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'''''Block 109''''' is a French [[Alternate History]] comic book written by Vincent Brugeas and drawn by Ronan Toulhoat
[[World War II]] kicked off in 1939. Then ...
[[Adolf Hitler]] [http://pixhost.me/avaxhome/85/6b/00186b85_medium.jpeg was assassinated in 1941]{{Dead link}}, [[Historical Villain Upgrade|Heinrich Himmler took over the chancellery, Reinhard Heydrich became Reichsführer of the SS]], [[Berlin]] was rebuilt following Albert Speer's plans and renamed Germania (much like in ''[[Fatherland (
The story of the first album takes place in 1953. The Waffen SS and the New Teutonic Order are desperately struggling against Soviet forces in the city of Marienburg, Pomerania, the bastion of the New Teutonic Order and the last fortress on the path to Berlin. Meanwhile, Zytek follows his own agenda...
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* [[After the End]]: ''New York 1947''.
* [[Allohistorical Allusion]]
* [[Always a Bigger Fish]]: The Wehmacht forces in Marienburg repel a Soviet tank assault. Then the Soviet unleash their Walker and Siberians. Suddenly, the Panzermann shows up, crushes some Siberians and tears off the Walker's arms.
* [[An Axe to Grind]]: Miller's favourite melee weapon.
* [[Anti-Hero]]:
** Zytek, between type IV and V.
** Joachim Stadler, between type IV.
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** [[Zombie Apocalypse]]: Caused by [[The Virus]] / [[Synthetic Plague]]. The albums ''Block 109'' and ''New York 1947'' deal with this.
* [[The Ark]]: {{spoiler|The Block 109 bunker. Zytek gathered 6000 chosen ones in this sanctuary, allowing them to survive his planned apocalypse}}.
* [[Badass]]
** Zytek, definitely.
** Joachim Stadler, aka Ritter Germania.
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* [[Byronic Hero]]: Joachim Stadler.
* [[The Captain]]: Ritter Germania. Not only does "Ritter" mean "knight" in German, it is also the equivalent of "captain" in the [[The Teutonic Knights|Teutonic Order]].
* [[Captain Patriotic]]: Ritter Germania. The authors conceived him as a Nazi equivalent of [[Captain America (comics)]], with [[In
* [[Cool vs. Awesome]]: Soviet mechas and Siberian berserkers Vs. Nazi mechas and new Teutonic knights.
* [[Crapsack World]]
* [[Dangerously Genre Savvy]]: Zytek.
* [[Darkest Africa]]: ''Opération Soleil de Plomb''.
* [[Death Seeker]]:
* [[Dirty Communists]]: USSR is portrayed as "the Red Beast" by Nazi propaganda.
* [[Double Agent]]: {{spoiler|Martha Sänger}} in ''Ritter Germania''.
* [[The Dragon]]: Zytek to Himmler.
* [[Dragon
* [[Dragon Ascendant]]: Zytek. He replaced Heinrich Himmler after the latter's accidental death in 1947.
* [[Dual-Wielding]]
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* [[The Empire]]: The Third Reich. And Japan, of course.
* [[End of an Age]]
* [[The End of the World
* [[Everything's Worse
* [[Face Death
* [[Faking the Dead]]: Zytek, during the SS assault on Berlin.
* [[Femme Fatale]]: Martha Sänger in ''Ritter Germania''.
* [[Film Noir]]: The album ''Ritter Germania''.
* [[Final Solution]]: 14 million Jews were killed in this universe.
* [[Four
* [[Gas Mask Mooks]]: The Kripo enforcement force. Justified, as they use tear gas.
* [[Genre Shift]]
* [[Heel Face Turn]]: The actor (and elite soldier) who plays Ritter Germania goes rogue and [[Serial Killer|slaughters Nazi leaders]] in his eponymous album.
* [[Heroic Sacrifice]]:
** Miller.
** {{spoiler|Zytek}}, at the end of the first album.
* [[Historical Domain Character|Historical Domain Characters]]: Many historical Nazis and some Allied leaders show up.
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* [[Invaded States of America]]: '''Nuked''' States of America, actually.
* [[Iwo Jima Pose]]: [http://www.confrontations.info/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/actu-bd-flash-info-2011-01-15-cft-08h-1-a.jpg Here].
* [[Instant Awesome, Just Add Mecha]]
* [[Interservice Rivalry]]: Author (and historian) Vincent Brugeas expanded the bureaucratic mess that was the Nazi state, in the case it had survived longer than it did in real life.
