History Main / LastBastion

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* Fiddler's Green in ''Film/LandOfTheDead''
* The prison in ''Film/ResidentEvilExtinction''.

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* The underground military research facility in Creator/RobertAHeinlein's ''Literature/SixthColumn''.

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* In the ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'' FlashForward episode "The End" Dean meets Future!Dean, who leads a small group of rebs based in a camp in the woods.

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* ''VideoGame/NieR'': [[spoiler: The Shadowlord's castle. From the Shades' perspective.]]

* ''VideoGame/LegacyOfKain'': Soul Reaver: The Human Citadel.
* ''VideoGame/MegaManZero'': The aptly named Resistance Base.

** The Ark in ''VideoGame/{{Halo 3}}'', for the Covenant under Truth.

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* In ''{{Webcomic/Homestuck}}'', the trolls manage to escape from the demon that's destroying their session by hiding on a meteor in the Veil - [[NeedleInAStackOfNeedles which is a giant cluster of meteors.]] While it was depleted by the Reckoning, they were safe enough that [[spoiler: Jack didn't figure out where they were until they had to move the meteor]]. Tending towards the more hopeless portrayal of this trope, the trolls didn't genuinely believe their efforts would do anything more than delay the inevitable, until their chance to escape actually arrived.

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* In ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' [[HalloweenEpisode Treehouse of Horror]] story [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treehouse_of_Horror_XX#Don.27t_Have_a_Cow.2C_Mankind "Don't have a Cow, Mankind"]], a Safe Zone outside the city is one of the only safe places left after Springfield is overrun by a ZombieApocalypse.

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--> "Sir, I have myself full confidence that if all do their duty, if nothing is neglected, and if the best arrangements are made--as they are being made--we should prove ourselves once more able to defend our island home, to ride out the storm of war, and to outlive the menace of tyranny, if necessary for years... if necessary ''alone''.

* Ebonhawke in ''VideoGame/GuildWars2''. It is the last bastion of the kingdom of Ascalon.

* ''VideoGame/RedAlert2'': [[MeaningfulName Point Hope, Alaska]][[note]]It exists in RealLife, though according to ThatOtherWiki it is named after Vice Admiral William Johnstone Hope of the Royal Navy[[/note]] is the location of the last Allied base after the rest of the world is taken over by the Soviets, containing a Chronosphere which allows them to strike anywhere in the world. In a PerspectiveFlip, though, this is the last mission of the ''Soviet'' campaign - the player's mission is to wipe it out to ensure final victory.

* ''Franchise/TheMatrix'' : Zion, home of the last free humans and party scenes that are way too long.

* Switzerland has a ''massive'' fortification system called the National Redoubt. Put to use during WorldWarII, the National Redoubt had a series of forts, cannon positions, and other fixed defenses throughout the Swiss Alps. The Swiss battle plan in case of invasion, which was no secret, was to fight a holding battle in the lowlands for as long as possible, and then pull back to the Redoubt. The fortifications also commanded Switzerland's many passes and tunnels connecting Germany, France, and Italy; any attempt at invasion would mean cutting off that vital traffic. After the war, the defenses were examined and found to have more and better cannons than both the Maginot and Siegfried Lines ''combined''.

* For years after its defeat to the Chinese Communist Party in the UsefulNotes/ChineseCivilWar in 1949, the Kuomingtang under Chiang Kai-Shek treated Taiwan as this, vowing to retake mainland China at some point. This played into its actions during the 1950's, notably refusing to give up Quemoy and Matsu Islands (only a mile or two from PRC-held territory) and eventually sparking the passage of the Formosa Resolution by the US Congress, as well as delaying implementation of infrastructure and economic reforms on the island until the 1960's (if they're only going to be there for a few years, investing was a waste of time). Cut to 60+ years later, the Republic of China still officially claims the mainland (plus all or parts of several of China's neighbors), though nobody (including the ROC government) takes them seriously.
* UsefulNotes/WinstonChurchill invoked this in his speeches for Britain in the months following the fall of France in June 1940 and during the Battle of Britain, as at that point the United Kingdom was the only belligerent left in Europe against Nazi Germany. The Axis took over the rest of the Balkans (with some difficulty) in 1940 and into 1941, but it wasn't until June 1941 with Operation Barbarossa that another major European power (the Soviet Union) was brought into the fight.

* During the last months of [[RedOctober the Russian Civil War]], Crimea was seen as this by the White command who were still planning some BackFromTheBrink.

