Idea thread for the Scratch pool is up: http://www.zombiepodcast.com/forum/showthread.php?3872Quote:
Originally Posted by FelixTheLastJumper
Help me out with some ideas.... :-)
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Idea thread for the Scratch pool is up: http://www.zombiepodcast.com/forum/showthread.php?3872Quote:
Originally Posted by FelixTheLastJumper
Help me out with some ideas.... :-)
Ran across this little beauty today and thought of CJ:
It's called "The Apokatana" and is made by Zombie Tools. They have a pretty cool selection of blades over there.
Anyway, to give you an idea of what CJ might have been able to accomplish, check out this vid of the Apokatana in action (skip to the 2:46 mark to see the really good stuff...)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8UrvkPnY8s
(No beer was harmed in the making of this video - I think)
It was Pabst, so you're right. No Beer was harmed in the making of this video.Quote:
Originally Posted by scbubbaRan across this little beauty today and thought of CJ:
It's called "The Apokatana" and is made by Zombie Tools. They have a pretty cool selection of blades over there.
Anyway, to give you an idea of what CJ might have been able to accomplish, check out this vid of the Apokatana in action (skip to the 2:46 mark to see the really good stuff...)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8UrvkPnY8s
(No beer was harmed in the making of this video - I think)
I would like to bring back the CJ as prior military angle. Did anyone else catch how she responded to Bixby(?) calling her ma'am by saying, "It's C.J., not ma'am?" Sort of reminded me of Michael's, "Don't call me sir. I work for a living." I hear that same comment from EVERY enlisted person I know, when called 'sir' or 'ma'am.'
I thought that at first too (lots of work with current and prior enlisted in my past). But then I recall how all of my friends/in-laws from the Northeastern and West coast US react to the Southern tradition of putting ma'am and sir into conversation (for politeness and respect). A lot of them think I'm calling them old (or at least they did until they got used to me saying it) when I say it and they try to correct me kinda like CJ in that exchange.Quote:
Originally Posted by Witch_Doctor
There is just something about CJ that leans me away from the prior military angle. Hard to put my finger on it at the moment...
Bossy Asian women who has the hots for sol. Also has trust issues
Ok, she might be bossy but if you think about it - everyone leaned on her from her original group, right?
That tends to make someone bossy. If you need everyone pulling their weight...and someone doesn't cause they're just plain lazy, you gotta get a little tough.
I think that scbubbe is right, she wasn't military - at least that's not the impression I get. Perhaps the SWAT theory is correct. She's obviously is a good planner (and i imagine that not even SWAT can execute even the best laid plans rigth after Z Day). Although the intelligent, forward thinking, tough part of her might just be because shes an awesome Chinese girl. :)
I still totaly think she is military. Either a counterpart to Michael or to Angel, but leaning more towards Angel. I think she was an officer, thus her excellent planning ability while her execution we all know is lacking. It's an NCO's job to execute. Season 4 we'll see the excellent planning ability of CJ coupled with Michael's ability to get the job done. I think her saying "it's CJ, not ma'am" is just her getting on from the past and moving forward and not wanting to be treated 'special' but for what she brings to the table.
Wow. In most of the Asian households or even on the streets or at work, I have seen the WOMAN be the boss. I have met some Asian bully husbands but from everything I have seen, this is just a stereotype. Mainly, the "bullies" have been from the older generations...but most of the men 50 and under seem to have the wife as the boss.
All I saw was the picture of the sword and holy shit I want one.Quote:
Originally Posted by scbubbaRan across this little beauty today and thought of CJ:
It's called "The Apokatana" and is made by Zombie Tools. They have a pretty cool selection of blades over there.
Anyway, to give you an idea of what CJ might have been able to accomplish, check out this vid of the Apokatana in action (skip to the 2:46 mark to see the really good stuff...)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8UrvkPnY8s
(No beer was harmed in the making of this video - I think)
I know, right?!?! Did you check out the other "tools" they offer for helping to survive Z-Day? I'll take one of each please...Quote:
Originally Posted by Robzombie
Especially this one:
Sweet baby Jesus, where can I get five of these!?Quote:
Originally Posted by scbubbaI know, right?!?! Did you check out the other "tools" they offer for helping to survive Z-Day? I'll take one of each please...
Especially this one:
Right here: http://zombietools.net/tools/Quote:
Originally Posted by Osiris
But you're gonna have to wait a bit... They seem to have a backlog on orders right now. :mad:
They certainly have some interesting looking "tools." I'm curious what grade of steel they use for their swords. I could be looking for a new sword . . .Quote:
Originally Posted by scbubba
From their FAQ:Quote:
Originally Posted by Osiris
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Do you guys actually make these blades?
