Wash- Serenity - Combat Experiance

POSTED BY: Booksword
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RANDOMLING

Sunday, January 9, 2005 2:54 AM

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Originally posted by Hotpoint:
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That's a really interesting theory, Booksword. It's struck me before that Wash doesn't seem to hail from a far-out border planet like some of the others, although I'd argue against him being from a Core world. (He doesn't seem to be as educated or as used to money as, say, Simon or Book, but his home planet is highly industrialized, hence all the pollution.)

The war supposedly lasted some years and the armies on both sides apparently numbered in the hundreds of thousands (maybe millions given the number fighting in Serenity Valley alone) this must mean at least a few of the Independent Worlds were Industrial. If all the Independent worlds were undeveloped border planets then logically the Alliance would have crushed the Browncoats much quicker than they did (amateurs talk tactics professionals talk logistics as they say).

Core pretty much equals Alliance, but Border does not necessarily equal Independent... neither does Independent necessarily mean far-out-on-the-Border world. I'd guess that Wash hails from a world that isn't in the Core, but isn't quite on the frontier either - a middleish sort of world?

Booksword, you may have convinced me: I can picture that he might well have been kicked for insubordination (which means he's made an interesting choice of wife - insubordinate ex-Purplebelly marries highly subordinate ex-Browncoat). His annoyance with Zoe's war stories would seem to indicate that he had a pretty short war if not an nonexistent one. Maybe he was trained, but kicked out before he ever got in the fight?

JAYNEZTOWN

Monday, January 10, 2005 1:34 AM

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Originally posted by randomling:
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Originally posted by Hotpoint:
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Originally posted by randomling:
That's a really interesting theory, Booksword. It's struck me before that Wash doesn't seem to hail from a far-out border planet like some of the others, although I'd argue against him being from a Core world. (He doesn't seem to be as educated or as used to money as, say, Simon or Book, but his home planet is highly industrialized, hence all the pollution.)

The war supposedly lasted some years and the armies on both sides apparently numbered in the hundreds of thousands (maybe millions given the number fighting in Serenity Valley alone) this must mean at least a few of the Independent Worlds were Industrial. If all the Independent worlds were undeveloped border planets then logically the Alliance would have crushed the Browncoats much quicker than they did (amateurs talk tactics professionals talk logistics as they say).

Core pretty much equals Alliance, but Border does not necessarily equal Independent... neither does Independent necessarily mean far-out-on-the-Border world. I'd guess that Wash hails from a world that isn't in the Core, but isn't quite on the frontier either - a middleish sort of world?

Booksword, you may have convinced me: I can picture that he might well have been kicked for insubordination (which means he's made an interesting choice of wife - insubordinate ex-Purplebelly marries highly subordinate ex-Browncoat). His annoyance with Zoe's war stories would seem to indicate that he had a pretty short war if not an nonexistent one. Maybe he was trained, but kicked out before he ever got in the fight?

good points, nice arguement there it seems there may be more to Wash that what we know

JONSAN

Monday, January 10, 2005 9:40 PM

In either an interview or episode commentary I recall Alan Tudyk talking about Wash's life during the war. He said he didn't think the character had fought, and perhaps was involved in the shadow puppet theatre. I also recall him saying that Joss wouldn't okay or squash Alan's ideas at the time. If I remember what episode I will post it.

J

Toothpaste is not a snack.

RAT

Monday, January 10, 2005 10:11 PM

Are you new, if so, Welcome!
(sniff) Nobody noticed when I join'd a few weeks ago. (sniff) (sniff)

BENCHCOAT

Monday, January 10, 2005 11:26 PM

I don't see wash as having fought in the war--not as a combat fighter at least--he does well with keeping it together while being shot at, but he doesn't seem much for doing the shooting.

I imagine Wash was probably doing pretty much the same thing during the war as he's doing on Serenity--flying dangerous missions of questionable legality.

VETERAN

Tuesday, January 11, 2005 2:33 AM

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Originally posted by Booksword:
Sorry was watching Firefly Pilot - Serenity for the tenth time.

Research purpose- honest.

When the Reavers where coming after the ship near the end it just hit me how cool Wash was....But behind the wheel in a combat like situation he is cool as a cool cumber.

Giving out orders ( get Kaylee in the engine room ) thinking tactically ( get her ready to burn).....Almost like he has done this kind of thing before.

What if he has.

What if he was trained for this kind of thing. A pilot in a war. The war.

But why doesnt he tell Mal or Zoe ?

Maybe because he was an alliance fighter pilot.
...I mean if this was the case it would have been interesting should it come out. We may not like the Alliance but they had brave men and women fighting in the big War too.

Skilled men and women.

Like Wash

Man I like your thinking. But it kind of nullifys the whole "frycook opportunity firing" speech.

CYBERSNARK

Tuesday, January 11, 2005 4:29 PM

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Originally posted by randomling:
I'd guess that Wash hails from a world that isn't in the Core, but isn't quite on the frontier either - a middleish sort of world?

Wash is a Hobbit?!?

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JONSAN

Tuesday, January 11, 2005 4:56 PM

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Are you new, if so, Welcome!
(sniff) Nobody noticed when I join'd a few weeks ago. (sniff) (sniff)

Sorry to hear that your arrival was not met with trumpets and feasts and belly-dancers and spwhores (if thats your thing). I am sure you deserve it!

I used to post under the name Ariya, but I mostly lurk. It's called stealth, little one. The first rule of message boards: Never let them know where you are. Of course...there are different schools of thought.

Toothpaste is not a snack.

RAT

Tuesday, January 11, 2005 6:41 PM

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Originally posted by jonsan:
Sorry to hear that your arrival was not met with trumpets and feasts and belly-dancers and spwhores (if thats your thing). I am sure you deserve it!

I'm sure I don't.

RANDOMLING

Tuesday, January 11, 2005 8:12 PM

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Originally posted by Cybersnark:
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Originally posted by randomling:
I'd guess that Wash hails from a world that isn't in the Core, but isn't quite on the frontier either - a middleish sort of world?
Wash is a Hobbit?!?

Well, he *is* shorter than Zoe... *cough*

(Did I SAY Middle Earth?

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