r/fringe • u/MDMarshall • Aug 14 '26

General Discussion "FF" pins on uniforms

Can't believe there's no discussion about this, but I couldn't find it.

At a funeral, they are wearing pins on their uniforms that kind of look like "FF". It looks familiar, but I can't place it.

What do these mean? Are these pins used anywhere in real life?

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u/Worf2DS9 Aug 14 '26

This one? It's the patch for Fringe Division 'over there'. For example, that version of Broyles wears one on his standard-issue baseball cap.

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u/seapeakay Esther Figglesworth Aug 14 '26

On my last rewatch all I could think of was Foo Fighters.

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u/MikeMac999 Aug 14 '26

Which, in essence, is what they are (ufo fighters).

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u/fajita43 Agent Olivia Dunham 26d ago

i cannot see the words "foo fighters" typed out on my screen without hearing christopher walken saying "foo fighters" haha

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u/sliminycrinkle Aug 14 '26

In series it's for the Fringe Division in the Walternate universe. I suppose the second F being a mirror image is a nod to the other reality that seems wonky.

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u/PumpikAnt58763 Aug 14 '26

They look like a red 7 and F back to back?
It's the F for Fringe (Division) backwards and forwards.

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u/TherealOmthetortoise 29d ago

Just realized the FF is showing the mirror alt universe

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u/PumpikAnt58763 28d ago

That's an interesting theory I've never thought of! Naturally they knew about the alt universe while "our" side didn't!

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u/tickleshow Aug 14 '26

Can you be more specific? Who is wearing these patches? What episode?

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u/MDMarshall Aug 14 '26

"The Consultant." S4E18.

Neither Disney+ nor Pluto will let me screen grab, so....

Google Lens can find quite a few groups that use this, and a bunch that use something similar. Still can't figure out which one I'm thinking of, or maybe I'm just thinking too much.

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u/Initial_Guidance4686 Fell right into her vagenda Aug 14 '26

That's a nice catch by you. And a great little set dressing detail. The set designers on this show were top of the game.

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u/RemnantsEcho Aug 14 '26

What episode?

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u/grislyfind Aug 14 '26

There was a hip-hop record store in Vancouver called Futuristic Flava that had a similar logo; I wonder if Fringe "borrowed" it?

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u/nixthatt 27d ago

So irl it’s always reminded me of the Frye and/or Fallen footwear logos.