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06-27-2014, 09:13 AM | #1 |
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Voting to get Airborne into the Top XX list, made me think about something that bothered me as a kid. According to Airborne's file card, and dare I say name, he is a air assault/paratrooper, but in the comics, he seemed to be portrayed as Wild Bill's gunner and co-pilot. Did this ever get sorted out later in the series or explained?
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06-27-2014, 09:44 AM | #2 |
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Airborne is shown on the box of the Dragonfly with Wild Bill because there weren't any other Joe helicopter pilots at that point and he was probably seen as the next best thing since his secondary specialty is helicopter gunner. Ideally he's an airborne Ranger first and foremost.
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06-27-2014, 09:47 AM | #3 |
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I thought of him more as an Airborne Ranger. He and Spirit were tasked with watching over Snake Eyes in Marvel #31 while he took some R and R at his cabin. They engaged Destro, Firefly, and a Fred in a firefight.
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06-27-2014, 10:04 AM | #4 |
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Airborne is shown on the box of the Dragonfly with Wild Bill because there weren't any other Joe helicopter pilots at that point and he was probably seen as the next best thing since his secondary specialty is helicopter gunner. Ideally he's an airborne Ranger first and foremost.
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06-27-2014, 10:31 AM | #5 |
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I also see him as an Airborne ranger and try to give him as much due as I can. He was lost in the mix behind near-later adds like Ripcord, Spirit, Beachhead, & Crazylegs. The cabin, and his brother Tommy's psy-ops, were his two big claims to fame. F. Talltree is a character I like to keep at the top of my heap, but I could not work him into my own personal top 100 despite my affinity for him.
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06-27-2014, 11:34 AM | #6 |
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Toy wise? Airborne was Ace's observer/backseater and the reason he is shown rappelling on his card art was because the Dragonfly had that nifty winch. Perfect for dangling Airborne over a nest of Cobra troops and providing air cover.
cross marketing. If I buy the Skystriker I gotta buy Airborne for the back seat. (He is in the commercial) If I buy the Dragonfly I gotta buy Airborne to hang from below.
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06-27-2014, 01:40 PM | #7 |
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He was a glider pilot in at least 2 Marvel issues.
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06-27-2014, 02:12 PM | #8 |
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He's the most underrated, and under-utilized member of the G.I. Joe team.
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06-27-2014, 02:24 PM | #9 |
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he leads my paratrooper squad in my collection, alongside Ripcord, Crazy Legs and Freefall.
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06-27-2014, 03:52 PM | #10 |
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When 83 rolled around he and Gung-Ho were the most practical Joes of the bunch. I loved them all but the rest all had drawbacks. But he had a unique color scheme. I loved him. I played the crapped out of him.
Doc-Medic in the rear not killing anyone Snow-Job- Jungle mission.. sorry Snow Job you can't go Torpedo - Hey does that wetsuit come off? (Although i was able to over look that mostly.) Tripwire- hey were is your gun? Gung-Ho- Arctic Mission..put a shirt on, oh wait Gung-Ho is so tough he doesn't need one(I didn't have many Arctic mission back then) Airborne- nice AR-15 with bayonet! Airborne although he should be a Ranger as well. I have him as part of my expanded Sky Patrol which is more than a 15 man killing team. Skydive Altitude Barrel-Roll Drop-Zone Freefall Ripcord Crazy-Legs Static-Line Airwave Sgt Six(Airborne II) Sparrowhawk Manleh Starduster Airborne
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