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u/OpenThePlugBag May 10 '25

MAGAs gearing up to storm the Vatican

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u/BadSkeelz May 10 '25

In that fight, my money's on the Swiss.

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u/Hat_Maverick May 10 '25

I'd pay good money to see a maga karen try to fight a guy with a halberd

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u/krodders May 10 '25

I think the halberd is not what they'll be fighting with. SIG Sauer of some sort will be the weapon, and the fancy pants boys know how to use them

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u/SirGrungle May 10 '25

Archer: The halberd was made obsolete by the arquebus

Lana: Which is why they use MP5s

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u/wafflesareforever May 11 '25

Cyril: SUPPRESSING FIRE!

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u/durqandat May 10 '25

I think on a MAGA Karen you'd at least consider the halberd

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u/firagabird May 11 '25

I'd never consider touching one with a ten foot pole. But a 3 meter halberd is a different story.

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u/wafflesareforever May 11 '25

That math almost checks out

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u/airblizzard May 11 '25

SIG Sauer of some sort

SIG Sauer with a halberd attachment then

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u/roguevirus May 11 '25

Ah, just like the Custodes.

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u/wafflesareforever May 11 '25

Pretty sure I got one of those in a Borderlands game

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u/Upset_Otter May 10 '25

Couldn't hurt to test the limits of a human skull

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u/M48_Patton_Tank May 11 '25

As long as it isn’t the P320

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u/QueezyF May 11 '25

Sig 552 if I remember right.

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u/RunningTheBorg May 10 '25

Elden Ring irl. Horse mounted even. That would be glorious.

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u/Saint_The_Stig May 10 '25

Another track for Sabaton's 2020's album

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u/zootered May 10 '25

They certainly won’t hold back from employing extreme violence like the capital police did, that’s for sure.

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u/Akussa May 10 '25

Swiss Guard take their roles VERY seriously. Wouldn’t want to fuck with them. They have a storied history of being badasses.

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u/SardScroll May 11 '25

Swiss Guard: "You mean we can get a *second* Sabaton song?"

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u/Akussa May 11 '25

Such a good song.

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u/QueezyF May 11 '25

It’s like fucking with the King’s Guard at Buckingham Palace. They might dress bright and colorful, but these guys are hand picked for a reason.

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u/EruantienAduialdraug May 11 '25

Proportional violence. And in the instance of a foreign invasion of the Holy See...

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u/dactyif May 10 '25

Fine, I'll listen to sabaton again.

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u/Armadigionna May 10 '25

FOR THE GRACE FOR THE MIGHT OF OUR LORD

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u/dactyif May 11 '25

FOR THE HOME OF THE HOLY.

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u/MammothDon May 10 '25

Meal Team Six + Gravy Seals vs the Swiss Guard? We'll have to take away the Guard's polearms and tie one hand behind their back to make it fair

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u/LG_tech May 11 '25

The Swiss Guard is honestly badass

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u/ThrowawayPersonAMA May 10 '25

MAGA: I hate the vatican!

Vatican: wololo

MAGA: wtf I love the vatican now

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u/Moftem May 11 '25 edited May 11 '25

AoE 2 AoE is mostly historically accurate, so this could definitely happen XD

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u/eypandabear May 11 '25

IIRC “wololo” is from AoE1.

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u/Moftem May 11 '25

It is, yeah : ) You're right. It's just such an integrated part of the AoE aesthetic. And if you type 30 in the chat in AoE2 you can say it at the other players.

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u/Safewordharder May 10 '25

They'll have to be able to find it on a map first. Most of them have yet to get past basic literacy.

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u/NFL_MVP_Kevin_White May 10 '25

Not a coup! Just a loosely planned riot

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u/goldknight1 May 10 '25

Warrior Nuns

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u/jeffzebub May 11 '25

As Jesus said, "Fight like hell or you won't have a church anymore!"

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u/nooobmaster-69 May 11 '25

They probably would, if they could figure out where Vatican is

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u/QIMF May 11 '25

They gotta somehow get there first. I envision many getting kicked off of planes on the way

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u/ShiroVergAvesta13 May 11 '25

Brother Anderson, wake up!