Hydro-Viper Review

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  • Опубліковано 28 жов 2024

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  • @marcbrunson6986
    @marcbrunson6986 2 роки тому +2

    I never had this figure. I always eyed him in stores though but never asked mom to get him or saved my allowance for him. I don't mind the purple. The techno-viper had a soft spot for me because of the color and yeah the accessories. This figure is cool and I imagine even without the mask, he could dive deeper than usual considering how much Mindbender experimented on EELS.

  • @caavoom
    @caavoom 2 роки тому +2

    I see Hydro Viper as the Cobra equivalent of the Red Shadows' Kraken

  • @adamjely
    @adamjely 2 роки тому +2

    OMG! My favorite figure!! Fingers crossed Classifieds get to this one.

    • @gijoburg
      @gijoburg  2 роки тому +1

      That would be AMAZING. What’s an Eel?! Gimme Hydro.

  • @Knuck_Knucks
    @Knuck_Knucks 2 роки тому +3

    I always feel compelled to break my Joe's out from the garage after watching one of these. Pretty sure there's a HV among them! Thanks!

    • @gijoburg
      @gijoburg  2 роки тому +1

      Bath time fun beckons!

  • @chevy-is-a-good-boy
    @chevy-is-a-good-boy 2 роки тому +5

    His "sympathetic eyes". It's these observations that cause me to love your Joe reviews 👁👁

    • @gijoburg
      @gijoburg  2 роки тому

      Cheers! All this talk about a lump of plastic… but that’s my mind for you.

  • @xazylsclubhouse
    @xazylsclubhouse 2 роки тому +3

    That card art elevates the figure for sure 😍

    • @G7M9W
      @G7M9W 2 роки тому +1

      It always looked "different" to me. More detailed than others.

    • @xazylsclubhouse
      @xazylsclubhouse 2 роки тому +1

      @@G7M9W someone had a passion for that project for sure.

  • @G7M9W
    @G7M9W 2 роки тому +2

    The webbed hand and card art were what caught my attention as a kid. Getting my first figure with flippers was definitely a motivating factor too.
    My brother and I only got presents on the other's birthday on two occasions he got Wet Suit on my birthday and I got Hydro Viper on his. Must have been something about "bonus" frogmen. Haha!
    I managed to hang on to all of the other gear, but the end of one of the hoses split almost right away and both were soon lost. The Demon didn't need hoses anyway. The pegs make good fangs and, at times, in my head canon they have gills.
    Speaking of head canon, while watching your review (always super-chill, Steve!), I developed my new Hydro Viper head canon: Dr. Mindbender only made about 50 of these guys and over the years, due to battlefield casualties and others going a bit insane and AWOL (some say they still lurk around Cobra Island...), there's only about o dozen Demons still in Cobra's service. They are the elite of the elite amongst Cobra's naval commandos. If there isn't blood in the water, don't worry, there will be!

    • @gijoburg
      @gijoburg  2 роки тому +1

      Awesome! Yeah man, that’s such a cool trope - the defunct science program and the few surviving experimental troopers. Really adds something new to the Joe mythos. These stories need to be told!

  • @ProfessorGalileu
    @ProfessorGalileu 2 роки тому +2

    It's amazing how much effort you put on your reviews. Never had much good things to say about Hydro-Vipers, until now. Great!

    • @gijoburg
      @gijoburg  2 роки тому +1

      To be fair, not all my reviews are this involved! But he’s a childhood toy and I had to show love and do him justice!

  • @tetsuoswrath
    @tetsuoswrath 2 роки тому +5

    I like the continuity between Hydro Viper and the Sea Slugs in terms of color pallet.
    And Hydro is also cool as a Cobra La connection. His color is close to Nemesis Enforcer's. :{

    • @mcbennet8024
      @mcbennet8024 2 роки тому +2

      Yeah I was gonna say..the reddish-purple for Cobras in the late 80's was some of my favorite stuff. Toxo Viper too, though I only own the Funskool figures.

