Fictional resistance movements and groups

This article examines the resistance organization in works of fiction that resist tyranny. While these are fiction an author will often seek realism by examining similar historical organizations. Conversely, people's views of real situations are often affected by works of fiction that are part of the social conscience. Several fictional resistance organizations have been named after historical resistance groups. AVALANCHE are a resistance group f... more

This article examines the resistance organization in works of fiction that resist tyranny. While these are fiction an author will often seek realism by examining similar historical organizations. Conversely, people's views of real situations are often affected by works of fiction that are part of the social conscience. Several fictional resistance organizations have been named after historical resistance groups. AVALANCHE are a resistance group from the video game Final Fantasy VII, who attempt to save the planet from the Shin-Ra company that is attempting to drain the lifestream from the planet and converting it into 'Mako energy'. In Star Trek: Deep Space Nine the Bajoran Resistance was formed upon the invasion of and brutal occupation of Bajor by Cardassian forces. In Resistance: Fall of Man, the British Resistance fights to liberate England from the Chimera with the help of an American soldier named Sgt. Nathan Hale (Resistance: Fall of Man) From the novel 1984. In the Harry... less