10 Advantages of STARSHIP TROOPERS Mobile Infantry | BEST SPACE MARINE SERIES

We continue our Best Space Marines Series by looking at the Mobile Infantry from Starship Troopers once again. This time we talk about their strengths...if they have any at all.
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[@Fluffy1877]

**Urge to Know More Intensifies**

[@allangibeau9789]

THE ONLY GOOD BUG IS A DEAD BUG

[@pyeitme508]

Should be the only good plus bad bug is a fxxxing dead bug!

[@Daimon-X]

I'm from Terra and I say kill 'em all!

[@JeanLucCaptain]

PRAISE THE EMPEROR! PURGE THE XENOS FILTH!

[@AbyssWatcher745]

SO LET'S MAKE THEM *GOOD*

[@worldofwarcraftman2]

its a good thing the Tyranids have lots of bug then

[@duncankelcey9281]

You forgot their method of deployment: loaded in multilayered capsules and fired out at the planet surface from orbit. As they descend the capsules shed layers of reflective metallic materials to the point that any targeting system has a nervous breakdown trying to shoot the real targets. It makes a platoon sized unit look like an entire army on scanners

[@NoESanity]

though i'm not sure that really counts as an advantage. if you look at similar ways to do that now, a handful of space marines, spartans or what ever flavor you prefer can fall behind enemy lines in basic stealth. however the MI capsules are basically a huge "hey bitches guess who's in town" and while i'm sure they have a stealthier option for fights that didn't involve the bugs, it is really hard to call something that announces your presence to the enemy is advantageous.

[@Odins3rdRaven]

It’s works as an advantage because if you look on scanners and see a larger force incoming you send more troops to take down that force which would allow a smaller team to infiltrate from the back door with much more ease

[@duncankelcey9281]

@@Odins3rdRaven as far as the book lore goes its mostly used to maximize survival rates on assault drops. That wasn't my interpretation when i said the most advanced targeting computers have a nervous breakdown. That was a near quote. Plus the mobile infantry weren't called in when subtlety waa required.

[@TorianTammas]

@@NoESanity The mobile Infantry are the standard Army . They use nukes fired from their powered armor. Their is no subtlety in deployment nor way of fighting.

[@NoESanity]

​@@TorianTammas but they don't only use nukes, they have plenty of other weapons including a bomb that screams at you in a bunch of languages "i'm a bomb bitch, run, you have 10 seconds.... i'm a bomb bit, run, you have 9 seconds..." they did also have a number of stealth options that were mentioned and not really elaborated on in the book.

[@furrybacon1512]

In the book, the MI had talking bombs. I always imagined the Bomb to sound like Andy from RvB

[@mikegrossberg8624]

"I'M A THIRTY SECOND BOMB! i'M A THIRTY SECOND BOMB! TWENTY-NINE, TWENTY-EIGHT, TWENTY-SEVEN," etc. Too cool!

[@jahfield9116]

The fps game portrays this, the explosive device gives a heads up on the countdown, including the nades counting while being cooked, they also have a smiley face on them.

[@Leoluvesadmira]

Imagine it be voiced by Hal?

[@Ridliman]

Of course, the book MI is more working than the movie MI, but everyone forgot that in the book the bugs have ships, technology, and nukes too. That arsenal includes a beam weapon designed to pass through MI suit armor without damaging it but cutting the flesh under it. Having said that, in the book Rico said that ship to ship the humans has the advantage since looks like the humans are more advanced but numbers again. In fact, as far as I remember the bugs have a fuckton of POWs in Klendafu as human shields to avoid the use of Nova Bombs on it.

[@spaceman081447]

@Ridliman RE: "[The Bugs'] arsenal includes a beam weapon designed to pass through MI suit armor without damaging it but cutting the flesh under it." Not quite. During Rico's first combat drop, he was shocked to see a fallen trooper with an actual hole in his armor.

[@drunklebodhi9938]

The film's tactics can be summed up in part of a Zapp Brannigan quote "Knowing their weakness, I sent wave after wave of my own men at them until they reached their limit..." - Z.B.

[@zion653]

Gotta admit... I'm a big softy for the Mobile Infantry. "Come on, you apes! You wanna live forever"?!?!

