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06-03-2009, 12:28 PM
zuludelta
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There are only so many mugs that say, "I mean business!" Clint Eastwood and John Wayne come to mind as well.
Agree with Clint Eastwood. The only problem with using Eastwood's face is that he's so recognizable and his classic "film personas" are so dominant that they could potentially overwhelm any characterization I'd make for a character. I originally wanted to use his head for Hawk because it's got a good "hard" look to it, but I couldn't reconcile the Hawk character with Eastwood's voice, mannerisms, and Dirty Harry/Man With No Name tropes and those three things kept intruding in my visualization for the character.
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But hey you haven't even touched Cobra yet!
I actually can't wait to start on the Cobra guys. So much more potential to just go crazy with the designs. Working on the Joes is great of course, but working within the constraints of contemporary military looks can be a little same-y after a while. I've already sketched out a half-dozen Viper designs and I'm raring to re-write the Cobra corporate organization's structure: I've been reading on Enron lately, and I think what I'm going to do is make Cobra a cross between Enron and Blackwater/Xe, with Fred I as the "puppet" public face and CEO of the company, a cross between
Jeffrey Skilling
and
Erik Prince
, with Cobra Commander an almost-mythical figure that no one (not even GI Joe) is sure even exists, directing things from the shadows. Destro would probably be the company's COO (Chief Operating Officer) and senior vice president in charge of the Military Armaments Research Sciences division. The Crimson Twins could be executive vice presidents in charge of the Extensive Enterprises division. I'm really enjoying re-working the Cobra organization as a proper for-profit private military contracting company, which would make it a perfect counterpoint for something like the Joe team.
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