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DESTRO
03-09-2012, 09:55 PM
Stormavik vs. Repeater GIJOE March Madness 2012

The Oktober Guard often operates internationally, protecting and promoting Soviet and Warsaw Pact interests. Despite the fact their respective countries are rivals with the United States during the Cold War, the members of the Oktober Guard are never portrayed as evil, but as military professionals doing their job and serving their country. Their missions often put them at odds with G.I. Joe, but opposing Cobra is a major objective for the squad, and when the situation arises, they often find themselves temporarily allied with the Joes against a common foe.

Repeater

Repeater is the G.I. Joe Team's steadi-cam machine gunner. His real name is Jeffrey R. Therien, and was born in Cumberland, Rhode Island. Repeater's primary military specialty is infantry, and his secondary military specialty is heavy weapons. Repeater had twenty years of top-notch field performance in the Army, although he never did well in the garrison. However, out in the bush he is the one who brings the other grunts back home alive.

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ChicagoScott
03-10-2012, 01:17 PM
This one was a tough one for me. I'd love to see them both made. I'll take Oktober guard over an '88 Joe.
wormser
03-10-2012, 01:26 PM
come on REPEATER!!!!
07GT500 COBRA
03-10-2012, 02:14 PM
Already got an Aliens smart gun with the IG trooper. No real need for Repeater yet as far as I'm concerned.
homer_sapien
03-10-2012, 03:02 PM
This one was a tough one for me. I'd love to see them both made. I'll take Oktober guard over an '88 Joe.

Same for me.
rip_cord
03-10-2012, 05:22 PM
Tough call...went with Stormavik.
mister-x
03-10-2012, 06:34 PM
predicting an Oktober guard 7 pack
TripleCP
03-10-2012, 06:37 PM
This one was a tough one for me. I'd love to see them both made. I'll take Oktober guard over an '88 Joe.

This was kind of a tough one. Repeater is one of the very few post-'87 Joes that was still worth getting even though my interest was waning, but I still have to vote for the Guard (especially the original 5).
Davestro
03-10-2012, 09:46 PM
Sticking to Oktober Guard all the way...even though Hasbro said they would never do it.

Repeater is another guy I think we'll get either in a FSS or 7=Pk...he reminds me of one of Dutch's crew from Predator.
beef664422
03-11-2012, 09:12 AM
kinda a disappointing pairing. I would like to vote for at least all of the original guard. However, after Covergirl (FSS), Jinx (SDCC), and Footloose (MC), there aren't many umade Joes I'd consider more important than repeater. Muskrat, Iceberg (limited to arctic), and Psyche-out (terrible outfit though) are comparible, but thats about it.
Atreides
03-11-2012, 09:59 PM
Oktober Guard yet again!
wormser
03-11-2012, 10:03 PM
screw the guard! we need more of the 88 line, which i think is under rated! repeater was one of the best figures made IMO
TripleCP
03-11-2012, 11:59 PM
As cool as Repeater was/is, I'd rather get POC/30th quality re-dos of Rock & Roll and or v1 Roadblock. In general, I'd rather see better quality versions of a lot of the top tier Joes instead of seeing the new tooling go to second string characters.

Both Repeater and Stormavik are fairly conventional designs, so with the shift towards more realistic figures & weaponry in Retaliation it shouldn't be too much trouble to piece together either a heavy machine gunner or a Soviet airborne trooper.
07GT500 COBRA
03-13-2012, 01:30 PM
Sticking to Oktober Guard all the way...even though Hasbro said they would never do it.

Repeater is another guy I think we'll get either in a FSS or 7=Pk...he reminds me of one of Dutch's crew from Predator.

When did Hasbro say this?
TripleCP
03-13-2012, 02:11 PM
When did Hasbro say this?

It has been stated in several Hasbro Q&As that, while they love the characters, they have no plans to produce more Oktober Guard figures.

Maybe this will finally be the year that they change their minds. Cold War themed video games have been selling pretty well.
rdodger
03-13-2012, 08:19 PM
I can't believe that Stormavik is losing.
homer_sapien
03-13-2012, 08:44 PM
It has been stated in several Hasbro Q&As that, while they love the characters, they have no plans to produce more Oktober Guard figures.

Maybe this will finally be the year that they change their minds. Cold War themed video games have been selling pretty well.

They were biggest "I wish they made them" figures back in the 80's. My desire to have them has not lessened and I will continue asking for them.
TripleCP
03-13-2012, 11:25 PM
I can't believe that Stormavik is losing.

I'm actually impressed that he is doing as well as he is. Repeater is one of the most popular post-Sunbow Joes.