It was an exciting weekend for G.I. Joe fans, with Hasbro unveiling a selection of upcoming releases for its acclaimed action figure line at New York Toy Fair that span almost the entire breadth of the franchise from G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero and G.I. Joe: The Movie through Ninja Force and beyond, including a couple of newly-created characters, action figure firsts, and an awesome new Legacy Collection Special Forces Action Soldier; check them out here…
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G.I. JOE CLASSIFIED SERIES #191 – COBRA-LA ROYAL GUARD
New to the G.I. JOE Classified Series line, Cobra-La Royal Guard comes ready for adventure, with multiple points of articulation for high poseability. This Cobra-La Royal Guard figure contains 12 character-inspired accessory pieces including 2 wings, 2 helmeted and 1 unmasked alternate heads, spear, removable shoulder armor, swapable bioorganic arm blade gauntlets, sword, and weapon accessory; plus a removable softgoods cape.
G.I. JOE CLASSIFIED SERIES #192 – NINJA FORCE ZARTAN
New to the G.I. JOE Classified Series line, Ninja Force Zartan comes ready for adventure, with multiple points of articulation for high poseability. This Ninja Force Zartan figure contains 10 character-inspired accessory pieces including coiled 2 knives, 2 swords, a kama, a quiver of arrows, compound bow and two detachable bowstrings–one at rest and one drawn with attached nocked arrow. Master of Disguise Zartan understands that sometimes the best way to hide is in plain sight. You’ll be too distracted by his bright orange mohawk to notice the arrow he sent to bullseye your chest.
G.I. JOE CLASSIFIED SERIES #193 – DAVID “RED DOG” TAPUTAPU & VARUJAN “TAURUS” AYVAZYAN
New to the G.I. JOE Classified Series line, David “Red Dog” Taputapu & Varujan “Taurus” Ayvazyan comes ready for adventure, with multiple points of articulation for high poseability. This David “Red Dog” Taputapu & Varujan “Taurus” Ayvazyan figure contains 20 character-inspired accessory pieces. Red Dog comes with 2 alternate hands, football, kicking tee, backpack, knife, backpack, Fa’alaufa’i club, war club, and weapon accessories. Taurus comes with 2 alt hands, knife, Ottoman battle axe, kilij sword, and weapon accessories. Red Dog and Taurus complete the ragtag recruits enduring intense training under the watchful eye of Sgt Slaughter at the “Slaughterhouse.”
G.I. JOE CLASSIFIED SERIES #194 – ZANYA AND DREADNOK CHAMELEON (SWAMP SKIER) VEHICLE
New to the G.I. JOE Classified Series line, Zanya and Dreadnok Chameleon (Swamp Skier) Vehicle comes ready for adventure, with multiple points of articulation for high poseability. This Zanya figure contains 10 character-inspired accessory pieces including alternate masked head, helmet, goggles, glasses, 2 alternate hands, machete, backpack holster, and weapon accessories. The daughter of Zartan is tough, tenacious, and never gives an inch. That’s how she can more than hold her own among the Dreadnoks.
G.I. JOE CLASSIFIED SERIES #196 – PROFESSOR ROTTCLAW & COBRA DEINONYCHUS
New to the G.I. JOE Classified Series line, Professor Rottclaw & Cobra Deinonychus comes ready for adventure, with multiple points of articulation for high poseability. This Professor Rottclaw & Cobra Deinonychus figure and pet contains 6 character-inspired accessory pieces and 1 unassembled piece. Professor Rottclaw includes whip, Paleo-Viper helmet and weapon accessory. Cobra Deinonychus comes with skull and jaw armor, bridle, and unassembled tail. Professor Rottclaw serves as Pack Leader of Cobra’s Paleo-Viper troopers training them to handle the genetically-engineered Cobra Deinonychus raptor packs.
