisible Resistance on Mtoncanf two years after the Dargonian Empire invaded the planet. As he knows that they do not have the resources to prevail in a direct confrontation with the Dargonians, Kinnock takes a more subtle approach. The Invisible Resistance attacks them without even letting them know that they are being attacked by sabotaging their computer systems, tainting their food and air supplies and overrunning their quarters with insects. It is Kinnock's hope that the Dargonians will eventually decide that Mtoncanf is more trouble than it is worth and abandon the planet.
133	** In ''[[ComicBook/{{Shazam}} The Power of Shazam!]]'' Annual #1, the Aberrants are considered non-believers and dangerous rebels by the Science Council because they reject science and embrace magic. Led by Matriarch, the Aberrants' goal is to change the government through peaceful means. Matriarch is disgusted when she discovers that Dash Noir has been using violence to achieve their aims.
134	** In ''[[Franchise/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica Justice League America]]'' Annual #10, Ted Kord and Maxima started a rebellion against Lord Havok and the Alliance on War World.
135	* Franco-Belgian series ''Les enfants de la résistance'' (''The Children of the Resistance'') tells the struggle of three children who fight the Third Reich occupying their home village in rural France.
136	* Pocket Universe Lex Luthor's team of human survivors on his home world, which includes Pete Ross, ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}, Bruce Wayne, Hal Jordan, and Oliver Queen, in ''ComicBook/TheSupergirlSaga'' in the Franchise/{{Superman}} comic book titles in 1988. Their many enemies are the Phantom Zone criminals that Lex Luthor accidentally let loose to destroy the Pocket Universe Earth by turning it into a lifeless husk.
137	* The Undergrounder rebels from ''ComicBook/{{Megalex}}''.
138	* In ''ComicBook/TheMovement'', the emponymous organization is against the [[DirtyCop corrupt local police department]]. Having superpowered teens and the disenfranchised on their side also helps.
139	* ''ComicBook/OzCaliber'': Fighting a guerilla war against the occupying forces of Ruggedo the Nome King and Mombie the witch are the Freedom Fighters of Oz: [[RagtagBunchOfMisfits Jack Pumpkinhead, the Sawhorse, Amber Ombi (Ombi Ambi's nephew), General Jinjur, Hektor Hammerhead and the Wogglebug]].
140	* ''ComicBook/SerenityLeavesOnTheWind'': The New Resistance, an anti-Alliance grassroots organization founded after the Miranda revelations. [[spoiler:Actually funded and organized by Alliance black ops as a trap for would-be rebels, who are then slaughtered, but for the ones who came with ''Serenity'', in a round of raids on their meeting sites.]]
141	* ''ComicBook/SinsOfSinister:'' The Brotherhood, the tattered remnants of any survivors of Mars led by Storm, also serving as a mixed homage to the characters of ''Series/BlakesSeven'' and the Rebel Alliance from ''Franchise/StarWars''.
142	* ''ComicBook/{{Sojourn}}'': Arwyn and Gareth meet one in Ankar.
143	* ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'' expands on the Saturday Morning cartoon by establishing other Freedom Fighter groups outside of the Knothole Freedom Fighters.
144	* ''Franchise/StarTrek'':
145	** ''The Modala Imperative'': Played with. Captain Kirk and Spock help the resistance on the planet Modala break up a vicious dictatorship; a hundred years later, the ''Next Generation'' crew arrive to help celebrate the anniversary of the original coup and discover the erstwhile rebel leaders are now beating back an uprising themselves. Then suddenly ''everyone'' must put aside their differences when the ''real'' BigBad beams in -- the Ferengi, who had sold the original dictatorship their weapons and have now come to collect from the current rulers.
146	** "Year 4": Continuing where the original series ended, the rebels attack with the crew present (and later kidnap Kirk) in order to get the Federation to intervene in their conflict... at the same time as the ''government'' tries to blow up the ''Enterprise'', to get the Federation to intervene in their conflict.
147	* ''Franchise/StarWarsLegends'':
148	** ''ComicBook/StarWarsInvasion'': Nina, Kaye and the other prisoners of the Vong slave ship stage an uprising against their captors, commandeer the ship, and set off to rescue other prisoners and refugees while making themselves as much of a problem for the Vong as they can manage.
149	** ''ComicBook/StarWarsLegacy'', set over 130 years after the original trilogy, has the Sith taking over the galaxy again and the two governments they overthrew, the Galactic Alliance and the Fel Empire, forming two separate resistance movements that initially don't trust each other for fairly obvious reasons.
150	** ''ComicBook/StarWarsMarvel1977'' has a resistance on Solay, trying to topple a pro-Empire king. They call on the Rebel Alliance for help after Endor, but it turns out the head of the resistance had secretly also been pro-Empire -- soon after the king is deposed, the Imperial fleet comes in and imposes martial law, controlling the system directly.
151	* ''ComicBook/StrontiumDog'': A major story arc follows a young Johnny joining the {{mutant\|s}} resistance against the [[FantasticRacism violently anti-mutant]] government.
152	* ''Franchise/{{Tintin}}'': The Picaros from [[Recap/TintinTintinAndThePicaros the eponymous adventure]]. Tintin demands that their revolution will not see a drop of blood shed, much to the humorous consternation of many involved, [[spoiler:including the dictator being overthrown]].