[@FrigginBoomToys]

Me too. They have nostalgia power for me

[@CliffuckingBooth]

Im with you both.

[@Amy-wg8md]

For the record, the novel has mobile being pretty evenly matched against small numbers of bugs hand-to-hand while wearing suits. I'm thinking of a few instances in the tunnel scene.

[@michaellewis1545]

Did anyone watch the Starship Troopers cartoon the Roughneck Chronicles

[@26th_Primarch]

Oh god don't remind me of that terrible cgi...

[@lwes4]

@@26th_Primarch CGI may not been great but still one of the better representations of starship troopers, hell it was so good it got 28mm minture game made about it and tried to compete with warhammer 40k

[@26th_Primarch]

@@lwes4 the story was fine but the cgi was horrific and who thought that was a good franchise to make into a kids cartoon exactly?

[@lwes4]

@@26th_Primarch no idea but as kid i loved it,

[@CosmicG777]

Hell yeah. That was the best. I always regret that it was never finished. Only had 1 or 2 more episodes to do b4 or got axed. :(

[@davidvanvranken1595]

I mean, if you're gonna go over the Heinlein version of Mobile Infantry, then you should do the Space Marines over the Imperial Guard

[@bobskywalker2707]

David Van Vranken I agree

[@justinreilly6619]

Totally agree!

[@arielnir2679]

David Van Vranken the space marines are still WAY more overpowerd. The imperial guard is not allways just good for meat sheilds.

[@moriskurth628]

I think they focus on the bog-standard infantry and army units, rather than special forces. Space Marines are closer to elite shocktroops, rather than basic grunts. The Imperial Guard meanwhile are the standard army. In the Imperium, everyone knows what Guardsmen are, but Space Marines are so rare that they are considered fictional or mythical warriors by some. And military commanders can go their whole lives without ever seeing a Marine.

[@cmurphy8894]

Yea. The rarity of the space marines is a major downfall. They definitely need to do the Astartes

[@charlespfaff6585]

Good examination of Heinlein's original Mobile Infantry. The live action movies were satire of the books and not a real comparison. The animated series here closer.

[@dessirangelova2676]

You realize that by the 4th movie the mobile infantry is basically the same as the mobile infantry in the books right

[@charlespfaff6585]

@@dessirangelova2676 4th movie? They made three more!

[@dessirangelova2676]

@@charlespfaff6585 yep but the 2nd and 3rd arent as good as the 1st and the 4th and 5th were animated

[@dessirangelova2676]

@@charlespfaff6585 oh yeah theres a 5th movie

[@MMaximmachinegun]

@@charlespfaff6585 All of the movies after the 1st aren't directed by Paul Verhoeven. They also aren't that good. 4th (invasion) and 5th (traitor of mars) both use power armor like in the book, along with the VHS series called rough necks (came out during late 90's, kind of an obscure TV series). Consider watching them if your a dedicated fan.

[@andrewschmitt3284]

You should have either gone with the movie version or the animated/book version instead of cherry picking the aspects from both.

[@Banchoking]

He didn't use the movie. He compared the better stuff in the books to the movie.

[@AbysmalRapture]

if they did that then the pros/cons would be unbalanced, the books/anime dont really have that many disadvantages and the movies have zero advantages outside of plot armor

[@tomaszskowronski1406]

@@AbysmalRapture I think they're going for the "Where the unit orginated" route, rather than "just movies" and "just games" and since the movie didn't do Mobile Infantry any justice, they're using the pros from the book. Becouse the movie is not even a caricature of the book, it is its antithesis. Those 40 years that happened between the book and the movie made it do a literal 180 turn. To put it simply- Vietnam happened. Also Hippies, Watergate, Collapse of Soviet Union and Gulf War, but 9-11 2nd Gulf and 2008 Crash didn't yet. Society was at the peak of egoism and blind consumptionism. "Fuck everything, it only matters that i have fun". The '90s were basically today without all the problems and less technology. The fact that Verhooven didn't even finish the book also didn't help. He turned a philosophical dispute about nature of warfare, service and sacrifice for a "greater good" and to what extent is it acceptable into a parody action movie with the message of "War is bad, serving is stupid and soldiers are macho retards" which is completely overlooked by majority of viewers who praise the movie as a simple action flick, same with Robocop.

