History Main / WorldWarWhatever

* ''WesternAnimation/LloydInSpace'' takes place shortly after World War Nine as per marketing, not that said war ever appears, gets mentioned or implied in the show proper. It was likely a justification as to why alien races are constantly at each other's throats in order to teach the shows many lessons on hate.

* World War IV is mentioned in ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' by Professor Fansworth without giving much context. Also the Second Coming of Jesus apparently was a global conflict, some fans speculate that the two are related or are the same event.

When WorldWarIII is not far enough into the future, writers tend to make mention of later World Wars. This is often used to show how mankind is doomed to repeat its past mistakes. Generally, they will be the explanation for a CrapsackWorld[=/=]AfterTheEnd setting, or just a nasty blot in human history. A SubTrope to InYourNatureToDestroyYourselves.

** In "Singularity", the Fifth Doctor mentions that World War V was fought in the 49th century.

* According to Wiki/{{Uncyclopedia}}, we've had enough World Wars to require a [[http://en.uncyclopedia.co/wiki/World_War_Collectors_Boxset Collector's Boxset]]. Note that there used to be articles on nearly ''forty'' different World Wars.

* In the dub of ''Anime/YuGiOh5Ds'' Crow calls "Flying Fortress SKY-FIRE" World War 4.

When WorldWarIII is not far enough into the future, writers tend to make mention of later World Wars. This is often used to show how mankind is doomed to repeat its past mistakes. Generally, they will be the explanation for a CrapsackWorld / AfterTheEnd setting, or just a nasty blot in human history. A SubTrope to InYourNatureToDestroyYourselves.

-->-- [[BeamMeUpScotty Probably]] [[http://quoteinvestigator.com/2010/06/16/future-weapons/ not]] '''UsefulNotes/AlbertEinstein'''.

** The villain of "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS14E6TheTalonsOfWengChiang The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]", Magnus Greel, is a 51st Century war criminal from World War VI, leader of the Supreme Alliance. He was known as the Butcher of Brisbane, triggered the war by asassinating the leader of the Icelandic Alliance, and was eventually defeated by the Fillipio army when they marched on Reykjavik.

** The villain of "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS14E6TheTalonsOfWengChiang The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]", Magnus Greel, is a 51st Century war criminal from World War VI.

** One Third Doctor story has a passing mention of World War VIII, "when the army of the Philippines was marching on Reykjavik."

* ''Literature/TheLunarChronicles'': ''Cinder'' makes an offhand reference to World War IV.

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* The backstory of the ''VideoGame/{{Splatoon}}'' series involves not just a third World War, but World War IV and V. It is during World War V that one of two global factions launched a warhead at Antarctica, causing much of the continent to melt, which didn't really help with the whole "rising sea levels from global warming" crisis. Cue mass extinction of almost every mammal on Earth, paving the way for various sea-life to evolve and become the new dominant species on the planet. Most of this information comes from [[BonusMaterial the first game's art book]], with the games themselves having the characters attribute the extinction of our race to global warming alone.

* ''Literature/LunarChronicles'': ''Cinder'' makes an offhand reference to World War IV.

* ''VideoGame/FarCry3BloodDragon'' makes constant referrals to a ''second'' [[UsefulNotes/TheVietnamWar Vietnam War]] (protagonist [[AwesomeMcCoolname Rex Power Colt]] is a veteran of it). Considering it escalated all the way to worldwide nuclear annihilation, it may as well have been a World War.

When WorldWarIII is not far enough into the future, writers tend to make mention of later World Wars. This is often used to show how mankind is doomed to repeat its past mistakes. Generally, they will be the explanation for a CrapsackWorld / AfterTheEnd setting, or just a nasty blot in human history.

** "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS27E3TheUnquietDead The Unquiet Dead]]": The [[TheNthDoctor Ninth]] Doctor mentions having fought in World War V.

* PlayedForLaughs in an episode of ''WesternAnimation/JohnnyBravo'' where Johnny is trapped and preserved in hair gel, allowing him to be freed 500 years in the future. When he comments on how the future looks kind of shabby, Carl's descendent states that they have had ''six'' World Wars and a couple of pandemics.

* ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'': In "[[Recap/FamilyGuyS7E13StewRoids Stew-Roids]]", Stewie is [[BeatenByAGirl beaten up by a girl]], an event which is so terrible to Peter as a father he's afraid it will cause "World War Five", and he dismisses Lois's objection that there would have to be World Wars Three and Four first since apparently [=WW5=] is "so intense it skips over the other two."

* ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'': In "[[Recap/FamilyGuyS7E13StewRoids Stew-Roids]]", Stewie is [[BeatenByAGirl beaten up by a girl]], an event which is so terrible to Peter as a father he's afraid it will cause "World War Five", and he dismisses Lois's objection that there would have to be World Wars Three and Four first since apparently WW5 is "so intense it skips over the other two."

* ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'': In "[[Recap/FamilyGuyS7E13StewRoids Stew-Roids]]", Stewie is [[BeatenByAGirl beaten up by a girl]], an event which is so terrible to Peter as a father he's afraid it will cause "World War Five". Lois objects that there would have to be World Wars Three and Four first, but Peter dismisses this, claiming that "that's the beauty of World War Five, Lois -- it's so intense it skips over the other two."

-->-- Probably [[http://quoteinvestigator.com/2010/06/16/future-weapons/ not]] '''UsefulNotes/AlbertEinstein'''.

* In one episode of ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'', Peter said that the event happening would cause World War Five. Lois mentioned that there would have to be World Wars Three and Four first, but Peter quickly dismisses it, claiming that "that's the beauty of World War Five, Lois -- it's so intense it skips over the other two."

* Some Christians believe that at least two new world wars would happen. The Gog of Magog war and the Armageddon. Which would be first is a matter of debate. The Gog of Magog war is generally seen as a prophecy of a warlord name Gog who rules a land name Magog. Traditional interpretations equals Magog with Russia, but some interpretations include Turkey and other alternative places as it is only said in the Bible that Magog is located in the north (from Israel’s perspective). The Armageddon is actually a battle (not a war) but part of a major conflict ending in the Meggido lands in modern Israel (hence the name) generally seen as a war between Israel and the forces of the Antichrist which may encompass the whole world, the resurrected Islamic caliphate, the resurrected Roman Empire, the European Union, an alien invasion or literally TheLegionsOfHell depending on the interpreter.

* In one episode of ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'', Peter said that the event happening would cause World War Five. Lois mentioned that there would have to be World Wars Three and Four first, but Peter quickly dismisses it, claiming that the "beauty of World War Five is that it is so intense that it just skips over Three and Four."

* In the ''Crosstime Traffic'' novel ''Gunpowder Empire'' by Creator/HarryTurtledove, there is mention of an AlternateUniverse in which nuclear weapons were never invented. The United States and the Soviet Union are fighting World War VI in the 2090s.