153	* ''ComicBook/TransformersTransTech'': [[spoiler:Subverted with]] Alpha Trion's group in. [[spoiler:It turns out that it's a cover for a [[ComicBook/TransformersShatteredGlass sinister plot]] involving the GrandTheftMe of [=TransTech=] bodies]].
154	* ''ComicBook/WeStandOnGuard'': The Two-Fours are this to the United States' TheEmpire. The crew includes a former police chief, an actor, and a teenaged survivalist.
155	* ''ComicBook/WonderWoman'':
156	** ''ComicBook/WonderWoman1942'': The "Gremlins" lead a SlaveRevolt turned revolution against the Ytirflirk Empire. Strangly for a superhero comic this pretty much happens off-screen and is only known because one of the revolutionaries gets stuck on earth for a few years and hangs around ComicBook/SteveTrevor for most of that time.
157	** ''ComicBook/WonderWoman1987'': Wonder Woman becomes the figurehead and leader of a resistance in the Sangtee Empire that achieves its goal of forcing the abolition of slavery and the legalization of female citizens in the Empire. There were fractured ineffectual revolts and uprisings before but they never achieved anything before Wondy showed up and took charge.
158	* Magneto's ''ComicBook/XMen'' during the ComicBook/AgeOfApocalypse is this to a T.
159	* ''ComicBook/ZiggyPigSillySealComics'': One of the ways that Ziggy tries to get Silly killed in Latveria is to [[FrameUp make Silly look like a rebel]] against ComicBook/DoctorDoom's rule, plastering "Free Latveria" stickers everywhere.
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161
162	[[folder:Comic Strips]]
163	* The Dragon Lady becomes a resistance leader, fighting the Japanese invaders in ''ComicStrip/TerryAndThePirates''. Terry and Pat are frequently dragged into her plots. Other resistance leader, such as the Blue Tiger, also feature prominently.
164	[[/folder]]
165
166	[[folder:Fan Works]]
167	* ''Blog/BetterBonesAU'': There are several of them throughout the series, some of which are new to the rewrite and others which existed in canon but are expanded upon with new members.
168	** Nightpelt's resistance against Brokenstar, which eventually overthrows him with [=ThunderClan=]'s help, included Deerfoot and Stumptail... and not Runningnose, [[AdaptationalVillainy who is a loyal supporter of Brokenstar here.]]
169	** Several [=TigerClan=] cats oppose their leadership and secretly help the half-Clan cats, mostly [=RiverClan=] cats with the exception of Deerfoot and Jaggedtooth due to Runningnose having killed a lot of the former Nightstar supporters from [=ShadowClan=] in the epidemic. Besides Deerfoot and Jaggedtooth, this includes Reedpaw, Mudfur, Mosspelt, Dawnflower and Swansong. They allow Stormpaw, Featherpaw and Mistyfoot to escape to [=ThunderClan=] but Deerfoot gets caught and killed for refusing to name his allies.
170	** Breezepelt and Heathertail oppose the Kin from within it and help rescue many cats slated for execution, with the help of [=WindClan=] allies like Harespring and Brushblaze.
171	** As in canon, there is a resistance against the Bramblestar impostor, though this time Cloudtail and Briarlight are also involved, and Finchpaw is an active member rather than just leaving with Sparkpelt, helping set up the reputation of Firestar's kin as heroes.
172	* ''Fanfic/EquestriaAHistoryRevealed'': Celestia is forced to create the resistance to reclaim all of Equestria that she lost in her absence to Nightmare Moon. She reclaims small towns at first, relying on guerilla tactics while slowly amassing a larger and larger army of ponies who choose to fight on her side, before eventually reclaiming the east with a large enough army to move into the rest of Equestria.
173	* ''Fanfic/FFSIBelieveInYou'': In the sequel, the unpopularity and tyrannical rule of the Mormaer have caused an armed insurgency to form against him in Zola Province, resulting in a rapidly escalating conflict that the main characters find themselves drawn into.
174	* ''Fanfic/PonyPOVSeries'':
175	** The [[BadFuture Dark World Series]] has several rebel groups aimed at bringing down [[EvilOverlord Discord]]. While there's some level of cooperation between them, there doesn't appear to be a central command structure [[spoiler: aside from [[RunningBothSides Discord himself infiltrating several groups]] and riling them up for his [[ForTheEvulz own amusement]]...or so it seemed, as by this time Discord had long since undergone a HeelFaceTurn Eclipse was preventing him from acting upon, so his motives may have been far less sinister by that point]].
176	** Dark World also has [[HeelRaceTurn the changelings]], who thanks to Cadance are now symbiotic instead of parasitic and protect ponies from Discord. They're also [[AntiMagic immune to Discord's magic]] thanks to Cadance. Cadance once ruled them and their kingdom Avalon was about the only place safe from Discord. While she was eventually killed and it destroyed, the Changelings are still protecting ponies from Discord [[spoiler:and Discord hasn't managed to infiltrate them either]].
177	** The Shining Armor Arc has a group of Deer opposed to [[BigBad Makarov]] and [[DirtyCommunists the Hooviets]], led by their true goddess, [[PhysicalGod Mother Deer]]. The group eventually allies with Shining and Cadence's forces.
178	** During the Wedding Arc, this role falls to the Mane Six, the real Cadence and her entourage, and [[spoiler: [[TheSquad Misfit Actual]]]], after [[BigBad Chrysalis']] more elaborate and thought out plan succeeds in leaving Canterlot occupied by her forces without the main populace even being aware of it. As such, she's able to convince the public that ''Cadence'' is the imposter, and that she's brainwashed the others. This forces them into hiding and having to strike against Chrysalis when they can, but they also manage to slowly reach out to trusted individuals in Canterlot, who are able to spread the word and round up help. By the time of the arc's climax, most of Canterlot has been roused up into an army, which fights the changelings alongside the heroes.
