HissTank.com has scored pics of some upcoming figures, including the confirmation that the mysterious red and black armored figure is Flash! Also included in these images is the first we’ve seen of a Resolute themed Scarlett. Flash and Agent Helix also have their filecards shown for the first time.
Some items of note…
- Flash rocks. End of story, no arguing allowed.
- No mention of any sort of real backstory for Helix, though she appears to be written in a similar “superagent ninja warrior” vein as Snake Eyes.
- Flash and Agent Helix both appear in the same wave.
- The shot of the back of the card shows a single pack General Hawk, the G.I. Joe Pit Commando, Rex “The Doctor” Lewis, first mention of Crimson Neo-Viper, and the COBRA Eel we saw before
- Many folks (myself included) assumed that the COBRA Eel was either a packaging error, or a change from the Elite Viper, but it would appear that they are just two different (very similar) figures.
- Resolute Scarlett looks bad ass, minus that goofy looking head…the wind-swept hair just doesn’t work quite as well in plastic form as it did on the small screen. Still, a critical Resolute character that absolutely MUST be released. Please. I’m begging here.
I absolutely love that Flash figure. Since I doubt he appears in the film, and he has been mentioned in the past in connection with the Rise of COBRA video game, I wonder if this is how he’ll appear there? Wherever he appears, I love this look…a very different appearence for him, but I think it gives him a great identity, rather than being eternally stuck in his Original 13 look. I approve. Original thread is here, images of new stuff can be seen below.
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Hey there. I’ve been lurking for a while and reading the Dio-stories. GREAT site you have here. As a fan of GI Joe from the original “vs. Cobra” days, and having fallen off for a while and just now getting back in, I’m glad this place is around to help me fulfill my thirst for all things Joe.
Those movie figs look great. I’m really liking Helix, and the general feeling of all the MARS/Cobra’s I’ve seen. I hope the movie figs won’t kill the 25th or Resolute lines, but rather allow the lines to be enhanced and work in tandem. The only thing I HATE about the movie line is the firing-action launchers. Waste of plastic, IMO.
Again, great site. Thanks for keeping the news rolling!
-Nas
That Resolute Scarlett is a great update and would quickly replace the five pack 25th version in my collection. The Flash figure is interesting and a nice update to the original. At the rate Hasbro is going we mi9ght get all new versions of the original 13 in a movie updated fashion!
Oh god… Agent Helix’s bio is atrocious.
On the other hand, Flash is an awesome update and I really hope Hasbro releases Resolute Scarlett in some capacity.
I’ve got a few things to say here:
First off, in a lot of ways, ROC Flash mirrors his original figure, in being a guy in the team colour (now black to the O13’s green) wearing red armour. The laser rifle looks like it might have the same problem as the rifles in the MARS Trooper 3 pack, though.
Secondly… As much as Helix might be a ‘superagent ninja warrior’… I’d like to point out that that level of competence already exist in filecards. If anything, she’s just a new generation Scarlett, who, according to her file cards, is a master in multiple forms of martial arts, a Summa Cum Laude graduate of 2 universities, and a graduate of a half dozen elite military programs (including Ranger School and Marine Sniper School) that DON’T EVEN ADMIT WOMEN. If you hate Helix, then you ought to hate Scarlett too, because she filled the exact same role in ’82. The only ridiculous, stupid thing in Helix’s bio that wouldn’t be accepted on any other character is the ‘Whirlwind Attack’, and I guarantee that will be a direct reference to one of her abilities in the video game.
Finally… I really hope that Res. Scarlett comes out in the movie line. I wasn’t a huge fan of Resolute, but the character designs were generally good, and the figure itself is clearly better engineered than the 25A Scarlett mold, which is loaded with proportion and articulation issues. Plus, this one avoids the classic Scarlett’s goofy ‘unitard’ look.
Oh, and another thing: that packaged Elite Viper from the other day (the one on the Viper Commando card) didn’t have a cleanly visible head. It’s possible that the ‘Elite Vipers’ we’ve seen on eBay to date might have the wrong head. Because the package movie EEL had a different vest and legs than the Elite Viper, although it was hard to see. (There was a holster attached to the left thigh, it looked like the Torpedo style leg)
Oh, and another thing: that packaged Elite Viper from the other day (the one on the Viper Commando card) didn’t have a cleanly visible head. It’s possible that the ‘Elite Vipers’ we’ve seen on eBay to date might have the wrong head. Because the package movie EEL had a different vest and legs than the Elite Viper, although it was hard to see. (There was a holster attached to the left thigh, it looked like the Torpedo style leg).
LOL Reso Scarlet rocks, but I didnt know Hisstank owned every pic about GI Joe…..blah….let me guess this is another hisstank exclusive…..those guys are jokes…
Spacemonkeymafia:
Jokes they may be… but sadly they’re jokes with good contacts.
Good contacts that other members of other sites have…..and those pics BELONG to WS Toys not Hisstank…………Stop adding your name to EVERYTHING hisstank!!!!
“Flash rocks. End of story, no arguing allowed.”
Let me argue a little :))
No doubt it seems to be a great figure, but doesn´t scream “Flash” to me. His mask looks more like a gas or a CBN mask, so this figure reminds me much more Barbeque or Airtight. Since we don´t have a 25th version of this last one, this figure probably will be Airtight on my collection.
This is all very awesome news. I’m hoping that Helix character pans out to be something that really adds to the mythos.
As for Flash, my original first Joe? I’m stoked about this. Seems everyone and their brother received an update over time, minus Flash. Finally, here we are. I can dig it. Very cool stuff!
The new Flash look is indeed quite awesome.
I’m especially surprised that, although obviously a mere coincidence and nothing more, it uses a lot of the same visual cues as the ARAH-style Flash custom I’ve made (which can be seen here: http://www.joecustoms.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=16627 ). Black attire with protective red padding, hood over the head…
Like I said, unintentional similarities… but it just makes me love this toy even more.