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10-19-2021, 05:16 AM | #1 |
Zarana & Zandar
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People in the GI Joe fandom wonder why I'm down all the time. It's hard to be optimistic and have that optimism dashed at every turn for every single iteration and licensing of GI Joe. I'm optimistic we'll be getting Zandar one day soon, and mentioned as Zarana's twin! I can hope. All Zandar needs is someone on a creative team who actually sees value in the character and doesn't write him off as unpopular. He's underexposed, not unpopular. Invest in the character, don't step all over the fans by repurposing everything to do with Zandar & Zarana until there's nothing left. Build on Zarana & Zandar as the Dreadnok Twins and let it thrive. This is what I would say to Lenny Panzica and to Emily of Marketing, if I could.
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This is amazing! We're getting a ZANDAR figure! ZANDAR featured prominently in the Cobra Commander series! Character development! It's a great time to be a Zandar fan! Thank you, Hasbro!!! Last edited by Dreadnok Twins; 10-19-2021 at 06:47 AM.. |
10-19-2021, 03:57 PM | #2 |
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My main question is: What made you want these two be twins? There was no mention of this anywhere in the canon before. There really wasn't a need for them to be more than brother and sister (while still just being brother and sister). That dynamic was perfectly fine.
I'm just curious as to why there was such a big fight to have them be twins? What's the significance? Is this something coming from a personal place with you? I'm obviously a big fan of the Crimson Twins, but never did I want to campaign to have them just be brothers. It just puzzles me. |
10-19-2021, 05:50 PM | #3 |
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People in the GI Joe fandom wonder why I'm down all the time. It's hard to be optimistic and have that optimism dashed at every turn for every single iteration and licensing of GI Joe. I'm optimistic we'll be getting Zandar one day soon, and mentioned as Zarana's twin! I can hope. All Zandar needs is someone on a creative team who actually sees value in the character and doesn't write him off as unpopular. He's underexposed, not unpopular. Invest in the character, don't step all over the fans by repurposing everything to do with Zandar & Zarana until there's nothing left. Build on Zarana & Zandar as the Dreadnok Twins and let it thrive. This is what I would say to Lenny Panzica and to Emily of Marketing, if I could.
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10-19-2021, 05:53 PM | #4 |
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My main question is: What made you want these two be twins? There was no mention of this anywhere in the canon before. There really wasn't a need for them to be more than brother and sister (while still just being brother and sister). That dynamic was perfectly fine.
I'm just curious as to why there was such a big fight to have them be twins? What's the significance? Is this something coming from a personal place with you? I'm obviously a big fan of the Crimson Twins, but never did I want to campaign to have them just be brothers. It just puzzles me. I found the Crimson Twins and Extensive Enterprises to be very compelling. They are basically co-CEOs of a private intelligence agency like Kroll or K2 Intelligence or Booz Allen Hamilton. They also have the Crimson Guard which is really like a military contracting agency like Blackwater or Triple Canopy. Destro is a defense contractor and military arms dealer with MARS like Raytheon or Lockheed with cool military platforms. The Iron Grenadiers are also like Blackwater or Triple Canopy. I think the Dreadnoks were kind of throw away. What would a real world application of them look like?? The Joes are like Tier 1 operators like Delta Force or similar groups. I don't get it. |
10-19-2021, 06:05 PM | #5 |
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Australia has had some of the most violent biker organizations in the world. In true form, they would scare the kiddies and most of the people who think of themselves as anarchists. The Dreadnoks just happened to have been created for a kids' series and written by someone who dislikes Strayans.
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10-19-2021, 06:16 PM | #6 |
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Australia has had some of the most violent biker organizations in the world. In true form, they would scare the kiddies and most of the people who think of themselves as anarchists. The Dreadnoks just happened to have been created for a kids' series and written by someone who dislikes Strayans.
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10-19-2021, 06:19 PM | #7 |
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I always thought of them as characters that could be killed. No more, No less. The characters that the joes would work through to get to zartan to only have zartan escape. Or better yet this.... Zandar gets his head chopped off by Snakes Eye's sword then Zarana freaks runs at Snake Eyes only to have her throat cut and falls to the ground in a puddle of her own blood. Snakes Eyes in un Snake Eyes fashion smirks as he walks away sheathing his sword. The whole joe fandom goes ape shit because Snake Eyes made a sound. End scene.
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10-19-2021, 09:27 PM | #9 |
Zarana & Zandar
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My main question is: What made you want these two be twins? There was no mention of this anywhere in the canon before. There really wasn't a need for them to be more than brother and sister (while still just being brother and sister). That dynamic was perfectly fine.
I'm just curious as to why there was such a big fight to have them be twins? What's the significance? Is this something coming from a personal place with you? I'm obviously a big fan of the Crimson Twins, but never did I want to campaign to have them just be brothers. It just puzzles me.
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This is amazing! We're getting a ZANDAR figure! ZANDAR featured prominently in the Cobra Commander series! Character development! It's a great time to be a Zandar fan! Thank you, Hasbro!!! |
10-19-2021, 09:55 PM | #10 |
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So obscure that it was never mentioned until after people petitioned for it? Even if it was obscure, there should be some mention of it somewhere. I've never seen it anywhere.
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