Oddities of the Great War
The arrival and imminent assault of the Military Unicorn on the unsuspecting Russians
By NovaCaster
So there is in fact a story behind this picture. A couple of years ago, our good friend DoctorDweeb sent us a book. The book is titled “Military Uniforms” and is a visual encyclopedia of various military uniforms from all over the world at different time periods.
One morning, Alanna was staring at out bookshelf. Her glasses were off and she had recently woken up. She turns and asks me “Ummm… Why do we have a book on Military Unicorns?” I thought the idea of a military unicorn was hilarious and therefore I decided to draw it! So one night at work, I sketched it out. It was a World War 2 based image with a girl riding the back of a unicorn which was in full US military regalia. I never colored it, and after a while I kinda forgot about it.
This brings us to present day. Alanna started asking if I would ever color it. So one day on a stream, she came up with the brilliant idea to make the Military Unicorn into a Centaur. This is the result of that endeavor!
As you can see, I also tagged on the original sketch of the first Military Unicorn there at the end.
The image is based on a famous WW1 picture of a German Lancer on the Eastern Front against the Russians. The absurdity of the original picture, and the fact that it was a real unit in the Great War, made it perfect to make a Centaur out of. While I was drawing it I decided that I wanted it to have multiple versions. So we’ve got an assortment of heads and of course a topless version ;).
I hope you all enjoy the updated Military Unicorn!