HCC788 - 1987 CROC MASTER - Cobra Reptile Trainer - Vintage G.I. Joe toy review!
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Sources and Information:
Croc Master on Yojoe.com:
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Croc Master on 3DJoes.com:
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Croc Master on Joepedia:
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Croc Master on halfbattle.com:
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Crocodile:
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Alligator:
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Killer Croc:
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Croc Master on JMM's G.I. Joe Comics Home Page:
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ALLIGATOR....not "LIZARD". Crocodilians (Alligators, Crocodiles, and Gavials) are more closely related to birds then they are to lizards and snakes.
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For those who decoded the message in the video, this is the predicted comment. Didn't take long. 14 minutes.
Yeah, but it's kinda fun to demean this silly character. Verbally reducing such a truly terrifying creature to a mere 'lizard' is a good way to do that.
@@robertlogan5354 I guess you mean the handler Hoodie-Coco was calling his alligator demeaning names.......silly lizards only have 3 chamber hearts and are cold blooded.....crocodilians have a partial septum in their heart and can thermoregulate (not as well as their close cousins the birds tho). Best to be respectful of the crocodilians.....they've been around since the late Triassic.
When I was a kid my friends and I thought this was the most bad ass GI Joe figure available. We didn't care if it made sense. It just looked awesome. One of my favorites.
That's all you should care about. It is awesome.
Like Copperhead, I used Croc Master as a default member of the Dreadnoks, guarding their swamp lair with his alligators (only they'd be crazy enough to hire this guy!) He would also man the turrent on the Water Moccasin, with his "pets" swimming alongside to attack any Joe who got knocked into the water. He's definitely weird, but over the years, I came to appreciate him. Side note: During the New Sculpt line, Croc Master got a new action figure, supposedly mutated, as was the gimmick during Valor vs. Venom, with animal DNA. But the real interesting thing was his filecard. He wasn't the first Croc Master (who had died in the Marvel comics series) or even the second. He was the latest person to hold the title, all of his predecessors having met with grisly deaths. I always thought that was creepy and cool.
I remember purchasing this guy back in 1987 when I didn't even like or collect GI Joe... But he was such a awesome character. Once I did get into GI Joe later I gave him a Corps scuba tank to wear on his back to make sense of the hose to no where. I to troop build to alligators but I used them from different toy lines Safari, Lanard, etc. The best toy company that carried alligators and crocodiles was Chap Mei known as Animal Planet in the United States. They had one the size of a medium vehicle with a chomping jaw and articulation in the legs.
As a 4 year old this guy was my favorite figure. In fact all the figures with animal partners were my favs but Croc Master was the holy grail for me.
I got Croc Master for Christmas 1987. One of my favorite GI Joe figures.
This guy is one of my favorite Cobra Troopers. Don't judge me. 🐊🔗🐍☠
I enjoyed Croc Master a lot as a kid.
Croc Master was another character I loved the look of from my childhood. As an adult it doesn't make any sense, but looking at it from a little kid's perspective, it was badass. Snakes and alligators aren't too far a part in the mind of 6 or 7 year old.
Croc master was my favorite figure when I was a kid.
Crock Master has always been one of my favorites! He has such an outlandish look and it just screams serial killer LOL! This guy looks like he would kill you just for looking in his direction by accident.
To be honest, I dug the figure and got him when I spotted him on the rack at my local Woolworth’s back in the day. I’ve never really dug the modern figures as they look too skinny.
Croc Master was one of my favorite figures growing up. Mainly because he was one of the few i didn't loose in the woods playing with my friends.
Croc Master and Muskrat were some of my favourite figures. I used to organise wrestling competitions in a Lego ring and those had good muscles and a look for entertaining the crowd.
Croc Master’s mask looks very Bane-like. That and him being similar to Killer Croc kind of raises eyebrows. Great video, too.
I was thinking Bane, too!
He's older than Bane though right?
