Board Thread:Movie discussion/@comment-120.148.64.199-20150613082223/@comment-17754282-20150620212133

Edaphosaurus wrote: Why on earth do you think a scaly raptor that can turn white is better than a feathered raptor which is already white for a freezing Arctic habitat which I am setting JW2 in. Also, the species of Theropod is variable, Troodon would do (and a feathered Tyrannosaur would be greaggreat (i.e. Nanuqsaurus). 1. There aren't too many wars being fought in polar regions. Perhaps you don't watch the news, but these things tend to happen where people live, like towns and cities. Also many conflicts going on right now are occurring in the tropics and desert regions. A raptor that is white all the time would stand out in a city or a jungle or when running around in the desert. That very much limits its uses to places with snow. On the other hand a raptor with the ability to change its colour depending on the background it wishes to blend into is pretty fucking useful! In the snow it changes to white. In the jungle it changes to green. In the desert it changes to a sandy colour. In the city it turns grey to match the concrete and tarmac. Stick a permanently white raptor in the middle of a city, even one where snow has fallen, and it is going to end up going the same way as Charlie did in Jurassic World (shot with a rocket launcher!)

2. Why are you so determined to set JW2 in a polar habitat? The next storyline is right there in the JW film - dinosaurs as weapons of war. Like I've already said, the wars going on right now aren't happening in Svalbard or Antarctica, rendering dinosaurs made specifically to camouflage themselves in just that habitat pretty much useless.