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第四帝国 (Russian: Четвёртый Рейх)是世界末日后莫斯科地铁内的新纳粹派系。与地铁世界中的大多数派系一样，第四帝国并不是自然出现的，而是从一个现存的派系演变而来的——最有可能是俄罗斯的激进分子或幸存的俄罗斯新纳粹派系，如俄罗斯民族团结黨。
Overview[]
A sketch showing a group of Nazi soldiers.
纳粹是地铁中的一个法西斯派系，集中在特沃斯卡亚、契诃夫斯卡亚和普什金斯卡亚三个主要车站，他们称之为“帝国”。然而，由于纳粹是帝国主义派系，他们在几个边远地区拥有前哨站以及驻扎军队，可能是为了扩张。他们由一个元首领导，服从元首的每一个命令。第四帝国作为一个整体被分为三个部分：纳粹、其军队和帝国本身。
意识形态[]
要完全了解纳粹，了解他们的意识形态是很重要的。他们以纳粹德国第三帝国为基础成立了自己的组织。然而，这不是为了要维持德国血统的纯度，而是为了人类没有畸形。例如，任何人，即使是发现的最轻微的畸形，都会被认为是一个低等人，并被视为二等人。战后世界地铁势力所特有的另一个特点是，他们非常强调严格的规章制度。帝国总是希望人类摆脱辐射引起的异常基因。如果一个人缺了两个手指甚至一个脚趾，那么惩罚就是死亡。帝国的种族和基因标准使许多生活在帝国内部的人成为难民。
元首[]
The Reich is a totalitarian dictatorship alongside the Red Line. As such, it is led by one man - the Führer. What he says goes and any question to it usually results in execution. He enforces strict anti-mutation and physical feature standards policy on what it is to be a "Pure Human". It is common policy that if one of these features is not perfect, one is considered a mutant and executed. The Führer's choleric attitude combined with the amount of power he holds is, just like his moniker, modeled on Adolf Hitler.
History[]
起源[]
帝国在地铁中的起源还不得而知。然而，在《地铁2033》的小说中，商队首领阿托姆和珍雅最初提到了它起源于第三次世界大战前的俄罗斯民族统一黨（RNE）。他还提到，俄罗斯民族统一黨消失了一段时间，但后来已经开始在普什金斯卡亚重组，他们高呼“地铁是为俄罗斯人准备的！”“做一件好事-打扫地铁！”在将所有非俄罗斯人从普什金斯卡亚赶走后，他们又扩展到契诃夫斯卡亚和特沃斯卡亚，做同样的事。这就是第四帝国的建立。
Expansion[]
这三个地铁站受到纳粹的影响后，他们很快就与红线形成了敌对。纵观整个地铁的历史，红线和纳粹之间的矛盾总会引发血战。20年来，人类一直处于地下，纳粹没有同化任何其他人口密集的车站，但确实占领了作为前哨站或补给站的新车站，但没有平民居住。
Flooding[]
在小说《地铁2035》，帝国试图吞并红线的歌剧院站，但在红线部队反击时失败了。在红线从鲁比扬卡站进攻席勒（Pushkinskaya）站后不久。为了防止红线的攻势，帝国在席勒和卢比扬卡之间的隧道里引爆了炸药。但这被证明是一个致命的错误，因为隧道倒塌导致了一场巨大的洪水吞没了帝国的三个车站。居民被迫逃到周围的车站。元首和其他官员的下落不明，但随着帝国的三个车站都被抛弃，第四帝国很可能已经灭亡。
纳粹[]
大多数生活在帝国车站的人们几乎都被元首关于基因纯度和完美主义标准的言论洗脑了。尽管帝国中的一些人反对这样的政策，但他们通常要么被枪杀，要么被送往集中营。帝国居民一般可分为两类：士兵和平民。
士兵[]
Nazis, especially the soldiers, appear to be fearless brutal warriors with high morale on the battlefield, often shouting propaganda and taunts to Artyom or the Reds during a firefight. Despite their hostile nature and fervor in rallies, some bored soldiers can be heard talking about missing their wives and children, as well as being critical or at least skeptical about the Nazi ideology and its cause, questioning the purpose of crimes it carries out, leading certain soldiers to consider deserting in favour of another less extreme faction such as Hanza.
平民[]
The common peasants and workers who live in the Reich are exposed to little of the atrocities carried out by its soldiers, leading Nazi civilians to believe the cause is meant to benefit them. Artyom mentions when in the Reich, it appeared more clean and stable than the rest of the metro, most likely because of the strict laws. This can make civilians feel more comfortable about living in the Reich. Many civilians have fled the Reich, on account of the standards set by the Führer. If these standards are not met, the penalty is death, even if it is a high-ranking officer in the military.