Yup, we do everything in our shop in Missoula, Montana using American made steel and aluminum. Here’s our basic process:
1) We cut the basic sword shape out of bars of quality 5160 spring steel. 5160 is one of the best steels to use for longer blades like ours as it is more durable and less prone to breakage than other steels (like cheap stainless).
2) For some of our blade models, we will then heat and hammer the blade into shape.
3) We grind the blade to within 20% of its final edge, and give the blade its “distal taper,” the gradual reduction of blade material from its handle to its point, which reduces weight and gives it its balance.
4) We then heat the blade to just above 1500 degrees and quench it in oil. This hardens the blade. We then put the blades in a tempering kiln to take them back up to around 450 degrees, which tempers it, or returns flexibility to the blade. The blade is then cleaned and polished.
5) Next, we cut our basic handle shapes from T6 aluminum, we attach the handle with steel pins, and then sculpt the handle to its final shape using grinders and files.
6) Finally, the blade is spattered with a beeswax/tar concoction and painted with ferric chloride acid which etches a pattern into the blade.
And perhaps Saul reminds CJ of what this other SWAT member was like. I imagine Saul to be pretty brave, I think KC has revealed that to us many times. He's totally SWAT material right?
This is my personal thinking as to why with almost 99.99% certainty that CJ was not SWAT.
Samantha had mentioned in conversation that as they had lost some of their best guys in the ambush, that one of them was even SWAT. Now if that were the case then we would know for sure that CJ was also SWAT. Being SWAT members, they would have known each other, or at least the male would have known about CJ. A female making SWAT is pretty rare and wouldnt go unnoticed. It would have been plain to see for all that they knew each other, unless the SWAT guy promised not to say anything, but that doesnt make much sense either. She may have the tactical skills found in a SWAT officer but I think CJ had no previous affiliation with anyone else in her tower, and that would include SWAT.
I'm pretty sure CJ wasn't SWAT also. I get the feeling she is pretty young and if she were SWAT she would most likely be an "operator". This would require her to have a lot of experience in training in a shoot house. This training necessarily involves instruction and application of both single and team room clearing technique/procedure. As we found out at he Colony, CJ hasn't had any instruction/training in room clearing (poor red shirt girl...)Quote:
Originally Posted by Robzombie
So, going with that line of thinking, I'm gonna say she's not SWAT. Or if she is, then she must have just gotten the job.
My best guess would be that she had a desk/planning job with LA police or a federal agency. This explains how she might be connected to some SWAT folks and how she would know where to get the crap ton of tactical and prep gear she has.
I like that angle. Man. That would be some stuff. But if that is true, why didn't she recognize him. A guy with a face full of tattoos tends to stay with you.Quote:
Originally Posted by GeneTwo
As an aside. Who do you think CJ will hook up with in Season 4? Saul and Blondie are reunited, so who are we looking at as an eligible bachelor? Probably Robbins, Carl, or Muldoon. I think Puck and Riley are going to end up knocking boots.
Let me correct that last part. I just listened to the last bit of Chapter 36. Riley is gay, or at least bisexual and had a thing for Lizzy.Quote:
Originally Posted by kdalton
Granted I'm close to a thousand years late on this thread, but give me a break - I'm relatively new. First of - [MENTION=1264]7oddisdead[/MENTION] - you blew my mind in a few of your posts.....I needed to sit in a corner & rock back & forth for a while just to regain my ability to spell my name. Awesome, awesome contributions, brother!
Just wanted to say that in my eyes - there is no way CJ was in any kind of law enforcement. With that being said - that doesn't mean she passionately longed to......I think, for one reason or another - she was unable to attain her dreams of becoming some one in the law enforcement field......just the fact that she has no knowledge on how to clear a room brings me to this assumption.....
I do believe CJ was a person who never got acknowledgement (from her parents, most likely) - and was constantly trying to prove her worth to them.....& now that they are most likely gone - she's trying to prove it to herself.....
CJ is a character that we as the fans could definitely use more background on. I think a mini-episode or a short comic would handle this very well.
I like your theory, but why focus on the un-named SWAT member who was lost with the convoy when you have Sean right at hand. We've seen that CJ and Sean were close, with the hint of intimacy between them. And Sean could just have easily been SWAT too. That would certainly explain why Marcus wanted him for his second-in-command at the Colony.
