Decepticreep
1984: Modern Joes
An American Flag and a bald eagle all in the same shot??
WARNING: This picture may cause Patriotgasms.
As a kid I had all the figures pictured here except for Deep Six and Roadblock.
Spirit was and remains a favorite character. He wears his ethnicity on his sleeve far more than does that other guy (Airborne). In the cartoon he took the place of Snake Eyes as Storm Shadow's rival because the writers of the cartoon weren't quite clever enough to figure out how to make a rivalry between a mute guy and a ninja compelling. You know that Spirit is a badass if he can hold his own against Storm Shadow. They wrote Spirit almost like he was a Jedi sometimes "I felt your presence", etc. Having a bald eagle for a pet is probably illegal, since last I checked they were an endangered species, bringing one to war with you, is probably more so. However, in the comics it was always a little ambiguous as to if Freedom was really a pet in the formal sense, or just an animal he had bonded with and tended to follow him around.
MIA:
1) Cutter: Love the character, but was on the fence about getting the 3 pack he was sold in.
2) Ripcord: Couldn't afford the multipack he was sold in when it came out.
3) Recondo: see my above comment !
4) Thunder: Didn't want or couldn't afford the vehicle he came with. Incidentally, Thunder is the "Grand Slam" of this crew. A forgettable character because he was never featured much in cartoon or comic form, even though his figure is a pretty cool one. It's amazing that there even is a modern version of him made. I swear someday I will collect all these unloved characters, form them into a special team, and give them the most amazing storyline ever so people will give a damn about them.
1984: Modern Joes
An American Flag and a bald eagle all in the same shot??
WARNING: This picture may cause Patriotgasms.
As a kid I had all the figures pictured here except for Deep Six and Roadblock.
Spirit was and remains a favorite character. He wears his ethnicity on his sleeve far more than does that other guy (Airborne). In the cartoon he took the place of Snake Eyes as Storm Shadow's rival because the writers of the cartoon weren't quite clever enough to figure out how to make a rivalry between a mute guy and a ninja compelling. You know that Spirit is a badass if he can hold his own against Storm Shadow. They wrote Spirit almost like he was a Jedi sometimes "I felt your presence", etc. Having a bald eagle for a pet is probably illegal, since last I checked they were an endangered species, bringing one to war with you, is probably more so. However, in the comics it was always a little ambiguous as to if Freedom was really a pet in the formal sense, or just an animal he had bonded with and tended to follow him around.
MIA:
1) Cutter: Love the character, but was on the fence about getting the 3 pack he was sold in.
2) Ripcord: Couldn't afford the multipack he was sold in when it came out.
3) Recondo: see my above comment !
4) Thunder: Didn't want or couldn't afford the vehicle he came with. Incidentally, Thunder is the "Grand Slam" of this crew. A forgettable character because he was never featured much in cartoon or comic form, even though his figure is a pretty cool one. It's amazing that there even is a modern version of him made. I swear someday I will collect all these unloved characters, form them into a special team, and give them the most amazing storyline ever so people will give a damn about them.