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10-24-2008, 11:00 AM | #1 |
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This came about from the "popular characters you hate" thread. There were some pretty cheesy concept and cheesy looking (but good concept) Joes/Cobra thru the years.
How would you fix those so they are cool and not cheesy? Up first: Sneak Peek Good concept, an advanced recon specialist, but damn he looked cheesy. He was supposed to sneak into enemy territory, stay there undetected, gather intell, and then sneak out. But how could he do that looking like he did, and carrying that big ass periscope thing? So in this remake, let's make him look the part of an advanced recon ranger, which his filecard says he is. It says he can sit motionless for hours, and stay camped out for days. He's a ranger, so he's a bad-ass. He's recon, so he's sneaky and skilled. Gear: The periscope is gone. We'll give him some advanced binoculars (infrared, nightvision, the works) and a digital camera (video and still). He'll carry a silenced rifle w/ scope, not a sniper's rifle, but something he can take someone out at a distance with. I'd like a sub-machine gun of some kind as well. The backpack would be something like Outbacks, survival gear, with a radio like Lt. Falcon's. I'd like a bag with a grappel like Hit & Runs. The idea is he can get in and out of anywhere and have the ability to stay there for long periods of time. Look: Basic look is like Hit & Run, all camoflauge. Instead of a camo painted face, do the 1/2 black camo. Put a knit hat like Low-Lights on him, black. And night vision goggles. Legs would be like the DTC Low-Light, where there is a map and pouch, but painted in the camo pattern that the top is. A utility vest like Beach Heads would finish it off. So there is how I think Sneak Peek should be. That would be one of the coolest figures, and definately realizes the potential of the character.
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10-24-2008, 11:08 AM | #2 |
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Is it even possible to make Crystal Ball cool?
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10-24-2008, 11:12 AM | #3 |
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The concept. Instead of just a hypnotist, he's a psychologist/profiler and expert in mind control technology and drugs, as well as torture.
His job is to take people and break them to Cobra's will, thru torture/blackmail/drugs/technology of any other means necessary. He definately wouldn't look like a sideshow freak. His gear would be a briefcase full of mind control/altering drugs. He'd carry a sidearm, he's not a frontline soldier. I picture him in some kind of standard cobra uniform with some individual markings/gear/attachments. The name still doesn't work thou...
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10-24-2008, 11:28 AM | #4 |
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i think as an advanced recon ranger he should have a ghili suit with the full hit n run camo face. i agree with eveything else you said though
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10-24-2008, 11:28 AM | #5 |
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your good at this Troynos...i could see CB in a very basic suit, with suspenders, with his mentoned briefcase and his psychologist/profiler concept...he is calm, but very effective in his work...
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10-24-2008, 11:47 AM | #6 |
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Thank You.
Next: Raptor He's still a Falconer, so can have a trained Falcon for a pet. But now he's a glider pilot. Anything non-powered that soars thru the air, he's an expert at. He developed his love thru birds, most notably falcons. He dreamed of being able to soar thru the air on wings of his own. So he's a mechanical engineer as well, specializing in aeronautics and non-powered flight. He can fly powered things as well, but prefers non-powered. He's also a trained HALO jumper. For gear, some kind of gun suitable for dogfighting in the air, and also taking out targets on the ground, but not something that produces enough kick to knock his non-powered glider around. He'd wear a variation of a flight suit, with goggles to protect his eyes and breathing apparatus. He'd also have a back-up low altitude parachute for emergencies. Still have to work out his motivation for joining Cobra.
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10-24-2008, 11:52 AM | #7 |
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I wouldn't change the look of any Joe, but just change the colour scheme of their outfit. So instead of changing Sneak Peek's outfit, Just change all the light grey to dark camo green and change the red to black, with camo pattern on face. This is what i would do to most of the Joes who have bright colours on the outfits. Especially the ones who go on recon missions.
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10-24-2008, 11:55 AM | #8 |
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I wouldn't change the look of any Joe, but just change the colour scheme of their outfit. So instead of changing Sneak Peek's outfit, Just change all the light grey to dark camo green and change the red to black, with camo pattern on face. This is what i would do to most of the Joes who have bright colours on the outfits. Especially the ones who go on recon missions.
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10-25-2008, 01:18 AM | #9 |
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Changing Raptor a bit, after some more thought.
I still like that he's into the non-powered flight. But I think I want to equip him with one of those glider suits, like what's shown in Tomb Raider: Cradle of Life. This is a guy that is fascinated by birds and the ability to fly. So he wants to get as close to that as humanly possible, so he uses a glider suit. He jumps out of planes/helicopters/mountains/etc.. and glides around. I still think he'd use gliders and other such things, but would be wearing a glider suit as well.
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10-25-2008, 01:22 AM | #10 |
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Storm Shadow gets the drop on Snake Eyes, and as he's swinging his sword down Cross Country dives in the way and is cut in half, saving Snake Eyes.
Now he can be remembered as a hero instead of some cattle-humping slack-jawed hick. That's how you fix Cross Country.
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