02-17-2004, 03:11 AM
WarLocke,Feb 16 2004, 06:20 PM Wrote:...Also, I thought McQueen was crippled or something and couldn't fly anymore?McQueen was indeed unable to fly due to damage to his middle ear and the organ responsible for maintaining equilibrium. Without the artificial stimulator which replaced it, he would have no sense of balance. Problem was, the device was a metallic object embedded in soft tissue, and high-G maneuvering in flight could dislodge it and cause death as it rattled around in his skull. Hence, McQueen was grounded for life...
...that is, until the surgeons removed the device in a desperate attempt to bring McQueen back to flight status in order to combat Chiggy. Nonetheless, the operation left him struggling to maintain his balance, and they nicked the idea... until that one female pilot of the 58th got killed by Chiggy, and McQueen defied orders to avenge her death in a fury of blood and bullets.
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