L'Manberg

L'Manberg (alternatively spelt as L'Manburg, or just Manberg/Manburg) was a fictional nation that existed within the Dream media franchise. The country has appeared in both the films and the television series, and while the country has played an antagonistic role from some perspectives, the actual purpose of the nation differs between the films and the television series.
== Renditions ==
=== Dream: Revolution (1995) ===
L'Manberg made it's first appearance in the movie Dream: Revolution. In this movie, L'Manberg is an antagonistic nation threatening to kill Dream for attempting to murder L'Manberg's citizens; it is claimed that the characters Sapnap, George, BadBoyHalo, and Antfrost, who serve as the primary antagonists of the first movie, are citizens of L'Manberg, which contrasts greatly from the television series.
The nation is ruled over by the "infamous" Sir Sinthus Welderman, who ruled over L'Manberg with an iron fist. The nation is portrayed as a form of monarchist dictatorship; while Welderman does not hold any monarch titles, he tends to strut across the land dressed as a king. L'Manberg has a military, which is represented at the Great Tower by three flags, all of which are a coloured banner with a singular X on them (Army: black with a yellow cross; Air Force: red with a white cross; Navy: white with a blue cross). L'Manberg has a supposed air force, which is only mentioned but never seen. Directors commentary on the DVD release of Dream: Revolution in 2010 revealed that the air force was solely added for gaffes, and was not meant to serve as part of the plot.
L'Manberg falls around the end of the movie, with the overthrowing of Sir Welderman - who promptly escapes into the forest, and the destruction of the Great Tower.
=== Dream: Manberg (2009) and Dream: Doomsday (2012) ===
L'Manberg once again appears in the movies Dream: Manberg and Dream: Doomsday (both of which have carrying-over plots), this time with it's name shortened to Manberg for unknown reasons. Sir Welderman's grandson, Mr. J. Schlatt (his first name is unknown, but is implied to start with a J), has taken up charge of the nation, which had lived on in the shadows. Welderman himself is reportedly missing, having been ambushed by "barbarians". Based on dialogue from some of the characters, Welderman was most likely killed by said barbarians, who do not actually appear but are repeatedly mentioned.
This rendition of L'Manberg is increasingly dictatorial; freedom of speech was banned, all citizens were to formally dress at public events, and the quality of life was largely poor.
=== Dream (television series) and Tales from the SMP ===
L'Manberg's third and current rendition makes an appearance in the television entries of the franchise. Alot of the nation has been revamped and reworked from the ground up, to give a clean slate due to the complexity of the television series' lore. The country now has a flag, based off the original cross designs from the first movie. Welderman has been replaced with Wilbur Soot, an aspiring politician who started L'Manberg after Sapnap attempted to arrest him for selling "drugs" (potions). Dream, ruling over his nation, the "Dream SMP", declared war on L'Manberg. The country fought fiercely for it's independence, eventually winning it.
L'Manberg has been the main center of dozens of plots in the series. The nation has faced festivals, executions, revolutions, and elections. Alot of characters created for the television series were part of L'Manberg at least once, including Tommy, Tubbo, Niki, Jack Manifold, and Eret. Many viewers criticized how quickly L'Manberg's story flew by.
L'Manberg was destroyed in episode sixty (season 3, episode 12) of the series after Dream, Technoblade, and Philza declared war on the country and dropped explosives from a giant obsidian platform in the sky. The destruction scenes caused controversy when the JFTRB, the Jonathian organization for age ratings, gave the episode a 13+ instead of the show's regular M rating - meaning that the show would not be allowed to air in it's usual 6:00pm timeslot. When an edited version of the episode did not work, the show was moved to 9:30pm for this episode only.
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