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Your fellow HISS tanker fireflyed made these custom G.I. Joe Desert Vamps "past and present".

"I was commissioned by board member tmbbanker to build a desert Vamp. After a few conversations we couldn't decide which one to "fireflyed" up. So I did both."

Click the Discuss button for all the pics & details.

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Originally posted by: Tony_Bacala @ Hisstank.com

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Check out a detailed gallery of the Wave 1 Retaliation Red Ninja. This figure has been seen before, but this is HissTank's first hands on with a production level release. This figure was purchased in the US at US retail by someone who visited a store that broke release date, so it should be exactly what we are getting when they drop officially on May 28th (so looooong....).

Box shots and additional comparison pics with Renegades Storm Shadow and 25th Red Ninja are attached here. For more shots of the actual Retaliation Red Ninja by himself, check out the HissTank Database entry for him over here: Retaliation Red Ninja 2012.

Read More: Retaliation Red Ninja Wave 1 Photo Gallery @ G.I. Joe - HissTank.com.

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Originally posted by: Tony_Bacala @ Hisstank.com

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Thanks to Snakefox of the HissTank Forums, we have pics of the recently teased G.I. Joe Basic Figure Assortment from Hasbro. The entire case popped up in the Philippines at retail, not via a traditional "leak". How the retailer got it, not sure.

The wave consists of Duke (an easy change to Grunt), Black Hooded Cobra Commander, Snake Eyes V4, Ninja Force Storm Shadow, a Black Cobra Trooper, and Devils Due inspired Shipwreck. They all have very minimal accessories, and DO come with display stands.

They are packaged on non-movie cardbacks, all having the same card. The Philippines price point was 347 Philippines Pesos, which comes out to about $8.15 US. These are said to be hitting the US in off market stores like Dollar General, Drug Stores, and the like. No official word on that yet though.

Check out all the pics after the break!

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Originally posted by: DESTRO @ Hisstank.com

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Here at New Jersey Collectors Con the focus is on Collecting Action Figures! There are many other options for fans to attend shows but we like to think we present a unique event with the best toy dealers on the East Coast. Because our event is focused on the Toy Collector, we wanted to give back to the fans of our show by releasing the door prize schedule and the Mega Door Prize for the May 6th, 2012 NJCC Attack of the Toys!

The Transformers BOTCON Invasion set of Overlord Gigatron, Metalhawk, Heroic Decepticons Soundwave and Treadshot and Evil Autobots Ultra Magnus and Turbo Tracks will be this years NJCC 2012 Attack of the Toys Mega Door Prize. One lucky winner will be walking away with this awesome box-set, but the door prizes don't stop there.

The door prize announcements will start at 9AM and conclude at 3:30PM with our last door prize announcement.

• 9AM NYCC 2011 Exclusive Marvel Universe HULK
• 10AM PURSUIT OF COBRA CYCLE ARMOUR
• 11AM PURSUIT OF COBRA HISS ATTACK SCOUT
• 12AM GIJOE RETALIATION MOVIE PRIZE PACK
• 1PM TRANSFORMERS PRIZE PACKAGE
• 2PM PURSUIT OF COBRA CYCLE ARMOUR
• 3PM PURSUIT OF COBRA HISS ATTACK SCOUT
• 3:30PM TRANSFORMERS BOTCON INVASION BOX SET

The NJCC 2012 Dealer Room is 100% sold out!

Join us on FaceBook New Jersey Collectors Con

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Originally posted by: DESTRO @ Hisstank.com

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Ready for some super High-Res images of the upcoming GIJOE Retaliation Wheel Blaster Bike with Firefly movie toy? Wait no further, we have right here after the jump!

Evil Cobra saboteur Firefly is an explosives expert with a battle charged bike that is armed with Wheel-Blasting action!

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Director Jon Chu just revealed the final character poster for G. I. Joe: Retaliation. The poster features D.J. Cotrona as Flint.

"Here it is.... ONE LAST #GIJOE CHARACTER POSTER to start ur week. The one,the only, FLINT!! Get it, post it, pass it on."

Check it out, after the jump.

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Originally posted by: BCYOJOE @ Hisstank.com

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If you are a fan of Marvel’s Avengers Alliance a.k.a Avengers Assemble on Facebook as I am, then you are in for a treat. USA Today is reporting that we will be getting a G. I. Joe Social Media Game along with the upcoming G. I. Joe: Retaliation.

