Unit Preview: Modern Legionary

[Amenhotep7]

Maybe this unit shall pave the way for a Roman Cavalry unit. Uh-oh. Did I just give Xen an idea?

 

[Xen]

nah, as it is, while it would be aweosme for a roman cavalryman, the current cavalryman is already rather haevilly Roman in look, juts because th era it coems from was, stylistically, a reflowering fo the Roman style asthetic in armour, and helmets

what i woudl really like is that true modern legionar, and a napoleonic era type legionay as that would mor eor less complete the Roman unique infantry line, and thus my job in endlesslly advocateing roman units would be, more or less, complete

 

[NateDawgNY]

A good example of that is the French Foreign Legion.

 

[Amenhotep7]

I wonder what Xen will advocate after Roman units...

 

[Kinboat]

Here's a preview of him with a backpack and without... I won't nessecarily go with a majority of opinion but with the most eloquent Let the games begin (and as a side note I won't be doing a version of him with and a version of him without so that option is off the table).

 

[Mithadan]

He looks more svelte without the backpack.

And I never thought he was chubby in the first place!

 

[Amenhotep7]

I say he looks best without the backpack.

 

[CaesarCardinale]

I think he looks better without the backpack.

 

[Elden]

With the backpack looks much better IMO.

 

[Xen]

lol, Iike them both, though my brother say with the backpack he looks like a paratrooper, and without it a marine "or somthin", though hes kinda weird

that said both are awesome- though for WW1, withough would be better, and for a modern one, a back back of somesort would be cool

 

[Drift]

Backpack reminds me of a jetpack and I can't get that idea out of my head. So I vote for no backpack. (that's not the only reason, I think he looks better too without it)

(although, if you were to make it a jetpack and give it an airdrop animation with flames coming out of the jetpack, it would be too cool to pass up. )

 

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Better without.

 

[Goldflash]

Hey! He put on the Jetpack! All he needs now is the Stilts and the Kilt!

 

[W.i.n.t.e.r]

I go with the flo'- yet not merely for going with the flowing- more so since I think the Roman lad looks best without backpack. The little bag instead has something a trench soldier would carry (be that his food ration or his gas mask container)- you don't want to carry even your light march gear with yourself in combat...

 

[Xen]

sorry to bring threat off track....

@winter- by any chance have you heard of a band called 'Queens of the Stonge age"and thier song called 'go with the flow'?
@everyone- i stronglly urge you to listen to the song I just mentioned, the video is also hella cool

 

[NateDawgNY]

I think he looks better without the rucksack, though IIRC WW1 troops did wear them in combat (saw something on the history channel about it).

 

[DJ Bonebraker]

I think he looks better without the rucksack, though IIRC WW1 troops did wear them in combat (saw something on the history channel about it).

I know that French soldiers did, but if I remember correctly, American Marines wore the bedroll/field pack config, like this guy.

That being said, I vote no backpack.

 

[Mobilize]

I think he looks better with the backpack, I hate the look of a rucksack poking out around the waste with nothing to level it on the back. I also differ about the baggy pants and trousers with hiked up socks. I still think he looks fat, but heh.. Looks pretty good although I'd prefer it to resemble the other infantry units more.

Moderator Action: Now, now. Don't troll....

 

[MarineCorps]

I say go with out. As he looks like he is from the future with it on.

 

[Wyrmshadow]

Flip a coin.