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01-13-2023, 07:49 AM | #1 |
Ne Plus Ulta
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Though R.O.C. was trash and hardly anything good is ever said about it there are a few goods in the JOEverse that can trace it's origins to G.I. JOE: The Rise of Cobra
These are the following: In a movie that had some "what the fuck?" casting decisions, casting Karolina Kurkova as Cover Girl was spot on. Ironically, I thought this was some bullshit casting at the time because I forgot C.G. had long blonde hair in the cartoon. This is a recent addition to my good things that came out of the Rise of Cobra list. I like this version of Hawk and I would like to see this version of him appear in Classified with blond hair of course, LOL. Steel Crusher A.P.V. Straight up and down, the Steel Crusher was a dope vehicle and at the time the movie came out I felt this was the only good thing that came out of R.O.C. Had been R.O.C. been a better film the Steel Crusher would have been regarded as an iconic COBRA Command vehicle in the same vein as the H.I.S.S. Tank, the Rattler, and the Stringer, and it would make a dope HasLab. I eventually plan on having one of these made with a back seat. Simply put, the JOE eagle looks like a unit patch. If I where in a decision making capacity at Hasbro I would have made the JOE Eagle the official logo of the G.I. JOE team. The JOE star that is currently being used is cool, but it's bland. The JOE eagle on the other hand has a striking presence and is visually appealing. Just because the JOE eagle debuted and is associated with a wack ass movie, that shouldn't eliminate the JOE eagle from ever being used again.
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01-13-2023, 09:54 AM | #2 |
Cobra Soldier
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Glad I'm not the only one to like the ROC insignia. Another great thing is the Pursuit of Cobra line was a direct outgrowth of the ROC toyline and is some of the finest 1:18 action figures ever made.
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01-13-2023, 10:03 AM | #3 |
Cobra Viper
Join Date: Feb 2022
Location: TA
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I need to get one of those Steel Crushers. It is a really cool vehicle.
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01-13-2023, 10:08 AM | #4 |
Hisstank.Com General
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How is the ME Steel Crusher BTW? been looking at it but dunno.
Also, even though they totally fucked up her character Sienna Miller as Baroness was HOT. And the toyline was actually pretty good overall. If they added the face print tech they use for TVC now they'd be spectacular. Also - this set was awesome: Last edited by IzzyTipsy; 01-26-2023 at 03:21 PM.. |
01-13-2023, 10:38 AM | #5 |
Bill Cosplay
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To me that's the best thing to come out of RoC: the toys. A lot of great stuff came out for the flick, including all the vintage battle sets that were Walmart exclusives/ended up at Ross. I wish I'd bought them at the time...we'll never see the FLAK, MMS and etc again.
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01-13-2023, 10:40 AM | #6 |
The Man You Know & Love
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I think the best thing that came out of Rise of Cobra was when they re-released these...
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01-13-2023, 11:09 AM | #7 |
Just a fan
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Location: NY
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I also like the Eagle logo. I have the t-shirt: https://www.stylinonline.com/gi-joe-...ignia-t-shirt/ |
01-13-2023, 11:19 AM | #8 |
Mobile, Agile, Hostile
Join Date: May 2013
Location: VA
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I liked the Night Raven.
Shouldn't have been Rip-cord that flew it, but it was a cool remake of a classic vehicle. The toy was a lot of fun too. Lights, sounds and shoots missiles. Lots of play value. |
01-13-2023, 11:36 AM | #9 |
Cobra Elite Trooper
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Blackwater Prison
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There were a bunch of great vehicles
-The RHINO -Steel Crusher -Mantis Atack Craft -Snake Trax ATV -Snarler Cycle -The new Night Raven was a fun vehicle as well even if its lacking compared to the original. -The target Past and Present rerelease of the Polar Battle Bear There were some great exclusives addon rereleases the Target exclusive Serpent Armor and Cobra Rocket Pack and the Walmart Battle Station rereleases. Figure wise the Neo Vipers in all their colors and variations were fun toys. Helix, Charrbroil, Ice Viper, Aqua Viper, Bench Press, Monkey Wrench, Shockblast, City Strike Snake Eyes, and Flash were fantastic. ME Wild Bill got a better head mold with the ROC figure. And the insane amount of affordable custom fodder we got was amazing. There were about 6 unique female bodies released in ROC that allowed so many customs. Last edited by sisco; 01-13-2023 at 11:39 AM.. |
01-13-2023, 11:46 AM | #10 |
Cobra Elite Trooper
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Oh we also got the fantastic Arctic Doc and Ship Wrecks from ROC.
And perhaps the greatest GI Joe toy series since the 80s the Pursuit of Cobra spun directly out of the ROC line. |
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