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08-18-2022, 02:42 AM | #61 |
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I don't mind Firefly having some ninja techniques in his arsenal, but his Ninja Force design was just awful. Then again Ninja Force was just bad in general.
I do agree about the whole Destro and Lady Jaye being related. They never did anything with that outside of that particular episode. I wish Voltar had been elevated to BF2000 arch enemy as his card art suggests.
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08-22-2022, 03:02 AM | #62 |
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Head cannon aye? I can do that.
Cobra Commander was a disgruntled American Right Wing nut. The country was going to hell in a handbasket, no one was making money because of government lefties and communists and foreigners. He wanted to make money and he didn't care how he did it. Small Crimes and schemes gradually grew. He was smart and careful, so he got big very quickly, and managed to conceal his identity as he did it. What started as small militia in remote places started to turn into something he realized he could use. "Cobra" was started as a legit front and private contractor firm. He used this to spread influence overseas, setting up international branches of the same cons that had gotten him where he was in America. After a decade he had amassed enough influence and money, and had enough followers (Whether they knew they were following him or not) to start taking international actions on a grand scale. Several years of successes followed, and soon Cobra was a name feared in most first world countries, and used by many a would be dictator to get into power in smaller countries. At first international response was slow, with the various shells and blinds keeping intelligence agencies from being able to prove anything was happening until they were too big to deny... or stop. American military found that whenever they attempted to put a major strike on some Cobra plot, that somehow the enemy always knew they were coming. A young colonel and strategist named Clay Abernathy soon realized that Cobra had a lot of people within the militaries of the US itself, and probably in it's government too. Using family connections, a few favors owed to him, and a small amount of blackmail, he was finally granted permission to set up a task force of military personnel from various branches who would deal directly with Cobra. Ostensibly run by General Flagg, a friend of the president at the time, and Abernathys Godfather, the new unit would be given access to experimental weapons and technology, and given a free pass to work against Cobra as they would. Presidential orders were signed in secret, and various hands were reached out to friendly militaries around the world, with only people who were known to Flagg or Hawk being contacted. Selected soldiers from these nations would be sent to support the American effort. Abernathy was secretly promoted and codenamed "General Hawk" and would publicly be the units commander. He and Flagg personally selected each member of the team, and those who were chosen were met with quietly and given a series of conditions to join this new unit. 1 - They would give up their names. Identities would be scrubbed through a specialized computer virus, making any digital record of them disappear, or end in a dead stop. Facial recognition, DNA and fingerprints would all lead any searcher to a dead end, or a soldier who had been killed in combat. 2 - They would no longer use their real names under any circumstances. Any leave would be had with unit members, or alone. They would have no contact with former family or friends. 3 - What unit or military you were from no longer mattered. You were no longer navy or army or seals. You were part of this team. Just another Joe. 4 - Hawk was in Charge. Then Duke. Then Scarlet, Flint and Stalker. Anyone else may be given lead for a specific mission as required. previous rank no longer applied. THis was the command structure. 5 - They keep going until Cobra is gone, or they are. Any soldier agreeing to these terms was given a new name by Hawk, and then sent to a small base in Utah. ostensibly a desert combat school, this would be where the unit operated from. Support personnel were chosen in the same way as regular active soldiers, and all troops were expected to pitch in and be responsible for any areas that required them, from armory and mechanical maintenance to paperwork and computer operations. Everyone was cross trained so that the unit could operate as independently from the regular military as possible. Publicly the Unit was named "G.I. Joe;" two generic terms for soldiers that kept the unit seemingly generic. Word was spread, publicly, that if anyone encountered someone who could properly identify themselves as "G.I. Joe." they were to be given all due assistance as requested. They outranked anyone else inn a given situation. While Cobra Commander did hear of this units appearance, he at first paid it no mind. Most of the people he had in power had never heard of this unit, and so it couldn't be very big, and he still believed he would receive intel that would keep Cobra on top of their game. However within 12 months, this unit had begun working with conventual militaries, foreign governments and rebel units to begin undoing the work of Cobra. Within two years Cobra only knew that this unit were a threat. G.I. Joe was Out There. No one knew how many. No one knew where they came from or where they went. There were always more of them. Always. Fighting for Freedom. Wherever there was trouble. Wherever there was Cobra. G.I. Joe was there.
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08-22-2022, 09:07 AM | #63 |
just a Marine
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yeah, but given American parochial tendencies, they didn't count. No one in America outside the military and government gave a rat's butt about British soldiers and civilians being murdered by the IRA, ETA killing civilians in Spain, or the Red Army Faction, Red Brigades Black September or whoever killing civilians.
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08-22-2022, 11:59 AM | #64 |
Cobra Viper
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Location: Arlington, VA
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Head cannon aye? I can do that.
