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11-17-2008, 09:20 PM | #511 |
Cobra Soldier
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Lots of secrets lurk in the G.I. Joe file cards.
Especially when well-meaning Hasbro copy editors changed many of Mr. Hama's allusions. Here's an excerpt from the 2nd edition of The Ultimate Guide to G.I. Joe: ...the character collectors have come to know as Bazooka “…was driving an Abrams tank in the 'Third Horde' (Third Armored Div.) when he came to the realization that an illiterate farmer armed with a $200 disposable rocket launcher could knock out a million dollar tank with less than two weeks training. He put in for a transfer immediately.” Military aficionados will recognize that a Hasbro copy editor changed Larry Hama’s prototype dossier and his mention of the “Third Herd” (not “Horde”). The Third Herd is the true nickname of the 3rd Armored Division, a force that spearheaded the U.S. First Army into Normandy in WWII--earning the 3rd Armored the nickname “Spearhead Division.” Larry explained quite a few of these f/c editing mistakes to me... look at Wild Weasel v1's f/c and see if you can catch one of these mistakes (hint: it's in the first full sentence)... -- MWB |
11-17-2008, 10:35 PM | #512 |
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Bus wars = bush wars? That's my guess.
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11-17-2008, 10:36 PM | #513 |
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probably mentioned already but torpedo is a warrant officer...i didnt know that
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11-18-2008, 12:56 AM | #514 |
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Later Torpedo (not Modern Era) had him called Chief Torpedo, now he's Lt. Torpedo.
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11-18-2008, 01:29 AM | #515 |
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The biggest badass on the Joe team is an animal person, always found that cool. I remember as a kid I would always be Snake-Eyes cause I was into martial arts and I had a big old Husky that looked like a wolf and she would follow me everywhere. I would call her Timber even though she was a girl and her name was Holly, LOL.
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11-18-2008, 01:33 AM | #516 |
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Have you guys read the car for Desert Scorpion? Man, it's a punishment to be one! Kinda a cool card!
YOJOE.COM | Filecard Gallery - Desert Scorpion
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11-18-2008, 01:37 AM | #517 |
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Crimson Guard Immortal..... Gotta love these guys...
"What they cant get by stomping and shooting, they'll get by suing and auditing."
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11-18-2008, 01:52 AM | #518 |
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YOJOE.COM | Filecard Gallery - Daina Do you think that Zartan's named Zartan. Or that Lady Jaye's name is Jaye?
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11-18-2008, 03:02 AM | #519 |
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11-18-2008, 03:14 AM | #520 |
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Oliver,
My response for your Marine Maybes: Mace: reference to tripoli i think is more of a Hasbro copy editor trying to make the character sound cool. hence the reference to colordo. This could just as easily refernece the air force academy or being a police officer in colordo. Nothing in there to solidify Jarheadedness. Bullhorn: Being an instructor at quantico doesn't necessarily make him a Marine. SEAL I believe have to do ranger school after BUDs and SF go to SEAL school to get their water training same with Marine Force recon...I might be wrong. So it is safe to say that a top rated instructor can get tapped to cadre at any base offering any type of course. At fort Sam Houston we shared some training lanes with the Air Force and there were air force cadres there. Blast-off & Mirage: I totally ignore the Mega Marines personally. I view the line as an Epic Fail. I tend to mix the mutants with the rest of mindbender's experiments. I fell the same about Valor v Venom. I pick and choose the good parts (if any) for my Joeverse. Mirage, I have used him as a marine in the past...but only because I wanted more marines. But nothing there really say he couldn't be if you wanted. Blast-off: I have placed him with my firefighter unit...which doubles as a flamethrower unit attachable to my infantry company when applicable. I make him Army...same reason as Clutch was listed as mega marines but is army. Last edited by PhilDpino; 11-18-2008 at 03:17 AM.. |
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