tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post6266599712336952865..comments2024-02-10T18:19:36.406-08:00Comments on Newspaper Rock: The history of Spirit Iron-KnifeRobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-80723815775146059232011-04-08T09:12:03.325-07:002011-04-08T09:12:03.325-07:00There's been a recent revamp in GI Joe's c...There's been a recent revamp in GI Joe's character's origins. Spirit's (his codename is still Spirit) past is now:<br />"As a child, Charlie Iron-Knife was diagnosed with sensory integration dysfunction, which caused him to overwhelmed with input in crowded situations: while most people are able to focus on only part of what's happening around them, such as one conversation or scent, Charlie couldn't shut the others out, so experienced them all equally. It got to be too much for him, and he took to going into the desert for solitude. One night, he noticed pawprints, and tracked the coyote that had made them."7i4fnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-45749420716833699492011-04-02T10:48:42.203-07:002011-04-02T10:48:42.203-07:00In the 90s, we had Mortal Kombat. The first two ga...In the 90s, we had <i>Mortal Kombat</i>. The first two games didn't have an Indian, but the third did, Nightwolf.<br /><br />To be fair, every character could turn into an animal as a finishing move, so that isn't a problem. Nor is the fact that he wears a leather jacket with no shirt; many male characters are shirtless, and the fanservice is actually quite balanced. His moves are kind of stereotypical, and from a meta-game perspective, he had a 100% combo in the first version of <i>MK3</i>, but he wasn't the worst. Some of his moves were genius bonus; if you didn't know about the Ghost Dance, you wouldn't know why Nightwolf could deflect projectiles.<br /><br />The animated series made Nightwolf somewhat better. He was the genius who rarely fought, but the one time he did, you have to wonder why they didn't just have him go after Shao Kahn singlehandedly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com