Joe Team Roles

[Mandingo Rex]

Okay, so the Joe team has a bunch of redundant roles and some silly ones, and they're probably lacking some realistic military roles.

But here's something I'm wondering if you guys can help out with... I'm considering making some original characters as custom Joes with back stories, but I'm needing a little help filling out some specialties that we're missing. I want them to feel "Joe"-like, and my goal is to see if I can pull off the vintage goodness. We're talking ARAH, none of this Devil's Due or IDW nonsense, as cool as some of those guys can be. (Unless there's some really cool ones that I'm missing out on!)

Some roles I thought would be interesting:

A "Warden" - We've never had a Joe SuperMax facility, at least as a toy or character in the cartoon (or comic, so far as I've read, anyways). We've got the Flagg, the General, MCC, etc. One playset I always wanted as a child was some sort of SuperMax prison guy who was on the same level as Keel-Haul who ran the Joe's SuperMax facility for Cobra detainees. Like a Guantanamo Bay or something for the ruthless terrorist organization. Like Marvel's "The Vault" or Arkham Asylum. I dunno. A name I was batting around was "Stockade", "Lockdown", "Locktite", "Stronghold", "Deadbolt", "Ironsides" or something similar.

A Joe Chef - Not Roadblock... Probably like that Joe chef who was shown at Joe Declassified, or wherever it was that posted it. It was supposed to be the original mail-away instead of Steel Brigade, I think.

A Joe Mechanic or "Mad Scientist" - Kinda like Doc for gadgets (Doc sorta did this in the Sunbow toon). Or a good guy version of "Dr. Mindbender". A "Ratchet" or "Wheeljack" for the Joes. Matt Trakker from MASK shoehorned into the 25th doesn't count. Seems like the Joes would have some sort of weapons supplier, or quartermaster or something. Chief science officer? "Garrison"?

Joe Security - Not an MP, but a head of security. Also thought of "Blockade" or "Stockade" here. "Deadbolt" or "Shakedown" maybe?

Night spotter or partner to Low-Light: "Rooftop" always sounded like a cool name.

Or some more modern roles that they're missing, or other fun suggestions. Some of these are dumb, but so are a lot of Joe specialties.

 

[NSA]

A Joe version of Eddie - Maybe "Backalley" or "Bottom Pounder" or even "Flameout"

Your ideas are neat.. I'm not sure what I'd add.

They definitely (how many times do I spell THAT word wrong! Answer: Every fucking time) need a transport logistics person, Tollbooth maybe but he seemed more construction. I mean like the dude who has to load 50 boxes of red laser guns into his truck and drive to the fucking Sahara because Wild Bill and Lift Ticket are too busy trying to look down Lady Jaye's skirt.

I dub him: "Long Haul". He drives a heavily modified M35. Somewhere between this:

And this:

He's a surly fucker. Combat helmet? Check. Pornstar Moustache? Check. M60E4 as a sidearm? You better believe it Courtney boy.

 

[Mandingo Rex]

Hmm. I see a Ron Swanson-ish motherfucker, NSA. Good suggestion. Yeah, roles like that. There have to be a ton of "holes" (har har) in the Joe team that we're missing specialists in.

 

[Mandingo Rex]

Something about this dude interested me:

http://www.yojoe.com/action/89/hotseat.shtml

He has gray fucking hair. I see the Warden dude being older, almost retired or brought out of retirement for the Joe team, but he's still a hardass. Maybe a Hannibal Smith type?

 

[Midget]

How about a ANGLICO (Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company) guy? He stays with the boots on the ground while coordinating aircraft and naval gunfire systems (to include cruise missiles, I believe). They typically carry radios and range finders and some other neat gear.

I'll try to think of some more.

 

[K-Tiger]

All the positions you're talking about would be support staff, read: Green Shirts. Prisoners would be handled by the appropriate JAG corps and/of Federal authorities. Joes convicted at courts martial would cool their heels at Leavenworth. That's something they might have at CIC, a JAG advising about legal matters during a combat situatuion.

Christ almighty, there are too many schmucks running around the Pit as it is, not everything needs to be done by some "E-Lite" team specialist.

 

[Midget]

I see K-T's point, and I don't necessarily disagree with him. I was thinking the Joe support personnel would be like MARSOC- all the personnel, regardless of MOS are MARSOC qualified- IE they passed the indoc and training requirements. I imagine the Joe team would be similar.

 

[G.I.*EDDIE]

A Joe Chef - Not Roadblock... Probably like that Joe chef who was shown at Joe Declassified, or wherever it was that posted it. It was supposed to be the original mail-away instead of Steel Brigade, I think...

i love how his name is "Chef" if you follow the link ...very Southpark-y

A Joe version of Eddie - Maybe "Backalley" or "Bottom Pounder" or even "Flameout"

yooooou sonofab!tch!...though, i kinda like "Backdoor"...it sounds gay, but also sounds sneaky...i would be the guy who was a player, and hooked up with other dudes ladies

Something about this dude interested me:

http://www.yojoe.com/action/89/hotseat.shtml

He has gray fucking hair. I see the Warden dude being older, almost retired or brought out of retirement for the Joe team, but he's still a hardass. Maybe a Hannibal Smith type?

i can't believe this mouold was completely designed for a no-name Joe and never used again...wow...
Body Construction:

Hot Seat's body mold is entirely original and not made up from previous molds. None of his parts were ever used in other figures.

