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08-13-2009, 11:28 AM | #8131 |
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He's a mix of everything (besides being modeled after Hama himself). http://www.yojoe.com/filecard/87/tunnelrat.shtml From Brooklyn. Trinidadian, Chinease, Irish, Spanish and Indian.
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08-13-2009, 11:32 AM | #8132 |
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According to his filecard, Topson's real name is "Frank Barbieri," which sounds Italian-American. I'm pretty sure all the Argentinian figures were supposed to be Americans. It's just that their codenames sound "foreign" because the guys at Plastirama Argentina gave them what they thought were American-sounding codenames but sort of missed the mark by a considerable margin.
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08-13-2009, 11:34 AM | #8133 |
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Tunnel Rat (one of my all time favorites) is your classic mutt.
He's a mix of everything (besides being modeled after Hama himself). YOJOE.COM | Filecard Gallery - Tunnel Rat From Brooklyn. Trinidadian, Chinease, Irish, Spanish and Indian. |
08-13-2009, 11:35 AM | #8134 |
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Some of his family, not him. He's a mix of alot of stuff.
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08-13-2009, 11:51 AM | #8135 |
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he still have Trini blood in him no matter if he is a mix from alot of races to me he is a Trini.
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08-13-2009, 12:08 PM | #8136 |
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My understanding is that Tunnel Rat is of Trinidadian Chinese descent (note that there is no comma separating the words Trinidadian and Chinese in his filecard). There's a subtle difference between somebody who has "separate" Trinidadian and Chinese ancestry and somebody of Trinidadian Chinese descent, at least from my understanding. It's like the difference between having an Irish mother and an American father and having 2nd or 3rd generation Irish-American parents.
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08-13-2009, 12:16 PM | #8137 |
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@ Immortal Joker: Speaking of Trinidad & Tobago, you might be interested in learning that there are at least two Joes from the Carribbean:
Rampage v2 (born in the US Virgin Islands) Snow Storm (born in Havana, Cuba) |
08-13-2009, 12:36 PM | #8138 |
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haha YA GOTTA LOVE THE CARIBBEAN!!!!
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08-13-2009, 05:21 PM | #8139 |
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And speaking of Caribbean Joes where are the Puerto Rican Joes? I know Zap is Puerto Rican but I feel like there should be more. But I'm half Puerto Rican so I'm biased, Delaware has nothing.
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08-13-2009, 05:34 PM | #8140 |
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According to his filecard, Topson's real name is "Frank Barbieri," which sounds Italian-American. I'm pretty sure all the Argentinian figures were supposed to be Americans. It's just that their codenames sound "foreign" because the guys at Plastirama Argentina gave them what they thought were American-sounding codenames but sort of missed the mark by a considerable margin.
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