** For example, the Kripo does not tolerate the Gestapo's interference in its investigations.
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* [[Knight in Shining Armor]]: How Ritter Germania is portrayed by propaganda.
* [[Lowered Recruiting Standards]]: As the war against USSR caused an increasing lack of [[Cannon Fodder]], the Wehrmacht and the SS allowed non-Germans and women to join its ranks.
* [[Macross Missile Massacre]]: Charged with [[The Virus]]. It is Zytek's secret plan against the Soviet advance.
* [[Made of Iron]]: Joachim Stadler.
* [[Magnificent Bastard]]: Zytek.
* [[Malevolent Masked Men]]: [
* [[Mega City]]: Germania
* [[Mini
* [[Nazi Nobleman]]: Heydrich.
* [[Nazi Protagonist]]: The whole series focuses on Nazi Germany's side of the war.
* [[Nazis With Gnarly Weapons]]
* [[No Swastikas]]: Himmler chose a new symbol for the New Teutonic Order, a [http://www.bedetheque.com/Versos/Verso_116296.jpg square pierced by an arrow].
** Averted by Reinhard Heydrich. He didn't like the new symbol, he and the SS kept the Swastika.
* [[Old School Dogfighting]]: ''Etoile Rouge''.
* [[Police Procedural]]: The album ''Ritter Germania''.
* [[Propaganda Machine]]: Every country has one, of course.
* [[The Purge]]: Hermann Göring, Joseph "Sepp" Dietrich, Martin Bormann, Rudolf Hess and many other Nazi officials were arrested by the Gestapo and hanged after Hitler's assassination in 1941. Joseph Goebbels was spared, thanks to his propaganda talents.
** A second one occurs in 1953. {{spoiler|Zytek uses the New Teutonic Order to execute all the remaining Nazi leaders, including Heydrich, for what they've done to humanity, and annihilates the SS}}.
* [[Ragtag Bunch of Misfits]]: The SS squad that was sent to assassinate Colonel Leclerc in ''Opération Soleil de Plomb'' is composed of convicts.
* [[Red Eyes, Take Warning]]: The Panzermensch mechas, the [[Elite Mooks]] and Ritter Germania at some points.
* [[La Résistance]]: The USR Force. They are basically [[Badass Biker|Badass Bikers]] in the wastelands the US have become.
* [[Shell-Shocked Veteran]]: Joachim Stadler.
* [[Shout
** [https://web.archive.org/web/20190711030528/http://www.geek-art.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Ronan_Toulhoat_Block109_5.jpg This scene?] ''[[Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade]]''.
** There are many shout outs to ''[[Apocalypse Now]]'' and ''[[Platoon]]'' in the album ''Opération Soleil de Plomb''. Belgian Congo is basically Germany's Vietnam in this universe, even though they conquered Africa at the end.
** Marienburg is more or less an equivalent of the battle of Stalingrad in this universe.
* [[Secret Police]]: The Gestapo, naturally.
* [[Shown Their Work]]: Vincent Brugeas studied history, and it shows.
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* [[The Starscream]]: Zytek.
* [[State Sec]]: The SS, naturally. And the New Teutonic Order.
* [[Stupid Jetpack Hitler]]: Advanced jet fighters, VTOL gunships, [[Mini
* [[Super Soldier]]: The propaganda potrays Ritter Germania like this.
** The New Teutonic Order's [[Super Serum]] makes them stronger, {{spoiler|but it kills them within a few weeks}}.
* [[Sword and Gun]]: Zytek, during the final SS assault in the first album.
* [[There Is No Kill Like Overkill]]: In addition to his plans of massive [[Macross Missile Massacre]] on the USSR with V6 cruiser missiles charged with [[The Virus]], Zytek also planned a [[Nuclear Option|nuclear attack]], just in case. {{spoiler|It turns out he has planned to use it against civilisation itself anyway}}.
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* [[War Is Hell]]
* [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]]: Zytek.
* [[We Will Wear Armor in
* [[X Meets Y]]:
** ''Block 109'': ''[[Fatherland (
** ''Opération Soleil de Plomb'': ''[[The Dirty Dozen]]'' meets ''[[Apocalypse Now]]'' and ''[[Platoon]]''.
** ''New York 1947'': ''[[Escape
** ''Ritter Germania'': ''[[Fatherland (
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