Cobra Commander was a disgruntled American Right Wing nut. The country was going to hell in a handbasket, no one was making money because of government lefties and communists and foreigners. He wanted to make money and he didn't care how he did it. Small Crimes and schemes gradually grew. He was smart and careful, so he got big very quickly, and managed to conceal his identity as he did it. What started as small militia in remote places started to turn into something he realized he could use. "Cobra" was started as a legit front and private contractor firm. He used this to spread influence overseas, setting up international branches of the same cons that had gotten him where he was in America. After a decade he had amassed enough influence and money, and had enough followers (Whether they knew they were following him or not) to start taking international actions on a grand scale. Several years of successes followed, and soon Cobra was a name feared in most first world countries, and used by many a would be dictator to get into power in smaller countries. At first international response was slow, with the various shells and blinds keeping intelligence agencies from being able to prove anything was happening until they were too big to deny... or stop. American military found that whenever they attempted to put a major strike on some Cobra plot, that somehow the enemy always knew they were coming. A young colonel and strategist named Clay Abernathy soon realized that Cobra had a lot of people within the militaries of the US itself, and probably in it's government too. Using family connections, a few favors owed to him, and a small amount of blackmail, he was finally granted permission to set up a task force of military personnel from various branches who would deal directly with Cobra. Ostensibly run by General Flagg, a friend of the president at the time, and Abernathys Godfather, the new unit would be given access to experimental weapons and technology, and given a free pass to work against Cobra as they would. Presidential orders were signed in secret, and various hands were reached out to friendly militaries around the world, with only people who were known to Flagg or Hawk being contacted. Selected soldiers from these nations would be sent to support the American effort. Abernathy was secretly promoted and codenamed "General Hawk" and would publicly be the units commander. He and Flagg personally selected each member of the team, and those who were chosen were met with quietly and given a series of conditions to join this new unit. 1 - They would give up their names. Identities would be scrubbed through a specialized computer virus, making any digital record of them disappear, or end in a dead stop. Facial recognition, DNA and fingerprints would all lead any searcher to a dead end, or a soldier who had been killed in combat. 2 - They would no longer use their real names under any circumstances. Any leave would be had with unit members, or alone. They would have no contact with former family or friends. 3 - What unit or military you were from no longer mattered. You were no longer navy or army or seals. You were part of this team. Just another Joe. 4 - Hawk was in Charge. Then Duke. Then Scarlet, Flint and Stalker. Anyone else may be given lead for a specific mission as required. previous rank no longer applied. THis was the command structure. 5 - They keep going until Cobra is gone, or they are. Any soldier agreeing to these terms was given a new name by Hawk, and then sent to a small base in Utah. ostensibly a desert combat school, this would be where the unit operated from. Support personnel were chosen in the same way as regular active soldiers, and all troops were expected to pitch in and be responsible for any areas that required them, from armory and mechanical maintenance to paperwork and computer operations. Everyone was cross trained so that the unit could operate as independently from the regular military as possible. Publicly the Unit was named "G.I. Joe;" two generic terms for soldiers that kept the unit seemingly generic. Word was spread, publicly, that if anyone encountered someone who could properly identify themselves as "G.I. Joe." they were to be given all due assistance as requested. They outranked anyone else inn a given situation. While Cobra Commander did hear of this units appearance, he at first paid it no mind. Most of the people he had in power had never heard of this unit, and so it couldn't be very big, and he still believed he would receive intel that would keep Cobra on top of their game. However within 12 months, this unit had begun working with conventual militaries, foreign governments and rebel units to begin undoing the work of Cobra. Within two years Cobra only knew that this unit were a threat. G.I. Joe was Out There. No one knew how many. No one knew where they came from or where they went. There were always more of them. Always. Fighting for Freedom. Wherever there was trouble. Wherever there was Cobra. G.I. Joe was there. |
08-22-2022, 12:39 PM | #65 |
A Cimmerian
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I like the idea of Joe as Cobra's boogeyman.
My high concept was to make joe generational, so Duke wouldn't have served with Hawk and Scarlett. In my timeline, Scarlett is president, Delta team is still top secret, but disbanded (not fighting in national tv). Cobra was a rumor and it's initial discovery is what ultimately led to Joe unraveling. Hawk went to ground to chase them, and everyone else moved on. Scarlett becomes president, others of the 13 end up in similar roles. Years later, Hawk reemerges with proof positive about Cobras existence. President O'Hara is not sure he can be trusted, but assembles a new delta team led by Duke. Also, I likely would make Duke Scarlett and SE's son
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08-22-2022, 02:07 PM | #66 |
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Oh that's fun.
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08-22-2022, 05:20 PM | #67 |
Shabba
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Location: England
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Action Force rather than GI Joe, but I like the idea of the original Action Force figures (Arctic Assault, 2 Para, Royal Marine, SAS, etc.) as the trainers for the later Action Force recruits who made up Z Force, SAS Force, etc.
As far as GI Joe goes, one thing is I like the various Cobra Commander designs. In my joeverse, I have them as separate characters making up the Cobra Council similar to the IDW comics. |
08-22-2022, 08:30 PM | #68 |
Crimson Nerd
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Location: Virginia
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My headcanon for a mildly obscure character from the Devil's Due run is that General Philip Rey wasn't a Serpentor clone, but that he WAS created using the same technology as Serpentor, just instead of history's greatest conquerors, he was created by "the jugglers" with the DNA of various famous US Military leaders and heroes (including Hawk and Duke).
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08-23-2022, 06:07 PM | #69 |
Shabba
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Another one for me is explaining Storm Shadow's white ninja suit. I understand that a working title was "Ghost Shadow". In my head cannon, the champion of the Arashikage dons the white of the Ghost Shadow whilst seeking to avenge a death of a clan member. Their aim is to turn the white suit to the Arashikage red with the blood of their target.
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08-23-2022, 07:54 PM | #70 |
Cobra Soldier
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Another one for me is explaining Storm Shadow's white ninja suit. I understand that a working title was "Ghost Shadow". In my head cannon, the champion of the Arashikage dons the white of the Ghost Shadow whilst seeking to avenge a death of a clan member. Their aim is to turn the white suit to the Arashikage red with the blood of their target.
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