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Snake-Eyes by Zuludelta & Spigou
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04-25-2009, 10:01 PM
zuludelta
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Just some further expounding on Spigou's responses.
The decision to go with the designs we used was based on a fair bit of research, done in the hopes of matching up the elements of the original 1985 Snake-Eyes toy with plausible real-world analogues.
For instance, our stylized version of the 1985 figure's trademark short sword
original 1985 Snake-Eyes short sword
was based on the
pinuté
(pronounced as "pee-NOO-teh"), a weapon used in Kali and other Malay archipelago/Philippine Islands/Southeast Asian martial arts:
traditional pinuté short sword used in Filipino martial arts
Even the scabbard, which Fierce Krypton noted was of the "open" type (good eye, man), was based on the traditional wooden open scabbards used in FMA (Filipino Martial Arts):
traditional wooden scabbard, "open design" used in Filipino martial arts
As for the decision to go with a
ninja-to
or
nin-to
(a straight Japanese short sword) instead of a
katana
as his other primary bladed weapon, well, the guy's cross-trained as a ninja after all, so we figured we'd arm his as such.
Ninja-to/Nin-to and katana side-by-side comparison
Also, there is no such thing as a "formal"
ninja-to
design. Historically, many
ninja-to
were made from
katana
whose blades were significantly shortened via simple breakage, usually at the point right before the blade's main segment of curvature. This design makes it easier to hide the weapon and to use it in close quarters fighting actions. To echo this feature, we got the
katana
that came with the Snake-Eyes v35 figure ("Arctic trooper Snake-Eyes") and broke off the portion of the blade right before the point of significant curvature.
The decision to use Torpedo as the base body was at least partially influenced by the notion that Snake-Eyes' black skin-tight outfit had to serve some sort of tactical purpose. Going with the Torpedo body allowed us to rationalize that Snake-Eyes wears a modified wet-suit/dry-suit similar to what Navy SEALs and US Army Ranger Scout Swimmers occasionally wear when they conduct amphibious reconnaissance and assault operations (and it's also a nod to Snake-Eyes cross-training in underwater demolitions, as listed in his original 1982 filecard).
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