Battle of South Gate

**Prelude to battle**

The Battle of South Gate was a pivotal event in the post-apocalyptic video game Night Gate. It occurred in the alternate ending that players experienced if they failed to stop Lord Grendel in time.

Lord Grendel, a powerful vampire and the game's primary antagonist, led an army of 10,000 vampires and ghouls in an assault on the southern section of the Night Gate, known as South Gate. The 200 human defenders stationed at South Gate knew they faced impossible odds, but they were determined to fight to the death to protect their home.

**Defending Force**

South Gate is guarded by 200 heavily armed guards from the Survivors Guild who wear EOD suits to protect themselves from vampire bites and scratches. The wall is fortified with UV spotlights which weaken the attackers, and 50 caliber machine gun turrets. The walls of South Gate tower approximately 30 feet high.

**Attacking Force**

For years, Lord Grendel worked on building up his horde in preparation for an attack on the Night Gate. He enslaved ghouls to serve as cannon fodder in his army, and his minions constructed primitive siege weapons using the ruins of badland cities. By the time of the siege, Grendel had amassed approximately 10,000 troopers for his horde, which, while not as large as the hordes in the Great War, was the largest seen in the post-apocalyptic world for years.

**Siege begins**

The siege began with a thunderous onslaught of makeshift catapults, hurling deadly projectiles towards the wall. As the dust and debris cleared, a relentless horde of half-vampire ghouls charged towards the fortress walls, determined to overcome the defenders.

Undeterred by the loss of their brethren, the ghouls launched wave after wave of fearless assaults, their undead bodies serving as mere cannon fodder. Ladders were hastily erected against the fortress walls, providing a pathway for the vampires to reach the human defenders perched atop the battlements.

**Wall breached**

The defenders used machine guns to mow down wave after wave of Grendel's horde as they tried to scale the walls with ladders. The defenders inflicted massive casualties, but they knew that they were fighting a losing battle. The tide turned for the worse when the ghouls used drums of gasoline to blow a hole in the gate, allowing the vampires and ghouls to pour through.

**Aftermath**

Despite their heroic efforts, the defenders were eventually overwhelmed by the sheer number of vampires and ghouls attacking them. The game ended with a note saying that the player had failed and that the horde had eventually overrun the remaining humans.

The Battle of South Gate was a tragic reminder of the harsh reality of the post-apocalyptic world. It showed that even the most determined and skilled defenders could not hold out forever against overwhelming odds.

**Trivia**

* It is possible for players to actually win the battle by killing all 10,000 ghouls. If the player does so, they get treated to an easter egg from the developer.
* The catapults are telephone poles on a wagon base built from two barn doors.
* The Battle of South Gate also serves as one of the Horde maps.

## Important articles

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