@@Ebonzai yeah I dont think Bane came around until the early to mid 90's when DC started killing their super heroes.... Doomsday killing superman and Bane crippling Batman.
@@Ebonzai Yes, Bane would not appear in the Batman comic books until 1993 six years after Croc Master's action figure was produced. I have to hand to Larry Hama, for writing Croc Master the way he did in G.I. Joe Year Book #4. At least his usage their was logical. I am still surprised that Hasbro made a modern action figure of him when I can think of other characters more deserving of a new action figure. Still they made a modern style Serpentor and Nemesis Enforcer so who am I to judge?
Croc Master is Bane. Batman stole it for sure.
This was the first G.I.Joe figure I bought. The second was Wet-Suit.
I don't remember the third, but understand my love for this character.
Regards! I still follow your reviews and it's great the way you have grown on UA-cam.
Croc, looks like a mash up between Killer Croc and Bane. Also, maybe conceived during an acid trip gone bad... Thanks for the share Commander!
That new figure of Croc Master looks like they really understood the shortcomings of the old one and fixed them simply without overdoing it. Great vid.
Looking at the gator, all I can think about is the Sunbow episode that shows Baroness stepping on Little Frou-Frou... the LaFitte family alligator.
Ha-ha! I used stills from that episode in my Gung-Ho review. Funny episode. :)
I've got the 25th anniversary version! I wish badly I still had all my vintage Joes that were left behind in a move. I know some people bash the 25th, but this really was an opportunity for me to enjoy those childhood memories again.
I like the 25th anniversary action figures myself, as I can now own a lot of the action figures I missed out on owning in my childhood. Plus some of the new features like working gun holsters and knife scabbards are really great.
Initially tasked with hunting down and killing the large population of salt water crocodiles on Cobra Island, the man who became the Croc Master was once just some low wage exterminator hired by Cobra Commander to make the shorelines safe for security operations. Something strange happened to that exterminator out in the swamps though.
It began with his wearing of their skin.
Some thought it was similar to how any hunter might collect his trophies, first just a wrist guard to cover a bite he had suffered, and then later, a pair of boots tailored from the one that bit him. The men really began to talk though when that lowly exterminator was spotted deep in the swamps wearing the black mask, his breath gurgling through that respirator. It was the last time anyone ever saw him.
For a time, everyone thought the exterminator had been killed by the very thing he'd been sent to exterminate. Except something didn't add up. The missing men. Every so often a patrol would go out only to report back to base, missing a single man. The easiest explanation was that the man had gotten lost or maybe had been pulled under by the crocs in the swamps. It wasn't until they started finding the effigies that anyone knew for sure.
Totems scattered about the swamps began showing up, totems made out of the men's gear, their blue helmets, the web gear, their uniforms, all strung up like twisted scarecrows, hanging above the black waters of the swamps. The exterminator was marking his territory. Croc Master had become the swamps.
The swamps never swallowed enough men for Cobra Commander to investigate further. All he knew was that the men, disillusioned by the false promise of the cobra, were less likely to defect, to try and escape the island since every route led though the swamps. And to those enemies hoping to infiltrate the island, the effigies hung as a warning. If the Croc Master could do that to his own forces, what horrors would await an outsider?
It was a really enjoyable memory of getting this figure in 1987 from a small Mom & Pop Toy Store at 8th & Vermont here in LA after coming home from school just off the bus in the 3rd grade year. Went to Taco Bell and remember the walk home was just so cool and yes the hose vanished very quickly! Wished he made it with the other 1987 figures that were not included in the GI Joe movie would have been neat to have seen them. The 1987 lineup was the last of the "Beloved GI Joe Years" for me as after that it began to spin out of the Joe roots of the earlier years.
HCX you're right about how Croc Master looks like a Batman villain. The artwork at the beginning made me think of Bane. I wonder if CM was the design insperation.
He's weird but I think he's a good character.
In the 80's books meant for children often showed Medioeval castles with moats full of crocks.
I loved the idea of a castle guarded by crocks.