    • @NodDisciple1
      @NodDisciple1 2 роки тому

      @@mcbennet8024 I wish I had the Funskool Stuff. :-0 So far away...

  • @josephd27
    @josephd27 2 роки тому +2

    Awesome looking figure

  • @JohnSchafer-rs2nh
    @JohnSchafer-rs2nh 5 місяців тому +1

    I want a Hydro-Viper. COBRA!

  • @acecommander1
    @acecommander1 2 роки тому +4

    Love this figure! Getting it as a kid it was so different from the others, almost scary with its devil fish mask and huge monster flippers

  • @NothingCompares2U
    @NothingCompares2U 10 місяців тому +1

    Playing with gi joes in the bathtub is so awesome so I always loved him the best, just a great character.

    • @NothingCompares2U
      @NothingCompares2U 10 місяців тому +1

      I remember the skull like mask, so fun to put the mask on and take it off repeatedly.

    • @NothingCompares2U
      @NothingCompares2U 10 місяців тому +1

      I love the Predator series, as well, looks just like the mask Hydro has

  • @Vincent-396
    @Vincent-396 2 роки тому +1

    Thanks for another great review. I was fortunate enough to pick this figure up (complete), before I knew anything about him. He just looked so alien, I had to add him to my Cobra forces!

  • @lazarus30001
    @lazarus30001 2 роки тому +2

    It's such a shame we still don't have a Mara figure to go toe to toe with a Hydro-Viper.

  • @ucitymetalhead
    @ucitymetalhead 2 роки тому +3

    I remember reading the bio for these guys and it was cool cause they are straight up mindbender monsters.

  • @lazarus30001
    @lazarus30001 2 роки тому +2

    One of my all time favorite Joe figures. He's made great use in my diorama shots. Great for bayous, swamps, and any hideaway water spot of evil ;-)

    • @gijoburg
      @gijoburg  2 роки тому

      Awesome! Where can I see your pics?

  • @mcbennet8024
    @mcbennet8024 2 роки тому

    I love how Steve obsessively combs over the details on figures and ties them together with existing gear and technology. This is probably one of the best renditions of an underwater troop that Cobra has to offer. While it sucks that his left hand can't hold any accessories, it's a really unique sculpt and an underrated troop builder..I'm assuming most collectors won't seek these figures out unless they are complete or near to it.

  • @a-station-
    @a-station- 2 роки тому +2

    I hated that thing until this very review. That look on Elliotts face at the 1:59 mark was definitely my relationship with the figure until this 😂. I still won't pursue that figure. But if it falls into my possession...I won't make Elliott's face about it. Ok great review. I gotta find action force #14 somewhere and read it.

  • @stratoviper4674
    @stratoviper4674 2 роки тому +1

    Lo tuve de pequeño y me encantaba, gracias chicos por esta review.

    • @gijoburg
      @gijoburg  2 роки тому

      ¡Graçias Strato Viper!

  • @gazz_N7
    @gazz_N7 2 роки тому +8

    The card art is striking! I like the figure, also like your take on him as a mutate. One of Mindbenders mad experiments. That webbed hand is a cool element to the look, not to mention the helmet, and those fins!! Outstanding review! See you in the next one!!........burg. 😗👍

    • @gijoburg
      @gijoburg  2 роки тому +1

      Thanks Gazz! Yeah man, this one’s pretty close to my heart. Love putting a childhood fave in front of the camera.

