Outback’s Survival t-shirt stands for the following: Size up the situation. Undue haste makes waste. Remember where you are. Vanquish fear and panic. Improve your situation. Value living. Act like the natives. Learn basic skills.
Seriously? It's cool even if you made it up, but please tell us more. How do you know this? Where is that saying from? Who uses it? Is it an Australian thing?
@@MarcoMasseria It's an excerpt from the U.S. Army Rangers Handbook - page 6 of the glossary, to be exact. It's also included in the file card of his original o-ring figure.
@@okierod NICE! Very very cool. That makes it so much better than I even thought it was. Great channel comment section we going here. I may not contribute, but I sure enjoy it!
I’m glad you included Gung Ho. They nailed him. He doesn’t get enough love, and I think it’s because fans haven’t really thought things through. LOL 😂 You see… Gung Ho is the perfect team mate for accompanying Stalker, Snake Eyes and Scarlet. Why? Not only is he a big bruiser, he’s also very coordinated. If he is really obsessed with Marine corps lore, and if one has read the file card and comics, you have to assume that he learned about the trauma suffered by the Marine corps during the Filipino-American war, and that he went out of his way to learn Filipino knife fighting. After all, he is a knife fighter along with being an underground bare knuckle brawler. So again going by his file card, one would also have to assume that he has studied southern Chinese forms of pugilism, like Ving Tsun/Wing Chun kung fu, praying mantis kung fu and hung gar kune, along with Israeli Krav Maga which includes dealing with firearms. I’ve always seen Gung Ho as not just some muscle head, but an enthusiastic, precise warrior that happens to also be strong as shit. LOL 😂 You can’t be clumsy working with Snake Eyes. You can’t just be some tough bodybuilder or weightlifter. You have to be sharp, and Gung Ho is razor sharp! LOL 😂 I’m surprised you didn’t also include Sprit and Freedom. I thought they nailed them as well.
My kid brother did sixteen years in the Corps, the Marine Corps signal is called the Eagle, Globe and Anchor. I did get the older Gung Ho for my brother for Christmas.
I definitely prefer for the Classified figures to be modern upgrades of the classic designs, with more details and modernized gear/equipment. I don't want to pay $25 for a figure that replicates the limitations in sculpting and toy making technology of a $3 figure from 1982. But they also can't make so many changes that it doesn't feel like the same character anymore. There is definitely a balance in there and sometimes Hasbro nails it and other times they tip the scales to far in one direction or the other. My favorites from the line so far (I don't know if I can come up with 15): Mutt & Junkyard - one of the my favorite characters as a kid (even though I never owned him back then) and I can't really think of anything Hasbro could have done better for this figure set. Retro Snake-Eyes - another one of my childhood favorites and I actually owned a v1.5 Snake-Eyes as a kid (I think I traded my Sgt. Slaughter figure for him). Of all the Classified Snake-Eyes figures, this one represents my favorite upgrade of the character. The Alpha Commando version is a close second, but the Retro figure edges him out just slightly, IMO. Tiger Force Outback - like you, I am no great fan of Tiger Force. Even in 1988, I recognized it as a cheap way to resell the same toys with just new paint jobs. However, this is my favorite version of Outback and the paint apps on his face are just absolutely perfect, compared to the sloppier paint apps on the standard Outback (but I feel like most of the figures released in the "plastic-free" boxes tended to have sloppy paint apps more often than not). I also like how Hasbro upgraded the tiger logo t-shirt to be more badass and didn't just replicate the goofy 1980s version. Road Pig - Honestly, this figure looks great to me. I guess I can understand the complaints about the facesculpt to an extent, but I don't necessarily agree. My only complaint about Road Pig's face is that he's probably not ugly enough to match the description on his vintage filecard. If they were to rerelease him with a new headsculpt that matched the amazing 1988 card art for that figure, then I would gladly buy him again. Also, I've heard people complain that he looks fat, but he's not. He's built like a strongman, so he looks like he actually has functional strength, unlike most bodybuilders. One a side note, I did remove that ugly stomach tattoo on my figure almost immediately after buying him. Torch - I agree with everything you said. The sculpted on glasses are a huge improvement over Ripper and Buzzer. If Hasbro wants to do a glasses/goggles off versions for characters like this, then they should just include alternate headsculpts.
@ I never had spirit as a kid either and yeah his classified figure is a complete slam dunk his face sculpt is great just everything about him and freedom is a 10 out of 10 and he came out early in the line and was only $20 I feel like know he would be considered a deluxe figure and be $35
My top 15: 1. Major Bludd 2. Crimson Guard 3. Snow Job (a character that was never a favorite of mine, but damn is that figure fantastic) 4. Tripwire (same thing I said about Snow Job) 5. Alpha Commando Snake Eyes 6. Scrap Iron 7. Alley Viper 8. Shadow Tracker (Shadow Tracker would get a slightly higher ranking if his compound bow wasn't pretty much completely useless) 9. Storm Shadow (first main line release - does not have a useless compound bow but has a ridiculous hood and very tight upper leg joints that keep the figure from ranking higher) 10. Stalker (like Major Bludd, the portrait has tons of character, and I really like the accessories, including the Shemagh scarf, which also adds character to the figure. I don't like the camo. Totally fine with the colors, but that camo just looks a little weird not going all the way around the arms and legs) 11. Shooter (I'd rate Shooter higher, but I don't love the gray color or the softness of her weapons or the very mismatched skintone on the elbows) 12. Helix (I'd rank Helix higher, but my figure had a super wobbly torso that I had to fix by taking her apart and gluing a peg that was just floating free) 13. Airborne (he'd rank higher if he came with a better machine gun) 14. Ripcord (held back by boring weapons reuse and very flat face printing, which is thankfully not noticeable when his respirator is on and the helmet on his visor is down) 15. Deluxe Snow Serpent (The figure itself is pretty damn great, the wolf pelt is cool, the snow board is cool, the snow shoes are fine, the recoilless rifles included with all four of my figures were bent to hell and not super easy to fix, the machine gun is rubbery as all get out and seems really puny in the figure's hands, and that knife really needed a sheath somewhere on the figure)
@@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal Yeah, I love that figure so much. I put some Molotow chrome and several very thin coats of Tamiya clear red into the slot on the eye piece to get it back to the intended design (cybernetic eye instead of eye patch). I could do without the little peg on the side of the rocket gun, but its otherwise a perfect update.