179	%%* ''Fanfic/TheImmortalGame'': The Loyalists.
180	%%* ''Fanfic/TheTaintedGrimoire'': The Heretics, who oppose [[spoiler: Vaticus]].
181	%%* ''Fanfic/TwilightSparklesAwesomeAdventure'': The New Awesome Lulamoon Empire, despite [[TheEmpire the name]], is this.%%How?
182	%%* ''Fanfic/WinterWar'': Ukitake's group.
183	* ''Fanfic/{{Hivefled}}'': The Sufferists, although more of a BlackAndGreyMorality due to their WellIntentionedExtremist leader [[JerkAss Lereal]]. Either way, things [[ForegoneConclusion don't end well]] [[LeeroyJenkins for them]].
184	* ''Fanfic/NightsFavoredChild'' has the Harbingers of Dawn (or "Dawnists", for short). They're mostly in the background right now, but Twilight's late parents were members, as is Miss Loch, the head of the orphanage Twilight grew up in.
185	* ''Fanfic/EmpathTheLuckiestSmurf'' has Empath secretly forming one in the alternate timeline where Papa Smurf marries Smurfette.
186	* ''Fanfic/MyHostageNotYours'': The third story, where Zim and Gaz go full-scale VillainProtagonist and start taking over Earth, sees Dib form a resistance with his classmates, which he simply calls "the Group" (Gaz lampshades how lame it is). There's also the Swollen Eyeball Network, which proves to be much more effective. [[spoiler: Both fail, though the epilogue reveals that resistance groups continue to pop up worldwide for years afterwards.]]
187	* ''Fanfic/MegaManRecut'' has the Underground Alliance in "Future Shock."
188	* ''Fanfic/QueenOfShadows'' has the Shogunate in the Shadows, the elite group of warriors gathered from across Japan by [[HeroAntagonist Lord Rokutaro]] to lead his regular armies against [[TheEmpire the Shadowkhan]].
189	* ''Fanfic/ThePowerThatsInside'' has Pikachu leading one of these.
190	* In ''Fanfic/TheLunarRebellion'', a number of loyalist militias/insurgencies sprung up during the eponymous conflict, when Pegasopolis rose in rebellion against the rest of Equestria.
191	** Multiple small, disorganized ones formed by Solar loyalists spring in earth pony territory controlled by the rebels, with their scattered and decentralized nature (as well as their ability to go to ground amongst the civilians whenever Pegasopolian troops come around) making it very difficult for the elite pegasus army to fight the otherwise inexperienced and poorly supplied earth pony militias.
192	** A larger resistance is led by the unicorn magus Mossy Banks, who gathered a large number of loyalist earth ponies in his home in Froggy Bottom Bog and started striking rebel patrols and supply trains, keeping attacks at bay with a combination of ambushes, hostile terrain and using his magic to turn the very bog and its animals against invaders. It’s mentioned that in modern times, Mossy Banks has become something of a folk legend.
193	* ''Fanfic/TheQueenOfSunshineAndBrightThings'': It's mentioned that the benevolent Queen Elsa gets several petitions a month from angry citizens who [[FantasticRacism fear]] her [[AnIcePerson ice powers]] and want to dethrone her. A few days in a cell usually fixes the issue, at least until the next attempted resistance starter pops up.
194	* ''Fanfic/FallenKingdom'' has the Fire Flower resistance, led by Yoshi, which has resisted Bowser since he took the world.
195	* The ERF in ''Fanfic/PowerRangersCosmicDefenders'' starts out as this, before becoming an Ultraman-esque defence organisation.
196	* AVALANCHE in ''Fanfic/SeventhEndmostVision'', unlike in canon ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'', is portrayed as a worldwide resistance movement against Shinra, instead of a handful of people in Midgar's underbelly. This brings it into line with the portrayal of AVALANCHE in the rest of the Compilation, though, rather funnily, [[spoiler: Barret is still the leader, though this time he is the head of ''all'' AVALANCHE.]] Several characters who were not part of it in canon have joined- such as [[AdaptationalHeroism Rufus]] and his Turk squad, along with [[spoiler: the Turk [[VideoGame/BeforeCrisis Cissnei]], who apparently was it's ''co-founder.'']]
197	* ''Fanfic/ForTheGloryOfIrk'': After TheConspiracy pulling the strings of the Irken Empire is uncovered, the Irkens aware of it and free of its control start building a resistance based on Earth, with nominal support from [[TheFederation the Syndicate]].
198	* ''Fanfic/BecomingATrueInvader'':
199	** On Heboad, Tel leads a rebel group against his sister Pel's cult's authoritarian rule of their society.
200	** Despite the fact that Oberox has no native species, its key location as an armory makes it a flashpoint for anti-Irken resistance groups from around the galaxy to gather and fight against the local Irken forces running the place.
201	* ''Fanfic/ChasingDragons'': Oberyn Martell tries doing things this way after failing to defeat Stannis in a conventional war. While it works seemingly alright for awhile, after his death his movement either broke up or degenerated into banditry.
202	* ''Fanfic/EarthsAlienHistory'': The Freedom for Pioneers Movement is a group of Cardassian colonists and sympathetic Bajorans who fight back against the Bajoran government's oppression of the Cardassian population of the worlds ceded to them following the Praxis War.
