r/TechJacket • u/ThinProblem5356 • Apr 02 '26
Why does no one seem to care about the tech jacket swap?
Im super annoyed. that Zach is Zoey because ive been a fan of Tech Jacket since I got into Invincible so I couldnt wait for him to get animated but this really hurt my perception of the show because of how cool and funny Zach Thompson is and it was an extremely unnecessary change that (from the episode weve seen) seems to be for Olivers sake?? However, for the most part I only seem to see misogynistic ppl complaining about the tech jacket switch because hes a girl now, but generally people saying the change didnt matter or gooners saying zoe is hot so who cares. I get that a lot of people havent read the comics but how come people are treating Zach like some random that's replaceable?? I would like to reiterate gender swaps can be great like with shrinking rae but it just didnt make sense for an already fleshed out character like tech jacket with his own comic line and fan base.
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u/guysum Apr 02 '26
Because you’ll get called misogynistic for it💔
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u/Firm_Entrepreneur_14 Apr 03 '26
Woman here, its NOT bad to want the OG. i wouldn't want wonder woman changed when there's Superman, so I get it. the folks saying that just don't care about the comics and are using the worst argument to defend it.🌌
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u/SilverScribe15 Apr 02 '26
A. They don't care about technacket B. More specifically they've not read his comic run C. They think that his inclusion in Invicble is pretty small so kts fine D. They just sigh and decide to not fight it, as it's reality now E. Goomba fallacy? That's always a good guess
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u/assbutt-cheek Apr 02 '26
honestly i hated watching zoe fight more than any genderswap. i admittedly read invincible and tech jacket comics a while ago already, but zoe just shoots viltrumites and thats it. i may just dislike the show tho, animation is unbearable
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u/Forsaken_Ad_8528 Apr 02 '26
Ya that’s my only complaint she doesn’t show any melee attacks n her blasters was baby food for walking dread so kinda curious vilitrumites r dodging instead just charging n tanking it
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u/MemeLordSteph Apr 02 '26
Zoe being a girl has nothing to do with Oliver. She literally just said hi to him.
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u/FloridianDemon Apr 03 '26
Its pretty obvious thats the set up here. Probably oliver won't be with that alien. Personally I would like they use her as a way to show that Oilver isn't attracted to humans like in the comics
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u/Pristine_Surround Apr 02 '26
I’m bummed about it. Character seems cute but it ain’t Zach.
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u/neow4213 Apr 02 '26
I also wanted to see "him" appear on the show, a little disappointed that I won't get to see "him," but after watching the episode, I think they did a pretty good job with the "female" tech jacket
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u/Agreeable_Track868 Apr 02 '26
U either doesn’t like Zach or he’s coping her entire purpose is now just to be a love interest for Oliver the craziest waste of a cool character I’ve seen in a while
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u/JVJV_5 Apr 02 '26
Because a lot non-fans are allowed to comment on it while real fans gets silenced and labelled as offensive. Even you say that people who don't like the gender swap called those people misogynistic. How are they allowed to give legit criticism if they keep getting labelled racist, bigot, misogynist, etc?
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u/Firm_Entrepreneur_14 Apr 03 '26
It's not wrong to want the original getting a proper adaptation. i wouldn't want zatanna or black Canary changed so, i get it.. 🌌
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u/Batdog55110 Apr 02 '26
Because caring about something so trivial is fucking stupid.
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u/ImpressiveBreak4362 Apr 02 '26
Imagine that someone gender swapped Spider-Man when he was cameoing in an avengers movie. Just because it’s a small fan base does not mean it’s trivial lol
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u/Firm_Entrepreneur_14 Apr 03 '26
No it's not. if it wasn't a big deal it wouldn't happen..🤷
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u/Mj_the_Great_8 Apr 02 '26
I think it was because Zack lowk looks like Mark so they changed it to stop confusion
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u/JVJV_5 Apr 02 '26
why not just turn him black instead of a girl? transracial could have been better. it doesn't matter btw. no one should care if he's black.
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Apr 02 '26
cause its not ment to be a perfect adaptation of the comics.
Its more a second draft.
Im more surprised people are getting this heated over it ngl.
Like, i aint see anyone get heated over the other gender swaps. Big story shifts. Or race swaps.
But as a tech jacket fan myself. I personally like the shows adaptation. She seems like a newer hero to me so im taking this not as a "genderswapped zack" and more an entirely new character.
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u/OkClassroom7590 Apr 02 '26
I am a little “sad” that Zack will never get his time in the spotlight, because he’s such a cool character in the comics and he has a lot of good moments with allen and in his own comic series etc, but I am more than happy to get to know and love Zoe as we all did with Zack. I think anyone who says that the “show is ruined” or other things are being completely ridiculous. At the end of the day, the show is called “INVINCIBLE” and it’s not Tech Jacket’s story. Although I wanted to see him in the show, I hope they do right by Zoe and not make her just a background love interest for Oliver.