To think, this was definitely a line that I admired from afar, initially. I had no intentions of going down this rabbit hole. I was hooked, by the second wave. The one thing that sets me apart, is the fact that I cherry-pick the figures I buy.
Your energy in this video is so fun....I love seeing that excitement break through. This helped me make a list of any must haves before the Kentuckiana show!
Great video. It’s really nice to see how much joy you get from going through your favourites. I’ve loved collecting this line too and I’m hoping when my son gets a bit older he’ll enjoy it as well. There have been so many great figures by now. I personally think that Snow Job is one of the best, the face sculpts, the accessories, and the way it all fits together. It’s just so well done.
I have collected Transformers for years, but I was reluctant to start with Classified. I had Joes when I was a kid, but my kid brother destroyed most of them. Then one day I saw the retro Gung Ho, probably my 2nd favorite character. Bought it, opened it, and now I've got like 60. Oh well, no regrets. Thanks for posting. 🤘
Speaking of Tripwire, an idiot I once knew got a metal detector and on his first time using it started beeping, so he dug and dug and still kept beeping, so he dug more and more to find nothing. Turns out the dumbass was wearing steel toe boots! LOL!!! Thought you may get a kick out of that even though kinda unrelated.
Bludd #1 is a given for classified fans👍. Awesome choices, I would have a little Spirit and Lowlight sprinkled in there. I thought Equalibrium 2secs before you said it and FUBAR'd my mind!. Yo Freaking Joe!
As long as the head sculpt looks like the character, I don't really care about the accuracy of the uniform. I don't need exact replicas of the O-ring figures. If I wanted Classified to replicate specific looks, I would desire 6" variations of the 25th Anniversary editions of G.I.Joe. 🤷🏽♂️
I dont need it or ant it to be exact. I want an upgrade,. Some people take it too far. People hated the Flint because it wasn't exact. It was close enough for me
My top four Joe's in general are outback, Duke, flint, and Lady j Duke was my very first GI Joe ever I got him back when he originally came out in 83 and I still have all of his pieces he suffered from o-ring wrote his crotch broke and his screw is nothing more than a rusted peg holding the torso together
What's the story behind PD Destro? I never understood that version. Awesome list for sure. Mine would have Molerat on there, 60th Halo Jumper, Big Ben, and Jinx- all blew me away when I got em. Kamakura as a runner up.
I have to agree about the HALO Jumper figure. I gawked at the price when I saw it, but came back a day later and bought it when I saw it was still at the store. I unboxed it and it immediately shot up to my favorite classified figure to date. I got into the collection super late when I was able to begin picking them up cheap through work (major second hand retail store) Christmas 2023, and have since dropped several thousand in 2024 on these. I missed out on being able to pre-order the Dragonfly, but the HALO Jumper more than makes up for the fact that I'm probably never going to get a chance to own a Classified NF Rip Cord. Edit: And yes, I follow your channel as well. I just finished watching your video on the wanted Cobra Drones and Mechs.
The very short version is that PD Destro was a proposed repaint as part of a special Cobra set in the late 90s. It never got made, but the prototype of the set was shown at a con so it became really popular in fan circles. A version of Destro in those colors was later made for purchase by the GI Joe Collector Club.
@DementiaSolaris thanks for watching, appreciate that. While we're on the 60th anniversary figures, I really like all 4, but Halo is the best. They come with a lot, really well done, they're great all around. And I feel the same about Ripcord, but I bet they give us a reg Ripcord sooner or later, since the mold has been made.
@@waltascherPimp destro did make it onto shelves, and is the rarest, most expensive gijoe figure ever made. Very few sold, before they were yanked off shelves.
Hell yeah! Just like equilibrium. So glad someone else loved that movie,and yeah I do picture agent helix doing some gramaton cleric shizz! Keep it coming brother love your channel!
I thought the designs of the OPERATION BLACKOUT game were spectacular. I wish we could get more of them. If the first wave G.I.Joe Classified series were pinless, it would be the best wave of the entire collection! The hate on wave 1 needs to end. That box art on the back was absolute 🔥❣️
I don't dig Wave 1. Some of it is good--love the red ninjas, Snake Eyes, Destro, Cobra soldier and CObra commander. Did not like Duke, Roadblock, Gung Ho. Scarlett was okay, but not great
Since I have no problem (or you could say a big problem) customizing or kit-bashing my figures, the some that were close to perfect IMO: Croc Master, Spirit, Torch, Big Boa, SGT. Slaughter, GEN. Hawk, Serpentor, Commando Snake Eyes, Retro Cobra Commander, the anniversary female sniper.
Fun list and I like that your list varies from mine, because people have different nostalgia or aesthetic hooks. My list: 15 Retro Cobra Commander 14 Grunt - great update 13 Stalker 12 Torch 11 Retro Scarlett 10 Snowjob 9 Jinx - great head sculpt 8 Scrap Iron 7 Spirit 6 Tiger Force Outback 5 Wild Bill 4 Rock N Roll 3 Ripcord 2 Serpentor - would be number one if he had been a wide release 1 Mutt and Junkyard - liked the RAH one, and though not my favorite characters, these figures are flawless.
I always made Trip-Wire the driver for the little bomb disposal tank. As a kid I loved the look of that vehicle. I am looking forward to seeing how they will Improve on Zap; because for me, Zap, Short-Fuze and Breaker were the most boring of the original 13 figures. The classified Scrap-Iron blew me away and started me collecting G.I. Joe again.
