Joe*Battlelines

[Yoho Joe]

Okay all. Gonna jump right into the new contest. As mentioned in the previous contest, we're gonna try something a little different this go round. Your entries this time are gonna be based on your board name. So basically, you're board name is your code name. Your bio can be pretty much whatever you want. You just need to indicate specialty, affiliation (Joe, Cobra, IG, Ocober Guard, Dreadnok, whatever), and write up your file card. If your board name is the name of an existing character, write up the bio as if the character was on a specific mission or being put in a new sub-team (e.g. Winter Ops Beachhead, Eco-Warrior BAT, or Latrine Duty Road Pig). In interest of security, especially for our underage participants do not use your real full name. If you want to include initials or first name cool, but lets be wise and not post a full name here.

Also with your bio, you need to request a head sculpt. I think I can pretty much cover any of the JVC/ST/VvV/DTC head sculpts. If there is some modification to the head (hair, facial hair, glasses, etc . . .) please indicate that also.

There is no base figure this time, since I'm gonna personalize them as much as possible. Outside of the head, no requests for specific parts, color schemes, or accessories this time please. I really want to surprise you this time.

Entries will be accepted until at least next Sunday night. Voting will then commence for one week, and the top 2 entires will have figures made to match thier bios. Good luck all! Looking forward to some cool write-ups.

P.S. Hey mods! Any chance of getting a sticky on this for a week? I'd love to try and get as many people involved in this round as possible!
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Voting now open for the Create-a-Character contest #8

[Chainsaw Viper]

Just to clarify abit, you use "you" and "your" alot here. Are the characters directly intended to be the forum member?
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[Yoho Joe]

Yeah, I've always had a problem writting in the 2nd person. The character can be whatever you want. If you want to base the figure off yourself go ahead. If not, that's cool too. Only restriction is that you have to use your board name.
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Voting now open for the Create-a-Character contest #8

[Chainsaw Viper]

No prob. I just wanted that cleared up, otherwise I'd have a very different result in character.
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[General Scarlett]

Question............


Since I'm 'General Scarlett', does that mean that I've got to go with Scarlett's bio and 'put her undercover'??? I'm just curious...........


And BTW, WOW!! You are too cool for school!!!


Thank you in advance!!
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[Yoho Joe]

Hey, you can do whatever you want. Make it a whole new character, a future version, an alternate reality character, undercover, whatever strikes your fancy.
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Voting now open for the Create-a-Character contest #8

[Ghost-Target]

Ghost Target
Marine

FILE NAME Chris A**** W*****
S/N 006272004
P MOS Marine Radar Technician
S MOS MP

RANK E-4 (Corporal)

BIRTHPLACE Parris Island, SC

His first words were "Semper Fi", and since that day Ghost Target always talked about how he's going to enlist in the Marines. After graduating from Bootcamp, he went onto become a radar technician, and trained as an MP in his spare time. He has been forward deployed to an undisclosed location as a direct result of terrorist attacks.

General Hawk states "I became aware of Ghost Target as a result of Mainframe's urging, when he helped to repair the Portable Radar Station, and as a result of his selfless act, the Radar Station was used as an early warning system against Cobra"

Headsculpt: VvV Leatherneck (that came with the Mech)
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SEMPER FIDELIS: ALWAYS FAITHFUL

SI VIS PACEM, PARA BELLUM: If You Want Peace, Prepare For War

http://www.myspace.com/ghost_target
http://www.inkednation.com/ghosttarget

[Dremen]

COBRA
ELECTRIC SOLDIER
Code Name: Dremen

File Name: Classified
Primary Military Specialty: Electronic Warfare
Secondary Military Specialty: Interrogation
Birthplace: Classified

Using a state of the art circuit suit Dremen is able to emit deadly bolts of electricity from his fingertips. Surprise is his greatest weapon as he strides out onto the battlefields missiles and projectiles fly around him, deflected by his electronic force field. Dremen can also use his electrical skills to "read" the minds of others, giving him a great advantage when interrogating, he is one of Cobras great advantages when the sometimes-unreliable Brain-wave Scanner malfunctions.


For the head, I figure the comic three pack Buzzer, with brown hair and black sun glasses would be best. If you can get it that is.
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[Lt Storm]

Cool Idea!!

Team: G.I.Joe
Code Name: Lt. Storm
File Name: Classified
Primary Military Specialty: Small Arms Combat
Secondary Military Specialty: Military Law
Birthplace: Canada

Lt. Storm is proficient in Small Arms Combat and Light Weapons (SA/LW). His preferred weapons are revolvers, self loading pistols and assualt rifles, he carries spare quick change clips on his person and has reloading down to four seconds. Lt. Storm is also trained in MANPADS (man portable air defense systems) and is an expert jer pilot, he is also well versed in Military Law. The battlefield is where Lt. Storm feels most comfortable leading his teammates into a firefight.

