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X-Kalibur
It was released domestically in the states though, I remember watching it as a kid on VHS. What the hell was the gameshow in that then? I'll take your word on it being Robocop though.
Xahn Borealis
QUOTE (Mr. Unpronounceable @ Mar 24 2011, 05:36 PM) *
"I'd buy that for a dollar!" was from Robocop.


I remember some old Japanese guy saying it when some scantily clad ladies were walking about or something. Or that may have just been the other night...
Pepsi Jedi
I thought it was some skeezy dude that looked like he needed a bath that was being draped on by crack whores on a commercial in Robocop?
KarmaInferno
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85cL1HisrNc




-k
Xahn Borealis
Didn't they find that guy and kill him, then they quoted his show at him? I remember someone quoting it and killing someone.
Wounded Ronin
You moment of Zen: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuKeUAavpnU
CanRay
I remember the Automag Pistols (That's not it in the shot, BTW.). Clint Eastwood used one in a Dirty Harry movie, but hated the thing. They had a "Search and Rescue Diver" on one scene whose job it was to go out and get the pistol when Clint would get upset at it jamming and throw it into the water. nyahnyah.gif A vision of the future that didn't happen.

The custom ammo was the major problem. IMI did it right with the Desert Eagle, making it able to chamber and use Magnum Revolver Cartridges.
Xahn Borealis
Will you stop changing the subject to guns?!
CanRay
*Shakes Magic 8-Ball* Signs point to no. *Throws Magic 8-Ball at random pedestrian and laughs as I hit them in the head* And now we're back to Pink Mohawk moments. biggrin.gif
Stahlseele
QUOTE (Xahn Borealis @ Mar 26 2011, 04:29 PM) *
Will you stop changing the subject to guns?!

Guns are Pink Mohawk.
Many Guns. Big Guns.
On Women. Many Women.
Ascalaphus
Pink Mohawk is also about actually thriving on attention. People know about what you did, and are in awe of it. It's hard to earn respect if nobody ever finds out what you did, after all.

In the Barrens, I'd say that an ice-cold pro actually has a harder time of it; people don't know they shouldn't mess with him, so they do. They try to rob him for petty cash and all that. And even for an ice cold pro, gunshots are still dangerous.

Pink mohawks are better off: people know not to mess with them, and you can't really not notice the danger signs.

---

So it's also a matter of setting: on the Streets/Barrens, Pink Mohawk makes a lot more sense than in the boardroom, which is where the ice cold pros like to hang out. Boardroom types who invite Mohawks to an upscale club end up with headaches, but driving down to the Barrens to talk with the Mohawks on their own turf is also risky.
CanRay
QUOTE (Stahlseele @ Mar 26 2011, 10:33 AM) *
Guns are Pink Mohawk.
Many Guns. Big Guns.
On Women. Many Women.

Sell me your women!
Faraday
QUOTE (CanRay @ Mar 26 2011, 07:49 AM) *

Now that I think about it, the blues brothers was basically a pink mohawk run in its entirety. I mean really.
CanRay
QUOTE (Faraday @ Mar 26 2011, 09:11 PM) *
Now that I think about it, the blues brothers was basically a pink mohawk run in its entirety. I mean really.

They even had a Mr. Johnson.
Faraday
QUOTE (CanRay @ Mar 26 2011, 07:34 PM) *

God wasn't the johnson.

The penguin was.
CanRay
No, the Penguin was the End Client. God was the Mr. Johnson. nyahnyah.gif

Notice that they don't get the job until they get to the church. "Do you see the light?", that's Mr. Johnson.
nezumi
They even have a band!

Is Blues Brothers on our 'list of Shadowrun movies'?

It would be pretty cool to have a shadowrun campaign based around 'putting the band back together'.
CanRay
Nezumi, damnit, now you're giving me ideas!

I was just working on a new original character that just got out of prison (Jake Blues style) after a LONG stretch (20-Years!). Now I have ideas of him being in a band "Back in the day"...
nylanfs
We are agreeing that Sucker Punch is firmly in the Pink Mohawk side of the scale right? smile.gif
CanadianWolverine
QUOTE (nylanfs @ Mar 27 2011, 05:40 PM) *
We are agreeing that Sucker Punch is firmly in the Pink Mohawk side of the scale right? smile.gif


Would that mean Inception was mirror shade pro, seeing as those are both head case themed movies?