Destro cool. However the silver destro was spot on too ✅ Out back you nailed it ✅ Tripwire ✅ Gun ho meh Torch ✅ Scrap iron ✅ ✅ Nemesis immortal 👎🏿 Helix cool Serpentor wa just too big. He's McFarlane scale 👎🏿 chariot. ✅ Snow serpent meh Rock and roll ✅ ✅ ✅ Mutt ✅ ✅ ✅ junkyard ✅ ✅ ✅ Snake eyes commando ✅ Zartan ✅ Major bludd #1 I'll take it 😊 ✅ ✅ ✅
Great list, love those last five and the criteria in general. I'm not the dough to roll out for Classified, so Serpentor and Major Blood can never make my cut. My collection of five total figures are the best of the $16 and under club. However, for my 50th birthday I am laying out $23 for your #14, Tiger Force Outback. My kids think he's cool and the original Outback was one of my all-time favorite characters. I might add Scrap-Iron at some point, saw him for as low as $24 prior to Christmas, and his missile launcher counts as a vehicle with those treads. Back to your criteria of my awesome five for under $16, Jinx. She's borderline iconic due to the movie, and the Classified is instantly recognizable as the original. But then the details. Dropped the sleaves for that bad-ass look, which is standard for Classified. Dragon tattoo, copper necklace, black scarf to cover her eyes so she can destroy Beachhead. Then the extra head sculpt without the red mask, extra fist hands. She's a work of beauty and would be in any of my top 15 lists if I could ever get there. Jinx is absolutely my #1 for G.I. Joe Classified at $16 and under. The rest: 2. Zarana 3. Tunnel Rat 4. Snake Eyes movie Scarlet (awesome face sculpt that can never be improved) 5. Snake Eyes movie Baroness (new take on the original theme that works, glasses stay on, nice choker detail on neck and open bust black leather outfit)
This would be my top 15 figures so far but I know it is going to change as the updated retro figures get released. I have been collecting this line since they came out and the original O-ring Snake Eyes was my first figure I ever had that I picked up from the store. 1. Retro Duke - The true leader of G.I. Joe and probably the figure I display most with my different sub-teams. This to me is exactly like the one I had as a kid and gives me the most nostalgia. 2. Tiger Force Outback - Probably if not my favorite G.I. Joe of all time got the best head sculpt of the line. They nailed this figure and I would even put the regular Outback right up here as that is my favorite version although they nailed the Tiger Force Version. 3. Retro Snake Eyes - You may think it's plain but man this just hits home to me, it is the perfect rendition of Snake Eyes and like I said in the beginning this was my first G.I. Joe figure I ever had as a kid. 4. Retro Storm Shadow - My favorite Cobra figure of all time, this is just as good as the Retro Snake Eyes, it was hard for me to decide which one of these goes into the #3 position as both of these figures were my most played with O-ring figures as a kid, even before issue #21 was released. 5. Desert Commando Snake Eyes - When they announced this figure I was kind of irked because I didn't want another version of Snake Eyes, I wanted newer figures that we haven't had but when I got this in hand I was awe struck by how much I liked it, the colors look great and it is well put together. 6. Retro Scarlett - Another figure just like I had as a kid and they knocked the face sculpt out of the park, so good (as you can see there are a lot of Retro figures on my list....lol) 7. Snow Job - They completely nailed this figure with the gear, the accessories and the additional head sculpt, the only thing wrong with this figure is the missing Polar Battle Bear. 8. Wild Bill - He was always my favorite vehicle driver next to Clutch and they made him better that I could have imagined, not only that I got my Dragonfly as well which was my favorite vehicle as a kid to play with next to the Killer Whale. 9. Airborne - A lot of nostalgia for this figure and they did him right, an underrated character that I always liked, especially in issue #31 of the Marvel run. 10. Retro Gung-Ho - They may not be able to use the same tattoo as he had with his O-ring figure but every other aspect of this figure is perfect and another character I loved in the comics. 11. Clutch - Although the VAMP is nice I really wanted Clutch more than the vehicle as he was a staple figure in the early Marvel run and I always though he was a cool character as I read the comics religiously as a kid, so happy they made him. 12. Master of Disguise Zartan - The first release and Retro Zartan are perfect figures as well but this one just look so much better in my opinion with the silver pads and pauldrons, plus the color changing aspect helps this figure a lot as well. 13. Wreckage - Never had this figure as a kid and never knew about him as a kid but since Hasbro has created him he just looks so freaking cool in my opinion with the black and tan color mixing well and the awesome camouflage pattern, and an awesome mask for his head sculpt looks great, you could make him a Cobra or a G.I. Joe in your own head canon. This is probably one of the better surprises Hasbro has made. 14. Serpentor - Hated this figure as a kid, hated him in the comics, and despised him in the cartoons but man does this figure look good in my display on his Air Chariot. The only thing that I really could have done without for this figure are the wrist blades as I would rather him not have them, but a minor gripe only. 15. Mutt & Junkyard - The best figure with a pet hands down, everything is perfect with this figure and I almost like Mutt better than Timber.
I agree with your list totally ..being disabled I can only afford so much but I do have all the ones on your list buddy wish I could afford clutch and snow job though those are ones I just have to admire through photos
@ crazy right ? I had a vamp in my cart forever never picked it up and when I finally had some extra bread ..sold out !, same with snow job ..lol always getting screwed on the exclusives..love joes hate hasbro lol 😂
You should read the GI Joe Special: Helix that was her first comic appearance. She was in the rise of cobra video game, and the IDW Chuck Dixon series.
