Evil Empire Logo
Friday, January 24, 2025 - 06:53
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Making a modern Wolfenstein game, but need a more modern logo/emblem for your evil baddies? Try this "exstika" logo! It's like the classic Nazi symbol but modernized for our times.
IMPORTANT: This art asset makes a stance against fascism, not in favor of it. It is meant to be used as a symbol of evil enemies in video games; it is not intended to promote hate.
Available as both the complete flag, and as just the logo itself, in both pixel and vector formats.
This logo was made by me, but I'm placing it in the public domain. Use however you like, no attribution needed.
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LOL! If the swastika were trademarked, this wouldn't be differenitated enough to be called "not a swastika".
Yep, fortunately that thing's in the public domain too!
can't believe elon bought opengameart too
Here, I B.J. Blazkowiczed it.
Yah, he's on a streak
Let's pray that never happens!
Nice! Love the B.J. Blazkowicz version.
So how long before this site is banned in germany or other countries? Even as a "joke", this is distasteful and should be removed.
No, it isn't. No, it shouldn't. This isn't promoting evil, it's denigrating it. Just as the "satanic panic" didn't like games like Diablo. The players goal in such games is to FIGHT evil, not embrace it. I gather you find all of the following deeply offensive?
Yes, MedicineStorm gets it. The purpose of this art is to make clear the associations between modern oligarchs and modern neo-fascism (see here for just the first example that popped up in a simple search). It's obvious to anybody who's paying attention, but plenty of people aren't paying attention, and for them this will help. We have deep cultural associations with the Nazi symbol that are not yet deeply associated with the X logo, and they need to be; this mash-up will help.
And then, when it comes to game development, using this symbology for the bad guys the player is fighting helps promote the idea that we all need to resist evil, in whatever ways we can. Like those games MedicineStorm pointed out, there's nothing wrong with having your antagonists based in part on real-world assholes like the Nazis (or today's neo-Nazis). This has a long tradition in game design, and for good reason.
I had a feeling this work would stir up some controversy. If it gets people thinking more deeply about what's going on right now, it's totally worth it.
But I do hope somebody takes this and uses it in a game — I have a few ideas myself, but no time to develop them!
Some things to note with that in mind:
Still illegal in Germany, so we still could get banned. And I don't know about you, but I don't want to see this site delve into a nazi hellhole.
If you believe sharing this "Evil Empire" logo is inviting Nazis onto OGA, I believe you continue to miss the point.
A: "Hi! Welcome to the anti-fascism club!"
Q: "Thanks! I can't wait to fight against evil fascism. What's next?'
A: "Glad to hear that. Our next action is a protest where we use a Nazi flag to light and burn an effigy of-"
Q: "Woah! Wait, 'Nazi flag'? That's going to attract the wrong kind of people! I don't want the anti-fascism club to devolve into a Nazi hellhole."
A: "... Are you kidding me? We're literally protesting Nazis by burning and denigrating such symbols. How is that encouraging Nazis to join us?"
Sounds like you just want an excuse to show a nazi flag. I'm not buying it. You both sound like nazi scum.
"Look, I made this swastica, its totally just the symbol the bag guys use. tehe."
i am a die-hard member of antifa. i've been on the frontlines in physical altercations with neonazis while i was in the prison system. whatever the opposite of a nazi is, i am that thing.
from what i can see, the impetus of the submitter here was to make an allusion between the new twitter "x" logo and the version of the swastika that was made infamous by the nazis and continues to be used by right-wing white nationalists and neonazi organizations to this day.
while i can only see bad coming from this in the long and short term, as this can only become a political argument where noone wins, i think you are personally out of pocket calling either MedicineStorm or Joe Strout "nazi scum." i don't know Joe Strout, and can only go by what they have said so far, and the clear political stance he is making clear by comparing the Elon Musk logo to the Nazi logo, seems a pretty obvious indication he is a progressive. i know MedicineStorm personally, and i can assure you that she is NOT a nazi.
i have fought with neonazis. i mean, literally, fists and boots, fought with them. i think you are casting aspersions in this instance where they are not warranted.
at any rate, i see no way this can continue to be discussed in any way without violating the existing rules and norms on OGA about talking about politics.
Sorry, but if the boot fits, I'm gonna call it a nazi. I don't care whether you are antifa or whatever you think you are, start drawing swasticas and I'm gonna call you a nazi.
bruh
the boot dont fit
thats what ppl r sayng to u
did u read medicines list of games and movies with swastikas?
steven spielberg draw swastikas all over raders of the lost ark.
is steven speilberg a jew & a nazi?
the nazis in that movie got their faces melted off but sure hes pro nazi yeah /s
And this ain't those. This is a thinly veiled excuse to post a swastica.
