Unity Party in HOI4

Portrayal of Unity Party and Hammons in HOI4 Red World Mod

Unity Party co-founder Bill Hammons (and by extension, to a certain extent, the Unity Party of America) is portrayed in the Hearts of Iron IV Red World mod. Gamers can actually choose to play Hammons as the leader of the Midwest Union, competing and/or working in a post-United States America with Chris Christie, General Wesley Clark, Bill Clinton, John Hickenlooper, Mike Pompeo, Hillary Rodham (Clinton), Marco Rubio, Mark Udall and other real-world figures (the Red World mod is at least somewhat unique with its use of real-life leaders).

Why were Hammons (and to a lesser extent, the Unity Party) included in this game? Did Kaiser1871, the creator of the Red World mod of Hearts of Iron IV, see something that few others at the time saw? Unfortuantely, word is that the mod’s creator passed away in a car accident in 2019. Just note here the fact that the above video alone (and only God knows how many of these watch-me-play HOI4 Red World Midwest Union videos are out there on YouTube) has nearly 30,000 views as of this page’s creation …

Highlights from the above video:

• 0:25 “Our leader [Bill Hammons] looks like a potato”

• 2:05 “Bill Clinton and the leadership decided that Hammons had to go”

• 2:35 The Unity Party is mentioned

• 3:20 “Hillary Rodham said that ‘Hammons …’”

• 3:30 The Unity Party is mentioned again (and in a bit more detail)