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Grrl Power #1001 - Arc-box achievement unlocked!
🕑 Added 2021-11-29 11:00:05 +0000 UTCThanks so much for your support! Like, seriously, you guys.
Yeah, I know, this is probably not correct procedure. We should all accept that I will get the military stuff... adjacent. And don't worry about the ribbons too much. I cribbed Maxima's from some Air Force Colonel's photo I found online, then swapped a few things and might have even recolored one or two, so her salad bar is probably about 40% nonsense. When I was asking about Sydney's ribbons, I was trying mostly trying to get an idea of how many she might have. That said, I gave her a National Defense Service, a Global War on Terror (Supervillain attacks are easy to categorize as terrorist actions), and a... um, I forgot what the third one is. Expeditionary I think. But I changed all the colors because each branch seems to have their own version. She didn't get the Basic Military Training Honor, which is reserved for people who do exceptional during training. Sydney passed, but not exceptionally.
It's been suggested that Sydney might have earned a purple heart for getting dinged by enemy shrapnel when she was off planet, but I think it falls below the threshold for minor wounds. Granted without Frix stitching her up, she might have had a little red scar on her cheek, but let's be real, it would have been exactly 3.2 pages before I forgot to draw it. She also got punched in the cheek right when the super fight started at the restaurant, but I think bruises also fail to meet the severity threshold. Of course, Dabbler got like 40 little cuts when Heavenly Sword almost got her, but she probably used a "Heal Those Tiny Cuts that Barely Bleed but Mostly Just Itch" spell instead of having a "Physician with Officer Rank" treat her. Come to think of it, Harem would probably qualify when her arm got broken. Jiggawatt got deafened, Math got his nose broken. Heatwave.
Honestly, if the average superhero comic was about a military team, most team member would probably have like 9 Purple Hearts by issue 100. (Also that boxer concussion palsy.) It really feels like something I shouldn't make light of, but even Arc-SWAT, with their somewhat relaxed schedule of the occasional action scene followed by slice of life antics interspersed with exposition, I can see the team collecting PH's or oak leaf clusters from a bin after every debrief.
Tamer: Enhancer 2 – Progress Update:
Last scene is like half done. Should be this week for the beta proofers.
Comments
Dr. Otter
Archon must be modeled on the Air Force. All the graduates we can see are finishing Boot Camp with three ribbons.
Patrick
Post makes it sound like you have a novel wanting to get out. Go with it.
Marc Vun Kannon
Love that Maxima knows what the sound is that Sydney's making.
Matthew Paulin
I think in order to make the military stuff easier to relate to the comic, you need to really determine what Archon's overall mission is. And their theater of operation. Are they national or global? Defensive or offensive? Do they overlap with and/or interface with the other branches of the military? Who actually pays their salary? Are they completely under the U.S. Department Of Defense? Or do they support a separate organization such as the NSA or CIA? Knowing all that will make it easier to see what medals or campaigns would fit with the mission of Archon. Look up the Wiki page for "United States Space Force" to see an example of what a new branch of the military looks like.
Andrew Denton
Is that Sidney's "srs bznz" face?
Vernon E. Parker III
Does this milestone mean three comics per week yet? :)
Michael Gulick
Please let us get to meet the parents of the Mighty Halo! :D
MaxBigfoot
Cool that the 'rents are there, though it only makes sense. I don't recall if we've ever seen them before, I hope we meet them a little more after the ceremony.
Churchill (formerly TeaBear)
I think we can safely say that Syndey Jr, takes after Sydney Sr. ;)
Nykizta
Sydney Sr. cameo! I love it!
Sardines are us
for us non-supers, a laceration which requires stitches received due to enemy action would absolutely earn a Purple Heart. that was the threshold the USAF used to determine who got PH's after the Khobar Tower bombing.
Immensely enjoying this adventure (as always!) but... Shouldn't Maxima's shoulders/upper arms also be adorned with L.C rank appropriate embroideries?
Evgeny Sandu
I'm absolutely happy with Dave's decision
Jared Juetten
You've done great, DaveB! As a Vet myself, I think it's fine to make this stuff a bit different. You've got the overall feel of it right and just enough of the ribbons are perfectly accurate to make it immersive. What's the saying? Suspension of disbelief? I have it. Keep it up! Sincerely, A super long time fan.
Arcblade (Sarah)
I'm not sure Deadpool would be tolerated by even this version of the military.
Stephen Gilberg
Who would get the most purple hearts? Deadpool?
DonnieRamesJio
Sydney Scoville Sr. acting exactly like I thought he would.
Tannerbot
Sweet, we get to meet Sydney's makers.
Daniel Schinhofen
If they let her, it would be entertaining.
Town Crier
You go. Sydney's Dad! VINDICATED!!!
codesurfer
it was actually (except for that one part of rock climbing) regular PT as they tailor it to the super since they have such unique body types iirc earlier chapters.
Apola Star
It may surprise you to know but they actually do allow people to give short speeches after receiving an award, especially if they are the only one receiving one at the time lol
Thisguy
Yeah, I could see that. Every member of the team has at least half a dozen Purple Hearts. They have to decide whether Harem gets them collectively or per body. And then there’s Achilles, who has a grand total of Zero.
Man this brings me back to army award ceremonies. Throw in an "ATTENTION TO ORDERS!" and my flashback would be in full swing.
Evil Midnight Lurker
Have we met Sydney Sr. before?
Brad Kirkwood
I think we can see where she gets it from
Thomas Dorner
Maxima - extra polished for the occasion ... ;-)
akrasia
It's been a few decades since I was in - do the ladies now have choice of skirt or pants?
FeyOne
I think the commendation medal is a good fit, and the overall number of ribbons makes sense. Is she jump qualified though? I mean, it makes sense... in a way...
Marc Vun Kannon
An ordinary human passed superhero basic training. I'd say that qualifies as exceptional.
