I call bullshit! Obviously the pancakes were peaceful until some of it's members turned against the Pancake Empire and chose to have those grids on them, then they convinced the other traitorous scum to join them. Thus the war started and humans argued on which empire they should cause havoc on... why? Because we're good at causing apocalyptic stuff to this world we were given to live in, just look at the forests! A little off topic, is your profile picture Negan? Why yes, yes it is! I just started reading the comics and just to to the part where he's introduced.