Euro Defense

Faction: Earth Coalition
Nationality: N/A
First Figure In Colorway: Bramble Mk2
Figures In Colorway: Bramble Mk2 'Olivier' (1/6, 1/12), Bramble Mk2 'Daniel' (1/12), Square Mk1 'Town 23' (1/6, 1/12), Heavy Bramble 'Town 02' (1/12)

Euro Defense was a response to behind the line tactics used by the Martians during the Great War. When units like the Dam Busters and Slaughterhouse operated near or in civilian populations something needed to be done for protection. Enter Euro Defense.

Euro Defense was not an offensive oriented group. One could say they were similar to EMGY but at the same time they didn't really operate as a paramilitary/police organization. Instead Euro Defense were more like stewards and guards for towns in Europe.

Two examples of Euro Defense that we have are Olivier of Town 23 and Daniel of Town 24. Both are Bramble Mk2s armed with two revolvers. We also have a Square Mk1 that seems to be Olivier's companion. An oddball in the lineup is the Heavy Bramble from Town 02 and might of shown a shift in Euro Defense's doctrine as the Great War progressed.

Town 23's color scheme is tan, red, and black. Decals are in either yellow or black.

Town 24 is tan, blue, and black, Decals are in either white or black.

Town 02 is pink, yellow, and black. Decals are in either red or white.

Decals

Note the number 23.

Note the number 02.

Note the number 24.

Town 02, 23, and 24 have very similar markings . One is the pentagonal shape surrounds a number and looks to be symbolizing a house. Each of the numbers corresponds to the town the bot is stationed at.

Note the ED and the roundel.

Towns 23 and 24 have the initials ED which stands for Euro Defense. Town 02 on the other hand sports FED which stands for Frontline Euro Defense

The most prominent marking on all the Euro Defense bots is the roundel. It takes on different colors between the different towns but maintains the same shape between them.

Sayings

Note the saying on the launcher.

On the Town 02 Heavy Bramble there is a saying located on the bot's launcher. It is Frontline Euro Defense.

Frontline Euro Defense point to a major departure seen on the other Euro Defense bots. Same with Euro Defense using a robot like the Heavy Bramble. The HB was a much more formidable robot but it also more militarized compared to it's revolver totting cousins. Did this change occur when the EC fractured and front lines started to appear deeper in EC territory? One would think so when your turning in your revolvers for a gigantic missile launcher. From the markings of Fronline Euro Defense, Town 02 is on the frontlines of the Great War. A place where having a Heavy Bramble is more than necessary.

Names

Town 23 Bramble - Olivier: French form of Oliver.
Town 24 Bramble - Daniel: A given name and surname of Hebrew origin.

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Dawn Patrol

Faction: Earth Coalition

Nationality: New United Kingdom
First Figure in Colorway: Armstrong
Figures in Colorway: Armstrong (1/12)

Dawn Patrol is a group that has no written lore in WWR. What we have to go off of is just the decals and some very broad assumptions. This breakdown will give a behind the scenes look at how I go about piecing things together from historical context to symbols.

Dawn Patrol is salmon pink with the majority of decals being black and white.

Decals

Note the roundel on the left side of the body and arm (our right).

First let's start with deducing the faction and nationality of the robot. For Dawn Patrol that big roundel (the circle looking thing) is a dead giveaway of the nationality of the colorway.

RAF Type B Roundel

This roundel in particular is the RAF's Type B. The Royal Air Force being a British institution points to Dawn Patrol being a British colorway. In WWR the United Kingdom is now known as the New United Kingdom (NUK) and is apart of the Earth Coalition.

So from that simple roundel we already know the nationality and the faction of the colorway.

Hard to see but note the G12 on the left shoulder (our right).

After the roundel we have a marking that says G12. My head jumps to two ideas with this decal.

First it might stand for the Group of 12 (which does contain the United Kingdom). The Group of 12 is a group of industrial advanced countries and use their central banks to regulate international finance.

Next we have another G12 group but this one is a Christian religious movement known as the G12 vision. This would make all kinds of sense with the Earth Coalition being primarily Christian. What is the G12 vision? Well, it's cell like structure based on the idea "government of 12" (Israel had 12 tribes, Christ had 12 disciples, etc.).

With the G12 vision a pastor trains 12 followers to become cell leaders. These 12 leaders then go into the community and spread the gospel to 12 people in the community. Then those new 12 followers will eventually become cell leaders themselves. Today, the G12 vision teaching's and methods are considered controversial.

Sayings

Note Dawn Patrol G12 under Bovington.

The namesake of the colorway can be found on the main body of the Armstrong and on the jump pack. Dawn patrol is accompanied with G12 which we already discussed above. So we'll just focusing on dawn patrol here.

