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07-19-2012, 10:19 PM | #1 |
Cobra Soldier
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You guys like his origin or dislike it? Wasn't CC in the first movie a US soldier who turned to the darkside lol? I dunno, I find it silly this soldier decided to become a super villain all of a sudden.
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07-19-2012, 10:50 PM | #2 |
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Thus far, I have found that none of the origin stories is good enough. I don't like the Duke/Chic connection in RoC. I don't like the used salesman story from the comics. I don't like the Snakeman/eyeballs/brilliant nobleman kowtowing to Golobulus story from the cartoon.
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07-19-2012, 10:52 PM | #3 |
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Why is it silly? It's not all of a sudden. They show that Rex had a dark side when he's in the lab and learns about the nanomites. You can tell from his expression that he's thinking of what it could mean.
And then there's an explosion and he's injured. That alone would have changed his outlook, sending him off the deep end. As an origin, it's not bad. Not better or worse then any of the others.
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07-19-2012, 10:53 PM | #4 |
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Thus far, I have found that none of the origin stories is good enough. I don't like the Duke/Chic connection in RoC. I don't like the used salesman story from the comics. I don't like the Snakeman/eyeballs/brilliant nobleman kowtowing to Golobulus story from the cartoon.
Much like the Star Wars prequels, some stories are better left untold.
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07-19-2012, 10:56 PM | #5 |
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They just need to come up with a great story for CC and stick with it! So far, I'm not pleased with any of them.
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07-19-2012, 11:05 PM | #6 |
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There was one where his identity was erased or lost and no one knew who he was or anything about him. I think that one had him being a former soldier. Can't remember who suggested that one but it was in a recent interview.
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07-19-2012, 11:12 PM | #7 |
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Comic origin is the origin. Can't stomach all the foul ups with the movie. As for used car salesman, wasn't that just in the ddp? I remember more of an unsuccessful businessman who used speeches and pyramid schemes to get his organization off the ground.
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07-19-2012, 11:20 PM | #8 |
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Thus far, I have found that none of the origin stories is good enough. I don't like the Duke/Chic connection in RoC. I don't like the used salesman story from the comics. I don't like the Snakeman/eyeballs/brilliant nobleman kowtowing to Golobulus story from the cartoon.
Much like the Star Wars prequels, some stories are better left untold. I think the Rise of Cobra origin is a stretch because Rex had friends and was well liked. He was "killed" in an accident that no one wanted at all, but then reacted in a hugely convoluted and excessive way just to get revenge against Duke instead of the guy who bombed the building too soon.
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07-19-2012, 11:23 PM | #9 |
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I think the origin from the Marvel Comics run makes sense for an evil terrorist group leader. He has a form of narcissistic personality disorder and experiences some losses or slights that totally shake his world and threaten his ego. He uses his salesman charisma and rebuilds his ego while lashing out at his enemy: the USA, happy people, everyone not him just like a real terrorist group leader. He uses manipulation and half truths to find a beaten down town like Springfield, builds it up and gains their trust by showing how similar they are and who the "real" cause of their problems are. Then he uses it as his base, not unlike a cult leader.
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07-19-2012, 11:33 PM | #10 |
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ROC = Obligatory failure
...so to answer the question unequivocally and a emphatically resounding hell no...
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