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# Quotes.AliensInCardiff: ->''"In popular fiction when they're choosing a place to destroy they're looking for something iconic, or at the very least, a place that people recognize. That's why you get [[BigApplesauce New York destroyed all the time]], or '''[[WashingtonDCInvasion Washington]]''', or [[MonumentalDamage monuments.]] It says something about [[CanadaEh Edmonton]], that we've been chosen to be wrecked."''
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# Quotes.AliensInCardiff: ->''"In popular fiction when they're choosing a place to destroy they're looking for something iconic, or at the very least, a place that people recognize. That's why you get [[BigApplesauce New York destroyed all the time]], or '''[[WashingtonDCInvasion Washington]]''', or [[MonumentalDamage monuments.]] It says something about [[CanadaEh [[UsefulNotes/{{Canada}} Edmonton]], that we've been chosen to be wrecked."''
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# RealLife.HomeByChristmas: While no timetable was ever mentioned, American War Hawks at the beginning of the UsefulNotes/WarOf1812 declared the conquest of Canada to be "a simple matter of marching." With capable commanders in Canada like Isaac Brock and Tecumseh, all US invasion attempts ended in failure, though the Americans did succeed in burning York (now UsefulNotes/{{Toronto}}), the capital of Upper Canada... which led to the British and Canadians '''[[WashingtonDCInvasion burning Washington, D.C. in response]]'''
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# RealLife.HomeByChristmas: HomeByChristmas.RealLife: While no timetable was ever mentioned, American War Hawks at the beginning of the UsefulNotes/WarOf1812 declared the conquest of Canada to be "a simple matter of marching." With capable commanders in Canada like Isaac Brock and Tecumseh, all US invasion attempts ended in failure, though the Americans did succeed in burning York (now UsefulNotes/{{Toronto}}), the capital of Upper Canada... which led to the British and Canadians '''[[WashingtonDCInvasion burning Washington, D.C. in response]]'''
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# Recap.TheOuterLimits1995S2E16TheDeprogrammers: It is mentioned that the Torkor invasion of Earth began with one ship landing on the National Mall in UsefulNotes/WashingtonDC. '''The Torkor appear to be evil.'''
# TheOuterLimits1995.TropesQToZ: In "The Deprogrammers", it is mentioned that the Torkor invasion of Earth began with one ship landing on the National Mall in UsefulNotes/WashingtonDC.
# VideoGame.CommandAndConquer3TiberiumWars: The first act of the GDI campaign is kicking the Nod invasion back out of the city, starting with the Siege of the Pentagon. Best part? The first act of the Nod campaign (unlocked by beating Act I of GDI's campaign) ''is'' the Nod invasion of DC! '''From my understanding, Nod is evil'''
# VideoGame.CommandAndConquerRedAlert2''': '''Putting this here because the soviets seem to be portrayed as evil.'''
** AmericaSavesTheDay: Inverted, as getting the European Allies to enter the war against the Soviets is of prime importance to the United States. The USA also has to set up a GovernmentInExile in Canada until '''[[WashingtonDCInvasion Washington DC]]''' is retaken.
** The first Soviet mission has you destroying the Pentagon. This contradicts the Allied (canon) side, where you actually have to defend and attack with a lot more than just basic grunts. The eighth Soviet mission involves attacking General Vladimir's base near and capturing the White House.
# VideoGame.Conduit2: One of the game's levels is a return to Washington D.C., as it's in the middle of a full-blown alien invasion. '''The aliens are described elsewhere as being evil.'''
# VideoGame.ExtrapowerAttackOfDarkforce: As every major city becomes a target for Dark Force attacks. Galaxy Star gives the player characters the mission of defending Washington DC, so several fights against the invaders take place here. '''Dark Force is AlwaysChaoticEvil'''
# VideoGame.IonFury: The game takes place around a futuristic Washington, DC (since christened "Neo DC"), which is being attacked by Dr. Jadus Heskel. '''Heskel is described as openly evil'''
# VideoGame.MentalOmega: The very first Allied mission tasks you with defending Washington D.C. from the Russians. The first Soviet Act II mission reverses the roles, with you being the Russian occupiers of the city and the enemy being American rebels. '''The Soviets appear to be villainous'''
# VideoGame.{{Octogeddon}}: The final level involves the Octogeddon destroying Washington D.C. and TheWhiteHouse.
# WesternAnimation.GIJoeARealAmericanHero: The second was a '''[[WashingtonDCInvasion full-scale invasion of Washington]]''' ordered by Serpentor at the end of his 5-part debut arc. However, the other Cobra characters point out to him that while he occupies Washington, the ''rest of America'' is still free and in the fight, and both the President and Vice President were away at the time of the attack. This realistically [[LampshadeHanging Lampshades]] how difficult attacking the U.S. mainland really is for conventional militaries. Serpentor should have listened to his subordinates as the Joes lead the retaking of the city in a CurbStompBattle.
# TheOuterLimits1995.TropesQToZ: In "The Deprogrammers", it is mentioned that the Torkor invasion of Earth began with one ship landing on the National Mall in UsefulNotes/WashingtonDC.
