Rise of Cobra Wave 5 Desert-Viper reviewed
This has been a straggler, but I finally got the Desert-Viper added to the Rise of Cobra Reviews Page. Check it out right here.
Rise of COBRA Wave 5 found at retail! Check K-Mar–… wait… what?
Yes, you read that right. Possibly the black hole of new toys, K-Mart has scored a nice little coup, apparently being the first brick and mortar retailer to showcase Wave 5 of G.I. Joe: The Rise of COBRA. Featuring very cool new renditions of Duke and Ripcord, as well as the best 3 3/4″ piece of plastic ever experienced in human existence, City Strike Snake Eyes.
Findings have been reported on HissTank.com, and I’ve mirrored images below. Go get ’em!
HasbroToyShop has Wave 5 up for pre-order NOW!
G.I. Joe: The Rise of COBRA Wave 5 has been listed on HasbroToyShop for a while, but only as “Coming Soon”…well, this morning, the pre-order gates have opened! Each figure (including the spectacular City Strike Snake Eyes) are now up for pre-order. Looks like figures will begin shipping October 19th, but judging by how much in demand Snake Eyes seems to be, you may want to jump on this boat early at a decent price.
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- Snake Eyes (City Strike)
- Duke (City Strike)
- Ripcord (Jungle Assault)
- Desert-Viper
- Storm Shadow (Arctic Threat)
The really exciting thing about this to me, is that it sounds very much like the awesome Pursuit of COBRA stuff will start hitting late this year…can’t wait for that. Go get ’em!
Wave 5 High Res Images up at TNI
Toy News International has posted some very nice high res images of the upcoming 5th wave of Rise of COBRA single packs. These figures look to be kicking off the “Pursuit of COBRA” theme, as they are broken up into Arctic Threat, City Strike, Desert Assault, and Jungle Battle sub teams. A lot of these figures are using existing parts, and honestly, I was pretty “meh” about this wave when I first saw it…but man, it’s growing on me. Duke, Snake Eyes, and Ripcord are especially kick ass. Storm Shadow did nothing for me at first, but closer looks makes him a bit more interesting…he’s more than just a Paris Pursuit Snake Eyes repaint, and I find myself more curious to check him out than I thought I might be originally. The line up is as follows:
- Storm Shadow (Arctic Threat)
- Duke (City Strike)
- Snake Eyes (City Strike)
- Desert-Viper (Desert Battle)
- Ripcord (Jungle Assault)
The Resolute Snake Eyes is, of course, the star of the show, by far. I really love Ripcord, too, though, and he works great as a desert version of him who fights alongside Duke at the beginning. A pretty cool line up, especially after my feelings were so mixed initially.
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Clearer images of upcoming G.I. Joe: The Rise of COBRA action figures
SNAKE EYES from HissTank reports that he has found some clearer and somewhat larger pictures of four upcoming Rise of COBRA figures. The figures are as follows, with images below:
- Desert-Viper
- Storm Shadow (Arctic Threat)
- Duke (City Assault)
- Ripcord (Jungle Assault)
Still not crazy about Storm Shadow…the larger pictures make me feel a lot better about Duke and Ripcord, though. I really like the camo pattern on Duke’s legs and Ripcord just looks awesome all around. Check ’em out for yourself:
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