Editing Soldiers of Misfortune


'''Soldiers of Misfortune''' is a 2006 [[paintball film]] produced by [[DerDer Productions]], focusing on the Contract Killers, a group of professional tournament paintball players selected by equipment manufacturer [[Hybrid Technologies]]. The film combines individual player profiles, off-field interviews and tournament footage from the [[National Professional Paintball League]] (NPPL) and [[Paintball Sports Promotions]] (PSP) circuits.[1][2]

Unlike DerDer's season-review productions, ''Soldiers of Misfortune'' concentrates on the personalities and playing styles of individual competitors associated with Hybrid Technologies.

== Content ==

''Soldiers of Misfortune'' introduces members of the Contract Killers through interviews and competitive footage recorded at professional paintball tournaments.

The Contract Killers were a group of players selected by Hybrid Technologies, rather than a single tournament team. The film highlights their individual approaches to competition, personalities and performances across the NPPL and PSP circuits.[1]

=== Featured players ===

The film's promotional description identifies 17 featured players:[1]

* Josh Davey
* Tyler Michaud
* Nicky Vegas
* [[Nicky Cuba]]
* [[Todd Martinez]]
* Tyler Humphrey
* Jon Richardson
* Quincy Boayes
* Gerald Garcia
* Eric Dearman
* Todd Hugo
* John Marquez
* JT Bouchard
* Danny Miller
* Jason Trosen
* Jesse Lyon
* Roy Richard

The players are presented individually, with interview material and tournament highlights rather than as members of a single competitive roster.

== Production and release ==

''Soldiers of Misfortune'' was produced by DerDer Productions in association with the Contract Killers concept developed by Hybrid Technologies.

The film was distributed on DVD and is listed as a 2006 release in secondary DVD catalogues.[3]

A promotional trailer was also circulated online and was subsequently referenced in coverage of Hybrid Technologies and Contract Killer Clothing.[4]

The film was later included in a six-disc DerDer collection alongside:

* ''[[Natural Selection]]''
* ''[[War of Attrition]]''
* ''[[Free Agent (paintball film)|Free Agent]]''
* ''[[Progression (paintball film)|Progression]]''
* ''[[300 FPS]]''

The collection was marketed as a compilation of six classic DerDer productions.[2]

== Availability ==

''Soldiers of Misfortune'' is included in the DerDer classic film collection hosted by [[BKi Paintball]], which provides access to a number of the company's historical paintball productions.[5]

== See also ==

* [[DerDer Productions]]
* [[Hybrid Technologies]]
* [[National Professional Paintball League]]
* [[Paintball Sports Promotions]]
* [[Paintball films]]

== References ==

# [https://spiderpainballgun.blogspot.com/2008/01/paintball-dvd-and-videos.html "Paintball DVD and Videos", Spyder Paintball Guns, January 2008. Reproduces the film's promotional description and featured-player list.]
# [https://ansgear.com/derder-6-pack-dvd/ ANSgear, "Derder 6 Pack DVD", product description and film collection details.]
# [https://www.ebay.com/b/paintball-dvd/bn_7024825791 eBay, paintball DVD listings, including ''Contract Killers: Soldiers of Misfortune'' (2006).]
# [https://thisispaintball.wordpress.com/tag/derder-paintball/ ThisISPaintball.ca, historical coverage of Hybrid Technologies and the ''Soldiers of Misfortune'' trailer.]
# [https://www.bkipaintball.com/course?courseid=derder BKi Paintball, "DerDer Productions Classic Paintball Videos".]

== External links ==

* [https://www.bkipaintball.com/course?courseid=derder DerDer classic paintball films at BKi Paintball]
* [https://www.derder.com/ DerDer Productions]

[[Category:Paintball films]]
[[Category:2006 films]]