All the positions you're talking about would be support staff, read: Green Shirts. Prisoners would be handled by the appropriate JAG corps and/of Federal authorities. Joes convicted at courts martial would cool their heels at Leavenworth. That's something they might have at CIC, a JAG advising about legal matters during a combat situatuion.

Christ almighty, there are too many schmucks running around the Pit as it is, not everything needs to be done by some "E-Lite" team specialist.

isn't Joe supposed to be "secret"?...this is why all their roles can't be farmed out...

 

[K-Tiger]

Sure, they're "secret". There are so many plot inconsistencies that it's not even funny.


How secret are they showing up in nightclubs in their gay indvidual uniforms and shouting
"Yo Joe!" all the goddamn time?

 

[G.I.*EDDIE]

hahahaha...

new Joe role: Janitor - he cleans up all the loose ends...uses those MIB mind eraser things...he's a hacker, so he can take care of any and all Joe leaks, photos, sightings...he's also an accountant, like Lucious Fox, and knows how to hide things in the budget...

 

[K-Tiger]

hahahaha...

new Joe role: Janitor - he cleans up all the loose ends...uses those MIB mind eraser things...he's a hacker, so he can take care of any and all Joe leaks, photos, sightings...he's also an accountant, like Lucious Fox, and knows how to hide things in the budget...

Sounds like a Siege to me!

CG or Crimson Guard for our readers in Rio Linda.

 

[G.I.*EDDIE]

huh, CGs actually do stuff?...i always likened them to SW Royal Gaurds...

 

[K-Tiger]

They do a lot of intelligence stuff. Sleeper cells and the like. There are some that would see them as Waffen-SS in combat prowess, but I see them more as Allgemeine-SS.

Sure, there may be a wing that guards CC, but if a regiment of STs or A-Vs got the mind to they would steam-roll them like they were a bunch of kindergarteners.

 

[snakeling]

huh, CGs actually do stuff?...i always likened them to SW Royal Gaurds...

Dude that looks exactly like 25th CC! The CGs look sharp too.

Actually the "royal gaurds" are the BEST stormtroopers, so badass they don't even carry guns. I know, I know they didn't do shit in the movie.

 

[Mandingo Rex]

I know the roles I was talking about are unrealistic. You probably wouldn't have specialty Joe medics like Lifeline either, they'd just be medics.

I'm talking a mix of realistic suggestions and fantasy. There's no such thing as a goddamn Jetpack specialty or Laser Trooper, but they sure as shit have those.

 

[K-Tiger]

Not me, baby!

 

[Mandingo Rex]

How about a ANGLICO (Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company) guy? He stays with the boots on the ground while coordinating aircraft and naval gunfire systems (to include cruise missiles, I believe). They typically carry radios and range finders and some other neat gear.

I'll try to think of some more.

Yeah, more like that. Kind of sounds like a good guy version of Scrap-Iron?

 

[K-Tiger]

Yeah, more like that. Kind of sounds like a good guy version of Scrap-Iron?

Ehhh, not exactly. S-I is more a armaments tester who turns out to have a panache for panzerjagd.

 

[Midget]

Yeah, more like that. Kind of sounds like a good guy version of Scrap-Iron?

Ehhh, not exactly. S-I is more a armaments tester who turns out to have a panache for panzerjagd.

ANGLICO is actually more of a forward observer than anything else. Except they can call in a wider variety of weapons systems (air, arty, naval gunfire, cruise missiles) than your typical FO can. ANGCLICO guys have more specific training.

 

[Mandingo Rex]

Ahhh. Wasn't that what Scrap-Iron did?

Just kidding, clearly I have no idea what I'm talking about. That specialty sounds kind of cool, I'll look more into it.

 

[Midget]

I imagine that a Joe character fulfilling the role would probably have a radio, if not two (different types for aircraft/ship to shore comms), a laser designator…. probably a flunky to help him haul some stuff.

 

[K-Tiger]

That sounds fun to build. *thinks about what's in parts bags*

 

[G.I.*EDDIE]

I imagine that a Joe character fulfilling the role would probably have a radio, if not two (different types for aircraft/ship to shore comms), a laser designator…. probably a flunky to help him haul some stuff.

lol...whats Flunky's other specialties?...he kinda sounds like the Jar Jar of Joe world...always fumbling around with whatever task he's put to...

 

[Midget]

More than likely.. it's a LCpl or Cpl following around the ANGLICO. He's like a slightly better treated porter.

 

[Mandingo Rex]

Update on this... I'm definitely going with the ANGLICO dude. I need to get more details on this type of guy, though. Wikipedia's too confusing, I need to get something that has less acronyms that I don't get.

I also like the name "Ringer" for some reason. Maybe a former boxer/brawler type dude? Not sure what he does... Maybe a trainer like Big Boa, when Slaughter's not available?

I also thought a Chaplain would be funny. Especially since they were in the Chaplain's Assistant's School at Fort Wadsworth.

I've got 5 Joes cobbled together from spare parts and random SDS heads, I'll try and drop them in my WIP thread before I paint anything up to get feedback.