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Okay, I dont know if anybody else noticed this, but I did. In the movie, the marine named Fig, his character seems to be made out to be a Cajun, talking about Alligator E'toufe, and his mother's mystic gifts (Voodoo?). The only issue I have with this is that Fig speaks Spanish. Cajuns speak a really screwed up mix of English and French.

Yeah, I know, it's just a movie.

i was confused by that, as well.

Also, I think Fig is short for Figueroa. That's a Spanish last name, right?

South Americans do have a penchant for eating lizards.

Well you gotta remember that part of the Cajun culture is influenced by creole and caribbean culture...And Fig is not South American, seems to be from the Caribbean, possibly Dominican. So it does make sense.

He could very well be Creole, which is a mixture of French, Spanish, African, Carribean, sometimes even Vietnamese. Mostly found in south Louisiana.

Creole is an interesting point. But, um, you don't really see too many outside of the bayou. (lord, i'm really trying not to sound offensive.) Let it never be said that I badmouthed the Creoles, Cajuns, and coonies. I'm related to a few, and half my family lives in trailers that they've built permanent extra rooms onto.

For those who think this paints a poor picture of the South, Louisiana, or rednecks in general, I promise it isn't that bad down here! We're just fun-loving country folks! Really! We do wear shoes! (No, seriously, I had somebody ask me once if the shoes i was wearing were my first pair)

So yeah, this so totally diverged from Transformers and turned into a little ramble about good ole Dixieland. That's what I get for staying up all night.

He could be a mexican that was raised down south as well.

He could be a mexican that was raised down south as well.

As recently as the early 19th century, the Gulf Coast (esp. Florida panhandle and points west) were Spanish possessions, and Spanish Empire influence in the region dates to Ponce de Leon's expeditions (ca 16c). So it's considerably within the realm of possibility that a Figueroa family could have long-standing ties both to an Hispanic heritage and be wizards with reptillian etoufee.

It's all an act, he just broke out of prison and he's trying to avoid suspicion.

Evil_the_Nub wrote:It's all an act, he just broke out of prison and he's trying to avoid suspicion.

Except we all suspect something is up with him.

DesalationReborn wrote:South Americans do have a penchant for eating lizards.

MMMmmmm...lizards. It taste good, actually!

I remember reading somewhere when the character profiles were coming out that his character was from Honduras and rasied in new Mexico.They do have a habit of eating Alicator and other reptiles.My stepfather was from Honduras and got here trew Mixic and he told me he used to eat it all the time.I've eated it once and it wasnt that bad.And the vodoo thing is a big religen for us Hispanic's we call it Santarida [spelling?]

sto_vo_kor_2000 wrote:I remember reading somewhere when the character profiles were coming out that his character was from Honduras and rasied in new Mexico.They do have a habit of eating Alicator and other reptiles.My stepfather was from Honduras and got here trew Mixic and he told me he used to eat it all the time.I've eated it once and it wasnt that bad.And the vodoo thing is a big religen for us Hispanic's we call it Santarida [spelling?]

Santaria, like the old Sublime song. It is a mixture of Christianity, specifically Catholiscism, and Vodoo.

Swerve wrote:

sto_vo_kor_2000 wrote:I remember reading somewhere when the character profiles were coming out that his character was from Honduras and rasied in new Mexico.They do have a habit of eating Alicator and other reptiles.My stepfather was from Honduras and got here trew Mixic and he told me he used to eat it all the time.I've eated it once and it wasnt that bad.And the vodoo thing is a big religen for us Hispanic's we call it Santarida [spelling?]

Santaria, like the old Sublime song. It is a mixture of Christianity, specifically Catholiscism, and Vodoo.

True but its roots are mainly Vodoo..........all that war really done when adding Catholiscism to the mix was to change the names of the sprits the envoker is trying to summon.If you look into the topic you'll find that almost every where that the Spanish invaded and brought black slaves to have adobted a simular religin.