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Posted by Transmute Jun on 09-08-2010 at 19:11:
Dr. Nambu's secret past
Okay, maybe it's not so secret... but we know very little about Dr. Nambu's life before joining the ISO. What did he do? Was he always a dry, serious researcher? Or was he a party animal, burning up the bars and dance floors? Maybe that's where he got his fabulous fashion sense! 
What kind of job did he had as a young person, perhaps to put himself through school? Did he deliver pizzas or wash floors at McDonal's?
Get creative!
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Posted by amethyst on 09-08-2010 at 19:28:
I've kind of always pictured him as the who would ignore the tonka trucks under the Christmas Tree and look for the microscope or something like that.
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Posted by meridianday on 09-08-2010 at 19:55:
I started a fic once on what he would have been like in his university days. But I never posted it, because I felt pretty sure I'd have got flamed 
I think he would have been hothoused as a kid and going away to university (younger than average) he'd have gone party crazy.
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Mallanox : "My mother was Irish and my father was an alien. I was an only child and I dress funny." Posted by Transmute Jun on 09-08-2010 at 20:56:
I'm not sure why you feel you would have been flamed, Meridian. I can totally see a young Nambu going wild before he settles down. Heck, maybe he was a hellraiser and then something happened in his past to 'sober him up' and put him on a different life path. Maybe some life-changing event made him alter his ways... I'd love to see another perspective on it!
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Posted by amethyst on 09-08-2010 at 21:01:
Yes, please Meridan, if you still have your story, post it for us to read. It sounds interesting!
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Posted by UnpublishedWriter on 09-08-2010 at 21:22:
Mine is blah. Father Japanese, who writes and illustrates manga, mother English and employed by a robotics firm that sent her (and the family) around the world. Since I know jack about Japanese culture (certainly not enough to even fake it), this was my way of getting around the Japanese name (and the not-so-Japanese looks).
Oh, Gree-een? (sing-song) You up for a stab at Nambu's past?
And who wants to do the one about him having contact with the aliens who gave him the transmutation technology?
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Posted by nuni on 09-08-2010 at 23:09:
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I've always imagined that there must have been some dramatic event in his past to make him the determined person that he is in the present. He's so focused on doing good for the Earth, both as ISO's top scientist and as the creator of the Gatchaman team. He may not show passion outwardly, but I imagine he must feel very passionately about his purpose in life. Maybe something tragic in his past is what spurs him on to continue.
Posted by Ladygalactor777 on 09-08-2010 at 23:12:
I think he was a Hell Angel biker! that tried to take revenge over Galactor after Galactors raped his wife & killed his children.
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Posted by Transmute Jun on 10-08-2010 at 01:12:
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Those are some great ideas, Nuni! You're right that he's passionate about his work (why else would he be so dedicated about it?) but he rarely shows that passion outwardly. Even when he's directly under attack by Galactor or captured by the enemy, he doesn't show a lot of emotion. But you know that deep down, it *has* to be there...
And I like the idea of a tragedy being the life-altering event that changes his perspective... maybe a fiance killed by Galactor?
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Posted by UnpublishedWriter on 10-08-2010 at 01:27:
The murdered loved one is old. But how about another tragedy close to home? Or some other experience that changed him. One that put him on the path to trying to save the world using science. A village ruined by pollution and illegal waste dumping, whose plight deeply affected him. It could be as simple as seeing the damage wrought by war and wasteful habits during his studies.
He does not like war. There's usually some mention of the peaceful uses of nuclear power or other technologies in the episodes, and the potential to use those technologies for war. If he had his druthers, IMO, the GodPhoenix's capabilities would be used for research, exploration, or search-and-rescue operations. Wonder what the transmutation technology would be used for?
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Posted by amethyst on 10-08-2010 at 01:35:
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I disagree. It's not how often the plot device is used, but what the author does with it. When an author does an outstanding job with an idea, theme or device it makes no difference if it is over-used, cliche, or old. They are bringing something new to it.
