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09-15-2016, 10:32 AM | #1 |
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I was thinking (like I'm sure a lot of people here on the Tank do from time to time) how stupid some characters and vehicles in GI Joe really are. I have been trying to come up with ways to make these characters, vehicles better.
For example, Raptor. A Cobra villain who trains birds and puts metal claws on their feet. GI Joe should tremble in fear of this guy! Hardly. My take: Raptor loves his birds, but knows that each one will eventually die in a kamikaze mission. Raptor has trained his birds to attack Joes. he places small explosive devices on them (As much as one bird can carry). When they reach their target Raptor detonates the bombs, sacrificing his bird for the Cobra cause. Sure they won't take out a tank or even a Humvee, but it could take out a loan Joe or two. And no one is going to think twice about a bird flying towards them. Now if only I can justify him wearing that ridicules costume. And this idea isn't that far off from reality. In WWII the military tried to place bombs on bats. The idea was that during the day time they would drop a device over a known Japanese base. The devise would carry a bunch of the bats and would open in mid air, causing the nocturnal bats to take cover all over the compound. Then the bombs would go off all over the base. Turns out during testing a bunch of the bats escaped and blew up a bunch of the US military base. So what ideas have you guys come up with to make a silly character, vehicle, or idea better? Last edited by Gatchaman; 09-15-2016 at 10:35 AM.. |
09-15-2016, 01:02 PM | #2 |
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Crystal Ball was a two bit con man. His second sight was something he cooked up while working in Vegas back in the day. He met and fell in love with a girl that also worked in the casino. She would give birth to his son, but he would leave. The police and others were after him. So he left before knowing the secret she was carrying. The little boy would become DownTown (he was a new Joe at the time and I wanted to give him some conflict).
The battled then found out the truth. CB made amends and DT accepted him. I thought it was cool |
09-15-2016, 01:34 PM | #3 |
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Nice. I like it.
DownTown accepting Crystal Ball (A known Cobra villain) would certainly make for some conflict. LOL |
09-15-2016, 01:53 PM | #4 |
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The HAVOC vehicle was always dumb to me.
Let's look at the facts... The whole front end was a giant windshield offering no protection of you were discovered during recon The gunners laid down with the crown of there head exposed by the wind shield. The driver Sat a the top of the damn thing with no protection whatsoever.like who designed that thing a cobra double agent
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09-15-2016, 01:57 PM | #5 |
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Quote:
The HAVOC vehicle was always dumb to me.
Let's look at the facts... The whole front end was a giant windshield offering no protection of you were discovered during recon The gunners laid down with the crown of there head exposed by the wind shield. The driver Sat a the top of the damn thing with no protection whatsoever. Quote:
like who designed that thing a cobra double agent
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09-15-2016, 02:39 PM | #6 |
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Quote:
The HAVOC vehicle was always dumb to me.
Let's look at the facts... The whole front end was a giant windshield offering no protection of you were discovered during recon The gunners laid down with the crown of there head exposed by the wind shield. The driver Sat a the top of the damn thing with no protection whatsoever.like who designed that thing a cobra double agent Seriously though, the HAVOC has some issues. No idea why the missiles were pointing backwards. |
09-15-2016, 02:41 PM | #7 |
Commando
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let's not forget the HAVOC was also hampered by the fact it's primary armament was stuck pointing forward.
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09-15-2016, 02:42 PM | #8 |
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Quote:
I was thinking (like I'm sure a lot of people here on the Tank do from time to time) how stupid some characters and vehicles in GI Joe really are. I have been trying to come up with ways to make these characters, vehicles better.
For example, Raptor. A Cobra villain who trains birds and puts metal claws on their feet. GI Joe should tremble in fear of this guy! Hardly. My take: Raptor loves his birds, but knows that each one will eventually die in a kamikaze mission. Raptor has trained his birds to attack Joes. he places small explosive devices on them (As much as one bird can carry). When they reach their target Raptor detonates the bombs, sacrificing his bird for the Cobra cause. Sure they won't take out a tank or even a Humvee, but it could take out a loan Joe or two. And no one is going to think twice about a bird flying towards them. Now if only I can justify him wearing that ridicules costume. And this idea isn't that far off from reality. In WWII the military tried to place bombs on bats. The idea was that during the day time they would drop a device over a known Japanese base. The devise would carry a bunch of the bats and would open in mid air, causing the nocturnal bats to take cover all over the compound. Then the bombs would go off all over the base. Turns out during testing a bunch of the bats escaped and blew up a bunch of the US military base. So what ideas have you guys come up with to make a silly character, vehicle, or idea better? |
09-15-2016, 03:01 PM | #9 |
Heroes Sometimes Die
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Cobra La and BF2000/Star Brigade. While both cool in their own right, they were executed horribly. As many have said before CL should have been aliens then they could have integrated BF2000 and Star Brigade as the follow up to the movie and the next tv show could have been similar to Spiderman unlimited, batman beyond, tmnt, street sharks, ect. You could add more aliens, new sub teams, and the story could have really progressed into something like the 90s xmen show. Then the series could have progressed into VVV with spliced humans from alien tech.
Overall GIJoe could have progressed rather than stagnate by relaunching themselves over and over. Which is truly the dumbest thing they've done.
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09-15-2016, 03:50 PM | #10 |
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Even though I LOVE Shipwreck, here's my attempt to make him even cooler.
Shipwreck left the US Navy and promptly became a mercenary and pirate. He sold his services to the highest bidder. Thats why he was in a cobra bar when Flint and Mutt run into him.It also explains why he's so familiar with the underground locations like Pirate's Cove and other smuggler ports. After helping out the Joes, he decides that he kinda likes their company. Spending years with just a parrot for a friend had to have been a little lonely. Plus the Joes seem to pay pretty well. Doesn't mean he doesn't still do a bit of smuggling on the side, since he seems to disappear every so often.
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