The Last Stand

The Last Stand games are made by Con Artist Games.

## 1955-1975

Darnel states he made it through three tours in the Vietnam War.

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Sharp rise in hospital admissions in outlying towns around Union City. Hundreds of cases with identical symptoms emerge.

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Local news networks from locations outside the city report a suspected pandemic.

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Attacks by infected are reported as random assaults and murders. Local law enforcement request additional support from surrounding counties.

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Government agencies are made aware of possible "outbreak" on the eastern seaboard.

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Homeland Environmental Risk Control agency are assigned to investigate reports of suspected outbreak.

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Homeland Environmental Risk Control (HERC) reacts to initial reports by deploying investigative teams to locations surrounding Union City.

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Civilians in the towns of Glendale and Claysburg begin evacuating to Union City without direction from law enforcement.

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Jonestown, Glendale and Whistler's Grove law enforcement officially request government aid.

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First recorded case of infection within Union City is found. Con Johnson of Glendale, a 32 year old male is the first known carrier. He walked 100 miles from Glendale to the Union City South Hospital.

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Death toll from unknown virus reaches 10,000. General panic rises, looting and random acts of violence rise sharply.

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Government declares a state of emergency in the town of Glendale. Claysburg and Jonestown follow shortly after.

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HERC presence in Union City is first noticed. Clashes occur between civilians and enforcement agents as areas are designated for quarantine.

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Government acknowledge civil unrest caused by infection outbreak. Request that civilians stay in their homes and await further instruction.

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Reports from outside of the state of similar outbreaks are televised.

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Law enforcement in co-ordination with HERC work to isolate civilians who occupied hospitals and public spaces.

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First recognized re-animation occurs at Glendale hospital under the supervision of HERC doctors.

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News reports begin detailing how transfer of the infection occurs.

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The town of Glendale in the east of the state is officially quarantined entirely. HERC and US military forces take control.

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Reports of refugees from Glendale being fired on and killed by troops when trying to escape the exclusion zone.

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Road access into Union City is restricted in an attempt to stem the flow of infection.

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Early blackouts occur in the greater Claysburg county as power plants in the south are abandoned.

### June

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HERC operations on the edge of Union City end in violent encounters with a number of civilians recorded as KIA. All were found to be infected.

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Glendale is declared a disaster area. Government troops are reportedly overrun. It is unclear if this occurred at the hands of civilians or the infected.

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Estimated infection rate reaches 60%. Martial Law is finally ordered in Union City.

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Residents of Union City are advised to evacuate to the stadium on the northern side of the canal.

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HERC in line with the military act to quarantine larger sections of Union City.

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Containment proves difficult areas in Brookvale and the outlying Whistler's Forest community. Both suffer breaches and are overrun.

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Breaches in 6 of the 10 containment zones inside Union City occur. Infection gathers pace.

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All internal roads and bridges are sealed by the military following breaches overnight. Reports of HERC troops firing on civilians are heard.

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Claysburg and Jonestown are reported as being overrun.

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Reinforcements from nearby Fort Tran are deployed to Union City.

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The last remaining TV broadcast goes off the air, radio transmissions follow just a few days later.

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Emergency broadcast system comes into effect.

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Government evacuations are signaled to cease within the following 40 days.

The events of The Last Stand 2 begin. Jack Davis spends the night at Norman's Tools in Glendale with only a Glock 17.

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Military forces dissolve within Union City. HERC paramilitary division remains to help maintain research operations.

Jack Davis spends 12 hours searching through Glendale for supplies.

### July

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Union City falls into darkness as the last of the region's power plants are abandoned.

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Estimated infection rates reaches 95% - HERC troops officially withdraw from the area.

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Explosions occur in the eastern bay and on the canals as dozens of ships are sunk.

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Air traffic ceases. Evacuations by any means are no longer available despite the 40 days allowance.

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Reconnaissance aircraft are sighted in the skies above Union City. Unmarked - possibly HERC.

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The minimum possible date for Jack Davis to reach Union City from Glendale, although he certainly requires additional days of searching for supplies. (At least one day searching Glendale, four days to travel from Glendale to Whistler's Grove, searches Whistler's Grove for at least one day, four more to get to Aspenwood from there, then three days of travel to Jonestown where he must spend at least one day searching, another three to detour at Fort Tran with one more to search, and a final four more to reach Union City. This makes 22 days total.)

The events of The Last Stand: Union City somehow take place shortly afterward, but likely before the 16th, since there is no indication of any bombing.

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Bombs fall on Union City. The attacks are orchestrated and designed to wipe out remaining citizens along with the infected.

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Water supply to the city is disrupted - it is unknown if this is due to the bombing or if this occurred outside the city walls.

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A secondary round of bombing occurs - targeting residential districts. Survivors on the ground are driven out.

### August

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Surveillance aircraft are seen investigating survivor movements within Union City.

### September

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A heavily redacted report of the aforementioned mission.

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Mildly redacted report on Blast Wave Survivability Assessment/Recommendations by the Office of Civil Defense.

### October

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City is declared a Dead Zone. All involvement is withdrawn. Survivors left to own means.

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Discovery of automated HERC defenses surrounding the outskirts of the city are made. Containment continues.

### November

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All hope of rescue or escape has faded. Survivors begin setting in groups within the Dead Zone.

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Dr. Phillip Best - a turned HERC scientist discovers that most survivors have a natural defense against the virus.

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Significant clash between two survivor packs in the Bricks region result in 10 dead.

## 2012

### February

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04:20 - Military mission where bombing of a target area occurs.

04:22 - A photo is taken.

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09:30 - Restoration of the photo is sent via email.

14:30 - The email is viewed five hours later.

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Mildly redacted report on the aforementioned report.

### March

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Mildly redacted recon report to likely decide the withdrawal government and HERC support.

### April

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Fortifications begin appearing across the city. Clusters of survivors begin acting independently. The events of The Last Stand: Dead Zone begin.

An unspecified survivor writes a journal entry.

### June

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An unspecified survivor notes an old HERC flyer from before the bombs dropped in a journal entry.

### July

A note is written by an unspecified survivor (They are unsure of the month).

## 2014

### May

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Multiple small water craft sighted off the coast of the Docks region.

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Multiple transport helicopters sighted flying along the coast and arriving at Union City.

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Heavy activity on Union Island, lights can be seen from shore.

### June

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Reports from other groups that there is new presence on the Island.

### August

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Authority: Extension of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), Title 17, United States Code, Sections 766-376; and the New United States Central Command (NUSECNTCOM), General Order (GO-17B), dated 13 August 2014.

## 2022

### April

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Patient report that a John Doe responds poorly to Serum 48 and causes true death. Determinations are made about it.

### August

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HERC General Order 17 action to terminate remaining quarantined subjects, referred to as "Operation Aftermath". The purpose is the removal of compromised subjects and final extraction of agents and operatives from the Dead Zone.

## 2026

The events of The Last Stand: Aftermath take place at least after mid-July.

## 2055

"Plastics - The Future" book states that by 2055 around 90% of all products, food, pets and possibly children, will be made of plastic. This has likely been thrown off by the apocalypse.