# VideoGame.CommandAndConquer3TiberiumWars: The first act of the GDI campaign is kicking the Nod invasion back out of the city, starting with the Siege of the Pentagon. Best part? The first act of the Nod campaign (unlocked by beating Act I of GDI's campaign) ''is'' the Nod invasion of DC! '''From my understanding, Nod is evil'''
# VideoGame.CommandAndConquerRedAlert2''': '''Putting this here because the soviets seem to be portrayed as evil.'''
** AmericaSavesTheDay: Inverted, as getting the European Allies to enter the war against the Soviets is of prime importance to the United States. The USA also has to set up a GovernmentInExile in Canada until '''[[WashingtonDCInvasion Washington DC]]''' is retaken.
** The first Soviet mission has you destroying the Pentagon. This contradicts the Allied (canon) side, where you actually have to defend and attack with a lot more than just basic grunts. The eighth Soviet mission involves attacking General Vladimir's base near and capturing the White House.
# VideoGame.Conduit2: One of the game's levels is a return to Washington D.C., as it's in the middle of a full-blown alien invasion. '''The aliens are described elsewhere as being evil.'''
# VideoGame.ExtrapowerAttackOfDarkforce: As every major city becomes a target for Dark Force attacks. Galaxy Star gives the player characters the mission of defending Washington DC, so several fights against the invaders take place here. '''Dark Force is AlwaysChaoticEvil'''
# VideoGame.IonFury: The game takes place around a futuristic Washington, DC (since christened "Neo DC"), which is being attacked by Dr. Jadus Heskel. '''Heskel is described as openly evil'''
# VideoGame.MentalOmega: The very first Allied mission tasks you with defending Washington D.C. from the Russians. The first Soviet Act II mission reverses the roles, with you being the Russian occupiers of the city and the enemy being American rebels. '''The Soviets appear to be villainous'''
# VideoGame.{{Octogeddon}}: The final level involves the Octogeddon destroying Washington D.C. and TheWhiteHouse.
# WesternAnimation.GIJoeARealAmericanHero: The second was a '''[[WashingtonDCInvasion full-scale invasion of Washington]]''' ordered by Serpentor at the end of his 5-part debut arc. However, the other Cobra characters point out to him that while he occupies Washington, the ''rest of America'' is still free and in the fight, and both the President and Vice President were away at the time of the attack. This realistically [[LampshadeHanging Lampshades]] how difficult attacking the U.S. mainland really is for conventional militaries. Serpentor should have listened to his subordinates as the Joes lead the retaking of the city in a CurbStompBattle.
# Recap.JusticeLeagueS2E24To26Starcrossed: The beginning of the episode where the League were staking out at a world conference held in Washington in anticipation of a terrorist incident, but only to be interrupted by a Gordanian ship. Lampshaded by Batman, who finds the small scale of the invasion and the convenience of the Thanagarian fleet being nearby suspicious.
# Roleplay.DestroyTheGodmodder: Project Binary did this, but that's because he lives there. He had to control [=D.C.=] to get to the rest of the world.
# Roleplay.DestroyTheGodmodder: Project Binary did this, but that's because he lives there. He had to control [=D.C.=] to get to the rest of the world.
# VideoGame.CivilWarGenerals: As noted above, the ultimate Confederate objective. You get a chance to pull this off after a decisive victory in the Battle of Antietam, the Battle of Gettysburg, or the Battle of the Wilderness. The later the invasion is, the less prepared Washington's defenders are. '''Since players can choose either side, this seems to lack a firm morality'''
# VideoGame.CrushCrumbleAndChomp: One of the four cities in which you can rampage.
# VideoGame.EndWar: Battles can happen in the US, including '''[[WashingtonDCInvasion Washington DC]]'''.
# VideoGame.RiseOfNations: In the Cold War campaign, if the player as the Soviets launch a conventional attack on the US capital territory (Eastern Seaboard), the scenario that plays starts with the Soviets having seized control of New England up to Hartford (even if you attack from the south). The win condition is the capture of Washington. '''Doesn't seem to be moral alignments here'''
# VideoGame.ShatteredUnion: Can be done by anyone, although instead of the White House players finds a huge crater.
# WebOriginal.RedAlert3Paradox: Played with, as Washington DC is being invaded ''by Americans''.
# VideoGame.CrushCrumbleAndChomp: One of the four cities in which you can rampage.
# VideoGame.EndWar: Battles can happen in the US, including '''[[WashingtonDCInvasion Washington DC]]'''.
# VideoGame.RiseOfNations: In the Cold War campaign, if the player as the Soviets launch a conventional attack on the US capital territory (Eastern Seaboard), the scenario that plays starts with the Soviets having seized control of New England up to Hartford (even if you attack from the south). The win condition is the capture of Washington. '''Doesn't seem to be moral alignments here'''
# VideoGame.ShatteredUnion: Can be done by anyone, although instead of the White House players finds a huge crater.
# WebOriginal.RedAlert3Paradox: Played with, as Washington DC is being invaded ''by Americans''.
# Roleplay.CapeAndCowl: A supervillain attempt to nuke the National Mall. '''A hidden ZCE, presumably because it doesn't explain that it's in DC'''
# VideoGame.EmpireEarth: Blackworth's attempted coup in the American campaign from [=EE2=] involves an attack from his cybernetic army. '''Does not mention DC, nor if Blackworth is evil'''
# VideoGame.{{HAWX}}: '''Just the trope name'''
# VideoGame.TheConduit: '''Just the trope name'''
# VideoGame.ToySoldiers: The last mission in ''Cold War''.
# Webcomic.DrawYourOwnStory: Played with, as Washington DC is being invaded ''by Americans''.
# WesternAnimation.MegaManRubySpears: Wily does this in "Mega-Pinocchio" with the help of Mega Man and the other Light robots.
