Photos of the Kaiserreich

[xie323]

The Pocket monsters Fushigidane, Hitokage and Zenigame[1] from the first generation of the titcular Pocket Mosters video game series. In it, the player takes the role of a "trainer" capturing the Pocket Monsters in "Monster Balls" and using them to fight in battles. The pocket monsters themselves grow in strength with every victory and may evolve into new forms the stronger they get. Pocket Monsters proved to be a significant hit in Japan and to some extent in the rest of the Alliance for Democracy, spawning sequels featuring sucessive "generations" of Pocket Monsters and an animated series[2]. Each main entry in the games is set in a different region of the Pocket Monsters world with their own Pocket Monsters; the first four mainline entries drawing on Japan for inspiration, but the fifth main entry drawing on Scandinavia, and the sixth entry drawing on India, but with some pre-Revolutionary British influences[3]. The games do have a small cult following in the CSA, but it has never really sold well there[4].

[1]Essentially this is alt-Pokemon, which was never translated into English except for the Australasian audience, and the names remained direct translations from Japanese names
[2]More serious than OTL anime due to lack of a globalized kid appeal to justify the anime being solely a kiddie show ttl through Satoshi/Ash is still the protagonist for the Kanto-era anime. However, he ends up facing Sakaki(Giovanni) and disbanding Team Rocket, winning the Kanto Championship(Pokemon League) by defeating Shigeru(Gary Oak/Blue) and each generation then focuses on a new protagonist as per games. That said, previous protagonists appear as cameos and guests occasionally on the TTL anime, and the Johto anime's final battle is Hibiki(Ethan/Gold) vs. Satoshi mirrioring Red vs. Gold in Pokémon Gold/Silver/Crystal.
[3]As a result of Cold War tensions and the Alliance for Democracy taking the place of the Russian State as the Internationale's main rival in the 21st Century, Unova and Kalos never exists as regions as they were OTL based on the US and France respectively. Also the existing Pokemon, or should I say Pocket Monsters, is identical to OTL until Gen 5, and then it starts to diverge(essentially everything in the TTL equivalent of the Pokedex up to Arceus is identical to OTL Pokedex but identified by their Japanese names, after that divergences happen). Also as for India with pre-Revolutionary British influences as a region, it is established here that Delhi unifies India.
[4]Again, due to Cold War tensions.

 

[Skyrish10]

A Promotional art for the first game of the so-called Wyvern Slayer [1] series, where it was hugely popular in the German Empire and Imperial Japan. Here it depicts a titular Wyvern Slayer battling against the Lioleus [2], the flagship monster (or Wyverns as it called) of the first Wyvern Slayer.

The Wyvern Slayer games do have a small cult following in the PSA, but it has never really sold well there prior to the release of Wyvern Slayer: A New World [3].

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[1] Monster Hunter
[2] Essentially this is alt-Monster Hunter, which the monster names are never localized into different kind of names as we know OTL and remained direct translations from Japanese names.
[3] Monster Hunter: World

 

[The Militant Doberman]

Так Блэт!

Never understood West’s fascination with Navelny. Does no one really recall the “Russia for Russians!”, black-yellow-white flag-waving rallies he organized?

 

[WotanArgead]

Never understood West’s fascination with Navelny. Does no one really recall the “Russia for Russians!”, black-yellow-white flag-waving rallies he organized?

Before that, he was a candidate from the Yabloko party, and after that he tried to become a candidate from Fair Russia.

In fact, the phrase "Так Блэт!" just a famous meme.

 

[Terran Allias]

Federalist aircraft aboard the USS Enterprise preparing to take off during the midway incident

As the second American civil war raged across the United States, the Empire of Japan was seeking to take advantage of the chaos to spread it's influence, as it had already sent volunteers into the Pacific States and would heavily lobby Pacific politicians to retain some degree of autonomy post war, which would result in the Pacific Free States becoming a virtual colony of the Japanese. Meanwhile the Hawaiian islands remained firmly in Federalist control, on account of it's significant military presence, despite this many natives had unofficially seceded and founded the Kingdom of Hawaii, unrecognized by all except Japan. As a result of bad Intel and shaky pretenses, the Imperial Japanese Navy sent a large fleet to secure the islands and welcome the kingdom into the APCPS. When the United States Navy sent it's own fleet to intercept, a weeks long standoff between the two fleets followed, luckily the situation was defused as both sides had to return due to fuel shortages and their responsibilities in the Atlantic Gulf.

 

[FanOfHistory]

A formation of Do 17s flying over France. Circa 1941

The Do 17 was a heavy fighter used by the Deutsche Luftstreikrafte (German Air Force) during The Second Weltkrieg. Armed with 6 MG 15 machine guns and 2 20mm cannons, the Do 17 packed a solid punch. Introduced in 1937, the Do 17 would be used all throughout WK2 and up to the 50's by some countries.

 

[herkles]

Hmm, I wonder if as I dev I should post some pictures and wikiboxes?

 

[SomeFollowTheStars]

Hmm, I wonder if as I dev I should post some pictures and wikiboxes?

do. it.

 

[Baron Steakpuncher]

Hmm, I wonder if as I dev I should post some pictures and wikiboxes?