Military[]
Strength[]
第四帝国的士兵数量比红线军队少，但由于训练有素，装备精良，一般士兵都比红线士兵强。他们似乎比其他地铁派系拥有更有效的指挥结构和对军事战术的掌握，这很可能是由于纳粹主义的军国主义性质。但在军队方面，他们显然更倾向于质量而不是数量。考虑到第四帝国人口相对较少，这种方法很可能是出于必要而实行的。由于他们的排外政治信仰导致了对任何非纳粹分子的敌意，不管他们的派别如何，他们对外界的仇恨和“先击毙，后汇报”的政策严重限制了帝国对外征募士兵。 It is assumed all Fourth Reich soldiers are born and/or raised in the Nazi stations.
装备[]
所有帝国士兵都装备了几乎相同的制服、头盔和作战背心。他们通常使用更高质量的武器，如AK-74M步枪和全自动散弹枪，但偶尔也可以看到一些士兵使用劣质的劣质卡宾枪。大多数成员还携带左轮手枪、手榴弹和飞刀 (although they are never used)。许多帝国士兵也装备了国防军式的弹药袋来携带弹药。其中相当一部分人戴着夜视镜，为了节省电池电量，只有在接到警报时才配备。第四帝国还使用了各种装有机枪的轨道车，根据E32009年的演示，至少拥有两辆装甲列车。他们还拥有一个独特的装置，在地铁中没有被任何其他派别使用，在标准轨道车上用废金属装甲建造的坦克，具有一个旋转炮塔和一门大炮。由于其罕见以及单一行动，装备比较差的红线士兵也能摧毁它, they are a menacing sight for enemy troops while instilling fear even in Rangers。帝国还拥有一辆装甲车，车顶上有一个装甲炮塔，在维修时可以将它的分离。In Metro: Last Light, most Nazi soldiers appear poorly equipped. They now make more use of Bastards, Ashots, and other low tier weapons, or wear less body armour and equipment. This can be excused because the Nazis appearing in the game are all guarding stations or prisons - they can be considered a form of home guard, with weaker weapons. The Nazi stalkers who capture Artyom, the soldiers on the front line in Heavy Squad and the stalkers in Sniper Team, wear similar gear to those seen in Metro 2033 So, it can be assumed that all heavy and advanced gear is given to the front line troops or special forces, not the lowly guards at home. These units could possibly be new recruits or militia guards, this theory is made all the more plausible by the fact that Reich soldiers can be overheard in the Sniper Team DLC mission commenting on Artyom's prison escape and how the soldiers guarding the concentration camp were all new recruits with not a single veteran amongst them, and Pavel acquiring high end weapons such as a Kalash or Saiga-12 after taking down regular troops. The "Frontline" Reich soldiers are seen with completely different armour and helmets from the previous game, which seem to have high-quality custom-built gear rather than salvaged or refurbished gear like other factions. They also carry high-end weapons that are heavily customised. Many of them are assigned in patrolling surface areas for extended periods of time and appear to be equipped with large oxygen tanks. Fourth Reich snipers are issued with Preved, seen in the level Sniper Team. However, the true explanation for this change in equipment between Metro 2033 and Metro: Last Light is that the developers did not want the player to have access to advanced equipment so early in the game when the more advanced weapons, like the Kalash and the Shambler, have not yet been available. The Reich stalkers encountered by Anna after Artyom is knocked out by the baby Dark One are also very well equipped and trained. Almost all are equipped with AK-74Ms with various attachments and some of the officers are equipped with Kalash 2012s. The stalkers also have a heavily armoured truck similar to the Rangers as seen by Anna as they leave the area.
Units[]
The Reich has five main types of soldiers each with their own set of skills and uses. Aside from differences in equipment, all units behave functionally the same in both Metro 2033 and Last Light. The concept art below was made by Vlad Tkach.
Troopers[]
Troopers make up the backbone of the Reich's military. Their main purpose in the Reich is to fight on the front lines and engage the enemy. Reich Troopers are very well equipped and well trained, much better than normal Red Line soldiers who are barely trained. They are usually equipped with a Kalash, grenades and wear strong body armour.
Stalkers[]
Stalkers are the soldiers who have to go up on the surface and retrieve supplies, food, weapons or books to help keep the Reich well equipped and alive. Reich stalkers are much better equipped than the stalkers of other stations or the Red Line, having better armour and filter systems. Like troopers, stalkers are usually equipped with a Kalash and grenades.
