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08-07-2009, 05:53 PM | #51 |
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Yeah just making all the Cobra Higher ups former Special Operators of some kind, CC in particular, just lends to toughen up the Cobra mystique. It always bothered me that very few of them except Bludd seemed to have any prior experience. He worked fine as a soldier who went too far and needed to escape war crime tribunals.
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08-07-2009, 05:54 PM | #52 |
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Anyone else you might be adding? Interrogator? Darklon? Black Dragon? Mayhem? Lt. Clay Moore? Rip It? Skullbuster?
Speaking of international, What about the Brazilian Figures? That may be too tough particularly since they don't have any stories to work with and the translations are terrible. I'll probably add more "named" Cobras, too, but no definite ones in mind at this point beyond the ones I've already listed. |
08-07-2009, 06:08 PM | #53 |
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Yeah, one of my pet peeves is when filecard and comic book writers deliberately make out the Cobras as low-rent buffoon types. This wasn't a problem early on when Hama was handling the bulk of the filecard writing and was the sole comic book writer, but it became a problem later on. Case in point: Scalpel (Cobra's own medical doctor, introduced in the Valor vs. Venom/DDP Comics era). Here's a guy who came from a shitty medical school and never served in a residency. And he's supposed to be Cobra's best medical officer? Later Viper filecards also characterized Cobra's legions as little better than hired thugs. Sure, the low quality of Cobra's forces can be played for cheap laughs, but it also makes the GI Joe team look worse. If Cobra's composed of shiftless, unmotivated, barely-professional individuals, then what does that say about the Joe team, having failed at every opportunity to definitively stamp the scourge of Cobra out?
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08-07-2009, 08:33 PM | #54 |
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Beyond Cesspool, I would suspect a lot of people would like to see Croc Master involved. His popularity was kind of shocking to me when I first started hitting up Joe message boards. I'm not really sure how you could work him in, though. Perhaps some kind of area security advisor? But I figure if you can work Raptor in (who I can't wait for, BTW), I'd imagine you'd have no problem with CM.
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08-07-2009, 08:47 PM | #55 |
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I'll probably use the Brazilian/Argentinian/Bronze Bomber/International figures to fill out the holes in the Action Force roster (I've listed the tentative roster in the "what secrets lurk in the filecards?" thread).
I'll probably add more "named" Cobras, too, but no definite ones in mind at this point beyond the ones I've already listed. Shimik Red Mack Topson Manleh Glenda De Aco Mortal Flying Scorpion Black Buzzard Invasor Then there are a few renamed Cobra Troops who become individuals like the Headhunter Storm Trooper who becomes Asa Negro |
08-07-2009, 09:49 PM | #56 |
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Croc Master wouldn't be too hard to work in, use as some kind of home security expert.
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08-07-2009, 10:05 PM | #57 |
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But what of the S&M daddy complete with crocodile on chain aspect? His job shouldn't be too hard, just making him fit realistically without compromising his trademark characteristics might take more...creativity.
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08-07-2009, 10:08 PM | #58 |
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If Zulu can work in Raptor ( a dude in a giant bird suit), I'm sure he'll do an awesome job on the S&M croc freak that is Croc Master.
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08-07-2009, 11:27 PM | #59 |
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Beyond Cesspool, I would suspect a lot of people would like to see Croc Master involved. His popularity was kind of shocking to me when I first started hitting up Joe message boards. I'm not really sure how you could work him in, though. Perhaps some kind of area security advisor?
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I guess you have only 12 or less Brazilian Joes. Maybe even less unique Cobras.
Shimik Red Mack Topson Manleh Glenda De Aco Mortal Flying Scorpion Black Buzzard Invasor Then there are a few renamed Cobra Troops who become individuals like the Headhunter Storm Trooper who becomes Asa egro |
08-07-2009, 11:46 PM | #60 |
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So if I'm integrating them into Action Force, do I re-write their real names and backgrounds to make them "more Brazilian" or do I guess at the intentions of the original Plastirama toy designers and make Glenda a Caucasian woman from a North American or Western European country?
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