Unification War
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The Unification War is a pivotal interplanetary conflict in the Firefly/Serenity universe, in which the Alliance fought to bring the independent outer planets under central control.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
event in the Firefly universe
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fictional war ⓘ |
| aftermath |
marginalization of former Independents
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political dominance of the Alliance ⓘ widespread resentment on border worlds ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Unification
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War for Unification NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Firefly
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Serenity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causedBy |
Alliance desire for political unification
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resistance of outer worlds to central authority ⓘ |
| conflictBetween |
Alliance
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Independents ⓘ |
| creatorContext | created by Joss Whedon as part of Firefly backstory ⓘ |
| depictedIn |
Firefly episode "Serenity"
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Firefly episode "The Message" NERFINISHED ⓘ various Firefly comics and expanded media ⓘ |
| fictionalStatus | set in a future interplanetary human civilization ⓘ |
| foughtByOrganization | Anglo-Sino Alliance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| goalOfAlliance | unify human-settled planets under central control ⓘ |
| goalOfIndependents | maintain autonomy of outer planets ⓘ |
| inUniverseTechnology |
advanced weaponry
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interplanetary troop deployment ⓘ spacefaring military forces ⓘ |
| involvesLocation |
border planets
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core planets ⓘ outer planets ⓘ |
| medium |
comics
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film ⓘ television ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
background for characters in Firefly
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source of political tension in the series ⓘ source of trauma for Malcolm Reynolds ⓘ |
| notableBattle | Battle of Serenity Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableVeteran |
Malcolm Reynolds
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Zoe Alleyne Washburne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
Alliance victory
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centralized Alliance control over most settled worlds ⓘ |
| settingUniverse | Firefly/Serenity universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sideOfMalcolmReynolds | Independents ⓘ |
| sideOfZoeWashburne | Independents NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
centralization versus independence
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imperialism ⓘ postwar trauma ⓘ rebellion ⓘ |
| timeRelativeToFilm | occurs years before events of Serenity (2005 film) ⓘ |
| timeRelativeToSeries | occurs several years before events of Firefly ⓘ |
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