You can get a used trade paperback on Amazon (It looks like it might be out of print). However, if you want to read it, there is a shady website which has all the issues.... I would normally shy away from pointing people to this, but if it is the only way to read it.. I've been reading the IDW & Devil's Due stuff here: readallcomics.com/category/g-i-joe-a-real-american-hero-silent-option/
Snake Eyes Major Blood Firefly Zartan 3rd try Roadblock Retro Gung Ho B.A.T.S. Retro StromShadow Retro Rock & Roll Retro Cobra Commander Cooper Head Range Viper Night Creeper Gnawgahyde Doc
I probably only have about 15. lol. Just too hard to collect, or at least it was. I would like to get Major Bludd. Agree w u on many of your picks like Out Back and Cobra soldiers.
They didn’t remove the world from the tattoo on Gung Ho. It’s a eagle, a globe, and a dagger going through it. With the eagle turning his head around the dagger and his head placed over the globe. How can you not see that?
Its too small -- on the original figure from 2020-21. You can barely see the globe. I am by no means the first person to point this out. Technically, it's a little too small on the second version as well and does not match a marine corp symbol, but its better
@@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal I agree, it’s definitely small on both and not the most realistic. Not too readable and not that clean. Your definitely not the first to mention his tattoo for sure…I’m just saying the video states the world was removed but it’s technically there. I was just reading out the tattoo as I see it that’s all. Doesn’t mean I like the look tho.
@ Also, on mine--you can barely see the world at all. It looks more like a "C" than it does the globe. And with the Globe missing, it looks a bit third-reich-ish
@ Yeah you have a point. I just looked at it on the figure itself and it is C ish. And kinda third reich ish too. Big difference seeing it in your video on a 43 inch tv Vs the actual figure itself.
Gungho doesn't have his eagle, globe, and anchor back ! The USMC didn't allow Super7 to use it and apparently didn't allow Hasbro to use it either ! They should have just left it blank !
There are so many I just took inventory I have about 85 of these figures so it is extremely difficult to list them. But I’ll try. 10. Alpine 9. Torch 8. Firefly 2 7. Cobra commander retro 6. Duke retro 5. Road pig 4. Scrap iron 3. Hawk 2 1/2. Rock & roll 2. Low-light 1. Shipwreck
This line had a WTF start but they've been on cruise control for a couple of years, which is a good thing.... still making a couple of mistakes but not a big deal, 90% of the stuff they're making is AMAZING!.... and the 10% they mess up, i try to fix it, like that 1st Gung Ho, i just took the hat and the vest off and put that wolf skin on him with Buzzer's axe and voilà i have a crazy looking winter wanabe viking dude
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Outback’s Survival t-shirt stands for the following:
Size up the situation.
Undue haste makes waste.
Remember where you are.
Vanquish fear and panic.
Improve your situation.
Value living.
Act like the natives.
Learn basic skills.
Seriously? It's cool even if you made it up, but please tell us more. How do you know this? Where is that saying from? Who uses it? Is it an Australian thing?
Yeah that makes it a little cooler
@@MarcoMasseria It's an excerpt from the U.S. Army Rangers Handbook - page 6 of the glossary, to be exact. It's also included in the file card of his original o-ring figure.
@@okierod NICE! Very very cool. That makes it so much better than I even thought it was. Great channel comment section we going here. I may not contribute, but I sure enjoy it!
I’m glad you included Gung Ho. They nailed him. He doesn’t get enough love, and I think it’s because fans haven’t really thought things through. LOL 😂
You see… Gung Ho is the perfect team mate for accompanying Stalker, Snake Eyes and Scarlet. Why? Not only is he a big bruiser, he’s also very coordinated.
If he is really obsessed with Marine corps lore, and if one has read the file card and comics, you have to assume that he learned about the trauma suffered by the Marine corps during the Filipino-American war, and that he went out of his way to learn Filipino knife fighting. After all, he is a knife fighter along with being an underground bare knuckle brawler. So again going by his file card, one would also have to assume that he has studied southern Chinese forms of pugilism, like Ving Tsun/Wing Chun kung fu, praying mantis kung fu and hung gar kune, along with Israeli Krav Maga which includes dealing with firearms.
I’ve always seen Gung Ho as not just some muscle head, but an enthusiastic, precise warrior that happens to also be strong as shit. LOL 😂
You can’t be clumsy working with Snake Eyes. You can’t just be some tough bodybuilder or weightlifter. You have to be sharp, and Gung Ho is razor sharp! LOL 😂
I’m surprised you didn’t also include Sprit and Freedom. I thought they nailed them as well.
Major Bludd deserves a retrocard rerelease
Snow Job was an unbelievable character, had him for a while now and just opened him and was shocked
My kid brother did sixteen years in the Corps, the Marine Corps signal is called the Eagle, Globe and Anchor. I did get the older Gung Ho for my brother for Christmas.
I definitely prefer for the Classified figures to be modern upgrades of the classic designs, with more details and modernized gear/equipment. I don't want to pay $25 for a figure that replicates the limitations in sculpting and toy making technology of a $3 figure from 1982. But they also can't make so many changes that it doesn't feel like the same character anymore. There is definitely a balance in there and sometimes Hasbro nails it and other times they tip the scales to far in one direction or the other.
My favorites from the line so far (I don't know if I can come up with 15):
Mutt & Junkyard - one of the my favorite characters as a kid (even though I never owned him back then) and I can't really think of anything Hasbro could have done better for this figure set.
Retro Snake-Eyes - another one of my childhood favorites and I actually owned a v1.5 Snake-Eyes as a kid (I think I traded my Sgt. Slaughter figure for him). Of all the Classified Snake-Eyes figures, this one represents my favorite upgrade of the character. The Alpha Commando version is a close second, but the Retro figure edges him out just slightly, IMO.
