History Main / MobWar

* In ''DeusEx'', the Red Dragon triad is a war with the Luminous Path triad. Rather than a eliminating one side, the objective is to encourage a peace between the two.

* ''ThereWillBeBrawl'' occurs to the backdrop of public unrest due to a MobWar going on between gangs controlled by Mewtwo, Ganondorf, King Dedede and Bowser. Also slightly subverted by the fact that [[spoiler: Neither [=DeDeDe=] or Bowser were trying to fight a war]]. [[spoiler:Ganon]] eventually brings down all the mobs, only to be killed themselves.

** And the remake ''Last Man Standing'' does this again, except with Italian and Irish mobs replacing them.

* Virtually the entire plot of Seasons 6 and 7 of ''TheShield'' is the Strike Team trying to ''start'' a Mob War in order to use them to kill off the other side.

* Occurs in ''{{The Spectacular Spider-Man}}'''s "Criminology 101" arc, with characters such as Silvermane and his daughter Silver Sable, Doctor Octopus, and Roderick Kingsley fighting The Big Man for control of... well, you can probably guess.

* Occurs in ''{{The Spectacular Spider-Man}}'''s "Criminology 101" arc, with characters such as Silvermane and his daughter Silver Sable, Doctor Octopus, and Tombstone fighting The Big Man for control of... well, you can probably guess.

* Occurs in ''{{The Spectacular Spider-Man}}'''s "Criminology 101" arc, with characters such as Silvermane and his daughter Silver Sable, Doctor Octopus, and Roderick Kingsley fighting The Big Man for control of... well, you can probably guess.

* Famously done in the second ''{{Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles}}'' animated series during the second season's "City at War" arc, between the Foot Clan, the [[TheMafia Mob]], and the Purple Dragons.

* Famously done in the second ''{{Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles}}'' animated series during the second season's "City at War" ark, between the Foot Clan, the [[TheMafia Mob]], and the Purple Dragons.

* In the {{Gungrave}} anime, the out-of-town Lightning organisation's attempt to take power from [[TheSyndicate Millennion]].

* Essentially the plot of the second season of {{Durarara}}, and also a part of the back story for several characters.

* An early SavageDragon storyline featured a mob war among superpowered criminals.

* Chicago was being torn apart by the violence between different mobs in ''The Untouchables''. (And in real life).

* A gang war kicks off in ''Miller's Crossing''. Tom [[spoiler: plays all sides against the middle in an effort to keep his friend Leo in the driver's seat. He succeeds, but is beaten up so often it's a wonder he can still walk, and [[ShaggyDogStory ultimately gives up the girl, his friendship and position in the mob]].]]

** The key plot element is that it is still a MobColdWar and neither is willing to start a shooting war yet. The protagonist is useful since it can be made to look like he acted on his own and not on the orders of one of the mob bosses.

* In an episode of SpikeTV's ''{{Deadliest Warrior}}'', the 1920s Mafia went up against the late 1940s Yakuza in a five-on-five battle royale. [[spoiler: Mafia won.]]

* ''SonsOfAnarchy'' has an ever-shifting balance of power between the titular motorcycle club, their Mexican equivalents, the local neo-Nazis, the nearby black and Chinese gangs, and a splinter faction of the IRA.

* StarTrek ''A Piece Of The Action'' does this in satirical form.

* A common plot device of most of the ''GrandTheftAuto'' games, as well as being the whole point of ''SaintsRow''. Even gangs that are at war with yours won't open fire unless you attack first in most of these games, with GTA3 being the notable exception. Some of the gangs become so hostile eventually that it's nearly impossible just to drive a car through their neighborhood without having it blown up by shotgun fire.
* In DeusEx, the Red Dragon triad is a war with the Luminous Path triad. Rather than a eliminating one side, the objective is to encourage a peace between the two.

* Occurs in ''[[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2003 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]''' "City at War" arc, with three factions--the local branch of The Foot, The Purple Dragons, and the generically-named "Mob"--fighting for control of the New York City underworld.

* Occurs in ''{{The Spectacular Spider-Man}}'''s "Criminology 101" arc, with characters such as Silvermane and his daughter Silver Sable, Doctor Octopus, and Roderick Kingsley fighting The Big Man for control of...well, you can probably guess.
* Famously done in the second {{Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles}} animated series during the second season's "City at War" ark, between the Foot Clan, the [[TheMafia Mob]], and the Purple Dragons.

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* Gang wars are a [[DamnItFeelsGoodToBeAGangster common theme of hip-hop]], and some think the massive Bloods-Crips war for Southern California may have led to the murders of Notorious B.I.G. and {{Tupac Shakur}}.
* Michael Jackson's "Beat It" music video.
** Hilariously parioded in {{Weird Al Yankovic}}'s video for his "Beat It" parody, "Eat It".
* The 1974 Paper Lace song "The Night Chicago Died" is a [[RealPersonFic fictional account]] of Al Capone's gang going to war with the Chicago police.

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* ''ThereWillBeBrawl'' occurs to the backdrop of public unrest due to a MobWar going on between gangs controlled by Mewtwo, Ganondorf, King Dedede and Bowser. Also slightly subverted by the fact that [[spoiler: Neither DeDeDe or Bowser were trying to fight a war.]] [[spoiler:Ganon]] eventually brings down all the mobs, only to be killed themselves.

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** Oh, and said cap is also a MegaNeko. [[WidgetSeries Yeah]].

* Famously done in the second {{Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles}} animated series during the second season's "City at War" ark, between the Foot Clan, the [[TheMob Mob]], and the Purple Dragons.

* Famously done in the second [[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]] animated series during the second season's "City at War" ark, between the Foot Clan, the [[TheMob Mob]], and the Purple Dragons.

This may be portrayed as a organized crime version of FeudingFamilies, and as with many portrayals of FeudingFamilies [[GrayandGreyMorality both sides have their good and bad points]]. Otherwise you're more likely to wind up with a BlackAndGreyMorality where whatever side is the protagonist side may be criminals, but they're not {{Complete Monster}}s like that other group, probably because EvenEvilHasStandards or because the enemy is made up solely of RuthlessForeignGangsters like TheCartel.

* A gang war kicks off in ''Miller's Crossing''. Tom [[spoiler: plays all sides against the middle in an effort to keep his friend Leo in the driver's seat. He succeeds, but loses the woman he loves and is beaten up so often it's a wonder he can still walk.]]

* If a hero operates in a city and the series lasts more that 60 issues, this WILL be a storyline.