    • @gazz_N7
      @gazz_N7 2 роки тому

      @@gijoburg Love those underwater shots, especially the one with Hit n Run silhouetted as the ray is about to strike. You're a master of your craft sir! 😃

  • @KirksCORNER1983
    @KirksCORNER1983 2 роки тому +1

    Was my FAVORITE as a kid I think I bought him also first or it was Storm Shadow V2 as a kid in late 80s. My favorite about him was his webbed hand

  • @malaciczahkhav2480
    @malaciczahkhav2480 2 роки тому +2

    the surgical implantation of fat for insulation kind of makes sense in a medical way. let me explain, but because there's not one type of fat there's high and low density fats; with different purposes like hormone production. there's also two different types of fat storage's, like they've noticed people in colder climates have a different type of fat that people in hotter areas. i think the type of fat for colder areas was called brown fat i think, but it was different because that fat had more blood veins through it to work like how a puffy jacket does with your body. the fat is the air pockets/spaces that is warmed with your body heat separated by the jacket from the air to allow your direct body heat to escape, but in this metaphor your blood is your body heat and the fat is the air/space that is warmed to insulated to keep the heat. there was a study that noticed because of this difference in types of fats in colder climates that they noticed some native groups in the colder areas would sit kids out in the climate to get children use to the weather and think this is what would cause the body to form this other type of body fat to adjust for the climate. which wouldn't be as easy to just follow the dreadknot bulking season diet to work. lol

    • @gijoburg
      @gijoburg  2 роки тому

      😂 amazing! The science of FAT! How insane to think this was a concept inserted into the backstory for an action figure?!

    • @malaciczahkhav2480
      @malaciczahkhav2480 2 роки тому +1

      @@gijoburg which is seriously missed because don't you remember when companies had creators that cared for their IP's and actually approached the kids subject with some actual gravity? lol i don't know if they were aware of it, but it's always cool to see those unintentional true science in some bit of fantasy.

  • @eckteckteckk171
    @eckteckteckk171 Рік тому +2

    My fav Cobra,hope they'll do the classified version since we never get the 25th anniversary

  • @gijoedavec-straightfromthepit
    @gijoedavec-straightfromthepit 2 роки тому +1

    Great review ! I remember reading his filecard too back then and really liking the character. The sci Fi elements of this character were exciting to me as a young adult then.. and l appreciate this character now more then ever. His helmet would look so intimidating , coming out of the water like you said 😎

  • @jordel2010
    @jordel2010 2 роки тому +1

    Great review as usual 👏👍

  • @gunsrtheanswer
    @gunsrtheanswer 2 роки тому +1

    Couldn't agree more with the review. HydroViper was in my higher echelon of Cobra figures in the day. Card art was defiantly a factor. And "ball sac texture of his hood"? HAHAHAH

  • @gregsamarael1753
    @gregsamarael1753 2 роки тому +1

    no Hit & Run was harmed during the making of this video😌

    • @gijoburg
      @gijoburg  2 роки тому +1

      Ha! I wouldn’t be so sure! He’s never been the same again since his tangle with the ray!

    • @gregsamarael1753
      @gregsamarael1753 2 роки тому

      @@gijoburg 😂😂😂

  • @occamsrazor4370
    @occamsrazor4370 2 роки тому +3

    I just completed a 6th “Demon of the Deep” today ironically. These guys have too many accessories. Also what was once overlooked for me to pick up on the cheap, is now desired and pricy. These guys fetch as much as Eels if not more. P.s. if you want substitute hoses, go to a craft store. Jewelry bead necklace making crafting black hose, is almost a identical fit. Lifetime supply will run you about $4.99usd. Just cut the appropriate length, plug and go. Great review.

    • @gijoburg
      @gijoburg  2 роки тому +1

      Cheers! I should source some substitute hoses. No more excuses!

    • @mcbennet8024
      @mcbennet8024 2 роки тому +1

      Thanks for the tip on hoses..I have a handful of figures that are gonna need tubes to look fully decked out. Can't believe you have 6 complete Hydros!

    • @occamsrazor4370
      @occamsrazor4370 2 роки тому

      @@mcbennet8024 thanks, took me a long long time to get 6 of thous. Due to I’m cheap and refuse to pay aftermarket prices. I’m hunting 24/7 for cheap Joe stuff, I bump into it time to time. Nothing like I used to, even 3-4 years ago. Now every grandma with some Joes in her attic thinks she struck gold. Gijoe is officially pricy 1983-1994 the whole way up, every figure lol. I got a few thou, now just hunt the deals. Got my have to haves squared away. I’m happy.

