The Merzig Conference by @Thorvald (El Thorvaldo)

My tenth submission to DYOS X.ii. [link]

In contrast to how lord_joakim's rampage was portrayed in North America, I described Europe as much more clandestine, with attacks mainly on small, isolated townships that were usually reported only after the fact. Thus while in America the damage had already been wrought, in Europe the "Gargantua" was still a threat and the armies were working to intercept it.

At this stage Koldanev was still only a periphery character, having been last seen in my Berlin address in DYOS X, and [Czciborycz(https://www.side7.com/u/Thorvald/character/7013) was created for the one gag. As usual, however, once I've put that much time into a face, I'm gonna want to use it again...

Poland is pretty much a meme on CFC, stemming from many Polish forumers vehemently rejecting any suggestion the country is in "eastern" Europe, insisting on "central" or, in some cases, "western" Europe (which as I understand is a reaction to the Soviet era). These debates can get pretty heated, and in jest other forumers will claim Poland is really located in everywhere from Canada to North Africa. So, when a character shouts "Poland!" and is immediately answered by a slew of random geographic locations, you'll know what they're talking about.

Manfred Hickten © @GenMarshall.

Gmod images provided by @GenMarshall.

[Originally submitted to DeviantArt February 2012.]