When he first showed up at JoeCon 2009, Shadow Tracker immediately became a fan favorite, and when he mysteriously vanished when the official Pursuit of Cobra announcement came, many feared the worst.
But Hasbro calmed our fears in JoeCon this year when they reported that Shadow Tracker wasn’t dead, he was just waiting… though, checking out these pictures, maybe he’s dead AND he’s waiting. HissTank.com uncovered an auction on TaoBao.com that features some pre-production images of Shadow Tracker, and as cool as I thought he was from day one…man, he just surpassed that.
The dude has a skull for a head. Say that again. A SKULL FOR A HEAD.
Seriously…awesomeness personified.
I don’t know what happened as The Rise of Cobra came and went, but whatever it was, I want more! The Joe designers at Hasbro are simply doing some amazing stuff right now…every single figure is just oozing with personality. It’s very 80’s like, only in a 21st Century style. Shadow Tracker looks like an awesome new character, and I can’t wait to get him in my collection, just so he can scare the piss out of the other guys with his FREAKING SKULL HEAD.
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As if the figure couldn’t get any better.
so cobra has zombie predator in there ranks…..nice
Reminds me of Baron Samadi from one of the old James Bond Movies. Kinda cool in my book.
This sounds like something from the pages of Action Force!
I wonder if, between the clear mask and the skull face, he’s not meant as a partial homage to the Ultimates Universe version of Deadpool:
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I can think how much fear he would put on one’s heart.
easily one of the 3 best figures in the line.
Huh. Well it’s creepy, although honestly I really liked the original. A rastfarian / voodoo priest character is really cool, imo. I suppose you could draw the connection that the skull figure was formerly such a man, given the hair etc. A skull mask would have been a good compromise. Still looks like a great head sculpt, but Cobra is really lacking in prominent characters of colour – seems somewhat of a lost opportunity. Oh well – seems that he’s pleasing the majority so far.
It’s possible the mask doesn’t come off, and the skull with clear mask on the front is supposed to pull off a look for his helmet. Regardless, it’s still awesome, and I hope that he really does have a skull hangin’ out behind that mask. Freakin’ METAL.
Alexx has a good point, maybe it’s like the ROC Cobra Commander where the helmet isn’t supposed to be removable?
Maybe the big secret to Shadow Tracker is its actually Scorpion from Mortal Kombat
Could the “delay” be about maybe a figure with a skull for a head isn’t the most kiddie friendly?
I agree about the lack of colorful characters in Cobra now being released. It’s almost like they should try for 1987 again it’s so bland with neo-viper after neoviper repaint.
“What the hell are you?” -Dutch, Preadator-
I love the figure mold but a skull? Im not so sure about it
looks pretty terrible. dreads? a skull? really?
Why are they renaming Skullbuster???
Seriously, one awesome figure, but will probably use mine as Skullbuster…
makes more sense as Skullbuster , ripping off DDP , not cool! give DDP props where props are due