[@jasoethesentienteyeshapedg4847]

@Flint McFreely Making videos is allowed in a free society, though.

[@sammywhite5127]

@@tomaszskowronski1406 wow you really didn't understand what the message of the movie was

[@hatbrox]

the healing tech one is also a great morale booster because it lets the troops know that they don’t have to worry too much about loss of limbs

[@adambielen8996]

Also it tells them that the military will take care of them. Apparently no robot eyes though.

[@spaceman081447]

@Vibindo In the book, it is explicitly stated that, ". . . in training or in combat, there aren't many wounded."

[@regularcasanova7137]

*Clicks number five and turns to camera * I'm doing my part!

[@jamesmccrea4871]

Marauder suits were the standard suits. Command suits were Marauder suits with more comm equipment. There was also a smaller and lighter scout suit. Marauder and command suits looked similar to the ones in the newer animes like Traitor of Mars. I picture the scout suits as looking like the suits in Roughnecks.

[@kingoftheneeks3623]

Our real life version of space marines are still better than all of these. Ours' are regular marines but with a rocket strapped to their back and shooting 1911s while holding their breath

[@pyeitme508]

Plus got M27 IARs for longer range engagements!

[@tba113]

Ooh ra!

[@tomaszskowronski1406]

That is definitelly something a typical Jarhead would do.

[@L0stEngineer]

Actually there's an entire faction in warhammer 40k dedicated to the precise, meticulously deadly style of warfare the U.S. Marine corp is the master of. They are called Orks.

[@Seb-Storm]

1911? Good luck reloading a lot.

[@meanietrooper]

I'm doing my part

[@mikejohnstonbob935]

hahahahaha

[@parteibonza]

I'm doing my part TOO

[@lucasthompson6983]

I love that you guys did included the Starship troopers. A lot of sci-to chanels and such tend to ignore their existence.

[@dragoninthewest1]

"There are no dangerous weapons, only dangerous men" -Lt. Charles Zim, Terran Federation Mobile Infantry

[@MrGrenadeMcBoom]

"...and RAID." I see what you did there.

[@GenerationFilms]

Nice. First one to catch it.

[@dannythehonestgamer6051]

If Heinlein saw how Hollywood treated his book with the movie versions of it he would have a heart attack on the spot.

[@sammywhite5127]

@Patsy Patarchy yes because the man who believed that a military dictatorship was the way forward is totally sane and rational

[@lordbrisingr5169]

Sammy White I’d like to understand how you get military dictatorship from a democrat meritocracy

[@azathoz]

@@lordbrisingr5169 can civilians rule in Heinlein's novel? Can they be elected? It's been more than 10 years since I read the novel, but I would say no.

[@skeggi3836]

​@@azathoz citizens who do a term of federal service can run for president i think so like you dont have to go and kill hordes of bugs but you can just be a souless bureaucrat for 2 years and bam your political career starts

[@azathoz]

@@skeggi3836 But that federal service means be a soldier for a certain period, am I right? So everything that means power must go through the military. Anyway, surely a son or daughter of a high rank officer can skip military service by the tinkering of his/her well postitioned father/mother. I have no doubt that even in the wolrd of Starship Troopers there are corruption. In fact, dictatorship and corruption are close friends.

[@justincase5272]

"Dolphin-sniffing sphincter jockey" is perhaps the best insult I've heard in 50 years.

[@Serbz03]

I don't know if anyone covered this in the comments but a platoon size from the book is actaully 53. Made up of 52 enlisted and 1 office i.e. a Lt. Rico brings this up when his platoon wanted to rename the Roughnecks to Jelly's Jaguars. Lt. Jelly asked for the vote and was told it was unanimous by Rico and a fellow trooper that was senior. Jelly then says " So 52 ayes and one no... Well the no's have it. Outside of that great video and thank you for showing the MI in better light.

[@pumpkin464]

I want a movie trilogy based on the books. Sounds brutal and awesome.

[@seanwilliams7059]

How ya gonna use both the movie and the book versions in a comparison video with other space marines? They aren't similar in the slightest.