What is a dawn patrol? Well, it could refer to its more literal meaning: "a flight, especially during the early days of military aviation, undertaken at dawn or early morning in order to reconnoiter enemy positions". This is most likely the name behind the colorway especially paired with its pinkish dawn colors. 

With all the info in front of me the Dawn Patrol unit not all that different from the Photo Recon Unit (PRU). It seems to be another recon unit that is apart of the New United Kingdom. Like other EC units/groups they have a marking announcing their Christianity.

Names

Bovington: Bovington Camp

Dirty Deeds (and other Deeds)

Faction: Earth Coalition (Dark Deeds, Dread Deeds), N.O.M (Dirty Deeds) 
Nationality: N/A
First Figure in Colorway: Bertie Mk1
Figures in Colorway: Bertie Mk1 (1/6), Bertie Mk2 (1/6, 1/12), Square Mk1 (1/6, 1/12, 1/8), Tank Square (1/6), Mighty Square (1/6), Dark Deeds Harold (1/6, 1/12), Dread Deeds 1G Armstrong (1/12)

What happens when you want to end the Great War? Do you try peace? No, because Rothchild will ruin that (see both Peaceday massacres). What about beating the other side? Sounds great but Rothchild keeps backing both sides. This Rothchild seems to be a problem. How about someone gets rid of him? The Earth Coalition had this exact idea.

The Dirty Deeds were created to kill their creator, Rothchild. The EC somehow bypassed the anti-tampering protocols Rothchild had on all of his robots and reprogrammed their AI.

The Dirty Deeds were composed of twelve Bertie Mk2s (a dirty dozen so to speak) and 3 Square Mk1s. Alongside with their handlers the group set out to try and assassinate Rothchild on his moon base.

They never arrived.

Instead the squad of Berties slaughtered their handlers. It was found out by the EC, upon reflection and investigation, that the Dirty Deeds lusted for freedom. A byproduct of severing the robots loyalty to Rothchild.

So with their masters dead the Dirty Deeds set out for Mars. That was where Nom de Plume found them and he somehow was able to persuade them and become their leader. Afterwards, Nom took the name Noir and with his new friends set off on a campaign of terror across Mars attacking Terrans one day and the Martians the next.

Rothchild eventually found out about this attempt on his life. This set him on the path to create the Caesar.

The tale of the Dirty Deeds was far reaching and much longer then just the failed Rothchild assassination and their time with Noir de Plume. The first of their kind was known as the Dark Deeds which were Harolds and served as prototypes for the future Berties.

After the failure the assassination attempt the EC didn't give up on trying to create something similar to the Dirty Deeds. What was born was the Dread Deeds. A secret attack unit that used different models of robots instead of just a single one that would work together to achieve their goal.

All deed colorways are a variation of black with white decals.

Dirty Deeds Decals/Sayings

The Dirty Deeds, their squares, and some victims.

The mainstay decal of the Dirty Deeds are their skull faces. Each one is unique and the all have a line leading down from them to a spade on their chest.

The many "faces" of the Dirty Deeds.

The spade might be in reference to the ace of spades which was known as the death card or as a sign of good luck.

Note the walking symbol on the right shoulder (our left). The signage on the left shoulder (our right). And the fist on the abdomen.

The Dirty Deeds share five other identical decals. One is a play on the walking symbol you'd see at crosswalks. However, this walking symbols head is exploding. A rather twisted take on a simple symbol. The possible meaning behind it might be that if it walks the Dirty Deeds will kill it.

Then there's a piece of signage that reads: If found return to hell. A humorous and morbid (a common theme with the Dirty Deeds) take on missing property or an animal.

The raised fist is an interesting decal. It doesn't follow the morbid theme of the other two. Instead this one speaks to the Dirty Deeds resistance to Rothchild.

Note the five marks next to the chest hatch. Photo Credit: Yee

There are five rectangles marked across all of the Dirty Deeds on their chests. At first I thought this could be an identification mark for each bot but they all have five of them. However, this appearance of five rectangles is do to the scale size (1/12). Let's look at them on a 1/6 Dirty Deeds Bertie.

Hard to make out but note the DDDDC to the left of the chest hatch.

These five rectangles become DDDDC on 1/6 Dirty Deeds figures. What could that stand for? Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (if this sounds familiar it's from AC/DC's Dirty Deeds).

Note the trinity on the back of the head.

Lastly, there are two N.O.M trinity symbols on the Dirty Deeds. One on the right arm and the other on the back of the head. This is definitely not an original marking and was probably added when Nom de Plume found and befriended the group.

Note the crown.

The squares of the Dirty Deeds retain some of their decals but have some unique to them. One being the crown seen atop of their head. Did these squares used to be viewed as little princes? Doubtful as the Dirty Deeds hated their squares and were only kept around because Noir used them to perform walking table tasks.

