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02-26-2010, 12:00 AM | #1 |
Cobra Viper
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When do you think that GIJOE want to far with one of its plots.
Some people say with Raise Serpentor Raise Some say the instroduction of Cobra La. okay that was out there. but the thing ythat caused me to say WTF was the instroduction of Hydro Viper (and the python patrol). A man who was crossed with an animal. I remember as a kid being like , you really want me to buy this figure!... Then they had the movie big and they where talking about TOm Hanks character. "So he takes 100 GIJOE figures and slaps web feet and fins on them and he's a genious" THis irked the hell out of me. What upset you>? |
02-26-2010, 02:35 AM | #2 |
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I so want to say "Rise of Cobra." But, that's not fair. It was actually grounded far more in reality, than a lot of the ARAH era stories. Especially the cartoons.
Serpentor's creation never made any sense to me, when I was a kid. Cobra already had a leader, why did they need the loudmouth in the snake suit? I've since learned more about the science (or lack thereof) behind his creation, and now I think it's even dumber. I loved Cobra La, for its bio-tech. That stuff has always fascinated me. I was disappointed that it was ignored after the movie. |
02-26-2010, 02:42 AM | #3 |
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I actually liked the science behind Serpentor, but I came to hate him as a character and was glad to see him shot in the face.
For myself, GI Joe the comic jumped the shark with Battleforce 2000. And GI Joe the cartoon jumped the shark with Cobra-La. I won't buy any of those figures in 25th form should they see production. And for the record I do not have Nemesis Enforcer.
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02-26-2010, 04:46 AM | #4 |
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GI Joe went to far by making Sgt Slaughter Superman. I hated Slaughter as a wrestler and on Gi JOe. Hell, I remember Coco beware kicking his ass on WWF and I remember thinking "Man, Cobra sucks. They can't even beat up a guy that lost to the jobber"
EDIT: See! Slaughter can kill 50 Cobra Bats but can't beat this man? |
02-26-2010, 05:00 AM | #5 |
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Neon figures.
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02-26-2010, 05:38 AM | #6 |
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A leader that failed to produce results. And in a criminal organization, someone not producing gets replaced, though usually in a brutal fashion.
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02-26-2010, 06:19 AM | #7 |
Not Hasbro approved.
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Quote:
Which brings me to another point. How did Zartan "change his skin color at will"? Was that genetic engineering too? Or some other method? Yet, i don't see too many people complaining that he's a silly idea. ..and Ninjas that can scale sheer walls with their bare hands? Perfectly plausbile it would seem. Zartan, Storm Shadow, and some others, don't get a free pass becasue they're more plausible than a Hydro Viper, or Python Patrol. They get a free pass becasue they're from the 'good old days' of the line when there was a cartoon being shoved down your throat every day. The basis on which some G.I.Joe fans determine what's silly, and what isn't is flawed. The line was unrealistic almost from the very start. If it was an utterly realistic military toy line it wouldn't have lasted as long as it did. Get some perspectve. Please. Quote:
I very much doubt that Hasbro, Sunbow, or Marvel had much to do with Big. I'm fairly sure the line was pretty much at it's most popular around 1986. My only gripe with Cobra-La was that Goloblus was such a poorly executed figure. Last edited by miscreant; 02-26-2010 at 06:25 AM.. |
02-26-2010, 06:50 AM | #8 |
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With the cartoon, it could have been the whole “King Cobra,” but Buzz did some good damage-control. It all feel apart with Cobra-La. Buzz did his best, but the guys who run Hasbro can be some real retards sometimes... Well, often! The less said about the DIC (now called Cookie Jar, which sounds less DICish) cartoon, the better.
With the Comics, Hama has some good tard-repellent – he even rejected the suit's desire to incorporate Cobra-La! The comics only fell apart after Snake-eyes took over the show, and everyone else became background decoration. The level of serendipity tops even the works of Edger Rice Burroughs (like Princess of Mars, and Tarzan). With the toyline, it started to suck with all the pink and neon-colored camouflage (mind you, this was back in the “don't ask, don't tell” era), but plot wise, it might have started with The Eco-warriors (starting Capt. Planet), Jurassic Park Joes, or JOES... IN... SPACE!!! The classic 12” toyline did not have enemies, until they encountered mongoloid alien wrestlers – 'nough said about that! (I cant say much about Venom vs Valor, as I have not seen to much of it - it was rather boring) There is not much to be said about Extreme and Sigma-6, as they are both shallow action shows – one plays out like a generic 90's comic book, and the other wished it was an anime! I liked Resolute, but it was lost on me when Scarlet start dodging bullets like Neo from the Matrix. Like Extreme & Sigma-6, Rise of Cobra was foreshadowed by the legacy of comic and cartoon. Marlon Wayans was cast based on a serious roll, but he end up playing the roll like Snails (from that poorly titled Dungeons & Dragons movie). That movie has so much parental, but the producers started thinking, but that proved to be a dry well! If only Michael Bay made this, then Revenge of the Fallen! |
02-26-2010, 07:04 AM | #9 |
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Ninjas except SS
Serpentor Cobra-La and every lame Viper after the 86 wave lame lame lame
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02-26-2010, 07:47 AM | #10 |
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excessive ninja-ness, in my opinion. but i think gi joe was always supposed to be over the top. the mega monsters was the shark jump for the original arah line.
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