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Yoho Joe
"But why is the rum gone?"
Joined: 03 Jun 2005
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 Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2007 4:32 pm Post subject: YHJ CAC #5 Voting Thread |
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Okay all, 4 killer entries this time around. Voting will commence until Sunday night. Vote for which ever duo strikes your fancy. The winning entry will have the customs finished up to match their bios. Thanks to all the participants and good luck!
Here are the base figures again:
And here are your entires:
From Eye of Agamatto
| Quote: | CODENAMES: Dazed and Confused
DREADNOK RECRUITERS (and official 'Nok tattoo artists)
Daryll "Dazed" and Lizzie "Confused" Marsh were struggling tattoo artists living and working out of their van when they were discovered by Torch, Buzzer, and Ripper. The young couple were talented, but hungry, and when the three Dreadnoks offered them work and a place to stay, they couldn't refuse. They settled in nicely with the infamous 'Noks, and earned both respect and admiration for their artwork. They were eventually put up in a small tattoo parlor where they could be the eyes and ears for the infamous organization, and eventually were given the task of bringing in potential Dreadnok recruits. Their loyalty to Zartan has never been in question, and they have earned a respectable and valuable place among the notorious biker gang.
"Dazed and Confused are brilliant and talented tattoo artists who are instrumental in finding potential new members for our little organization. As a team, they can spot undercover authorities a mile away and have more than once saved our skins. They know the territory and have connections everywhere. And for Dreadnoks, the tattoos are always free, as long as the tips are good." - Zartan
DESCRIPTION:
Dazed and Confused wear typical biker garb. Black leather and matching shirt colors - they are a couple afterall. Dazed is fully tattooed with tribal designs, even on his head. He has multiple piercings with studs in his chin. He is caucasion. Confused has one full sleeve of tats on her right arm, She is blond with black highlights streaked in. Her lipstick is dark.
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From FirstReality
| Quote: | CRASHCART and HEARTWRENCHER:
Crashcart
EMT
Real Name: Harrison, Dean R
Primary Military Specialty: Emergency Medical Technician.
Secondary Military Specialty: Vehicle Operator
Birthplace: Nashville, TN
Crashcart was an EMT in a busy Nashville Ambulance Service when the Dreadnoks attacked a chemical plant just outside town. When his ambulance rushed to the scene, he stepped out during the firefight to try and save a wounded plant worker. Just as he got to the man, he was hit over the head by a large wrench. He watched as the female Dreadnok who hit him laughed, and then shot the worker in cold blood, taunting Crashcart as she did so. Crashcart later joined the military, and eventually found his way into the ranks of the Joes, where he hopes constantly to run across that Dreadnok again some day. Until then, he’s got a 9mm round reserved for her
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From Lifeline: “We’re starting to get more well trained medics on the Joe team, but Crashcart’s a vital element lately. He’s an expert driver - fast as Clutch, only without all the swerving that could risk patients. And Crashcart’s been known to use almost any Joe vehicle as a makeshift ambulance. We had a trio of Joe’s injured in a chopper crash out in the middle of a forest. With Iron Grenadiers bearing down on us, Crashcart took the only vehicle we had available - one of those old Road Toad’s. He checked all three Joes in record time, strapped them down on stretchers, secured them to the Road Toad, avoided all sorts of incoming fire, and got them all back to the medical station without so much as losing a single bandage. If they ever see fit to give the Joe Team a quality ambulance, then Crashcart’s the man I want driving it.”
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Heartwrecher
Dreadnok
Real Name: Unknown
Birthplace: Unknown
Born to Biker parents, Heartwrencher never spent more than a couple weeks in any town in her youth. Growing up, she learned how to ride a motorcycle before she learned how to ride a bicycle, and could outrun the fastest of the California Highway Patrol on a bike before she turned 15. She also learned how to control men with her looks as a teenager, and often gets more with a wink and a kiss than most Dreadnoks get with high explosives and BO. But Heartwrencher is just as likely to stab you in the back as look at you. She’s used and thrown away more men than there are Dreadnoks in the Detroit Chapter. She also likes to taunt police and emergency workers who get in the way of Dreadnok attacks.
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From Buzzer: “Everyone thinks ol’ Heartwrencher got her name ‘cause she’s a little tease. An’ she is! I’ve seen her convince other ‘Noks t’do her work for her, just by battin’ her eyelashes at ‘em. Nah, she got her name by carryin’ around that giant wrench of hers! Ain’t got no use for it, except t’ hit people with. And she does that pretty darn well.”
