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05-14-2011, 07:56 AM | #1 |
Hermit-Viper
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I'm not sure if this has been discussed on here before but I noticed somthing cool. Back when Rocky was to join the Joe team. I guess the movie people got greedy and wanted too much money for the likeness of Rocky so Hasbro went with Slaghter instead and the rest is history. They sculpted a 2up and prototype version of Rocky. I heard they used most of it for Big Boa and made the Boxer/Trainer a Cobra behind a metal mask instead. I knew all that but what I noticed was the name Balboa=Big Boa. They tweaked and kept the name too! Out of spite? As a joke? Whatever the reason it's a cool little easter egg!
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05-14-2011, 08:01 AM | #2 |
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Here's an excellent interview with Bill Merklein all about the canceled Rocky figure:
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05-14-2011, 08:41 AM | #3 |
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I'm not sure if this has been discussed on here before but I noticed somthing cool. Back when Rocky was to join the Joe team. I guess the movie people got greedy and wanted too much money for the likeness of Rocky so Hasbro went with Slaghter instead and the rest is history. They sculpted a 2up and prototype version of Rocky. I heard they used most of it for Big Boa and made the Boxer/Trainer a Cobra behind a metal mask instead. I knew all that but what I noticed was the name Balboa=Big Boa. They tweaked and kept the name too! Out of spite? As a joke? Whatever the reason it's a cool little easter egg!
I also listened to the interview that jaimanstone pit the links up for, and that was pretty interesting. I would love to have had a Rambo figure. Heck, I still would!
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05-14-2011, 08:52 AM | #4 |
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Yes those interveiws are awesome! They should make a 25th style Boa with a Rocky esque head to either go under the helmet or as an extra head, plus you can take off Boa's spiked straps for more of a good guy look/Rocky homage.
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