It is not generally banned in Germany. However, depiction and usage of 'anti-constitutional' symbols is regulated by law in stGB 86 (https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/stgb/__86.html). Section 4 makes an exception for several cases such as art or defense against anti constitutional organizations. That being said, media watchdogs are a bit sensitive w.r.t. to swastikas. It might help to clarify your intentions in the description a bit more(not to censor you, just a suggestion), also to avoid it coming across as offensive.
in my opinion this is a thinly veiled piece of satire linking elon musk to the right wing white nationalist movement in the united states, and rightly so, because elon musk is indeed a fascist-sympathizer. for that reason, i agree the image is politically motivated. i see no evidence that the political motivation by the submitter is to show alignment with fascism.
but you have already decided what it means, and already decided who we are, without listening to anything they said or doing any critical analysis.
that said, shadowfeign's knee-jerk reaction is going to be the knee-jerk reaction from alot of people. this submission is problematic. it was motivated by a political position (linking elon musk to nazi symbolism) and is an invitation to unneeded controversy.
also @shadowfeign, please refrain from personally attacking me. i am trying to have a level-headed conversation about this submission.
I have done critical analysis, and after listening to what was said, its pretty easy to see its just a bullshit excuse. "LOL! If the swastika were trademarked, this wouldn't be differenitated enough to be called "not a swastika". " Even they know its just a swastica. So yes. The boot fits.
Are you under the impression I was trying to avoid admitting this is a swastika? It is a swastika. It is a symbol of Nazism. It is a symbol of hate and evil. I unequivocally condemn Nazis as evil, repugnant, and worthy of nothing but scorn.
I did not say it should be allowed here because of any support for such beliefs or organizations; I do not. I said it should be allowed here because it is useful as a game asset where the players fight evil, such as Nazis.
As everyone else seems to have understood, but you seem to continue to misunderstand, is that the comparison to other media such as Raiders of the Lost Ark and Castle Wolfenstein is because those are decidedly anti-Nazi, yet feature swastikas. They feature swastikas precisely to show who the Nazis are and how evil they are.
If the only thing it takes for you to label someone a Nazi is for them to draw/have/use a swastika, without any context, then all the creators of those media are Nazis to you. That is ridiculous.
It is those, actually. This is where games and other media can come to get assets to create things like all the anti-nazi media discussed above. Where do you suppose Steven Spielberg got the Nazi flags in his movies? Did he buy them from Nazis? Or do you suppose there is some place to get assests like that from people who are not Nazis but want to help make anti-Nazi media? Obviously Hollywood doesn't stop by OGA to get Nazi flags, but by your logic, no one is ever permitted to make a game where Nazis are the bad guys, because doing so would require the game to say the word "Nazi" and label the bad guys with swastikas.
The mere existence of swastikas does not promote Nazi ideals. Nazis use them that way, of course, but it is my sincere hope that this one in particular is used for exactly the opposite. Is it possible a neo-Nazi will misuse this and apply it to propagandizing hateful ideals? Yes, it is. I hope that doesn't happen. However, there are many assets on OGA that are regularly used in NSFW pornographic games on itch.io. I would rather they didn't use them that way, but taking the assets off of OGA is no way to stop the abusive use.
shadowfeign: How would you feel if I told you there is a game on itch.io right now that uses your assets in such a game? Do you approve of their use of it? Should you be ashamed because you are the creator of the assets, even though you did not make them for that purpose?
people are trying to talk to you in good faith. i asked you to please not engage in personal attacks, and you responded by calling it a "bullshit excuse."
there is no point in continuing. we both agree that nazis are bad, we are both fighting against fascism, but only one of us is intentionally antagonizing their own allies in that fight.
And how many swasticas should we host on this site to satisfy your 'artistic vision'? Is this one enough? should we have 50? how about 1000? A swastica is a simple enough thing to draw, if someone needs it in their project they can bloody well make their own. And my quote was pointing to the fact that even you could see that it had little 'artistic' merit. Face it, you're just a bunch of nazi sympathizers and you have zero of my respect and I sure as hell don't consider you to be an ally to me or anyone.
Me personally? Just this one, probably. It does save me time for the Nazi-Hunter game I'm planning. I can't speak to anyone else's artistic vison.
Yes.
Nah, that would be pretty redundant.
Definitely redundant. Just the one is probably fine.
That does bring up a good point regarding asset triviality. If the average user can create the asset on their own in just a few minutes, it doesn't really merit being on OGA. I felt like it would take me longer than that to produce the logo above, so I was willing to leave it unless the community agrees it's rather trivial. I'll assume you feel that way and gauge the opinion of the rest of the community as well. Thank you for bringing that up.
You misrepresented my quote, then. I was pointing out the similarity to the regular-ol' Nazi swastika, not pointing out it was easy to create or had no artistic merit. Again, triviality remains to be seen, though.
I am sorry you feel that way. If I thought your arguments weren't ridiculous or you weren't just being a troll and genuinely had a problem with games where the player fights Nazis, I might have given your opinion a little more weight. Again, I refute the insulting aspersion that I am a Nazi sympathizer, and I vehemently condemn the ideology in its entirety. The complete loss of respect is mutual.
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