10 Military Science Fiction Art Pins in Honor of Dolph Lundgren's Birthday
November 3 is Dolph Lundgren's birthday. So inspired by the 1992 film Universal Soldier, we put together 10 pins and more than 50 AI-generated military art images.
In a universe where brawn meets brain, there exists a specimen named Dolph Lundgren.
Born on November 3, 1957, in the same decade that birthed the Space Age, one could speculate that Earth was preparing for its own brand of superhero. Not many know that Lundgren isn't just a meat mountain with fists; he also possesses a master's degree in chemical engineering. Perhaps he was destined to solve the mysteries of the cosmos, but Hollywood had other plans.
For the science fiction aficionados among us, we must not overlook his crowning glory in the genre: "Universal Soldiers." A film where soldiers are resurrected from the dead and repurposed into high-tech fighting machines. It's a tantalizing mix of Frankenstein meets the Terminator, with a sprinkle of '80s mullets. Though, if anyone could scientifically prove how to turn back the clock on the aging process, my credits are on Lundgren.
In honor of Lundgren's birthday, we went searching on Pinterest for some amazing military science fiction art pins, and then used those pins to inspire some AI-generated art too. We hope you enjoy.
No. 1: Lundgren and Friends 1992
This pin is from the Internet Movie Database and is a shot right out of the 1992 film Universal Soldier.
Universal AI
We asked Midjourney to generate similar images. Frankly, most of them are a little soft. Also, not high-tech monocles.
No. 2: Battle Suit
18 suits of power armor from science fiction you don’t want to meet on the battlefield.
AI Responds.
We had an AI generate images based on this pin from the Verge.
No. 3: Eternity War
AI Fights Too
It felt like the AI went a little wild with this images based on the Eternity War pin.
No. 4: SF+Fantasy Book Cover Look
AI Does Orange Science Fiction Book Covers, Too
No. 5: The Stainless Steel Rat
AI Alien Invasion
The Midjourney generative AI really picked up on the UFOs in this pin.
No. 6: Science Fiction Trench Warfare
AI in the Trenches
The AI did not pick up at all on the trench aspect of this pin, but did produce a couple of distinct styles, so you get two galleries for this pin.
No. 7: Sketch 19-Universal Soldier
AI Goes Universal
The generative AI focused on the helmet and covering, and even offered a female version.
No. 8: Skydive Marines
The Skies are Full AI
For this pin the AI developed several very similar designs. I hope Dolph likes them.
No. 9: A Modern Soldier
An AI's AI
In this case, the pin we started with seems to be an AI-generated image of a soldier, so our military AI-generated image is doubling down on the AI art.
No. 10: Universal Soldier Inspired
Dolph, we appreciate your action movies. Hope you enjoy the images. You can check out a bunch of great science fiction art images on this Pinterest board.