And would we say Inception and Sucker Punch were more representative of Matrix Avatars and Icons or Astral Projection on your way to a Metaplane?
StealthSigma
QUOTE (Stahlseele @ Mar 26 2011, 10:33 AM) *
Guns are Pink Mohawk.
Many Guns. Big Guns.
On Women. Many Women.


Why stop at ON women. Why not IN women as well? Cyberarms with implanted shotguns. Gillete girls....

QUOTE (Ascalaphus @ Mar 26 2011, 10:38 AM) *
In the Barrens, I'd say that an ice-cold pro actually has a harder time of it; people don't know they shouldn't mess with him, so they do. They try to rob him for petty cash and all that. And even for an ice cold pro, gunshots are still dangerous.


So the ice cold pro who is unknown, but undoubtedly dangerous, get jumped by some twitchy and drugged up hippy trying to hit a nice score?

The ice cold pro then convinces the hippy to safety his own weapon and then takes it from him threatening the hippy with a pistol.

Free loot!
Ascalaphus
Eh. The loot on a random attack bum isn't worth the bother. But even a random bum with a gun can be dangerous if he happens to surprise you. Sure, you're better than you look and you kill him, but the rest of the bums never learn, because they don't know to avoid you, because they don't know you.

Some animals try to be inconspicuous. Other animals are as conspicuous as possible, with big bright "I'm dangerous!" mohawks. Both types of animals thrive in different ecological niches.
Stahlseele
Basically, the Prey try to look more dangerous and the Hunters try to look less dangerous.
Semerkhet
QUOTE (Ascalaphus @ Mar 26 2011, 10:38 AM) *
In the Barrens, I'd say that an ice-cold pro actually has a harder time of it; people don't know they shouldn't mess with him, so they do. They try to rob him for petty cash and all that. And even for an ice cold pro, gunshots are still dangerous.

Pink mohawks are better off: people know not to mess with them, and you can't really not notice the danger signs.

---

So it's also a matter of setting: on the Streets/Barrens, Pink Mohawk makes a lot more sense than in the boardroom, which is where the ice cold pros like to hang out. Boardroom types who invite Mohawks to an upscale club end up with headaches, but driving down to the Barrens to talk with the Mohawks on their own turf is also risky.

Your take is a little too black and white for me. To my mind, an ice-cold pro knows when to put on the pink mohawk. An ice-cold pro working the Barrens should know to brandish the big-ass revolver and the obvious armor jacket. It's easy to blow away the handful of clueless gang-bangers but less easy to manage the fallout with the gang leadership if you need something from them later. Part of being an ice-cold pro is about knowing how to handle a wide variety of situations, including the boardroom *and* the Barrens.
Ascalaphus
Sure, maybe I overdid it a bit, but I wanted to make a point; it's not a ICP = cunning, PM = dumb & loud thing. PM is intelligent in it's own, boisterous way.
CanRay
QUOTE (StealthSigma @ Mar 28 2011, 07:23 AM) *
So the ice cold pro who is unknown, but undoubtedly dangerous, get jumped by some twitchy and drugged up hippy trying to hit a nice score?

The ice cold pro then convinces the hippy to safety his own weapon and then takes it from him threatening the hippy with a pistol.

Free loot!

Korban Dallas and the guy in the nice hat. nyahnyah.gif And his wire baskets full of looted firearms.
StealthSigma
QUOTE (CanRay @ Mar 28 2011, 10:09 AM) *
Korban Dallas and the guy in the nice hat. nyahnyah.gif And his wire baskets full of looted firearms.


I was waiting for someone to notice it....
Xahn Borealis
I'm gonna say two words, and you're all gonna wanna build him: Ruby Rhod.
Epicedion
QUOTE (Xahn Borealis @ Mar 30 2011, 06:13 AM) *
I'm gonna say two words, and you're all gonna wanna build him: Ruby Rhod.