Tiger Force Outback - like you, I am no great fan of Tiger Force. Even in 1988, I recognized it as a cheap way to resell the same toys with just new paint jobs. However, this is my favorite version of Outback and the paint apps on his face are just absolutely perfect, compared to the sloppier paint apps on the standard Outback (but I feel like most of the figures released in the "plastic-free" boxes tended to have sloppy paint apps more often than not). I also like how Hasbro upgraded the tiger logo t-shirt to be more badass and didn't just replicate the goofy 1980s version.
Road Pig - Honestly, this figure looks great to me. I guess I can understand the complaints about the facesculpt to an extent, but I don't necessarily agree. My only complaint about Road Pig's face is that he's probably not ugly enough to match the description on his vintage filecard. If they were to rerelease him with a new headsculpt that matched the amazing 1988 card art for that figure, then I would gladly buy him again. Also, I've heard people complain that he looks fat, but he's not. He's built like a strongman, so he looks like he actually has functional strength, unlike most bodybuilders. One a side note, I did remove that ugly stomach tattoo on my figure almost immediately after buying him.
Torch - I agree with everything you said. The sculpted on glasses are a huge improvement over Ripper and Buzzer. If Hasbro wants to do a glasses/goggles off versions for characters like this, then they should just include alternate headsculpts.
Major Bludd is what got me into this line. Good call on making him number 1.
1. Retro Beach head
2. Retro Cobra Commander
3. Destro ( classified or Retro)
4. Blue Cobra Officer
5. Stinger Driver
6. Ferret Scout
7. Crimson Guard
8. Crimson Viper
9. Haslab HISS 3 pack
10. Cobra Valkyries
11. Scrap Iron
12. General Hawk
13. Clutch
14. Retro Recondo
15. Wild Bill
The Action Sailor recon diver set is up there for me. Love how they modernized one of my favorite OG figures
I wish that Torpedo had come with the Action Sailor gear load-out.
@ that would’ve been cool. It comes with so many accessories
Yeah, that figure is awesome. Really liking all the anniversary releases so far but that’s the best.
OK here are my favourites. Top 15
1.Firefly v2
2. Retro Cobra Commander
3. Croc Master
4. Range Viper
5. Crimson Guard
6. Snake Eyes ninja with white Timber
7. Retro Beachhead
8. Low-Light
9. Copperhead
10. Ripper
11. Snow Serpent deluxe
12. Cobra officer
13. Alley Viper
14 Arctic BAT
15. Storm Shadow
Fantastic channel, one of the best.
Thanks, I appreciate it!
spirit and freedom! Spirit is a awesome figure definitely in my top five
True, that is one of the best. If I made top 20, he'd of been there. Along with Baroness, BATs,
@ Major bludd is my #1 also and just all around my favorite cobra character
Spirit is one of those that I missed out on as a kid and always wanted. So happy they did him justice with the new figure.
@ I never had spirit as a kid either and yeah his classified figure is a complete slam dunk his face sculpt is great just everything about him and freedom is a 10 out of 10 and he came out early in the line and was only $20 I feel like know he would be considered a deluxe figure and be $35
Excellent list, you couldn't be more correct. That Major Bludd is what got me to collect this Joe line.
Yes. the face is incredible.
Quickly becoming my favorite joe channel. Keep up the good work
Past 10K awesome your content is original, not like any other channel on youtube!
Thanks! I appreciate that!
My top 15:
1. Major Bludd
2. Crimson Guard
3. Snow Job (a character that was never a favorite of mine, but damn is that figure fantastic)
4. Tripwire (same thing I said about Snow Job)
5. Alpha Commando Snake Eyes
6. Scrap Iron
7. Alley Viper
8. Shadow Tracker (Shadow Tracker would get a slightly higher ranking if his compound bow wasn't pretty much completely useless)
9. Storm Shadow (first main line release - does not have a useless compound bow but has a ridiculous hood and very tight upper leg joints that keep the figure from ranking higher)
10. Stalker (like Major Bludd, the portrait has tons of character, and I really like the accessories, including the Shemagh scarf, which also adds character to the figure. I don't like the camo. Totally fine with the colors, but that camo just looks a little weird not going all the way around the arms and legs)
11. Shooter (I'd rate Shooter higher, but I don't love the gray color or the softness of her weapons or the very mismatched skintone on the elbows)
12. Helix (I'd rank Helix higher, but my figure had a super wobbly torso that I had to fix by taking her apart and gluing a peg that was just floating free)
13. Airborne (he'd rank higher if he came with a better machine gun)
14. Ripcord (held back by boring weapons reuse and very flat face printing, which is thankfully not noticeable when his respirator is on and the helmet on his visor is down)
15. Deluxe Snow Serpent (The figure itself is pretty damn great, the wolf pelt is cool, the snow board is cool, the snow shoes are fine, the recoilless rifles included with all four of my figures were bent to hell and not super easy to fix, the machine gun is rubbery as all get out and seems really puny in the figure's hands, and that knife really needed a sheath somewhere on the figure)
Good list! We had the same number one. That major bludd is insane
@@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal Yeah, I love that figure so much. I put some Molotow chrome and several very thin coats of Tamiya clear red into the slot on the eye piece to get it back to the intended design (cybernetic eye instead of eye patch). I could do without the little peg on the side of the rocket gun, but its otherwise a perfect update.
To think, this was definitely a line that I admired from afar, initially. I had no intentions of going down this rabbit hole. I was hooked, by the second wave. The one thing that sets me apart, is the fact that I cherry-pick the figures I buy.
I would bet anything there are more cherry pickers than completionists
Great line, for sure.
Cherry picker 101, reporting for duty!! Fun line. It just NEEDS battlefield playsets A.S.A.P!!!!!!! Hasblow just do a wave of the O.G. playsets!!!!
@@paisano777 if they were to do this, they should stick to more affordable version's and come up with a few original ideas.
@@paisano777 I would agree, with that!
Your energy in this video is so fun....I love seeing that excitement break through.
This helped me make a list of any must haves before the Kentuckiana show!
