Gran Patagonia by LordCarmi on DeviantArt (original) (raw)

Commission for the marvelous

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Like with the Loyalist Canadian, American Federation, New Austrian and Vatican-in-Exile profiles, this is inspired by the faction art done by Hussardcore for Kaiserreich: Legacy of the Weltkrieg (www.reddit.com/r/Kaiserreich/c…). Although the "present day" of the timeline is set in the early 21st Century (around the 2010s-2020s), there's a decidedly "Dieselpunk transitioning to Fallout" and Orwellian bent in the setting.

For Gran Patagonia's aesthetics, it's an amalgamation of Argentinian, Chilean and Paraguayan cultural motifs, as well as their respective military attire. While the Gaucho influences, Paraguay's Mestizo-Guarani majority, Hispanic dress uniforms, Prussian-inspired garb and even American-based equipment invoke various elements of the 19th-20th Centuries. That they come across as more grim and militant compared to their American allies is also intentional, as their murkier aspects reflect elements from various dictatorial regimes in Cold War Latin America, whether they're Peron or Pinochet in terms of political leaning.

Also, just to be on the safe side, this is a work of fiction."

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