"Favorite 10 Favorite: Super Soldiers" Topic
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| Tango01 | 18 Feb 2022 8:59 p.m. PST |
"Out of all of these supersoldiers appearing in sci-fi, the SPARTAN-II project from the HALO universe is the most detailed,explored, and in some ways, the most realistic. Most sci-fi stories about supersoldiers have them being the best hope for victory, but HALO twisted that, into a story of abducted children, most dying before their destiny could be realized of being our best hope of survival against the alien horde. HALO also gives the SPARTAN-II's an odd sense of family and culture seperate from the rest of the UNSC. Unlike most of the characters on this blogpost, especially John-117, Solid Snake needed only a mullet, cigerettes, and his bandana, not face suit of powered armor for the Snake. In contrast to the rest of my favorites, Snake used his brain to solve tractical issues, not just firepower. I was often impressed by the backstory give to this, one of the great video game characters of all time, and the concept of Les Enfants Terribles, DNA breakdown, and a man tied to his genetic destiny makes Solid Snake of the more original concepts in the supersoldier genre. Plus, he as a cool mullet…"
From Future War Stories Blog link
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| COL Scott ret | 20 Feb 2022 9:24 p.m. PST |
"Cool mullet" two words that should not be used together |
| Tango01 | 21 Feb 2022 3:35 p.m. PST |
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