Slaughterhouse

Photo Credit: Moldie13

Faction: Martian
Nationality: N/A
First Figure in Colorway: Dropcloth
Figures in Colorway: Dropcloth (1/6, 1/12)

The Slaughterhouse DCs of the Martian military fulfilled a role we haven't really seen in WWR. We've primarily seen front line units that are designed to fight on defined fronts and the occasional special forces/commando units designed to fight behind them. The Slaughterhouse DCs were a behind the line unit but unlike special forces their targets are not the opposing military. The Slaughterhouse DCs targets were civilians. They were a weapon of terror.

Martians would seed the Slaughterhouse DCs (probably by air drop) behind enemy lines. When their sensors would detect a lack of light they would crawl out from their cover and begin to kill anything they could get their meat cleavers on. Men, women, children, or dogs, they didn't discriminate.

The colors of the Slaughterhouse units were silver, blue, and red. Decals were colored blue, white, red, and black.

It's interesting to note the overall color pattern of the Slaughterhouse units. They weren't really designed to blend in. Their colors were vibrant and hardly subtle. This is a big departure found on other Martian units that took advantage of various camouflage patterns.

With the units overall role it's safe to assume that subtly or blending in wasn't the goal. It seems the goal was to make sure you remember this bot and what it had done

Decals

Note the SH6 on the chest.

There were only two decals found on Slaughterhouse DCs. They are SH6 and the number six.

SH6 is the most prominent being found on the DCs chest and back of its drop cloth. The initials stand for Slaughterhouse 6. 

Note the 6 on the head and left shoulder (our right).

The number six is the next in line being found on the left shoulder (front and back), left bicep, head, and front of the drop cloth. The number six might be the designation of a singular robot or might of referred to an overall group of Slaughterhouse DCs.

Slaughterhouse Six is a tip of the hat to Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut.

Sayings

Note first blood on the forearm.

Located on the DCs left forearm is the saying: first blood. The most literal interpretation of the saying is claiming the first life of an enemy combatant before they could claim any of yours.

First blood could also be another literary connection like Slaughterhouse-Five. There was First Blood written by David Morrell and was later adapted into a film in 1982. It should be noted that Slaughterhouse-Five was also adapted into a film. So they could either be references to the novels, films, or both.

Timeline wise both the movies and novels would be present in WWR. However, they might just be real references to our own world.

Dam Buster

Faction: Martian
Nationality: Noachis
First Colorway Appearance: Damn Large Martin
Figures in Colorway: Damn Large Martin (1/12)

Dam Buster was one of the first martian bots introduced into World War Robot.  Before the majority of bots had come from Terran or Rothchild groups.

Dam Busters were used all over in Europe by the Martains destroying dams. It was one of the ways the Martians sent a message back to the Terrans for messing with them.

The Dam Buster DLM is heavily rooted in real world history as the decals will show.

Like other Martian bots Dam Buster is sporting camouflage that consists of brown, grey, and olive green. Areas not covered in this camouflage are in grey, brown, or yellow.

Decals

Note... everything.

The number 617 appears on the front face plate, the meat tenderizer hands, and on the rear of the DLMs head.

This number has a direct connection to the No. 617 Squadron of the Royal Air Force. This squadron were known as the "Dam Busters" after the actions of Operation Chastise which saw this squadron targeting German dams in World War 2.

Another prominent decals on the Dam Buster DLM is the word Noachis. Noachis is a martian city, probably based in Noachis Terra (Land of Noah) on Mars. Noachis was a flashpoint before the Great War between Mars and Earth. Noachis was assaulted by the Earth Defense Force and was a turning point for Mars that saw the Mars Alone edict passed. This edict announced Mars' separation and independence from Earth.

So, the Noachis decal has two meanings behind. First for the battle of Noachis and secondly connecting to Noachis Terra. The Land of Noah makes sense for a unit that releases vast amounts of water (like the great flood). In a sense it's using the Terrans own religious mythology against them.

The biggest decal that can found on Dam Buster is the letters DB. These obviously standing for Dam Buster.

The last and most intriguing decal is a hexagon. What connection this has I do not know nor do I have a good guess.

Sayings

There is an unknown Arabic saying inscribed onto the right shoulder (front and back) of the Dam Buster DLM. This goes to show how diverse Mars has become and also where non-Christians fled to with the rise of the Earth Coalition.

