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What secrets lurk in the filecards?
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08-13-2011, 03:05 AM
Rooster3D
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I'm just going through the 1985 cards - no particular reason i started that year. I don't know if any of these were mentioned before, but I thought I'd share what I have researched.
Airtight very likely named after comic writer/artist Paul Kirchner (Kurt Schnurr), born in new Haven Connecticut. It seemed more obscure, and I don't recall seeing it mentioned anywhere else before.
TOMAX and XAMOT's file card says that is their code name, and that their file names are classified. To me, that indicates that their names were crafted in order to solidify the "mirror image" theme they are going for. They could possibly have been named with the same first initial like with most twins.
Heavy Metal's names are riddled with tank references:
Heavy Metal - referring to armor.
First name Sherman - a US WWII tank. Incidentally, the tank was named after a WWI General.
Last name Guderian - named after Heinz Guderian, the foremost pro-tanks guy in WWII Germany.
"Heavy Metal" was also the name of a periodic publication which featured Paul Kirchner. Thus, there may be two Kirchner references in 1985 characters.
Shipwreck and SGT Slaughter both have a liking for Thule, Greenland, where a USAF base is.
QK possibly named after famous US and Japanese Generals, or maybe US General and Japanese Admiral.
Crankcase: This may be a stretch, but Elwood, Indiana (the city) is relatively close to Indianapolis, IN - where people drive fast for a living.
CGs are paid the equivalent of E-4, which is way too low for anyone with a degree in law or accounting. Just sayin', T & X.
Eels, Snow Serpents, and Lampreys are all Eels of different levels according to their file cards.
... more to come... maybe...
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