Possible Army Parades of the Future

I remember during Ronald Reagan's time, he made a live presentation once about the "Star Wars Missile Defense System." The US was planning to take its longstanding conflict with the Soviet Union into outer space. Not long thereafter, the Soviet Union essentially collapsed. With the US hardly able to successfully get into space these days—as evidenced perhaps by the absence of a convincing space program—the horrors of the time no longer seem nearly as tangible. Thinking back, I suppose it would have been particularly irresponsible to install death platforms in space unless a nation were prepared to properly maintain them—at least to ensure that there weren't any accidental missile launches.

Now We Can Rest Easy . . . Or . . . What If?

Drones are particularly capable of gathering field intelligence. Although I can see them being semi-autonomous at some point, complex operations probably still require central control. This is particularly true considering that the drones cannot detect problems outside their operational parameters, such as swarms of opposing drones on an intercept course.

I would expect the Fire Nation androids to be fortunate to parade with lots of red. Probably the androids would be more fully autonomous. But nothing beats having a skillful artificial intelligence overseeing maneuvers.

I would expect these androids to be waterproof or at least exceptionally water-resistant. For me, hair is an issue when designing androids. I know the engineers must be thinking, "Are you joking? Why do they need hair? Maybe give a good reason. I can't think of one." Fine with me. By all means, have a bald android infantry. Paint their heads with chrome to confuse aircraft flying overhead.

Rather than being big enough to hurl boulders, I suggest that these androids can be the most human—being able to fit inside and make use of human machinery such as bulldozers. Rather than fighting, they can gain their fame by moving earth and building roads, bridges, and facilities rapidly.

In the past, nations were quick to show off their missiles. It was a great demonstration of the phallus. But I would expect androids to be free of issues surrounding the phallus—unless an engineer thinks this is a great place to mount a missile. Then young children wouldn't be able to enjoy the splendor of the parade.

Credits

Concept by Don. Images by Copilot and Microsoft Designer.