203	* ''Fanfic/TarkinsFist'': Following the surrender of Great Britain to the Empire, a resistance movement called the Merry Men springs into action to oppose the Imperial occupiers and their British collaborators. They are led by Prince Harry.
204	* ''Fanfic/CrossAngeTheKnightOfHilda'': The Network is a group of Mana users who have learned the truth about Norma and the world and seek to protect them from being exploited by the public. [[YourTerroristsAreOurFreedomFighters As expected, the rest of humanity views them as a gang of degenerate terrorists]]. To their credit, members of the Network don't try to overly justify their actions and do take steps to minimize collateral damage, [[WouldNotShootACivilian only using lethal force against armed combatants.]]
205	[[/folder]]
206
207	[[folder:Films -- Animation]]
208	* ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerbTheMovieAcrossThe2ndDimension'': The alternate dimension versions of Candace, Buford, Baljeet (sorry, ''Dr.'' Baljeet), Isabella and the Fireside Girls, and later, Phineas and Ferb, are members of the Resistance against the alternate dimension version of Doofenshmirtz.
209	* The backstory of one chef in ''WesternAnimation/{{Ratatouille}}'' involved running guns for one of these. "Which one?" "He won't say -- apparently they didn't win."
210	* ''WesternAnimation/ShrekForeverAfter'': The alternate universe has a secret band of ogres, led by Princess Fiona, who plan to attack and overthrow Rumpelstiltskin.
211	* ''Animation/SkyBlue'': A spontaneous rebellion forms around Shua after one of them is killed by Ecoban soldiers. They end up being instrumental to Dr. Noah's plan.
212	* ''WesternAnimation/SouthParkBiggerLongerAndUncut'' is the TropeNamer with a French-themed La Resistance being composed of the children of South Park rebelling against their parents in the hope of rescuing Terrence and Philip from being executed. They even had their own [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKvdlSLbrCo song]], as well as a DarkReprise.
213	[[/folder]]
214
215	[[folder:Music]]
216	* Music/LeonardCohen's song "The Partisan", from ''Music/SongsFromARoom'', is a translation of a 1942 song about the French resistance during World War Two.
217	* The [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chant_des_Partisans Chant des Partisans]], which exalts the sacrifices made by the opponents to the Nazi occupation and became the unofficial anthem of the French Resistance, is one extremely badass example.
218	* The Resistance is a reoccurring faction in Music/KaizersOrchestra's song universe, especially in ''Ompa Til Du Dør'', which is set during [=WW2=].
219	* Subverted in the film Music/RattleAndHum, where, during a performance of "Sunday, Bloody Sunday", Bono rages against the IRA, and calls out Irish Americans for glamourising and idolising what most Irish people view as ruthless terrorists.
220	* The 1970 sci-fi concept album ''Music/BlowsAgainstTheEmpire'' by Paul Kantner & Music/JeffersonStarship has hippies in the 1990s operating as La Résistance against an increasingly oppressive US government.
221	* Music/{{Sabaton}}'s songs "Coat of Arms" about the Greek resistance and "Uprising" about the doomed 1944 Warsaw Uprising glorify the tough resistance of those patriots who fought the Nazis and tried to free their countries.
222	-->''"Warsaw...'''rise!'''"''
223	[[/folder]]
224
225	[[folder:Pinball]]
226	* ''Pinball/FooFighters2023'': The ShowWithinAShow depicts [[Music/FooFighters the titular band]] as freedom fighters battling a hostile alien overlord attempting to take over the United States.
227	[[/folder]]
228
229	[[folder:Podcasts]]
230	* ''Podcast/MissionToZyxx'' has at least two. The first season opening crawl references a rebellion against the Galactic Monarchy that establishes the Federated Alliance. The Rebel Alliance then arises to oppose the Federated Alliance.
231	[[/folder]]
232
233	[[folder:Radio]]
234	* ''Radio/JourneyIntoSpace'': In ''The World in Peril'', Paddy Flynn tells the ''Discovery'' crew and Frank Rogers that he is the leader of a resistance against the Martians. He composed a rebel song, "Literature/TheGreenHillsOfEarth", that he and the other resistance members sing on a regular basis. However, Paddy later admits that the so-called rebellion had been mostly talk and that he had never intended to take direct action against the Martians.
235	* ''The Resistance'' was the original title announced for what became ''Radio/WelcomeToOurVillagePleaseInvadeCarefully'' about an alien invasion in the English UsefulNotes/HomeCounties. The Resistance in this case consists of just two people.
236	[[/folder]]
237
238	[[folder:Tabletop Games]]
239	* The ''TabletopGame/{{Champions}}'' scenario'' [[http://www.blackwyrm.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=151 The Sands of Time]]'' features an extradimensional species, the Orisha, who are [[spoiler:ruled by a theocracy set up by one of the scenario's villains]]. There is also a rebel movement of heretics, though not too surprisingly, they're a little nuts. Still, they heretics ''are'' a resistance force who can help the [=PCs=] against the evil government of their world.
240	* ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'':
241	** ''TabletopGame/DarkSun'' has the Veiled Alliance which provides most support in areas of non-defiling magic and helping slaves to escape.
242	** ''TabletopGame/ForgottenRealms'' got Randal Morn and his supporters conducting guerilla war against Zhentarim occupation of Daggerdale for about 16 years (1353-1369) before Zhents were finally kicked out and he became the official ruler. Calimshan has Janessar, the group with strongholds in Marching Mountains that works to support common folk and free slaves.