Scouts[]
Scouts make up a smaller portion of the Reich's army, as their main purpose in the Reich is to scout out enemy positions and find weaknesses. They are not as well equipped as normal soldiers and do not carry a lot of armour. They usually come equipped with a Bastard, a grenade, and a trench knife.
Heavies[]
Heavies have an important role in the Reich's military as their main purpose is to reinforce weak spots, mow down enemy infantry and destroy heavy targets such as Red Line tanks. They are very strong, and like all of the Reich's soldiers, undergo exhaustive training. They are very well equipped with full body armour and are usually seen with a Shambler and grenade, or in the case of Hans, a gatling.
Officers[]
Reich officers have the most important role in the Reich's military as they enforce the law and protocol, punish those who break them, coordinate soldiers, and keep morale high. They are very well decorated, usually wearing trench coats, yet lack substantial armour. They are usually equipped with a Lolife or Kalash.
War Cries[]
These are heard while engaging them or when the player is on Heavy Squad level, here are some examples from Metro: Last Light.
- "Hail Reich!"
- "Die, subhumans!"
- "Now you die for Reich!"
- "Time to die, subhumans!"
- "Death to mutants!"
- "Death to commies!"
- "Eat lead, you commie pig!"
- "Damn mutants!"
- "Now, Commie, you're done for!"
- "Death to subhumans!"
Known Ranks[]
Most of the Fourth Reich ranks are based on the SS and Wehrmacht ranking system. They can generally be heard throughout both games when Reich troops are not alert. Known ranks include:
- Sturmbannführer (Major)
- Oberscharführer (Technical Sergeant)
- Hauptmann (Captain)
- Sturmscharführer (Regimental Sergeant Major)
- Scharführer (Sergeant)
- Reichsführer (Supreme Commander)
- Sturmabteilung (However the Sturmabteilung in the Third Reich was a battalion; translating directly to "Storm Battalion" or "Storm Division," and is most likely either a subdivision of the Reich military or a rank reserved for stormtroopers.)
Appearances[]
Template:Spoiler The Nazis have appeared in all Metro novels and games except Metro Exodus.
Novel[]
The banner of the Fourth Reich, the three armed swastika, representing the three home stations of the faction
A triskelion flag used in the novels. Sparsely populated by hardcore militant neo-Nazis, the Fourth Reich is known for its atrocities against people of different ideology and not up to standards. The population is terribly unbalanced, there are fewer women than men, which means that the Reich is facing extinction without expansion. Unlike the games, the Nazis seem more focused on exterminating people of different ethnicities, i.e. Caucasians, Chechens, Azerbaijanis and other non-Russians, than mutants. While they do show a disgust for people with disabilities, they are not hostile to them outright, as Mikhail Porfirevich and Vanechka were able to pass through the Reich prior to meeting Artyom. They will still kill them without a second thought though, given the excuse. By 2035, however, the Reich changes its policy, and focuses its ire on so-called "freaks", i.e. people mutated by radiation. As such, they recruit troops of all backgrounds and ethnicities. They are despised and hated, but unlike in the games, are not in open war with any other faction and are directly opposed only by Che Guevara inspired revolutionaries. The Fourth Reich is aware of its problems and some soldiers are heard talking about "an ultimate, last crusade" to capture Polis, although it is not known whether such plan actually exists. Their territories incorporate three interchange stations: Tverskaya, Chekhovskaya, and Pushkinskaya. The encounters through the novel reveal the Fourth Reich's brutal nature as the entrances of the station are littered with bodies and decorated in slogans and murals to Adolf Hitler. The Reich is a relatively new faction in the book, much younger than its in-game counterpart. Both Artyom and his friend Vitali are surprised to learn of their existence and the man who explains the Reich to Artyom does not know its exact details. He is unable to remember if it is the Fourth or Fifth Reich. It is mentioned in the novel that the Nazi soldiers wear black uniforms with black berets and armbands with the Triskelion on.
Metro 2033[]
The "C" used in the video game.
The Nazis are first encountered during Frontline, where they are in heated combat with the Red Line and are met again during Depot, Outpost and the Black Station levels. They are the typical anti-diversification group under the rule of an unnamed Führer. The Fourth Reich believes that the Slavs (more specifically Russians) are the ultimate race and believe every minority should be destroyed. The Reich in 2033, seems to be in the process of expanding its territory. They have recently occupied Black Station and were in the process of sending troops to clear out and take over Hole Station. They also have control of all tunnels leading in and out of the three main stations. The Nazis in-game seem to have been founded much earlier than its counterpart in the book. In order for them to have constructed all of their machine gun rail cars, Panzers, and defenses it would have taken years to build, especially in a post-apocalyptic world where resources are scarce. It is rumored that prisoners of war are sent to camps known as "Stalags" where they are enslaved, forced to carry out hard labour until they die or are used as live target practice by soldiers. Such rumors are confirmed in Last Light.
