The Top Ten 25th Anniversary Joes of 2007

[primetoystore]

I wasn't going to do this list for two reasons: 1) list overload 2) There are only about thirty some figures from the line that were introduced in 2007 and I particularly love them all. Nevertheless, I am list crazy. So, here it goes:

10. Stalker - Other than the scare of the initial pictures and print run of that ugly camouflage, this is a perfect homage to Stalker.

9. Firefly - I've always loved the look of this character and it didn't bother me so much that it was a retooled Beachhead. However, Firefly could have easily been in the top five if Hasbro stuck with the darker grey color shown at the Joe Convention. Don't get me wrong, this is still a great figure.

8. Cobra Commander - This metal plated leader of the evil terrorist organization: Cobra, looks awesome and the removable helmet is a nice touch. My only minor complaint is his head may be a fraction too small.

7. Duke - That's right Duke haters, I love this figure! He represents everything Duke is supposed to. I do think he looks better without his helmet and look forward to seeing the single carded version with American flag on his sleeve.

6. Storm Shadow V2 - It's amazing how Hasbro took an outfit and original figure that I didn't care much for and turn it around into one of the coolest figures in the set. Now I know the body is just the Storm Shadow V1 but it works and I see no reason for it to be otherwise.

5. Beachhead - This is another case of Hasbro taking an original figure that I didn't care much for and turning him into one of my favorites. I love the entire look of this figure and the attention to detail.

4. Hooded Cobra Commander - This figure brings back the fond memory of receiving the original version in the mail. It really looks a lot like the original with the updated sculpt and improved articulation of course.

3. Snake Eyes V1 - Wow! This figure sculpt could not have been better and I love all his gear. My only complaint that is going to be fixed in the next couple assortments is he is a dark grey instead of the pure black that he originally was and should be.

2. Snake-Eyes V2 - This was always my second favorite Joe of all time and that of course helped him to the number two spot but there is no question that this figure is awesome! The only thing that kept him from being number 1 is the same problem I had with the V1 version. I think a pure dark black would have looked superior to the dark grey. However, there is a good chance we will see that in 2008.

1. Storm Shadow V1 - No figure was as perfect as Storm Shadow V1! The detail, the articulation and the accessories are all as perfect as can be. I could not imagine this figure being done any better!

Almost made the list: Flint, Shipwreck & Scarlett


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[ceraurus]

Here would be my list:

10. lady jaye (boo all you like)
9. destro (except left hand)
8. scarlett
7. zartan
6. troopers and officers
5. storm shadow (v1) and red ninja
4. beachhead
3. stalker
2. snake eyes (v1)
1. firefly

Of course, once I get my hands on wave 5 and the others upcoming, it'll be a completely different story!

[Blowtorch]

Mine are has follows. FYI I'm only baseing this on who I have.


10. Duke (Not really an all time fav, but he still looks cool.)
9. Snake Eyes v1 (he should be black, but I can't complain to much)
8. Flint (I really would have perfered gloved hands.)
7. Stalker (The weapon selection is odd, but I can deal with it)
6. Gung Ho (Nice detailing very cool figure)
5. Cobra Commander Hooded (He really does look like the mail away fig from way back)
4. Cobra Officer (An AK would have been cool still another cool fig)
3. Roadblock ( This is how the Orginal Rockblock should have been. A big bad mother f*****)
2. Ship Wreck (This fig has a great selection of accessories and Polly is cool loking too)
1. Cobra Air Trooper (I love how this figure can be either an Officer or an Air Support Trooper)


Those are my thoughts.

[Sarge73]

7. Duke - That's right Duke haters, I love this figure! He represents everything Duke is supposed to. I do think he looks better without his helmet and look forward to seeing the single carded version with American flag on his sleeve.



Maybe I missed something or got the first run a while back but my 5 pack Duke has the flag on his sleeve?

[OUTBACK]

don't have a top 10, that's pretty much all the figures, but my top 3 are:

3. BEACH HEAD
2. STORM SHADOW (V1)
1. FIREFLY

[Kalibus]

These are my favs so far, until i get wave 5 in my hands.
10. Stalker
9. Cobra trooper, officer and airtrooper(yes im counting them as one)
8. Cobra Commander (simple but effective sculpt)
7. Roadbload (one bada$$ brutha)
6. Flint (even though i wish he had gloves)
5. Zartan
4. Destro (yeah even with that jacked up hand)
3. Stormshadow V1
2. Firefly
1. Beachhead

and im adding the worst...at least the bottom 3
3. Baroness (she lookes like she's been spreading her legs a bit too much for Destro)
2. Lady J (too fugly)
1. Serpentor (words cannot decribe my dissapointment with this figure)

[GunghosLipHair]

my top five goes a lil something like this:

5. Black Cobra Commander ( i cant believe how much i like this figure. I use the hooded cc as my leader and I use black cc as a sniper in my Army)
4. Beachead ( figure just looks real. Looks great with a modular m4 from marauders)
3: Buzzer ( Figure kicks ass and just reminds me of a maniac. Poses well too besides the ponytail getting in the way. )
2. Cobra air trooper (nuff said!!!)
1. Stalker (when teamed up with snake eyes and beachead forms an awesome trio)(an all around great figure. Looks good in many poses and has a great face sculpt. A+++)

I dont have shippy or firefly yet so this list may change.