243	* In ''TabletopGame/GiantGuardianGeneration'', the Revolutionary United Front has taken up arms against the [[VichyEarth Outsider-led]] United Earth Federation. Curiously, although they're outnumbered, the RUF appears to have the technological edge of better [[HumongousMecha Gears]] and the AI-controlled [[CoolShip Mobile Battleship Wagner]].
244	* ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering'' has the Mirran resistance struggling against the forces of New Phyrexia. They know the odds are against them and that they are vastly outnumbered, which is reflected in the greater number of Phyrexian cards in the "New Phyrexia" block, but they refuse to lay down and give up.
245	** In ''Return to Ravnica'' story, the population who are not part of the ten guilds are starting to take up arms against those guilds. Considering that the ten guilds include TheMafia who'll bleed people (of their money or life) dry, MadScientist guild who should be maintaining the city's infrastructure but aren't, sneaky spy guild, an entire clan of barbarians and so on, it is understandable why the populace are angry.
246	** The Renegades of Kaladesh block, who reject the repressive Consulate's control over the aether flow. They're not shown to be ''totally'' pleasant (they have ties with organised crime), but given that the Consulate has been [[HijackedByGanon Hijacked By Nicol Bolas]] (via his proxy Tezzeret), there was pretty much no way they ''wouldn't'' be the good guys.
247	* The ''TabletopGame/{{Pathfinder}}'' adventure path "Hell's Rebels" is all about building one of these up after the city of Kintargo [[TyrantTakesTheHelm is taken over]] by [[BigBad Barzillai Thrune]] and placed under martial law. To free their city, the player characters gradually build up their popular support through acts of heroic resistance in order to overthrow Barzillai and declare their independance from the Thrune-ruled nation of Cheliax.
248	* ''TabletopGame/PsionicsTheNextStageInHumanEvolution'': The Zodiac Order and they play this image up to new recruits and hangers-on. They're an underground organization of disenfranchised espers (primarily young espers) living on the fringes of society that actively fight against the government to bring in a new world where they'll be free.
249	* ''TabletopGame/TheResistance'' is all about this. Some players (randomly chosen) are the Resistance, and some are TheMole. The aim of the resistance is to accomplish at least three out of five missions. The aim of the traitors is to sabotage at least three out of five missions.
250	* ''TabletopGame/SentinelsOfTheMultiverse'' features the Thorathian Rebellion, a resistance movement dedicated to fighting the tyranny of Grand Warlord Voss, as part of the Dok Thorath Capital environment. Skyscraper used to be a member before being kidnapped by the Bloodsworn Colosseum so she could be a space wrestler.
251	* The ''TabletopGame/YuGiOh'' card [[http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Huge_Revolution Huge Revolution]] is part of a story where the [[http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Oppressed_People Oppressed People]] started to [[http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/People_Running_About plot and plan]] until they formed a [[http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/United_Resistance United Resistance]] against a tyrant. While this [[http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/The_Huge_Revolution_is_Over first revolution was unsuccessfull]], the Emperor's [[http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Royal_Prison cruelty]] and [[http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Asleep_at_the_Switch carelessness]] led to a [[http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Double_Payback second]], [[http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Turnabout successful]] one. (To date, at least. When last seen, he was [[http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Retort being mocked by his former subjects]], but future cards may continue the story.)
252	[[/folder]]
253
254	[[folder:Theatre]]
255	* In ''Theatre/LesMiserables'', Les Amis de l'ABC (whose name has "the friends of the downtrodden" as a second meaning).
256	[[/folder]]
257	[[folder:Visual Novels]]
258	* ''VisualNovel/{{Nukitashi}}'': The protagonist Junnosuke founds the anti-copulation front, also known as NLNS. They are a gang of students who each have their reasons to reject the perverted customs of Seiran Island and aim to destroy the tyrannical laws.
259	* ''VisualNovel/{{SOON}}'': Atlas recruiting the Atlas of 2013's help to [[spoiler:built the anti-robot bomb]] also accidentally creates a resistance movement in the future. [[spoiler:By 2023, the only surviving member of the Resistance is Fang]].
260	* ''VisualNovel/{{Sunrider}}'': The player character, Kayto Shields, is the leader of the only survivors of the Cera Space Force.
261	* ''VisualNovel/ZeroEscape'' has [[spoiler:Crash Keyes, founded by [[WellIntentionedExtremist Zero I/Akane Kurashiki]] to stop [[ReligionOfEvil Free the Soul]] from unleashing a virus that will destroy society]].
262	[[/folder]]
263	[[folder:Webcomics]]
264	* ''Webcomic/DeviantUniverse'' had the Freedom Fighters in the Freedom War arc, and the superheros of the world fighting against Omega in the Omega Rising arc.
265	* In ''Webcomic/EnsignSueMustDie'', after [[GodModeSue Sue Prime]] creates the Sueniverse for her and her progeny to have her 'perfect' world, a multiverse-spanning resistance forms to fight the Sues and anyone they corrupted, consisting of Kirk, Bones, The War Doctor, Sherlock Holmes, Optimus Prime, Mr. T, Snake Eyes, Snoopy (as the Red Baron), Superman, the SWAT Kats, Luigi, Michael Jordan, Pippi Longstocking, Hercules, Xena Warrior Princess, Sailor Moon, Applejack, Scrooge [=McDuck=], Spinks, Sam and Dean Winchester, Agent Coulson, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Moomintroll, Speedy Gonzales, Mega Man, Michaelangelo, and Bruce Lee.