Thanks! I appreciate that.
Great video. It’s really nice to see how much joy you get from going through your favourites. I’ve loved collecting this line too and I’m hoping when my son gets a bit older he’ll enjoy it as well. There have been so many great figures by now. I personally think that Snow Job is one of the best, the face sculpts, the accessories, and the way it all fits together. It’s just so well done.
Buzzer looks like the dude in that Warlock movie from the 80’s without his glasses
Yes, he does. Julian Sands
I have collected Transformers for years, but I was reluctant to start with Classified. I had Joes when I was a kid, but my kid brother destroyed most of them. Then one day I saw the retro Gung Ho, probably my 2nd favorite character. Bought it, opened it, and now I've got like 60. Oh well, no regrets. Thanks for posting. 🤘
The new Iron Grenadier is simply outstanding. I also think Retro Scarlet might be the best female figure in this scale Hasbro has made.
My favorites are all the figures with pets like Mutt and Junkyard, Spirit and Freedom, Shipwreck and Polly, etc.
Speaking of Tripwire, an idiot I once knew got a metal detector and on his first time using it started beeping, so he dug and dug and still kept beeping, so he dug more and more to find nothing. Turns out the dumbass was wearing steel toe boots! LOL!!! Thought you may get a kick out of that even though kinda unrelated.
Bludd #1 is a given for classified fans👍. Awesome choices, I would have a little Spirit and Lowlight sprinkled in there.
I thought Equalibrium 2secs before you said it and FUBAR'd my mind!.
Yo Freaking Joe!
As long as the head sculpt looks like the character, I don't really care about the accuracy of the uniform. I don't need exact replicas of the O-ring figures. If I wanted Classified to replicate specific looks, I would desire 6" variations of the 25th Anniversary editions of G.I.Joe. 🤷🏽♂️
I dont need it or ant it to be exact. I want an upgrade,. Some people take it too far. People hated the Flint because it wasn't exact. It was close enough for me
Buzzer without his glasses looks like Julian Sands in Warlock.
Dude fkn' nailed it!
Great review & list
Thanks!
I glued my Buzzers glasses on, it looks way better
Same here. I glued everybodys glasses on really. Baroness, Ripper, Slaughter..
My top four Joe's in general are outback, Duke, flint, and Lady j
Duke was my very first GI Joe ever I got him back when he originally came out in 83 and I still have all of his pieces he suffered from o-ring wrote his crotch broke and his screw is nothing more than a rusted peg holding the torso together
What's the story behind PD Destro? I never understood that version. Awesome list for sure. Mine would have Molerat on there, 60th Halo Jumper, Big Ben, and Jinx- all blew me away when I got em. Kamakura as a runner up.
I have to agree about the HALO Jumper figure. I gawked at the price when I saw it, but came back a day later and bought it when I saw it was still at the store. I unboxed it and it immediately shot up to my favorite classified figure to date. I got into the collection super late when I was able to begin picking them up cheap through work (major second hand retail store) Christmas 2023, and have since dropped several thousand in 2024 on these.
I missed out on being able to pre-order the Dragonfly, but the HALO Jumper more than makes up for the fact that I'm probably never going to get a chance to own a Classified NF Rip Cord.
Edit: And yes, I follow your channel as well. I just finished watching your video on the wanted Cobra Drones and Mechs.
The very short version is that PD Destro was a proposed repaint as part of a special Cobra set in the late 90s. It never got made, but the prototype of the set was shown at a con so it became really popular in fan circles. A version of Destro in those colors was later made for purchase by the GI Joe Collector Club.
@waltascher thanks for explaining, I've been wondering that for a long time and figured it must be part of the comics. Good stuff, thanks again
@DementiaSolaris thanks for watching, appreciate that. While we're on the 60th anniversary figures, I really like all 4, but Halo is the best. They come with a lot, really well done, they're great all around. And I feel the same about Ripcord, but I bet they give us a reg Ripcord sooner or later, since the mold has been made.
@@waltascherPimp destro did make it onto shelves, and is the rarest, most expensive gijoe figure ever made. Very few sold, before they were yanked off shelves.
I love that your also a movie guy! I wish that Hasbro would consult with you on their next attempt at a movie!
I would like that too, except I have talked a lot of crap about the producer, so that bridge is burned!
Hell yeah! Just like equilibrium. So glad someone else loved that movie,and yeah I do picture agent helix doing some gramaton cleric shizz! Keep it coming brother love your channel!
Thanks! Love Equilibrium. gun Fu is amazing
Wow .... no snow job?
I thought the designs of the OPERATION BLACKOUT game were spectacular. I wish we could get more of them. If the first wave G.I.Joe Classified series were pinless, it would be the best wave of the entire collection!
The hate on wave 1 needs to end. That box art on the back was absolute 🔥❣️
I don't dig Wave 1. Some of it is good--love the red ninjas, Snake Eyes, Destro, Cobra soldier and CObra commander. Did not like Duke, Roadblock, Gung Ho. Scarlett was okay, but not great
You are making Helix sound invincible!! LOL
She';s badass
Since I have no problem (or you could say a big problem) customizing or kit-bashing my figures, the some that were close to perfect IMO: Croc Master, Spirit, Torch, Big Boa, SGT. Slaughter, GEN. Hawk, Serpentor, Commando Snake Eyes, Retro Cobra Commander, the anniversary female sniper.
Top 3: Snowjob, Crimson Guard, Firefly.
Fun list and I like that your list varies from mine, because people have different nostalgia or aesthetic hooks.