[@VGLounge]

Basically everything that was a disadvantage in the live action series is an advantage in the other mediums

[@NemFX]

The problem with Heinlein is that in the books, the suits have only two things written about them. They have bombs on a Y rack. They have jump jets. That's it.

[@SamGray]

In the book, an M.I. Platoon has 42 members. A Squad has 6 troopers, three squads form a Section which includes a leader and deputy leader (for 20 cap troopers). Two sections form the body of the Platoon which also has a commander and a Platoon Sergeant.

[@leechowning2712]

One of the best points for unity in the book is that there are zero non-combat soldier... As you pointed out. The first "drop" we see the chaplain offering prayer for the troop, and Jonny commenting that unlike present militaries of the western world, the chaplain is a combat soldier... The general is... The cook is. After drop there are no MI left onboard the transport. Unity of the whole force, especially with the high drop rate... Similar to special forces of the present era.

[@pyeitme508]

Please make more Earth in Star Wars videos!!!!!

[@generaljimmies3429]

Tell that to Boofire191

[@nikolajsteffensen6578]

this seems a bit unfair. shouldn't you be looking at heinleins weaknesses and strength exclusively? and not the weaknesses of the movie version (which was seemingly designed to. not exactly be efficient) and if not that then strength and weakness of just the movie version. and as some other people pointed out if you're using heinleins infantry you should do space marines and spartans and if not spartans atleast ODST. otherwise this becomes a very one sided fight very quickly.

[@Spartan-114]

"Mobile infantry gets power armour, halo dosent get Spartans" you're logic is flawed Generation films

[@forddon]

The big difference between the book and the movie that is always overlooked, is that in the book the bugs were about 100 times tougher then Veurhovens bugs. They flew starships they used weapons they took prisoners, they had an industrial civilization, they also had stategy and tactics. The bugs in the movie were so pitiful a 6 year old with a couple cans of raid could have wiped them out.

[@VoidHalo]

You guys should consider an episode about the Sardaukar Terror Troops from the Dune universe. I think they're very under-represented when one thinks of space marines or soldier type units. Though depending on your opinion, the Sardaukars may not fall into that category.

[@AlexSDU]

8:05 "Where young people would becoming spoiled and undisciplined." Heinlein saw the future, or worst, our time.

[@theemporerofmankind938]

No literally every generation sees the one after it as spoiled and ungrateful this was even a thing in plato's time it's always been a thing

[@HrHaakon]

Every generation says this about the one after it.

[@liverpooljft9623]

@@HrHaakon its true though. I was more spoiled than my parent's, my parent's were spoilt more than my grandparents etcetera. As technology and quality of life go up each generation is more spoilt than the last.

[@oriolesfan61]

No that would be Republicans

[@jeanmichel8919]

ok boomer.

[@tonezone117]

One Mobile Infantry soldier dies for every piece of clipped audio in this video. Never forget.

[@dogofwar6769]

Fun fact: in the novel the Terran Federation had access to advanced prosthetic that were as good as real limbs. You see that guy at the recruiting with only one arm in the movie as well as in the book. But in the book Rico actually sees that guy just in public one day and he finds out that he takes off his prosthetic legs when he's at work to help spook weak willed recruits.

[@mikegrossberg8624]

In the book, the recruiting sergeant sits at his desk, during duty hours, WITHOUT his prosthetic arm and legs. OFF duty, he wears them, and it's impossible to tell that they're artificial. There was also mention made in the book that new limbs were being GROWN to replace lost ones

[@andych8425]

Impressive.......most impressive

[@stillsalty947]

I liked this video, im doing my part !

[@remc70]

You might want to read on the WWII Japanese soldiers had blind loyalty and fought in mass banzai charges. The bug come out of the chamber knowing how to fight. It takes eighteen years to raze a human being and another few years to train them how to fight. On low yield nuclear weapons, you might ask yourself what happen to the soldiers who were involve in the low yield nuclear test back in the 50’s.

[@XMysticHerox]

What about Mars Marines from the Expanse?

