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When ever the Orphan's leader says: "Take off your colors [...]".  Was he talking about giving their vests to the Orphans or just taking them off and walk?  Either way Swan felt he would "bow" or humiliate himself and the Warriors.  Is this so?

Ye even to me it was only 4 walking through orphans' turf, and Swan made the right thing!!!
But I'd add that it was the real proof orphans' leader isn't a determinated man! I mean, he first told it was ok 4 him cause The Warriors had come in peace... after Mercy's interference he changed his mind!!! Poor man! It's very strange a "cool dude" like Mercy was with the orphans!!! 8)

i think he expected them to carry it till the come out of their turf, but good point about swan making right choice droppin your colours for someone else is no honour

you know thats actually a good question, because I never really contemplated on whether they were meant to carry it with them, or hand it over.  Wow, I actually have to think about this.  Well, while the Orphan leader is telling them to take their colors off, Mercy does say specifically " I just want "ONE" vest, you can get another one man".  So therefor maybe they were supposed to take the vests with the,  After all, the Orphans actually taking all nine vests would be starting a war.  But on the other hand, although Mercy wanted "ONE", it does not mean that the Orphans only wanted one.  They were probably thinking, lets collect all nine vests to make us look like we collected a trophy.  So this is a very good question.

Well one thing the Warriors wouldn't have to worry is that, if they had to give their vests to the Orphans, than the chase would be over.  You have 8 guys walking shirtless who could steal some shirts and not give away that they were from the Warriors since they aren't wearing any vests.

Well I would disagree anyway LOL.  I believe that they would not take the colors off and carry them anywhere.
Pride would have prevented any thought of backing up, or backing down---fight or flight--they know who they are, they would never be ashamed of it, and NO one would ever get a vest who hadn't earned the right to wear it, esp. a chick--not back then.
And they would go down fighting as the WARRIORS they were--no matter what the night was bringing to them---they may just have been a bit more careful about staying in the shadows-but take of the colors---in my mind it would never happen even in an all out brawl outnumbered, whatever,  remember how Swan and everyone stood straight even when facing the Riffs---they were who they were--no getting around it, and they didn't want to. Just my own opinion there though.

they can defo run and not get tired so they dont need to drtop colours for safety how the hell was they not tired after all that runnin

I think that he meant "leave your jackets here as toll".

why would they do that as a toll, they wouldnt keep their jackets at all

IF the orphans meant giving in the vest (as in giving the orphans the warriors' vests) do you really think the warriors would let them take them (definatly not ajax)

well they didnt take them off did they, swan told him where to go lol, so theres ya answer NO! lol

Again I think he meant to remove them and carry them... but I think they should have taken off the vests because they must have gotten some police attention by blowing up that car.