Chooch555
Kirkland Signature Airbender
Zarana's self-awareness is my favorite part of all that.
G.I. Joe Head Canon & Fanfic Filecards
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I kinda hope they do. Something about how I thought they were kinda just gross canon fodder as a kid and now I see them
I don't know why but Zarana has become one of my favorite voices to write in this series. I think I see some storytelling genetic lineage between her and Jack in Mass Effect who is one of my all-time favorite characters, too. Like, she's a dangerous train wreck, but she's THIS CLOSE to figuring it all out.
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I also kinda feel like I should save this line for other things. One of those thoughts I chew on all the time.
"...but at the end of all things we only have each other."
"...but at the end of all things we only have each other."
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Code Name: Mara
File Name: Mara, last name classified
Primary Military Specialty: Underwater Demolition
Secondary Military Specialty: Marine Engineering
Birthplace: Classified
Rank: Cobra Trooper Mark 3
Subject was part of an advanced program using DNA samples from the Hydro-Vipers in test subjects not originally exposed to the supernatural energies which mutated the original crew of Eels. Mindbender, with the assistance of Rottclaw, was convinced the experiment would result in superior amphibious soldiers without the negative effects and disfigurement witnessed in the Hydro-Vipers. Mindbender was half-right - the initial test subject did not experience some of the less... visually unappealing aspects of the Hydro-Vipers, though her skin tone shifted to an unearthly blue. The downside to the test is that the subject was now fully aquatic and no longer able to remain on the surface for more than a few moments at a time. She was declared legally dead and payments were made to her family for her "service" to the military while she remained under guard for further study. A recent incident involving a crew of former GI Joe operatives resulted in her... liberation from our labs. Test Subject Mara is currently at large. Ideally, she will be recaptured for further study, but if necessary, termination is acceptable to prevent the public from learning about our experiments.
"I'll never see her again, I think. We got her out of there, out of that cage, that fishbowl Lewis kept her in. I felt stupid asking the boys to help me get her out of there, but for a bunch of lunkheads, the Joes are a crew of romantics at heart. I have a thing for mermaids, I guess, and Mara must have a thing for morons, because I think she cares about me, too. I couldn't leave her locked up there forever like some lab sea monkey. So we shot our way in and blew our way out and set that mermaid free. You know she only joined Cobra to get out of poverty, right? I mean, I joined the Navy for the same reason. I guess a lot of us sign up to kill people for money so we don't starve in the street. I wish we lived in a better world. I wish I was a diver instead of a sailor so I could dive below those waves and see her again. But the best stories are tragic, and the strongest hearts are broken, and I guess that's the destiny the sea is willing to give me."
File Name: Mara, last name classified
Primary Military Specialty: Underwater Demolition
Secondary Military Specialty: Marine Engineering
Birthplace: Classified
Rank: Cobra Trooper Mark 3
Subject was part of an advanced program using DNA samples from the Hydro-Vipers in test subjects not originally exposed to the supernatural energies which mutated the original crew of Eels. Mindbender, with the assistance of Rottclaw, was convinced the experiment would result in superior amphibious soldiers without the negative effects and disfigurement witnessed in the Hydro-Vipers. Mindbender was half-right - the initial test subject did not experience some of the less... visually unappealing aspects of the Hydro-Vipers, though her skin tone shifted to an unearthly blue. The downside to the test is that the subject was now fully aquatic and no longer able to remain on the surface for more than a few moments at a time. She was declared legally dead and payments were made to her family for her "service" to the military while she remained under guard for further study. A recent incident involving a crew of former GI Joe operatives resulted in her... liberation from our labs. Test Subject Mara is currently at large. Ideally, she will be recaptured for further study, but if necessary, termination is acceptable to prevent the public from learning about our experiments.
"I'll never see her again, I think. We got her out of there, out of that cage, that fishbowl Lewis kept her in. I felt stupid asking the boys to help me get her out of there, but for a bunch of lunkheads, the Joes are a crew of romantics at heart. I have a thing for mermaids, I guess, and Mara must have a thing for morons, because I think she cares about me, too. I couldn't leave her locked up there forever like some lab sea monkey. So we shot our way in and blew our way out and set that mermaid free. You know she only joined Cobra to get out of poverty, right? I mean, I joined the Navy for the same reason. I guess a lot of us sign up to kill people for money so we don't starve in the street. I wish we lived in a better world. I wish I was a diver instead of a sailor so I could dive below those waves and see her again. But the best stories are tragic, and the strongest hearts are broken, and I guess that's the destiny the sea is willing to give me."
Ru1977
The Irishman
Alright, there's a lot. My first thought when I saw who it was about was "oh!!! She was kinda a proto-hydro viper". You know as much as I always enjoy the classic Joes, I'm such a fan of when you go after the expanded characters, the ones without any figures ever, and this has to be among the best.
I love tying not only Mindbender into this but Rottclaw too. Building a squad of mad scientists! And I love love love that Shipwreck did a commentary. Was this his first? It's so fitting. And it was just perfect. Just perfect. And was it purposeful that he wishes he was a diver with how his later figure was a diver? Outstanding foreshadowing, and knowing he becomes a diver was fucking beautiful. Reminds me of Kyle Reese always wondering what Sarah Connor was thinking about in the picture John gave him.... And it was Kyle Reese all along! Hector became a diver... For her!
Shot our way in and blew our way out, awesome. And that's not even a navy/blowjob joke!
I love tying not only Mindbender into this but Rottclaw too. Building a squad of mad scientists! And I love love love that Shipwreck did a commentary. Was this his first? It's so fitting. And it was just perfect. Just perfect. And was it purposeful that he wishes he was a diver with how his later figure was a diver? Outstanding foreshadowing, and knowing he becomes a diver was fucking beautiful. Reminds me of Kyle Reese always wondering what Sarah Connor was thinking about in the picture John gave him.... And it was Kyle Reese all along! Hector became a diver... For her!
Shot our way in and blew our way out, awesome. And that's not even a navy/blowjob joke!