Rogue Trooper News…!

[Proudhuff]

Fine pair of shoulders Lad, show 'em off show 'em off.

[Proudhuff]

and finally Esther...



Mr La-De Da...

[The Legendary Shark]

[The Legendary Shark]

Land of smoke and carnage,
Mother of debris...

SHAAAADAAAAP!

*discord*

[Proudhuff]

and finally Esther...



Mr La-De Da...

Credit to Sterlacchini

[Grumpy Andrew]

If I recall, the opening montage of the movie Soldier, with Kurt Russell, gives massive Rogue Trooper vibes.

[The Legendary Shark]

To bring this discussion back to an entirely more boring dimension, I was thinking about the problematic names and whether some tortured rationalisation might be found to keep them in the story.

It occurred to me that although every G.I. would be extensively trained, the G.I. Regiment as a whole might require some of them to have specialisms. So, how about a unit of deep-penetration soldiers, specialised in making lone forays deep inside enemy lines to sow confusion and doubt ahead of and around the main G.I. force, Rogue Squad - of which Rogue 19 is a member. Okay, that's pretty cool. A squad of specialist snipers and artillerymen might easily be called Gunner Squad, so Gunner 01 is also a good enough name. Helm and Bagman get to be a bit more of a stretch, Helm might have been a member of Helmsmen Squad, specialist pilots and drivers. Bagman, jeez, that's a tough one. Baggage Squad, specialising in logistics and systems? Bagpipe Squad, basically the G.I. Regiment's band? Bagatelle Squad, who specialise in soft furnishings? Nope, it ain't gonna work, is it? *sigh*

Okay, so Bagman ruins everything. Again.

Way to go, Bagman.

[Funt Solo]

Bagman being a logistics specialist isn't a terrible idea. Maybe he's the dude that could get you anything - just don't ask too many questions!

noun: bagman; plural noun: bagmen
1.
INFORMAL•US
an agent who collects or distributes the proceeds of illicit activities.

[The Legendary Shark]

Phil Silvers!

[norton canes]

Maybe his job was to bag up the casualties.

[nxylas]

Phil Silvers!

Ali Bongo!

Sorry, are we just shouting out random names at this point?

[Funt Solo]

Phil Silvers as Major Magnam, I can see some potential in.

Talking of Wales - that's where the true Britons survived the Anglo-Saxon-Danish invasions, yes? What I'm saying, I suppose, is that the Welsh should claim independence (Wexit), commit to a long and glorious conflict and then deport the English to the beautiful holiday resort nation of Rwanda.

Which is probably the plot of the new Rogue Trooper movie.

[rogue69]

We could have the Souther's done as the cast of Dad's Army and Ian Lavender could still play Private Pike and Daisy Ridley could be a female version of Private  Godfrey as she is his great grand daughter

[The Legendary Shark]

I think we're straying into the realms of fantasy now...

[Dash Decent]

"...with us around, you won't feel blue!"

Whey hey!

And a deepfake Richard Burton to narrate:

"It is war, the great sucking black hole, sloe-black, slow, black, crow-black, sits always in the sky."