Talk:Jason Bourne

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Contents 1 Wring birth info 2 Double-entendre? 3 The real name? 4 Publication dates 5 Merging Cain (fictional character)

[edit] Wring birth info

I deleted the Date of Birth for David Webb and his place of birth. The DoB was absolutely wrong, unless that was written for the movie version of Jason Bourne (Matt Damon born in 1970). Since Bourne had a part in the Vietnam war in Medusa there was no way he could have been born in 1971. K1Bond007 20:45, Sep 17, 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Double-entendre?

Is the character named 'Bourne' to form a play on "borne identity" for the first novel title? This seems noteworthy if true. 149.159.92.56 04:00, 14 Feb 2005 (UTC)

I've only read the first two, but so far it's worked for them. In the first he has a "born identity" (this one is obvious) as Jason Bourne. In the second he transforms from David Webb - pratically average joe to Jason Bourne, former-spy/assassin and thus uses the "Bourne supremacy" etc to accomplish his goal. I'm sure it's debatable how else it can be percieved for the second one. By the way, I kinda replied thinking you meant it had a "double meaning" --> A double-entendre usually means that the second meaning is more risque, in this case the answer is uhh no. K1Bond007 05:29, Feb 14, 2005 (UTC)

I think it is like K1Bond007 says, The first is based around him discovering his identity, the second about a battle of sorts in his head for supremacy (think of the mental battles he is going through, and what he is like at the start of the third book), the thrid book ultimatum is just that, the "final fight" if you will, with Carlos... As for Legacy again that title is to do with his "legacy" or, more commonly how his Children are his legacy... Help plz 12:15, 26 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] The real name?

Im pretty sure his real name is SCOTT Webb and not david Webb. I dont remember but i think the name David Webb was the name he took later in the books or in the movies.

No, it is definitely David. The Bourne Identity ends with the line "Hello David". Google it. K1Bond007 16:18, May 25, 2005 (UTC)

Now i understand. Apparantly,In the Hebrew dubbed version which I read it was changed.I now realize that because the book ended with the same line only with a different name. In my version,his brother's name was Gordon,was that an altered name too?.

I haven't read it in so long, I just remembered that last line. I don't recall Webb having a brother. Maybe he did... I don't know.. K1Bond007 18:40, May 25, 2005 (UTC)

His brother was the Major who was one of those killed at the Treadstone building in the first book. 70.49.242.3

[edit] Publication dates

My copy of The Bourne Identity says copyright 1975, not 1980. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 70.49.242.3 (talk • contribs) .

It was 1980. I don't know what to tell you. See Ludlum's official website: [1]. K1Bond007 21:16, 4 March 2006 (UTC)

I had just glanced at the inside front page and saw 1975, but that's just the two newspaper articles quoted from in the book, which does say 1980. 70.49.242.3 21:49, 4 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Merging Cain (fictional character)

I believe that having a separate article for the Cain identity would be more useful than burying information about it exclusively in this article. If one were searching for information on Cain, it would be difficult to find in the middle of the entire Jason Bourne article. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Whamilton (talk • contribs) .

I think it should be merged. Who is likely to be looking for information on a false identity of Jason Bourne, who wouldn't come to the parts on Bourne and the novels first ? -- Beardo 13:31, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

Definitely should be merged. K1Bond007 19:43, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

• Merge - Timrem 22:58, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

• Merge. Jlittlet 23:12, 21 September 2006 (UTC)

• Merge - but with redirect. :: Kevinalewis : ^{(Talk Page)}/_(Desk) 08:23, 2 October 2006 (UTC)

• Merge - I think this should certainly be merged as there are certainly more important literary and filmic Cains.

• Merge - Cain is for charley and Delta for cain... merge the sucker...