Of course no Medioaval castle has ever had crocodiles to guard it....
Well maybe they should have! They just needed the right guy to train them.
Croc Master: So I use gators as a form of defense and security.
Cobra Commander: Excellent. You shall be known as Croc Master.
Croc Master: But... I use alligators.
Cobra Commander: Get to work, Croc Master!
Croc Master: But... alligators...
Calvin aka Fumbles aka Trouser Snake must have been the next recruit after Croc Master.
@@supersho93 You mean Dr Kill Shot
I remember buying this as a kid. It was my first ever GI Joe model #Nostalgia
The sounds of birds chirping in the background is so soothing and relaxing. I like the 1987 Croc Master figure, although even then, the names of their characters got a bit strange. The overal sculpt of the figure is very nice and the color palette is appropriate. I always paired him with Copperhead and Zanzibar for the matching swamp/riverine theatre of war.
Surprised you didnt mention the Miami Vice influence. Same year as the Don Johnson inspired Chuckles you have guard gators like his character on Miami Vice. Makes me wonder if the gator was originally designed to come with Chuckles.
Jr K H Yup, Crockett used his pretty to guard his boat!
Love croc master. Finally got one as an adult. Goes good with water Moccasin
Croc Master pre-dates Bane and Spawn and inspired both their designs! Bane's backstory is very similar, too.
I got a hold of this guy somehow but never used him. He sat in the turret of the Water Moccasain. Which sat on shelf.
good role for him
He's ideal for that swamp boat considering his line of work.
Looking at my Croc Master this weekend, I realize I have a slight variant. His eyes are not painted red, they are unpainted, just black. I've been missing out on that extra bit if evil and didn't realize it!
Being that Croc Master was an alligator wrestler, I like to have him and Sargent Slaughter go at it from time to time.
Ok so both Raptor and Croc-Master were two dudes that had jobs they didn’t like and were obsessed with a animal to the point they trained and dressed like said animals. Then Cobra Commander comes along and gives them jobs based on there crazy animal ideas; Cobra Commander started ‘Shark Tank’ before Marc Cuban excepted took the craziest business ideas with the most insane risk
Just seen a modern version of The Croc Master on eBay for $11.👍😉
Alligator Wrestler was probably his intended name and for him to be the Cobra counterpart to Sgt Slaughter but somewhere along the line they decided Croc Master sounded better
Tim Roper I agree. Personally, I didn't own a Croc Master figure but I used to play with another kid who had one; we pitted Sgt. Slaughter against Croc Master given both were pretty buff (and if we wanted to make things challenging for Sarge, we threw Sea Slug in the mix).
Hi ! I even like a Croc Master but am never sure why because I like all even weird animals . Normally this man comes with Falcon shotgun because I had two ... Idea to having alligators in home reminded me old Miami Vice sitcom . He should have crossbow & off course bigger air tank maybe . He could be more for Fallout universe than G.I Joe but maybe is the same story like with old Bond movies too . Thanks for a show take care !
Great review! So funny!!
It seems that a key difference between the vintage and modern figures is the mouthpiece. The modern figure seems to more faithfully represent the file card portrait in that respect.
I think Croc Master would fit better with the Dreadnocs than Cobra
I like this guy. I liked most of the gimmicks up to the 1988 line.
I agreed with you with raptor who I didn't understand but I kind of like because he looked like Ozzy Osbourne to me, but Croc Master worked.. it was still kind of in the reptile family..Cobra.. I always had him and Copperhead together... Plus I think he got me into S&M so that's pretty cool.
Great review and hilarious as usual. I've always felt Crocmaster would have been better as a dreadnock
This and Raptor were my favorite. They made zero sense but kinda looked like superheroes!
in 1987 he was one of my favorite gijoe love cobra side more then good side.
Oh my god, I had that plastic green alligator at the bottom of my toy box, and I could never figure out where it came from...
