Monday, September 24, 2018

EMGY/MLTA


Faction: Earth Coalition
Nationality: N/A
First Figure in Colorway: Bertie Mk2
Figures in Colorway: Bertie Mk2 (1/12), Dropcloth Mk1 (1/6, 1/12), Dropcloth Mk1.5 (1/6), Square Mk1 (1/6), Square Mk2 (1/6, 1/12), MLTA 4Square (1/6), Mighty Square (1/6), 1G Armstrong (1/6, 1/12), Caesar (1/6, 1/12), Grunt (1/6, 1/12)

EMGY (Emergency) is a private security contractor with an infamous reputation. EMGY was known for their ruthlessness and uncaring attitude towards collateral damage. They got results but at a cost.

Eventually the collateral damage got to the point where EMGY was disbanded and rebranded as MLTA (Militia) who fully embrace their paramilitary ways.

EMGY/MLTA colors are a high visibility yellow, steel gray, and some splashes of red. Decals show up in black and yellow.

Decals

Note EMGY on the chest. Photo Credit: RadToyReview
The main EMGY decal is very prominent and housed within a hexagon. This hexagon design is used for a vast majority of EMGY decals. The main hexagon image is one associated with EMGY and is defiantly a marketing tool for the company (think of Apple and their apple logo). When you see a black hexagon you think EMGY.


Also, the hexagon look might also refer to bees. The black and yellow look of EMGY already give them the look of giant bees so they might of been playing off that theme as well.

Note NYC in the hexagon in the top right.
Note TRG on the shield. Photo Credit: RadToyReview
Other then the EMGY logo you'll find NYC (New York City) and TRG (Tactical Response Group) located inside of a black or yellow hexagon.

Not the dial * to the top right of EMGY.
On the Square Mk1 one of the decals is Dial * (asterisk/star). When calling EMGY for service one might need to dial an asterisk for further options or to call up EMGY's TRG.

Note Zone 36 on the shield.
All of the EMGY units sport a number on them. Some have zone preceding them or are just stand alone numbers. The set of numbers seen on EMGY bots are 12, 34, and 36. These numbers refer to the zones they patrol. Similar to the precinct districts of NYC but instead referred to as zones by EMGY.

Note Man-12 on the lower body.
One oddity to this zone system is the use of Man before the number sometimes. This shows up on some of the bots. Man probably refers to Manhattan. It's unknown if the zone system and the Man system are referring to the same places or different ones.

MLTA 4Square on top of a EMGY Square Mk2.
MLTA follows the same decal pattern that EMGY did. The only changes are the name, NYC being changed to INYS (Incorporated New York State) and the number on the bot being 42 rather then then the usual 12, 34, or 36.

Sayings

EMGY has a thing for sayings on their bots.

Note the saying below Zone 12.
Note the saying on the Dropcloths shield below Zone 36. Photo Credit: RadToyReview
Saying: "It will probably be ok!"

You can just feel the irony dripping off of it. Instead of "it will be ok" to reassure this saying adds in "probably" which adds uncertainty to the saying. For EMGY this makes sense as the don't seem to care all that much for the civilians they are supposed to help.

Note the saying on the bottom of the Caesar's cloth. Photo Credit: RadToyReview
Saying: "You saw nothing"

This goes back to EMGY not exactly being an honorable police/security force. They're more of a paramilitary group and would like you to remember to forgot the bad stuff they do... for your own health.

Note the saying under the Man 12 on the Bertie.
Saying: "Look the other way"

Very similar to "you saw nothing" and has the same meaning behind it for EMGY. It would be best for you to turn a blind eye to what we do.

Saying: "I won't put it in"

Think about it...

Names

Eder (Armstrong): Scott Eder
Micah (Caesar): Unknown read world connection
Ann (Bertie): Unknown real world connection
Micah/Jordan/Eder/Lena/Dolly (Mighty Square): Call back to other bots and 3A Legionnaires who were big EMGY fans like Dolly.

Friday, September 7, 2018

BcELL Logistics


Faction: Rothchild
Nationality: N/A
First Figure in Colorway: Caesar
Figures in Colorway: Caesar (1/12), Harold (1/6, 1/12)

BcELL Logistics is a courier and transportation service that happens to be a subsidiary of Rothchild Mechanics.

Rothchild has built a monopoly around the robot manufacturing business. His company is the only one that makes them and sells them. Now what about getting those robots to his customers? That's where BcELL Logistics comes in.

BcELL is another arm of Rothchilds monopoly and one of great importance. BcELL lets Rothchild determine when and where his bots go. This gives Rothchild unparalleled power and one he needs to dictate the Great War.

Rothchild can make and break offenses, defenses, and whole campaigns with BcELL.

To no ones surprise BcELL uses Rothchild bots for security.

The company as a whole uses a simple red and white scheme. Lettering and decals show up in either white, black, or red.

Decals

Note the three circles on the chest.
A dominant decal and the main logo of BcELL Logistics is three circles ranging from large, small, and medium.

These three circles represent Earth (largest), the Moon (smallest), and Mars (medium). These are the three places that BcELL conducts it business. Earth and Mars and the battleground of the Great War while the Moon was Rothchild's own little kingdom and the previous home of Rothchild Mechanics.

Note the R and crown on the left shoulder (our right).
Note the R and crown on the left shoulder (our right).

Found on the left shoulder of the Caesar and Harold is two Rothchild Mechanics symbols. The R and the crown.

Lastly, their is the number 4. This is in relation to the depot that a BcELL bot operates out of. The ones we've seen have all been from Depot 4 in Los Angeles.

Sayings

Note the Depot 4 and Los Angeles on the back of the head.
Beyond the BcELL Logistics name around the bot the only other sayings that pop up are Depot 4 and Los Angeles.

A depot is a place to store large quantities or supplies or equipment. Large logistics services have depots scattered across countries to move goods back and forth between them and then finally to the customer. BcELL is no different.

Los Angeles is located in the United States of America in the state of California. It is also its largest cities and is also home to the port of Los Angeles and is one of the United States busiest ports.

The question now is whether Depot 4 is a singular entity in Los Angeles or is it the fourth depot there? The size of Rotchild's operation points to Depot 4 being a single entity with other BcELL depots being spread across Earth and Mars and following the same number/name pattern.

Names

Harold: Harold - It's a Harold named Harold...