Lore! Faction #3 - Faction Symbol Thread

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  1. keterei

    keterei Active Member

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    I propose a representation of a dead star. A dead star/black hole would create an environment in which only machines could survive (as science fiction may allow). A dead star consumes everything around it and at the same time unifies what it consumes by drawing in and compressing that material at it's collapsing core, so that process would be a relevant representation of their ambitions. I imagine the symbol/emblem to look like a black sun with a white outline, much like an eclipse.
  2. vittra

    vittra New Member

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    I like the cogs, but as they've already been used it may be best to steer clear of them. Otherwise, I would have suggested three cogs with a leaf/foliage being crushed between them.

    Suggestions:

    1) Candle with a lit flame, and machine's hand reaching towards it to snuff it out?

    2) A withered tree, with visual cues that it has been chemically destroyed or "cleansed". Unsure of how to display this myself currently.

    3) Two machine hands enveloping/holding a planet
  3. Devak

    Devak Post Master General

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    Maybe a nuclear detonation, stylized?
  4. Teod

    Teod Well-Known Member

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    Summary of good ideas:
    Planetary gear set that looks like biohazard symbol and is on fire.
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  5. darklloyd

    darklloyd New Member

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    Since I want the faction name to be The Scourge, make it the outline of a commander with it's arms replaced as flame-throwers spewing fiery doom to all the biologic's in it's way.
    or
    You could have a strand of DNA being crushed in a mech's hand.
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    A cupped mech hand engulfed in fire with a strand of DNA burning in it's palm.
  6. paprototype

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    I cant help but feel that it is not even worth to have different faction names/symbols/etc if all the units except for the commander are the same. Such a waste of a great engine ...
  7. thechessknight

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    I like this one as well but maybe a larger sun gear and 12 smaller planet gears representing the 12 commanders he was able to reactivate in the derelict ship.
  8. FXelix

    FXelix Active Member

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    Something like that would be Great...
  9. menchfrest

    menchfrest Active Member

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    A robot fist surrounded by uncountable(or just many) stars? Or maybe a commander head instead of a fist?

    Something else I'd consider for inspiration is a yin-yang style symbol but with both sides robotic(or robots?). Goes with the popular name themes of unified machines/synchronization
  10. ChronoZoggt

    ChronoZoggt New Member

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    Another idea:
    A symetrical stylized commander with a biohazard symbol on the Torso.
    Additionally he has two tanks on the back and additional to his nanite and weapons arms, he would
    have two nozzels, that are connected with the tanks, shooting napalm, chemicals or so...

    Imagine this one:
    <----------Just with two tanks and spraying Napalm.... pretty badass!

    And for the Synchronized/unified theme: behind the Commander there could be the other Commanders he saved from the wreckage, forming some kind of triangle or so and shooting also Napalm or Chemicals...
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  11. hyperion13

    hyperion13 New Member

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    Always those cliché gears... ;)
    I'd prefer fire, fire and more FIRE (remember the lore)!!!!
    Maybe a planet on fire with some kind of glowing, mean eyes in the background or a hand hovering under the burning sphere.
  12. CrazyVulcan

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    I really like this. but maybe instead of a candle what about a rose?
  13. ooshr32

    ooshr32 Active Member

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    I'm not sure fire-based iconography is any less cliche. But...
    ...perhaps a burning planet with something robo (gears? :p) rising from the ashes?
  14. DeathToARM

    DeathToARM New Member

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    I like this idea found this pic on google I think it fits.

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  16. ChronoZoggt

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  17. vittra

    vittra New Member

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    Good variation on the candle. Looks pretty good.
  18. c4ptainpronin

    c4ptainpronin Active Member

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    Ohay another symbol thread.
    Heres a first idea, showing the ultimate aim of the fraction, the death of the progenitors (if the progenitors are acutally humans, which im not sure was confirmed).
    pa_fraction2_logo1.jpg
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  19. Teod

    Teod Well-Known Member

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    I meant something along those lines:
    gears-2.png
    I'm not good at drawing fire, through...
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  20. Ragmash

    Ragmash New Member

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    @Toed, I'm really liking that third drawing in particular. I enjoy it's resemblance to the bio-hazard symbol (a suggestion someone else made earlier)
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