Okay, this was fun. Maybe it was the lace pattern on the arms on the female fig, but as soon as I saw her, I knew she had to be Heartwrencher, the female Dreadnok DD created a couple years ago. So, here, I just really needed to create a counterpart for her. I played off Heartwrencher, and thought she should have some kind of Heart-based connection. Crashcart was the only masculine sounding thing I could think of that’s in any way connected to a heart, so that made him a Medic. I thought for a moment about making him a Medi-Viper, but I thought he’d work better as a Joe. And, so, Crashcart was born.
Crashcart needs to be in some sort of medical-friendly colors, though maybe not as all-red as Lifeline was. A nice combo of red, black, and white wouldn’t be bad. Make sure the red cross is on him somewhere. Also, the goatee should stay, but the poor boy needs hair. Even just a layer of black paint to serve as close-cropped hair would be fine. We just don’t need anymore big, bald, black men on the Joe team - that’s getting kind of old. Those pockets on the front of his uniform work well, but a medic should have some sort of backpack, at least, and if at all possible, a stretcher would rock.
Heartwrencher, on the other hand, actually looks fairly good. She needs black hair to match her DD character. Maybe drop her neckline some, to add that sexy-touch to her - though I do like the straps. It’s a little different from DD’s look, but a girl like her is going to have more than one outfit. Keep the laced-up arm pattern - that’s essential. Maybe rough up her pants a little - tears in the fabric or grease stains or something - maybe even a little bit more skin, if possible. Of, and maybe some black lipstick. She should come with a gun of some sort, though nothing too big. And, of course, some sort of wrench, though, honestly, I don’t think I’ve ever seen a really large wrench in 3.75. |
From Sharkviper74
| Quote: | Swatter
Mercenary
Real Name: Thomas Nathan Turner
Speciality: Demolition
Birthplace: Dismal, TN
Swatter got his codename by being the man Cobra Commander always calls on to swat any bothersome "Flies." An expert in demolition as well as with the Yugoslavia M-76 sniper rifle. It has been rumored that he is a former Navy SEAL, DOD is checking this out at present time.*
Swatter is ruthless and meticulous. He once demolished a 5 story building to fulfill a contract on one person holed up inside. He has recently been seen with a female partner but no information on whether or not they are working together.
*See DOD Case File E7C-Z98T*
Mosquito
Assassin
Real Name: Milan Marriott
Specialty: Poisons
Birthplace:Lawyersville, NY
Milan was the quinessential bored rich girl that is until she began poisoning her rivals. She seduced a chemistry professor who helped her concoct her poisonious formula. He was found dead from this poison several weeks later. Her delivery system for her poison is some type of syringe but little else is known other than it leaves a small raised area at the entry site much like a mosquito bite. Milan has recently been seen with a man codenamed Swatter. Her relationship with this person is unknown at this time.
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From Chainsaw Viper
| Quote: | Often times in combat, you'll find yourself behind enemy lines with less than optimal equipment. In those cases the Joe team has to make do with whatever equipment they can procure from the enemy. This is why they rely so heavily on Gun Runner and Wheels, who serve as the G.I. Joe teams experts on foreign equipment, whether it comes from Trucial Abysmia or Cobra Commander's prsonal armory.
(Male character)
Gun Runner
Coming from a rather well-to-do southern family that made up for their lack of closeness with an excess of money, Gun Runner took an intrest in firearms as a way to relive his boredom. By the age of 21, he'd already made a name form himself in certain circles as a professional trick shooter and an avid gun collector, with a keen intrest in exotic and prototype weapons. Eventually, he found his way into the army in order to more easily get into where the action is.
"Gun Runner tries to hide his enthusiasm under a cool stotic front and seemingly endless banking account, but anybody that's worked with him for a while can see the giddy grin that creeps into his expression when firing his weapons, whether they be his personal collection or Joe issue, and sometimes I get the feelign that he's got a better armory at home than we do!"
(female figure)
Wheels
Coming from a background of drag racing and car repair, Wheels has both impressed and exasperated her supervisors by managing to improve any vehicle she was assigned to, usually without bothering to ask for authoritzation first. Upon joining the Joe team, she took a great intrest in Cobra vehicles, as they were typically built more for speed than for safety standards and began to modify them for Joe use.
"Wheels can repair a half-wrecked Cobra STUN and drive it though the middle of a war zone like it's on rails. She can disassemble the firing systems of a Cobra Parasite, bend it into place, and use the parts to repair a motor that's half exploded and on fire parctically in her sleep. If you name it, she can fix it, improve it, and drive it. What she doesn't seem to be able to do is follow vehicle saftey regulations, obey most speed limits, and stop herself from shouting "Yahooo!" when she manages to get a vehicle going over 100 miles an hour!"
