G.I. Joe Classified Series

Yup. I have next to nothing in terms of familiarity with GI Joe as a brand, this thread is how I figured out "the bobcat guy" I owned when I was six had a name. They're just good toys, great hand candy, and owning them is a joy. I've had Wolfsbane in my Amazon wishlist since she went up and I can't bring myself to pull the trigger- wrong version wrong color wrong costume BLAH. If Joe drops a screaming, parachuting Sandler, I'm not missing my shot at an essential part of the collection.

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I realize that paraSandler is a disappointing first crack at an essential character for somebody in here, especially given that the last one was an expensive exclusive release made from Temu sex toy materials. I do not mean to make light of your situation.
 
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WrathofTaco said:
They're just good toys, great hand candy, and owning them is a joy.
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Absolutely this.
Like I’m all about my old favorite characters and such, but mostly Classified, like ARAH before it, is just a celebration of the coolness of action figures. Sure there is a loose “theme”, but come on: this line is all about just making amazing toys and having tons of fun playing with them. In an increasingly joyless world, this line is one of the great comforts I have. I’m bouncing up and down just thinking about getting BATs in cartoon colors.
 
All of the above. I think the silliness in this forum is because we're all pretty happy overall, getting a steady stream of top shelf figures that (while expensive) are at a reasonable price compared similar lines, come stacked with stuff, and VERY rarely misses. So our dopamine is up. And juuuuust enough time draws out between releases that we get fucking punchy and start making dick jokes.

I love Legends and am deeply invested it, but they haven't been blowing my mind lately. Star Wars is the franchise closest to my heart but their figures have been little bright spots in the year instead of a constant thrill (I do love how the line has evolved quality-wise but it's just kinda quiet now, yeah?). Joes just constantly has SOMETHING to goof on and jaw about.

WrathofTaco said:
I realize that paraSandler is a disappointing first crack at an essential character for somebody in here, especially given that the last one was an expensive exclusive release made from Temu sex toy materials. I do not mean to make light of your situation.
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This is me! I'm wrecked about SandlerLegs. But this line has been so good and they listen to us I'd be shocked if we don't get a Tiger Force Crazy Legs or something in a year with a normal head that's swappable onto the upcoming release or something, or a non-Retro boxed figure with more gear and a working parachute or whatever. Or at least I hope so. I'm actually convinced Crazy Legs himself is just jinxed cos the Dragonfly Sextoy one had a very weird face sculpt people thought looked like Ezra Miller, so he's just had the worst journey of any Joe. Even Ugly Falcon got a re-do with his Handsome Falcon night force version.
 
Is there a way to do a night force crazy legs that doesn't make the haslab backers upset? He was originally packed with Outback so maybe a Walmart exclusive set with night force versions of those two is perfect because it'll piss off everyone.
 
Slice and Dice and definitely on my radar, we shall see. GV has joined Crystal Ball on my work desk on a permanent basis- the Renfield to his Dracula for the time being- and I want something suitably unhealthy. Might be time to spring for that ML Mastermind...
 
Ru1977 said:
Is there a way to do a night force crazy legs that doesn't make the haslab backers upset? He was originally packed with Outback so maybe a Walmart exclusive set with night force versions of those two is perfect because it'll piss off everyone.
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Not gonna lie, I HAVE the Haslab one and if they re-released the exact same figure with a head that neither looked like Ezra Miller nor had a dildoian feel so real plastic and wasn't screaming like he caught his balls in his zipper, I'd pay full price for him.
 
MOTHERFUCKING POETRY.
I will take this two pack you speak of, so long as they remember to paint Outback's ginger arm hair. I needs me an alternate bod for Snow Job at some point.

I just remembered, one of the first things I did in this thread was ask if someone had Snow Job and the redhead Outback and could check on the skin tone matching/head fit. Did that ever happen?
 
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I have finally started opening my small mountain of figures. The tactical port-a-potty is cool and I wish I got more. I'm impressed what they where able to do with the SNAKE. Slice N Dice make me want a Jack Burton analog in Joe (ps, how the hell do you secure the basket hat? I think i need a dab of wax). I have the Rattler finally out of the box, but just like the HISS and Dragonfly, I am afraid to put stickers on. Crystal Ball is so delightfully strange. Darklon looks like he went to the military surplus store and got whatever shirt and pants where on clearance. I still haven't opened any Joes yet because I gotta order another shelf so I can finally get open Hawk, the AWE, Breaker, Footloose, Dial-Tone, Cover Girl, Law and Order, Budo and Slaughter/Mercer. And I have to see where I can squeeze in Halloween Boy from MF.
 
Got a package from Hasbro in my USPS Informed Delivery. Should be Pythona since that's all I have on order with them. Unless they're pulling a NECA and just sending me whatever.
 
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ML has also become a bit depressing as far as value is concerned, especially once I broke the BAF addiction. A naked body with alternate hands if you're lucky vs a wholeass clothed person- well, most of the time Mindbender you PERVERT- with complex paint applications and a buttload of accessories at the same price point.
I very rarely feel buyer's remorse with a new Joe.
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Ugh and those stupid waist swivels. I could really deal with every other shortcoming if they just did the Classified-style ball joint waist. I'm absolutely done with every waist-swivel ML, at their price point they should be evolving towards import-quality, like Gamerverse Wolverine, not stuck in 2013.
 
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