* For years after its defeat to the Chinese Communist Party in the ChineseCivilWar in 1949, the Kuomingtang under Chiang Kai-Shek treated Taiwan as this, vowing to retake mainland China at some point. This played into its actions during the 1950's, notably refusing to give up Quemoy and Matsu Islands (only a mile or two from PRC-held territory) and eventually sparking the passage of the Formosa Resolution by the US Congress, as well as delaying implementation of infrastructure and economic reforms on the island until the 1960's (if they're only going to be there for a few years, investing was a waste of time). Cut to 60+ years later, the Republic of China still officially claims the mainland (plus all or parts of several of China's neighbors), though nobody (including the ROC government) takes them seriously.
* WinstonChurchill invoked this in his speeches for Britain in the months following the fall of France in June 1940 and during the Battle of Britain, as at that point the United Kingdom was the only belligerent left in Europe against Nazi Germany. The Axis took over the rest of the Balkans (with some difficulty) in 1940 and into 1941, but it wasn't until June 1941 with Operation Barbarossa that another major European power (the Soviet Union) was brought into the fight.

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* In ''[[Anime/MDGeist MD Geist 2: Death Force]]'', MD Krauser's armed fortress is the only safe place against the horde of flesh-eating robots that have ruined the planet.

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* In the ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'' FlashForward episode "The End" Dean meets Future!Dean, who leads a small group of rebs based in a camp in the woods.

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** Reach in ''VideoGame/HaloReach''. [[DoomedByCanon Oh, wait]].
** In ''VideoGame/Halo5'', Sunaion, a city on Sanghelios, is described as "the Covenant's final stronghold". And the Arbiter's Elites are laying waste to it.

* The Macross in ''Anime/{{Robotech}}'' after Earth is devastated by the Zentraedi invasion.

* The Last Redoubt in William Hope Hodgson's ''Literature/TheNightLand''. During the course of the novel another, forgotten Lesser Redoubt is discovered.

* The Macross in ''Robotech'' after Earth gets shitcanned.

* The Ark in ''VideoGame/{{Halo 3}}'', for the Covenant under Truth.
* Reach in ''VideoGame/HaloReach''. [[DoomedByCanon Oh, wait]].

It's all gone. [[EverybodysDeadDave They're all dead]]. Only this one fortress remains against our impending doom. From here we can wage our war, stage guerilla attacks, or send a small, but elite strike team to hit where it hurts most. If we buy enough time, we might even be able to get our hands on that one thing that can save us, and [[BackFromTheBrink maybe, just maybe we can win]]. But if that fails, [[LastStand we can at least go down fighting]]. That is, assuming we can fight back at all, and our efforts aren't just delaying the inevitable...

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* ''Manga/{{Tsubasa}}'': In volume 15, the Tochou building

* In ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' [[HalloweenEpisode Treehouse of Horror]] story [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treehouse_of_Horror_XX#Don.27t_Have_a_Cow.2C_Mankind "Don't have a Cow, Mankind"]] there's a Safe Zone outside the city.

It's all gone. [[EverybodysDeadDave They're all dead]]. Only this one fortress remains against our impending doom. From here we can wage our war, stage guerilla attacks, or send a small, but elite strike team to hit where it hurts most. If we buy enough time, we might even be able to get our hands on that one thing that can save us, and [[BackFromTheBrink maybe, just maybe we can win]]. But if that fails, [[LastStand we can at least go down fighting]]. That is, assuming we can fight back at all....

* ''In Anime/MDGeist 2:Death Force'', MD Krauser's armed fortress is the only safe place against the horde of flesh-eating robots that have ruined the planet.

* The fortified three-walled city that serves as home for the last remnants of humanity in ''Manga/AttackOnTitan''.

* Fiddlers Green in ''Film/LandOfTheDead''

* ''[[Literature/InheritanceCycle Eragon]]'' : Farthen Dur

* ''VideoGame/SystemShock'': In the first game, the survivors are holed up in a room in Beta Quadrant of the Medical Level. [[spoiler: Or at least they were....]]

* ''VideoGame/{{Destiny}}'' has what is literally called "The Last City" built beneath The Traveler.

* In ''{{Webcomic/Homestuck}}'', the trolls manage to escape from the demon that's destroying their session by hiding on a meteor in the Veil - [[NeedleInAStackOfNeedles which is a giant cluster of meteors.]] While it was depleted by the Reckoning, they were safe enough that [[spoiler: Jack didn't figure out where they were until they had to move the meteor]].

* ''VideoGame/MegaManZero'': The aptly and creatively named Resistance Base.

* Jacinto in ''VideoGame/GearsOfWar''.

* The Ark in ''VideoGame/{{Halo 3}}''.