MY top ten

6: zartan
7: storm shadow v1
8: stinger driver
9: Destro
10: duke

[Derek2783]

Best:
5. Black Cobra Commander - hate all you like, but simply on looks, it's a pretty cool figure.
4. Beachhead - nuf said
3. Cobra Trooper v1 - great sculpt, great look, the perfect army builder
2. Firefly - a childhood favorite well done, but I agree, I would have liked to see the darker paint as well
1. Storm Shadow v1 - perfect. abso-fricklin-lutely perfect!

Worst:
5. Snake-eyes v2 - I just hate his squished headsculpt!
4. Lady Jaye - all around great figure, but I was never a fan of the hatted version
3. Flint - sleeves and hands REALLY bother me
2. Serpentor - the modern redux has nothing on the classic design!!!
1. Legions Storm Shadow - utterly rediculuous, he never should have looked like this. I fully realize the hypocrisy of my choice for #5 on my likes here, but c'mon, this "dragon" Stormie is stupid!

[GunghosLipHair]

The black cc getting some love. I think it rocks harder than a spastic at a cradle of filth concert

[Kalibus]

I agree, that black CC is pretty sic.

[Monkeywrench]

My top ten is:

1. Stalker
2. Zartan
3. BeachHead
4. Destro
5. Sanke Eyes v2
6. Cobra Trooper
7. Buzzer
8. Firefly
9. Flint
10. Roadblock

[Steel Brigade]

Favorite from the top:

1. Storm Shadow (Joe)
2. Snake Eyes (Commamdo)
3. Cobra Commander (Hooded)
4. Stalker
5. Zartan (color change)
6. Beach Head
7. Air Trooper / Stinger
8. FireFly
9. Scarlett
10. Storm Shadow (Cobra) / Red Ninja

[DarthBrett]

I love Top 10 lists!!!

Here are mine

10. Firefly
09. Beachhead
08. Shipwreck
07. Buzzer
06. Roadblock
05. Snake-Eyes (v2 Ninja Commando)
04. Storm Shadow (V1 Cobra Ninja)
03. Cobra Officer
02. Destro
01. Cobra Commander (v2 Hooded)

[Shin Densetsu]

I no particular order:

Baroness-some say she is the worst, but this figure surprised me. I don't mind the hindered hip mobility. Sculpt is far superior to previous attempts at Baroness, Arm articulation is good, the different paint coats are GREAT as well as the color choices(more than meets the eye up close). Weaponry is good and overall not much to complain about. I'm glad to have a proportional Baroness much better than the other versions.

Firefly-All around a great figure and improves so much compared to the original. Similar to how anniversary Storm Shadow topples the original 84 version.

Zartan-Solid figure all around. Good hip mobility, great head sculpt. Feels more solid than some of the earlier wave figures. Only complaint I have is that his backpack will not stay closed on mine.

V2 Snake Eyes-Worried about it at first because it was a slight retool, feelings totally changed after opening it. Head sculpt is not only accurate but well executed, and much better than the prototype first shown in mastercollector earlier this year. Sword can stash between the bandolier, the grey looks good(semi cartoon/comic accurate), and a figure hard to put down. This figure does everything the 2005 VVV figure was hyped up to do(the 05 VVV was so overhyped and ultimately came up short).

V2 Storm Shadow-Hooded Storm Shadow always looked better than the non hooded Storm Shadow to me. This costume resembles a combination of the 88 version, as well as the America's Elite version drawn by Steffano Casselli. I only wish it was a bit more accurate to the 88 as well as having a compound Crossbow and claws.

v1 Storm Shadow-quite possibly the best figure thus far in the line, for completely outdoing the original figure in every respect. As much as people get tired of Stormy and Snakes, there isn't many people that say this is a bad figure.

V1 Cobra Commander-comic homage is great for the helmet, though not too secure. The fist is nice, I only wish he had the dark blue of the hooded version.

Red Ninja-Fans wanted this back in the day, and never got him(easily at least). Solid troop builder based on a fan favorite mold. Paint job is well executed and the addition of a new headsculpt, weapon, and fact that its a troop builder add incentive for purchase. Speaking of which I feel like buying more(and I don't really troop build, this figure is good enough to me to buy multiples).

