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07-26-2021, 05:48 PM | #21 |
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I'll give 'em credit for being 4 issues into this, and we still don't have a clear idea of WHO "Al-Kawbra" is. if there have been clues to his/her identity, I've missed them.
However, a weird idea came to me yesterday: I'm thinking Al Kawbra is BILLY. Brought back to life through a Cobra/Revanche, somehow. His artificial leg and eye would not only tie into Revanche, but also Sightline and Sherlock. I'm trying to remember the exact issue Billy died, but I recall Snake-Eyes and Storm Shadow delivering his dead body to Cobra Commander. Cobra Commander then had a mad-on for Revanche... but that sub-plot seemed to subside and Cobra and Revanche began working together. I could see a little Brainwave Scanner re-programming also helping to change Billy into "Al Kawbra". Alot of off-panel retconning shenanigans, but "Billy is Al Kawbra" does seems like something Hama would do. Whatta's ya' think, sirs?
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07-26-2021, 06:13 PM | #22 |
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Interesting idea
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07-26-2021, 07:16 PM | #23 |
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I'll give 'em credit for being 4 issues into this, and we still don't have a clear idea of WHO "Al-Kawbra" is. if there have been clues to his/her identity, I've missed them.
However, a weird idea came to me yesterday: I'm thinking Al Kawbra is BILLY. Brought back to life through a Cobra/Revanche, somehow. His artificial leg and eye would not only tie into Revanche, but also Sightline and Sherlock. I'm trying to remember the exact issue Billy died, but I recall Snake-Eyes and Storm Shadow delivering his dead body to Cobra Commander. Cobra Commander then had a mad-on for Revanche... but that sub-plot seemed to subside and Cobra and Revanche began working together. I could see a little Brainwave Scanner re-programming also helping to change Billy into "Al Kawbra". Alot of off-panel retconning shenanigans, but "Billy is Al Kawbra" does seems like something Hama would do. Whatta's ya' think, sirs?
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07-26-2021, 10:04 PM | #24 |
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I actually like this idea. Could help shuffle the Blue Ninja storyline off into memory too.
Billy died in the first appearance of Blue Ninjas, when they attacked the Russian Arashikage school. Would have an interesting balance if he showed up like that at the end of the Blue Ninjas storyline. Making me think of the Storm Shadow robot floating around out there too.
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07-26-2021, 10:57 PM | #25 |
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Heck, it could even tie into the forgotten plot thread of the "original" Sneak Peek dying in 1991. In the reboot IDW era, I do recall Dusty asking Sneak Peek WHOSE dead body he carried back to base. My first thought of Al Kawbra's identity was Firefly. Then, thinking about Firefly over the weekend, I remembered how he was revealed to have been a BIG part of the Joeverse, circa issue 125. A character we had all forgotten about, suddenly steps out from behind the curtain and has been involved, all along, more than we know. I also remembered how Hama brought Cobra Commander from the dead, circa issue 98. Seemed like CC was dead... but Hama whipped up a (crazy) story about how he really wasn't. Since Hama never really gave Billy a proper send-off, nor explored his character much in the IDW era, I thought: "Al Kawbra could very well be Billy with some more vintage Hama shenanigans". It would AT LEAST be a better pay-off than Snoke. AmIRite?!
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07-26-2021, 11:04 PM | #26 |
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He died in #172.
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07-27-2021, 12:20 AM | #27 |
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I would love to read about Billy’s return, although it would be the 2nd time it happened…
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07-30-2021, 01:54 PM | #28 |
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07-31-2021, 03:56 PM | #29 |
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Originally, we thought Billy "died" in issue 43, along with Candy, the Soft Master and a drunk driver. In issue 55, we found out that Billy had been pulled out of the car wreck and had been in a coma.
Y'know, I juts thought after typing that...wth the weird random tease of Bongo the Balloon Bear's truck showing up in "Snake Hunt", it could be Candy coming back from the dead as Al Kawbra. That might even be more "Hama-y" than bringing back Billy. A Bongo/Candy/Al- Kawbra wouldn't need Brain wave Scanner shenanigans. She would already hate the Joes for getting her mixed up in their conflict and destroying her life. The Revanche connection could still fit in. She was also went into a coma in issue 43 and somehow became plugged into machines and became the brains behind Revanche. Hasn't the master "hive mind" or Revance (BN-0001 or whatever) used feminine pronouns to present herself in the past? Hmmmm... It would also explain why the Revanche Blue Ninjas hate the Arashikage. Candy somehow blames the SOFT MASTER for her death, since Softie was involved in the big fire/explosion in issue 43 (and was trying to save Candy and Billy, if I recall correctly).
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07-31-2021, 05:17 PM | #30 |
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Originally, we thought Billy "died" in issue 43, along with Candy, the Soft Master and a drunk driver. In issue 55, we found out that Billy had been pulled out of the car wreck and had been in a coma.
Y'know, I juts thought after typing that...wth the weird random tease of Bongo the Balloon Bear's truck showing up in "Snake Hunt", it could be Candy coming back from the dead as Al Kawbra. That might even be more "Hama-y" than bringing back Billy. A Bongo/Candy/Al- Kawbra wouldn't need Brain wave Scanner shenanigans. She would already hate the Joes for getting her mixed up in their conflict and destroying her life. The Revanche connection could still fit in. She was also went into a coma in issue 43 and somehow became plugged into machines and became the brains behind Revanche. Hasn't the master "hive mind" or Revance (BN-0001 or whatever) used feminine pronouns to present herself in the past? Hmmmm... It would also explain why the Revanche Blue Ninjas hate the Arashikage. Candy somehow blames the SOFT MASTER for her death, since Softie was involved in the big fire/explosion in issue 43 (and was trying to save Candy and Billy, if I recall correctly).
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