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GI Joe July 2010 Q And A Round 3 Answers
Posted on 07-20-2010 at 11:12 PM by Shin Densetsu
Hasbro has just sent us our answers for the 3rd round of Hasbro GI Joe 2010 Q&A. These answers are pretty informative. The mystery of HISS Interlock revealed! "Classic GI Joe" continued? Did you like building vehicles as a child? Well..... Hit the title bar to see the answers! Here are the questions and answers for the latest round: 1) It was noted that the POC Hiss Tank V5 is packaged in such a manner(disassembled) that the HISS Tank V5 must be "built" as was the norm for vehicles in the 80's and 90's. This clearly allows for a more compact product and does not take up as much shelf space as pre-assembled vehicles. Does this open the door for larger vehicles to be considered or any other changes in future plans concerning vehicles? For example, other companies are releasing larger and more realistic GI Joe compatible vehicles at a fraction of cost compared to recent, smaller ROC releases. A) The move to "build it yourself" style vehicles in the 1982 GI JOE RAH line was in part a way for Hasbro to offer a high-detail, high quality item at an affordable price during a time of expensive plastic and labor costs. As the brand began to build momentum, many of us who grew up with the brand found that this "built it yourself" approach also made for an enjoyable part of the toy experience. In fact, members of the G.I. Joe team recall breaking missiles and little treads off of spru runners to hand to parents who were helping to build vehicles. Moving forward, we are looking at this "build it yourself" approach again to offer good quality items for affordable prices to our kids and fans alike as well as unique play experience. 2) We understand that a toy company's first priority is to make toys for children to play with and that adult collectors are only a secondary concern. Well the Transformers line always seems to cater quite well to both children and adults. The Transformers "Classics" and "Generations" lines were a great way for adults to relive their childhood memories by being able to collect updated versions of their original "Generation 1" favorites. It also gave kids a chance to learn about the classic characters and also about the history of the Transformers Universe. The G.I. Joe "25th Anniversary" line did exactly the same thing. The only difference is that the Transformers "Classics" line has been released on 3 separate occasions now(Classics, Classics/Universe 2.0; Generations which the fandom looks at as Classics 3.0). In addition, in reference to Star Wars, while Clone Wars was released, a Legacy line of figures for collectors was released, and Legends figures have been a staple for the past few years, even alongside movie/cartoon lines. Is this kind of treatment, a line which throws a bone to collectors, sold in tandem with the "main" toyline, off limits? A)The concept of doing a classic line while at the same time running a kid based line is not "off limits". While we don't have current plans for a line segment like this, we wouldn't rule it out in the future - as we always like to say "nothing is ever off the table." 3) How does the upcoming alpha HISS Scout attach to the Hiss Tank V.5? I see gray clips and the sticker that says "Hiss Interlock" so I assume it attaches there. What is the purpose of this? Rather, what is the the thought behind this? A) When designing the HISS v5 and the HISS Scout the designers worked together to have the Scout "towable" by the larger HISS v5. You'll notice the small grey clips at the back of the HISS v5. These clips can connect the the roll-cage bars on the HISS scout, right above where the pilot sits in the cockpit of the HISS Scout. The smaller HISS ends up hanging aft of the HISS v5, as if it is being "towed" in to the battle, or "towed" away. It is not a main feature, as the result of the two HISS vehicles connected together is rather, well, awkward looking. But, like many things in the POC line, interchangeability is key, and are features are hidden like Easter Eggs across the line. Congratulations on finding one of the Easter Eggs! Answers for Toyark: Hasbro 2010 GI Joe Q And A July Answers
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DISCUSSION: (Jump To This Thread On The Boards)

Shin Densetsu:

GI Joe July 2010 Q And A Round 3 Answers - GI Joe News

Troynos:

Cool. Must be someone new doing the answers, these actually were informative.

Now we need to start searching for more of the easter eggs.

Nirvana:

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Originally Posted by Troynos

Cool. Must be someone new doing the answers, these actually were informative.

Yeah, man. What the heck? ;)

At least we have an answer on the HISS Tank/Scout feature. Now someone ask where the Drone connects because I've tried that little bugger e v e r y w h e r e. His under peg doesn't work with the chingun holes found in the chin, each tread, the sides next to the bigger gun port holes, or the backlatch hole.

Shin Densetsu:

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Originally Posted by Troynos

Cool. Must be someone new doing the answers, these actually were informative.

Now we need to start searching for more of the easter eggs.

It may actually still be the same person(s), but with more freedom to divulge more information.

Troynos:

I bet if had asked anything about Renegades or Renegades toys would have gotten the ol' brush off answers.