Headsculpt - Comic Pack Version Duke

[Smokescreen]

Neat!! Here goes...

Team: G.I. Joe
Codename: Smokescreen
File Name: H******, Jason R.
Birthplace: Lawrenceburg, Indiana
Primary Military Specialty: Urban Assault
Secondary Military Specialty: Intelligence

After graduating college, Jason was eager to start his life in the world. In a stagnant economy, and having a degree in History, Jason's job opportunities were close to nil, if not nonexistant, period. Hunting for jobs, the new branch of the U.S. government, Homeland Security, was seeking college graduates. Jason jumped at it, and in the pursuit of excitement in his life, he decided to join the Urban Assault field. Jason caught the eye of the Joe team during a hostage extraction from a high-rise hotel. With a building full of Cobra trainees, Jason and his team were successful in removing all hostages, with no casualties on his team.

In his first Joe mission, he was teamed up with agents Shockwave, Widescope, and Red Zone sent in to remove a cell of Alley Vipers that had overtaken a shopping mall. After being dropped in by helicopter at night, the team of four was able in infiltrate and remove all the Cobra terrorists. Smokescreen gained his name by not once, but three times popping smoke grenades to surprise and disable his Cobra foes.

"There's a certain luxury about people really not paying attention to you. It's catching... No one ever pays attention to me. I can sneak in and out of somewhere before they even knew what hit them. I figure, hey, why not put those traits to good use??"

For a head sculpt, I'd like to use my casted head I have. I can just send you a copy. If not, then Rollbar, please.
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[Eye of Agamotto]

Code Name:
EYE OF AGAMOTTO
COBRA CULT LEADER

File Name: Tisdale, Chandler P.
Primary Military Specialty: Sorcerer Supreme (Non-Combatant)
Secondary Military Specialty: NA
Birthplace: Mountain View, CA Grade: Non-Military


Buried in the mystery of Cobra's early history, Eye of Agamotto was at the forefront of Cobra Commander's struggle to obtain power, by initiating a cult following. In order to instill pride and devotion into the fledgling terrorist society, Chandler Tisdale was given the task of organizing all ceremonies and to bring all the pomp and circumstance to the chosen few who took up the fight with their leader, Cobra Comamnder. His work paid off, making the Commander a sort of living god in the eyes of his followers. The cult grew to an almost frenzy until the Commander realized that Tisdale, now known as Eye of Agamotto, had achieved a large following himself. Large enough for Cobra Commander to feel threatened. During an initiation ceremony involving many of Cobra's top leaders, Eye of Agamotto was shot through the spine and rendered partially paralyzed by a hidden sniper. Although he lived, his injuries prevented him from maintaining his hold on the faithful, and he disappeared into obscurity. It is now known that he took part in a sinister experiment conducted by Dr. Mindbender, which enabled him to walk again and function on an almost normal level. The major drawback of the experiemnt nearly took away Eye of Agamotto's humanity, as his back was repaired using the same technology utilized on Overkill. While Eye of Agamotto may have lost his power and prestige, he awaits the moment when he can revive the old cult and take his rightful place as leader of all Cobra.

Head Sculpt: VvV Dusty (full head/no helmet)

[Chainsaw Viper]

CHAINSAW VIPER
Maniac Leader

Real Name: unknown (presumably, his first name is Eric)
Primarily Specialty: Assassination
Secondary Specialty: Civil Disturbance
Birthplace: Unknown

Owing to it's very nature, COBRA draws from the very worst of society, many of which are too demented and unpredictable for even Cobra's needs. Such was the case with the mass murderer that would become Chainsaw Viper. In attempt to get some use out of these soldier's, they're poorly equipped and sent out on a suicide mission in the hopes that they will cause as much damage as possible before being taken out. On his mission, Chainsaw Viper took command of his fellow rejects and was able to seize the foreign embassy as they had been assigned to. Reporting back to Cobra Commander, with only about 50% casualties. Seeing great potential in someone who could take the mentally ill and turn them into an effective fighting unit, Chainsaw Viper was promoted to the official leader of the group other Cobra soldiers nicknamed the Maniacs.

Chainsaw Viper is very influential and speaks with a very sad reluctance in his voice. On the few occasions he talks about his past, he mentions an abusive childhood where he ended up killing his mother, although the details of what happened, how she died, and even his full name seem to change from tale to tale. Chainsaw Viper is avoided at all costs by any soldier not under his command due to his normally calm almost numb behavior frequently giving way to fits of bloody rage and violence, often directed towards the soldiers under his command. Chainsaw Viper received his codename by other soldiers due to his frequent use of power tools as weapons, although he's not averse to using whatever's available. He enjoys distaining to 50s and 60s era rock music and treats cheesy B slasher movies and philosophical works of art.