266	* ''Webcomic/ExistentialComics'': The 10th July 2017 comic discusses and spoofs the Existentialists involved in the French Resistance (Sartre, Beauvoir, Camus), noting that it amounted to three people more or less doing the same thing they did during the wartime but somehow convincing themselves that it's actually resisting Nazism. Of course this might be considered unfair if only when placed in context of the historical Resistance, most of which was far tinier than advertised and militarily not as impactful until D-Day, while Sartre ''was'' imprisoned for several months in a POW month after the Fall of France.
267	* ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'':
268	** The Warweary Villein [[HopeSpot unites the pawns of Prospit and Derse and leads a rebellion against the Black King to end the war on Skaia]]. [[spoiler:[[MoodWhiplash Then Jack Noir starts his bloody rampage, starting with the combined armies...]]]]
269	** Later, on [[spoiler:post-Scratch]] Earth, [[spoiler:adult versions of]] Rose and Dave lead La Resistance against the forces of [[spoiler:Betty Crocker/the Condesce, who far in the future has taken over everything. Unfortunately, they are doomed to fail, but they go down fighting and take out some of her top puppet leaders in the process]].
270	* In ''Webcomic/TheInexplicableAdventuresOfBob,'' Galatea joins Riboflavin thinking he represents some romanticized version of this. He's actually a megalomaniac.
271	* ''Webcomic/LegendOfTheBlueDiamond'': The Diamond Resistance. They are unhappy with the failing ecosystem, but Queen Ekala says they are enemies of her "perfect kingdom." If someone is found to be a member of the Diamond Resistance, they are killed.
272	* ''Webcomic/MagickChicks'': After [[spoiler: [[EvilRedhead Cerise]]]] takes over [[AllGirlSchool Artemis Academy]] (chapter 16) and enthralls the faculty along with the rest of the student body, [[{{ninja}} The Ninja Club]] are among [[http://www.magickchicks.com/strips-mc/a_stubborn_few the only ones left to oppose her.]] So they secretly abduct [[spoiler: [[TheDragon Dark]] [[http://www.magickchicks.com/strips-mc/location_unknown Skye]]]] and replace her with [[spoiler: Rain]], in order to spy on [[spoiler: Cerise]] and undermine her authority.
273	* In ''Webcomic/NipAndTuck'', the ShowWithinTheShow ''Rebel Cry'' shows the revolt against the Empire -- [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome which gets crushed]].
274	* ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'':
275	** [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0511.html The Resistance]] is composed of two of the main characters and a bunch of Azurites whose main goal is to fight Xykon's troops who are [[spoiler:currently occupying Azure City after having won a huge battle and taken over the city]]. Eventually, [[spoiler:Haley and Belkar]] leave the group, leaving the paladin Thanh in charge of the Resistance.
276	** [[WeAREStrugglingTogether There are also two other factions]], one claims The Order corrupted Lord Hinjo, and the other thinks Hinjo was responsible for the death of lord Shojo, and the Order were cohorts. The three groups don't get along at all, [[spoiler:until united due to a makeshift prophecy]]. As of strips 825-827, [[spoiler: Redcloak has successfully killed every member of the resistance except for Niu, and destroyed their base]].
277	** [[https://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0940.html One of the last scenes]] of ''Blood Runs in the Family'' has [[ArcHero several characters introduced in that book]] team up against the Empire of Blood. This organization isn't given any specific name, but Haley directly compares it to the Azure City Resistance.
278	* ''Webcomic/{{Remus}}'' is centered around one of these in a {{Dystopia}}n future United States. [[GreyAndGrayMorality Whether they're any better than the people their fighting]] is a major source of tension.
279	* In ''Webcomic/SluggyFreelance'', when demons invade the Dimension of Lame, the humans put together a resistance movement. Unfortunately, since it's a very lame dimension, "resistance" consists mainly of hitting the demons with pies, and most people in the dimension even think ''that'' [[HeWhoFightsMonsters makes them no better]] than the demons who kill them for fun and eat their souls. It's a very, ''very'' lame dimension.
280	* In ''Webcomic/TheSpecialists'', the French Resistance plays an important role -- such as [[http://thespecialistscomic.com/page-25/ here]] and [[http://thespecialistscomic.com/page-37/ here]].
281	* In ''Webcomic/SquidRow'', [[http://squidrowcomics.com/?p=2890 one of the elderly they go carolling for belonged to the French Resistance]].
282	* In ''Webcomic/{{Terra}}'' the Resistance want to stop the war between the humans and Azatoth because the unaligned races and civilians are getting it in the shorts, and because factions on both sides (the military-industrial complex in the UEC, and the Shadow Cabal in the Asurian Empire) have ulterior motives for continuing it. The Resistance formed out of [[TheAlliance an alliance]] between several militias and resistance groups.
283	* ''Webcomic/{{Unsounded}}'':
284	** The March is the big rebel group against Alderode's surveilance state, but not much is known about them save that Vienne was building Uaid for their leader. She was tortured to death before she ever finished, but it's notable that Uaid is ''not'' a traditional war construct being designed to protect those he's carrying rather than kill opponents.
285	** The rebels in the Foi-Hellick affair allied with Cresce and managed to dismantle the Dammakhert's surveilance capacities in their entire ginnal before they were hunted down and killed by the Aldish military.