    • @mcbennet8024
      @mcbennet8024 2 роки тому +1

      @@occamsrazor4370 I admire your patience.. I definitely give in to aftermarket prices all the time because I figure the opportunity to find deals is long gone, much like you're saying. Sometimes you might luck out with figure or weapon lots, I guess. I've resumed collecting after a bunch of years so I have catching up to do..if I see a rare figure or complete vehicle, I'll pay up even though it hurts ;(

  • @dubuyajay9964
    @dubuyajay9964 2 роки тому +1

    One of my favorite toys growing up. I would put him on a Hammerhead sled. I miss both very much. :'( 😭 I hope you get replacement tubes and knife someday. Maybe glue the tubes on so you don't lose them?
    11:50. Form BX showed how to attach the Harpoon Gun to the air tank on his review vid for this figure. Leaving the good hand open for the knife.

  • @Tr0nzoid
    @Tr0nzoid 2 роки тому

    I set out to get all the Vipers, only missing a few that came with vehicles. It was so easy to make good cannon fodder and vehicle seat fillers with Cobra guys. I too was drawn to the colorful and complex figures, as well as "simple" guys with camouflage and a good rifle.

  • @superermac55
    @superermac55 2 роки тому +1

    Man i want to get a bunch of these, and customize them in Krakens for my Red Shadows army.

  • @badmrfrosty09
    @badmrfrosty09 2 роки тому +1

    This review makes me want one so badly

    • @gijoburg
      @gijoburg  2 роки тому

      Mission Accomplished!

  • @blankpage555
    @blankpage555 2 роки тому

    There should be only stuff like this. Worthwhile.

  • @DREADNOK_RYAN
    @DREADNOK_RYAN 2 роки тому +1

    Steve great review. You have a way of describing the features of any figure🤣😂🤣😂

    • @gijoburg
      @gijoburg  2 роки тому

      Ha! Yeah, big mouth!

  • @dustinkemsley3574
    @dustinkemsley3574 2 роки тому

    One of my all time favorite Vipers! And as I am from South Africa too, I recall paying a hefty R12.00 (Rand) at the local CNA.
    Great review!

    • @gijoburg
      @gijoburg  2 роки тому +1

      Bloody CNA! Daylight robbery! But they had such a lekke toy section as I recall. I bought a Cobra BUGG there!

  • @thedarkknight803able
    @thedarkknight803able 2 роки тому

    WOW! My first time ever hearing about this character. 💥😯😎👍🏿

  • @Chasing80sToys
    @Chasing80sToys 2 роки тому

    Brilliant review Steve🙌👍👍👍

  • @treasuresfortrigger915
    @treasuresfortrigger915 2 роки тому

    Fintastic!! Such an entertaining and slick review!
    Never had Hydro Viper as a kid but he/it is definitely a top 5 for me now. #1 card art I reckon - great stuff man will keep watching these 👍🏻

    • @gijoburg
      @gijoburg  2 роки тому +1

      Wow! Shot straight to the top spot?! I must be good 😁 but I must confess, awesome figures like this one are easy sells!

  • @joemaulerworks
    @joemaulerworks 2 роки тому +1

    I was expecting background music from 1988-1990… 🤓 you know, “ purple” music lol…. The designer, Mark Pennington gave us a load of beautiful characters around 1988. He wanted to even push beyond but Hasbro did not want cyborgs and zombies, etc… Strangely, Mark never got to present his work himself to the hasbro brass, nor could he even exchange words with Larry Hama who was writing the filecards. Mark Pennington’s work transcended the red tape. Thanks to 3djoes for digging the history. I still think he should have had more mean looking eyebrows underneath… as a kid I plugged the hoses behind the helmet and pretended the prongs in the front were poisonous darts for close combat… beautiful video Steve, love the water shots ! Purple looks good, just like the bright colors on a Van Gogh painting :)

    • @gijoburg
      @gijoburg  2 роки тому

      Weeeeell at least it’s electronic music so it’s got some 80s cred at least!

