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What secrets lurk in the filecards?
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07-30-2017, 02:53 PM
LowTech
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Just back to Psych Out for a moment (and then back to fighter jocks!) - here are the rest of the file card texts, which raise some interesting points.
V2:
PSYCHE-OUT earned his degree in psychology from Berkeley and worked on various research projects involving the inducement of paranoia by means of low frequency radio waves. Upon his enlistment, he was posted at the Deceptive Warfare Center at Fort Bragg where he continued his pioneering work in the field of wave induced behavior modification.
"Fear of the dark is primal. It is why we don't want to see what's lurking just beyond the campfire light and why we we're hesitant to find out what's making that noise under the basement stairs. Psyche-Out can use that fear as a weapon against an enemy as surely and as reliably as Snake-Eyes can use a submachine gun."
V3:
PSYCHE-OUT got his degree in psychology from Berkeley and went on to do ground-breaking research in the field of paranoia inducement with ultra low frequency radio wave transmissions. Since joining the G.I. Joe team and subsequently, the Sonic Fighters, he has lead numerous classified Psy-Ops and disinformation operations against the legions of Cobra!
"What can you say about a guy whose doctoral thesis was entitled , The Use of T-Shirt Slogans In Enemy Troop Demoralization? His job involves complicated thinking and multiple layers of deception: making the enemy think we're going with Plan 'A' by making such a big fuss about preparing for Plan 'B' that the enemy thinks that Plan 'B' must be a fake, so we actually go ahead with Plan 'B'!
Assigned Armaments: E.C.M. (Electronics Counter Measures) ULF (Ultra Low Frequency) cerebro distortion laser.
Weapons Qualification: Marksman
V4:
PSYCHE-OUT got his degree in psychology from Berkeley and worked on various research projects involving the inducement of paranoia by means of low frequency radio waves. Posted to the Deceptive Warfare Center at Fort Bragg, he continues his pioneering work in the field of wave induced behavior modification. Since joining the G.I. JOE team, and subsequently NIGHT FORCE, he has led numerous classified Psy-Ops and disinformation operations against the legions of COBRA. His job involves complicated thinking and multiple layers of deception, along with using transmitters to hijack enemy broadcasts and relay misinformation.
From LT. FALCON's Files: "Fear of the dark is primal. It is why we don't want to see what's lurking just beyond the campfire light and why we're hesitant to find out what's making that noise under the basement stairs. With his subliminal sonic emitter, PSYCHE-OUT uses that fear as a weapon against an enemy as surely and as reliably as a ninja can use a sword."
V5:
PSYCHE-OUT got his degree in psychology from Berkeley and worked on various research projects involving the inducement of paranoia by means of low frequency radio waves. Posted to the Psychological Operations Command at Fort Bragg, he continued his pioneering work in the field of wave-induced behavior modification. Since joining the G.I. JOE team, he has led numerous classified PSYOP and Military Information Support Operations (MISO) against the legions of COBRA.
While destroying enemy assets is crucial to any battle, it is the psychological struggle to persuade, change and influence their minds that seals the victory. With complicated thinking and multiple layers of deception, along with using portable transmitters to hijack enemy broadcasts and relay misinformation, PSYCHE-OUT already has them doubting their loyalty before the first shot. By the time the smoke clears, enemy soldiers are often begging to be taken prisoner.
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The intros are all fairly similar, and the all then go on to variations of exploiting fear. Interestingly, there is some research to suggest that low frequency waves really do create feelings of fear:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infras...uman_reactions
. In addition, a couple of file cards mention transmissions, which suggests an electronic warfare background. One mentions a PhD with a very niche focus that probably wouldn't fly at Berkeley (perhaps through one of the war colleges?) and which I'd have brushed off as an overly active imagination on the writer's part if not for this:
Turkey's T-shirt detentions - CNN.com
He's also once mentioned as a marksman. So perhaps he does all the psychological manipulation through low-frequency waves, fake messaging, exploiting fear of the dark (Blair Witch project, anyone?!) or unknown, and then adds selective sniping/assassination to enhance the messaging. It all sounds like a package that would work well in coordination with some of the comms and computer guys, and someone like Effects. But he still hasn't managed to get promoted to Captain . . .
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