A parade in Italy featured a towering likeness of President Donald Trump in the armor of God Emperor from the Warhammer 40k video game, complete with a Twitter sword and a claw.
The float was created by Fabrizio Galli for the Viareggio Carnevale, a Tuscan parade famous for its elaborate floats skewering famous people from politicians to celebrities.
The God-Emporer character oversees a human civilization in the Warhammer game that has ceased its technological and scientific growth due to the civilization’s superstitious leader. Those who question his ability to rule face persecution.
Galli, the creator of the float, elaborated on the meaning of it in an interview during the procession:
“he brandishes this weapon of the economy, it says ‘Dazi Vostri’ [approx. ‘here’s your f***ing tariffs’], it’s a joke, but in fact he’s trying to destroy nations with the economy instead of nuclear missiles. This is one of the strongest actions, let’s say, that powerful people like Trump can use.”
A description of the float written by Galli for the parade’s website reads:
“Donald wants to go back to the moon, travel to Mars and create the first space army. Ultras Marines? Mega Marines? The time of intellectuals, philosophers and of old and worn culture is over. We have entered the era of fantasy, videogames and virtual life.”
The float stunned viewers from around the world.
The Italians appear to have created an impressively articulated, highly detailed Warhammer 40K-themed God-Emperor Trump Kaiju and it’s fuckin’ rad as Hell.
Well done, Italians. https://t.co/t3ZFLEL95h
— Charles Alexander (@HolographicRibs) February 10, 2019
@GeeksGamersCom And the internet wins yet again! This is absolutely hilarious. Found this in my youtube feed this morning. Apparently this was done at a carnival in Italy. https://t.co/rED8faXLbL
— Ty Max (@WayneMolockJr) February 11, 2019
England: We got a little Trump baby balloon.
Italy: Cool, cool. Check this out!😎
(Carnevale di Viareggio 2019) pic.twitter.com/u8mLPnXtde
— NJL YIKES 🚨 NEWS (@NJL1980) February 10, 2019
@TheQuartering God Emperor Trump. This vid is hilarious and amazing at the same time. https://t.co/rED8faXLbL
— Ty Max (@WayneMolockJr) February 11, 2019
This is hilarious!https://t.co/0mj2iD0x3d
— Tre Warren (@Purple_scheme) February 11, 2019
What a time to be alive https://t.co/4GjhF15l27
— Allen Walton (@allenthird) February 10, 2019
Yet the meaning seemed to be lost on some.