Grace us with your headcanon

 

[RightWinger93]

A member of the Islamic State hoists a flag throughout the countryside.

The Islamic State is an insurgency group, present throughout the entire Middle East. They support Islamic fundamentalism, and hold hostility towards the more liberal Egyptian and Iraqi regimes. Rumors of them being funded and armed by the Saudi government are completely false, and Egyptian-Arabian relationships are as strong as they ever have been.

Members of the Deutsche Nationalistische Partei (DNP) march through the streets of Berlin on a cool autumn day in 1964.

Formed after Kaiser Ferdinand I's reforms that liberalized the German state and gave the Reichstag greater powers, the DNP calls for a return to authoritarianism and the curbing of what they call the weakness of the German state. They believe all the client states of the Reich need to be fully Germanized, and any uncooperative natives be deported or killed. Leftism is the greatest threat to the German people, and only they can stop it. Closet syndies and traitors must be shown no mercy!

The party had a tremendous spike in popularity during the early 1960's, as the Kalterkrieg wore on, and the Fifth Internationale was seen as the biggest opponent to the Kaiserreich. As of 1966, they are the major opposition party in the Reichstag, backed by the conservatives and other right-wing voters.

Hermann Goering poses for a picture (1961, colorized)

After being removed from his post in Mittleafrika during the Black Dossier scandal, Goering returned to Germany, his pride broken and his dreams of power almost crushed. However, after joining the newly-formed DNP, his name alone drove him to the top of the ranks, and eventually being named party leader.

As of 1966, he is currently the head of DNP and the Leader of the Opposition. However, the far more radical New Guard of the DNP wants him ousted, thinking that his proposed reforms don't go far enough and he is too old to eventually take the post of Chancellor, being 73 years old. However, such things will not stop Goering from seeking his final and ultimate triumph.

Flag of the DNP, striking fear into the hearts of German liberals everywhere.

(The last three images are part of my personal headcanon.)

 

[FanOfHistory]

Erwin Rommel, hero of The First and Second Weltkrieg

 

[Terran Allias]

Erwin Rommel, hero of The First and Second Weltkrieg

I wonder who'd Rommel's counterpart be in the Internationale in terms of "he was the one good Syndie" and wanking his presence in alt history stories.

 

[Inquisition]

I wonder who'd Rommel's counterpart be in the Internationale in terms of "he was the one good Syndie" and wanking his presence in alt history stories.

Probably Gamelin or Lawrence, who can both coup their respective Jacobin/Maximist governments if they go too overboard on the purging.

 

[BootOnFace]

Neither of them were committed syndicalists like Rommel was a committed Nazi, though. Well maybe Gamelin.

 

[Sternberg]

DAEDALUS Core
KNOSSOS Station, Lagrange Point l5, Earth-Luna orbit

Built in 2135, KNOSSOS station was a pinnacle of German science and experimental rehabilitation for soldiers traumatized from Germany's neverending colonial wars in Mittelafrika and Ostasia. In 2139, following a containment breach, the entire facility went dark. No contact was made until the HMCS Halifax was ordered to scuttle the station, sparking a diplomatic flare between the German and British empires.

 

[HongCanucker]

I wonder who'd Rommel's counterpart be in the Internationale in terms of "he was the one good Syndie" and wanking his presence in alt history stories.

Earlier in the mod's day Alanbrooke, Monty, and Slim were part of the Republican Army, but they've since joined Alexander and Auchinleck across the pond. But I think Percy Hobart is still in Britain. He has a good case since he wasn't a glory hound and wasn't very political like a lot of his superiors were. Plus he has a lot of cred in armoured warfare in both World Wars. He could achieve a status as the "good grandpa" of the war amidst brutal, uncaring, or flat out incompetent leaders.

 

[AvatarOfKhaine]

Earlier in the mod's day Alanbrooke, Monty, and Slim were part of the Republican Army, but they've since joined Alexander and Auchinleck across the pond. But I think Percy Hobart is still in Britain. He has a good case since he wasn't a glory hound and wasn't very political like a lot of his superiors were. Plus he has a lot of cred in armoured warfare in both World Wars. He could achieve a status as the "good grandpa" of the war amidst brutal, uncaring, or flat out incompetent leaders.

Wait, Monty's moved to Canada in KR4?

Sweeet.

 

[FanOfHistory]

German soldiers starting to tear down the British landing craft defenses. Circa June 7, 1944

 

[FanOfHistory]

US soldiers preparing to land on Omaha Beach in Wales. Circa June 6, 1944

D-Day. Operation Overlord to the Americans and Canadians and Operation Sealion to the Germans. The naval invasion of Britain that everyone knew would come. The Germans would land on the southern beaches of Britain, while the Americans and Canadians would land in Wales. After their positions were secure, the beachheads would rapidly advance with the allied forces meeting in Gloucester by July 19, cutting off all the forces in South-Western England.

 

[thanix01]

Recolored image of the moment Kingdom of Siam under the field marshall Plaek joining the co prosperity sphere.

OOC: Weirdly enough if KR siam go down iron marshall focus tree it is practically the same as OTL Thailand during WW2. Though in KR we join co prosperity sphere on a less forceful note.