I had to do it. This guy and his gear are just too cool ...

What "Spencer for Hire's" Hawk would look like if he served in today's military.

This is what he looked like when he served in tomorrow's military:




The Jedi Master

Starfleet was NOT a military organiztion......they just had phasers and photon torpedoes to smake the shows more interesting

**nerd mode on**

You're thinking of the Federation. Starfleet was the military arm of the Federation.

Have you ever seen his Team Member?

He needs a shave and a helmet.

Halo 5

Toughness is a mental state rather than what someone physically looks like. It's what's in his head. You can take someone off the street and put all that equipment and gear on him, and underneath it all, he's really a big softie. Maybe it would fool people at first glance, but it wouldn't take much to penetrate in a real situation. It's inside his head what really counts.

Our enemies have not looked anything like this and many have been quite tough. Some of the toughest adversaries we've had were noted for their fanaticism and bravery and endurance and even cruelty. Propaganda may have us believe otherwise that when they don't look like a superman, they'll fold easily before us. For example, look at our opponents during the Vietnam War. They were tough, they were committed, they were fighting other people for a long, long time. Yet they were physically diminutive, poor people and under-equipped by Western standards. Their training and indoctrination did not emphasize physical strength or that they could rely and expect much support so much as it did mental and physical endurance. The kind of person who would be bombed from the air and burned out of holes in the ground they've been living in for months and emerge and still fight with little more than an AK-47 and sack of rice and tea for provisions. What someone looks like when they're shooting at each other from 100 yards away doesn't matter so much as what they believe in and what they are willing to fight for.

Stone cold real life killer:



He don't look so tough, though, does he?

Excellent example.

I often talk about women here in Community Hall because it's related to all of this. Our first instinct is take physical appearances at face value, and much of this can be bluffed or practiced- or even just assumed and surrendered without the other person really doing anything to prove that it's justified. Attractive girls for example can intimidate men on just their looks alone. But experience would show how much of this is unwarranted, how often these very same girls are really rather insecure and not at all what they are assumed to be. Their personalities are molded around first appearance and thus they have some confidence that men find them attractive. But once you are able to get through this initial defense, you see how weak they can actually be and how much the whole person is just like any other. Attractive girls are often among the most insecure. Many of the biggest dorks I've ever met tended to be the hot girls. Their interaction with others beyond this superficial contact is something they don't get practice working on if everyone else just defers to their looks all the time or are intimidated by them. The last one I knew would send me stupid poop jokes and to this day is still real clingy and whiney and I would say her personality really only is only good for about 5 minutes upon initially meeting her and her thinking her looks alone will intimidate you. If that doesn't work, she doesn't have much left and you come to find she's a big bore. Men often seem perplexed about the mysterious force that draws women to guys with personality or self confidence, though they may seem to lack other qualities like looks or status. But from the perspective of women, personality is something a lot of them don't really have. That's why they find it attractive.

Same thing here:



The smaller bouncer is not rattled at all, at first glance, you may not suspect he's a threat. But there's something about his confidence that doesn't gel with his size, and that should be at least some indication to the loudmouth that
there is something wrong here. The larger guy is starting to look rattled rather quickly, and he's bluffing, because he sees someone who should be fazed but isn't- for good reason. As soon as the smaller bouncer gets in his face, the loudmouth is backing up immediately and complying with his orders- even though he's still mouthing off and issuing threats, that's a sign that his words are attempting to hide his fear, but his body language and actions tell the real story.

I am not and never have been a particularly tough guy, but did learn one good method of dealing with loud mouths. Keep your mouth closed and keep your eyes on his.

I'm well-aware I'll look like a complete idiot :
Who is he ?

Hoping SimHQers will show some love and be kind to me

Cheers,
Slug

Audie Murphy.

Audie, even.

Right-click on the picture, then select view image info. The file name has his name in it.

Audie Murphy FTW http://www.badassoftheweek.com/murphy.html

Is that...Audie Murphy??



The Jedi Master

Yes, y'all, that's Audie Murphy.

Nicest fellow one would never, ever want to threaten.

Is he related to Eddie Murphy?