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12-09-2008, 04:50 PM | #1421 |
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You make a fair point. I've always seen Recoil, Spearhead, Hit & Run, Muskrat, and Mutt as really, really excellent Rangers. They're straight up, hard nosed, real deal soldiers.
Recondo, however, with all of his solo work in Sierra Gordo with the indigenous people... He would make an excellent Green Beret. To be honest, with him being a former instructor at the Jungle Warfare School in Panama... it's quite possible he came out of 7th SFG(A) - He could very well be a Green Beret. |
12-09-2008, 04:50 PM | #1422 |
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Not SEALs. Top Side is a sailor who would work on boarding parties. He might work well in the Joe Verse with Cutter doing Drug interdictions at sea. Rampart sets up defensive positions in ports or bay areas to prevent unfriendly vessels from landing. Neither are SEALs, but I have assigned both of them to the Flagg - as are all the Navy/Marines (except Leatherneck and Gung-Ho). There has to be some sailors around to run the ship and act as a crew and man the Flagg when the SEALs are deployed.
So basically, they're both just sailors? I like that usage of Top Side. The Flagg is manned by "aquashirts" (aka Sailor-Greenshirts).
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12-09-2008, 04:52 PM | #1423 |
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How about Recondo, Big Brawler and Recoil?
I'd say Recondo just because no one else in the Joes has taken on the role of a true Green Beret like he has. He hangs out with the locals so long he's gone native. Big Brawler seems to be more than your average soldier, with a heavy focus on intelligence. and Recoil just looks like he works. Recoil. I really like this figure. He's one of my favorite Rangers, and I think he's often overlooked. He's great for L.R.R.P. So don't get me wrong, I'm a Recoil fan. What special skills do you guys see in him that you think would make him a candidate for SF? I know he's in phenomenally good shape... does he speak foreign languages? Is he a medic? Is he a hand-to-hand specialist? Explosives? Sniper?
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12-09-2008, 04:54 PM | #1424 |
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No, the base was closed when the U.S. left Panama. We turned it back over to the Panamanian government. It was called: Ft. Sherman... Southerners across the country rejoiced when that base closed ;)
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12-09-2008, 04:55 PM | #1425 |
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You're absolutely right about Big Brawler... and for that reason, perhaps Outback as well. He's a little like Recondo in that he seems to often work on his own with indigenous people.
Recoil. I really like this figure. He's one of my favorite Rangers, and I think he's often overlooked. He's great for L.R.R.P. So don't get me wrong, I'm a Recoil fan. What special skills do you guys see in him that you think would make him a candidate for SF? I know he's in phenomenally good shape... does he speak foreign languages? Is he a medic? Is he a hand-to-hand specialist? Explosives? Sniper? But Outback and Big Brawler... Yeah, I think they'd qualify as GBs.
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12-09-2008, 04:59 PM | #1426 |
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It's funny that the Flagg is so big and there are so few Navy/Marine Corps characters. On the Flagg, we have... All the SEALs 7/9 G.I. Joe Marines Slaughter's Marauders 6 Custom Sailors several custom Marines. 2 custom naval aviators
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12-09-2008, 05:03 PM | #1427 |
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I figured the Joes maintained a fairly large support force, mostly Navy and Air Force (for the Flagg and hangers/plane support).
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12-09-2008, 05:17 PM | #1428 |
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So, if they're going to make the Resolute version of "Dial-Tone" a woman, what other changes will they make? Do you think they'll change anything else? I suppose the Roadblock/Heavy Duty controversy will be a part of Resolute.
I would like to see some of the above mentioned figures get official mention of those qualifications. Special Forces would be a logical choice for a lot of those guys we mentioned. If they can change Dial-Tone's gender, do you think they will change any of the characters' race?
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12-09-2008, 05:24 PM | #1429 |
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So, if they're going to make the Resolute version of "Dial-Tone" a woman, what other changes will they make? Do you think they'll change anything else? I suppose the Roadblock/Heavy Duty controversy will be a part of Resolute.
I would like to see some of the above mentioned figures get official mention of those qualifications. Special Forces would be a logical choice for a lot of those guys we mentioned. If they can change Dial-Tone's gender, do you think they will change any of the characters' race? |
12-09-2008, 05:26 PM | #1430 |
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They changed Ripcords for the movie. The female Dial-Tone is part of the IDW comic, not Resolute.
My reimagined Joe, I defined the characters specialties a bit more. One of these days I'll have to get it finished up. I wrote the "bible" and a couple of short introduction pieces. The idea was it was something I could add to and write little adventures instead of doing a full novel (since everytime I try a novel, I never finish).
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