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01-15-2017, 11:40 PM | #21651 |
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01-16-2017, 09:43 AM | #21652 |
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In my Joe-verse I just went ahead and gave him the file name of Robert Light. I think its silly to have his name classified whereas everyone else in the unit's is not classified. Doesn't make any sense. I also make him speak in my Joe-verse. Yes I know its going to piss off a lot of traditional fans but realistically he would not be able to function in an assault/CQB team without yelling out phrases such as "clear!", "frag out", etc. Originally I was going to have him do just hand signals to his teammates but I think in a high-stress situation such as room clearing they would not always be able to watch him as they would be concentrating on their areas of fire.
I also toyed with the idea of putting him on a reconnaissance team but that also requires to be able to speak. Kind of difficult to pass information on to headquarters when you have to Morse code everything back. I don't think there would be many mission commanders that would have the patience for that. Now somewhere along the way in my fanfic I will have him get in a helicopter crash (a nod to the Marvel storyline) and have him lose his voice. He will take some time off to recover however I am not sure if I will bring him back or not after that incident. |
01-16-2017, 04:33 PM | #21653 |
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when I did Black Sword it literally never occurred to me to NOT have Snake Eyes be mute. To me, it's inconceivable to have him talk.
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01-16-2017, 07:17 PM | #21654 |
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I could see how an entire unit would cover for Snake-Eyes. Being mute would obviously have him honorably discharged, but if everyone lied about it and thus never officially transcribed anything and somehow Doc just signed off all his physicals. I could see it happening.
Lets say that his condition got out to some lame ass whistle-blower who thinks he's doing Snake-Eyes a favor, I could see the entire unit refuse to testify and otherwise obfuscate on his behalf.
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01-17-2017, 05:53 PM | #21655 |
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Snake-Eyes is a lone wolf. Having him speak or not speak wouldn't affect 99% of his missions imho...
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01-17-2017, 06:25 PM | #21656 |
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In my verse, I have both Snake-Eyes and Scarlett as CIA Special Activities Division. That's why his name is classified and Scarlett's secondary specialty is classified. I see Joe as a Joint Task Force and the CIA is typically involved with those.
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01-17-2017, 08:28 PM | #21657 |
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Personally I am trying to get out of the whole "Snake-Eyes, super ninja who works on his own" bit. One thing the military really puts in your head is the whole "battle-buddy, swim buddy" mentality, meaning you work in teams of two. Yes there might be some missions that require only one person works alone, but it is not going to be a constant situation that warrants it. Plus who fills in for Snake-Eyes during his time off for training or vacation? And what other missions does SE partake in? What if they need him for a room clearing mission (as I stated earlier)? Will he put his teammates lives in danger if he is not able to yell out "grenade" if one is thrown at his team (and he is the only one who sees it)? Maybe he works in Joe-verses that are similar to the comics or a "Jack Bauer-ish" type of person but for me as the way he is portrayed he doesn't work. I actually am thinking of making him more of a background character with no lines in my fan-fic, it would get by worrying about how someone who doesn't speak can function in a team environment such as room clearing.
And I have recently thought about making some of the Joe members as CIA as well. It would fit in better with them acting as covert agents (since the CIA is the only government agency that can partake in those kinds of missions). So maybe make some CIA (Scarlett, Lady Jaye, etc), some Delta (Duke, Low-Light, etc) and some DEVGRU (Torpedo, Wet-Suit, etc). So the Joes can have some covert agents along with some shooters to assist. The CIA will definitely be involved in some of my fan-fics, especially in the case of the Joes infiltrating a country that the US is not at war with. The CIA will take temporary control of the Joes during raids on foreign soil (much like the CIA did with DEVGRU during the Bin Laden raid). |
01-17-2017, 10:05 PM | #21658 |
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Yeah I imagine trying to write a syory for him can have its challenges.
Other Joes who could transition over to CIA? Ninjas? Chuckles? Tell you what though, SAD is a perfect transition for all the Joes who have to transition out of the service. Almost all those SAD guys are former military.
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01-17-2017, 10:30 PM | #21659 |
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^^^^^^^ SAD is an excellent idea for the Joes. It would solve a lot of issues such as being able to do covert missions (legally), informal dress code, etc.
As far as who would make good CIA agents, probably all of the Intelligence specialty Joes and probably several communications/IT specialty Joes (or maybe make them part of the ISA). All of the pilot Joes would be another great possibility for the CIA. |
01-17-2017, 10:42 PM | #21660 |
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