[@Mike-ul1xn]

The Expanse's martian marines and their armor are pretty much dead ringer for what Heinlein describes in the book

[@rodericusphoto6185]

Again, bravo American Ben! The movies are pretty good busy R.A.H.'s book is among the best! P.S. I am a Heinlein fan boy

[@matthewlemme8952]

Don't forget, in the book, every infantryman is also a mechanic, tactician and an ODST armed with MULTIPLE nuclear weapons.

[@spiritvdc5109]

Live-action movie MI: Humans trying to emulate B1 battle droids Book-accurate MI: Mass-produced Spartan 2s

[@ironstarofmordian7098]

Good Vids! Thumbs up!!

[@patrickmurphy6775]

It is great to see that you went to great legnths to point out the differences between the book and the films. Good job! The movies are good action flicks. The book is a stand alone excellent piece of work. I have subscribed to check out more of your work!

[@jamesm783]

but did the planet break before they did?

[@wpatrickw2012]

Heinlein wrote "Starship Troopers" before the military juntas in Latin America proved themselves incompetent economically (Hyper-inflation) and militarily (Falklands War). It was also written before Vietnam and the Northern Ireland Troubles, where large advanced armies fought guerrilla and insurgent forces. I always recommend that people read "Starship Troopers" and then read the classic hard-SF novel "The Forever War" because each book provides an outstanding "before and after" counterpoint in understanding that era between the two.

[@MEGATRYANT]

I don't really see how corruption-ridden pro-fascist goverments prove anything about Starship troopers Federation, essentially a political oligarchy based on voluntary service to the collective with very liberal/libertarian individual values. And Starship Troopers would actually work as case AGAINST how Vietnam was handled, as it was basically a war that was being pushed by politicians and with constant concession to the communists by part of the US (No ground invasion of Northern Vietnam, limited bombing campaings, attempts at negotiating a "2 country" solution similar to Korea, etc), especially with Nixon attempting to extend the war for political purposes. By the Tet Offensive the Viet Cong was effectively wiped out from South Vietnam and was then formed mostly by Northern Vietnamese militias, wich would commonly get routed by local ARNV troops that had knowledge of the terrain. Another point for the book's use of "controlled, but extreme violence" was the lifting of restrictions on bombing campaings over North Vietnam, especially Hanoi, wich forced the Viet Mihn to the negotiation table, the fall of South Vietnam would only come after it became clear US congress had abandonned them to their fate, and wouldn't be fufilling their promise of support or military material aid, crippling the ARNV morale.

[@camwyn256]

The powered armor makes them strong enough to crush a tank, yet delicate enough to crush a butterfly.

[@CAP198462]

The UCF must be making a fortune in arms sales, that mobile infantry armour turns up everywhere.

[@HoneyBadger1779]

Anyone else catch '....to destroy all non-human threats to the earth.' ? Edit: Wow, Dolphin sniffing sphincter jockeys. Ima use dat.

[@Banchoking]

The guy who made the movie said he didn't even read the book and was trying to portray the Terran Federation as a fascist dystopia. He failed, as one analysis video pointed out.

[@FrigginBoomToys]

I love the movie but I wish it was just called something else so it stopped being compared to the book

[@EksaStelmere]

@@FrigginBoomToys I agree. Starship Troopers is an amazing movie, but it's most certainly not the book.

[@kemanorel3110]

@@FrigginBoomToys Yeah, that's the only real issue the movie has: it's called Starship Troopers. Viewed as a military satire, it is excellent, but they shouldn't have called it Starship Troopers.

[@barrylyndon5552]

He failed hard. It seemed like a decent enough place with some very quirky combat strategies. But human mistreating human is basically not even in the original movie

[@lancer737]

Allen, The Colonial Marines have the more Powerful Infantry weapons, and very lethal power armors. Weapons to Look at are the *M44 Sledge Hammer. *The Phased Plasma Pulse Rifle *The M57 Smart Gun Missile launcher with Uranium rounds. *The Alice type Power Armor It has **A SADAR Anti-Tank Missile Launcher **Twin Pulsed Gattling Cannons ** Heavy Flamethrower (Napalm in their universe burns at 1200 Celsius and with the thermite mixed in it, it will burn up to 10k Celsius. Also some mixtures use Uranium flakes. **Anti-everything Laser Cannon **It allows the user to run faster than normal and to jump straight up in the air 40-50 feet. The Standard United Americas Power armor **Twin 40mm Pulsed Torrent Gattling Guns Or **Twin Railgun Arrays called bullet boxes that have a rate of fire of 1000 rounds a second. The Berserker Kill Team Max or Mox Power Armor. Its armed with. *Twin Pulsed Cannons *Moded SAW machine Guns. *Two 45mm Grenade Launchers *Two Laser Projectors emitting lasers so intense Xenomorphs catch fire. That's a major feat as they are very heat resistant. The United Americas Colonial Military has lots more fantastic weapons, including further in the future.

