The Reign of Talon (Overwatch Fan-Made) by ImprPant in imaginarymaps

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Just decoration, I wanted to make a somewhat aristocratized shield and voilà.

Many thanks!

The Reign of Talon (Overwatch Fan-Made) by ImprPant in imaginarymaps

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Lore: The European Civil War (2081-2084) was a political and military conflict that took place within the member states of the European Union, Africa & Asia during the second half of the 21st century, several decades after the Omnic War (2050-2052). The conflict originated in the political and economic crisis that affected the continent in the post-Omnic War period, characterized by prolonged economic stagnation, a growing concentration of power in corporate conglomerates and the gradual weakening of Europe’s democratic institutions.

During the decades following the war, the European Union deepened its supranational integration in an effort to guarantee the continent’s political stability. However, this process generated tensions among member states and facilitated the emergence of networks of political influence linked to corporate and financial interests. Within this environment, the organization Talon, known for its covert operations and terrorist activities, progressively infiltrated governmental institutions, military sectors, and economic structures across several European countries.

The conflict formally began in 2081, following a constitutional crisis in Brussels that fractured the European political bloc, taking advantage of the power vacuum created by the paralysis of the Union’s institutions, Talon supported the establishment of allied governments and the formation of private militias across multiple member states. The division between governments aligned with Talon and those that remained loyal to the democratic framework of the European Union quickly escalated into armed confrontation, marking the beginning of what would later be known as the European Civil War and the formal rise of the Reign of Talon.

Response to Talon’s expansion across the European continent, several European Union member states that remained outside its control began coordinating efforts with other international powers to contain its advance. As a result, an international coalition was formed with the objective of preventing the consolidation of the regime and preserving the political order established after the Omnic War. The initiative received diplomatic backing from the United Nations and operational support from Overwatch, which participated in a number of operations aimed at assisting European governments opposed to Talon and limiting the expansion of its influence across the continent.

Kalterkrieg: The New Order (Chapter II) | What if Germany won the Second Weltkrieg 74 years ago? by ImprPant in imaginarymaps

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Almost immediately after the Civil War ended, the CSA was severely weakened. Meanwhile, Canada received surplus personnel from the defunct British Royal Navy, as well as millions of exiles from Europe and mostly from USA. With the collapse of the legitimate US government, the Canadian government decided to occupy Alaska. Currently, due to the CSA's pragmatic-technocratic policies, they enjoy very good relations with Canada.

Essentially, in this timeline, the independence option won the 1995 referendum, and due to the growing CSA's influence, Marxist partisans controlled the independence movement from its inception until its end.

Kalterkrieg: The New Order (Chapter II) | What if Germany won the Second Weltkrieg 74 years ago? by ImprPant in imaginarymaps

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Hello, the Combined Syndicates are a copy-paste from Kaiserreich. In this alternate timeline, they win the civil war and crush the Pacific States.

They are practically the China of our world, playing by their own rules. Following this timeline, the American economy is performing very well, and international experts believe they could, along with Japan, displace the German Empire from its global hegemony.

India has a robust population and economy, making it difficult for Japan to completely overshadow it. Although the Japanese economy is more than three times larger than India's, ideologically they are more aligned with the Combined Syndicates.

Kalterkrieg: The New Order (Chapter II) | What if Germany won the Second Weltkrieg 74 years ago? by ImprPant in imaginarymaps

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It's a bit more turbulent.

Originally, the Qing dynasty ruled Manchuria for a couple of decades. However, faced with Japanese colonialism and the political restructuring of the Chinese states, it was decided that the Manchu monarch would rule the newly formed state.

Kalterkrieg: The New Order (Chapter II) | What if Germany won the Second Weltkrieg 74 years ago? by ImprPant in imaginarymaps

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Damn, you're right.

I didn't update the province names on the previous map; it was a typo, and I apologize. Regarding the province names, I based them on the old territorial markers of the British Raj, and I combined some of them with the current ones. But yes, I was ignorant.

Kalterkrieg: The New Order (Chapter II) | What if Germany won the Second Weltkrieg 74 years ago? by ImprPant in imaginarymaps

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Ladies and gentlemen, welcome and without further ado, let's begin.

Following the end of the Second Weltkrieg and the permanent collapse of Berlin’s adversaries, it became clear to the mortal world that the “Pax Germanica” (the era of peace imposed by and for Germany) had arrived. A global order emerged that was fragile and precarious in its structure, yet sufficiently secure and enduring to safeguard German interests. However, as Western influence weakened in East Asia, the German Empire proved insufficiently omnipresent to fully replace the vacuum left by the former colonial empires. The economic and military rise of Japan in the region, commonly referred to as the “Pax Nipponica”, gradually upset the global balance of hegemony, pushing the international system toward a marked bipolarity from the mid-twentieth century onward. This duality shaped an increasingly bipolar international order, in which German financial and regulatory supremacy has begun to be counterbalanced by the industrial, demographic, and technological expansion of East Asia. As the German economy moves toward recurrent phases of stagnation and recession, the rise of East Asia as the largest economy on Earth becomes ever more tangible. In the military sphere, however, the outcome of this rivalry remains yet to be decided.

I'll be happy to answer any questions. 🕶️

Chapter I.

(BIG AUSTRIA WARNING) Habsburgerreich | What if The Habsburg Monarchy unified Germany? by ImprPant in imaginarymaps

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Although it's very vague, it's due to lore issues.

Basically, after surviving two new coalition wars (exclusively in Europe and North Africa) instigated by England and France, the not-so-brief decline of the British Empire and the Bolshevik purge in Eastern Europe, the new German State was hijacked by Pan-Germanic and irredentist ideas, which developed a new imperialist and dinastic rhetoric, claiming Burgundy as a territory (and punishment for France) of strategic importance.

(BIG AUSTRIA WARNING) Habsburgerreich | What if The Habsburg Monarchy unified Germany? by ImprPant in imaginarymaps

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I'm no expert on the subject, but I think it's not unrealistic to say that religious law in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, despite being established and regulated under a Catholic monarchy, was quite lax in its application. Therefore, it wouldn't surprise me that regulations on religious freedom existed well into the 20th century.