Since joining the Joe team and being forced to work together, Gun Runner and Wheels have taken also a brother and sister realtionship. It's hoped that in time Gun Runner's calm detachement rubs off a little bit on Wheels and that her wild streak helps make him a bit more accessable to the rest of the team.
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Wheels should use a color scheme similiar to Tiger Force Duke, with perhaps a slightly brigher green top, keep the Tiger stripe design on her pants and if you have anything avalible, perhaps toss in something resembling a tool belt or pair of removable goggles (I can't recall any goggles that would work, but I might be forgetting something) Leave her arms bare. The glove color is okay.
Gun Runnr should be dressed mostly in black (preferrably a glossy one) with some forrest green and a little bit of gold trim here and there to spice him up.
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Good luck again to everyone. Feel free to comment on whatever, and entrants feel free to try and swing votes your way any way you can!
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Chainsaw Viper
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| Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2007 10:19 pm Post subject: |
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I just want to say that since the deadline for submitting figures was my birthday, I should automatically win. 
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Maximus
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Joined: 24 Jan 2006
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Location: Lancaster, PA
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| Posted: Tue May 01, 2007 11:53 am Post subject: |
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How do I keep missing these?!? Once again some pretty cool looking figures and very nice bios! Good luck everybody! Hopefully I'll be done moving soon and I'll catch the next contest before it gets to the voting stage...
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Chainsaw Viper
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Maybe next time then.
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Yoho Joe
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Chainsaw Viper
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| Posted: Mon May 07, 2007 6:20 pm Post subject: |
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So, I had the second highest vote. That means I won, right?
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Yoho Joe
"But why is the rum gone?"
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| Posted: Mon May 07, 2007 11:15 pm Post subject: |
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| Chainsaw Viper wrote: | | So, I had the second highest vote. That means I won, right? |
Hey, if it makes you feel better, I voted for yours. And everybody's a winner in this contest. Okay, not really, but whatever gets you through the night.
Congrats to our first two time winner FirstReality. PM me your addy again, since I deleted it from last time and any suggestions you have. Fair warning, I've got a few things I want to try with Heartwrencher that I haven't tried yet, so it may take me a little longer than it normally would (geez, why does everything I type somehow sound dirty?).
Thanks to all who entered. We're gonna mix things up a bit next time round and try something a little different, so get your thinking caps on now. A little clue: I hope you really like your board name.
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Maximus
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| Posted: Tue May 08, 2007 11:30 am Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | Thanks to all who entered. We're gonna mix things up a bit next time round and try something a little different, so get your thinking caps on now. A little clue: I hope you really like your board name. |
Sounds pretty interesting. No way I'm missing it this time!
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sharkviper74
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Joined: 26 Aug 2005
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Location: Winston-Salem, NC
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| Posted: Tue May 08, 2007 3:31 pm Post subject: |
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Congrats FirstReality on your win. Awesome work as usual. Keep this up and you'll have a shelf of Yoho Joe designed figures. 
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Eye of Agamotto
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Joined: 12 Aug 2005
Posts: 774
Location: Sanctum Sanctorum
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| Posted: Tue May 08, 2007 6:57 pm Post subject: |
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| Good job, FirstReality! Can't wait to see your characters come to life! |
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FirstReality
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| Posted: Tue May 08, 2007 10:50 pm Post subject: |
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Holy Carp, I won?!?! Last time I checked - admittedly when I voted WAAAAYYYY back when the thread first popped up - I was down by like, two votes. And, I'd kinda forgotten about it since then.  And, honestly, Chainsaw, I thought Gun Runner and Wheels were pretty kick-ass characters. If I didn't vote for myself, I would've voted for them..... Yeah, that doesn't sound too concieted...
Anyway, take all the time you need, Yoho. Can't wait to see what you come up with!
Board name next time, eh? Well crud, FirstReality ain't exactly as bad as Ice Cream Solider, but it's no Destro, either. Have a nasty feeling that one's not going to swing my way.  |
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Chainsaw Viper
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| Posted: Wed May 09, 2007 12:46 am Post subject: |
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Board names?
I think I may just have an advantage here.
Honestly, I don't know what happened with the voting either. I checked a few times and I was way in the lead, came backa few days later, and you'd jumped from like 2 votes to 7 or something.
Oh well. Congradulations anyway.
Although to be honest, I really didn't think Gun Runner was that well written out here, I had a hard time trying to convey what I wanted to with the guy.
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