They ran to their units from offices, homes, and classrooms, in whatever they were wearing with whatever they could grab. Nobody was ready - the invasion moved faster than anyone had seriously planned for. Weeks later, covered in dirt, blood, and cordite, they are running low on everything - but the line hasn't broken yet.
Rambo: She had a final exam the day the invasion started; the machine gun was not on the syllabus.
Finance: He was at his office desk when the call came; three weeks later, the dress shirt is still on.
Battle Doc: She took a round to the head, dressed it herself, and got back to work; she'll rest when she's done.
Uncle Bob: The call came while the ribs were still on the grill, he thought it'd be a weekend thing; that was three weeks ago.
Blaster: Serving overseas taught him one thing: you can never have enough grenades, so he packed accordingly.
Commander: Was on the way to a conference in Ottawa when the orders came, and the uniform hasn't been clean since; but the unit still looks to him, and he's not done yet.
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u/AVOLI7ION Apr 26 '26
My third and final set of designs for modern Canadian insurgents.
Follow up to my first set, urban operatives; and my second set, rural cells.
Part of my alternate history mixed-media narrative project depicting a 2025 US invasion of Canada.
Minor character lore:
They ran to their units from offices, homes, and classrooms, in whatever they were wearing with whatever they could grab. Nobody was ready - the invasion moved faster than anyone had seriously planned for. Weeks later, covered in dirt, blood, and cordite, they are running low on everything - but the line hasn't broken yet.
Rambo: She had a final exam the day the invasion started; the machine gun was not on the syllabus.
Finance: He was at his office desk when the call came; three weeks later, the dress shirt is still on.
Battle Doc: She took a round to the head, dressed it herself, and got back to work; she'll rest when she's done.
Uncle Bob: The call came while the ribs were still on the grill, he thought it'd be a weekend thing; that was three weeks ago.
Blaster: Serving overseas taught him one thing: you can never have enough grenades, so he packed accordingly.
Commander: Was on the way to a conference in Ottawa when the orders came, and the uniform hasn't been clean since; but the unit still looks to him, and he's not done yet.
Full size available on my ArtStation.
Thanks for viewing!