Named G. I. Joe: Special Ops and created by Syfy, this game will feature arena-based action and strategy, plus a battalion of heroes and villains to choose from, including Joe teamers Snake Eyes, Duke and Flint, as well as Cobra baddies such as Cobra Commander, Destro, the Baroness and Firefly.

"The world will be populated by the heavy hitters from our lore," says Derryl DePriest, Hasbro's global brand vice president for G.I. Joe. The team at Hasbro that worked with Syfy "really understands the power G.I. Joe has with an audience of now-grown men who grew up with G.I. Joe, loved the characters, loved the entertainment behind it, and saw how that translated into a great game experience."

Gameplay will take place in an enclosed battlefield, with a handful of G.I. Joe or Cobra characters you control with friends or the computer. Your mission is to cross the arena and wipe out your enemies, with matches lasting from five to 15 minutes each.

Read more about it on USA Today.

Read More: A G. I. Joe Social Media Game Arriving Soon - G. I. Joe: Special Ops @ G.I. Joe - HissTank.com.

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Originally posted by: Shin Densetsu @ Hisstank.com

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A new GI Joe Retaliation Korean Poster has surfaced on Blogger. The poster features:

• Storm Shadow
• Roadblock
• Joe Colton

click the thumbnail for a closer look!

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Originally posted by: DESTRO @ Hisstank.com

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The GIJOE Collectors Club has posted up the second figure from the 2012 GIJOE Con Box Set, OKTOBER GUARD INFANTRY: SCHRAGE.

- 25th Anniverary Style Action Figure
- Oktober Guard Team Member
- NEW Headsculpt
- Includes Stand, Assault Rifle, Satchel Bag,
2nd Assault Rifle with removable clip,
and Backpack

International G.I. Joe Collectors' Convention - GIJoeCon 2012!

Read More: OKTOBER GUARD INFANTRY: SCHRAGE @ G.I. Joe - HissTank.com.

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Originally posted by: Tony_Bacala @ Hisstank.com

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Check out the G.I. Joe Retaliation Trailer #2 Preview from Entertainment Tonight!

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Originally posted by: Tony_Bacala @ Hisstank.com

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While the 2nd Retaliation trailer is not hitting for another 7 hours or so, Entertainment Tonight had a quick piece about it on tonight's show. Some juicy new images were sprinkled into the sizzle reel and we've cut out the new ones for your viewing pleasure. Check out all the images after the break!

Read More: G.I. Joe Trailer Entertainment Tonight Screen Caps HD @ G.I. Joe - HissTank.com.

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Originally posted by: DESTRO @ Hisstank.com

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HISSTANK.com has just got word that at Midnight PST www.Machinima.com will be hosting the new GIJOE Retaliation Movie Trailer. Rumor has it, that there will be new footage of the Retaliation HISS Tank, Cobra Commander walking with Cobra Troopers and Zartan showing off his powers. Nothing can be confirmed at this time but we are only a few short hours away from the launch window.

If you cant wait until 3AM EST, there is a chance that ET (Entertainment Tonight) will be showing small clips of the upcoming trailer before the full trailer hits on Machinima Midnight PST.

Expect high res screen caps of all events shortly after.

Sound off on the HISSTANK.com forums about the new HISSTANK GIJOE Retaliation Movie Trailer.

Read More: New GIJOE Trailer On The Way Midnight PST @ G.I. Joe - HissTank.com.

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Originally posted by: BCYOJOE @ Hisstank.com

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Check out the G. I. Joe: Retaliation Trailer #2:

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Originally posted by: BCYOJOE @ Hisstank.com

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Since we are waiting for the latest Trailer, here’s something to read to kill the wait. Director Jon Chu was recently interviewed by The Hollywood Reporter regarding G. I. Joe: Retaliation.

THR: [Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson] works hard. Not all of his movies have been incredible, but you can always tell that he’s really trying to make it work.

Chu: And that was truly the case. He comes from a military family -- his cousin is in active duty, I believe, right now -- and so he comes from a very real place. He’s like, "This means a lot to me in terms of the military men and women out there and servicing that and their kids, to know that like their parents are heroes." And yes, we’re in a fantasy world, but it represents the same ideals. And so we’ve had a lot of long, long discussions about that, and he worked hard on honing the character, learning all about Roadblock. So it’s just fun to explore how they changed things throughout the comic book and the toys. They would just make up facts, so it’s hard to like come up with the actual “who he is,” but we got to pick and choose, which is nice. But he wasn’t like movie star diva or something like that, like, “Well, I'm the guy, so why would I crawl on the floor right now?” He was down. And when you think about who represents the ultimate iconic action hero or action figure, he’s the only one right now. The only other ones are old-school guys like Bruce. And to have both of them pays homage to the history, also sort of bridges the gap for the people who don’t know anything about G.I. Joe at all. It really, really is nice.

