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| caption = [[Dallas]] and [[Austin]] happen upon Au Co |
| caption = [[Dallas]] and [[Austin]] happen upon [[Au Co]]'s village. |
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[[Dallas]] and [[Austin]] |
[[Dallas]] and [[Austin]] find [[Skyhawk|the downed plane]] next to a farming '''village'''. |
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==Notable Residents== |
==Notable Residents== |
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* [[Au Co]] |
* [[Au Co]] |
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* [[Au Co's friend]] |
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==Notable Visitors== |
==Notable Visitors== |
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==About== |
==About== |
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===[[Graphic Novel:War Buddies, Part 3]]=== |
===[[Graphic Novel:War Buddies, Part 3]]=== |
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[[Dallas]] and [[Austin]] search for a [[Skyhawk|downed plane]], and find the Skyhawk outside the village |
[[Dallas]] and [[Austin]] search for a [[Skyhawk|downed plane]], and find the Skyhawk outside the village. The crew's mission was to destroy the village, but they were killed instead. Dallas decides to carry out they [[Skyhawk crew]]'s mission. Austin protests that it is a peaceful [[Vietnam]]ese village, but Dallas counters that it is used to grow food to supply the Viet Cong who are fighting in the [[Vietnam War|war]]. Dallas persuades Austin to destroy the village. |
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===[[Graphic Novel:War Buddies, Part 4]]=== |
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[[Au Co|A young girl]] seemingly causes plants to [[plant growth|sprout quickly]] out of the ground. [[Dallas]] and [[Austin]] rig [[C4 explosives]] around the village. As they explode, Dallas realizes that Au Co is the name of the girl, and the mission was actually to kill the girl, not destroy the village. |
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===[[Graphic Novel:War Buddies, Part 5]]=== |
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After destroying much of the village, [[Dallas]] shoots [[Au Co]] and restrains [[Austin]], preventing him from [[healing]] her. |
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===[[Graphic Novel:War Buddies, Part 7]]=== |
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After returning home from the [[Vietnam War]], [[Linderman]] briefly remembers an experience from his and his [[Unknown soldiers|fellow comrades']] mission. The experience is of himself in the village he helped destroy, seeing [[Au Co]]'s dead body on the ground with [[Au Co's friend|a woman]] embracing her in grief. |
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==Trivia== |
==Trivia== |
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* Au Co is named after a [[wikipedia:Au Co|mythological fairy]] who, in Vietnamese legend, married a dragon and gave birth to the Bach Viet, the first Vietnamese people. |
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* The fate of the village at the hands of [[Linderman]] and [[Mr. Petrelli|Petrelli]] seems to reference the [[wikipedia:Bến Tre|Bến Tre]] incident, where those responsible claimed that something positive was accomplished by a violent and destructive act. Though at first disgusted by the whole affair, Mr. Linderman will eventually embrace this philosophy, leading to his plans involving the [[explosion]]. |
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==Gallery== |
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Image:Gn war buddies 3.jpg|[[Dallas]] and [[Austin]] discover the village. |
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Image:Au Co.JPG|The village has farms filled with [[plant growth|oversized crops]]. |
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Image:Kablooey.JPG|Dallas and Austin [[C4|raze]] the village. |
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</gallery> |
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==See Also== |
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* {{seealsodisambig|Au Co}} |
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[[Category:Graphic Novel Miscellaneous Places]] |
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[[Category:Galleries]] |
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Latest revision as of 05:02, 23 February 2010
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 Dallas and Austin happen upon Au Co's village. | |
| Language(s) Spoken: | Vietnamese |
Dallas and Austin find the downed plane next to a farming village.
Notable Residents
Notable Visitors
About
Graphic Novel:War Buddies, Part 3
Dallas and Austin search for a downed plane, and find the Skyhawk outside the village. The crew's mission was to destroy the village, but they were killed instead. Dallas decides to carry out they Skyhawk crew's mission. Austin protests that it is a peaceful Vietnamese village, but Dallas counters that it is used to grow food to supply the Viet Cong who are fighting in the war. Dallas persuades Austin to destroy the village.
Graphic Novel:War Buddies, Part 4
A young girl seemingly causes plants to sprout quickly out of the ground. Dallas and Austin rig C4 explosives around the village. As they explode, Dallas realizes that Au Co is the name of the girl, and the mission was actually to kill the girl, not destroy the village.
Graphic Novel:War Buddies, Part 5
After destroying much of the village, Dallas shoots Au Co and restrains Austin, preventing him from healing her.
Graphic Novel:War Buddies, Part 7
After returning home from the Vietnam War, Linderman briefly remembers an experience from his and his fellow comrades' mission. The experience is of himself in the village he helped destroy, seeing Au Co's dead body on the ground with a woman embracing her in grief.
Trivia
- Au Co is named after a mythological fairy who, in Vietnamese legend, married a dragon and gave birth to the Bach Viet, the first Vietnamese people.
- The fate of the village at the hands of Linderman and Petrelli seems to reference the Bến Tre incident, where those responsible claimed that something positive was accomplished by a violent and destructive act. Though at first disgusted by the whole affair, Mr. Linderman will eventually embrace this philosophy, leading to his plans involving the explosion.
Gallery
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The village has farms filled with oversized crops. -
Dallas and Austin raze the village.
See Also
- For other uses of Au Co, see Au Co (disambig).
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