Stalker-Crisp paint job, one of my favorite characters(I have the green one). Don't really care that he has a WWII weapon, it looks like the original so its okay for me. Only thing I don't like, is that mine has the "oh no you didn't" look on his face(due to the way his eyes were painted).

Cobra Trooper-This guy is supposed to be cannon fodder but for a generic trooper this is fun to play with. The paint job is done very well and pleasing to the eye. Just wish he had hair and an easier time gripping the gun as well as moving the hips.

[artiepants]

From what i have (gonna stick to a top 5):
#1. Beachhead ~ Rocks on every conceivable level. Looks every par the bad@$$ ranger special forces trooper. (i haven't got Firefly yet so I'd imagine he's as good)
#2. Red Ninja ~ flippin' awesome redeco/sculpt. I ALWAYS wanted one of these guys when i was a kid, and was stoked they did him ~ the new weapon was nice, but it would have been even nicer if they'd have included all the gear from "Silent interlude" that the 3 red ninjas had
#3. Hooded Cobra Commander. Perfect if a tad skinny. I like his darker blue much more than Armored CCs light blue. looks more serious and terrorist-y.
#4. Airbourne Trooper. So dang cool, great use of the comic book helmets, and very nice of Hasbro to go to the trouble of making him versatile enough to be either an officer or the airborne
#5. Commando Snake Eyes (soon to be replaced by wave 5 SE) looks so much more serious than the 80s versions.

if Wave 5 was out i suspect Flash and Snow-Job would push some of these guys down a few spots. I have no particular sympathy for Flash, but the sculpt is out of this world and Snow-Job was my first Joe and looks absolutely top-notch.

only stinker i've bough is the Baroness, she's just made of fail. and "dragon" SS from the legions pack should have been a red ninja.

[todd_m6d]

I'm including some Con Set figures in my choices.

Doc - 2007 anniversary con set
Stalker - 2007 anniversary collection
Destro - 2007 anniversary collection
Sparks - 2007 anniversary con set
Flash - 2007 anniversary con set
Zartan - 2007 anniversary collection
Grand Slam - 2007 anniversary con set
Steeler - 2007 anniversary con set
Stalker - 2007 anniversary collection
Serpentor - 2007 anniversary collection
Cobra Air Trooper - 2007 anniversary collection

[swafus]

Swafus's Top ten (so far)


10. Stinger Driver
09. Storm Shadow V2
08. Cobra Trooper
07. Buzzer
06. Zartan
05. Snake-Eyes (v2 Ninja Commando)
04. Storm Shadow (V1 Cobra Ninja)
03. Beach-Head
02. Stalker
01. Firefly


....and the worst, while we're ranking:

1. Roadblock (arms and hands are completely useless!)
2. Baroness (ridiculous posture on this one)
3. Lady Jaye (mine has a lazy eye and no wrist articulation = no fun)
4. Storm Shadow {legions} (unattractive reminder of why the 25th line is far superior to VvsV)
5. Gung-Ho (great design and attention to detail, the arms and hands are just a mess)
6. Duke (great design, the arms and hands killed this figure for me)
7. Shipwreck (a great homage to the original, closed fists are just a bad idea IMO)
8. Destro (a great homage to the original, closed fist and guns that don't fit in hand hurt this one)
9. Scarlett (hands are huge on this lil philly and she almost has the baroness slouch-thing going on)
10. Serpentor (most ornate frumpy guy ever!)

[bmc]

10- Stalker: i really like the way Hasbro used the same concept as they did in 82/83
9- Dreadnoks: Dreadnoks are cool.
8- Cobra Officer/Troopers: I just like them
7- The Ninjas/Storm Shadow: Storm Shadow a good guy by nature a bad guy by choice. Nnjas are cool.
6- Firefly/Gung-Ho: I liked the thought of having a guy that was like a Ninja but blew things up. I like the Marines.
5- Zartan: The color change aspect is the coolest feature and he had a mask.
4- Destro: I think the head made this guy likable to me.
3- Hooded Cobra Commander: The hood the color of his outfit awesome
2- Snake-Eyes v-2: I got this figure as a child but i wanted him so bad, I bought him about 3 years ago for the 1st time and I like this one as much as the first.
1- Snake-Eyes v-1: This as my first figure as a child
With all the guys I listed above I liked as a child I still like them now and I think Hasbro did an alright job bringing them into the 21 century.

[Compulsive Collector]

10. Stalker - I almost gave this spot to Red Ninja, but Stalker is just too perfect to be left out of a top ten list.

9. Buzzer

8. Firefly

7. Cobra Air Trooper

6. Cobra Legions Trooper - Comic-inspired Troopers? Gimme, gimme, gimme. My only complaint is that these aren't available as singles or in five-packs of just Troopers.