My list:
15 Retro Cobra Commander
14 Grunt - great update
13 Stalker
12 Torch
11 Retro Scarlett
10 Snowjob
9 Jinx - great head sculpt
8 Scrap Iron
7 Spirit
6 Tiger Force Outback
5 Wild Bill
4 Rock N Roll
3 Ripcord
2 Serpentor - would be number one if he had been a wide release
1 Mutt and Junkyard - liked the RAH one, and though not my favorite characters, these figures are flawless.
btw thx for your channel. great stuff
I always made Trip-Wire the driver for the little bomb disposal tank. As a kid I loved the look of that vehicle. I am looking forward to seeing how they will Improve on Zap; because for me, Zap, Short-Fuze and Breaker were the most boring of the original 13 figures. The classified Scrap-Iron blew me away and started me collecting G.I. Joe again.
Destro cool. However the silver destro was spot on too ✅
Out back you nailed it ✅
Tripwire ✅
Gun ho meh
Torch ✅
Scrap iron ✅ ✅
Nemesis immortal 👎🏿
Helix cool
Serpentor wa just too big. He's McFarlane scale 👎🏿 chariot. ✅
Snow serpent meh
Rock and roll ✅ ✅ ✅
Mutt ✅ ✅ ✅ junkyard ✅ ✅ ✅
Snake eyes commando ✅
Zartan ✅
Major bludd #1 I'll take it 😊 ✅ ✅ ✅
Great list, love those last five and the criteria in general. I'm not the dough to roll out for Classified, so Serpentor and Major Blood can never make my cut. My collection of five total figures are the best of the $16 and under club. However, for my 50th birthday I am laying out $23 for your #14, Tiger Force Outback. My kids think he's cool and the original Outback was one of my all-time favorite characters. I might add Scrap-Iron at some point, saw him for as low as $24 prior to Christmas, and his missile launcher counts as a vehicle with those treads. Back to your criteria of my awesome five for under $16, Jinx. She's borderline iconic due to the movie, and the Classified is instantly recognizable as the original. But then the details. Dropped the sleaves for that bad-ass look, which is standard for Classified. Dragon tattoo, copper necklace, black scarf to cover her eyes so she can destroy Beachhead. Then the extra head sculpt without the red mask, extra fist hands. She's a work of beauty and would be in any of my top 15 lists if I could ever get there. Jinx is absolutely my #1 for G.I. Joe Classified at $16 and under. The rest:
2. Zarana
3. Tunnel Rat
4. Snake Eyes movie Scarlet (awesome face sculpt that can never be improved)
5. Snake Eyes movie Baroness (new take on the original theme that works, glasses stay on, nice choker detail on neck and open bust black leather outfit)
Still saying top comic deaths would be a fun list . COBRAAA! LA LA LA LA LA LA LA
I'm definitely doing it. Just have to reread the whole Marvel run first, Larry loved to kill.
This would be my top 15 figures so far but I know it is going to change as the updated retro figures get released. I have been collecting this line since they came out and the original O-ring Snake Eyes was my first figure I ever had that I picked up from the store.
1. Retro Duke - The true leader of G.I. Joe and probably the figure I display most with my different sub-teams. This to me is exactly like the one I had as a kid and gives me the most nostalgia.
2. Tiger Force Outback - Probably if not my favorite G.I. Joe of all time got the best head sculpt of the line. They nailed this figure and I would even put the regular Outback right up here as that is my favorite version although they nailed the Tiger Force Version.
3. Retro Snake Eyes - You may think it's plain but man this just hits home to me, it is the perfect rendition of Snake Eyes and like I said in the beginning this was my first G.I. Joe figure I ever had as a kid.
4. Retro Storm Shadow - My favorite Cobra figure of all time, this is just as good as the Retro Snake Eyes, it was hard for me to decide which one of these goes into the #3 position as both of these figures were my most played with O-ring figures as a kid, even before issue #21 was released.
5. Desert Commando Snake Eyes - When they announced this figure I was kind of irked because I didn't want another version of Snake Eyes, I wanted newer figures that we haven't had but when I got this in hand I was awe struck by how much I liked it, the colors look great and it is well put together.
6. Retro Scarlett - Another figure just like I had as a kid and they knocked the face sculpt out of the park, so good (as you can see there are a lot of Retro figures on my list....lol)
7. Snow Job - They completely nailed this figure with the gear, the accessories and the additional head sculpt, the only thing wrong with this figure is the missing Polar Battle Bear.
8. Wild Bill - He was always my favorite vehicle driver next to Clutch and they made him better that I could have imagined, not only that I got my Dragonfly as well which was my favorite vehicle as a kid to play with next to the Killer Whale.
9. Airborne - A lot of nostalgia for this figure and they did him right, an underrated character that I always liked, especially in issue #31 of the Marvel run.
10. Retro Gung-Ho - They may not be able to use the same tattoo as he had with his O-ring figure but every other aspect of this figure is perfect and another character I loved in the comics.
11. Clutch - Although the VAMP is nice I really wanted Clutch more than the vehicle as he was a staple figure in the early Marvel run and I always though he was a cool character as I read the comics religiously as a kid, so happy they made him.
12. Master of Disguise Zartan - The first release and Retro Zartan are perfect figures as well but this one just look so much better in my opinion with the silver pads and pauldrons, plus the color changing aspect helps this figure a lot as well.
13. Wreckage - Never had this figure as a kid and never knew about him as a kid but since Hasbro has created him he just looks so freaking cool in my opinion with the black and tan color mixing well and the awesome camouflage pattern, and an awesome mask for his head sculpt looks great, you could make him a Cobra or a G.I. Joe in your own head canon. This is probably one of the better surprises Hasbro has made.
14. Serpentor - Hated this figure as a kid, hated him in the comics, and despised him in the cartoons but man does this figure look good in my display on his Air Chariot. The only thing that I really could have done without for this figure are the wrist blades as I would rather him not have them, but a minor gripe only.
15. Mutt & Junkyard - The best figure with a pet hands down, everything is perfect with this figure and I almost like Mutt better than Timber.
I think it's great that you had Tripwire tossing mines a la Sisu, waàay before the film.
