South Korea

South Korea is an Asian country located next to North Korea and is close to Japan and China. It is briefly discussed in World War Z. Before it was overrun by zombies, it was a very wealthy country like Japan, but was more individualistic and influenced by the USA.

## World War Z

Following the initial wave of infections in Korea, the ROK Armed Forces was mobilised. Seeking to emulate the American's plan at Yonkers, the army found itself constrained to fighting a potential two-front war. Concerns by top officials that North Korea might seek to invade the South by taking advantage of the crisis, roughly half its military was placed at the DMZ, as the other half was deployed to contain the outbreak in Inchon. The resulting manpower shortages, alongside numerous other factors led to a near-total rout in comparison with that of Yonkers. Following this disaster, much of the ROK military fled to the mountains, and left the population of Seoul - nearly 12 million people - to be overrun by the hordes.

With much of the southern part of the country overrun by the zombie hordes, the surviving population, ironically, found safety at the DMZ, and followed the United States in fortifying its surviving camps against the relentless hordes. Continued paranoia over the sudden disappearance of North Korean units at the DMZ further fuelled suspicions amongst the ROK's surviving intelligence agencies, forcing the already-sapped ROK Armed Forces to maintain a two-front defence: northward towards the DMZ to view potential North Korean threats, and southward towards the definite undead threat.

Shortly after the Honolulu Conference, when the United States announced that it was mobilising for a major military offensive, Korea followed suit and similarly began mobilising its surviving forces for a major offensive south. Despite this, the ROK Armed Forces was stymied once more, as the conservative generals that had previously led the ill-fated Battle of Inchon were reluctant to fully mobilise its full manpower, as concerns over North Korean incursions remained. Thus, the undermanned ROK Armed Forces waged a brutal but ultimately successful reclamation offensive to Busan.

## Current Status

South Korea is at a economic recession. With aid from Japan and the UN, it had managed to regain stability and control.

## Locations

• Incheon - A pre-war Korean city and port, located near the capital Seoul. Served as the site of the disastrous Battle of Incheon - the ROK's version of the Battle of Yonkers.

• Busan - A major pre-war port, and the second largest city of South Korea, Busan suffered the country's first reported outbreaks. Was likely overrun during the initial pandemic. Was reclaimed following the South Korean Reclamation Campaign by a joint-Korean-Japanese force.

• Mokpo - a Korean city, mentioned as being evacuated during the war.

• Seoul - The ROK's pre-war capital and largest city of South Korea, several initial outbreaks were reported around the time the country suffered major outbreaks across the country. Was overrun and abandoned following the disastrous Battle of Incheon. Nearly all 12 million residents were killed or infected. Was reclaimed following the South Korean Reclamation Campaign by a joint-Korean-Japanese force.

• Daejeon - A major pre-war Korean city, mentioned as having outbreaks, likely overrun in the initial pandemic. Was presumably reclaimed following the South Korean Reclamation Campaign by a joint-Korean-Japanese force.

• Gangneung - a city on the northeastern coast of South Korea, it was mentioned as being put under siege during the course of the war.