This is inspired by Mark Walhberg saying that if he were on a 911 plane, he would have stopped it and safely landed the plane.
Let’s say a single man on United Airlines Flight 93 with a serious background in sports, martial arts, or who is just freakishly strong immediately stands up to the Hijackers before they get to the pilot. He takes out the first with a surprise punch, the second charges him and gets stabbed the by firsts box cutter in the neck and nearly bleeds out, the third tries to hold him off while the fourth guy rushes the pilot but gets immediately overwhelmed, and the fourth guy makes it to the cockpit only to get crushed by the hero.
No one ends up dying on the plane, even the hijackers.
How famous would he become? How many movies would be made about it? Beyond saving 47 lives, would there be any impact?
For a second scenario, OTL Seth McFarlane (creator of Family Guy, American Dad, Cleveland Show, a few Hollywood movies) was scheduled to be on Flight 11but missed his flight. What if Seth McFarlane boarded Flight 11 and somehow realized this was a suicide mission rather than a generic hijacking, and personally led a successful revolt against the Hijackers before the plane reached the point where it had to either crash or get shot down? Meaning McFarlane saves the day. How would this effect his career after he lands?
Or, what if Walhberg did as he said and saves the day as he canceled his flight OTL.
Or, in a darker scenario, what if McFarlane and Walhberg both die? What are the pop culture effects? How are their works remembered?
Let’s say a single man on United Airlines Flight 93 with a serious background in sports, martial arts, or who is just freakishly strong immediately stands up to the Hijackers before they get to the pilot. He takes out the first with a surprise punch, the second charges him and gets stabbed the by firsts box cutter in the neck and nearly bleeds out, the third tries to hold him off while the fourth guy rushes the pilot but gets immediately overwhelmed, and the fourth guy makes it to the cockpit only to get crushed by the hero.
No one ends up dying on the plane, even the hijackers.
How famous would he become? How many movies would be made about it? Beyond saving 47 lives, would there be any impact?
For a second scenario, OTL Seth McFarlane (creator of Family Guy, American Dad, Cleveland Show, a few Hollywood movies) was scheduled to be on Flight 11but missed his flight. What if Seth McFarlane boarded Flight 11 and somehow realized this was a suicide mission rather than a generic hijacking, and personally led a successful revolt against the Hijackers before the plane reached the point where it had to either crash or get shot down? Meaning McFarlane saves the day. How would this effect his career after he lands?
Or, what if Walhberg did as he said and saves the day as he canceled his flight OTL.
Or, in a darker scenario, what if McFarlane and Walhberg both die? What are the pop culture effects? How are their works remembered?
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