But how can you make a character that annoying and incompetent and still use all your BP?
Xahn Borealis
Incompetent? He was the original pornomancer!
Epicedion
You'd have to uncap the Negative Qualities limit:

Bad Luck +20BP
Combat Paralysis +20BP
Gremlins 2 +10BP
Incompetent (Etiquette) +5BP
Low Pain Tolerance +10BP
Xahn Borealis
But he does get the Paralysing Howl ability.
Tymeaus Jalynsfein
QUOTE (Epicedion @ Mar 30 2011, 03:22 AM) *
You'd have to uncap the Negative Qualities limit:

Bad Luck +20BP
Combat Paralysis +20BP
Gremlins 2 +10BP
Incompetent (Etiquette) +5BP
Low Pain Tolerance +10BP


He was not incopmpetant at Etiquette, in my opinion, Just annoying. I have to agree with Xahn Borealis, Ruby Rohd was the original Pornomancer.
CanRay
He just specialized in the Etiquette of Shock Radio. nyahnyah.gif
Xahn Borealis
He can also contribute to Aerospace Pilot Teamwork Tests to take off rotfl.gif
Tymeaus Jalynsfein
QUOTE (CanRay @ Mar 30 2011, 09:00 AM) *
He just specialized in the Etiquette of Shock Radio. nyahnyah.gif

Exactly... biggrin.gif
ggodo
THIS Is Pink Mohawk.
CanRay
QUOTE (ggodo @ Apr 4 2011, 08:34 PM) *
THIS Is Pink Mohawk.

Any true "Rock" band is Pink Mohawk.

Even Charlie Watts of The Rolling Stones has his moments, once getting a phone call from Mick Jagger, who drunkenly demanded, "Where's my Drummer?". He got up, shaved, got impeccably dressed (It is Charlie Watts we're talking about here.), walks over to Mick, and punches him in the face, "I'm not your drummer. You're my f***ing singer!".

Poster Child for Pink Mohawk in Rock and Roll? Keith Richards. nyahnyah.gif
Xahn Borealis
Youtube video not available in my country frown.gif
CanadianWolverine
I'll see your Kid Rock and raise you a Saint's Row: The Third: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZp0w42Zlkk
ggodo
QUOTE (CanRay @ Apr 4 2011, 05:44 PM) *
Any true "Rock" band is Pink Mohawk.

Even Charlie Watts of The Rolling Stones has his moments, once getting a phone call from Mick Jagger, who drunkenly demanded, "Where's my Drummer?". He got up, shaved, got impeccably dressed (It is Charlie Watts we're talking about here.), walks over to Mick, and punches him in the face, "I'm not your drummer. You're my f***ing singer!".

Poster Child for Pink Mohawk in Rock and Roll? Keith Richards. nyahnyah.gif

That man must have a background count of at least 4. Keith Richards is truly a walking corpse.
CanRay
QUOTE (ggodo @ Apr 5 2011, 01:51 PM) *
That man must have a background count of at least 4. Keith Richards is truly a walking corpse.

Or he's an Immortal Elf that's too stoned to realize it's time to get out of the spotlight.
Doc Chase
QUOTE (CanRay @ Apr 5 2011, 07:29 PM) *
Or he's an Immortal Elf that's too stoned to realize it's time to get out of the spotlight.


He's a shedim from the Fourth World, just biding his time.
CanRay
Nah, my money is on him being Harlequin on a bender.
ggodo
This is actually the most believable. The man did invite Dunk in while nude.
Fortinbras
QUOTE (CanRay @ Apr 5 2011, 02:36 PM) *
Nah, my money is on him being Harlequin on a bender.

If Harlequin is anybody he's Bowie.
CanRay
Heh. "Everyone is gay for David Bowie. Lesbians are gay for David Bowie." - Me.
Xahn Borealis
What about David Bowie? What if met a clone-OH MAN TWO DAVID BOWIES FUCK YEAH
Wounded Ronin
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUjIA3Rt7gk
CanRay
QUOTE (Wounded Ronin @ Apr 9 2011, 09:48 AM) *

Nor available everywhere, what is this?

Frag I'm getting tired of this "Not available outside of $Country." Bull!

...

Not you Bull, the other bull.
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