These were fairly innocent questions in that regard.

pud333:

Some decent answers. Good stuff.

Shin Densetsu:

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Originally Posted by Troynos

I bet if had asked anything about Renegades or Renegades toys would have gotten the ol' brush off answers.

These were fairly innocent questions in that regard.

It was asked for Toyark but the response that more information would be divulged in future Q&A's. It does pertain to future entertainment tie-ins however. We should have more information soon.

Steelgrave:

A) Sci Fi comes up in discussion periodically and is always considered. We don't currently have plans for Sci Fi in the Pursuit of Cobra line.

DAMMIT!

WTF Hasbro? You can release Snake Eyes & Storm Shadow in every freakin wave but can't make 1 friggin updated version of Sci-Fi? That's total BS!

Troynos:

If we have no Renegades news after SDCC I'll be very surprised.

I'm still leaning towards having a trailer in thursdays Joe panel.

Scoop:

YAY! My question was chosen and answered (though not exactly how I would have liked, but that's just Hasbro being Hasbro). It was # 2 on the list.

It was edited down a bit, and also seems as if it was merged with another member's question, but none the less I'm still excited that it was chosen.

I just wanted to thank the Mod's here for picking my question for this round.

mattymatt:

I was impressed with the answers it was nice to get what felt like actual answers and not just misdirections, i am also excited to see the other "easter eggs" they said they had planted in the line

Fast_Draw:

The Hiss Scout connects exactly how I suggested it would.

Caravankidd:

The answer about building your own vehicle should have included the Futurama line of "good news everyone". Glad to hear that it's returning and that it will give Hasbro some more options now. Well and it's never a bad thing when the team remembers what made GI Joe so fun back then.

ARTonE:

Steelgrave:

A) Sci Fi comes up in discussion periodically and is always considered. We don't currently have plans for Sci Fi in the Pursuit of Cobra line.

DAMMIT!

WTF Hasbro? You can release Snake Eyes & Storm Shadow in every freakin wave but can't make 1 friggin updated version of Sci-Fi? That's total BS

im with you on this one steelgrave..when is "hasblow" going to quit fucking around and give us the toys we want & need. im cool off the 10 snake eyes i have. and they're still coming out with more i mean when the comic pack first came out they already came out with TWO version of SE & SS gimme a brake cuz i had to buy the wal mart play set that had a weak ass snake eyes (thank god for customs) im just saying i see 100s of customs on this page, many that hasbro could "barrow"(like they did with low light) ive seen SciFi, Big boa, Dreadnok Zandar,Zarana...just to name a few..thank you hasbro please just give us what we want..im goona go fuck my wife now

Buzzetta:

Woohoo... I my question was picked AND I got a real answer. I think I win like 53 internetz for this.

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Originally Posted by Buzzetta

3 - It was noted that the POC Hiss Tank is packaged in such a manner that the HISS Tank must be "built" as was the norm for vehicles in the 80's and 90's. This clearly allows for a more compact product and does not take up as much shelf space as pre-assembled vehicles. Does this open the door for larger vehicles to be considered or any other changes in future plans concerning vehicles?

Owner of a Lonely B.A.T.:

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Originally Posted by mattymatt

I was impressed with the answers it was nice to get what felt like actual answers and not just misdirections, i am also excited to see the other "easter eggs" they said they had planted in the line

Any bets by Easter Eggs...we get ACTUAL EASTER EGGS? lol

Zefram:

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Originally Posted by ARTonE

Classy. The way you type you don't sound old enough to shave, much less be married. :P

People, be glad they were at least direct in this answer (especially when they said they wouldn't answer questions pertaining to what character will be released when) instead of their usual vagueness.

samantha:

Nice information.

~Synder Corps.~:

LMAO Zef!

dragon:

no offense but question 2 seems lack of space & waste of time to me it should belong transfromers question it mentioned more about transfromers than gijoe or any effect on joe universe what so ever

blackman2005:

Again, whatever Hasbro decides to do with this line lets support it through buying it at retail. Hopefully they'll continue it along with Renegades for the 2011-2012 outlook. I wish it sucess and hopefully they'll make better decisions in packing more highly popular figures like Low-light and Jungle Viper in each case assortment instead of bombarding it with Dukes and Snake Eyes....

Steelgrave:

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Originally Posted by Zefram

People, be glad they were at least direct in this answer (especially when they said they wouldn't answer questions pertaining to what character will be released when) instead of their usual vagueness.

Ya know what? In this case I think I'd rather have the vagueness. Sci-Fi is my favorite GI Joe character. It totally pisses me off when I think of all the Cobra Commanders, Snake Eyes, Storm Shadows & Destro's they've released in the past few years.

