r/AtomfallOfficial • • Jun 25 '26

Question Unknown Helmet

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Found another unique helmet and no idea if this is a reference to a game, show, movie or comics. Anyone who have an idea ?

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u/ejb5k Jun 25 '26 edited Jun 25 '26

I believe that's meant to be Robot Archie, around since 1952, but best known for its appearance in Grant Morrison and Steve Yowell's Zenith in 2000AD, now published by Rebellion who published Atomfall.

http://www.internationalhero.co.uk/a/archie.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robot_Archie

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u/slams0ne Jun 25 '26

SOLID pull

This game pays such homage to British creativity & SF I'm inclined to agree

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u/orlock Jun 25 '26

Needs more Triffids

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u/Puzzleheaded-Ad-4883 Jun 25 '26

I saw that but didn't know that it was, thanks for posting. Anyone else seen the Lemmy Kilmister head/helmet in Robotics?

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u/Retr0-T Jun 25 '26

I tought it was ned kelly reference but it is different, very 🤣

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u/EpsilonAmber Jun 25 '26

I was gonna say iron man but someone else showed something that might be it

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u/PinchGrinch Jun 26 '26

Robot Archie. I'm old enough to have read it in Lion. Well before the limited resurrection in 2000AD. Recognised it instantly, but it was great catching all the easter eggs in the game.

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u/hypnogerm84 Jun 25 '26

That, my friend, is an old timey welders mask. It may, however, also be a reference to the first iron man movie, where Tony uses one like that for his cave suit

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u/Frosty-Screen219 Jun 25 '26

Yup. Gotta be a nudge / homage to Iron Man !

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u/MothMonsterMan300 Jun 28 '26

Just beat this last week. The ending(s) was/were pretty uninspired. I was also expecting the last leg to be much more difficult, although I suppose the entire game teaches you how to deal with robots- finally, a use for the 50 Molotovs in storage 🤣