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05-01-2011, 10:30 AM | #1 |
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Was this character created just for the ROC figure line?
Any backstory? |
05-01-2011, 11:15 AM | #2 |
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I could care less as I thought he and Night Adder were horrible... Hope they both go away and they make no new versions of either.
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05-01-2011, 11:20 AM | #3 |
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Kinda.. he was basically an updated version of the Red Ninja for the ROC line. The character has never been in a comic or cartoon. So the only back story is what you get on the file card.
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05-01-2011, 11:21 AM | #4 |
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Night Adder was okay. The red Fang Ninja was plagued by odd articulation and creative decision making for accessories and character. Okay both were, but I believe the night adder came out on top.
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05-01-2011, 12:19 PM | #5 |
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Holy crap, people are trippin' in here. Night Adder's the most gangsta figure they ever made.
Red Fang Ninja are... okay. Kinda. Once you fix the body armor he's a decent kitbash. He kinda fails as an army-builder though. As a single character though he looks okay backing up Storm Shadow or leading some Red Ninja. Actually, I want to try swapping the heads with one from an Ice Viper. |
05-01-2011, 12:37 PM | #6 |
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Night Adder was a great concept but failed in execution. He was supposed to be of African heritage but his body was purple and the head sculpt was horrible. Like Croc Masters dee dee dee step brother or something (the head was as chintz as the turtle vipers). Again great idea but the actual figure sucked... Just my opinion and if you like him more power to you, enjoy, just not for me...
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05-01-2011, 12:49 PM | #7 |
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I thought that the Red Fang Ninja and Night Adder were both okay and added a little variety to the "named" Cobra troopers in my collection. So I guess I'm a fan.
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05-01-2011, 01:02 PM | #8 |
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This is pretty much what Hasbro said. I asked one of the Hasbro reps about the concept of this horrible figure, and they said it was supposed to be a piss-poor (I added that part) update on the red ninja clan. A group of "ninjas" fighting for cobra. There was no inspiration beyond that... it was movie-universe based, and yet had nothing to do with the movie. The night adder had one major plus... it was a way to get that big body out to the customizers without having to keep hunting Roadblocks...
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05-01-2011, 01:04 PM | #9 |
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I don't have the Red Fang Ninja but he's seems cool being the character is so open ended. A create your own Cobra if you will.
I thought Night Adder was weird at first. Being black, I was a little like "WTF?" But I've come to accept him as the character he was meant to be: The mirror universe Roadblock making the most of being trapped in this dimension along with the other evil mirror universe Joes.
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05-01-2011, 01:13 PM | #10 |
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Night adder would be great if I coukd match up skin tone to change the head. As Zeph stated, hes gangsta, I love the tatts, especially the old english Springfield across his shoulders.
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