The idea behind this thread is to create your 'Squad' which is a fandom term for the almost stereotypical makeup of a small military unit. Along with having a small unit size (perhaps more in league with a fireteam then an actual 12 man classic squad sized unit) the main identifiers of the Squad are by its classic roles or archetypes of those who comprise 'The Squad' which are both based on classic character concepts (ie the new guy, the religious soldier, the joker/clown etc) but also their roles whether in relation to military specialty or function (ie the Sarge, the sniper etc) and sometimes like with WW2 movies you'll get a polyglot background of American (New Yorkers, Western cowboys, Creoles, Southern Rednecks/Yokels etc).
For this thread the idea will be to select between four to twelve individuals from fiction to be members of their own Special Squad fulfilling several of the following archetypes:
The Leader (could be a fresh new officer or calm, taciturn or tactical leader)
The NCO/Sergeant (could probably play foil to the officer depending on personalities and character)
The Joker (funny guy or just charismatic talker)
The Point Man (either a sneaky scout type or the dude in the front of the patrol with the shotgun equivalent)
The Smart Guy (Tech or Medical can sometimes fit into this)
The Big Guy (Could just be a big guy or be the actual guy handling the demolitions or heavy weapons)
The Sniper (comes in several flavors ranging from cold and detached to affable and amiable)
The Veteran (could reasonably cross over with other archetypes but if they don't)
The Asshole (picks on other soldiers, brown noses superiors, always tries to weasel out of duties, always tries to pin blame on others, often has toadies, throws temper tautrums when fails, backs out of real confrontations)
The Lazy Guy/Slob
The Platoon Idiot (IQ is equal or lower than foot size, often has delusion of being the smartest guy around)
The Quiet Guy (traumatized by past experiences, or maybe a soft spoken type, or a religious type)
The Squadette (someone one of these always works into these setting anywho.
The New Guy (ugh newbs, will they even live long enough to be relevant to this thread? Probably if they're going to be listed here)
As you can see here, there are ten generic archetypes to choose from. The main guidelines are that the members of the Squad should be complimentary to each other (as opposed to say redundant /overpowered/lazy (fifteen Primarchs!) or unbalanced ie (Master Chief and a bunch of 19th century dudes), you can reuse archetypes, and each of the canon characters should be from a different setting/franchise.
And of course we already have weird inconsistencies regarding having an officer and a NCO in the same small unit... blah blah blah... it's more of a fun exercise then anything.
For this thread the idea will be to select between four to twelve individuals from fiction to be members of their own Special Squad fulfilling several of the following archetypes:
The Leader (could be a fresh new officer or calm, taciturn or tactical leader)
The NCO/Sergeant (could probably play foil to the officer depending on personalities and character)
The Joker (funny guy or just charismatic talker)
The Point Man (either a sneaky scout type or the dude in the front of the patrol with the shotgun equivalent)
The Smart Guy (Tech or Medical can sometimes fit into this)
The Big Guy (Could just be a big guy or be the actual guy handling the demolitions or heavy weapons)
The Sniper (comes in several flavors ranging from cold and detached to affable and amiable)
The Veteran (could reasonably cross over with other archetypes but if they don't)
The Asshole (picks on other soldiers, brown noses superiors, always tries to weasel out of duties, always tries to pin blame on others, often has toadies, throws temper tautrums when fails, backs out of real confrontations)
The Lazy Guy/Slob
The Platoon Idiot (IQ is equal or lower than foot size, often has delusion of being the smartest guy around)
The Quiet Guy (traumatized by past experiences, or maybe a soft spoken type, or a religious type)
The Squadette (someone one of these always works into these setting anywho.
The New Guy (ugh newbs, will they even live long enough to be relevant to this thread? Probably if they're going to be listed here)
As you can see here, there are ten generic archetypes to choose from. The main guidelines are that the members of the Squad should be complimentary to each other (as opposed to say redundant /overpowered/lazy (fifteen Primarchs!) or unbalanced ie (Master Chief and a bunch of 19th century dudes), you can reuse archetypes, and each of the canon characters should be from a different setting/franchise.
And of course we already have weird inconsistencies regarding having an officer and a NCO in the same small unit... blah blah blah... it's more of a fun exercise then anything.
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