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Originally Posted by MeLikeJinx

^ Isn't the Cobra Trooper getting re-released in Wave 3/4 with Zartan, Lady Jaye and movie SE and SS?

Hasbro's MO has always been "make it different enough so you'd buy it again", that's how they recoup the cost of casting the molds. This Target Exclusive Trooper does come with a good amount of accessories, so I'm willing to bet the general release trooper will have less accessories, and most likely different colors. This one will be different than others, for me, he'd be the Squad Leader.

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Originally Posted by Dr Kain

So my initial impressions of my trio from yesterday:

I hate to say this, but out of the six Joes I have gotten so far, Snake-Eyes is my least favorite of them. His joints are a lot looser compared to everyone else, the weapons blend in too much with his outfit, and overall, he just seems to be lacking compared to everyone else and I'm not sure why.

I have to agree with all your assessment so far of the new Joes and Cobra figures. I'm totally digging them. A lot of people has problem with the update/upgrade, they just wanted the same old 3 3/4" figures except bigger. To each their own, but I'm totally cool with the updated look. I think that's why you find Snake Eyes lacking, it's because out of the whole set, he was the most faithful to his 3 3/4" v2 look. A lot of people have problem with Scarlet's head as well, I don't either. I think she's quite beautiful in her own way, freckles and all. And NO ONE has red hair that are RED unless they're dyed. Natural "red heads" really are orange in color, so I got no problem with her hair color either. Like you said, her outfit has always stood out among her peers, so no problem there either. (In case some of you who are younger didn't know. It was because of the extra paint applied to her on the very first series of Joes that in order to recoup the cost of her paints, they decided to leave one figure in the set unpainted - all black - so Snake Eyes was born).

Once again, to each their own.