[@GenerationFilms]

Thanks, we'll reference this.

[@lancer737]

They also got amazing vehicles and ships. The APC mounted with a Particle Beam Cannon, when it becomes incoherent, it can dry half a city with an "EMP like effect." The Rideway Heavy Tank has 115mm cannon with a rate of fire of 30 shells a minute. The Trooper Transport seen in ALIENS isn't even the biggest warship they have, it has much longer ranged particle beam cannons like the apc and more. Its type can carry enough nukes to vaporize an earth sized planets oceans, actually every body of water. Unfortunately this was Xenomorph prime and it didn't kill the Xenomorphs off at all.

[@tdnavy1066]

The book is so much better i would love to see the movie redone like the book

[@pyeitme508]

Yep

[@frankg2790]

No adaptation is going to be the same as the source material.

[@tdnavy1066]

@@frankg2790 true but you can still make a good adaptation that's close to the book as possible

[@DreadWulf221]

@@tdnavy1066 The animated movies do pretty good at that from what I understand

[@26th_Primarch]

They are currently making that film.

[@rhorynotmylastname7781]

Desire to know more intensifies!

[@casbot71]

For those approving of Robert Heinlein's philosophy, they may want to read some of his other books, like say "Time enough for Love. Here's a brief synopsis of the relevant points. In the future a 2000 year old man (the oldest) has given up on life and rejects further rejuvenation treatments, so a couple of his descendants (the largest demographic in humanity) stage a intervention. The Senior (as he is referred to by the rest of humanity) is a libertarian hero and pioneer that led the exodus from Earth and also espouses the 'Democracy is weak, a individual and his gun' philosophy. Good eh ? The Senior talks about important events in his life and we see him as Heinlein's perfect man ideologically. He was even born in approximately the same year as Heinlein (1907), and lived till the development of suspended animation and then rejuvenation because he was part of a secret selective breeding program over centuries to increase the human lifespan. Well … By the end he travels back in time to where he is an infant, and has sex with his own mother, but since he's already previously had sex with his twin teenage cross sex clones (he points out they are stacked redheads) it's not as big a step as first thought. So the author of Starship Troopers wrote a book where the character he saw as an idealized version of himself was literally a MOTHERFUCKER.

[@lwes4]

hahaha man 1930s people were weird

[@samyargo9752]

@@lwes4 inbreeding Nazis who chose to ignore the scientific evidence supporting genetic diversity and the advantages of compassion.

[@lwes4]

@@samyargo9752 this word Nazi i do not think it means what you think it means.

[@samyargo9752]

@@lwes4 takes one to know one, I guess.

[@L0stEngineer]

I don't grok this

[@dergrunemann]

*Desire to know more intensifies*

[@secretyoutubers5510]

Also, it's not mentioned in the movie except for Rico's promotion, the Mobile Infantry promoted offices from enlisted and had to be career military. Which meant every officer has been on the frontline as cannon fodder. The Naval aspect and Intelligence get promoted very quickly with very little frontline experience. I get intelligence not having the cannon fodder Karl sends his school friend into ambush on planet P and has sent hundreds, maybe thousands, to their deaths. The navy just seen to be transportation specialist. They take the chosen planet blast the surface and drop the NO Force then leave in the movie. So there bus drivers.

[@MrChupacabra555]

The thing is, if this were ONLY about the Starship Troopers as portrayed in the novel, then they would be at the top of the list, or maybe even included in the 'Elite Forces' class you mentioned. There is pretty much nothing in the movie versions that makes them good warriors (although I wish you had looked at how the troopers were presented in the 'Roughnecks' animated series, they took the subject way more seriously).

