Check out new images of the Hasbro G.I. Joe Transformers Exclusive Boxset that looks to include:
- JetFire Skystriker with G1 Parts
- Baroness with Ravage
- G.I. Joe VAMP as Autobot Hound
- Budo Repainted as Bludgeon
- Autobot Snake Eyes (Logo on Figure)
- Blaster with Tapes
G.I. Joe/Transformers exclusive ($99.99) is the third and final installment!
Check out all the new Hasbro SDCC 2013 Exclusives after the jump. The ‘G.i. Joe’/’Transformers’ mash-up set includes a G.I. Joe V.A.M.P. vehicle in the colors and deco of the Autobot cult favorite, Hound.(Photo: Hasbro)
G.I. Joe/Transformers
Iconic cartoon/toy/comic franchises over the last 30 years, G.I. Joe and Transformers are two franchises that have recently hit Hollywood but are always favorites at Comic-Con among those who grew up with them and younger folks getting to know the real American heroes and transforming alien robots.
Putting them together, though? That’s like the ultimate peanut butter and jelly sandwich for children of the ’80s.
This year’s G.I. Joe/Transformers exclusive ($99.99) is the third and final installment in a special series of annual mash-ups, and while the two previous exclusives focused on Decepticons — a Skystriker jet with a Starscream paint job, and a Shockwave deco on a G.I. Joe Retaliation movie H.I.S.S. Tank — the 2013 edition focuses on the good guys.
“What better way to go out with a bang than with the Autobots coming to save the day?” says design manager John Warden.
Paying homage to a G.I. Joe/Transformers comic-book miniseries in the ’80s, the set includes a Skystriker in the colors of the Autobot Jetfire and a G.I. Joe V.A.M.P. vehicle retooled to reflect Hound, a cult favorite whose original automobile form was that of an Army Jeep.
“We look to these two brands in particular to make a big statement,” DePriest says.
The comic medium has been the experimental forum to prove a very high concept: that these universes of characters can go together. But we’ve just never put them together in toy form.”
To pair with the vehicles, the set stars the Cobra femme fatale Baroness with the Decepticon character Ravage, G.I. Joe ninja Snake Eyes with an Autobot logo on his outfit, the Autobot Blaster in his boom-box form and his tapes, and a robotic samurai warrior with a skeleton head in the colors of the Decepticon Bludgeon.
“John’s wanted to do a samurai for years,” DePriest quips.
“He appeals not only to the original ’80s fans but also late ’80s and ’90s,” Warden says. “That’s another big piece of Comic-Con: It’s appealing to all generations.”
If you’re so inclined, you can have the Cobra femme fatale Baroness take Decepticon Ravage out for a walk.(Photo: Hasbro)
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Xerofall says
Ahhhahaha!!
supersonicshion says
OK they are sort of ugly. Except for the Baroness. Thanks Hasbro!
Really, I´ll have to afford the Ultimate wave already.
Xerofall says
Yeah, the Baroness is actually pretty good. Really disappointed in the Vamp/Hound.
SonOfMindbender says
Holy Mother of God!!! That set is awesome!!
RolandofGilead says
I don't know how I feel about these yet.
Exactly how are these "filling a hole" in my collection?
This I Command! says
You know I really thought that link was gonna be a Rick Roll.
Guess that whole "more figures, fill holes in the collection, etc" was completely untrue..unless you count TFs as characters.
Xerofall says
Exactly how are these "filling a hole" in my collection?
Black Swan says
Pretty underwhelming...except the Pony.
RolandofGilead says
So this is going to be one set with a VAMP, Jetfire Skystriker, three figures plus Ravage?
Sounds ultra-expensive.
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