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12-04-2010, 05:20 PM | #1 |
VALKYRIE
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....no really, I do. The guy is not invincible. He did not bounce back anywhere near as much as Major Bludd. I'm surprised Major Bludd is even alive.
Snake Eyes in Renegades reminds me of the Sunbow Snake Eyes. Now some of you know that I do not think the Sunbow toons aged well at all. I respect them out of nostalgia, but I think cartoons like Transformers G1 are superior. I'm one of the fans that got into the early Marvel books when I got older and was won over by how Snake Eyes was characterized. After reading the 1st issues I was like .."so THAT's why the fans love the commando goggles so much!". Snake Eyes as a commando kicks ass. In the Sunbow toons, Snake Eyes was the dude who would come in silently(didn't have a choice), but seemed like an underdog who was necessary. The silent deus ex machina. In Renegades, he pretty much does the same thing. That was something I liked about Sunbow Snake Eyes, except the Renegades one is more believable because lack of said invincibility. I also dig the kenjustu he employs, using the scabbard as a defensive weapon in coordination with his sword. I wasn't expecting that, and I'm glad the creative team did research for it. In fact, movie Bumblebee and Snake Eyes are similar; both are main characters, both are very popular, both just "go for it", are willing to go head-first into battle, disregarding any potential harm to themselves, while trying to get things done. They may not succeed each time but they never hold back. I'm sure this resonates with kids. So far, Snake Eyes is my fav character, though I'm almost sure this will change next week, when Storm Shadow debuts. In a way, he is treated similar to IDW; not invincible, but still bad ass. Hell, I'm surprised Renegades Snake Eyes is this good, possibly even more surprised that Duke is actually a likeable character so far. |
12-04-2010, 05:22 PM | #2 |
Crimson Guard
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I posted this elsewhere
Does anyone find Snake Eyes' style kinda annoying? The whole sword spin, slash , slash, sword spin, sheath sword, cool pose.... It's kinda silly. |
12-04-2010, 05:23 PM | #3 |
VALKYRIE
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Some parts are overdone, like the end-pose, but overall, I like him. I suspect the inspiration for the slice/dice/pose routine was inspired by Shinobi on PS2, the combo system is essentially the same if linked/inputed correctly.
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12-04-2010, 05:25 PM | #4 |
Crimson Guard
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Snake eyes was one of the most popular figures in the 80's and he was not a main character in the old cartoons.
Just an observation... |
12-04-2010, 05:28 PM | #5 |
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i've ALWAYS been a fan of ninjas. it started when i was a kid and has never left me. i used to watch the American Ninja movies all the time, and any other VHS rental with some type of ninja on the cover. i was obsessed. i had the fake ninja stars and i would make my own nunchuks out of old broom sticks and chain leashes. i even had "chinese shoes" and fancied myself a hybrid of Bruce Lee and Storm Shadow. haha.
memories... that said, i love this new SE. he just "does it for me" on every level. i admit i like seeing him get his ass handed to him now and then. Major Bludd stole the show in the last episode. good for him as he was always portrayed as a cowardly douche in ARAH. being introduced by Baroness as "another pretty face" was epic! so yeah, i like SE too. |
12-04-2010, 05:28 PM | #6 |
VALKYRIE
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True...but you know what? He is one of the most memorable in the cartoons, because most of the stuff he did was bad ass(except for the cross dressing breakdancing episode...me and my friend did not remember that and were like WTF? when we saw the DVD), and his appearances were short(most of the time).
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12-04-2010, 05:28 PM | #7 |
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Also, it should be noted SE also got his clock cleaned in Sigma 6, by the same guy I'm especially looking forward to, Zartan. BTW, you sure it was the scabbard that got cut? I coulda sworn one of his swords broke. |
12-04-2010, 05:31 PM | #8 |
Crimson Guard
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Renegades is fine right now. I just don't want it going uber-ninja.
There's so much more to GI Joe than ninjas. |
12-04-2010, 06:29 PM | #9 |
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AGREED. Every time this SE got knocked down, I smiled and nodded. And I like him, I genuinely do. More so now than I used to. And I love how they show that you don't have to be a ninja to be a pretty damn good fighter. I'm assuming Bludd doesn't have too much formal Eastern-martial arts training under his belt (though I could, once again, be completely wrong). |
12-04-2010, 07:08 PM | #10 |
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SE is too invincible in Renegades already. Bludd wasn't as tough as I thought he would be from what people were saying. SE had the upper hand and it was luck that gave Bludd the upper hand.
Running through two lines of gunfire... too tough... And it's too early to do an origin special on SE. This early they're saying they know he's going to be the most popular character because of past popularity, not any popularity that he gets from the 3 Renegades episodes we've seen. Too much ninja.
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