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The '''War Arc''' is a story arc that concerns two or more large-scale factions (city-sized at least) in conflict with one another, with the protagonists being involved somehow. The scale will usually be very epic, with politics usually playing a role. Expect to see a [[Big Badass Battle Sequence]].
See also [[Rescue Arc]] and [[Tournament Arc]].
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== Anime and Manga ==
* The Whitebeard War saga in ''[[One Piece]]'', especially the Marineford arc, where dozens of incredibly powerful characters from throughout the series clash in a massive conflict between pirates and the government. Interestingly, this one doubles as a [[Rescue Arc]], as the pirates storm marine headquarters to save their comrade {{spoiler|Ace}} from a public execution.
It's also unusual among both war and rescue arcs for a couple of big reasons: almost none of the main cast are present (the protagonist is there, but none of his [[True Companions]]) the hero is actually one of the weaker people on the battlefield, and {{spoiler|the antagonists win the war. The rescue also fails, with the character they're trying to rescue getting killed.}}
** Since most arcs in One Piece involve the Straw Hats arriving at a new location and getting involved in local conflicts between various factions, war arcs are actually pretty common. Notable examples include Alabasta and Skypiea.
* The Shinobi World War Arc in ''[[Naruto]]'' is the most recent example, but it had the Konoha Invasion arc several hundred chapters earlier, which tied in with the Chuunin Exams [[Tournament Arc]] {{spoiler|and actually cut that one short.}}
* ''[[Bleach]]'': The five-year long (real time) "Winter War" between the Shinigami of the Gotei 13 and Sosuke Aizen's army of Arrancar, finally ending at the climax of the Deicide arc.
** The second half of the series is building up towards another
* The ongoing conflict between the Exorcists of the Black Order and the Millennium Earl's Akuma make up a good portion of the [[Myth Arc]] for ''[[D.Gray-man]]''.
* The Arachnophobia arc in ''[[Soul Eater]]''.
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== Web Original ==
* ''[[Red vs. Blue]]'' has the "war" between the ''vastly'' incompetent or undesirable Reds and Blues, but we barely see any sort of firefights between them (Battle Creek flag zealots notwithstanding), and it's actually just a training scenario used by [[Super Soldier
== Web Comics ==
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