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12-06-2009, 11:49 PM | #1 |
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Looking at the differences between the Commando and Neo-Viper figures it makes me wonder if those in charge of the movie decided to dump the Commandos after the first scene and go with a quick redesign. It just doesn't make sense they made these two style soldiers that look almost identical and really have no distinguishable military purposes. To me it looks like they realized the commando look kind of lame with it's big nose and shoulder pads and proceeded to change the mask and armor and call it something different.
Any thoughts?
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12-06-2009, 11:57 PM | #2 |
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I prefer the commandos. The mask is better and the armor is more detailed.
But yeah, that explains why we don't see them for the rest of the movie. |
12-07-2009, 12:08 AM | #3 |
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Considering the Commandos are purple-ish makes me wonder if their original design of Cobra was to be in purple and teal and only shortly after production they went to black and silver.
This scrap iron vehicle me wonder what really went down early on in filming:
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12-07-2009, 12:10 AM | #4 |
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Commandos were the original foot soldiers of Destros forces. THe ones that got injected with nanomites became the Neo-Vipers, upgrades of the COmmandos.
Kind of like how Cobra in ARAH went from Troopers to Vipers. Destro also had EELs and Elite-Vipers in his forces as well.
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12-07-2009, 12:13 AM | #5 |
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In the first scene the commandos were taking direct shots and getting back up as if they were already injected with nano-mites.
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12-07-2009, 12:15 AM | #6 |
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Does the purple and green (or teal) combo have history in being Cobra or Destro troops colors? Or is this something new?
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12-07-2009, 12:15 AM | #7 |
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They were wearing body armor. No nanomites. The first scene of the Neo-Vipers, when we first see the Doctor, shows the first batch of Neo-Vipers with the nanomites.
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12-07-2009, 12:22 AM | #8 |
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If the Neo-Vipers are supposedly to be the superior nano-mite injected warriors why is the Commando figure noticeably taller than the Neo-viper figure. Do nano-mites make you shrink?
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12-07-2009, 12:25 AM | #9 |
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When did a Neo-Viper stand next to a Viper Commando to make that comparasion?
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12-07-2009, 12:34 AM | #10 |
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I was referring to the Commando vs. Neo-Viper 'figure(s)' as stated above. It appears that the Commando figure was made first than something happened. I don't know exactly what, but considering the Commando figure is actually bigger than the Neo-Viper looks as if there was a design change mid-stream.
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