[@theimmortal4718]

The biggest issue is that Heinlen couldn't forsee the advent of combat robots. Most of the fighting in the book would be much more effective by removing the human from the suit.

[@m0rtez713]

Sons of the Emperor shall prevaill! ...But I still love Robert Heinlein's mobile infantry.

[@jamesmeritt6800]

I was so disappointed that they didn’t even mention the powered suits that played such a big part in the book.

[@baalzimaanegwenesedai1713]

This is in my top 5 favorite books'

[@54_skp_kueken]

Another advantage is Propaganda, i mean, THEY HAVE SO MANY TV COMMERCIALS THAT SAY: JOIN THE MOBILE INFANTRY

[@parteibonza]

Yes and recruiting at schools

[@AustinFoss00]

I'm doing my part!

[@augurseer]

love the shirt

[@danhemming6624]

If they follwed the book more closely the movie would have rocked! I would love to see the movie based on the Old Man's War series.

[@dustinestabrook923]

“Would you like to know more? Well played.

[@Thalanox]

This man just read the wikia article out loud, and called it a series. Almost word-for-word.

[@dogofwar6769]

5:35 point of order; out of that 2,000 soldiers in the MI training in the Starship Troopers novel only a handful died in training. I'd have to reread the book but most people just washed out because it was too hard for them and they gave up.

[@redenginner]

They also washed out if they where too heavily injured, but that meant more then likely being put into other non military fields.

[@krisguntner4805]

One thing I never got was why they never made large scale use of the cybernetic prosthetics when they had the tech. I know I would have got them to decrease the chance of bleeding out from limb injury and who knows maybe they augment as well.

[@starsilverinfinity]

One of their advantages is that they make good feed for my space bugs

[@Storlans]

To be honest most of the deadliest armed forces in history had a huge focus on individual effort.

[@jasonleslie203]

Funny how you see more of what the mobile infantry has available in its arsenal in the anime compared to the live action

[@danielolsson7134]

Mobile infantry in their powered armour led by Rico does show up towards the end of Starship troopers 3, Marauder. It is truly a short but sweet rescue scene!

[@arx3516]

I think that in the movie continuity (the live actions and cgi films) the marauder is different mech, the power armor should be the one worn by all the other soldiers, it's not very bulky, but it still has a jetpack and it can be equipped with various types of missile launchers on the shoulders.

[@danielolsson7134]

@@arx3516 That could be the case, I don't have access too the book in any library in my Country.

[@lwes4]

i think peaple give that movie to much of free pass just beocues of that crap CGI armor. it was just as bad as movie two

[@NoESanity]

@@arx3516 movie 3's marauder is prototype power armor. the 4th and 5th movies power armor is much more advanced and more like the books (it's also like 15 years after movie 3 so there is that) @Daniel Olsson it's on youtube.

[@arx3516]

@@NoESanity something like the Marauder was seen in "Invasion" piloted by Rico.

[@Horus_the_Lupercal]

Desire to know more intensifies.

[@KADASUVA]

"I only have one rule. Everyone fights, no one quits. You don't do your job, I'll shoot you."

[@jasonm1691]

Had a question for you Generation FIlms. Since you are doping the Imperial Guard of 40k what regiment of guardsmen will you be doing because there tactics, quality of training etc are very different from other regiments E.G. Death Corp of Krieg are very much so siege and attrition warfare masters. while the Tallarn desert rangers are more hit and run. I hope you take that intro consideration.

[@26th_Primarch]

And the Catachan are all 80's action movie jungle fighter commandos...

[@joshuawilliams9020]

Probably mark as both advantage and disadvantage. On one hand, you have that really good at their type of warfare. On the other, if you mess up deployment order( which happens a lot in 40k) or the commander just doesn't care( another thing that's pretty common) than get things like catachans holding a static defense line on a frozen hellhole.

[@joshuawilliams9020]

@Memento Mori sly marbo isn't fair. Khorne one day put all his rage into a being, Tzeenitch added the knowledge of a millions of books, Nurgle made sure it felt no fear nor pain, and slannesh gave physical perfection. That being was... Sly marbo warm up exercise one morning.