286	* In ''Webcomic/WithoutMoonlight'' there is the actual Resistance against the Nazi Occupation in Greece that is being organized, and the resistance by the gang of street rats Fotis leads throughout the comic.
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290	* The ''Literature/ChaosTimeline'' has various. Spaniards against Republican France, Germans against Russians and Italians, (again) various against the Socialists.
291	* In ''Literature/DecadesOfDarkness'', there are several ones fighting the expansionist, slaveholding *USA, like the Velvet Underground in Pennsylvania, Mexican generals like Juarez, and Eunuco Mitchell (it's a pseudonym). Unfortunately, none have prevailed.
292	* ''Roleplay/FireEmblemOnForums'' has many an example:
293	** ''[[Roleplay/FireEmblemOnForumsChainsOfHorai Chains of Horai]]'': The Amatsuan Resistance, divided into a poltiical arm of [[InternalReformist Internal Reformists]] and a military arm of warriors. They are led by the enigmatic Noriaki Kiritani [[spoiler: who is heavily implied to be one of the Cursed]] and are allied with the friendly Kamisato Clan. Their aim, unusually, isn't necessarily to dethrone the Empress but to return some sense to her; the Empress has been so utterly obsessed with the Cursed that the Resistance was created out of frustration either to dethrone her or else knock some sense back into her for her to actually run her country.
294	** ''[[Roleplay/FireEmblemOnForumsLiberationOfIzzarra Liberation Of Izzarra]]'': The protagonists are the last remaining vestige of the Izzarran resistance and travel all over the world to try to get support to remove Mordo from the eponymous country.
295	* Taking from its source material, the Rebellion in ''Roleplay/TheGunganCouncil'' have been revived several times to restore democracy after the Galactic Empire came back.
296	* Both played straight and inverted in ''Literature/AHerosWar'':
297	** Morey instigates an uprising to [[spoiler:end slavery in Illastein]]. It quickly becomes messy, but he's smart enough -- and has learned enough from Earth's history -- to win the PR angle and minimise the alarm caused in all the neighbouring countries. His knowledge of guerrilla tactics doesn't hurt, either.
298	** Inverted when Minmay territory is invaded by neighbouring (and envious) Duport. The recent advances in farming equipment and the burgeoning industrial revolution, combined with widespread dissemination of knowledge about the basics of using magic, mean that the populace are pretty favourably disposed toward their chancellor. When Duport's knights start walking into villages to declare that the people will now answer to someone else, quite a lot of the peasants rise up ''in favour of'' their current government, and drive the knights out with homemade wands and force of numbers.
299	* ''Literature/NewDealCoalitionRetained'' has a couple of examples:
300	** The Polish Home Army, a militia formed by Lech Wałęsa after he secretly returns from exile during WorldWarIII, and which rises up against the communists when the war turns against them, thus enabling the Allied invasion and liberation of the country.
301	** The Timurid Liberation Front, a rebel army in the Soviets' Central Asian territories who rise up during WWIII in reaction to repression and being used as CannonFodder on the other fronts.
302	* ''Literature/NoW'' has the Continental Army, a domestic militia group that emerges in 2008, composed of Americans of all stripes opposed to the [[OppressiveStatesOfAmerica oppressive]] [[spoiler: Santorum]] administration.
303	* In ''Roleplay/ShadowhunterPeril'', the main characters are forced to become the Resistance because it's either fight back or die. They actually end up doing a pretty good job, even amassing a giant army of '''''phoenixes''''' and raining a fiery storm down upon the Big Bad's capital city. Currently they're in the middle of the final battle, so there's no way of knowing who's going to win, especially with Lilith and Valentine still alive.
304	* Some of WebVideo/SovietWomble's most popular video series involve himself and his clanmates roleplaying as one of these in ''VideoGame/{{Arma}} 3'''s "Antistasi" multiplayer mode. Both the campaigns he's made video series of have ended with the rest of the Zero Fucks Clan's ComedicSociopathy and [[LethallyStupid lethal idiocy]] causing everything to GoHorriblyWrong despite the best efforts of an increasingly exasperated Soviet, who's the closest thing ZF has to an OnlySaneMan.
305	--> '''Soviet''': (shortly after the others realise they can use captured enemy [=NPCs=] as human shields) "sigh Are there any war crimes we have not yet committed?"
306	* In ''Roleplay/SurvivalOfTheFittest'', the main opposition to the Arthro Taskforce, the terrorist organisation behind the games, comes from STAR, a militia primarily composed of past SOTF escapees and defected terrorists, who seek to destroy the AT and put an end to SOTF. Although they haven't managed a complete victory yet, in Version Four they [[spoiler:[[StormingTheCastle launched a direct assault on the terrorist headquarters]], killed [[BigBad Danya]] and rescued almost thirty of the abducted students]]. They didn't do anything in Version Five, but as of the prologue to Version Six, they seem to know about the latest abductions and to be planning some kind of intervention.
307	* In ''[[http://wanderers-library.wikidot.com/victoria Victoria]]'', a story from ''Website/TheWanderersLibrary'', the Earth has been taken over by… something. What exactly is never made clear, but they're opposed by the Human Resistance Group, who uses superior numbers and technology to fight back. Whether it eventually succeeds or fails is never elaborated upon.
