History ComicBook / TheRoyalsMastersOfWar

For countless centuries, royal families have ruled the world. Their divine right to command the common people has manifested itself not just through crowns and thrones, but also [[AuthorityEqualsAsskicking in the form of fantastic and deadly superpowers that no mortal army can match]]. Then came the revolutions. As democracy, industry and communism spread across the globe, their growing strength made the royals timid, and a new generation of rulers swore a solemn vow never to use their powers in battle again. Now as the Second World War rages unchecked and bombers blitz London, Leningrad and Pearl Harbor, that vow is tested to its breaking point - and led by the spoile scions of the King of England, the world's sleeping giants are beginning to stir at last.

* BittersweetEnding: WorldWarII still ends in 1945. [[spoiler:This time though, with the bombing of Hitler's bunker in Berlin. Said bombing however also takes out the British Royals, which may be for the best.]]

* InSpiteOfANail: Despite the presence of superpowered royalty, history still more or less mirrors our own. And even in the heavily altered course of events of WorldWarII thanks to direct royal intervention, some historical events and circumstances still occur, if not necessarily as they happened in real life.

* MugglePower: TheFrenchRevolution sent shockwaves among the royals as it was the first time the non-superpowered "commoners" succeeded in threatening their kind on such a large scale. Centuries later, both the Nazis and Soviets had become adept in killing the old nobles and royalty, capturing those who ''couldn't'' die and persecuting the few in their territories who remain.

* ThePurge: In this version of history, TheFrenchRevolution was one for the royals.

''The Royals: Masters of War'' is a six-issue comic series by Rob Williams and Simon Coleby that was released in 2014. Following King Albert of UsefulNotes/TheBritishEmpire and his children, it starts off around 1940 in an AlternateUniverse version of UsefulNotes/WorldWarII that at first glance very much follows our own world's history. Save for one large difference: this is a world where the Divine Right of Kings takes on a [[RoyaltySuperPower far more]] [[SupernaturalElite literal meaning]].

* ItsAllAboutMe: [[spoiler:It's revealed that King Albert cares fae more about continuing ''his'' bloodline and survival than his duties as England's sovereign. Even going so far as to make a deal with Hitler in order to move him and his family to Nazi Germany while Great Britain burns.]]

* NearVillainVictory: One consequence of the British Royals' intervention, if in part due to their dysfunctional hijinks [[spoiler:and King Albert's machinations]] was that the Nazis manage to keep the Western Front secure while they mop of Russia. [[spoiler:The war ends, however with the bombing of Hitler's bunker. With the British Royals in it.]]

''The Royals: Masters of War'' is a six-issue comic series by Rob Williams and Simon Coleby that was released in 2014. Following King Albert of TheBritishEmpire and his children, it starts off around 1940 in an AlternateUniverse version of UsefulNotes/WorldWarII that at first glance very much follows our own world's history. Save for one large difference: this is a world where the Divine Right of Kings takes on a [[RoyaltySuperPower far more]] [[SupernaturalElite literal meaning]].

* ItsAllAboutMe: [[spoiler:It's revealed that King Albert cares fare more about continuing ''his'' bloodline and survival than his duties as England's sovereign. Even going so far as to make a deal with Hitler in order to move him and his family to Nazi Germany while Great Britain burns.]]

* ThePurge: TheFrenchRevolution sent shockwaves among the royals as it was the first time the "commoners" succeeded in threatening their kind on such a large scale. Centuries later, both the Nazis and Soviets had become adept in killing the old nobles and royalty, capturing those who ''couldn't'' die and persecuting the few who remain.

* WrongGenreSavvy: Many of the British Royals think that directly intervening in the defense of their country would help end the war more quickly and turn the tide in the Allies' favor. Instead, it results in even worse bloodshed, the Nazis overunning much of Europe more effectively and ''more'' royals intervening.

* RoyaltySuperPower[=/=]SupernaturalElite: ''Every'' royal and noble house is shown to be made up of superpowered people. It's also mentioned that even in the United States, the closest Americans have to a landed, aristocratic gentry have some abilities, though nowhere near as powerful as actual royalty.

* AmericaSavesTheDay: Subverted. The American forces in the Pacific are trashed by the Japanese Royals. It's only when Emperor Jimmu and his children no longer intervene that the U.S. manages to gain the upper hand if only out of sheer determination and numbers. [[spoiler:Averted in Europe however, thanks to King Albert wiping out the American before they make landfall in Normandy.]]

* RoyallyScrewedUp: The British Royal Family is ''dysfunctional'' at best.