Yo Joe June is almost upon us with the primary Hasbro Pulse Fanstream dropping 6/4/24 at 11:00 AM ET. I believe we now have a good suggestion of what to anticipate from this Yo Jo June’s reveals based mostly on all of the identify solely reveals we’ve had over the previous few months, however my thoughts all the time turns to my most wished figures at these instances simply earlier than huge reveals.
I’m going to do that one slightly in a different way than regular and as an alternative of simply naming off the 5 characters I most need, impressed by a latest episode of the Full Power Podcast, I’m going to attempt to choose one thing from one of many main segments of G.I. Joe Categorized merchandise together with common figures, deluxe figures, determine and pet units, determine and small automobile, and determine and medium sized automobile. I’m skipping Haslabs for this one simply because I’m by no means fairly certain what would qualify.
Earlier than I begin that, one runner up class is one thing I’d like to see Hasbro broaden into doing with small diorama items. Considerably much like how they made issues like Checkpoint Alpha and the Bivouac again within the classic days, I might go for some backdrop items. I’d actually like a kind of communication middle the place Breaker can sit in entrance of a financial institution of screens and get info. It wouldn’t need to be too elaborate, only a bunch of screens, a desk, and a keyboard to make a pleasant begin on a Joe Headquarters show. Possibly make them so that they might be mixed into a bigger console for those who purchased two.
5. Common Determine
My most wished common determine at the moment is Flash from the unique 13. He was one of many standouts in that early lineup attributable to his distinctive purple armor padding (properly his and Grand-Slam’s distinctive purple armor padding) and laser weapon, so whereas I by no means had one, I’ve a ton of affection for him based mostly on enjoying with buddies as a child. The Categorized line began with loads of lasers, however that’s much less frequent now, so I’m prepared for a laser trooper and wish to full that unique group. We’re so shut! He may be made into just a few cool repaints resembling Grand Slam and the Brazillian Cobra De Aco which was a Flash repaint with a Snake Eyes head in vac steel. Really bizarre and funky.
4. Determine and Pet
There are such a lot of present determine and pets from the classic line that I’m certain Hasbro will make ultimately like Spearhead and Max and Regulation and Order, however I most need a Baroness and Ravage determine and pet set much like the outdated 2013 SDCC determine. That factor captured my creativeness the primary time I noticed it and the crossovers are getting sizzling and heavy between these manufacturers so this looks like an ideal time to revisit the concept. I’d like to see an animation type Ravage with all of the articulation and paint element of a Categorized determine, sculpted and articulated with out the necessity to remodel so he can have a bit extra heft and animation accuracy to him. Plus, we’d like a black Baroness with all of the equipment and improved articulation from the Crimson model and this might be a great way to try this. One among my runner’s up was the Cobra canine handler, Night time Adder from the Rise of Cobra line. I identical to the concept of an Evil Mutt and Junkyard or Regulation and Order and I’d find it irresistible in the event that they made his canine a Doberman.
3. Determine and small Car
Okay, I do know Cobra-La is a bridge too far for a lot of Joe followers, however I like the bizarre natural monsters from Cobra-La, particularly their chief, Golobulus. I used to be fascinated by the colourful figures in that classic three pack as a child, plus he’s voiced by Burgess Meredith! Gotta love that. He’s additionally had a reasonably enjoyable run within the new Cobra Commander guide from Skybound, truly preventing and hurting Megatron at one level. His determine had a snake-like decrease physique, however he spends loads of film time on this bizarre floating ball factor that’s considerably like Serpentor’s air chariot, in order that’s why I’d wish to see him within the determine/automobile class. I’d like to see the Joe group go to city sculpting all of the slimy, moldy, chitinous textures on this man any method they do him, so I’d take a deluxe determine in simply snake mode too.
2. Deluxe Determine
Sorry, I’m nonetheless on my Cobra-La BS with this subsequent one. Whereas I believe she might make a advantageous single determine, I’d love a Pythona that got here decked out with a bunch of her bizarre techno-organic gadgets together with her four-headed eel snake factor, acid claw arms, fuel bombs, face-huggers and mummifier. After all I want a smooth items cloak with a plastic hood that provides you her particular triangular formed hooded look. I’d additionally like a lowered hood piece much like what got here with th G.I. Joe sixtieth Anniversary motion troopers so you could possibly have her hood down look as properly. Largely I would like the physique to characteristic all her bizarre swirly twirly designs as sculpted element.
- Determine and Car
Should you observe my ramblings on right here or elsewhere on-line, this shouldn’t be an enormous shock. Thrasher and the Thunder Machine have been high desires from me from nearly day one in every of G.I. Categorized. The Dreadnoks are a few of my favourite Joe figures and I can’t complain as a result of they have loads of love currently, however a Thunder Machine can be an ideal centerpiece for a Dreadnoks assortment. I’ve seen rumors that it’s coming, however nothing tremendous stable. Once I talked to Lenny briefly at SDCC final 12 months in regards to the Thunder Machine he appeared to have loads of robust concepts about how a Categorized model must be finished, in order that made me hopeful that he’s been engaged on it. He even talked about making the factor much more Mad Max styled than the unique which sounds intriguing. The Categorized VAMP got here out so nice, so I do know they might completely kill this. With Thrasher I’ll have accomplished my childhood assortment in Categorized type.
Effectively that’s my high 5 for the second, I don’t anticipate to see any of it this month, however possibly SDCC? What would you like extra, inform me and yell at me within the feedback about Cobra-La!