Metro Last Light[]
Despite being hyped up as the primary antagonists in the pre-release materials for Metro Last Light, the Nazis only play a slightly bigger role than in the first game. The Reich is one of the primary factions vying for control over D6. Now visibly led by the Führer in large rallies, Reich propaganda details that D6 is home to powerful weapons and enough food to keep the Reich fed for improbable lengths of time. With few exceptions, Nazis remain perpetually hostile to Artyom and openly seek combat. He is captured by Nazi soldiers after locating the last Dark One and is transported to one of their concentration camps or "Stalags", reminiscent of the concentration camps of Nazi Germany. It is shown that these camps are set up to detain enemies of the Reich, as well as any innocents considered mutated. Should any attempt to escape, the entire chamber would be filled with deadly toxic gas. In other Nazi stations, the Nazis are portrayed as an overly brutish people, with those that are less violent in their own ranks being tormented and beaten up. Despite having made a form of truce with the Red Line preempting the events of Metro: Last Light, and their presence at the Polis Peace Conference, the Nazis seem to still remain in heated combat with the Red Army at the Front Line in the Faction Pack DLC mission Heavy Squad for Metro: Last Light, although when this mission takes place is not explicitly mentioned.
Metro Exodus[]
The Reich is briefly seen in the intro cinematic of Metro Exodus, showcasing one of the Fuhrer's speeches. Based on conversations by Hansa soldiers and members of the Aurora, the Reich is still quite active. Unlike its book counterpart, it appears the Reich was never flooded and they may have resumed their territorial expansion. Hansa guards mention that all the good weapons have been given to troops near the League's borders with the Reich. Template:Spoiler End
Nazi Germany Similarities[]
Nazis in the Metro universe openly emulate Nazi Germany, both in style and in practices:
- Their Slavic interpretation of Nazism means they believe that Russians are the master race and their soldiers are known to engage in ethnic-cleansing against non-Russians and others they deem impure or mutated, which can include Russians, such as Communist soldiers who are often executed without mercy. Stylistically, there are many similarities that the Nazis have copied: The most prominent similarities are that Fourth Reich soldiers all are equipped with helmets shaped like the famous "Stahlhelm" used by Wehrmacht soldiers (even featuring the bolts on the side of the helmets worn by the Nazi Waffen SS) which became a famous symbol of Nazi Germany.
- Nazis feature many banners and symbols based on ones used by Nazi Germany, featuring a prominent black icon (either a capital C or a three-pointed swastika known as a Triskelion) within a white circle and a red background, reminiscent of the flag of Nazi Germany. The C-symbol, which is never explained, could be either a Latin "C", a Cyrillic "S", or a non-alphabetic symbol. Markings on the walls in Nazi-held tunnels and stations are also painted in a blackletter font historically used in Germany, most commonly the word "Reich" written in Cyrillic ("Рейх").
- The casual use of German language terms despite being Russian - listening to conversations between non-alerted soldiers they can be heard referring other Nazis as "Herr" (meaning Mr. or Sir) and to their captain as "Hauptmann" as well as calling their unknown leader the "Führer". Outside the novels, their German does not seem to extend past "partisan German", as in short stereotypical phrases picked up from numerous World War II movies (e.g. "Jawohl!", "Hände hoch!"). Some of their words have German accents if you listen carefully.
- Like the Third Reich, the Führer gives an enthusiastic speech to his soldiers who respond with a hail. Their hail is slightly different, however, than that of the Third Reich. At certain points during a speech, the Führer will yell out "Hail Reich!" instead of "Sieg Heil!" and the soldiers respond with "Slava! (glory)", though this is the Russian equivalent to "Hail" and is used by Russian neo-Nazis (The "C", if it is a Cyrillic "S", may stand for "Slava", or perhaps "Sieg"). Also, instead of the open hand salute, they use a closed fist salute, perhaps an influence from the Communists. As a side note, the Nazis are often referred to as fascists, which in Russia is used as a common synonym for Nazis. Also, just before he is hanged, Pavel calls the Reich officer Fritz, a common nickname for German soldiers used by allied soldiers during World War II. The Soviets notably used Fritz more frequent than Jerry and Kraut, which were mostly used by British and American troops respectively.
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Trivia[]
- The gas mask worn on the cover art for Metro 2033 is actually a Nazi gas mask, despite the helmet featuring a red star.