# VideoGame.EmpireEarth: Blackworth's attempted coup in the American campaign from [=EE2=] involves an attack from his cybernetic army. '''Does not mention DC, nor if Blackworth is evil'''
# VideoGame.{{HAWX}}: '''Just the trope name'''
# VideoGame.TheConduit: '''Just the trope name'''
# VideoGame.ToySoldiers: The last mission in ''Cold War''.
# Webcomic.DrawYourOwnStory: Played with, as Washington DC is being invaded ''by Americans''.
# WesternAnimation.MegaManRubySpears: Wily does this in "Mega-Pinocchio" with the help of Mega Man and the other Light robots.
# Recap.MySuperheroUniversityMaybeTheChildrenOfALesserGod: CapitalOffensive: The students hold half of the artifacts. If the Guardians want to continue with their plan, they have to infiltrate/attack the university. Villains storming Saint University and even Super City is not the same thing as attacking the '''[[WashingtonDCInvasion US capital]]'''. Indeed, Saint University has SwissCheeseSecurity, but, as far as the factions in this war, its the Students vs the Guardians vs the Terrans and the university is a very big target for forcing an endgame. '''Unsure how to sort this, since it's a generic pothole but the trope is discussing villains'''
# VideoGame.TheForgotten: HeroOfAnotherStory: The campaign runs parallel to the GDI and Nod campaign from the main game. For example, [[DoNotAdjustYourSet Trogan's broadcast]] interrupts the [=W3N=] news report about the GDI Commander successfully repelling Nod's WashingtonDCInvasion. '''Because it's a perspective flip, it's unclear if this example is villainous or not in context'''
# VideoGame.TheForgotten: HeroOfAnotherStory: The campaign runs parallel to the GDI and Nod campaign from the main game. For example, [[DoNotAdjustYourSet Trogan's broadcast]] interrupts the [=W3N=] news report about the GDI Commander successfully repelling Nod's WashingtonDCInvasion. '''Because it's a perspective flip, it's unclear if this example is villainous or not in context'''
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# UsefulNotes.WashingtonDC:
** The Capital Beltway, aka Interstate 495. On its southern and eastern sections, it also contains mainline Interstate 95... which was supposed to go directly through DC on its trek from Miami to Maine, but was redirected by freeway revolts (see above). All in all, it's another reason why '''[[WashingtonDCInvasion invading DC is not advised.]]''' '''Generic invasion'''
** Due to being the United States's capital, Washington, D.C. is a frequent target in fiction for foreign (or [[AlienInvasion alien]]) invaders -- so much so, in fact, that WashingtonDCInvasion has its own trope page. '''Generic invasion'''
Both ''VideoGame/CommandAndConquerTiberiumWars'' and ''VideoGame/CommandAndConquerRedAlert2''' have '''[[WashingtonDCInvasion several missions taking place in Washington]]'''. '''ZCE'''
** The Capital Beltway, aka Interstate 495. On its southern and eastern sections, it also contains mainline Interstate 95... which was supposed to go directly through DC on its trek from Miami to Maine, but was redirected by freeway revolts (see above). All in all, it's another reason why '''[[WashingtonDCInvasion invading DC is not advised.]]''' '''Generic invasion'''
** Due to being the United States's capital, Washington, D.C. is a frequent target in fiction for foreign (or [[AlienInvasion alien]]) invaders -- so much so, in fact, that WashingtonDCInvasion has its own trope page. '''Generic invasion'''
Both ''VideoGame/CommandAndConquerTiberiumWars'' and ''VideoGame/CommandAndConquerRedAlert2''' have '''[[WashingtonDCInvasion several missions taking place in Washington]]'''. '''ZCE'''
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# TabletopGame.AxisAndAllies: Can be done by the Axis, albeit with a large navy and many, many troop transports coming across the Atlantic. '''As anyone can choose either side, neither side seems to be cast as evil.'''
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# Pantheon.OtherWeaponTropes: As a whole: '''[[SecretWeapon Developing and intent on deploying several top-secret weapons in conjunction against their enemies]]''', [[StupidJetpackHitler Many of the secret weapons being developed using the latest in German science]], [[WarComesHome Intent on taking the war to the mainland United States of America]], [[CapitalOffensive Including the US Capital]] [[WashingtonDCInvasion Washington DC]], [[VillainTeamUp The Kriegsmarine, Schutzstaffel, and Imperial Japanese Navy working and pooling their resources together to achieve these goals]], [[GottaKillEmAll Many of the individuals involved becoming priority targets of the OSS and SOE, and thus on Karl Fairburne's kill list]]. '''Operation Kraken folder'''
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# Quotes.AliensInCardiff: ->''“In popular fiction when they’re choosing a place to destroy they’re looking for something iconic, or at the very least, a place that people recognize. That’s why you get [[BigApplesauce New York destroyed all the time]], or '''[[WashingtonDCInvasion Washington]]''', or [[MonumentalDamage monuments.]] It says something about [[CanadaEh Edmonton]], that we’ve been chosen to be wrecked.”''
