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12-08-2022, 01:09 AM | #21071 |
Crimson Guard
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So since I got my sieges it got me thinking about the Sabres they come with. In current military sabres are ceremonial and a callback to calvary. The iron Grenadiers have them too (at least in modern Era, never had any of the older ones as a kid).
Do you guys think the sieges were trained for combat with these Sabres or are the purely ceremonial? Not like your average gijoe wears any kind of armor and similarly ninjas are a heavily focused on in the line/series so swords are practical from that standpoint. What are your thoughts on them? “Crimson Guardsmen are too precious to be wasted on the conventional battle field. They are dispersed about the country in deep cover, assuming normal appearances and life-styles. Watch out. That friendly new neighbor of yours might just have a red uniform hanging in his closet....” When you see CG’s in uniform it is almost certainly ceremonial. The Crimson Guard are covert operatives that are embedded into everyday society. They aren?t foot soldiers. They may don their full regalia while guarding or escorting Cobra High command but otherwise they go unnoticed to society at large. That’s what I took from the file cards and that’s how they operate in my Joeverse. Last edited by TheSteelBrigade; 12-08-2022 at 01:13 AM.. |
12-08-2022, 01:14 AM | #21072 |
Ne Plus Ulta
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So since I got my sieges it got me thinking about the Sabres they come with. In current military sabres are ceremonial and a callback to calvary. The iron Grenadiers have them too (at least in modern Era, never had any of the older ones as a kid).
Do you guys think the sieges were trained for combat with these Sabres or are the purely ceremonial? Not like your average gijoe wears any kind of armor and similarly ninjas are a heavily focused on in the line/series so swords are practical from that standpoint. What are your thoughts on them?
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12-08-2022, 02:37 AM | #21073 |
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I found a lone PP Viper below the Star Wars figures. So I KNOW an endcap of exclusive stuff is "somewhere" in my local Target. I looked. I looked everywhere. Couldn't find it. Boggles the mind. Do they WANT this stuff to sell? I know about it - and I searched hard for it - and I STILL couldn't find it.
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12-08-2022, 02:59 AM | #21074 |
Barty's Right-hand Man
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I don't think the original siegies had swords, so with my classified, I attach to the figure but try not to notice it.
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12-08-2022, 07:13 AM | #21075 |
Crimson Guard
Join Date: May 2015
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I know its kinda old news now,but i found these at a local Target.I never would have found these,but i checked Outback on the app and it said aisle E44,which is a few aisles away from the action figures and facing the back of the store.I guess thats Target for ya,one of the hottest toy lines at retail and their exclusives,and give it a terrible location for an end cap.This store usually never has any new Joes either,i'm wondering how many others simply didnt even know they were there.I was only getting one more Viper,BATS might end up on clearance eventually (doubt it though).I guess its also possible collectors just arent army building PP like the regular versions.
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12-08-2022, 07:46 AM | #21076 |
Crimson Guard
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I know I saw a couple people post there were Tiger Force Duke sets in AZ. I looked up a random zip for AZ and plugged it into Popfindr and it shows three stores with three each. So that was neat to see. I am sure they will make their way across the country over the next few weeks.
Side note, last night I looked at my local Target in the Target app and it shows six Outbacks available for pick up in the Target. Then my wife sent me out to pick up something else so I wandered past the toy aisle, pegs are empty where Classified goes and nothing on any end cap with nothing in the Neca section:. I didn’t need Outback so I didn?t seek out anyone to ask. I just find it odd. |
12-08-2022, 10:44 AM | #21077 |
That Ruined Face
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Yep. You nailed it.
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12-08-2022, 10:48 AM | #21078 |
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12-08-2022, 10:51 AM | #21079 |
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From the file card:
?Crimson Guardsmen are too precious to be wasted on the conventional battle field. They are dispersed about the country in deep cover, assuming normal appearances and life-styles. Watch out. That friendly new neighbor of yours might just have a red uniform hanging in his closet....? When you see CG?s in uniform it is almost certainly ceremonial. The Crimson Guard are covert operatives that are embedded into everyday society. They aren?t foot soldiers. They may don their full regalia while guarding or escorting Cobra High command but otherwise they go unnoticed to society at large. That?s what I took from the file cards and that?s how they operate in my Joeverse. Then again, them all having the same face (at times in the comics) was also dumb. "Oh hey. look, it's ten guys who look like Mayor Johnson!" |
12-08-2022, 11:00 AM | #21080 |
Ranger
Join Date: Jul 2021
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Now that a lot of folks have their Siegies, it's kinda weird to have yet another figure in hand that I don't need or want to upgrade in any way at all. There's been several figures like that this year. (Stalker, Outback, Spirit, Storm Shadow, the Twins, Zarana).
Most figures in this line I have done slight tweaks to. Maybe I'll give them a new gun, or swap some web gear or holster from another figure. Or in extreme cases I'll buy an upgrade kit from Grid Iron (I've done this for HA Roadblock and Breaker). I don't look at upgrading figures as a bad thing. In fact it's an integral part of my enjoyment of the hobby. However we've gotten some downright excellent figures this past year that don't need any tweaking at all. It's a testament to how far this line has come and we're only in year 3. I'm really pumped for next year's offerings. |
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