- In the Metro 2033 novel, the leader of the caravan Artyom and Zhenya volunteer for mentions the Reich's origins from the Russian National Unity party (RNE) currently unlisted in Russia. The party is known for its anti-immigrant and Russian nationalistic stances and has been associated with Neo-Nazism. Its main slogan is "Russia for Russians!" - echoing the Nazis' comments in the Metro.
- it is very ironic that the the Fourth Reich is embracing Nazism when in real life Nazis viewed Slavic peoples as subhumans and sought to exterminate them.
- Although some Nazis carry throwing knives, they don't use them in combat.
- Some Nazis can be observed throwing them at a dart board during the Sniper Team mission.
- The Nazi loudspeaker messages broadcasted at the Frontline are mimicking Nazi propaganda from World War II.
- The Nazi Panzers armoured rail cars are crude imitations of Panzer IV tanks.
- The war between the Fourth Reich and the Red Line is almost an exact replica of the Eastern Front during World War II: the Red Line has little regard for human life and uses conscripted troops extensively, while the Fourth Reich emphasises on a professional military and armoured vehicles.
- Most of the frozen corpses seen on the surface during Metro 2033 bear Fourth Reich insignias. It can arguably be assumed that out of all the factions of the Metro, the Fourth Reich is the most involved in the exploration of the surface.
- The Nazis possibly have a sort of internal police force as, during the scene where Artyom is held captive by the Nazis at the end of the mission Frontline, one of the interrogating soldiers mentions bringing in the Gestapo but the other declines because it will take too long for them to get there. The Gestapo (Geheime Staatspolizei) was the notorious secret police of the Third Reich, who arrested perceived enemies of the state and other undesirables to the regime.
- So far, the only playable Fourth Reich mission is Heavy Squad.
- In both Metro 2033 and Metro: Last Light, some German words can be heard in the Nazis' conversation, even in the Russian dub.
- In the novel Metro 2033, there is the presumption that the three-hooked flag is based on the three Nazi Stations but this is never confirmed. Many Nazi members do not know what the three-pronged Swastika actually means, though it is commonly thought that it represents the original three fascist stations. It has also been attributed to Slavic nationalism.
- The Swastika of the Fourth Reich is the same if not identical to the one belonging to the Gegengeist Gruppe (G.G.G.) from the video game BloodRayne.
- In Metro: Last Light, they are only referred to as "The Reich" and not the Fourth Reich.
- A new Reich flag is introduced in Metro: Last Light consisting of a black "R" on the standard Nazi flag design. The R is meant to represent the "R" in Reich.
- The Reich controls a total of five stations, according to the game map.
- It is reported that in the Italian version at least, soldiers of the Reich are referred to only as "Imperialists". Likewise, their leader is referred to only as the "Kaiser".
- In terms of equipment, the Nazis possess very unique pieces of equipment not seen used by other factions. These include their gas masks, only faction to wear black, different looking armour for heavy soldiers, their helmets and NBC suits.
- Many fans previously thought that they were of German ascendancy because of their similarities with the original Nazis.
- On the back of some of the jackets, Russian Cyrillic letters can be seen under "Reich". These words are "Россия - для Русских!" which translates to "Russia - for Russians!".
- Nazi soldiers in Metro 2033 are equipped with the German "Stahlhelm" (maybe M35 or M40 models), the distinctive helmet of all the German soldiers during the Second World War. The origin of these helmets is quite interesting, considering the post-apocalyptic state of the world in 2033 and the scarcity of such helmets nowadays. It could be speculated that Nazi stalkers found some original (or replica) models on one or various ruined militaria stores near the stations on the surface during the early years of the Fourth Reich, and they brought the helmets back to the metro. Considering the symbolism of the helmet and giving the new Nazi troops the desired and distinctive look of a German Soldier, new helmets were manufactured within the metro following the exact design of the German helmets found on the surface. The helmets are painted in dark green with a big "C" on the front. Some are equipped with frontal flashlight devices, similar to the ones seen in mining helmets. In Metro: Last Light, however, Nazi soldiers are equipped with a common Russian helmet painted in dark blue with a big "R" symbol on the front.
- A possible source of their distinct black uniforms is the Moscow Police. By extension, if this is true it could infer that the Reich was founded by police officers who survived the war in the Metro in addition to members of prewar nationalist political parties.
- The upper part of the Nazi uniform in Metro 2033 seems to consist of a black bomber jacket, vastly similar to an Alpha Industries B 15 black bomber jacket.
- The Fourth Reich appears in the Metro 2033 board game as a playable faction.
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