-->-- The ''[[http://www.metronews.ca/news/edmonton/2016/03/23/famous-anime-series-models-city-on-edmonton.html Metro Edmonton]]'' on Episode 24 of ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamIronBloodedOrphans.''
-->-- The ''[[http://www.metronews.ca/news/edmonton/2016/03/23/famous-anime-series-models-city-on-edmonton.html Metro Edmonton]]'' on Episode 24 of ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamIronBloodedOrphans.''
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# RealLife.HomeByChristmas: While no timetable was ever mentioned, American War Hawks at the beginning of the UsefulNotes/WarOf1812 declared the conquest of Canada to be "a simple matter of marching." With capable commanders in Canada like Isaac Brock and Tecumseh, all US invasion attempts ended in failure, though the Americans did succeed in burning York (now UsefulNotes/{{Toronto}}), the capital of Upper Canada... which led to the British and Canadians '''[[WashingtonDCInvasion burning Washington, D.C. in response]]'''
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# Pantheon.AdministrativeCenters: '''Potholed as a similar place to War-Torn Berlin'''
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# Literature.DarkPittAdventures: DirkPittAdventures: '''just the trope name'''
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# Literature.{{Sphere}}: OceanPunk: Almost the whole story occurs on the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, an important part of the Project ULF report was the LampshadeHanging that people assume ([[JustForFun/TelevisionIsTryingToKillUs because of pop culture]]) that aliens that visit will automatically aim for someplace on land ('''[[WashingtonDCInvasion like Washington D.C.]]''', [[AliensInCardiff if not elsewhere]]) when the ocean-vs.-land disposition on Earth makes it more possible that they will land on water (and may be even more suited to live ''on'' water) and there are many mentions in passing about how the conditions of the extreme depth are demanding to both human and machine (and even to something as simple as cooking). As it turns out, the spaceship crash-landed, which further justifies the setting - if you hit a random part of the world, you've basically got a 71% chance of landing in water.
# Literature.TheFireNeverDies: The climax of the Second American Civil War was the Battle of Washington, which culminated in the invasion of Washington DC itself. With the Reds' crushing numerical superiority, the White forces would surrender after ten days of urban warfare.
# Literature.Timeline191: In this timeline, Washington D.C. is just across the river from the CSA, easily within artillery range. Once The Great War starts, Confederate forces quickly overrun it, and occupy it throughout the war.
# Literature.TheFireNeverDies: The climax of the Second American Civil War was the Battle of Washington, which culminated in the invasion of Washington DC itself. With the Reds' crushing numerical superiority, the White forces would surrender after ten days of urban warfare.
# Literature.Timeline191: In this timeline, Washington D.C. is just across the river from the CSA, easily within artillery range. Once The Great War starts, Confederate forces quickly overrun it, and occupy it throughout the war.
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# Literature.TrailOfGlory: As in the RealLife War of 1812, the British forces in ''The Rivers of War'' attack Washington, DC in a punitive raid. However, unlike in the original war Sam Houston helps rally the troops to defend the Capitol Building, effectively turning the British attack from a major propaganda victory to petty arson when they settle for torching other buildings, after being bloodied badly and driven away in their attempt to assault the Capitol Building.
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# Funny.MobileSuitGundamBloodedOrphans: A meta example in that of all places on Earth, the show's big climactic battle takes place in ''Edmonton,'' Alberta, Canada. It's so unusual that [[http://www.metronews.ca/news/edmonton/2016/03/23/famous-anime-series-models-city-on-edmonton.html a (free) local Edmonton newspaper]] [[http://i.imgur.com/WFVHJRm.jpg wrote an article on it as its front-page headline.]]
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# Funny.MobileSuitGundamBloodedOrphans: MobileSuitGundamIronBloodedOrphans: A meta example in that of all places on Earth, the show's big climactic battle takes place in ''Edmonton,'' Alberta, Canada. It's so unusual that [[http://www.metronews.ca/news/edmonton/2016/03/23/famous-anime-series-models-city-on-edmonton.html a (free) local Edmonton newspaper]] [[http://i.imgur.com/WFVHJRm.jpg wrote an article on it as its front-page headline.]]
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# JustForFun.TheGrandUnifiedTimelinePostWarEra: On [[AlternateUniverse Earth 10]], UsefulNotes/NaziGermany '''[[WashingtonDCInvasion captures]]''' Washington. This is the final step in their conquest of Earth. (Creator/DCComics)
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# JustForFun.TheGrandUnifiedTimelinePostWarEra: GrandUnifiedTimelineThePostWarEra: On [[AlternateUniverse Earth 10]], UsefulNotes/NaziGermany '''[[WashingtonDCInvasion captures]]''' Washington. This is the final step in their conquest of Earth. (Creator/DCComics)
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-->“In popular fiction when they’re choosing a place to destroy they’re looking for something iconic, or at the very least, a place that people recognize,” Schatz said. “That’s why you get [[BigApplesauce New York destroyed all the time]], or '''{{Washington|DCInvasion}}''', or {{monument|alDamage}}s. It says something about [[AliensInCardiff Edmonton]], that we’ve been chosen to be wrecked.”
