16th August 2009

Catching up – More info from Hasbro Panel at JoeCon 2009

posted in G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Collectors Club, G.I. Joe Convention, G.I. Joe Toys, JoeCon 2009, Pursuit of COBRA, Show and Convention Coverage |

Still playing a bit of catch up today and yesterday with JoeCon intel as I was on the road for a lot of the excitement, then ended up at work until after midnight with a Firewall/Switch issue.  When it rains, it pours…

Anyway, a spontaneous Hasbro round table was held yesterday in conjunction with the Rise of COBRA panel, and they showcased a lot of images of upcoming 2010 exclusive items, mostly available at Toys “R” Us and Target stores.  They also talked about some “zipcord” figure/vehicle sets intended for the kids’ market, but those vehicles will come with fully functional Pursuit of COBRA action figures in them.  They are listed as follows:

Rip Attack Zipcord Vehicles

  • JetStorm Cycle w/ Snake Eyes
  • Tiger Snake w/ Street-Viper

Target Exclusives

  • RAM w/ Sandstorm (the Joe that Zartan kills and disguises himself as!)
  • Trouble Bubble w/ Elite-Viper
  • Glider w/ Ace
  • Twin Battle Gun w/ Range-Viper (a darker colored Range-Viper from the 7-Pack?  SOLD!)

Toys “R” Us Exclusives

  • Single Pack Doc (Arctic Threat)
  • Single Pack Shipwreck (Arctic Threat)
  • Sting Raider w/ Copperhead and Swamp-Viper (Swamp-Viper is an AVAC in green)

And in perhaps, some of the best news of the panel, Hasbro revealed they are retooling the Sigma 6 2.5″ Iron Hammer mechs to fit the full sized figures!  Hell yeah!

Images are mirrored below, courtesy of JoeBattleLines.com.

The panel also discussed Shadow Tracker, who is a COBRA tracker who refuses to use guns, and only uses melee weapons.  He was conceived of to work with Jungle-Vipers, who are all macked out on nanomites, and use advanced technology to pin down their targets, then Shadow Tracker goes in to finish them off.  A very cool team, and an absolutely bad ass looking figure.

Related posts:

  1. G.I. Joe Convention 2009 Hasbro Marketing Panel – 2010 and beyond
  2. Images from Hasbro San Diego ComicCon Panel
  3. Coverage from the 2010 Marketing panel at JoeCon!
  4. Transcript from Hasbro G.I. Joe: The Rise of COBRA Panel at SDCC
  5. T-Minus 30 minutes until the Hasbro panel…
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  • http://www.generalsjoes.com/ BillyAwesome

    I’m gonna hold on to my S6 Iron Hammer just in case. However, if they put out a 1/18 one, I will weep, openly.

  • http://www.JoeSightings.Com Count Blacktron

    Shadow Tracker has me getting a major G.I. Joe Extreme vibe for the ex-SKAR agent Quickstrike. Now I sound like someone else out there screaming for BLOOD!

    ;)

  • http://www.JoeSightings.Com Count Blacktron

    And Arctic Shipwreck with Polly is just plain silly.

  • http://www.inothernerds.com 80s Brandon

    Maybe I missed it, but I don not remember most of this from the movie. But i do want the last slide.

  • MekkZ

    I hope Hasbro is considering using other S6 vehicle designs for 3 3/4″ scale use. Especially the Firebat, Street Razor and Night VAMP. The Night VAMP I actually hoped Hasbro would use as the basis for a new COBRA Stinger.

  • Kirbdaddy

    Ummm, Storm Shadow killed the guy that Zartan disguised himself as.

  • Kirbdaddy

    oops, never mind. You were talking about the dude with the camels. That dude was a Joe?

  • Dr.Terror

    I’m glad there is plenty of 25th stuff I still need to get. I like the current movie toys on the shelf, but this new stuff is getting pretty silly.

  • Hawkwinter

    Agreed. There are a handful of decent figs in all this new stuff, but most of it is just really “out-there” and has next to nothing to do with GIJoe.

    Guess my massive 25th armies are getting another year of recruitment :D

  • http://www.magnum6delta.com M6D

    I’m always pumped to see arctic figures. I’ll definately collect the Joes. As far as the rest… Recondo, Beach-Head… very nice. I’ll be sure to grab. There rest… we’ll see.

  • Neon viper

    I guess this was the disgraceful outcome we’ve come to expect regarding the infamous movie. remember those awful days when kenner released like 8 billions different-colored batman figures that never appeared in the movies, or any cartoon, or comics? well, the same thing will happen to our beloved joes. i can already picture some: “neon night attack low-light”, “deep-sea combat ace”, waffle-throwing waffle viper and “battle talking snake-eyes”.

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