On the cannons of the DLM there is the saying: Take Their Breath Away. This has two meanings. The most literal being when a dam is destroyed a flood is created. Floods are known to take unsuspecting victims who drown (taking their breath away). The other meaning comes from the idea that dams are used for hydro-electrical purposes. This was the mission of the 617 Squadron during Operation Chastise taking out German dams and hurting their military production facilities. The Martians might have the same idea when combating the EC.

Terrans and Martians

Only the dead have seen the end of war. - Martian Foreign Minister Gustav Von Maghen

Before the Great War

Before the Great War would kick off it's important to understand where both sides were. For the Terrans it would form the Earth Coalition (E.C.) which would see countless nations unite under one banner. A banner that saw may countries join under it for religious reasons.

The Martians had left the Earth at an unknown time but the main reason was religion. The Martians are mainly atheists but there could have been non-Christian religions that also fled to Mars to escape religious oppression back on Earth.

It seems in the time that the Martians left that the relationship with Earth was peaceful. Neither side had come to blows with one another. That would all change on September 1^st, 1986.

The Great War

On July 13^th, 1986 Martian Foreign Minister Gustav Von Maghen was visiting Geneva when he was arrested. He was informed by the Earth Coalition Foreign Minister Enrich Souille that he was under arrest for crimes against Earth and God. Along with his arrest Gustav was also informed that the E.C. now recognized all of Mars as its exclusive property under its direct control.

On September 1^st, 1986 the first E.C. liberation force was sent to Mars. This was the beginning of the Great War.

This liberation force sent to Mars was woefully unprepared. Only a third of the soldiers were acclimated for the Martian gravity and their robots weren't equipped with the correct filters to combat the Martian dust. The Martians themselves were very prepared. They had custom fit-outs for their larger bots that would take advantage of Mars' weak gravity compared to Terrans' bots.

This liberation force would make little headway on Mars. That alongside an unforeseen logistical
mishaps, like seeing a shipment of enemy Rothchild robots dropped at the wrong coordinates. Those coordinates being the bottom of the Valles Marineris (a total accident if one is to believe Rothchild). The Martian command estimated that the liberation force would be defeated in eight months or less.

Mars did not sit idle after being invaded. They themselves would retaliate against Earth with their own invasion force.

The Earth Coalition Fractures

At an unspecified time the Earth Coalition fractured. The fracturing was caused by what is known as the martian-sympathizers. Countries that started to feel for the Martians plight and wondered why they were even fighting them to begin with.

These martian-sympathizers didn't directly alley themselves with the Martians but they did withdraw themselves from the war. This did not sit well with the countries left in the E.C. and in return the E.C. declared these sympathizers enemies. In turn the Earth would become a chaotic and brutal battleground with Terrans fighting against Terrans and Martians fighting against those not on their side.

It didn't help when N.O.M. came out from the shadows and dealt both sides a nasty blow.

The war as it stands now is a fight between N.O.M., Terrans, Martians, and their sympathizers. All the while Rothchild has been evicted from his moon base and licks his wounds in the Colombian jungle.

Ways of War

Terran Grunt

Terrans: The Terrans had no problem throwing meat into the machine and seeing what comes out the other side. Meaning the Terrans would stick a rifle in any fighting age males hand and tell them to go fight for God and country. Training was minimal to none for some of the fighting forces in the E.C. but the E.C. didn't mind with their drowning them in bodies doctrine. Some of the fighting forces of the E.C. did posses better training, equipment, and different methods of conducting war but the majority were ill-trained and ill-equipped. When it came to the bots the Terrans used them as supplementary units to the humans they fought alongside. Either embedding them within human units or having them fight in their own formations but backing up or by leading the way for the human soldiers. Another aspect of the Terrans is that they didn't have an issue using nuclear weapons to accomplish their objectives.

Slaughterhouse Dropcloth

Martians: The Martians were very different from the Terrans when it came to war. They didn't have the same numbers that the Terrans did so the majority of the front line fighting was done with robots instead of soldiers. The soldiers of Mars were very well trained and equipped compared to their Terran brethren. While the Martians didn't employ nuclear weaponry like the Terrans they did not find the use of terror tactics above them. Most evident with the Slaughterhouse units that were planted in secure territories and activate at night to kill anything they could get their meat cleavers on.