Bright colors was the biggest downfall. From a person who spent 23 years on active duty status for the Army, I couldn’t imagine going into war with neon 😂. The Dreadnoks could have easily filled the void instead of the ninjas. I’ll collect until the exo squad comes out but damn we need more vehicles too
@ I meant Eco Warriors, I hated that line but it was after my time as a kid. I’ll be getting the Awe Striker when it comes out, I just ordered the Hound from GridIron yesterday.
The 80’s were the decade of the ninja. The Eric Van Lustbader, novels, Sho Kosugi movies, Stephen Hayes ninja martial arts, the Hand in Daredevil, TMNT, etc. it only made sense that Gi Joe would lean into it since there were clues in the early issues that Snake Eyes had some type of exotic training that allowed him to regulate his heartbeat. The problem occurs when every other person is a ninja and all the mystery is taken out of being one. Even though Snake Eyes is by far my favorite character he should be used sparingly like when his special infiltration talents are required or the crap has hit the fan and they need him to pull off a miraculous save.
New sub, great thoughts on the classified line, I feel like hasbro has no excuse for not putting vamp sized vehicles on the shelf . I see Hugh boxes of Legos on the shelf at target that seem to have dust on the top. Nice diorama you make also.
@stonebender man I never see Classified on the shelves at all really. Just a couple Retros here and there. I wish. And people say kids don't play with toys anymore but yeah there's plenty of Legos, barbie, turtles, star wars, hot wheels, whatever on the shelves. We need more Joes out therein general. Thanks for the sub, appreciate it
I feel the same way about ninjas in G.I.Joe as I do about Jedi in Star Wars. They're cool in small doses, but I'm far more interested in non-mystical guys who go into combat with guns and vehicles.
I want to see all the ridiculous stuff, this was what I saw at KB toys. Like as long as Hasbro keeps giving us great figures I'll stick with the line. But for the sake of the line hopefully they keep the real crazy stuff for comic con
It gets frustrating as we get older and the company caters to a younger audience. They should stay away from bright colors and stick to the combat original designs. Maybe invest in the cartoons again and then release figures. I miss the morning and after school cartoons. Maybe even invest in a video game. I'm just saying
@rupertpendergrass4014 I think the idea of them bringing out a cartoon again is great, and really wish they would try to hook in the kids. Not with Classified necessarily but bring back the O rings too maybe, separately. I dont mind the bright colors when done well but so many were done really bad. Saw Viper looks good and he was kinda wild colors but I hear ya, it's too crazy sometimes. An actual strong video game would be awesome too
Bright colors was the biggest downfall. From a person who spent 23 years on active duty status for the Army, I couldn’t imagine going into war with neon 😂. The Dreadnoks could have easily filled the void instead of the ninjas. I’ll collect until the exo squad comes out but damn we need more vehicles too
@@EvilDookie was Exo Squad part of GI Joe? I thought that was a different toy. The AWE Striker looks alright, will you get that one?
@ I meant Eco Warriors, I hated that line but it was after my time as a kid. I’ll be getting the Awe Striker when it comes out, I just ordered the Hound from GridIron yesterday.
The 80’s were the decade of the ninja. The Eric Van Lustbader, novels, Sho Kosugi movies, Stephen Hayes ninja martial arts, the Hand in Daredevil, TMNT, etc. it only made sense that Gi Joe would lean into it since there were clues in the early issues that Snake Eyes had some type of exotic training that allowed him to regulate his heartbeat.
The problem occurs when every other person is a ninja and all the mystery is taken out of being one.
Even though Snake Eyes is by far my favorite character he should be used sparingly like when his special infiltration talents are required or the crap has hit the fan and they need him to pull off a miraculous save.
great video. will you be talking about the new reveals?
New sub, great thoughts on the classified line, I feel like hasbro has no excuse for not putting vamp sized vehicles on the shelf . I see Hugh boxes of Legos on the shelf at target that seem to have dust on the top. Nice diorama you make also.
@stonebender man I never see Classified on the shelves at all really. Just a couple Retros here and there. I wish. And people say kids don't play with toys anymore but yeah there's plenty of Legos, barbie, turtles, star wars, hot wheels, whatever on the shelves. We need more Joes out therein general. Thanks for the sub, appreciate it
I feel the same way about ninjas in G.I.Joe as I do about Jedi in Star Wars.
They're cool in small doses, but I'm far more interested in non-mystical guys who go into combat with guns and vehicles.
@drewlovelyhell4892 yeah I agree. I appreciate the world expanding and pushing things a bit, but they crossed the lines horribly so many times.
I want to see all the ridiculous stuff, this was what I saw at KB toys. Like as long as Hasbro keeps giving us great figures I'll stick with the line. But for the sake of the line hopefully they keep the real crazy stuff for comic con
It gets frustrating as we get older and the company caters to a younger audience. They should stay away from bright colors and stick to the combat original designs. Maybe invest in the cartoons again and then release figures. I miss the morning and after school cartoons. Maybe even invest in a video game. I'm just saying
@rupertpendergrass4014 I think the idea of them bringing out a cartoon again is great, and really wish they would try to hook in the kids. Not with Classified necessarily but bring back the O rings too maybe, separately. I dont mind the bright colors when done well but so many were done really bad. Saw Viper looks good and he was kinda wild colors but I hear ya, it's too crazy sometimes. An actual strong video game would be awesome too