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|desc=Now these are sweet. I mean, who doesn't want rocket boots? They may not be the most practical of footwear, but the Rule of Cool really doesn't care about such things. Fly, you crazy hero; fly! | |desc=Now these are sweet. I mean, who doesn't want rocket boots? They may not be the most practical of footwear, but the Rule of Cool really doesn't care about such things. Fly, you crazy hero; fly! | ||
|type=boots | |type=boots | ||
|power=5 | |power=5 | ||
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|nosell=yes | |nosell=yes | ||
|ench=Grants the ability to fly - for Gadgeteers only<br> | |ench=Grants the ability to fly - for Gadgeteers only<br> | ||
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|obtain=Using [[reinforced boots]] with [[ultra-condensed fuel]], [[micronized guidance system]], [[insulation]], and [[box of mini rockets]] in your inventory | |obtain=Using [[reinforced boots]] with [[ultra-condensed fuel]], [[micronized guidance system]], [[insulation]], and [[box of mini rockets]] in your inventory | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
| + | * The plural refers to {{wikipedia|Syndrome (The Incredibles)|Syndrome}}, the main antagonist in the movie The Incredibles, who invented a pair of rocket boots as a youth. | ||
| + | * The [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RuleOfCool Rule Of Cool] is a trope in fiction that states: ''The limit of the willing suspension of disbelief for a given element is directly proportional to its degree of coolness.'' | ||
| + | ** Hence the Rule not really caring about the practicality of things like rocket boots. Because rocket boots are ''awesome''. | ||
[[Category:Flying Ability]][[Category:Initiative Modifiers]] | [[Category:Flying Ability]][[Category:Initiative Modifiers]] | ||
Latest revision as of 06:47, 23 August 2010
rocket boots
Plural: Syndromes of rocket boots
Now these are sweet. I mean, who doesn't want rocket boots? They may not be the most practical of footwear, but the Rule of Cool really doesn't care about such things. Fly, you crazy hero; fly!
Boots
Power: 5
Level Required: 5
Item cannot be auto-sold
Grants the ability to fly - for Gadgeteers only
+10 initiative - for Gadgeteers only
How Obtained
Using reinforced boots with ultra-condensed fuel, micronized guidance system, insulation, and box of mini rockets in your inventory
References
- The plural refers to Syndrome, the main antagonist in the movie The Incredibles, who invented a pair of rocket boots as a youth.
- The Rule Of Cool is a trope in fiction that states: The limit of the willing suspension of disbelief for a given element is directly proportional to its degree of coolness.
- Hence the Rule not really caring about the practicality of things like rocket boots. Because rocket boots are awesome.