G.I. JOE CLASSIFIED SERIES #198 – AIRTIGHT
New to the G.I. JOE Classified Series line, Airtight comes ready for adventure, with multiple points of articulation for high poseability. This Airtight figure contains 5 character-inspired accessory pieces including signature sniffer, helmet with air hoses, compressor pack, connecting tube, and weapon accessory. It takes a mighty weird person to walk into a cloud of toxic gas strong enough to fell a mutant weight-lifter cockroach, but Airtight was a weird kid who grew up into an even stranger adult.
G.I. JOE CLASSIFIED SERIES #199 – HYDRO-VIPER
New to the G.I. JOE Classified Series line, Hydro-Viper comes ready for adventure, with multiple points of articulation for high poseability. This Hydro-Viper figure contains 7 character-inspired accessory pieces including helmet, backpack, diving knife, 2 fins, harpoon launcher, and pet devil ray. With no restrictions on experimentation and no lack of volunteers Dr. Mindbender and Professor Rottclaw have improved upon Cobra’s past attempts to create a squadron of amphibious commandoes able to breath both air and water. Hydro-Vipers are qualified Cobra Eels (Combat Divers) surgically altered to withstand nitrogen narcosis and other side effects of deep diving, making them elite underwater troopers.
G.I. JOE CLASSIFIED SERIES #200 – ALEJANDRO BALAM “SUNDOWN” LUNA MENDOZA
New to the G.I. JOE Classified Series line, Alejandro Balam “Sundown” Luna Mendoza comes ready for adventure, with multiple points of articulation for high poseability. This Alejandro Balam “Sundown” Luna Mendoza figure contains 5 character-inspired accessory pieces including axe, knife, hat, and two weapon accessories; plus removable poncho. Sundown uses his skills and natural tracking abilities as a bounty hunter allied with G.I. JOE. Stalking his quarry through the darkened streets, arid desserts, crossroads, and dense jungles of his homeland, Sundown seeks justice and evidence of his kidnapped brother Salvador. Intent on taking down Headman and the other heads of the Lords of the Underworld before he and his brother lose theirs, he is relentless in his pursuit.
G.I. JOE CLASSIFIED SERIES #201 – COBRA OVERKILL
New to the G.I. JOE Classified Series line, Cobra Overkill comes ready for adventure, with multiple points of articulation for high poseability. This Cobra Overkill figure contains 5 character-inspired accessory pieces including neural scrambler with wrist attachment, alternate claw hand, alternate plasma-blade hand, face plate, and a blaster; plus removable chest plate. Cobra Overkill began as an experimental prototype melding a Battle Android Trooper with a human host: a trooper who ran afoul of a Cobra war game training exercise. Now, with more than fifty percent of his body replaced by mechanical parts, he leads the B.A.T.s on the battlefield.
G.I. JOE CLASSIFIED SERIES #202 – NIGHT-CREEPER (D.I.R.E. TECH)
New to the G.I. JOE Classified Series line, Night-Creeper (D.I.R.E Tech) comes ready with 8 accessory pieces including alternate head, 2 knives, crossbow, crossbow bolt, backpack, and 2 D.I.R.E. projection swords. Because of the Night-Creepers Zen-like discipline and Cobra’s own delvings into areas of arcane mysticism, these adherents are particularly well-suited to manipulate D.I.R.E. (Dread-Inducing Responsive Energy) Tech manifestations giving them the ability to emanate both mental and physical projections without an accompanying containment pack. The window-box display showcases the figure along with accessory loadout, figure-specific File Card Icons, gorgeous original character artwork, and dynamic digital renders.
G.I. JOE CLASSIFIED SERIES LEGACY COLLECTION: ACTION SOLDIER – SPECIAL FORCES
New to the G.I. JOE Classified Series Legacy Collection line Action Soldier – Special Forces action figure set. This Special Forces figure comes with 16 accessory pieces including alternate head, beret, glasses, mask, bandana, dog tags, backpack, helmet, knife, RPG, and weapon accessories, a full arsenal of weapon paraphernalia. The window-box display showcases the figure along with accessory loadout, gorgeous original character artwork, and dynamic digital renders while also celebrating more than 60 years of G.I. JOE with a unique Legacy Collection design.