5. Destro

4. Cobra Commander (hooded)

3. Storm Shadow v1

2. Snake-Eyes v2 - The '85 version was my favorite as a kid, and this improved on the design in every way.

1. Zartan - Easily my favorite G.I. Joe figure of all time.

[Ruderic]

1- Firefly
2- Beachhead
3- Duke
4-Destro
5 Stormshadow V1
6 Stormshadow 2
7 Stalker
8 Zartan
9 Snake Eyes V1
10 CC w helmet

[jdizz76]

10.Flint
9. Zartan
8. Buzzer
7. Storm Shadow V1
6. Cobra Trooper
5. Snake Eyes V1
4. Cobra Officer
3. Air Trooper
2. Firefly
1. BeachHead

Honorable Mention: Duke

[tkprime]

10. Firefly

9. Flint

9. Roadblock

8. Snake Eyes V.2

7. Cobra Vehicle Dviver (from legions 5 pack)

6. Cobra Commander black dress Uniform (legions 5 pack).

5. Duke

4. Snow Job

3. Flash

2. Scarlett

1. Crimson Guard

[rsneal1]

10. Flash

9. Cobra Commander Hooded/Helmet

8. Cobra Troopers/Officers

7. Shipwreck

6. Beach Head

5. Black v1 Snake Eyes

4. Crimson Guard

3. Snow Job

2. Firelfly

1. Blade Destro

[fett413]

10. Cobra Trooper
9. Destro (V2)
8. Gung Ho
7. Firefly
6. Snow Job
5. Snake Eyes (V2)
4. Zartan
3. Strom Shadow (V1)
2. Snake Eyes (V1)
1. Beachhead

Now give me a Barbeque!!!

[FireFly5]

10 Flint
09 Zartan
08 Torch
07 Storm Shadow V1
06 Crismson Guard
05 Flash
04 Beach Head
03 Snow Job
02 Snake Eye's V1 (all black)
01 FireFly

[the_loud_master]

From what I have:
10 Duke
9 Cobra Trooper
8 Shipwreck
7 Zartan
6 Firefly
5 Beachhead
4 Storm Shadow v1
3 Snake-Eyes v1
2 Stormy v2
and of course for me, 1 Snakes v2

EDIT: Dukes off and CCv2 is now in my 9 spot. Cobra trooper is at 10.

[Xerofall]

10. V1 Cobra Commander. Finally a good looking Commander.
9. Shipwreck.
8. V1 Storm Shadow. Classic!
7. Hawk.
6. Destro. The finally got his collar right.
5. Air Trooper. Despite the silly helmet.
4. Stinger Driver. Very cool colors.
3. Breaker. Good 'meat n' potatoes' figure.
2. Torch. Only because I've never had him before.
1. Snake Eyes V2 with Timber. The epitome of GI Joe during it's heyday.

[The Commander]

Commander's Top Ten:

10. Snowjob
09. Storm Shadow v2
08. Cobra Trooper
07. Storm Shadow v1
06. Snake-Eyes v1 (black or grey)
05. Cobra Commander v2
04. Crimson Guard
03. Cobra Commander v1
02. Firefly
01. Blade Destro

[DarthBrett]

I guess since Wave 1 is a 2008 wave, I can't let it qualify for this list.

10. Buzzer
09. Stalker
08. Snake Eyes (Ninja w/Timber v2)
07. Destro
06. RoadBlock
05. Snake Eyes (Commando v1)
04. Beach Head
03. Cobra Trooper (5-pack version)
02. Storm Shadow (Cobra v1)
01. Cobra Commander (hooded v2)

[quintonarledge]

10.) Snow Job
9.) Wave 5 Snake Eyes
8.) Flash
7.) Flint
6.) Ripper
5.) Zartan
4.) Torch
3.) Firefly
2.) Beachhead
1.) Cobra Box Set Storm Shadow

and my least favorite:
1.) Serpentor - his face looks like his puppy just died and his costume makes him look like a 60s-era Fantastic Four villain
2.) Baroness - she looks like she has rickets
3.) Lady Jaye - nice hat.
4.) Gung-Ho - A very cool looking figure. too bad he can't stand up
5.) all the "comic colored" 2-Pack figures - comic coloring technology sucked in the early 80s. Why try to duplicate the look with figures in 2008?

[havok15]

1. Storm Shadow v1 (Cobra ninja)
2. Zartan
3. BeachHead
4. Firefly
5. Snake Eyes v1 (Commando)
6. Cobra Air Trooper
7. Shipwreck
8. Flint
9. Cobra Commander (Legions)
10. Cobra Trooper