  • @bryanosborne9059
    @bryanosborne9059 2 роки тому +1

    My favorite fig with the TARGAT

    • @gijoburg
      @gijoburg  2 роки тому

      Love a TARGAT. Really deserves some more attention. Those boys are crazy.

  • @podcastfromthepit3132
    @podcastfromthepit3132 2 роки тому

    I love how you make a figure that didn’t like into one I want great job love the review

    • @gijoburg
      @gijoburg  2 роки тому +1

      Easier than selling grape soda to a Dreadnok! You’re welcome 😜

    • @podcastfromthepit3132
      @podcastfromthepit3132 2 роки тому +1

      @@gijoburg lol thank you

  • @holonet1
    @holonet1 2 роки тому

    I've always liked this design. It's a real shame they never made a modern version of this guy. I'll have to figure out a way to do a kit-bash/ custom at some point. Also, I'd like more regular Cobra Divers, except that 25th Anniversary one is rather pricey on the after market.

  • @thephotoviper
    @thephotoviper 2 роки тому

    Great figure, and review!!!

  • @mcbennet8024
    @mcbennet8024 2 роки тому +1

    Not sure if these reviews are a blessing or a curse..every time I watch one I consult eBay and wind up spending like a mad man

  • @arun29618
    @arun29618 2 роки тому

    Nostalgia

  • @barryevans9486
    @barryevans9486 Рік тому

    I was gonna jump on here and mention something else, but the picture of you with the arctic Stalker sidetracked me…
    I had him, for a couple of reasons. First off, my dad is retired USAF and we were stationed in Alaska, so it was appropriate, and I was buying figures with my allowance as well, and as such, I gravitated towards guys with some sort of vehicle as an accessory because I didn’t have a lot of them, as I was always too fascinated with figures to save any sort of money, so I got all of the vehicles I had as gifts. Stalker had that kayak.
    My general memories of the Hydro-viper were being mildly annoyed he effectively only had the one hand, and he was around at about the same time I discovered the screw in the Joes’ back held them together, so at one point I think I’d seen Saturn 3 or something and decided to use the webbed hand to make a mutant who had an arm with a brain sucker for a head. :) I was a weird kid who liked science fiction.

    • @gijoburg
      @gijoburg  Рік тому

      Love hearing childhood memories. That Stalker was a helluva good deal; must’ve been pretty sweet to use him in an appropriate environment! And you and I had similar ideas when it came to Hydro it seems…

    • @barryevans9486
      @barryevans9486 Рік тому +1

      @@gijoburg that’s also why back then and now even moreso, the little wind-up action packs fascinated me. Granted they were a bit nonsensical (who’s really gonna be packing a three-wheeler into the bush on his back?) but otherwise, my Joes were walking everywhere.

    • @gijoburg
      @gijoburg  Рік тому

      @@barryevans9486 I’m going to be discussing those this weekend for a vid actually! I’m glad you brought it up. I will probably recall your comment in my observations!

    • @barryevans9486
      @barryevans9486 Рік тому

      @@gijoburg also, if I remember correctly, Stalker had a tendency to roll over in the kayak.
      Also, one of my Joes got left in the yard and got weed-whacked by my dad, so I had a casualty.

    • @barryevans9486
      @barryevans9486 Рік тому

      @@gijoburg why, thank you…
      I remember the vehicle action packs being the desirable ones. Far and away, the ‘cool kid’ one was the Cobra Gyrocopter, then the Joe one, and then the trike. The Cobra copter just had that black and red (which matched the iron grenadiers) stealth look, and it transformed.
      Unrelated, I would also like to point out that it’s a pleasure to hear from fans outside the States.

