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OOC: Will respond to the ongoing Kokarin Shooting momentarily

The Orson Empire wrote:

I've adopted a new flag, made by the lovely folks at the Flag Request thread. I decided it was finally time to retire the old Kangaroo Banner, now infamously associated with Turner's regime in-universe, and choose a new symbol more appropriate for the Orsonian State. It is based off a RL Aboriginal Australian marker meaning "meeting place". I imagine in-universe, this symbolizes the Orsonian community or Orsonian civilization as a whole.

Great to hear, Orson! I had wondered for some time whether the infamous kangaroo banner would be replaced, given its connection with the outgoing regime. I will, however, miss the blue animal silhouette on the classic black background — personally I feel rigid geometric lines fail to evoke that same sense of 'personality' unique to each nation. One thing I do really like is the incorporation of aboriginal Australian iconography, which I know has always been a fertile source of inspiration for the Orsonian civilization and especially its folklore and customs. I tried my hand at creating my own flag proposal, in case it was something you would be interested in adopting with this new spirit of change.

Emu Flag: https://i.imgur.com/FwJYvVd.png
Icon Version: https://i.imgur.com/YP2rhVb.png
Light Version: https://i.imgur.com/LeY9qtj.png

Adopted following the consolidation of Federalist power in the wake of the Aturoist reign of terror, the emu flag is meant to symbolize first and foremost the rebirth of Orsonian civilzation under the Pax Orsonica. Perhaps most prominently, it replaces the central figure of the kangaroo (heavily associated with Turner's regime) with the emu, its pro-democracy counterpart which had become a symbol for resistance and reform in the years of the hard dictatorship. Its head held high, the emu foregrounds a white emblem which comes from the Australian aboriginal sign for human tracks. Richly symbolic, the tracks represent the continuous improvement and solidarity of the Orsonian culture, evoking the first footprints of Orsonian settlers upon the Australian continent, the deep spiritual connection between Orsonians and the land, and the steps left to take as the nation eyes reconstruction and expansion into the heavens. The emblem can also be viewed as a rising sun, again calling the Orsonian people forward as they dispel the darkness which characterized the Aturoist tyranny. Its somewhat rough, hand-drawn appearance emphasizes its ancestral and humanistic quality, a distinctive design feature also found in the Orsonian coat of arms.