[Snake Pants]

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Originally Posted by MAJICobra

Ya'll are not alone! While I hem very close to the 86-89 ARAH years for my purchases in Classified, with some key exceptions for 1985 and core characters, I too would be down for classified versions of those truly innovative, late ME, laregely POC/Retaliation sourced Cobra troop builders:

Data Viper
Jungle Viper
Hazard Viper
Iron Grenadier Heavy Gunner
The up-armored Crimson Guard from Retaliation Line
Cobra Shock Trooper
A more realistic, classified take of a non-animated version of the Cobra Trooper from Renegades

Also, let Lenny and the team design some of their own from scratch - maybe present some options and enable a fan vote for what gets put into production...it would eliminate the risk inherent in transitioning from the nostalgia feels as those options reduce in number.

Can't have a Hazard Viper without Zombie Vipers, too. I mean, I guess you could, but it seems a bit pointless.

[arcstrike]

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Originally Posted by Snake Pants

Can't have a Hazard Viper without Zombie Vipers, too. I mean, I guess you could, but it seems a bit pointless.

Don't Mole Rat's kinda take the role of hazard vipers?

[Snake Pants]

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Originally Posted by arcstrike

Don't Mole Rat's kinda take the role of hazard vipers?

Not really, no. I've asked, and Lenny has also explained it on Youtube. Molerats are Cobra miners, essentially. They dig for dark Energon and other stuff.
Hazard Vipers transport, release, and clean up Compound Z and other hazardous substances and also act as handlers for the Zombie Vipers Compound Z creates.

[GoodGuy9]

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Originally Posted by Snake Pants

Hazard Vipers transport, release, and clean up Compound Z and other hazardous substances and also act as handlers for the Zombie Vipers Compound Z creates.

I'm so into this, Hazard Vipers got me out of my collecting hiatus I was on since the ROC line ended in 2010.

[MAJICobra]

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Originally Posted by Snake Pants

Can't have a Hazard Viper without Zombie Vipers, too. I mean, I guess you could, but it seems a bit pointless.

Right on Snake Pants!

And I'd love to see variations of the original dedicated zombie viper concept - even have "zombified" takes of a variety of troop builders to represent the loss of control of a given Cobra Terror Drome from an accidental compound Z leak.

Vipers turned zombie, Siegies turned zombie, Troopers turned zombie, Televipers, Alley, SAW, Night, etc...could definitely represent a sub team of its own.

[RedAlert Rescue]

I kinda see Mole Rats as "Patient Zero" for the Zombies to inevitably follow.

Which is why I think we need some of that Back story characters before we get to that point like Cesspool, Toxo-Vipers and so on.

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I wonder how people would react if Toxo-Viper Version 1's were all dudes and Toxo-Vipers Version 2 were reimagined as woman ? (similar to the idea being applied to Eels and to Snow Serpents where the later versions are retconed as girls - 'for the time being')

https://www.yojoe.com/action/88/toxoviper.shtml
https://www.yojoe.com/action/91/toxoviper2.shtml

But I can see them making this anyway for Classified at some point:
https://www.yojoe.com/action/14/toxovipers3.shtml

I'm not saying I want them to replace the re-do character designs with woman so much as I am suggesting that it is a way to have both uniform designs active at the same time.

They could also do the Version 2/3 Toxo-Viper later on as something linked to the Zombie plot or tag them as "Officers" and make them a pre-paint in another colour and then say "due to the zombie outbreak - everyone gets the better suits".

I did also suggest that the distinction between a Snow Serpent and the redesign with the snow-board and yellow accents could also be easily explained by saying the Snow Serpents are "Airbourne" and parachutists and designed for heavy outside slogs. Where as the other ones are designed to operate from ground vehicles and short range counter assault / base defence and for crewing vehicles.

I think that could also be a good explanation for the 2 very different takes on an Ice Viper too. An Ice Viper in full outside cold weather gear with a face guard and a lightly dressed vehicle driver could both exist at the same time and setting too (perhaps).

[280-CUSTOMS]

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Originally Posted by MAJICobra

Right on Snake Pants!

And I'd love to see variations of the original dedicated zombie viper concept - even have "zombified" takes of a variety of troop builders to represent the loss of control of a given Cobra Terror Drome from an accidental compound Z leak.

Vipers turned zombie, Siegies turned zombie, Troopers turned zombie, Televipers, Alley, SAW, Night, etc...could definitely represent a sub team of its own.

Dont make me want that much a zombiefied cobra subteam is what we need. How glorious would a crimson guard or a range viper zombie be or zombiefied serpentor who was turned into a zombie by coco after a failed attempt on his life or even destro , id buy them what if they zombify a couple different Joe?s that would be an instant purchase for me ..


Anyone else ???

[CG23]

All this chat about Zombies, I hope your reading the new Skybound comic

[Jeffrozup]

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Originally Posted by Cobra Agent 66

I don't know why anyone would buy Classifieds from Amazon. I'd do BBTS or Pulse, or if it's not available, I'd wait and get it from a reputable seller on Ebay that has good pics.

I have purchased many classified, ultimates, reaction figures from Amazon. Did almost the entire 25th line through them too without any issues. The good far outweighs the bad.

The person messaged me again and they were able to get Amazon to exchange the figure. Dude got the retro Beachhead for $16.82 when it is all said and done. Amazon let him keep the Lady Jaye too.

[BlockerOfRoads]

I tend to order as much from Amazon as I can just for the 5% cash back and I’ve yet to have any issues with my classifieds.