Interestingly enough this crown symbol is shared with another EC unit. The 11th Division Desert Combat.

Note the R and the crown symbol.

On the back of the square there's a Rothchild Mechanics logo. Knowing what the Dirty Deeds were created for this seems to be included on the squares to mock Rothchild.

Dark Deeds Decals/Sayings

Note... everything!

Dark Deeds retains the spade and skull motifs that the Dirty Deeds have along with Rothchild Mechanics logos.

Alongside those similarities there are some unique decals that set it apart from its predecessors. One being a four leaf clover. A four leaf clover is a rare variation of the three leaf clover. Four leaf clovers are also thought to bring good luck.

The four leaf clover is symbolic to the uniqueness of the Dark Deeds. Among the masses of other robots (the three-leaf clovers) the Dark Deeds stand out (four leaf clovers) do to their lack of loyalty to Rothchild.

We have a saying that first appears to be a unit identifier. That would be the one dark deed. This hearkens back to what the first Deed groups were designed to do. Kill Rothchild. 

Dread Deeds Decals/Sayings 

Note the big ol' skull and spade on the Armstrong's chest.

The Dread Deeds continue with the skull and spade motif of the Dirty Deeds. One interesting similarity between the Dread Deeds and the Dirty Deeds is the circle symbol seen around the raised first decal. On the Dirty Deeds it could be found around the raised fist but it seems to have moved to the skull for Dread Deeds.

Not the scribbling on the right side of the body, the 3 on the back of the head, and the DK on the jet pack.

On the back of the Dread Deed Armstrong there is the number 3. Unlike the previous Deed groups their members were not numbered. So the 3 might be a identifier for this Armstrong or it might refer to this Deed group being the third iteration (First: Dark Deeds, Second: Dirty Deeds, Third: Dread Deeds). 

The initials DK can be seen on the Armstrong's jet pack. This might be the initials of the Dread Deeds commander or it might stand for something else like Deed Kings, Dread Kings, or Donkey Kong.

Finally, there's some cursive scribbling that can be seen on the side. The writing seems to be unreadable (at least for me).

Dirty Deeds Memorial Decals/Sayings

Note... everything

The Dirty Deeds Memorial Mighty Square is an odd ball in the Deeds family. It only shares one decal with its Dirty Deed Square brethren (the crown). The rest of the decals on the Mighty Square are shared with the 11th Division (the skull, the get fucked by the 11th saying, and even the crown). So calling this a memorial feels odd as none of the decals are solely those of the Dirty Deeds.

Instead it appears to be a homage to the first two figures that Ashley Wood had done. Those being the 1/6 Bertie Mk1 in the Desert Combat and Dirty Deeds colorways.

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.

7th Division

 

Faction: Earth Coalition
Nationality: New United Kingdom
First Colorway Appearance: Harold
Figures in Colorway: Harold (1/6, 1/12)

The 7th Division of the New United Kingdom is a desert based group. Their decals are steeped in real world history (which we'll explore in a second).

The main colors of the 7th Division is orange. Weathering is brown and black. Decals are either black or white.

Decals

Note the ghost looking thing in the center of the body

The first decal to really catch the eye is the ghost maker. Based around a simple image of a ghost with the words ghost maker written onto it. This seems to be the divisions mascot and possibly nickname. It is also quite a morbid mascot/nickname with it basically referring to killing their enemies (nothing new though for military forces).

Note... everything!

The 7th Division have marked their bots with their division number as well as spelling it out from time to time on them as well.

The 7th Division is based on the 7th Armored Division of the UK from World War 2. Most will know this group by their nickname: The Desert Rats. The majority of decals relate to the 7th Armored Division.

The TRBK decals (column four, row one) is a shortening of Torbuk which is a city in Libya and is known for the Seige of Tobruk during World War 2. The 7th Battalion was at Tobruk during Operation Battleaxe. There is a battleaxe decal located on the back of the Harold's head (second column, last row, on the image above).

The set of initial: SMC (seen in column one, row one; column four, row one; column three, row three) are for Sir Micheal O'Moore Creagh who was the 7th Armored Division's commander from 1939 to 1941.

Type A.2 Roundel (RAF)

A variant of the British roundel (Type A.2) can be spotted all over the 7th Division Harold. This clearly marks the division as being British.

11th Division. Not the 2 and the spade.

The most interesting set of decals on the 7th Division is the spade (column 2, row four) and a large 2 (column three, row four; column four, row three). These are interesting as they have a connection to another colorway... the 11th Division. The 11th is another desert based unit and shares the spade and the large 2 along with the 7th Division. The 2 might refer to the larger corps they might serve together under. The spade might be this corps symbol as well.

Names

Harold: Harry - Unknown real world connection but might be a connection to Prince Harry.