Okay, I thought of this tie-in that would still work with the Switzerland family death and becoming a Nazi doctor errand boy/adopted son. Make the doctor head of Hilters fountain of youth project. That would give him both ties to Hilter and South America, in that maybe it was Hilters contingency plan. Make it that the doctor set up the South American place where Hilter is found later on in the comic Death in South America. Also to not sound so out there, have the Hilter that died in Berlin a decoy, as many high target leaders have them. I don't think Hilter would be any different, and might have many others, so that he could escape unharmed. That could explain that tactic used in Operation Bloodhound where he dresses all his troops like him to provide time for Red Lasers and him to escape. Then the whole out of sight out of mind would take into play that is why he never returned to the Hilter hideout in South America, until the comic Death in South America.Chopper wrote:That's all good, but it won't tie him into South America and/or Hitler in South America either. I wasn't thinking of him being a Cossack, but his family falling victim the same way. Collateral damage by the Russians after the fall of Berlin and he blames the Allies for not stopping the Soviets pillaging West Germany, leaving his family to soviet mercy (or lake there of).
I don't think Vagen is Ironblood either. Cool story tho.
I don’t think the hatred towards Soviets would suit Ironblood. Maybe a lower class view would be much better as it would allow him to be able to deal with the Soviets to get the equipment he needs and nothing more. Also I don’t see the troop thing working ether, as his troops behide the Shadow mask come from many forms of lower scum all around the world.
Piracy angle could be explained with him winding up in the Caribbean or around there, at some point. That would open the door to which he learned those tactics from real pirates or something of that nature. I think that is another very important fact just as the Swiss name Kassells to him, as it gives meaning behide the symbol and name chosen by him later on.
I like that Soviet war factory idea too, as that could explain the Russian markings on his equipment and would give rise to many other possibilities.
I did think up a tie-in for his daughter Red Banshee, if you want to include that story. Anyway, it would play out in the past to explain why there is no known information or name for Ironblood. Make the mother of Red Banshee an assistant of Ironblood during his education, young, smart, beautiful, and the works. Have her so twisted in love by the Baron that she destroys all known records of him as he planned. Maybe when it comes down to it, have the Baron then sacrifices her to save himself, but not before making it impossible for her to tell the true story of him to anyone. Maybe with a mind wipe of that knowledge or just an small explosive implanned in her brain that would go off if she atempted to say anything about him. Unknown to him that she is pregnant at the time when he sacrifices her. That would give rise later to explain the hatred Red Banshee has for Ironblood.
How does those sound?
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I don't know how many would want to go for a gender change for him. I don't know if he would go that far, as I look at the IB helmet/CC mask as a way to conceal the truth, until the day when he is ruler. Then again that is my take on him.
had the Roboskulls and was shooting down shuttles in an effort to extort cash from ESA and NASA?
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