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05-28-2009, 02:08 PM | #5891 |
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Sean Penn's character in "The Thin Red Line" comes pretty close. Or Donny Whalburg's Character in "Band of Brothers".
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05-28-2009, 02:13 PM | #5892 |
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Pretty much... just younger, and with a Mid-Western Accent (or lack thereof). But you got it, An Airborne Infantry NCO. No Fuss, No crazy stuff, just straight up and down soldier.
Sean Penn's character in "The Thin Red Line" comes pretty close. Or Donny Whalburg's Character in "Band of Brothers". |
05-28-2009, 02:16 PM | #5893 |
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I do, however, feel that such a requirement would be necessary for all the combat officers serving on the Joe Team...
... Now, obviously the pilots wouldn't have Ranger tabs, although Wild Bill almost certainly does. And the Medical Officers like Doc wouldn't have a Ranger Tab. Keel Haul and Cutter certainly don't have Ranger Tabs either. But the Combat, Army Officers of the Joe Team would need Ranger Tabs. I don't imagine they would even be considered if they didn't have one... so all the Army Officers on the Joe team, other than Doc, would have a Ranger Tab... including guys like Sub Zero, Psyche-Out, Super Trooper, Rapid Fire, Grid-Iron, etc. Quote:
Also, Zulu, about Flint's secondary education... he's a Rhodes Scholar. That means that he has an M.A. in English Literature from "Oxford University". His Bachelors Degree had to have come from somewhere else in the States. That's always been a nagging question: where did Flint go to college before he went to Oxford? My guess is that he went to some private school on the East Coast. Flint has always been portrayed as a little cocky/pretentious in the comic. He could have gone to an Ivy League School, but Duke University would also be a possibility. However, if you want to list him with College Wrestling, Princeton University might actually be the best choice. Just a theory, but you've been so diligent in your attention to detail, I thought you might want to address this issue of education.
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05-28-2009, 02:21 PM | #5894 |
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You guys notice in Origins 3 how Breaker refers to everyone by their MOS designations? I thought that was a neat touch.
I wonder why Hama is so "eager" to use Duke in the command role now when he wasn't before? Think he's resigned himself and realized that's the role everyone thinks of Duke being in?
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05-28-2009, 02:22 PM | #5895 |
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Not really seeing how Duke's orders led them there, or how that shows incompetence on his part.
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05-28-2009, 02:22 PM | #5896 |
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Hey zuludelta, what part of Canada are you from anyway? How are the Joe supplies up there?
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05-28-2009, 02:23 PM | #5897 |
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Might just be a case of having the character available to him from the beginning, rather than shoehorned in later.
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05-28-2009, 02:25 PM | #5898 |
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You guys notice in Origins 3 how Breaker refers to everyone by their MOS designations? I thought that was a neat touch.
I wonder why Hama is so "eager" to use Duke in the command role now when he wasn't before? Think he's resigned himself and realized that's the role everyone thinks of Duke being in? |
05-28-2009, 02:26 PM | #5899 |
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I do remember an interview where he said he was looking forward to being able to make Duke and Hawk more then just two-dimensional.
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05-28-2009, 02:26 PM | #5900 |
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I'll go Sam Elliott for what a CSM should be.
If I were to reinvent the Joes. I'd start with more than 13 characters. start with 40 or 50. Yet you still have a core ten that are in every issue. Maybe they don't all get face time right away but there is time to develop them. You may even have to dedicate an issue to a character who only dies in the end of it. I think this initial group should have a representative from every Spec Op unit in the military with a few more concentrated teams of SEALS and Force Recon Marines and Special Forces and of course Rangers. But I think these guys will have to retire or get killed as the story goes. It only adds to the epic. Guys like Boba Fett, or Snake-Eyes are cool no matter what. And with little to no speaking lines they are actually cooler. They only mean business. As kids we thought they were cool, and kids today still think they are cool. Storm Shadow too. So you need a few of those types. guys in masks. I don't think the Joes need too many ninjas. I sort of liked just SE and Kamakura. Ninja Force is out. and super human ninja feats are a waste. But on a small scale it's cool. I would make Storm Shadow evil only. He may have felt disgraced because he brought SE into the clan. Then Conviently blame the death of the Hard Master on him. NO STAR BRigade! |
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