United States

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The **United States of America** (Simply more known as the United States or USA) is a country in the Voltex Universe and is widely considered the most powerful nation on the planet. It is the primarily location where most of the events happen in the VU.

## Background

### Environment

*The United States is a large country located in the North American Continent. Largely consisting of open plains, rolling hills and forests on the west side and deserts and a large mountain range in the east. Multiple rivers also cut through various parts of the country which eventually lead towards large freshwater lakes called the Great Lakes.*

In spite of Buy N Large's destruction of the country's natural landscape, it has largely recovered ever since humans had returned to the planet.

### States

*The United States had consists of over 50 states, two of which are outside of the country while the rest of the 48 states form the main land. Each city has its own government and capital city as well as its own laws, they all however still follow certain politics from the President of the United States from the country's capital city Washington D.C.*

After humans returned back to the planet, the number of states had drastically reduced with certain pre existing states merging to become one of 16 "Mega States". A group of states referred by the biggest state's name within the group. Each state within a Mega State

### History

*Prior to Buy N Large's creation the United States was a powerhouse in terms of economics, military power, politics and other areas and was considered a global superpower. Despite this power however they eventually fell under control the megacorporation which lead to massive consumerism that lead to the planet being heavily polluted and after a failed attempt to clean it up they abandoned the planet and in turn the country itself. After some shenanigans involving a lone trash compacting robot and a probe designed to find new plant life on the planet, humans eventually returned to earth and in turn slowly rebuild as well as clean up the planet. Due to the population returning back into the states, the country was one of the first to be cleaned up and rebuild in its entirety. From society to military.*

In 3008, ASWS unleashes its mechanical army against the country from within as part of a surprise attack. While the US Military scrambled to form a counter attack, the ASWS force's significant numbers and technological advantage proved overwhelming for the US military to handle. During the final moments of the war, the government launches its nuclear arsenal towards ASWS. It proved to be for naught as it had limited effect on the robot army while causing untold collateral damage. On the same day, the government was forced surrendered to ASWS.

Ever since ASWS had taken over the military and defense of the country (and later the world), the US has prospered despite numerous riots and protests against the perceived martial law enacted by ASWS throughout the country.

## Cities

Being a country with 16 Mega States with an overall 49 states in total within, the United States have well over a thousand cities with some being more significant populated than others. These are the more notable cities in the country:

* Kobloc City
* Washington D.C (Capital city of the United States)
* Metropolis (Capital city of ASWS)

## Military

Being a superpower, the United States is the most powerful and advanced country on the planet. Not including ASWS's presence, the US military was formidable and can easily dominate other nations if it choses too. However the government and existing military leaders were unprepared for ASWS's attack. Ever since ASWS took over the military, the United States grew from a superpower to a hyperpower, enacting their military rule over the world for their own safety in the hands of ASWS.

## Trivia

* The VU's take on the United States is based on the real life country of the same name as well as the one seen in the WALL-E Movie.
	+ It is however, still radically different from its real life counterpart, for obvious reasons.
* The city of Metropolis is mostly based on the city of the same name from the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise.
	+ A metropolis by definition is a large city with significant economic, political, and cultural center for a country or region. This is accurate as Metropolis is a rather large city and is the capital city of the ASWS Corporation.