World War III: Alternative Scenario
Crowns, coups, and collapsing alliances — 2026
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The world has plunged into a multipolar crisis, marking the onset of a Third World War. In Germany, right-wing and fascist movements rallied around Crazy Imperius to topple the government in a military coup, proclaiming the Fourth Reich. Germany and France are in direct conflict at the start of the scenario. A voluntary fascist revolution has taken place in Hungary, and the country has effectively joined the war alongside Germany. France initially fights alone; however, other states may later choose to join the war of their own volition and in pursuit of their own interests. The British Empire does not recognize the new German administration and has closed the Strait of Gibraltar to German traffic. Austria, meanwhile, is offering overt support to the British monarchy. The House of Windsor retains power in the United Kingdom. Following an Irish referendum, the island has joined the United Kingdom, Great Britain has been re-proclaimed, and the Sacred King Caesar Windsor has assumed the title of Emperor Caesar. The Emperor wields extraordinary authority both within the country and abroad. Prime Minister Phoenix manages the government in coordination with him. The British Royal Armed Forces and the Royal Navy are personally and absolutely loyal to the Emperor. Britain is the world's most powerful nation, possessing the strongest ground forces, an overwhelmingly superior navy, a global network of bases, advanced logistical capacity, and the highest level of military readiness. Britain maintains a special-status military base on Turkish soil in Trabzon. The base is under the direct personal command of Emperor Caesar Windsor; it is not beholden to the prime ministry, Turkish authorities, or any other military command center. The existence of this base remains a sensitive issue of sovereignty and diplomacy between Turkey and Britain. In Red Russia, a military-communist uprising has succeeded, resulting in the overthrow and exile of Vladimir Putin to the north of the country. The territory of Belarus has been annexed into Red Russia. The state does not have a pre-defined leader character at the start; the player controlling Red Russia creates their own character and assumes the leadership of the nation. Red Russia has formed a temporary alliance with the Fourth Reich, with the objective of partitioning Poland. Following the death of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Turkey is governed with full authority by his son, Yiğit Erdoğan. In Romania, two separate de facto administrations have emerged: the democratic government based in Bucharest, and a fascist military junta active in the northern and western regions near Transylvania, plunging the country into civil war. In Spain, though nationalists hold initial military superiority, royalists continue their resistance; the royal family is currently weighing the possibility of seeking asylum in Britain. King Felipe VI of Spain and the Spanish Royal Family are hiding and under protection in Barcelona with the last units of the royalist resistance. The royal family is awaiting a response from Emperor Caesar Windsor regarding their request for asylum and safe passage to Britain. Britain has yet to decide, and three distinct options lie before Emperor Caesar Windsor: (1) Accept the asylum request of King Felipe and his family and safely evacuate them to Britain; (2) Dispatch the British Mediterranean Fleet to Spain to suppress the fascist rebellion in coordination with the royalist resistance and rescue the royal family; (3) Reject King Felipe's request for asylum and keep Britain out of the Spanish Civil War. Until a decision is reached, the King and his family remain in hiding in Barcelona alongside the last of the royalist resistance forces. The nationalist-fascist forces are under the command of General Álvaro de Valcárcel. In Romania, the democratic government is led by Prime Minister Adrian Popescu, while the fascist military junta is led by General Radu Drăgan. For countries other than those with specialized alternative history leadership or regimes defined—such as Germany, Britain, Spain, Romania, Red Russia, Turkey, Hungary, and Austria—heads of state are represented by their current leaders as per the October 15, 2026, UN Protocol and Liaison Service list. Some leaders whose capitals lie outside the map's scope have been placed in their respective countries' representation cells located on the map. This world does not follow a fixed scenario path. States act according to their own interests; alliances can break, governments can fall, civil wars can spread, and diplomatic decisions can lead to unexpected consequences.