# Literature.DecadesOfDarkness: Ater UsefulNotes/WashingtonDC gets '''[[WashingtonDCInvasion burned to the ground again]]''' in the War of 1833, the *US moves its capital to Knoxville, Tennessee, out of the reach of British and Yankee assault. Knoxville was named for the Bostonian Henry Knox, which just cannot do for the nation's new capital given the actions of 'treasonous' New England, and so it is rechristened Columbia City.
-->“In popular fiction when they’re choosing a place to destroy they’re looking for something iconic, or at the very least, a place that people recognize,” Schatz said. “That’s why you get [[BigApplesauce New York destroyed all the time]], or '''{{Washington|DCInvasion}}''', or {{monument|alDamage}}s. It says something about [[AliensInCardiff Edmonton]], that we’ve been chosen to be wrecked.”
# Literature.DecadesOfDarkness: Ater UsefulNotes/WashingtonDC gets '''[[WashingtonDCInvasion burned to the ground again]]''' in the War of 1833, the *US moves its capital to Knoxville, Tennessee, out of the reach of British and Yankee assault. Knoxville was named for the Bostonian Henry Knox, which just cannot do for the nation's new capital given the actions of 'treasonous' New England, and so it is rechristened Columbia City.
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# Funny.DreamSMP: The fact that the Doomsday War took place on the same day as the '''[[WashingtonDCInvasion storming of the US]]''' [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_storming_of_the_United_States_Capitol Capitol]], January 6th, 2021. What makes it funnier is that some fans didn't realize the news about the attack on government was happening in real life ''as well as'' in the Minecraft roleplay.
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# Film.TheWarOfTheWorlds1953: Averted and even lampshaded: the Martians never mobilize towards the city, for some odd reason, and so this provides the opportunity to utilize it as the headquarters for the world-wide effort to fight the Martians. '''I guess the Martians are considered villains'''
# Film.EarthVsTheFlyingSaucers: The final battle takes place around major landmarks in the city. Notable for the amount of (second unit) location filming around the Capitol Building and other landmarks, giving the tightly budgeted film a better look than your average B movie. '''The aliens are very specifically not evil'''
# Film.ThePostman: General Bethlehem claims to have been at '''[[WashingtonDCInvasion "the Battle of Georgetown" and seen the White House burn to the ground]]'''. '''Like the crosswicked example above, this is another that SEEMS to be referencing something real'''
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# Film.TheDayTheEarthStoodStill1951: The film starts with a spaceship landing on the National Mall. Not an invasion, but no one told the Army.
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# ComicBook.FreddyVsJasonVsAsh: Freddy stages a surprisingly successful one with a Deadite army (and Jason leading the troops). When the government's dumb enough to bring [[EvilIsNotAToy Freddy, Jason, and the Necronomicon itself to Washington...]]
# Fanfic.CorelineOperationEndgame: WashingtonDCInvasion: Team Seven and Cap Mari (and their allies) go to war with CHIMERA on the streets of Washington. With the CHIMERA forces too numerous even for them, all they can do is HoldTheLine long enough for President Rogers to be safely evacuated, denying CHIMERA one of its biggest targets.
# Fanfic.MegaManDefenderOfTheHumanRace: [=ProtoMan=] plans this in Episode 9, but it doesn't happen due to Wily's interference. [[spoiler: Wily then steals his idea to use in Episode 11]].
# Fanfic.CorelineOperationEndgame: WashingtonDCInvasion: Team Seven and Cap Mari (and their allies) go to war with CHIMERA on the streets of Washington. With the CHIMERA forces too numerous even for them, all they can do is HoldTheLine long enough for President Rogers to be safely evacuated, denying CHIMERA one of its biggest targets.
# Fanfic.MegaManDefenderOfTheHumanRace: [=ProtoMan=] plans this in Episode 9, but it doesn't happen due to Wily's interference. [[spoiler: Wily then steals his idea to use in Episode 11]].
# FamilyGuyFanon.TropesAToC: "[[https://familyguyfanon.fandom.com/wiki/The_Birthday_Bootlegger The Birthday Bootlegger]]" explains Bert and Sheila's sudden replacement. It turns out Bert and Sheila were at the '''[[WashingtonDCInvasion United States Capitol on January 6, revealing that their progressive views were a facade]]''', and that they were actually staunch supporters of UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump.
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# ComicBook.AmazonsAttack: The ''raison d'être'' of the entire project. '''The Amazons aren't evil, even if they do some evil stuff, other villains are pulling the strings... it's hard to place'''
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# FinishingEachOthersSentences: In ''WesternAnimation/GIJoeARealAmericanHero'', the villainous Crimson Twins (Tomax and Xamot) have a PsychicLink and talk accordingly. One will begin a sentence, the other will continue it, then they'll [[FinishDialogueInUnison finish it together]]. For instance, when their leader plots an ill-advised WashingtonDCInvasion:
--> '''Xamot''': Invasion is easy--\\
'''Tomax''': --but holding U.S. territory--\\
'''Both''': --is all but impossible!
