Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-14138255-20141031002615/@comment-24891101-20141217230826

I've definitely always compared Atlas to Germany, probably mostly because of Schnee. They were likely the aggressor in the Great War, and lost, with the CCT as part of reparations. This suggests a totalitarian regime, which at first blush does suggest fascism. This Russian idea is interesting, especially the collectivism notion. I'd have to think about it more.

Human wave tactics, and the similar but distinct idea of massive quantities of manpower, do fit in with what we've seen of Atlesian doctrine, with lots of disposable bodies (or in this case chassis) thrown into the fray, to win by attrition. Certainly Atlas seems to have the greatest martial tradition, and the most powerful military. However, given that Atlas is also an industrial powerhouse, possibly with a lower population (per Advocate), they'd likely seek out force multipliers, rather than rely on actual manpower advantages.

I also concur with the general notion that the Faunus War was a long time coming, and no more than two generations ago.

As to Grimm, I've said it before, and sometime soon I'll gather all of my thoughts on them together, but they're certainly not alive. They're animate, but so are robots.