"You gotta understand, killin' is just something that's gotta be done. Ain't gotta take no joy in it. Somebody's just gotta due the killin and gotta do it right."


Headsculpt: Preferrablly the Cobra Claws, but if you can make something work with that Destro who had the really funky grimance on his face, take your pick.
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[Maximus]

Code Name:
Maximus
Gladiator

File Name: Maximus
Primary Military Specialty: Hand to Hand Combat
Secondary Military Specialty: Combat Training
Birthplace: Dr. Mindbender's Lab


Maximus is a product of the Serpentor project. While collecting the various DNA samples to create Serpentor some additional samples were collected from the tomb of Alexander the Great. Assumed to be one of his body guards due to his place in Alexander's tomb, Dr. Mindbender thought his DNA could be used to help protect Serpentor from Cobra Commander's jealously. When "revived" Dr Mindbender was pleasantly surprised to find out this man was once the gladiator champion of Alexander the Great's empire. In fact Alexander would often use this monster of a man to train his personal body guards.

Upset that Mindbender created yet another warrior without his approval Cobra Commander had Maximus exiled to the gladiator arena on Cobra Island, not realizing this is where Maximus felt most at home. Maximus quickly rose through the ranks easily defeating every human, animal, and machine the commander pitted him against. Slowly realizing his potential, and slowly worrying that this monster could turn on him, Cobra Commander ordered his Imperial Guards to eliminate the gladiator. Four against one may seem like overkill to eliminate one man for the highly trained Imperial Guards, but to Maximus it was just another day in the arena. After disposing of the guards without breaking a sweat Maximus was brought before Cobra Commander and was granted the position of personal body guard and combat instructor.

From the files of Cobra Commander: "At first Big Boa was upset that this newcomer was taking over his position, but after Maximus ripped his helmet in two (while impressively holding Boa four feet off the ground) he came to terms with his demotion to Combat instructor's assistant"

Head skulpt - Gonna let you pick. My only request is red hair and a full red beard.
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[FirstReality]

FirstReality
Cyber Viper Leader:

File Name: Lawson, James (May be an alias)
Primary Military Specialty: Cobra Computer Security
Secondary Military Specialty: Cobra Computer Virus Creation/Procurement
Birthplace: St. Albans, VT

The Cyber Viper now known as FirstReality was a former Cobra Techno-Viper who worked with Dr. Mindbender on computer issues. In his spare time, FirstReality quietly became addicted to the Internet, frantically searching multiple newsgroups, message boards, and chat rooms for new computer viruses, hacking systems, and, oddly enough, news on action figures. Eventually, his obsession began to interfere with his work. Mindbender, not being the most understanding of bosses, decided that if FirstReality was so obsessed with the Internet, he might as well become PART of the Internet. Three days later, FirstReality had major surgery – against his will – and became the prototype for the (now canceled) Cyber Viper 2.0 project. Now capable of connecting to the Internet wirelessly, FirstReality soon lost all concept of humanity, and rapidly became more machine than man. Cobra now uses him to disrupt Internet activities world-wide, as well as monitoring Cobra’s own computer systems for external threats.

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Mainframe: “This guy wasn’t exactly stable to begin with, but once Mindbender finished turning his brain into a CPU, he went way over the edge. He’s ALWAYS trying to hack the Joe Intranet system – last week, he managed to find a way in when Shipwreck renewed his subscription to ‘Parrot Keeper’s Monthly’ online. The week before, he followed Cover Girl’s MySpace page back here. This guy is online 24-7. And we always know it’s him, because he always uses that same stupid screen name – FirstReality. We’ve seen him pop up in message boards across the Internet – especially in Action Figure message boards. Rumor has it that only his collection of toys keeps him even remotely aware of the real world around him. He’d be little more than a nuisance to us if Firewall didn’t have that little crush on him – she’s never even SEEN him! She just likes the way he codes…”

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There. That was the most creative thing I could come up with for my screen name. It’s a little… clichéd when it comes to the computer tech guy BECOMING the computer, but what in Joe ISN’T clichéd? I am not in any way shape or form good enough with computers to be THIS FirstReality, and I’ve changed the characters name.

As for a head sculpt, I’m a bit partial to the Hacker head, but I’m open to most anyone’s head being used.

[Chainsaw Viper]

Hey, Yoho, even though you're kinda inelligible for the contest, why not give us an entry for your own character here?
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