  • @poolee77
    @poolee77 10 місяців тому +1

    Funskool Hydroviper is a nice deep purple, might be worth switching out the accessories for the better Hasbro ones

    • @gijoburg
      @gijoburg  10 місяців тому

      I wouldn’t mind adding that to my collection if it passes my eye…

    • @poolee77
      @poolee77 10 місяців тому

      @@gijoburg the pant apps didn’t suffer on the actual figure just helmet. Funskool helmet is unpainted

  • @NodDisciple1
    @NodDisciple1 2 роки тому

    You talked me into it. I bought a complete Hydro Viper at the local San Antonio Comic and Toy Expo today. XD Alas, no file card though. :( Now if only I had my old Hammerhead. :'( As I stated on the Hammerhead Review (I think?), I'd have him and his Stingray man the "#1" Sled. At least he wouldn't drown for a while and could handle the depths up to a point due his gear and body modifications. I think I will have him accompany my Bio Viper (mutated Eel) for the time being since hopefully they will feel less lonely hanging out with each other. :') I just hope he can keep his more mutated and bigger brother in arms in check since I don't have the canon Cyber Vipers who job it was to keep the Mega Monsters under Control and obedient.

  • @dustinkordish
    @dustinkordish 2 роки тому

    Yeah! One of my favorite trooper baddies! What did the kiddo think of the flavor?
    I’ve referenced the Action Force comics single page write-up of this character before as being far more in-depth, expanding greatly on the file card details. That’s given me some inspiration towards utilizing these guys in a story I’ve written, pitted against Deep Six. I wonder if the gauges at the back of the tank is more conducive to them working in teams? Literally watching each other’s back?
    The unpainted vest did bother me as a kid, and I still have my childhood figure with the remnants of black Sharpie I used to make the card art match more closely.
    REALLY hoping we see this guy in 1/12 scale.

    • @gijoburg
      @gijoburg  2 роки тому +1

      I reckon just like real tanks the gauges are meant to be unslung from the tank and worn on your chest for a quick glance. The thought that went into this figure and the accessories…

  • @GrrrwolfWherewolf
    @GrrrwolfWherewolf 2 роки тому

    LOL the Monty Python's Flying Circus joke at 15:00 OMG that was MASTERFUL! "Drop your panties Sir William, I cannot wait 'till lunchtime." XD
    Oh! And great video as always! Yo Joburg! ^__^

  • @travismiller4320
    @travismiller4320 2 роки тому +1

    1:22 love the dramatization Are you saying at 5 years old you took Hydro Viper out of package and tried to taste it?

    • @gijoburg
      @gijoburg  2 роки тому

      Haha! What, didn’t you?! 😜

  • @TerryTurner
    @TerryTurner 2 роки тому +1

    😎👍

  • @blankpage555
    @blankpage555 2 роки тому

    What video camera do you use?

    • @gijoburg
      @gijoburg  2 роки тому

      iPhone 8 mostly and GoPro Hero 5 for underwater stuff.

  • @dubuyajay9964
    @dubuyajay9964 2 роки тому

    Will you ever review the mutated Eels from Valor Vs. Venom or the Mega Monster Eel?

    • @gijoburg
      @gijoburg  2 роки тому +1

      Mega Monsters are in with a better shot, but I must confess neither toy has been in my crosshairs. But I’ll never say no!

  • @zerovalon6243
    @zerovalon6243 2 роки тому

    Lol baby approved.

  • @jboneshadow9825
    @jboneshadow9825 2 роки тому

    I have 50+ hydrovipers

    • @gunsrtheanswer
      @gunsrtheanswer 2 роки тому

      why you got to hoard all the hydro?

    • @gijoburg
      @gijoburg  2 роки тому

      Sweet! Colour me impressed.

  • @villeandersson1487
    @villeandersson1487 2 роки тому

    Oh yeah right, those eyes look Very troubled and he's probably a complex character. Not!!!