If they wanted to, they could put 1 updated vintage character in each wave just like they're making Low-light. There's no reason why they can't reserve 1 slot for an update in each wave. That way the adult collectors can get what they want & the kids won't give a rat's ass either way.

brock Samson:

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Originally Posted by Fast_Draw

The Hiss Scout connects exactly how I suggested it would.

I'd love to see your quote on this! I've never seen a picture of the scout with a roll cage which is how the scout connects to the clips and I don't think you have either.

Fast_Draw:

I first suggested it on the 17th in this thread:

http://www.hisstank.com/forum/g-i-jo...terlock-2.html

There are pics of the Scout in there with the roll bar. Believe what you want. I know what I said and where.

Cdt Weasel:

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Originally Posted by brock Samson

I'd love to see your quote on this! I've never seen a picture of the scout with a roll cage which is how the scout connects to the clips and I don't think you have either.

I think the 'roll cage' may be the detailing around the cockpit at about the drivers shoulder level.

Gyre-Viper:

Raven has the Hiss Scout and has a POC HISS coming to him.
we'll all be able to see first hand how they fit together, hopefully in
the next couple weeks.

Gyre-Viper:

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Originally Posted by Steelgrave

all it says is no plans for POC.
POC is defined thus far as something that ends in 2011.
anything that might ever continue from it isn't official.
thus... not POC.

they never said they weren't going to do an updated version.

Angry.Android:

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Originally Posted by Gyre-Viper

all it says is no plans for POC.
POC is defined thus far as something that ends in 2011.
anything that might ever continue from it isn't official.
thus... not POC.

they never said they weren't going to do an updated version.

True....on the other hand, maybe they will read his post and decide not to make him just out of spite.

Gyre-Viper:

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Originally Posted by Angry.Android

True....on the other hand, maybe they will read his post and decide not to make him just out of spite.

I wouldn't blame them if they did. heheheh.

all the bitching and no one paying attention to what they actually answer with...

People want Hasbro to pay attention to them but they don't pay attention to Hasbro.....??? Riiiiiiiight.

Anyone paying attention can see that Hasbro is at least TRYING to please as many people as they can.

Troynos:

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Originally Posted by Gyre-Viper

Anyone paying attention can see that Hasbro is at least TRYING to please as many people as they can.

People see that Hasbro is trying to please as many people as they can. They, the people, just get upset that they're not one of the ones that Hasbro is trying to please.

Stunksstage:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Steelgrave

If they wanted to, they could put 1 updated vintage character in each wave just like they're making Low-light. There's no reason why they can't reserve 1 slot for an update in each wave.

I am really digging the PoC stuff that's coming, but I agree that 1 slot in 8 figures should/could be open for an updated version, but I think that, on some level, they know that too (i.e. Low-light).

There are at least handful of "major" characters from the 80s they could release that were oddly omitted from the 25th line--Sci-fi, Lifeline, Zarana, Dial-tone just to name a few. I'm watching through season 2 of the Sunbow series from Shout right now, and I am really surprised that those 4 didn't make the cut.

But again, now that Low-light has appeared, I have alot of hope for this type of thing.

Lody:

What is this HISS drone that everyone speaks of??????

FIREFLY21:

unless I missed something, how are these informative?? No response to larger vehicles (WHALE, PLEEEAAASE!). Another vague answer to dual lines if Renegades is "cartoonish". I only see an answer to #3 (..and I really hope that hiss scout is more exciting than what they showed before; otherwise, the next mole pod)

WHALE please

mattymatt:

Stop making ninjas im soooooooo sick of snakeeyes and storm shadow

Troynos:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lody

What is this HISS drone that everyone speaks of??????

A minature HISS v 5 that came with the CC when he was a mail-away.

Scoop:

Quote:

Originally Posted by dragon

no offense but question 2 seems lack of space & waste of time to me it should belong transfromers question it mentioned more about transfromers than gijoe or any effect on joe universe what so ever

I was the one who submitted Question # 2.

As I stated earlier my question was edited and merged with another question. My original question was way too long anyways because I tend to write paragraphs full of words instead of just a few sentences to explain myself.

In any case here is my original question...

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Originally Posted by Scoop

What are the chances of getting a G.I. Joe line similar to the Transformers "Generations" line?

Us "grown-up kids" from the 80's we all appreciate the fact that now and again you release a "Classic" character using the colors and outfits that they wore during their original "A Real American Hero" release (such as the upcoming "Pursuit Of Cobra" Low-Light figure), but this is only done when the figure fits in with the theme of the line it's being relased in.