The tip jar part was funny great video
Love the figure and remember the joyous day taking him home 31 years ago. I didnt use the chain on the animal but gave it to Stalker as a belt and Law's baton as Staler was an MP for me. Love the comparison and this brings a lot of fun back to me.
In "Game of Thrones" AKA "A Song of Ice and Fire" Green Dreams are prophetic dreams, most notably seen in the "Frogmen" of Greywater Reach and Jojen Reed of House Reed in particular.
Of course ASOIAF wasn't out at the time Croc Master came out, but there was a song that talked about green dreams and a lizard...
"loving would be easy if your colors were like my dreams
red, gold, and green, red, gold and green..."
I thought you were going to maybe end the video with that :P
You killed me with all those alligators
today is my birthday and we get a review of croc master
well i like him because he is just weird
Raptor, Croc and Hydro-Viper all freak but i have a big nostalgia for them.
HCC788, your humour is hilarious!!! I noticed you dont have your snake eyes tattoo, when did you get it? Croc rocks!!!!!
I've probably already commented on here but anyway Crocs definetely top tier and one of the best he's a legend unto himself 🐊
I’ve always liked this guys mask.hes better than raptor at least
This is absolutely hilarious 😂 thanks for the review
"There's a combination of words I'd never thought I'd say. " LMAO!
He looks like some kind of S & M freak with a gator/crocodile theme, even for Cobra that's weird and on the desperate side.
That new croc is very cool looking. The articulation at the jaw is a nice touch and would've been a great addition if they had articulated the pets in the 80s.
Finally! Ok got my coffee, let's do this
I'm out of coffee. I could use some.
HoodedCobraCommander788 I have a feeling this figure and his "reptile" were sculpted before they were named. The sculptor probably intended it to be an alligator.
Tim Roper me too!
When he was first released he was one of my fav figures but now I am not a big a fan as I was and I did laugh as you mentioned about leaving comment's while typing this.
Now that you mentioned him looking like a Batman villain, he looks like Bane. Although Bane was created years later. :)
Yeah, the Batman people stole the likeness of Bane from Croc Master. 100%
Love Croc Master!
I live crock master (he should have been a dreadknock) His classified figure is awesome!!!I never knew so many people disliked him 🤷🏻
I love this figure. One of my favorites.
You're the man! Love this figure
Thanks for the credit mr 788 !! Another great video!!
thank you larry
Of course, I disagree but I always love your take. Thanks for a highly anticipated review. Thanks to everyone who helped track down accessories.
Thanks, Josiah! I respect anyone who can disagree without being disagreeable. I'm glad you like the figure! Cheers!
I am pretty sure its a big part how much alligators are embedded in the psyche of Florida kids. Every body of fresh water potentially has an gator in it. Gator wrestling was huge here. Romancing the stone, Crocodile Dundee, Temple of doom, Miami Vice. We grow up with as much fear of losing a pet to an alligator as we do a runaway car.
Very funny intro. I love Croc Master. He's wacky, but great for jungle environments.
I love how you put your wife in your stories lol. Shes a great sport!
I personally liked the Croc Master when I was a kid. It's possible that it's because, like you said, he sort of looked like a super-villain that you would expect Batman or another super-hero to fight. Also because of his muscular build, it gave me someone formidable to face off against the stronger Joes, like Gung Ho (my personal favorite) and Sgt. Slaughter.
Larry Hama made the best of him in the comics, but I was glad Cobra Commander stuffed him and all the other bad characters (Voltar, Raptor) in the land-locked freighter to died unceremoniously.
I. LOVED. THIS REVIEW. Great work.
Great looking toy
Trained dogs, because they're not insane. Lmao 😂
30 seconds in and I can already tell you are going to be harsh on one of my favorite bad guys. So before I finish the video I just wanted to say. Love the site you have. The reviews are killer and usually insightful. Even if I disagree with you at times.
co....croc master
that made my day
They did have alligator wranglers in the James Bond film Live and Let Die, but they were missing hands. I do like the eyes, very intimidating looking.
Great review as always, you marvelous *beep*!
