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04-29-2011, 09:04 AM | #16011 |
Crimson Guard
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Sorry been away for a while. Work has been massively busy since before Xmas but it's nice to see a few new faces in the thread and also nice to see some excellent and thought provoking discussions too. Just to add my 2 cents on Budo, he was always one of my favourite figures as a kid even if he looked out of place. I'd love to see a 30th Classic and POC redo of him. I like to use him as a Cavalry Scout or Long Range Surveillance technician who uses his sword instead of a machete to cut through dense foliage. Just a quirk that makes him stand out (and also provides stealthy kills when he needs to engage). His motor cycle riding and mechanic skills would suit him perfectly miles away from any FOB. Hope everyone had a great Easter |
04-29-2011, 09:22 AM | #16012 |
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Same here. I'm a bit Budo'ed out, though. I think I've spent more time thinking and "talking" about how he fits into GI Joe in the past 23 hours than I have in the past 23 years since the figure was introduced |
04-29-2011, 09:29 AM | #16013 |
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My final thoughts on Budo.. I liked the MP idea, it fits with his look in a way and character. Samurai were sworn to a Daimyo and were tasked with protecting and defending their lord, to an extent. So in a way that would work.
But I like moving him up the ladder to SRT/Hostage Rescue. Still along the same lines. I agree with Zulu about infantryman being the "default" setting Hama used. But thinking about it, and looking at the figure, how hard would it have been for Hasbro to take the Sandstorm/RAM set and make it Budo/RAM? Already got the base for the armor with the RIA top. The helmet could have been altered fairly easily to something more like Budo's original.
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04-29-2011, 09:52 AM | #16014 |
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Personally, I think they probably differed very little from the "mainstream" koryu schools of their day (to mix metaphors a bit, there's only so many ways you can skin a cat and Occam's razor probably limited the variegation in sword techniques between the ninja and the samurai).
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Already got the base for the armor with the RIA top.
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04-29-2011, 09:57 AM | #16015 |
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Reactive Impact Armor, the black stuff they wore in RoC
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04-29-2011, 10:58 AM | #16016 |
Forever Ronin
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I'm thoroughly pleased that my passion for Budo has stirred such interesting (and Educational,) discussion .
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04-29-2011, 11:08 AM | #16017 |
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I always felt that Raptor was Horribly misrepresented and had SUCH Potential...
any takers? |
04-29-2011, 11:56 AM | #16018 |
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Raptor was just horribly designed.
But there is some good buried in there. I ditched the accoutant and falconer aspects and "built" my idea around the suit. Less bird like, but he does have a "cape" that acts as wings. I figure he's got a glide suit, maybe a jet pack.
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04-29-2011, 12:23 PM | #16019 |
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Consider that G.I.Joe, is essentially a special operations unit with a heavy infantry emphasis (G.I.). Having an infantry background is not only natural, but highly useful for lots of the kinds of work they do.
Budo was always a favorite of mine, and as a kid I looked past the fact that he looked particularly out of place. I think a good way to redesign him (or Quick Kick) would be to give them fairly basic military garb, along with a Japanese style headband, and a sword, and a couple of knives. I never had (or liked) Rapter. I think the best way to incorporate him into the story would be as a crazy but brilliant maniac of some sorts, perhaps someone who has come up with a flying suit or something. Cobra courts him to take advantage of his technology, and just puts up with his quirks and eccentricities. Would be very interesting to see what the IDW Cobra team could do with him... |
04-29-2011, 01:08 PM | #16020 |
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I like to work more of the Accountant aspect of Raptor. My simple custom :
ROC TRU Destro; Head (Doesn't matter); Helmet: Barrel-Roll's Spy-troops non-existant RAPTOR-Viper I always thought a Raptor-Viper would be cool, but we never got one. Yet here is Raptor in a ridiculous outfit, but as an Accountant would be a serious commodity in the Cobra Org Here Raptor is on hand to hand off the Money to CC to give to Red-Skull. Scrap-Iron will take the package being brought to the Commander.
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