THR: Do you fully address getting rid of the guys from the previous film at the beginning of the movie, or how does that sort of work?

Chu: Yes and no. We address a little bit, but also leave some of it up in the air. But in my mind, the movie was never about them; the movie is about our characters that you introduced from the beginning. We wanted people to come into this movie and, if you haven’t seen the first movie, be totally OK, which is actually pretty tough because Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow are hard to explain to somebody who had never seen G.I. Joe. But we leave some of it open, so you’ll see.

Read more at The Hollywood Reporter.

Read More: Jon M. Chu Talks G. I. Joe: Retaliation @ G.I. Joe - HissTank.com.

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Originally posted by: Shin Densetsu @ Hisstank.com

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Joedeclassified has posted images of variants of the recently revealed Basic GI Joe Figures. Mere repaints sure, but 1 can be looked at as a 30th anniversary Cobra Officer in Cobra Trooper colors, while the repaint of Ninja Force Storm Shadow is a completely different character. Figures shown are:

• Duke repaint in grey
• Shipwreck repaint in green
• Cobra Trooper in classic Cobra Trooper colors
• T'ginzu
• Cobra Commander in classic blue & yellow
• Snake Eyes V4 repaint(homage to Desert Patrol Squad Snake Eyes, which itself was a repaint of Snake Eyes V4!)

We've mirrored the relevant imagery, check out the new repaints after the jump!

Read More: 2012 GI Joe Basic Figure Repaints @ G.I. Joe - HissTank.com.

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Originally posted by: DESTRO @ Hisstank.com

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Snake Eyes is the world’s greatest ninja and a secret weapon of the G.I. Joe team. GIJOE Ninja Commando Snake Eyes races his bike into battle against a pack of evil Red Ninjas.

GIJOE is the worlds greatest special-ops fighting force with top-secret ninja training from the toughest of masters. led by Ultimate Ninja Commando Roadblock. These elite heroes defend the globe from the evil forces of Cobra.

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More GIJOE Retaliation Ninja Speed Cycle images after the jump.

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Originally posted by: BCYOJOE @ Hisstank.com

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G. I. Joe: Retaliation Trailer #2 UK Version is now online.

This trailer is an alternate version of the US Trailer with new footage of “President” Zartan demonstrating a Weapon of Mass Destruction in front of the world leaders and more dialogs and scenes not seen on the US Trailer. However, majority of the US Trailer footage has been removed and replaced with footage from Theatrical Trailer #1.

Video thanks to All The Cool Stuff.

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Originally posted by: DESTRO @ Hisstank.com

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Yes, I got my Footloose today! Here are some super clean, high-res images, for those of you who will not be getting the club figure this year.

Footloose was valedictorian of his high school class, captain of the track team, and an Eagle Scout. He was going for his degree in Physical Education on a state scholarship when he suddenly dropped out, moved to the West Coast, and spent three years searching for elusive answers to cosmic questions. He was standing on the boardwalk along Venice beach one day when the randomness of his existence hit him between the eyes like a runaway freight train. "I think I'll join the Army," he said, and did. After completing basic, jump school, and desert training, he joined the infantry ranks of the G.I.Joe Team.

More Footloose images after the jump.

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Originally posted by: TTT @ Hisstank.com

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Your fellow HISS tanker G.I. JOSEPH made this custom Cobra Double.

"I've had this idea rattling around in my head for a while that it would be cool if during one of the times that Cobra had captured Duke, they had managed to clone him. Using Duke's DNA, Double leads Cobra Troopers into battle, and can alter his appearance to match the real Duke! Hope you can dig it!"

Click the Discuss button for all the pics & details.

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Originally posted by: DESTRO @ Hisstank.com

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Thanks to HISSTANK.com boards member VIPER E7 for posting up images of his IN-Hand Sideshow Collectibles 12" Zartan figure.

