G.I. Joe Head Canon & Fanfic Filecards

[Damien]

(I grew up near the ocean. Guys, nothing scares me as profoundly as deep water. This is my favorite place to write scary stories.)

Ditto. I wonder if growing up by the ocean just naturally instills in you that fear/respect for how dangerous the ocean really is.

Love that Deep's bio is continuing to ramp up the uncomfortable feeling the Lovecraftian stuff is giving me. Kind of a low-level dread. Like going deeper into a dark forest and feeling progressively more uncomfortable but increasingly less able to just turn around and go.

It feels very appropriate to be putting the ninja guys in the most dangerous situations. They have no fear and, as you so eloquently wrote, they're not really official Joes in most cases and could so easily just disappear when Lewis showed up. Love that T'jbang is doing crazy stuff, since he's a favorite of mine and it's cool to see him being taken seriously rather than, you know, how most people view most of Ninja Force.

 

[docsilence]

Ditto. I wonder if growing up by the ocean just naturally instills in you that fear/respect for how dangerous the ocean really is.

Love that Deep's bio is continuing to ramp up the uncomfortable feeling the Lovecraftian stuff is giving me. Kind of a low-level dread. Like going deeper into a dark forest and feeling progressively more uncomfortable but increasingly less able to just turn around and go.

It feels very appropriate to be putting the ninja guys in the most dangerous situations. They have no fear and, as you so eloquently wrote, they're not really official Joes in most cases and could so easily just disappear when Lewis showed up. Love that T'jbang is doing crazy stuff, since he's a favorite of mine and it's cool to see him being taken seriously rather than, you know, how most people view most of Ninja Force.

I wonder if it's because growing up near deep water you either know someone who had a VERY BAD EXPERIENCE or you yourself had a VERY BAD EXPERIENCE that makes you very aware of how much the ocean doesn't really want us there. I've got an almost supernatural love/fear of the ocean. I also almost drown my dumbass surfing so there's that.

The Ninja Force guys are a mystery to me so I find them both hardest to write for and most freeing. I don't have a lot of baggage, but I also want to make sure they come across as cool here because I know they're favorites of a lot of people. Also T'JBang has what I would say is a top five coolest mask in the franchise.

 

[TheGillMan]

Man...the Deep Six entry is so perfectly Lovecraftian! Love that feeling of dread that just kind of curls around you as you read it.

I know fuck-all about Ninja Force, and even less about T'JBang. For me, I kinda liked it when we only had Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow repping Arashikage & ninjitsu in the Joe lore, as I felt more and more ninjas being introduced seemed to water down the special nature of those two. This has made me reconsider that stance. I want to read more about this character, and his Ninja Force teammates.

 

[Damien]

I wonder if it's because growing up near deep water you either know someone who had a VERY BAD EXPERIENCE or you yourself had a VERY BAD EXPERIENCE that makes you very aware of how much the ocean doesn't really want us there. I've got an almost supernatural love/fear of the ocean. I also almost drown my dumbass surfing so there's that.

Yeah. I grew up around boats and even without a bad experience - once you're out far enough and looking at that endless, seemingly bottomless, choppy water? All that literally elemental power on every side of you. You can't help but feel helpless and small compared to it. Ageless things swimming a hundred feet below you that are born, thrive, and die in a place inimical to human life. You just feel like an intruder. At least that was my experience.

The Ninja Force guys are a mystery to me so I find them both hardest to write for and most freeing. I don't have a lot of baggage, but I also want to make sure they come across as cool here because I know they're favorites of a lot of people. Also T'JBang has what I would say is a top five coolest mask in the franchise.

As a fan of Ninja Force - you're doing an excellent job.
And yeah, top three even. I don't know that any other franchise does such a great job of being like 'check out this absolute badass with his ridiculous costume.'

 

[docsilence]

Man...the Deep Six entry is so perfectly Lovecraftian! Love that feeling of dread that just kind of curls around you as you read it.

I know fuck-all about Ninja Force, and even less about T'JBang. For me, I kinda liked it when we only had Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow repping Arashikage & ninjitsu in the Joe lore, as I felt more and more ninjas being introduced seemed to water down the special nature of those two. This has made me reconsider that stance. I want to read more about this character, and his Ninja Force teammates.

I really am aiming for Lovecraftian, so I'm really happy you guys are digging it. I'm trying to do that whole "these humans are squabbling over petty things like money and war and this scary thing is happening on the sidelines..."

Yeah. I grew up around boats and even without a bad experience - once you're out far enough and looking at that endless, seemingly bottomless, choppy water? All that literally elemental power on every side of you. You can't help but feel helpless and small compared to it. Ageless things swimming a hundred feet below you that are born, thrive, and die in a place inimical to human life. You just feel like an intruder. At least that was my experience.



As a fan of Ninja Force - you're doing an excellent job.
And yeah, top three even. I don't know that any other franchise does such a great job of being like 'check out this absolute badass with his ridiculous costume.'

Appreciate the feedback on the Ninja Force stuff. I wasn't even sure what to do with guys like Nunchuk or T'JBang but it's a fun challenge.

And yeah, out on a boat as soon as land leaves the horizon? The world feels very big and we feel VERY small. There's a good reason why so much poetry and horror is written about the sea. I think you need a certain poetic mind to try to explain what's so immense about it. (Deep forests, too, though I did NOT grow up around those.)