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09-03-2010
12:47 AM
Echo7Solo
This is a great group and I have to bow to the master Shin for starting it. There are so many things about GI Joe that many people have forgot.... or have been trying to forget for years. Plus there are so many things that many of us would like to know.
09-03-2010
02:52 PM
Troynos
I'd like to know more about Robot Rebellion. The figures that came out from the Club: Falcon, Outback, Airtight and all the other DTC figures, were supposed to be that line right?
09-03-2010
08:03 PM
Shin Densetsu
Falcon, Outback and Airtight were the tail end of DTC, I know for sure the initial DTC stuff was meant for Robot Rebellion but not sure of the last DTC wave(s). The 1st Sigma 6 mechs($7.99) and some of the ones that ended up in the anime(but not as toys) were meant for Robot Rebellion.
09-05-2010
05:50 PM
CobraResolute
Thank you for the invite to this group. I really appreciate it and look forward to participating in it.
As far as Robot Rebellion goes, it was originally planned as the sequel to Venom vs Valor. Hawk would be recovering from being transformed into Venomous Maximus (he was shown in the hospital recovering in Sigma 6). Initially, Cobra Commander employed, OverKkill, the BAT Leader, to create an indestructible BAT army to defeat GIJOE. However, as the story was to progress, Over Kill was to begin scheming to take out both GIJOE and COBRA, and have his BAT army take over the world.
09-05-2010
05:59 PM
CobraResolute
The DTC ROCC and RHINO. and Cobra HISS were originally part of RR. The Ice Sabre, Defense Mech and Cobra Pulverizer Mech (along with some other items) would have been redone in RR packaging with updated decos. The Steel Marauder Mech which is currently out was originally a RR item. There were some other Mechs planned - some designs were used in the 2.5" S6 line - may show up in Renegades as Hasbro still has the molds. Cobra was also supposed to get an updated Rattler jet
Figure wise, besides the initial DTC offerings, there was the RR Cobra Commander figure, later released (in black) as a Club Excl, a new Firefly figure (modified BTR figure), new deco Over Kill and BAT v5 (released in the DTC BAT Attack set but with Red instead of Neon Green). I know that a new Duke was also planned. The Hasbro presentation at GIJOE Con this year apparently showed a few additional things.
A lot more was planned but unfortunately all was scrapped and the designs were redeveloped for Sigma 6.
09-05-2010
06:07 PM
CobraResolute
Lastly, the main gimmick of RR (besides Robots) was the interchangeability of the weapons amongst the vehicles/accessories. Vehicles were to designed to have swappable weapons, Mechs would have been customizable so that you could swap weapons and create new designs and this would have also worked with the BAT figures. Who could have taken weapons from vehicles and attached it to themselves.
Hope this helps Troynos.
09-05-2010
10:42 PM
Shin Densetsu
Welcome aboard CobraResolute! In Robot Rebellion, Storm Shadow was planned(AFAIK) to join the joes. I
think
, Robo Joe was going to return too. Either way some cyborg Joe of some sorts. Swappable robot armor was planned too.
I do remember the BTR Firefly. Made quite a buzz when it was shown via auction online. BTR Firefly had good proportions and a good sculpt to begin with, but sans BTR pegs it was a must-have. IIRC it had a removable pistol on the torso, which at the time, was rare on o-ring figures.
The new Rattler was said to be based on the MIG-29 Fulcrum.
I loved the modular weapons on the DTC vehicles, and would have liked to have seen what was planned with BAT/vehicle weapon integration.
The sad thing about all this, was that what led to Robot Rebellion's demise, was not the sales of VVV. From what I remember IIRC, VVV was actually doing good.
01-07-2011
01:01 AM
steve_smmr
wow, i totally forgot about the planned rattler redo...
12-04-2011
12:59 PM
Snow Wolf
Anyone know why the Spytroops line was short-lived? I enjoyed most of the figures, and they came in two packs. Where did the supposed storyline fit into the Joe universe?
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