The reverse is often true, if an author does not put the effort into an idea, it doesn't matter how fresh or original it is, it seems old and weary.
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Posted by nuni on 10-08-2010 at 02:13:
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Old, but effective. Love (or loss of love) is one of the most powerful emotions there is. Corny, but true. At least for me.
Posted by Ladygalactor777 on 10-08-2010 at 02:14:
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Ok a new one, he is a spy who used to be working for the FBI but is gay & in the closet then he decide to train the science ninja team and come out...!!!
Like those stupid reality shows!
O may be he was a serial killer!
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Posted by amethyst on 10-08-2010 at 02:31:
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The scary thing is LG, is you could probably sell that with just about that much development in today's world. However, with some real development, it could also be very good.
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Posted by lborgia88 on 10-08-2010 at 03:09:
Myself, I don't see any deep personal tragedies or losses in Dr. Nambu's past, like murdered spouse or children (not brooding and angry enough, perhaps?). I've got the impression that he probably had a fairly privileged childhood -weathy parents, the best schools, all sorts of open doors and opportunites, that sort of thing- but might have had parents/mentors/teachers that also instilled in him the notion that he should strive to do good and use his skills and knowledge to "give back" and make the world better, and a strong ethical code of right and wrong as well as a deep appreciation for scientific advancements. Sort of like a scientist "Bruce Wayne," except one that, instead of donning a super hero uniform himself, adopted a bunch of kids and trained them to do it.
I could also well believe that, for a time in his youth, he might well have "run wild," before some occurance (a war, an environmental catastrophe of some kind maybe) brought him up short and made him refocus and evaluate his life and goals. Even though he apparently never married, I wouldn't be surprised if, at one time, he'd had a girlfriend or even a fiance, but ended up facing circumstances where he felt he had to renounce all that to devote himself to what he perceived to be a higher duty. He certainly seems to expect the Ninjas to give up a lot, in their personal lives, in order to save the world so I wouldn't be surprised if he himself had too.
Posted by amethyst on 10-08-2010 at 03:14:
Interesting theory LB. I like the Bruce Wayne connection, but he did have the deep personal tragedy and loss with the murder of his parents.
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Posted by BirdLover on 10-08-2010 at 03:36:
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Or a parent, if he were a teen in University. Or even a parent and a fiance. A double whammy.
And discovering that they are "killed by Galactor" is what gives Nambu his first inklings of the organization and their "actions." I like that idea.
Posted by condorcandi on 10-08-2010 at 04:07:
"S-22" by Jane Lebak has Jun and Ryu finding out a hidden secret of Nambu's past. The kind that made me want to cry with both sorrow at Nambu's loss and joy at Jun's compassion.
http://www.gatchfanfic.com/viewstory.php?sid=555
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Posted by Ladygalactor777 on 10-08-2010 at 04:18:
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Some times I think like a criminal...
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Posted by gatchamarie on 10-08-2010 at 07:49:
I like every idea that has already been offered in this thread! We have ample space where we can play, here, not knowing almost anything about Dr. Nambu's past!
The idea of Nambu living a wild, teenage life, and then redeeming himself in his adulthood, could very well be the case, as his losing a loved one (whoever the person might have been ... losing a loved one, especially in particular circumstances, always leaves a mark on those who are left behind!), or having had something tragic which had happened in his past. I also like LB's theory of Nambu always being a model student, of firm character, and having been brought up with a moral.
What if Dr. Nambu had been an orphan himself, having had a hard childhood in the streets?! He might have been spared from such a miserable life by having had the fortune of being adopted and raised by a wealthy and ethical couple, who couldn't have had children and who worked in the scientific field (this could explain his inheriting his present wealth and his line of study)! Then, having had this opportunity, he wanted to do the same by adopting, and gathering the SNT, and use all that was in his power to protect the Earth! He might have been an intelligent child from the very beginning, with a very high IQ, fortunate enough to have had the chance of exploiting his talents!
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