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[[World War II]] kicked off in 1939. Then ...

[[Adolf Hitler]] [http://pixhost.me/avaxhome/85/6b/00186b85_medium.jpeg was assassinated in 1941], [[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 (Literature)|Fatherland]]''). [[Nazi Germany|The Third Reich]] conquered [[Alternate History Wank|Western Europe and most of Africa]], launched its [[Nuclear Option|Ragnarok]] program in 1942, and [[Nuke Em|massively nuked]] the [[The United States|USA]] and the [[United Kingdom]] [[Dramatic Irony|on may 8th 1945]]. [[Operation Blank|Operation Barbarossa]] was launched in 1944 but the forces of [[Soviet Russia Ukraine and So On|USSR]] proved to be stronger than expected and repelled the German forces. Himmler died in an accident in 1947, he was replaced by his right-hand, an ambitious yet unknown officer whose name is Zytek.

[[Adolf Hitler]] [http://pixhost.me/avaxhome/85/6b/00186b85_medium.jpeg was assassinated in 1941], [[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 (Literature)|Fatherland]]''). [[Nazi Germany|The Third Reich]] conquered [[Alternate History Wank|Western Europe and most of Africa]], launched its [[Nuclear Option|Ragnarok]] program in 1942, and [[Nuke'Em|massively nuked]] the [[The United States|USA]] and the [[United Kingdom]] [[Dramatic Irony|on may 8th 1945]]. [[Operation Blank|Operation Barbarossa]] was launched in 1944 but the forces of [[Soviet Russia Ukraine and So On|USSR]] proved to be stronger than expected and repelled the German forces. Himmler died in an accident in 1947, he was replaced by his right-hand, an ambitious yet unknown officer whose name is Zytek.

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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* [[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]]:

* [[Anti-Hero]]:

** Zytek, between type IV and V.

** Joachim Stadler, between type IV.

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* [[Dragon With an Agenda]]: Zytek, when he was Himmler's dragon.

* [[Dragon Ascendant]]: Zytek. He replaced Heinrich Himmler after the latter's accidental death in 1947.

* [[Dual Wielding]]

* [[Dual-Wielding]]

* [[Elite Mooks]]: The German New Teutonic Order and the Soviet Siberians.

* [[The Empire]]: The Third Reich. And Japan, of course.

* [[End of an Age]]

* [[The End of the World As We Know It]]: At the end of the first album.

* [[~~Everythings~~ Worse With Bears]]: See [[The Berserker|The Berserkers]] entry above.

* [[Everything's Worse With Bears]]: See [[The Berserker|The Berserkers]] entry above.

* [[Face Death With Dignity]] / [[Go Out With a Smile]]: {{spoiler|Zytek}}.

* [[Faking the Dead]]: Zytek, during the SS assault on Berlin.

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* [[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.

* [[Shell-Shocked Veteran]]: Joachim Stadler.

* [[Shout Out]]: The title of ''New York 1947'' is based on ''New York 1997'', the French title of ''[[Escape From New York]]''. Not to mention the collapsed [[Statue of Liberty]] on the album's cover.

** [http://www.geek-art.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Ronan_Toulhoat_Block109_5.jpg This scene?] ''[[Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade]]''.

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* [[Unwitting Pawn]]: {{spoiler|Joachim Stadler}}.

* [[War Is Hell]]

* [[Well Intentioned Extremist]]: Zytek.

* [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]]: Zytek.

* [[We Will Wear Armor in The Future]]: The New Teutonic Order, and Ritter Germania.

* [[X Meets Y]]:

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