Definitely agree that Torch is the most biker, best looking of all the Noks. Such a good figure
Helix had her own single issue special in 2009 where she debuted.
Yes, it was pretty good. I think she could have her own regular book
Buzzer with his sunglasses off looks like Val Kilmer’s character (Chris) in the movie Heat lol
Good video. Don't agree with all the choices, but I agree with #1.
I need to get Nemesis Immortal with the "Bacon Swords"😅
Great list with a few surprises, but valid points. What stands did you use in the video?
Honestly, the stands i use kind of suck. The pegs are not a tight fit, I would not recommend. But I got them on Amazon.
I agree with your list totally ..being disabled I can only afford so much but I do have all the ones on your list buddy wish I could afford clutch and snow job though those are ones I just have to admire through photos
I also cannot afford Clutch or Snow Job. I missed Snow Job and can't get my hands on a VAMP, unless I want to blow 300 bucks
@ crazy right ? I had a vamp in my cart forever never picked it up and when I finally had some extra bread ..sold out !, same with snow job ..lol always getting screwed on the exclusives..love joes hate hasbro lol 😂
Bro, for me it's hard to choose the top 10 since most of the updates on the characters are pretty cool, but Major Bluud is a very cool figure
You should read the GI Joe Special: Helix that was her first comic appearance. She was in the rise of cobra video game, and the IDW Chuck Dixon series.
Commando Snake Eyes is the best version of Snake Eyes. That's where he really feels like an elite soldier.
Agree 100%
Where can you get the silent option?
You can get a used trade paperback on Amazon (It looks like it might be out of print). However, if you want to read it, there is a shady website which has all the issues....
I would normally shy away from pointing people to this, but if it is the only way to read it.. I've been reading the IDW & Devil's Due stuff here:
readallcomics.com/category/g-i-joe-a-real-american-hero-silent-option/
Good list. I’d really have to think about this, but I think the Viper (esp. Cobra Island) would be at the top.
like the list but i miss storm shadow
I like the first Snake Eyes with the ranged weapons and timber from the two pack
Snake Eyes
Major Blood
Firefly
Zartan
3rd try Roadblock
Retro Gung Ho
B.A.T.S.
Retro StromShadow
Retro Rock & Roll
Retro Cobra Commander
Cooper Head
Range Viper
Night Creeper
Gnawgahyde
Doc
I probably only have about 15. lol. Just too hard to collect, or at least it was. I would like to get Major Bludd. Agree w u on many of your picks like Out Back and Cobra soldiers.
Retro Snake Eyes, White Timber, Spirit, Amazon Roadblock, Hawk, Tiger Outback, Tripwire, Destro, Fiona, Zarana
Put Grunts helmet on Buzzer and tuck his glasses in looks good ..
Like the list!
They didn’t remove the world from the tattoo on Gung Ho. It’s a eagle, a globe, and a dagger going through it. With the eagle turning his head around the dagger and his head placed over the globe. How can you not see that?
Its too small -- on the original figure from 2020-21. You can barely see the globe. I am by no means the first person to point this out.
Technically, it's a little too small on the second version as well and does not match a marine corp symbol, but its better
@@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal I agree, it’s definitely small on both and not the most realistic. Not too readable and not that clean. Your definitely not the first to mention his tattoo for sure…I’m just saying the video states the world was removed but it’s technically there. I was just reading out the tattoo as I see it that’s all. Doesn’t mean I like the look tho.
@ Also, on mine--you can barely see the world at all. It looks more like a "C" than it does the globe. And with the Globe missing, it looks a bit third-reich-ish
@ Yeah you have a point. I just looked at it on the figure itself and it is C ish. And kinda third reich ish too. Big difference seeing it in your video on a 43 inch tv Vs the actual figure itself.
Gungho doesn't have his eagle, globe, and anchor back !
The USMC didn't allow Super7 to use it and apparently didn't allow Hasbro to use it either !
They should have just left it blank !
Oh damn,. Is that why? At least I can excuse it being beyond their control. In version 2 the globe is more visible, although it is not the USMC symbol
I would list my Top 3 as:
Snow Serpent
Tripwire
Scrap Iron
There are so many I just took inventory I have about 85 of these figures so it is extremely difficult to list them. But I’ll try.
10. Alpine
9. Torch
8. Firefly 2
7. Cobra commander retro
6. Duke retro
5. Road pig
4. Scrap iron
3. Hawk
2 1/2. Rock & roll
2. Low-light
1. Shipwreck
I like those circular figure stands you're using. Which ones are those?
This line had a WTF start but they've been on cruise control for a couple of years, which is a good thing.... still making a couple of mistakes but not a big deal, 90% of the stuff they're making is AMAZING!.... and the 10% they mess up, i try to fix it, like that 1st Gung Ho, i just took the hat and the vest off and put that wolf skin on him with Buzzer's axe and voilà i have a crazy looking winter wanabe viking dude
Yeah, honestly, that build would be great for a viking
Bludf, scrap iron, Zartan (brown one), jinx
Major bludd and retro carded cobra commander my 2 best classified of all time so far
I love the Nemesis figure but can't get him to stand with the wings on at all.
I can’t believe you don’t like Gridiron.
Okay, I kinda enjoyed him as a kid.
@@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal most athletes become excellent Service members, love your reimagining of the Cobra origins!!!!!!!!!!
my issue with all the new Destro figures is that the face is not chrome like the original.
I made Helix the Dreadnok ninja
Helix is unstoppable she's the best like Scarlett
Your Chariot is not snap together properly
Pimp daddy desyro might be my most least favorite character from the entire lineup
C'mon! My whole UA-cam identity is built around that figure!
@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal luckily it's not pimpdaddydestroisntspiritanimal
@@LandofMert76 😂😂😂
Bikes are best
F yessss!! I’m hooked on your content and vibe and I’m not even that into gi joe!
How tf is that there’s no Avalanche in classified?