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02-10-2009, 11:26 AM
Loose Cannon
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[QUOTE=oliverbox;557848]
Of all the characters, I think Duke and Flint are the hardest to write well. They are so much alike, and to differentiate between the two, the writers start to invent weird character flaws. Jerwa went so far as to have Flint say to Duke and General Hawk and General Rey that he "wasn't really cut out to be a leader". That's the biggest crop of Bull crap I've ever heard. By the way, that's got to be the gayest page in a Joe comic I've ever read. The four of them stand around talking about their feelings over coffee; It was like a comic book version of "The View". I kept waiting for Duke to ask Hawk what kind of Maxi Pads he would recommend. It was ridiculous.
The real problem, in my opinion, is that the writers have NO idea what a First Sergeant and a Warrant Officer do. They have no idea how an Airborne Ranger First Sergeant and a Special Forces Warrant Officer behave. Certainly we're dealing with individuals, but there are also personality types that fit together in a unit. Duke needs to be more about action, and regulations, and watching over his soldiers. He needs to be a Sergeant. He needs to be what every guy who has ever been in uniform thinks of, when he thinks of an excellent First Sergeant. I called my old First Sergeant today and we talked for 45 minutes. When I hung up, I thought to myself, "That guy would eat Duke for breakfast." That's a problem.
Anybody who has ever dealt with anyone from Special Forces knows that they are a different breed. And any soldier who has ever had any dealing with a Warrant Officer knows that they are a special part of the Army. Flint should be the best of both worlds, and that would make him a very unique individual - but a leader for certain. He should be the Ying to Duke's Yang, instead of a second fiddle Duke with different clothes, dark hair, and a beret.
I think if they ever figured out that dynamic, and they really wrote it in a way that was realistic and believable, the rest of the team would almost fall into place. Duke and Flint are the centre, even more that Hawk, or Snake-Eyes, or Stalker. Duke and Flint, by virtue of their positions, are the heart and soul of the team, but if the center cannot hold.../QUOTE]
I think you're right on point on all this. The Maxipad thing was sadly true.
You've made me rethink my Duke and Flint Promotions. Guys like Duke and Flint although not the overall leaders of the Battalion, or whatever size GIJoe really is, would be very much involved in all the actual missions. They would be the center of the stories we would want to read. I mean nobody cares how many personnel actions Col Courage has to sign in a week, but we do care how many bullets Gung-Ho took to the leg.
I don't think the guys at DDP knew how the military functions at all. Hama was good at keeping the realness there. Which is why the comic was always the Bible sort of speak. Quick Kick did not come off the set for a soft drink commercial and get added to the team. But Hawk answered to Flagg, who answered to Austin.
I think the size of the Joe Force, not including pilots, and tech guys, would need to be at least 100 men. Basically a company of super trained individuals, and a battalion of support people. Like a Special Forces Company. So Six Squads with 6 COs(Major, Capt, Lt); 6XOs(WO2-4); and 6 1stSgts.
With an overall Sgt Major who would outrank Duke, but wouldn't participate on missions, yet can make Duke, Beachhead, Stalker and Sgt. Slaughter drop and give him 20. like a R. Lee Ermy or the guy in "We Were Soldiers."
Any less is almost not enough to fight a global war on terror. Really even this wouldn't be enough. But to write a comic about 30,000 men would be impossible.
I like how the new comic is going in this regard. It seems like Stalker and Duke are actually equals. Scarlett's position is still a mystery.
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