The Terror Drome reports of some information gleaned from overseas auctions indicates that many of the recent revealed repaints are of Toys “R” Us exclusive 3-Packs. Keep in mind that this is merely rumor so far, and is not the least bit confirmed, but there are a round number of figures that fit that theme. The rumored figures are as follows:
- Grunt (Woodland camo repaint of Wave 1 Zartan)
- Sgt. Stone (Green repaint)
- Destro (Blue and red repaint)
- Elite Viper
- Neo-Viper (Blue repaint)
- Speed Metal (Accelerator Suit guy with Serpentor head)
I must say, if this news is true, I’m happy to hear it. With the rash of revealed repaints, I was pretty worried that the main line might get heavily diluted with minor color changes that meant little or nothing to the plot, but I’m happy to see these being relagated to exclusives. It’s also pretty neat to see a couple of new characters mixed in here like Grunt, Speed Metal, and Elite-Viper. A good thing for TRU, but also good for the collectors who want to keep the main line for the original stuff. Check out the recent images mirrored below. I’ve also included some past pics that are of higher quality, just to give a good reference point.
Thanks again to WildWeasel from The Terror Drome for the scoop.
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I’ll definately hold out for the woodland camo Stone over the single pack Stone.
That Grunt will fit nicely as an updated Recoil too!
That figure makes a really good Grunt. And him having the same head as Zartan’s disguised head makes more sense than making him, Grand Slam and Flash triplets.
Both repaints of the Elite Viper look quite good. It’s funny that the single carded version is blue and gray, and not the one in this three pack with this Destro and Neo Viper.
Speed Metal: Yet more reason to need Joe scaled guitars.
I hate, hate, hate the name Speed Metal. However, I LOVE new characters so this is a win, in my book. I also agree with DicksendFred that making Grunt out of Zartan is a really good choice.
I like the Grunt Destro, and SGT. Stone. But I’m really not digging the vipers. Is this Destro the one that was listed as a Resolute Destro?
There’s gona be a guy called Speed Metal!? AWESOME!! Man, that guy is now my favorite Joe! I was gona headswap him, but now that guy stays as-is! It’s about time we get someone else who’s associated with metal.
Speed Metal looks like Captain Power…remember those figures?
Not a huge fan of the regular Vipers, but the blue/gray one looks alright with the helmet lines outlined. TOTALLY love the Elite Vipers, though. Very slick. So many freaking exclusives, it’s going to be a pain to track these all down.
And Nas, yeah, a few buddies and I were talking about just that. Totally Captain Power vibe off it. Now I just need to find a funny helmet that looks more like Captain Power’s, and I’m golden.