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View Poll Results: Which is the best Duke? | |||
Sunbow cartoon | 19 | 30.16% | |
Marvel Comics | 11 | 17.46% | |
DiC Cartoon series | 1 | 1.59% | |
GI Joe vs Cobra Era movies | 0 | 0% | |
Resolute | 22 | 34.92% | |
GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra | 2 | 3.17% | |
Renegades | 6 | 9.52% | |
Post-Marvel comic series (Please Specify) | 2 | 3.17% | |
Other (Please Specify) | 0 | 0% | |
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12-21-2011, 08:39 AM | #11 |
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I enjoyed Duke's portrayal in Renegades and RoC. In both instances he was younger, was not the standard grizzly army buffoon, and had a lot to learn about what was going on.
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12-21-2011, 11:32 AM | #12 |
Cobra Viper
Join Date: Jul 2011
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I voted Sunbow cartoon, because that's when I was introduced to the character, and I liked him then. I also liked his character in ROC, Renegades, Resolute, and the way Larry Hama wrote him, especially in Origins and the post 155 issues. If he doesn't like the character, he sure writes him well.
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12-21-2011, 11:50 AM | #13 |
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Location: Indianapolis
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Resolute for sure.
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12-21-2011, 12:50 PM | #14 |
Killer Germ
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Definitely Resolute for me. He was portrayed as a leader, a man of action, and had a Dirty Harry tough-as-nails attitude.
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12-21-2011, 04:02 PM | #15 |
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Duke embodies the "Man of Action" stereotype that G.I.Joe needed to be hoisted into a TV mini-series. Before Joe was just a bunch of green shirts. Hawk included. Didn't really even know he was the unit commander because they stuck him as "Missile Commander" on the toy line.
Duke was the leader. He is the macho 80's action hero that Joe desperately needed to become cinematic. When Hawk was introduced in the Sunbow series in '86, it was a let down. Duke and Flint ran the show. Hawk was a pansy and still is in my book. Sure Duke got caught in the mini series. But he kicked a lot of ass while locked up in Cobra temple. He had the deep voice and the respect of all of the troops. I like the comment about Snake Eyes never even breaking a sweat. Flawed characters is were it is at. Hubris if you will. When has Snake Eyes ever did anything wrong? If you are going to criticize Duke for getting captured, you will have to say thing about Snake Eyes. |
12-21-2011, 04:08 PM | #16 |
Cobra Viper
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: North Carolina
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Bo and Luke and Daisy and Uncle Jessie get my votes for the best Dukes EVER!!
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12-21-2011, 04:25 PM | #17 |
Iron Grenadier Sorcerer
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: The Silent Castle
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Sunbow Duke is my Duke. No dark side. An all-American hero that is actually what he appears to be. Somewhat less naive than, let's say, Eddard Stark in "Game of Thrones", but with a similar philosophical foundation and an added sense of humor.
In my Joe-Verse, some of the Joes are genuinely good, others are sort of pragmatic, ruthless good who engage in some morally questionable behavior which, nevertheless, is probably justified by logic...while others are just evil. Just like my COBRAs. Duke is one of my genuinely good Joes. Beachhead is one of my evil Joes: Ambitious, cruel, deceitful, scheming, etc.
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12-21-2011, 04:38 PM | #18 |
E-7/SFC
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Richland , Texas
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Loved him the Sunbow cartoon the most. Thats how i have always envisioned him. The second would be Renegades idea of Duke. Third would be the Marvel Comics Version.
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12-21-2011, 04:42 PM | #19 |
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Nothing can beat Sunbow Duke.
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12-21-2011, 04:45 PM | #20 |
Plays with toys
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Death from above!
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Did Duke ever have a good portrayal? Seriously. Why does Hasbro constantly push this guy to the forefront and then portray him so badly? Any other mythos Duke would be the comic relief.
Sunbow: He got captured more than anyone else. Marvel comics: Every mission he had ended in failure. Rise of Cobra: Okay, ROC was bad in general. Resolute: As soon as he got grazed by a bullet he was ready to give up, lay down and die and take Scarlett with him. Renegades: He got his ass kicked in over half the episodes. It was like his trademark. Constantly arguing and disobeying orders. Devil's Due comics: I missed this era, maybe this is where he was Mr. Perfect. |
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