Space Nazis
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Space Nazis is a recurring theme among many science fiction
works dealing with World War II
or World War II like situations.
's Rocket Ship Galileo
, published just two years after the end of the war - where the Nazis found on the Moon originate from the original, just-defeated Nazi Germany.
In later books with such a premise the major elements often involve an alternate history being realized such as the Nazis winning World War II
or aliens travelling back in time to give/sell advanced technology to one side (usually Germany). Other premises include a splinter group of Nazis (or their ideas) being introduced to a previously benign planet
.
fan-coined term referring to the game series' spacefaring enemy faction, the Helghast. This is because the Helghast symbol resembles that of the Nazi German symbol, also that their ways are also based on the Nazi ways. At the beginning of the first game of the killzone series, a scene shows the Helgast leader and dictator, giving a speech to a very big congregation of soldiers, which resembles a lot to the 1934 nazi party campaign at Nuremberg, also it shows 3 flags with the helgast symbol in Bizari's back almost identical to the flags in the back of Hitler.
The 1988 computer game Rocket Ranger
from Cinemaware
featured a storyline where the Nazis attempted to dominate the world from a lunar base. The gameplay involved using a rocket pack to capture enough equipment to build a rocket, fly to the moon and thwart their plans.
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
works dealing with World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
or World War II like situations.
Novels
The theme is already evident in Robert A. HeinleinRobert A. Heinlein
Robert Anson Heinlein was an American science fiction writer. Often called the "dean of science fiction writers", he was one of the most influential and controversial authors of the genre. He set a standard for science and engineering plausibility and helped to raise the genre's standards of...
's Rocket Ship Galileo
Rocket Ship Galileo
Rocket Ship Galileo is a science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein, published in 1947, about three teenagers who participate in a pioneering flight to the Moon. It was the first in the Heinlein juveniles, a long and successful series of science fiction novels published by Scribner's...
, published just two years after the end of the war - where the Nazis found on the Moon originate from the original, just-defeated Nazi Germany.
In later books with such a premise the major elements often involve an alternate history being realized such as the Nazis winning World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
or aliens travelling back in time to give/sell advanced technology to one side (usually Germany). Other premises include a splinter group of Nazis (or their ideas) being introduced to a previously benign planet
Planet
A planet is a celestial body orbiting a star or stellar remnant that is massive enough to be rounded by its own gravity, is not massive enough to cause thermonuclear fusion, and has cleared its neighbouring region of planetesimals.The term planet is ancient, with ties to history, science,...
.
Games
The term "Space Nazis" is also a KillzoneKillzone
Killzone is a first-person shooter exclusive to the PlayStation 2 game console, developed by Netherlands-based Guerrilla Games and released on November 2, 2004 in North America. A sequel, Killzone: Liberation was released on the PlayStation Portable and another followup, Killzone 2 was released for...
fan-coined term referring to the game series' spacefaring enemy faction, the Helghast. This is because the Helghast symbol resembles that of the Nazi German symbol, also that their ways are also based on the Nazi ways. At the beginning of the first game of the killzone series, a scene shows the Helgast leader and dictator, giving a speech to a very big congregation of soldiers, which resembles a lot to the 1934 nazi party campaign at Nuremberg, also it shows 3 flags with the helgast symbol in Bizari's back almost identical to the flags in the back of Hitler.
The 1988 computer game Rocket Ranger
Rocket Ranger
Rocket Ranger is a 1988 action adventure computer game developed and published by Cinemaware. The game is set in an alternate history World War II where Nazi scientists are about to make an astonishing breakthrough that will allow them to win the war...
from Cinemaware
Cinemaware
Cinemaware was a computer game developer and publisher that released several popular titles in the 1980s based on various movie themes. The company was resurrected in 2000, before being acquired by eGames in 2005.-Cinemaware Corp...
featured a storyline where the Nazis attempted to dominate the world from a lunar base. The gameplay involved using a rocket pack to capture enough equipment to build a rocket, fly to the moon and thwart their plans.