[@samuelromine2275]

I feel like he might just pull a Cadian Regiment as they are kind of the "standard" guard forces.

[@jackiesantos2121]

Yeah I see some advantages from thermal imagery

[@tavernburner3066]

Can't wait for the imperial guard.

[@samot.456]

The thing I disliked about this video is that it talks about novel mobile infantry but it doesn't mention how advanced the novel bugs really are (plasma rifles, space ships (it is stated that human navy is superior tobug one),...).

[@jacobpruett9204]

The problem is he's lumping the movies and the book together which, aside from title, are pretty much different stories. The book mentions the bugs have better weaponry and soldiers but that the human fleet was a little bit better. The biggest thing was how few the warrior type bugs were. The book mentions that 1 in 100 bugs were warriors, but that they made up for other 99. Also that they could incubate and replace lost bugs very quickly.

[@SuperVladdrakula]

@@jacobpruett9204 Doesn't seem too different from the _real_ bugs.

[@jacobpruett9204]

@@SuperVladdrakula It really isn't. Heinlein was trying to design the race as if they had evolved into a sentient species and what that would entail.

[@andyenid2]

Ngl the power suits they have later on are bad ass and cool

[@ChamplainValleyRailSnapshots]

Space force!

[@parteibonza]

Get in on the ground floor, future Sky Marshal.

[@NerfZombieHunter]

Hope you guys do Roughneck Chronicles

[@FrigginBoomToys]

Love this series, it's clear you guys do a ton of research. What do you guys think about the unisex aspect? In the live-action films the idea that gender doesn't play much of a role in society as it does today. I know you mentioned it as a disadvantage, but ideally it would be good right? They showed men and women played professional sports together, showered together, fought together. Maybe in the films it wasn't explored that well, but I think it's an interesting idea

[@GenerationFilms]

I'm okay with the live action and animated films equalizing the physical capabilities of the sexes a bit. Why not, it's fantasy? It may not be realistic but it's not supposed to be. It might have gotten annoying if there was a preachy political message to the deemphasis of sexual differences but it didn't feel like there was. It all felt like good fun.

[@bobskywalker2707]

The real 9 year old army

[@mattfisher368]

Can ya'll make a dedicated 40k series or video if you are just going to look into the meat grinder that is IG in this series?

[@blueshadowfoxes1100]

Just wondering, how does the space marines from starcraft stack up? An hearing you talk about the book version of starship troopers compared to the movies does make me want to go out and buy those books.

[@pyeitme508]

Hi American Ben! Please make a video about the Ghost Recon Alpha short film?

[@V.XIII_Ultra]

If we're going with these power armored troopers. The clones are getting ripped off by not using the commandos.

[@oldaccount9190]

i remember roughnecks starship troopers chronicles was confusing a little since i saw the movie first as a kid

[@aarotron2189]

I really hope we get warhammer space marines as well to these video series

[@HristoKolevMayvena]

Good series. However there's one unit missing in the whole scheme - the Systems Alliance Navy N7 Program. Because you can fight like a Krogan, run like a leopard, but you'll never be better than Commander Shepard

[@adambielen8996]

N7 is special forces, but the Systems Alliance has regular marines that would fit the bill.

[@Cfmanj]

What video game is the really good graphics used in this video from?

[@nickloughren1919]

Agreed but the book also mentions applicants cannot be turned away from apply, so if a blind person applies they won’t get mobile infantry but they will get a job counting caterpillars

[@jidk6565]

The books Yes the books!

[@jacobweinstock2180]

Didn't read the book but I've seen the animated and they kick ass but GOD those live movies I was watched seemed comical

[@thomaseschenbuscher264]

please rate the marines of space above and beyond

[@independentomega2701]

I always get the shakes before a drop...

[@jtktomb8598]

Damn, Heinlein was nuts

[@tilarium2]

Same complaint I had with the last Starship Troopers video. You’re picking and choosing the best and worst from each medium. You guys needed to pick film or book and only use that one source. Film would have been a better pick as it has more sources to look at.

[@briangriffin9793]

more sources does not imply better pick. For Starship Troopers... the book is exactly how the Space Marine was meant while the movie is a parody of the book. It is not remotely similar to the other franchises in that regard.