I think one of the reasons I used such a small cast with my dio is because my 3.75" isn't fleshed out. But the concept of the Rapid Response Tactical Squad (aka RRTS, based on the movie Doom) is a huge thing with my Joeverse. Course, anyone reading Episode 2 is seeing that the 1st RRTS isn't quite together. But by Chapter 3, they'll be reformed along with a few other characters.

Just because you do 1-shots doesn't mean that that verse has to pertain directly to a dio and vice versa. The rescue theme week we did, I had Spirit and Major Barrage rescuing Scarlet from Interrogator and a squad of CGs. For that shot, I thought it would just be fun to use those characters. But keeping with my verse, Barrage, Spirit and Scarlet are part of the RRTS2! However, it wasn't pertaining to any dio. It was for fun.

On the other hand, I had the shot of Ace and Slipstream being held captive by Blackout (unpictured) and a squad of Sand Vipers. I chose random Joes that don't get a lot of time and simply shot it. That didn't fit into any dio.

Now that I think about it... I am currently buying toys that cater to my dios and that cater to my Joeverse. Creating a verse can be a lot of work. Some guys come up with some really gnarly stuff (check out the ideas on JoeBattlelines.com). For me, I sold a large part of my 'collection'. I pared it down to the characters I want on the team and that I have use for. Chars like Mindbender, VenMax, Scalpel, Blackout (I know, I know, sounds weird), Link Talbot (shudder), Kamakura, TigerClaw and a slew of others have no place in my 3.75" Joeverse. (yet, Tigerclaw showed up in Episode1!)


Uhmmmm, what were we talking about again?