"At least if you want him holding his lizard..." HA!
I had this guy I use to make him run with the Zantan an the Dredknoks
He is like the rancor trainer in ROTJ. You didn't need him but he was there with all the other villians. No more silly than having piranhas in your volcano lair ala Blofeld in James Bond movies. Someone has to train/raise and nurture the animals... not gonna trust blue shirts with that.
25th anniversary Croc Master was rereleased in the Rise of Cobra toyline as the pilot for the mole drill vehicle in 2009!!😑
I always used Croc Master as someone who was a little more mentally stable. He was head of Cobra Island Security.
I still have my original crocodile, but ironically, he was used as a chew toy by the family dog.
I think the whole '87 villain line-up would do much better nowadays with the nano bot technology. That along with taking most of them and adding them to the ranks of Cobra La and saying it was a scientific biological division of Cobra (or something like that). A man made swamp surrounding the Techno Drome, er, Terror Drome makes sense for a group wiyh a swamp based biker gang in thier midst, I guess!
Has anyone noticed the figures design makes the character look like a hillbilly bane from an alternate Batman universe? Now I can’t unsee it.
Croc Master and Big Boa had Sleep Apnea....that explains the C-Pap hoses.
The tubes were horrible techno vipers has them too. This is where Gi Joe got really interesting Cobra army builders were so awesone I had 6 Alley vipers and several night vipers too. I had numerous army builders from yard sales and dollar and resale shops. He and raptor were unique additions in the Cobra corps. Things of note,nearly animal can be trained, theres a chick in florida that has a pet alligator that has his own 4 wheeler. Plus dreadknoks are also f#!%ing insane grape soda drinking badasses that were origionally supposed to be Teddy Bears.
I'm surprised when he was introduced they didn't make him a Dreadnok
Excellent review of a ... figure ... it’s certainly a figure . Banetastic!
Anyway, how about some more upbeat music during the credits?
Yeah, he's a bit weird but not nearly as silly as Raptor. I got a lot of use out of him. I often had Cobra bases hidden out in swamps. I'd use my old Star Wars Degobah playset, and I bought a bunch of plastic alligators (the kind you could find in any toy store) to fill out his army. I wonder if they initially intended to name him Gator Master?
This character was obviously taking advantage of the popularity of Crocodile Dundee, which came out the previous year.
It's a cracagator or an alidile
Alligator VS Crocodile:
In alligators it's broad and U-shaped, while in crocodiles it's narrow and V-shaped. Next are the teeth. In the case of alligators, the lower teeth are typically not visible when the mouth is shut. In crocodiles, however, some teeth in the bottom jaw appear, most notably the large fourth tooth.
Alligator's and crocodile are in the same family. (Crocodilia) Also, while crocs are known for having narrower snouts than alligators.... Large crocs often have quite broad heads. Another give away is the number of teeth protruding outside of the closed mouth. Alligator's teeth are mostly hidden when the jaws are closed. Crocodiles will have upper and lower teeth showing outside the jaws when at rest. #gladeslife
Corcodilia is the ORDER, not the family.
*Crocodilia
Slight correction, Crocodilia is the _order,_ not the family. Crocodiles are from the family _Crocodylidae_ while alligators are from the family _Alligatoridae,_ which also includes caimans. ;-)
HoodedCobraCommander788 you are absolutely correct sir. My mistake. Thank you for the correction. Now I know.... lol. As a kid from Miami, that spent a lot of my youth out in the Everglades. I loved this character growing up.... I usually had him hanging out amongst my Dreadnoks. He always had that wacky Mad Max vibe to me. Keep up the great work!
Crotch of Thundera! Give me sight beyond sight!
You could pose Mr Croc 🐊 upright which would make the crocodiles 🐊 front legs of the ground but that would make the croc look like it is lunging a la guard alligator 🐊
I think he is great but you make good points
Im pretty sure he got the difference between alligator and crocodile mixed up. I thought that crocs had the more rounded snouts and alligator had the narrow ones.