308	* Attempted in ''Podcast/WelcomeToNightVale'', when [[BadassBookworm Tamika Flynn's]] army of well-read children try to rise up against [[EvilInc [=StrexCorp=]]].
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312	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Amphibia}}'' has the Wartwood Resistance, formed by most of the main and supporting cast to combat against King Andrias' tyranny. They later [[TheAlliance join forces]] with rebel toad and newt forces led by Beatrix and Tritonio, respectively.
313	%%* By the third season of ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'', Aang and his TrueCompanions are basically this. See also: [[spoiler: Order of the White Lotus]] in the last couple episodes.
314	%%** The invasion force from the Day of Black Sun, made up of the Gang's allies from the two remaining nations opposing the war.
315	%%** The Freedom Fighters fit this, even if they are a bunch of {{Well Intentioned Extremist}}s.
316	%%** There are active resistances of Earth Kingdom citizens against the Fire Nation occupying forces throughout the series. We see one of them in "Return to Omashu."
317	%%* The Maximals in ''WesternAnimation/BeastMachines''.
318	* ''WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor'':
319	** The episode "F.U.T.U.R.E" had a dystopian future where a group called The Boys Next Door fought against the tyranny of girls.
320	** The episode "P.O.O.L" has the Kids Next Door go to an MirrorUniverse where the Delightful Children from Down the Lane serve as this for the {{Evil Counterpart}}s of the KND.
321	* ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'' saw the Gravity Falls resistance, conformed by the surviving habitants of the town, that dared to challenge Bill Cipher to "take back the falls".
322	* The Resisty from ''WesternAnimation/InvaderZim'' were a resistance movement against the Irken Empire. To their credit, they very nearly destroyed the Massive, but only because Zim had seized control of it and had removed its defenses. Also in ''Invader Zim'' is the Swollen Eyeball Network, a group of genre-savvy conspiracy theorists who have foiled alien invasions. Naturally, Dib is a proud member, codenamed Agent Mothman.
323	* Lampshaded in ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' by Green Lantern in "Hearts and Minds." "There's always a resistance, isn't there?"
324	* In TheMovie ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible A Sitch in Time'', Kim's twin little brothers and tech buddy form a resistance by teaming up with an army of Super-enhanced Naked Mole-rats to overthrow an evil Shego [[spoiler: who went from being a sidekick to an EvilOverlord who calls herself ''the supreme one''.]]
325	** Should be noted that every person in the resistance is some how connected to Kim and Ron
326	** This trope was actually implied by one of the twins who yells "Viva La Renaissance" [[spoiler: while shooting at the enemy to save his sister and friend.]]
327	* The Burners in ''{{WesternAnimation/Motorcity}}'', against Abraham Kane of Detroit Deluxe.
328	* ''WesternAnimation/MyGrandmotherIronedTheKingsShirts'': The resistance to the German occupation of Norway. They're briefly shown doing more traditional Resistance activities like blowing up a bridge. Then the titular grandmother organizes a resistance group of rebellious launderers who sabotage German uniforms.
329	* The Great Rebellion in ''WesternAnimation/SheRaPrincessOfPower''.
330	* The Rebellion in the reboot ''WesternAnimation/SheRaAndThePrincessesOfPower'' continues to style itself as such, although they’re a coalition of kingdoms trying to ''retain'' independence rather than trying to regain it.
331	* The rebel pirates in ''WesternAnimation/{{Skyland}}''.
332	* The Knothole Freedom Fighters of ''WesternAnimation/SonicTheHedgehogSatAM '' and the [[ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics comic book adaptation]].
333	* ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels'' introduces Saw Gerrera's Partisans. Like the Rebel Alliance we all know and love, they're resisting the Empire. ''Unlike'' the Alliance, they lean proudly and worryingly towards WellIntentionedExtremist tendencies.
334	* The [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2003 2003 version of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]] had one in the Triceraton race, started by a Triceraton gladiator hoping to overthrow the corrupt Prime Leader.
335	* ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'' has two independent groups:
336	** Covens Against The Throne ([[FunWithAcronyms C.A.T.s]]), formed by Raine, Darius and Eberwolf, then joined by the main cast, to see how they can stop the [[FinalSolution Day of Unity]] and defeat Belos.
337	** New Hexside, first formed by Principal Bump and his students after discovering what the true outcome of the Day of Unity would be. After Bump was captured and Belos defeated, it reformed to try to survive The Collector's takeover of the isles.
338	* ''WesternAnimation/UrbanVermin'''s heroes, the Garbage Liberation Front, are a gang of FunnyAnimal rebels fighting against the dictatorship of the show's BigBad (who happens to be the rebel leader's brother).
339	* ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBros'':
340	** The Orange County Liberation Front is a resistance movement trying to take down the Brisby "empire", an obvious Disney parody.
341	** The second season also features a lame but zealous resistance to Baron Ünderbheit's iron-fisted (and -jawed) rule in Ünderland. One of their proudest achievements is sneaking a cat hair into his drink.
342	* ''WesternAnimation/{{WITCH}}'':
343	** The first season features the rebellion against the BigBad Phobos, with BadassNormal Caleb as the young rebel leader. After Phobos is defeated and imprisoned, the situation is inverted during Season 2, with a small band of Phobos' remaining loyal troops attempting to overthrow the benevolent queen Elyon.
344	** The Rebellion returns late in Season 2, after [[spoiler: Phobos seizes the Seal of Nerissa and gains the power of two Hearts. He promptly tries to conquer Meridian again. And succeeds, at least for a short time]].
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