When images from the Pursuit of Cobra were first shown from JoeCon in 2009, while most folks raved about Shadow Tracker and Jungle-Viper, I was secretly drooling over the City Strike Firefly. That freaky looking helmet, and futuristic design all really appealed to me and it was one of the figures I was most looking forward to. As the months have gone on, my love for the figure has waned, but just a bit.
I’m not sure if it’s because I’m not quite as fond of the figure, or if all of the other Pursuit of Cobra figures just look so much more bad ass than they did even six months ago, but whatever the reason, Firefly hasn’t retained his “rock star” status, at least from preliminary pictures. His vest makes him look a bit bulky, I’m not sure exactly what the detail is underneath the vest, and his sewn-in elbow pads are giving me some unfortunate flashbacks to the Rise of Cobra troopers.
But who knows…I don’t have the figure in hand yet, so I should try to reel in my early judgements at least somewhat. It’s quite possible I’ll be surprised. I still absolutely love that helmet, love his machine guns, love the suction cup backpack. Ah, who am I kidding, everyone who reads this page knows I’ll probably gush about it anyway…
Regardless of all that, Gyre-Viper has supplied a healthy helping of Pursuit of Cobra Firefly pictures over at HissTank, and I’m mirroring a bunch below. As some added bonuses we’ve also got some Resolute Firefly and Zartan thrown in for good measure. The start of 2010 has been pretty slow from a product standpoint, but damn, once August hits, it’ll be like 2009 all over again. Only this time the product is all going to be great. At least from early glimpses…
Check out the images below.
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Hey Justin, a bit off topic, but where are your reviews of this years Con-Set? I’m anxious to hear your thoughts before I start forking over the money to get the figures.
Firefly and Zartan… two of my favorite Cobras! I look forward to both of these buggers!
I was pretty excited about this Firefly when I first saw photos of it.
At con I saw it in person and it for some reason it did fall out of favor with me
to an extent. in hand… it is kinda top heavy… the vest does throw it off proportionally etc.
and it kinda feels like Firefly 2099 as opposed to the Firefly I love and know.
HOWEVER… that’s why I bought more than one. To see how it would feel to troop build him. and honestly it made a difference. once I find some gear to strap onto his legs… I think I’ll like the figure a bit more. I have a couple more coming from the Netherlands (they were mis-shipped from China)… I was hoping to have more in hand by now for my initial pics hehehehh. anyways… as a figure it’s okay. as firefly I dunno… but as a troop builder with some forward thinking aspects… it’s pretty decent.
Wow!
You are dead on the money Gyre-Viper. This new Firefly looks like a really cool urban trooper. That 8th to last picture of the two standing together looks awesome. We already have a fantastic Firefly (25th original) plus a cool alternative (comic 2-pack or RoC TRU Exclusive) so it seems a pretty good idea to use this one as a trooper.
I do like the more hi-tech look of this version of Firefly. Cobra is finally looking like Destro is supplying them with the good stuff he’s been hoarding all these years. lol
Also, thank you for the pics of Resolute Zartan and Firefly. Firefly looks decent enough and Zartan looks amzing. That head sculpt blows my mind. He looks incredibly evil. Just perfect.
Now I’m actually looking forward to the Cobra version of the Resolute 7-packs. Till now, I was mainly excited about the Joe one.
Andrew – Working on it! Between school, work, and the family, tough finding time to take pictures of like 10 different figures and 3 – 5 different vehicles, etc… don’t want to rush it. I’ve got most of the pictures done, hoping to get the review posted next week. Hoping.
Gyre-Viper & Hawkwinter – Yes! Shame on me for not mentioning it in the actual post, but once I saw the images of both of the Fireflys together with their helmets on, I was SOLD as a high-tech urban trooper. Absolutely spot on.