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Paramount didn't want Snake Eyes
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01-08-2010, 11:26 PM
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What does respect or lack of have to do with it?
SE is not vital to the Joe franchise. He's part of the Joe franchise and his importance will vary with each individual fan.
From Paramount's point of view, which is the PoV of making a movie accessible to the majority of the views (which are not Joe fans but average movie goers), SE is an odd character to put into a film.
I also think it is VERY important to remember that for many people (including a VAST number of fans), most were exposed to RAH via the cartoon, NOT the comic.
And as I stated, from the cartoon perspective, Snake Eyes was only included because he had an action figure at the time. By the 86 season, he was basically nonexistant because the show no longer had the need to promote him.
Do people remember the comic's evil, serioius Cobra Commander? No they remember Chris Latta's over the top cartoon character.
Why were people so insistant that Alpine and Quick Kick be included in the toy line? Largely because the of the cartoon portrayals from what I saw.
Why is Duke the defacto leader/head character in GI Joe? Largely due to the cartoon.
As is, I think one of Hasbro's big reasons for getting him in the movie at all is because, by sheer concept, he is easily the most marketable character/figure in the entire franchise
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