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05-12-2012, 10:45 PM | #1 |
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Here's my vote:
I might throw an Honorable Mention Skydive's way. |
05-12-2012, 10:47 PM | #2 |
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tunnel rat as well.
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05-12-2012, 10:48 PM | #3 |
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You got this backwards...thats the most awful modern era fig second only to Zombie Viper...he dosent even look like a Joe...looks some bob villa contractor with a nail gun who has come over to do some house repairs...
Most underrated figures will be the new Dollar Joe figures...they are what GI JOE is...and should always be...cobra vs gi joe liek ARAH told it...that si all...
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05-12-2012, 10:52 PM | #4 |
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Awesome figure. I love this Ripcord. There's just something really cool about him. Also as you mention Skydive is great (who ironically was originally Ripcord).
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05-12-2012, 10:58 PM | #5 |
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True!
Heh, I didn't even think of that. Quote:
Also, "He doesn't even look like a Joe" is a rather misguided statement, considering the G.I Joe aesthetic is arguably the most diverse in toy history. What you should have said is "He doesn't even look like my tired, narrow notion of what a G.I. Joe is allowed to look like". Quote:
First off, you are entitled to your opinion, but you don't have the right to arbitrarily ignore or change a word's meaning; everyone is excited for the dollar store Joes, so how in the hell can they be "underrated"? More to the point, "what GI JOE is...and should always be...cobra vs gi joe liek ARAH told it...that si all" is the stupidest thing you've said in your reply, which is saying something. If G.I. Joe must "always be" anything, it'd be a series of twelve-inch dolls with fuzzy hair. You have your preferences for which aspects of G.I. please you, as we all do. But it's not 1985 anymore, and no amount of "Trukk not munky!" petulance will change that fact. |
05-12-2012, 11:05 PM | #6 |
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True!
Heh, I didn't even think of that. First off, "backwards" implies "the opposite"; even if you hate the Ripcord figure, you can't suggest it's overrated; almost no one likes it. Also, "He doesn't even look like a Joe" is a rather misguided statement, considering the G.I Joe aesthetic is arguably the most diverse in toy history. What you should have said is "He doesn't even look like my tired, narrow notion of what a G.I. Joe is allowed to look like". Christ. Where to start? First off, you are entitled to your opinion, but you don't have the right to arbitrarily ignore or change a word's meaning; everyone is excited for the dollar store Joes, so how in the hell can they be "underrated"? More to the point, "what GI JOE is...and should always be...cobra vs gi joe liek ARAH told it...that si all" is the stupidest thing you've said in your reply, which is saying something. If G.I. Joe must "always be" anything, it'd be a series of twelve-inch dolls with fuzzy hair. You have your preferences for which aspects of G.I. please you, as we all do. But it's not 1985 anymore, and no amount of "Trukk not munky!" petulance will change that fact.
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05-12-2012, 11:11 PM | #7 |
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CrimsonGuard101, you have managed in two short posts to embody everything I hate about the internet. I salute you.
First, you respond to a let's-discuss-underrated-figures post with a nonsensical, blindly nostalgic, poorly written reply that contributes nothing. Then, when your foolish conduct is brought to your attention, you use frat boy language and "lol" to suggest that we agree to "disgaree". This is why I don't "liek" your unintelligent contributions to this thread. That "si" all. |
05-12-2012, 11:12 PM | #8 |
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I hate to be that guy but I have to give the nod to Arctic Destro.
If this figure wasn't packed 18 per case in the most distributed wave since the movie I think his story would have been a lot different. I love the chest armor, the jacket looks great, very cool gear. Granted I'm not a fan of the ROC head but the figure is solid. It's a shame he just sort of became the linchpin for fan anger because he was deemed as the toy in the way of collectors getting anything new.
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05-12-2012, 11:14 PM | #9 |
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5 pack Shipwreck. I did end up switching out his lower arms for CP Shippy's though to give him more muscle.
Its a good figure and an accurate sculpt.
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05-12-2012, 11:14 PM | #10 |
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I bought three of him; one pre-production and two of the retail version. He is indeed a fantastic toy. |
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