History Main / WashingtonDCInvasion

* In the teaser for the episode of ''BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold'' "The Siege of Starro" (part one) we see a the [[TakeOverTheWorld would-be conqueror]] Per Degaton and his army of robots attacking Washington. They are defeated by the JusticeSocietyOfAmerica.

* The DCUniverseOriginalAnimatedMovies film [[Film/WonderWoman Wonder Woman]] had [[BigBad Ares]] invading Washington DC with an army of monsters and [[spoiler: zombie Amazons]]. When the army can't beat them, an army of Amazons arrive to defend the city. Notable for coming out shortly after the much-hated AmazonsAttack, where the Amazons are the ones ''invading'' DC.

* The DCUniverseOriginalAnimatedMovies film [[Film/WonderWoman Wonder Woman]] had [[BigBad Ares]] invading Washington DC with an army of monsters and [[spoiler: zombie Amazons]]. When the army can't beat them, an army of Amazons arrive to defend the city. Notable to coming out shortly after the much-hated AmazonsAttack, where the Amazons are the ones ''invading'' DC.

** The actual seizing (and burning, [[YouFailHistoryForever By British troops, not Canadians]]) of the capital was a success. The overall campaign was a resounding failure, due to the Brits' failure to take Fort [=McHenry=] (later memorialized in song with [[EarWorm/NationalAnthems The Star Spangled Banner]].

It seems that every villain, whether they be [[ModernWarfare2 Russkies with a grudge]] or [[AmazonsAttack a nutty supervillainess]], has their crosshairs aimed firmly at the center of American political power. While this is often justified, just as often (or possibly more often) the villain has no reason to attack Washington more than any other city, and may often be setting his evil plan back a step by attempting to kill off the only people who can surrender to him.

In RealLife DC traffic is so bad that one of the reasons why the auto bailouts remain controversial in Congress is that several members have never seen a 2009/2010 GM or Chrysler vehicle, because traffic in the city center hasn't moved since 2007.

* MetalWolfChaos - Inverted, Washington D.C. is one of the last major cities Michael retakes.
* In the backstory of ''CityOfHeroes'', Nemesis attacked Washington DC near the end of World War II, and even managed to stage a ceremony where he was sworn in as Emperor of the Americas before heroes drove him out.
* D.C. is one of the cities you can attack in ''[[{{Ptitlennp3clhl}} Crush, Crumble, and Chomp!]]''

* In the teaser for the episode of BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold "The Siege of Starro" (part one) we see a the would-be conqueror Per Degaton and his army of robots attacking Washington. They are defeated by the JusticeSocietyOfAmerica.

In RealLife DC traffic is so bad that one of the reasons why the auto bailouts remain contorversial in Congress is that several members have never seen a 2009/2010 GM or Chrysler vehicle, because traffic in the city center hasn't moved since 2007.

* TheWarOf1812.

** [[GeneralFailure General Jubal Early]] managed to invade the city and got a burger named after him. He got lost and turned around on the roads into town. He was finally repelled at the battle of Fort Stevens, where Lincoln watched the fighting with his top-hat on and was famously told ''"Get down, you fool!"''

** In ''CommandAndConquer: Red Alert 2'', the first Soviet mission has you destroying the Pentagon. This contradicts the Allied (canon) side, where you actually have to defend and attack with a lot more than just basic grunts. Naturally, ''RA2'' was when the series started to get {{camp}}y and {{Troperiffic}}, so the triteness of the premise can be excused.

** General Jubal Early managed to invade the city and got a burger named after him. He got lost and turned around on the roads into town. He was finally repelled at the battle of Fort Stevens, where Lincoln watched the fighting with his top-hat on and was famously told ''"Get down, you fool!"''

* ''{{Supreme}}'': Prior to his escape, Korgo the Space Tyrant appeared in front of {{the White House}}, challenged BillClinton for a duel (aghast at the poor combat capabilities of "William Clintson" compared to those of his father, the HighPlainsDrifter), defeated him and [[KlingonPromotion declared himself next president of USA]] and Hillary Clinton his wife. What happened later... let's just say that AlanMoore doesn't seem to have high opinion about Hillary Clinton.
* The climax of ''[[SupermanRedSon Superman: Red Son]]'' has Superman lead the invasion into Washington personally.

* ''{{Supreme}}'': Prior to his escape, Korgo the Space Tyrant appeared in front of {{the White House}}, challenged BillClinton for a duel, defeated him and [[KlingonPromotion declared himself next president of USA]] and Hillary Clinton his wife. What happened later... let's just say that AlanMoore doesn't seem to have high opinion about Hillary Clinton.

* The War Of 1812.

** In ''CommandAndConquer: Red Alert 2'', the first Soviet mission has you destroying the Pentagon. This contradicts the Allied (canon) side, where you actually have to defend and attack with a lot more than just basic grunts.

* ''TheConduit''