How about creating a sub-line similar to the Transformers "Generations" line. Maybe you could even call it G.I. Joe "Classic Heroes" or something similar to that. Many of us older fans would love to see a "Classics" line which includes some of the "A Real American Hero" charaters which haven't been updated as of yet. These could be packaged using the same style cards as the "25th Anniversary" figures had.

I understand that a toy company's first priority is to make toys for children to play with and that adult collectors are only a secondary concern. Well the Transformers line always seems to cater quite well to both children and adults. The Transformers "Classics" and "Generations" lines were a great way for adults to relive their childhood memories by being able to collect updated versions of their original "Generation 1" favorites. It also gave kids a chance to learn about the classic characters and also about the history of the Transformers Universe. The G.I. Joe "25th Anniversary" line did exactly the same thing. The only difference is that the Transformers "Classics/Generations" line has been released on 3 separate occasions now. Isn't time for the G.I. Joe product to get the same treatment?

Here is the question that was submitted as well as Hasbro's answer...

Quote:

2) We understand that a toy company's first priority is to make toys for children to play with and that adult collectors are only a secondary concern. Well the Transformers line always seems to cater quite well to both children and adults. The Transformers "Classics" and "Generations" lines were a great way for adults to relive their childhood memories by being able to collect updated versions of their original "Generation 1" favorites. It also gave kids a chance to learn about the classic characters and also about the history of the Transformers Universe. The G.I. Joe "25th Anniversary" line did exactly the same thing. The only difference is that the Transformers "Classics" line has been released on 3 separate occasions now(Classics, Classics/Universe 2.0; Generations which the fandom looks at as Classics 3.0). In addition, in reference to Star Wars, while Clone Wars was released, a Legacy line of figures for collectors was released, and Legends figures have been a staple for the past few years, even alongside movie/cartoon lines. Is this kind of treatment, a line which throws a bone to collectors, sold in tandem with the "main" toyline, off limits?

A)The concept of doing a classic line while at the same time running a kid based line is not "off limits". While we don't have current plans for a line segment like this, we wouldn't rule it out in the future - as we always like to say "nothing is ever off the table."

The reason why I was talking about Transformers was to show Hasbro that "Classics" lines work for Transformers as well as Star Wars so why couldn't they work for G.I. Joe as well.

Hasbro made a big deal about canceling the 25th Anniversary/Modern Era line when the Rise Of Cobra figures came out because as they put it they didn't want to "confuse" the kids.

Well it's alright for them to release more than one line at a time for Transformers and Star Wars and that doesn't seem to "confuse" the kids, so why can't we get a "Classics" line to run along side the Pursuit of Cobra and Renegades lines?

Now do you understand what I was getting at with my question?

Nirvana:

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Originally Posted by Troynos

A minature HISS v 5 that came with the CC when he was a mail-away.

Scoop:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lody

What is this HISS drone that everyone speaks of??????

Quote:

Originally Posted by Troynos

A minature HISS v 5 that came with the CC when he was a mail-away.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nirvana

Actually I believe everyone is talking about the H.I.S.S. Attack Scout which attatches to the POC H.I.S.S. Tank V5.

Here is a pic of it...

Zefram:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scoop

Actually I believe everyone is talking about the H.I.S.S. Attack Scout which attatches to the POC H.I.S.S. Tank V5.

Here is a pic of it...

Huh? Didn't the older pics have that thing with a laser turret instead of launcher? If it comes with both, maybe that'll be a good incentive to get one to have extra stuff to attach to the HiSS.

Sailor_Joe:

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Originally Posted by Nirvana

Dood... I about fell out of my seat when I saw that. That's just sexy right there. Too bad it's a mini... I might just have to find some red metallic paint laying around the house.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scoop

Actually I believe everyone is talking about the H.I.S.S. Attack Scout which attatches to the POC H.I.S.S. Tank V5.

Here is a pic of it...

I'm not to crazy about the Scout. I mean, nice little bonus. But it's all tread. I foresee many a customizer slapping something on top of that baddie.

Scoop:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zefram

Huh? Didn't the older pics have that thing with a laser turret instead of launcher? If it comes with both, maybe that'll be a good incentive to get one to have extra stuff to attach to the HiSS.

I'm not sure that I remember the old pic, I might have not even saw it.

In any case Hasbro did mention something about the POC line being sort of a customizable "plug and play" line because you can swap weapons from one vehicle to another.

I heard that there are weapons which could be used on both the POC H.I.S.S. and the POC Vamp, so maybe that's something similar to the older pic that you saw.

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