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| Topic Started: Aug 14 2008, 03:59 AM (344 Views) | |
| iAn | Aug 14 2008, 03:59 AM Post #1 |
Zhen Lei
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I was always wondering about their names... Shouldn't they be switched around? The Frog soldiers can cling onto any surface (like a gecko) and the Gekko jumps around alot (like a frog). Or is it just me? |
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| dJdC | Aug 14 2008, 04:35 AM Post #2 |
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yea I never really thought about it. Makes more sense your way. |
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| the 4th snake | Aug 14 2008, 11:20 AM Post #3 |
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Ye that actually makes more sense lol 
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| kisskissbangbang | Aug 14 2008, 02:57 PM Post #4 |
Fetish for you.
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Doesnt the FROGS stand for something? |
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| [X] Entity | Aug 14 2008, 03:19 PM Post #5 |
Don't tread on me.
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I never particularly understood the chosen namesake for Gekkos. I'm not sure if Frog stands for anything, but it seems apt enough. There are sticky footed frogs that jump around and cling to surfaces, you know.
Edited by [X] Entity, Aug 14 2008, 03:19 PM.
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| kisskissbangbang | Aug 14 2008, 03:21 PM Post #6 |
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Fetish for you.
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Uhh... the exact same thing happens with the gekkos. I'm assuming its something to do with size or that FROGS stands for something. Im sure the database says something |
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| [X] Entity | Aug 14 2008, 03:31 PM Post #7 |
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Yeah, somebody should check the DB, I don't have access right now. They [Frogs and Gekkos] do obviously have similar behavior, but differ on scale, function, degrees of synthetic and natural material and application. |
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| The Protagonist | Aug 14 2008, 04:18 PM Post #8 |
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In the game Otacon speculated that the boots and gloves of The Frogs and Vamp uses a mechanism that employs ''Van der Waals Force''. That technology is a mutual interaction that occurs between two electrically neutral particles allowing heavy objects to crawl up walls. This technology is also shared by the Gekko's in the game, though the heavy weight of the Gekko makes it unable to physically cling to a vetical surface, that's why only the FROGS and Vamp can cling to such a surface, and not the Gekko's. There's the explanation why the FROGS and Vamp can jump can cling to vertical surfaces and why Gekko's can't...Basically, the Gekko's too heavy too be able to cling on to a vertical surface... Edited by The Protagonist, Aug 14 2008, 04:20 PM.
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| [X] Entity | Aug 14 2008, 07:20 PM Post #9 |
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Don't tread on me.
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Gekkos have some form of synthetic flesh in their legs to lend them more flexibility, hence the blood when Raiden is tearing them up, right? |
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| The Protagonist | Aug 14 2008, 07:25 PM Post #10 |
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The Gekko has the same synthetic legs as Metal Gear RAY, and their head has the same shape and form as Metal Gear REX... |
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| [X] Entity | Aug 14 2008, 07:32 PM Post #11 |
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Spot on. Thanks. |
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| XxGRAY-FOXX-xX | Aug 14 2008, 08:10 PM Post #12 |
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lol, that makes a hell of a lot more sense |
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| GRUNT101 | Aug 16 2008, 12:31 PM Post #13 |
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the frog soldiers have that name because of their jumping ability and the gekko are actually called 'irving' but nicknamed gekko i dont know why gud point though |
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| GRUNT101 | Aug 16 2008, 12:33 PM Post #14 |
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nice observation |
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| Dell Boi | Aug 16 2008, 12:42 PM Post #15 |
 
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Doesn't Raiden put a sword through one of the Gekkos heads and it starts bleeding? |
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| rain | Aug 16 2008, 07:49 PM Post #16 |
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Spoiler: click to toggle also doesnt Gekko mean moonlight or something? |
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| The Protagonist | Aug 16 2008, 08:21 PM Post #17 |
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Yes, gekko also means moonlight in japanese and in chinese, but I think that when they modeled it, they were reffering it to the animal gekko, that small reptile that's from Southeast Asia.... Spoiler: click to toggle Speaking of Gekko... During the second world war, the Japanese navy developed a variant of the fighter plane, Nakajima J1N. It was called Model 11 Gekko by the japanese but by the Allies it was called... Spoiler: click to toggle
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| XxGRAY-FOXX-xX | Aug 16 2008, 08:23 PM Post #18 |
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oh, thats a cool find i see now, i guess thats why it was called a gekko, it would explain, and make more sense |
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| Master Neo | Aug 16 2008, 11:44 PM Post #19 |
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I all ways thought that FROGS stood for some thing like, Female-recon-op-genome-soldier. or some thing like of the sort. But definatly the Female-genome soldier part. Just my thought. |
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| Crimson Rex | Aug 18 2008, 12:30 AM Post #20 |
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Damn Kojima and his naming of weapons and people.
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