tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15742539.post57937619520845566..comments2024-03-28T03:10:19.013-07:00Comments on Fraggmented: The Insanometer: Casino RoyaleJohn Seaveyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07530526320973807452noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15742539.post-40182041645955357812010-06-19T20:38:13.704-07:002010-06-19T20:38:13.704-07:00Hey John,
I'm not sure Cap's military stat...Hey John,<br />I'm not sure Cap's military status is so cut-and-dried pre-Civil War. Early on in New Avengers, he tells Maria Hill that he has "full champion status", which lets him assemble a team of operatives at any time, for any mission, even without approval from SHIELD. That suggests at least some sort of employment by/relationship with the government and/or the military.<br /><br />And for the latter, I don't believe (don't have the actual issues in front of me), but I think they didn't start shooting until he rabbited. Granted, if he isn't military (though I would argue he is/was) or a federal agent, he's allowed to run as he pleases.Zachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14026926048635131644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15742539.post-81029723097250189352010-06-19T01:19:27.517-07:002010-06-19T01:19:27.517-07:00thanks for the explanation re the Peter Sellers Ca...thanks for the explanation re the Peter Sellers Casino Royale. I saw it in the 1980s and figured I just didn't understand the humor... but now I see I wasn't really supposed to understand the humor, because it really was as convoluted as I thought.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15742539.post-43716554010091606762010-06-18T15:20:48.595-07:002010-06-18T15:20:48.595-07:00Except that he's not military, and hasn't ...Except that he's not military, and hasn't been in some time. They did a big story in the 80s that settled Cap's relationship with the US government; suffice to say, he is not a government agent and does not have to follow directives.<br /><br />As for the latter...arguing that he broke the law by resisting arrest? "Well, we had about a dozen armed federal agents waiting for you, and you didn't break any laws...but when they started shooting at you with no legal justification, you didn't let them. That's gotta break some kind of law, right?"John Seaveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07530526320973807452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15742539.post-73466268274527099792010-06-18T12:55:05.017-07:002010-06-18T12:55:05.017-07:00re: your civil war post on MGK
Actually, Cap may’...re: your civil war post on MGK<br /><br />Actually, Cap may’ve been hunted by the government for any number of charges unrelated to the Superhuman Registration Act. He’s military, so when he declined to take Maria Hill’s side, that could be considered dereliction of duty. When he busted out of the Helicarrier, he attacked federal agents/soldiers (depending on how you define SHIELD agents), damaged federal property (jumping out the window of the Helicarrier and stole a frigging fighter jet and basically kidnapped the pilot.Zachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14026926048635131644noreply@blogger.com