* ''{{System Shock}}'': In the first game, the survivors are holed up in a room in Beta Quadrant of the Medical Level. [[spoiler: Or at least they were....]]
* Jacinto in ''Gears of War''.
* The Valais Air Base in ''AceCombat Zero'' is the last Allied stronghold that has not fallen to the Belkans yet. Naturally, your job is to bring the Allies BackFromTheBrink.
* In ''FireEmblem: [[FireEmblemJugdral Seisen no Keifu]]'', the Foreteress of Darna was this to the original Liberation Army, until the gods appeared to them and gave immense powers to the 12 Crusaders, allowing them to fight back and win against [[TheEmpire the Lopto Empire]].

* Ebonhawke in ''GuildWars2''. It is the last bastion of the kingdom of Ascalon.

* During WorldWarII, the Germans had a massive stronghold called the Alpine Fortress, which was constructed in the mountainous areas of southern Germany. It was built with the idea that if Germany were overrun, top Nazi officials, their staffs, and a large number of crack troops could retreat there and, with a stockpile of supplies and some limited production facilities, continue to harass the Allies for many years to come. However, the Fortress was far from impregnable by the time it became needed and it was taken easily shortly before the Berlin occupation. Even so, reports of its staggering defensive strength were partially responsible for the Allies' broad front strategy to take the southern regions and the Fortress before moving onto Berlin, rather than the narrow charge advocated by General Patton.

Compare: UndefeatableLittleVillage

* ''In MDGeist 2:Death Force'', MD Krauser's armed fortress is the only safe place against the horde of flesh-eating robots that have ruined the planet.

* ''Film/{{The Matrix}}'' : Zion, home of the last free humans and party scenes that are way too long

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* The Light Elf city of Vanaheimr in ''{{Drowtales}}'' is the last known city of its kind after [[AfterTheEnd the war that ended the Moons' Age]], and the inhabitants mostly keep to themselves and exist in a strict caste system. It's not known how much longer they'll be able to keep this up since the surface recolonization movement has picked up steam.

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* In ''TheSimpsons'' [[HalloweenEpisode Treehouse of Horror]] story [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treehouse_of_Horror_XX#Don.27t_Have_a_Cow.2C_Mankind "Don't have a Cow, Mankind"]] there's a Safe Zone outside the city.

* In {{Homestuck}}, the trolls manage to escape from the demon that's destroying their session by hiding on a meteor in the Veil - [[NeedleInAStackOfNeedles which is a giant cluster of meteors.]] While it was depleted by the Reckoning, they were safe enough that [[spoiler: Jack didn't figure out where they were until they had to move the meteor]].

* The Ark in ''{{Halo 3}}''.
* Reach in ''HaloReach''. [[DoomedByCanon Oh, wait]].

* {{Tsubasa}} : In volume 15, the Tochou building

* ''DungeonsAndDragons'' module Q1 ''Queen of the Demonweb Pits''. The fortress of Kandelspire is the only thing that stands in the way of Lolth's invasion of the dwarven kingdom of Maldev.

* ''VideoGame/{{NieR}}'': [[spoiler: The Shadowlord's castle. From the Shades' perspective.]]
* ''{{Legacy of Kain}}'': Soul Reaver: The Human Citadel.
* ''{{Mega Man Zero}}'': The aptly and creatively named Resistance Base.

** In Harry Turtledove's ''Literature/TheManWithTheIronHeart'' a fortress was constructed in the Bavarian Alps to house Reinhard Heydrich and remaining Nazi command structure as he plotted against the Allies.

* ''{{NieR}}'': [[spoiler: The Shadowlord's castle. From the Shades' perspective.]]
* {{Legacy of Kain}}: Soul Reaver: The Human Citadel
* {{Mega Man Zero}}: The aptly and creatively named Resistance Base
* {{System Shock}}: In the first game, the survivors are holed up in a room in Beta Quadrant of the Medical Level. [[spoiler: Or at least they were....]]
* Jacinto in ''Gears of War''

* Reach in ''[[HaloReach Halo: Reach]]''. [[DoomedByCanon Oh, wait]].
* VideoGame/{{Bastion}}. Naturally.

* For years after its defeat to the Chinese Communist Party in the ChineseCivilWar, the Kuomingtang under Chiang Kai-Shek treated Taiwan as this, vowing to retake mainland China at some point. This played into its actions during the 1950's, notably refusing to give up Quemoy and Matsu Islands (only a mile or two from PRC-held territory) and eventually sparking the passage of the Formosa Resolution by the US Congress. Cut to 60+ years later, the Republic of China still officially claims the mainland (plus all or parts of several of China's neighbors), though nobody (including the ROC government) takes them seriously.