# PostApocalypticTrafficJam: It's more ''Pre''-Apocalyptic Traffic Jam, but in ''Film/IndependenceDay'' after the City Destroyers take position over major cities around the world, everybody and their dog try their damnedest to evacuate, leading to a scene in which David Levinson and his father Julius are the only people in the lanes heading '''[[WashingtonDCInvasion towards Washington, D.C.]]''' while the other half of the highway is loaded with bumper-to-bumper traffic. Jasmine Dubrow and her son are also stuck in a similar traffic jam of people fleeing Los Angeles. A later scene in which the military tries to nuke a City Destroyer flying over Houston has a brief shot of an APC sent to surveil the nuke's effectiveness stopping on an overpass that has the "outgoing" lanes full with empty cars (General Grey mentions to President Whitmore that the city was evacuated hours ago, and that “casualties should be at a minimum” - looks like the people of Houston wasted no time in abandoning their cars and getting out of town). '''Kinda a weird spot to link it, but seems to fit the villain part'''
# Characters.CommandAndConquerTiberiumSeriesFactionsAndCharacters: In ''Tiberium Wars'', the first act of the Nod campaign is a multi-stage invasion of DC and the environs, with special attention paid to the White House and Langley AFB. '''Nod has plenty evil tropes and is compared to COBRA'''
# Characters.Fallout3: NotSoHarmlessVillain: Most people regard Enclave radio as a joke, since the messages loop the same things and no one has ever seen an Enclave soldier. Once you rescue James and begin to restart the Purifier however, the WashingtonDCInvasion begins.
# Characters.MightyMorphinPowerRangersMonstersSeasonOne: In the Boom comics, Rita invaded Washington D.C. at one point as she and Lord Drakkon conquered the Earth, and a giant Pumpkin Rapper was seen dangerously close to the Capitol Building.
# Characters.MonsterVerseKingGhidorah: Upon taking over as King of the Monsters, whilst the other Titans now under Ghidorah's thrall attack various cities around the world, Ghidorah himself flies north from Mexico to quickly invade Washington D.C.: turning the city into his roost, he scorches the buildings with his lightning and he inundates the entire city with his hypercane. [[spoiler:For bonus points, Ghidorah unlike the other Titans is actually an alien creature]]. And thus [[Film/KongSkullIsland Bill Randa]] was proven quite wrong when he said there would never be a more tumultuous time in D.C..
--> '''Xamot''': Invasion is easy--\\
'''Tomax''': --but holding U.S. territory--\\
'''Both''': --is all but impossible!
# PostApocalypticTrafficJam: It's more ''Pre''-Apocalyptic Traffic Jam, but in ''Film/IndependenceDay'' after the City Destroyers take position over major cities around the world, everybody and their dog try their damnedest to evacuate, leading to a scene in which David Levinson and his father Julius are the only people in the lanes heading '''[[WashingtonDCInvasion towards Washington, D.C.]]''' while the other half of the highway is loaded with bumper-to-bumper traffic. Jasmine Dubrow and her son are also stuck in a similar traffic jam of people fleeing Los Angeles. A later scene in which the military tries to nuke a City Destroyer flying over Houston has a brief shot of an APC sent to surveil the nuke's effectiveness stopping on an overpass that has the "outgoing" lanes full with empty cars (General Grey mentions to President Whitmore that the city was evacuated hours ago, and that “casualties should be at a minimum” - looks like the people of Houston wasted no time in abandoning their cars and getting out of town). '''Kinda a weird spot to link it, but seems to fit the villain part'''
# Characters.CommandAndConquerTiberiumSeriesFactionsAndCharacters: In ''Tiberium Wars'', the first act of the Nod campaign is a multi-stage invasion of DC and the environs, with special attention paid to the White House and Langley AFB. '''Nod has plenty evil tropes and is compared to COBRA'''
# Characters.Fallout3: NotSoHarmlessVillain: Most people regard Enclave radio as a joke, since the messages loop the same things and no one has ever seen an Enclave soldier. Once you rescue James and begin to restart the Purifier however, the WashingtonDCInvasion begins.
# Characters.MightyMorphinPowerRangersMonstersSeasonOne: In the Boom comics, Rita invaded Washington D.C. at one point as she and Lord Drakkon conquered the Earth, and a giant Pumpkin Rapper was seen dangerously close to the Capitol Building.
# Characters.MonsterVerseKingGhidorah: Upon taking over as King of the Monsters, whilst the other Titans now under Ghidorah's thrall attack various cities around the world, Ghidorah himself flies north from Mexico to quickly invade Washington D.C.: turning the city into his roost, he scorches the buildings with his lightning and he inundates the entire city with his hypercane. [[spoiler:For bonus points, Ghidorah unlike the other Titans is actually an alien creature]]. And thus [[Film/KongSkullIsland Bill Randa]] was proven quite wrong when he said there would never be a more tumultuous time in D.C..