Zartan Sixth Scale Figure - Instock & Ready To Ship

Though his true identity and birthplace are unknown, the mercenary called ZARTAN is one of the G.I.JOE Team's most dangerous and devious foes. That's because ZARTAN could be anyone, anywhere at any time. He is fluent in more than twenty languages and dialects, a ventriloquist, and capable of imitating the voice and physical appearance of virtually anyone he wishes. It's a set of talents that the terrorist organization COBRA finds particularly appealing. The group frequently employs ZARTAN to use these skills to deceive the Joe team and gain access to information that COBRA can use against anyone who dares oppose them.

Read More: Sideshow ZARTAN In-Hand Images @ G.I. Joe - HissTank.com.

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G.I. JOE: SPECIAL OPS will put you in command of some of the most iconic characters in the G.I. JOE pantheon; whether you're looking to uphold peace and justice or strike terror into the hearts of the enemies of COBRA, there's a Commando for you. The first wave of 6 characters has been unveiled. Find out who'll be at your command when the game launches on May 22.

Both G.I. JOE and COBRA make use of only the utmost in military hardware, and you'll be able to get your hands on the controls of some of the coolest G.I. JOE vehicles ever created in G.I. JOE: SPECIAL OPS. Discover the first four now.

G.I. Joe Special Ops: News | Syfy Games

Many more images from the upcoming G.I. JOE: SPECIAL OPS game that you do not want to miss, after the jump.

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Originally posted by: Shin Densetsu @ Hisstank.com

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The Rock isn't alone in thinking that GI Joe Retaliation will be better than the Rise Of Cobra, as fellow co-star Lee Byung Hun has gone on to say:

“I absolutely think that (the sequel) will be more fun than the first one,”

Lee was at a press event for Retaliation in Seoul, Korea, earlier where he went on to describe his role as Storm Shadow. We have not heard much from Lee himself prior to this event. Interestingly enough, he compared Stephen Sommers with Jon M Chu:

“If Mr. Summers concentrated on showing many different characters and state-of-the-art CGI-enhanced scenes together, Mr. Chu was focused on the people. He wanted to show their personal histories,” he said. “He thought of the drama on top of flashy visual effects.”

Here's some more insight as to how Storm Shadow is portrayed in Retaliation, and Lee's challenges:

“If I had just a lot of sword fights and kicks in the first movie, this time my character (Storm Shadow) is seen more up close. It has a dramatic aspect that shows his history, inner conflicts. I loved how much of my acting I could show this time around... but I still think I could have been much more competent in a Korean film.

“Frankly speaking, it’s hard. Casual speech and delivering lines in English belong to two different dimensions. Because you use a foreign language, you’ve got to be sure you could recite lines without a mistake even if someone woke you up from a nap.

“On the set, someone from the crew told me after I read my line that my pronunciation was off for one of the words. Right after my head became completely blank, busy thinking about that one line. Sometimes I felt I was back in the earliest days of my career.”

In addition, the article reveals what allegiance Storm Shadow has in Retaliation. WARNING: SPOILER AHEAD. Can't take it any longer and want to know if Storm Shadow is a Joe or Cobra in Retaliation? Read on...

Read More: Lee Byung Hun Describes Storm Shadow In GI Joe Retaliation @ G.I. Joe - HissTank.com.

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Originally posted by: Shin Densetsu @ Hisstank.com

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While AICN was able to see 9 minutes of footage from GI Joe Retaliation, Omelete from Brazil was able to see 15 minutes last week. Here's a breakdown of 3 pivotal scenes that they saw(WARNING: slight spoilers, read at your own risk!):

The Great Escape
It is an extended version of the first scene of the new trailer, which has FireFly (Ray Stevenson) attacking from the outside of a fortress, while Storm Shadow (Byung-hun Lee) fakes cardiac arrest to start the escape plan and release of Cobra Commander, who appears without a mask, with more breathing problems than an asthmatic Darth Vader. Then we learned of the infiltration in the White House and plan to destroy the world (well illustrated with a huge explosion in London.) The sequence ends with the trio of Joes to General Colton (Bruce Willis), Joe of all Joes, asking something in return for aid.

Snake Eyes VS Storm Shadow
The rematch between the two ninjas. A battle that seems unfair, shurikens against a machine gun that can destroy the ninja stars while they are thrown and ends with daggers "out" in a clash between the two. Cut to getting The Rock "a vehicle that works fine in neutral," but he prefers a little more speed.

