Does the 40k videogame universe imply IG are Brits/European/NATO and the Space Marines are American? I hadn't thought about it but the similarities seem intentional
Sometimes yes, but mostly no, if there's one thing the Imperial Guard and Space Marine factions get right is the diversity of themes and cultural literary allusions
The writing tends to have a mixed degree of sympathy for IG, given how expendable and brainwashed they are. Space Marines pretty much get free reign and are equally hazardous to both Xenos factions and human IG troops, Space Wolves and Salamanders being rare exceptions to this rule.
Well most IG are various stereotypes (sneaky middle easterners, stoopid russkies with human waves and one gun for three men, literally Rambo 2, etc). The most famous ones though are British-esque (cadians) and French that everyone thinks are Germans (Krieg).
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You're thinking vostroyans, who are indeed styled heavily after imperial Russia (except for some bits I won't go into). But I was referring to Valhallans, who straight up have the Nazi myth about rifles and soldiers in their entry in Guard Codex
this reads like some of the shit fanfics from warhammer40k
Does the 40k videogame universe imply IG are Brits/European/NATO and the Space Marines are American? I hadn't thought about it but the similarities seem intentional
i never played any of the games, i just read scifi and fantasy slop all the time because im bored and its a common type of slop.
the marines have weird scandinavian vikings so maybe those are people from wisconsin or something lmao
I'm enjoying the idea that a Space Marines chemical treatment is just injections of bbq sauce and cheese whiz.
The RTS games are fun but the stories are pretty generic
Sometimes yes, but mostly no, if there's one thing the Imperial Guard and Space Marine factions get right is the diversity of themes and cultural literary allusions
Tallarn Desert Raiders and Attilan Rough Raiders being notable examples
The writing tends to have a mixed degree of sympathy for IG, given how expendable and brainwashed they are. Space Marines pretty much get free reign and are equally hazardous to both Xenos factions and human IG troops, Space Wolves and Salamanders being rare exceptions to this rule.
Well most IG are various stereotypes (sneaky middle easterners, stoopid russkies with human waves and one gun for three men, literally Rambo 2, etc). The most famous ones though are British-esque (cadians) and French that everyone thinks are Germans (Krieg).
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Aren't the Russian ones more an imperial Russia aesthetic than a Soviet one?
You're thinking vostroyans, who are indeed styled heavily after imperial Russia (except for some bits I won't go into). But I was referring to Valhallans, who straight up have the Nazi myth about rifles and soldiers in their entry in Guard Codex