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Originally Posted by GizmoTron

Well the most recent exclusive insanity was the Skywarp and Thundercracker 2 pack, and two months ago Transformers fans were screaming bloody murder because stores didn't have them and they were selling out in under a minute online. But now stores have a ton of them and are available online in bulk.

So I have my doubts that the Troopers, who come in their own case of 6, will be flying out of stock forever. Plus there will be more Troopers of different varieties available through other means over time, same with Baroness who I'm fairly confident will likely get a single pack release down the road alongside a non-artic Storm Shadow as well.

For every Skywarp and Thundercracker argument, there's a Carbonized Mandalorian, Red Hulk, NECA TMNT counter-argument. I'm pretty sure all Target Exclusives come in their own cases, but yet, there are a lot of unhappy Target exclusives collectors out there. Believe me, I want you to be right! But only time will tell. The question is, do you want to roll that dice? As evident by the craze, most GIJoe collectors don't. Myself included.

As for variants for the troopers and Baroness, that's a given. GIJoe's been doing that since 1982. There will be Python Patrol, Tiger Force, Night Force, etc. I think everyone know this, but we also know that this Target Exclusive wave will just be different enough that it'll bug you not to have one if you're a collector. Even now, people are hunting blue eye and brown eye Beach Head variants, and Cobra Trooper with blue or black collars. That's just the nature of the game.