Fighting in the mountains
This sequence had already been briefly shown in the first trailer and must redefine the use of wire-fu (fighting with steel cables) in Hollywood films. This longer version has more agents of Cobra going up against the Joes, we can see that it has everything to become iconic and endlessly copied. The scene ends in an unexpected way, with a sacrifice.

As with the 9 minutes of footage mentioned earlier, the scenes described here formed the basis of GI Joe Retaliation Trailer 2.

Read More: 15 Minutes Of GI Joe Retaliation In Brazil @ G.I. Joe - HissTank.com.

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Originally posted by: Shin Densetsu @ Hisstank.com

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Collider talked with The Rock recently, where The Rock chimed in with more Retaliation. The Rock says that Collider are bad asses. In addition, The Rock said more, with this 2 paragraph answer to a question about when he was approached for his role as Roadblock:

I was even more than “Yeah I’m in.” But also too, you wanna be a little bit poised with your excitement at first. When I first heard it, the idea of starring in G.I. Joe, first of all you get a second crack at something that is—the franchise is that big, the title is that big, the first one did well [but there was] room for improvement. We get a second crack at bat with this; I wanted to grab this by the throat and not let go. The moment I locked in, we all agreed, I’m in. I trained my ass off for this role, wanted to become Roadblock, wanted to pay homage to the mythology of G.I. Joe, and not only that but then pay honor and respect to our military in a real way where it’s gritty and rooted and grounded and boots to the ground, and we’re not shootin’ off lasers and shit; these are real rounds. Excuse my language, but I’m gettin’ excited right now. I’m gonna throw a chair in a minute (laughs).

Also, we wanted to pay homage to and elevate the fantastical side of G.I. Joe with Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow and the incredible ninjas that we have. It was a great blend of worlds, collision of worlds, and when they came to me with the idea of starring in it it was like, there’s the throat, there’s the grab, I’m in.

We can't verify if The Rock ended up throwing a chair at someone during the interview, for what The Rock says, The Rock does, and that's the bottom line...eh, anyways...

The Rock says he decided to portray Roadblock, with his own interpretation and talks about Jon Chu's childhood adventures with GI JOE A REAL AMERICAN HERO ACTION FIGURES:

No, but I was already familiar with the cartoons and the comics anyway, and the mythology. We brushed up even deeper into the mythology because Jon has a great passion anyway for G.I. Joe. And here’s what’s amazing about Jon, he credits his storytelling ability to G.I. Joe. When he was a kid, he would set up these scenarios with his action figures, create sandpits and everything like that, go to school and come back, and they were these weeklong sagas. It’s funny how everything comes full-circle. The first time I sat with Jon, I said, “Just give me an idea of the tone of the movie,” that’s the only thing I wanted to know, because I had my own interpretation of Roadblock and how we were gonna pay homage to G.I. Joe and the mythology, and I said, “Just give me an idea of the tone,” and he said, “Rooted and real and bad ass.”

Read More: The Rock Talks Even More GI Joe Retaliation @ G.I. Joe - HissTank.com.

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Originally posted by: Shin Densetsu @ Hisstank.com

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AintItCoolNews' Russ Sheath was able to watch 9 minutes of GI Joe Retaliation, and has posted a description of what he saw(now that the embargo on screener information has been lifted). He describes the movie as very different from the Rise Of Cobra, and he got to hear Cobra Commander speak for the 1st time:

It was difficult to tell whether that was Joseph Gordon Levitt* as Cobra Commander from the quick glimpse we got of the unmasked, scarred leader of the Cobra Legions and I'd be keen to know who voiced him, as we heard the Commander speak he sounded much more sinister and commanding than in the previous movie.

*Levitt has stated before that he is not in GI Joe 2

From Sheath's description, he was very impressed by the ninja duels shown between Snake Eyes & Storm Shadow. A lot of what what he described from the 9 minutes of footage seems to be the basis for the 2nd GI Joe Retaliation Trailers.

This is how he concluded his summary:

From this early footage I think that fans will love GI Joe Retaliation as Chu and The Rock get GI Joe right. Everything that might be considered minor details, for example Snake-Eyes or Cobra Commander's mask are things that have a 30 year history and are in this movie....besides, there's no excuse for a ninja who's taken a vow of silence, having lips.

With only 2 more months until GI Joe Retaliation, keep it locked to our GI Joe Movie News for further updates!

Read More: A Description Of 9 Minutes Of GI Joe Retaliation @ G.I. Joe - HissTank.com.