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# DividedStatesOfAmerica: A [[VestigialEmpire powerless rump state]] in UsefulNotes/WashingtonDC (or elsewhere if DC [[AfterTheEnd was destroyed]] or '''[[WashingtonDCInvasion overrun]]'''), still claiming descent from the Federal government and issuing grandiose proclamations which are ignored by the rest of the 'country'. '''A hypothetical with no moral alighments'''alighments'''
# FirstContact: If taking place in America, it may turn out that First Contact actually happened decades ago in [[RoswellThatEndsWell Roswell, New Mexico]], and that the government has been keeping it under wraps ever since. When the aliens send an embassy right to the capital, there may be overlap with a WashingtonDCInvasion if the negotiations disappoint.
# InvadedStatesOfAmerica: May or may not involve a WashingtonDCInvasion.
# MonumentalBattle: ''Literature/TheFireNeverDies'': The '''[[WashingtonDCInvasion Battle of Washington]]''' sees firefights through both the Capitol and the Smithsonian.
# SecretWeapon: ''VideoGame/SniperElite5'': Operation ''Kraken'' is actually several of these put together. [[spoiler:Stealth-plated U-boats and Japanese I-400 class submarines that can evade Allied radar and sonar carry English-speaking Nazi spies and V2 rockets [[WarComesHome to be used against the East Coast of the United States]], including '''[[WashingtonDCInvasion Washington DC]]'''. The rockets will be launched off the US Coast, while the spies will be offloaded near New York and Boston, with both wreaking havoc onto a mainland United States that hasn't experienced the full effects of the European War.]]
# FirstContact: If taking place in America, it may turn out that First Contact actually happened decades ago in [[RoswellThatEndsWell Roswell, New Mexico]], and that the government has been keeping it under wraps ever since. When the aliens send an embassy right to the capital, there may be overlap with a WashingtonDCInvasion if the negotiations disappoint.
# InvadedStatesOfAmerica: May or may not involve a WashingtonDCInvasion.
# MonumentalBattle: ''Literature/TheFireNeverDies'': The '''[[WashingtonDCInvasion Battle of Washington]]''' sees firefights through both the Capitol and the Smithsonian.
# SecretWeapon: ''VideoGame/SniperElite5'': Operation ''Kraken'' is actually several of these put together. [[spoiler:Stealth-plated U-boats and Japanese I-400 class submarines that can evade Allied radar and sonar carry English-speaking Nazi spies and V2 rockets [[WarComesHome to be used against the East Coast of the United States]], including '''[[WashingtonDCInvasion Washington DC]]'''. The rockets will be launched off the US Coast, while the spies will be offloaded near New York and Boston, with both wreaking havoc onto a mainland United States that hasn't experienced the full effects of the European War.]]
# UnspecifiedApocalypse: General Bethlehem claims to have been at '''[[WashingtonDCInvasion "the Battle of Georgetown" and seen the White House burn to the ground]]'''. '''I guess?'''
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# MonumentalDamage:
** Compare BigApplesauce, MonumentalBattle, RushmoreRefacement, TheTokyoFireball, TiltingTowerOfPisa, and WashingtonDCInvasion. TokyoTower gets messed up so much it's also its own trope. This trope could be Justified if LandmarkingTheHiddenBase is being utilized and the bad guy finds out. See also WeaponizedLandmark when the monument shoots back. '''Just a mention as a type of invasion'''
** As mentioned under Film, in the original ''WesternAnimation/TheTransformers'' the episode "Atlantis Arise" centered on the Decepticons allying with the city of Sub-Atlantica to attack '''[[WashingtonDCInvasion Washington, DC]]'''. The Decepticons damaged the Washington Monument to the point where it would have toppled had the Autobots not intervened, and Megatron himself strode into the Lincoln Memorial and ripped the Abraham Lincoln part of the statue off to claim its chair as his throne. Impossible (hence why the movie version shot the statue), but the symbolism is still effective. '''Evil attack'''
** Compare BigApplesauce, MonumentalBattle, RushmoreRefacement, TheTokyoFireball, TiltingTowerOfPisa, and WashingtonDCInvasion. TokyoTower gets messed up so much it's also its own trope. This trope could be Justified if LandmarkingTheHiddenBase is being utilized and the bad guy finds out. See also WeaponizedLandmark when the monument shoots back. '''Just a mention as a type of invasion'''
** As mentioned under Film, in the original ''WesternAnimation/TheTransformers'' the episode "Atlantis Arise" centered on the Decepticons allying with the city of Sub-Atlantica to attack '''[[WashingtonDCInvasion Washington, DC]]'''. The Decepticons damaged the Washington Monument to the point where it would have toppled had the Autobots not intervened, and Megatron himself strode into the Lincoln Memorial and ripped the Abraham Lincoln part of the statue off to claim its chair as his throne. Impossible (hence why the movie version shot the statue), but the symbolism is still effective. '''Evil attack'''
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# AliensInCardiff: Not to be confused with AliensOfLondon (though this doesn't mean they are mutually exclusive), NothingExcitingEverHappensHere (where the location is just generically boring). Contrast with CanadaDoesNotExist, where it's forbidden to name the semi-known location, as well as WashingtonDCInvasion, when the aliens don't feel like faffing around and cut right to the chase. '''AliensInCardiff is just about supernatural events, not evil invasions, so that's what this comparison implies'''
# DeadlyGas: In ''Literature/TheFireNeverDies'', the Reds make use of chemical weapons in several key battles, such as Erlanger, Wilmington, and '''[[WashingtonDCInvasion Washington]]'''. While their weapons are described as less sophisticated than their European counterparts, the Whites never manage to get proper countermeasures in place due to their mediocre industrial base.
