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01-23-2022, 10:44 PM | #221 |
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I know people say that Snake Eyes is the most popular character, but I disagree. I think it was Cobra Commander.
This explains quite a bit of why GI Joe hasn't matured, because making Cobra Commander a credible threat makes him less lovable. What other self-proclaimed terrorist character gives people the warm and fuzzies? Unpopular opinion: Cobra Commander is way, way better in Sunbow. He's also more successful, by my reckoning. Cesar Romero is my favorite Joker. No joke, I'm serious. Jack Nicholson's a close second, and Hamill's not far behind that, but Romero seems to be the only one that actually truly enjoys his escapades. Having said that, Nicholson's unstable Joker is both funny and scary. Same goes for Willem Dafoe's Green Goblin in Raimi's Spider-Man. Hey, if they can do that with the Joker or Green Goblin, they can do a Cobra Commander that's scary but still funny. |
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Honestly, people always act like serious equals mature. I've seen serious materials that are dumb and shallow, and funny stuff that manages to work on a deeper level. I think GI Joe can have serious elements and funny elements, and work on both a mature level and a lighter level. It's not an easy balancing act, but it has been done. It just needs good writers. Life's a mixture of serious, sad, funny and silly. I think GI Joe can be, too.
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01-24-2022, 10:47 AM | #223 |
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What's your retcon for CC? How does he move beyond the movies that have shamed him?
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01-24-2022, 11:54 PM | #229 |
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Yeah, when I was a kid, we played off Cobra Commander as Sunbow CC with both the "Decided at the age of 6 that he could rule the world better than the idiots that were in charge" backstory from Sunbow episode The Wrong Stuff and the used car sales backstory from the comics. Cobra-La didn't exist. Sounds great, though I'd be okay with Rob Walsh too. |
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Yeah, when I was a kid, we played off Cobra Commander as Sunbow CC with both the "Decided at the age of 6 that he could rule the world better than the idiots that were in charge" backstory from Sunbow episode The Wrong Stuff and the used car sales backstory from the comics. Cobra-La didn't exist.
Sadly, Mr. Walsh passed away a few years back. |
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