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Star Wars VS Gi Joe Story line???
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02-21-2012, 01:28 PM
lister
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Story continuity is consistency of the characteristics of persons, plot, objects, places and events. It's not about events passing in real time.
But it kind of is about events passing in real time if you're talking about "consistency." The Vietnam War is both a historical event and a plot point in the fictional G.I. Joe universe. If we accept that Duke, Stalker, Snake Eyes, Storm Shadow, etc. served in Vietnam, then we must also accept that that in 2012, they'd be in their sixties, if the continuity remains "consistent." So I'm not sure what you're suggesting. Our choices are:
a) The characters age appropriately and by now we have Snake Eyes who is 62 years old.
b) The story is constantly updated to keep the characters at roughly the same age.
c) All real world events are kept out of the fictional universe to avoid this problem altogether.
d) Constantly introduce bew characters to replace the ones who are getting too old.
Personally, I like option d. But Hasbro has always seemed to want to keep the G.I. universe revolving around Duke, Snake Eyes, Cobra Commander, etc.
My point is that it's nearly impossible to keep a consistent continuity when you're dealing with a fictional universe that is meant to crossover with the real world at certain points. Even keeping characters the same within that universe is difficult. As the real world changes, the fictional world must change or it begins looking hopelessly outdated.
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