# A [[VestigialEmpire powerless rump state]] in UsefulNotes/WashingtonDC (or elsewhere if DC [[AfterTheEnd was destroyed]] or '''[[WashingtonDCInvasion overrun]]'''), still claiming descent from the Federal government and issuing grandiose proclamations which are ignored by the rest of the 'country'. '''A hypothetical with no moral alighments'''
# DeadlyGas: In ''Literature/TheFireNeverDies'', the Reds make use of chemical weapons in several key battles, such as Erlanger, Wilmington, and '''[[WashingtonDCInvasion Washington]]'''. While their weapons are described as less sophisticated than their European counterparts, the Whites never manage to get proper countermeasures in place due to their mediocre industrial base.
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# CulturalPosturing: Canadians, on the other hand, are always quick to brag about the UsefulNotes/WarOf1812, treating it as a CurbStompBattle in Canada's favor--as exemplified in claims that Canadian forces "'''[[WashingtonDCInvasion burned down the U.S. capital]]'''." That was actually the work of British Army regulars who'd just arrived from Europe, and it was also in retaliation for (among other things) American forces burning down ''Canada's'' own capital of York (known today as Toronto).
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# CapitalOffensive:
** This can be seen as a super-trope of WashingtonDCInvasion, which deals with similar scenarios in the United States capital. '''This trope isn't about evil invasions, just war'''
** ''VideoGame/AceCombatAssaultHorizon'' has two of them, both involves two real life capital cities. The first one is in Moscow where the combined NATO and Russian loyalists launches a decisive offensive against [[RenegadeRussian NRF forces]] who have occupied the Russian capital. While the last one happens in the final mission where the BigBad leads a whole squadrons of rogue Russian fighters and bombers on a daring offensive against '''[[WashingtonDCInvasion Washington DC]]''' to nuke the White House. '''Just war'''
** ''VideoGame/ModernWarfare2'' had the Russians launch an [[InvadedStatesOfAmerica invasion of the United States on the Eastern Seaboard]]. '''[[WashingtonDCInvasion Washington, D.C. is one of their first targets]]'''. Several levels take place in D.C. wrapping up with the retaking of TheWhiteHouse. '''Just war'''
** The second was a '''[[WashingtonDCInvasion full-scale invasion of Washington]]''' ordered by Serpentor at the end of his 5-part debut arc. However, the other Cobra characters point out to him that while he occupies Washington, the ''rest of America'' is still free and in the fight, and both the President and Vice President were away at the time of the attack. This realistically [[LampshadeHanging Lampshades]] how difficult attacking the U.S. mainland really is for conventional militaries. Serpentor should have listened to his subordinates as the Joes lead the retaking of the city in a CurbStompBattle. '''This is about Cobra, so it's an evil invasion'''
-->'''Cobra Commander:''' ''[to Serpentor]'' This is ''insane''! You can't possibly hold Washington, much less conquer the entire United States. I know. ''I've TRIED!''
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** This can be seen as a super-trope of WashingtonDCInvasion, which deals with similar scenarios in the United States capital. '''This trope isn't about evil invasions, just war'''
** ''VideoGame/AceCombatAssaultHorizon'' has two of them, both involves two real life capital cities. The first one is in Moscow where the combined NATO and Russian loyalists launches a decisive offensive against [[RenegadeRussian NRF forces]] who have occupied the Russian capital. While the last one happens in the final mission where the BigBad leads a whole squadrons of rogue Russian fighters and bombers on a daring offensive against '''[[WashingtonDCInvasion Washington DC]]''' to nuke the White House. '''Just war'''
** ''VideoGame/ModernWarfare2'' had the Russians launch an [[InvadedStatesOfAmerica invasion of the United States on the Eastern Seaboard]]. '''[[WashingtonDCInvasion Washington, D.C. is one of their first targets]]'''. Several levels take place in D.C. wrapping up with the retaking of TheWhiteHouse. '''Just war'''
** The second was a '''[[WashingtonDCInvasion full-scale invasion of Washington]]''' ordered by Serpentor at the end of his 5-part debut arc. However, the other Cobra characters point out to him that while he occupies Washington, the ''rest of America'' is still free and in the fight, and both the President and Vice President were away at the time of the attack. This realistically [[LampshadeHanging Lampshades]] how difficult attacking the U.S. mainland really is for conventional militaries. Serpentor should have listened to his subordinates as the Joes lead the retaking of the city in a CurbStompBattle. '''This is about Cobra, so it's an evil invasion'''
-->'''Cobra Commander:''' ''[to Serpentor]'' This is ''insane''! You can't possibly hold Washington, much less conquer the entire United States. I know. ''I've TRIED!''
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