Television and movies
- Attack from SpaceAttack from SpaceAttack from Space is a 1964 film edited together for American television from films #5 and #6 of the Japanese short film series Super Giant.-Plot:...
(1964): Benevolent aliens from the planet Emerald send superhero Starman to protect Earth from invasion by an evil alien race called the Spherions, warlike creatures of the Sapphire Galaxy, who are in fact evil Space Nazis. When Starman arrives on Earth, he discovers a conspiracy involving Earth's top scientists, and he must root-out the traitors and also stop the impending alien invasion.
- "Patterns of Force", an episode of Star Trek: The Original SeriesStar Trek: The Original SeriesStar Trek is an American science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry, produced by Desilu Productions . Star Trek was telecast on NBC from September 8, 1966, through June 3, 1969...
:The Ekosian civilization copied the Nazi Regime right down to similar ideologies, clothing, symbols, etc., in an attempt to emulate Germany's rapid economic recovery during the 1930s.
- In the Star Trek: EnterpriseStar Trek: EnterpriseStar Trek: Enterprise is a science fiction television series. It follows the adventures of humanity's first warp 5 starship, the Enterprise, ten years before the United Federation of Planets shown in previous Star Trek series was formed.Enterprise premiered on September 26, 2001...
episodes Storm Front, parts I and II, a species called the Vosk time-travels to WWII Earth and helps the Nazis conquer America.
- In the Star Trek: VoyagerStar Trek: VoyagerStar Trek: Voyager is a science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe. Set in the 24th century from the year 2371 through 2378, the series follows the adventures of the Starfleet vessel USS Voyager, which becomes stranded in the Delta Quadrant 70,000 light-years from Earth while...
episode The Killing Game, a species called the HirogenHirogenThe Hirogen are a fictional race in the Star Trek universe, a long-running plot device in the Star Trek: Voyager television series, appearing nine times in Seasons 4-7....
emulated Nazis using HolodeckHolodeckA holodeck, in the fictional Star Trek universe, is a simulated reality facility located on starships and starbases. The first use of a "holodeck" by that name in the Star Trek universe was in the pilot episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, "Encounter at Farpoint", although a conceptually...
technology in order to understand Earth's history and culture better.
See also
- Iron SkyIron SkyIron Sky is an upcoming Finnish science-fiction comedy film from the makers of the Star Wreck series Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning. The film is directed by Timo Vuorensola and produced by Tero Kaukomaa of Blind Spot Pictures production company. The film stars Udo Kier and Tilo Prückner...
- "Patterns of Force", an episode of Star Trek: The Original SeriesStar Trek: The Original SeriesStar Trek is an American science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry, produced by Desilu Productions . Star Trek was telecast on NBC from September 8, 1966, through June 3, 1969...
- Nazi UFOsNazi UFOsIn science fiction, conspiracy theory, and underground comic books, stories or claims circulate linking UFOs to Nazi Germany. These German UFO theories describe supposedly successful attempts to develop advanced aircraft or spacecraft prior to and during World War II, and further claim the...
- Die GlockeDie GlockeDie Glocke was a purported top secret Nazi scientific technological device, secret weapon, or Wunderwaffe. First described by Polish journalist Igor Witkowski, it was later popularized by military journalist and author Nick Cook as well as by writers such as Joseph P. Farrell...
- The Iron DreamThe Iron DreamThe Iron Dream is a metafictional 1972 alternate history novel by Norman Spinrad.The book has a nested narrative that tells a story within a story. On the surface, the novel presents an unexceptional pulp, post-apocalypse science fiction action tale entitled Lord of the Swastika...
- The Man in the High CastleThe Man in the High CastleThe Man in the High Castle is a science fiction alternate history novel by American writer Philip K. Dick. It won a Hugo Award in 1963 and has since been translated into many languages....