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05-20-2010, 02:11 PM | #13421 |
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Actually, the other question to ask is whether the MACV-SOG orders at the time of the Tet Offensive were set just before, during or just after the traditional Origins storyline.
I don't know if you guys looked at where in the Vietnam war (time-wise) the SE Origins happened? |
05-20-2010, 04:05 PM | #13422 |
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Issue #94 afaics, but can we definitively place the Origins story later in time than the #94 happenings? I'd love it if we could as it would tie up some loose ends.
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05-20-2010, 06:50 PM | #13423 |
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05-21-2010, 12:19 AM | #13424 |
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So what's the prognosis? Have y'all been able to say if Stalker is SF qualified or not? Is there any real evidence for it?
Not to deminish the worthiness of this pursuit, but we might just as well argue that Flint was with the Ranger Regiment because of his beret. It's certainly pausible - especially given the fact that he served previously with Duke and Roadblock - but it makes no sense for him to be wearing a Ranger beret when he's clearly listed as SF. Guys, I think it's just a matter of Hasbro choosing the wrong color Paint.
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05-21-2010, 12:28 AM | #13425 |
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Well, I'm sending another group of figures to Marine_Deapool. One of the figures is my prototype City Strike Beach-Head AKA Sabertooth. I'm very excited to see how this turns out.
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05-21-2010, 12:54 AM | #13426 |
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That's going to be nice Oliver.
Yeah but I'm through debating whether Stalker is SF or not. In all likelihood he should be. He just needs to drop the Ranger misnomer. But I love the lesson I'm getting from Tanksmasher on Special Ops units in Vietnam. I might be calling POC BH, Drop-Zone the other SF joe.
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05-21-2010, 12:57 AM | #13427 |
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So what's the prognosis? Have y'all been able to say if Stalker is SF qualified or not? Is there any real evidence for it?
Not to deminish the worthiness of this pursuit, but we might just as well argue that Flint was with the Ranger Regiment because of his beret. It's certainly pausible - especially given the fact that he served previously with Duke and Roadblock - but it makes no sense for him to be wearing a Ranger beret when he's clearly listed as SF. Guys, I think it's just a matter of Hasbro choosing the wrong color Paint.
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05-21-2010, 01:05 AM | #13428 |
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Yeah, Drop-Zone is pretty cool. Marine_Deadpool is supposed to be working on a custom of him for me as well. Poor guy, he just has way too much on his plate right now.
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05-21-2010, 01:10 AM | #13429 |
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I completely agree that Stalker should be SF.
Honestly, he's arguably the Joe that SHOULD be a Green beret - way ahead of a lot of the "official" Green Berets. His language skills, and expertise in multiple types of terrain, as well as his training as a medic and interpreter... yeah, he's got SF written all over him, but Hasbro has never made that clear. It's pretty ridiculous. He's a Jungle specialist, an Artic/Cold Weather expert, a desert expert, and an urban specialist. The man can go anywhere. Plus he's been trained in Intelligence. He's on my custom ODA Team - so obviously I think of him as a Green Beret.
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05-21-2010, 04:15 AM | #13430 |
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Ok, so I've just had another look at the relevant comics.
I think the Origins story (#26 &27) is set after the Tet-Offensive turning up at MACV-SOG HQ flashback (#94), firstly because Stalker says exactly that in Snake Eyes Declassified #1. Secondly because they all wear a mixture of uniforms, headwear, and have a range of weapons (including an M-16 with image intensifier and suppressor - were those standard issue?). Seems SOG-like to me, but I'm just going from my gut feeling and am willing and happy to be corrected/have my argument picked apart, etc. ;) That's pretty much it except to say that at least SE & SS are apparently on their second tour at this point, and Stalker says that SE & SS were LRRPs together on their previous tour (again from Snake eyes Declassified #1). Therefore, I think Stalker could quite easily have come from Special Forces to SOG, to place him in the Origins storyline. |
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