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12-16-2008, 01:42 PM | #1581 |
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Yeah, they were written about 6+ years after the end of Viet Nam. I agree, that's probably why there is no association with the war. Today's climate is different and there's more politics involved. Sad to say, but you know if there was some reference to Duke's involvement in the Iraq war, Desert Storm, Afghanistan or Somalia there would be people up in arms about it. "War toy glorifies Bush's meaningless war" or something stupid like that. Still doesn't explain why they can't give schooling and qualifications like they used to. Instead we get "Duke's a good leader". Bah. What crap....
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12-16-2008, 05:38 PM | #1582 |
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Good question. The gear/look he has is pretty good for what he does.
YOJOE.COM | Filecard Gallery - Ripcord His card doesn't list much beyond that he jumps. The last line of the personality quote "Once on the ground you don't want to know what he does" gives a good idea. My take on Ripcord is that he's one of the toughest Joes. This is a guy that they send in alone, either ahead of the main force or by himself. He does recon or assault missions. Drops in on inaccessible locations, does some damage well on the ground (or gathers intel) and gets out. So he'd need to be able to hold his own and survive. The look of camo works, and the gun works, along with his chute. So yeah, one of the Joes that form/function is pretty perfect. I never gave much thought to his File Card. I just noticed he wasn't listed as anything Elite. But being a Demolitions expert and reading the two file cards and what he would do once he hit the ground makes him sound like a lone badass. He also seems like quite the pistol expert. |
12-16-2008, 05:46 PM | #1583 |
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The demolitions thing, along with the HALO jumping, it almost would make Ripcord seem like a saboteur.
He jumps from real high, avoids radar, gets in, sneaks around, sets some bombs, gets out.
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12-16-2008, 05:52 PM | #1584 |
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Hasbro needs to let Larry write the cards again if he's not already. The cards make the characters realistic. Otherwise you got 17 year olds high school kids taking on the enemy. Like Power Rangers, Teen Age mutant Ninja turtles, Ben 10, Bakugan, Digimon. Duke was cooler than Inspector Gadget because he was a real man. And until we became men ourselves it was something to aspire to. Otherwise we let the kiddy stuff go. This keeps a lot of the collectors active for longer. We don't out grow GI Joe because they we're our fathers. Real Vietnam vets or service men.
I wonder the percentage of GI Joe collectors father's were servicemen or were/are in it themselves? I was not, which I somewhat regret, but my father and Grandfather were both Marines. |
12-16-2008, 06:33 PM | #1585 |
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The fact that he seems to operate alone to come bail you out seems pretty Tough (Green Berets). 82 Airborne? 101 Airborne maybe? Airborne Rangers? They all operate in mass as a large team. But a commando Sabotuer doesn't have to be anything but crazy anyway. I wonder what Marlon Wayans filecard is going to read like?
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12-16-2008, 06:56 PM | #1586 |
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Here's a little interesting tidbit. Serpentor was created with the help of the Interrogator (according to the filecard). |
12-16-2008, 07:18 PM | #1587 |
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I like New Hampshire. I've been to visit there twice in Manchester. Really lovely State. Nice people.
I didn't realize Blizzard was the only one from NH. One of my favorites, Claymore, is from Vermont. So is Snow Job. Maine even claims 2 Joes. Massachusetts has like 5 or 6 at least. Connecticut has 3 Joes and Rhode Island has nearly 20 Joes. New York has just under 15 Joes. New Jersey has 4 or 5 Hmmm. I guess having a Joe from your home State would be no big deal if you had 15 or 20 from your State/City. Population is one thing, but why do Maine and Vermont have more than y'all do? Here's a fun question: Can you name a Joe from Delaware? 2. i was just about to ask if there were any joes from delaware (my current home) or maryland (my childhood home) |
12-16-2008, 08:19 PM | #1588 |
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There are NO Joes from Delaware.
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12-16-2008, 08:24 PM | #1589 |
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12-16-2008, 09:07 PM | #1590 |
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So it seems like a backstory for the 1991 Interrogator character, but really was an accident. |
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