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G.I. Joe The Rise of Cobra Combat Heroes Review: Ripcord & Destro
Confession time: I actually kind of liked G.I. Joe the Rise of Cobra. Sure, it wasn’t anywhere near as good as G.I. Joe Resolute, but that was the embodiment of perfection for the franchise. Maybe I was just so disappointed by Transformers 2 that anything I watched seemed good.
G.I. Joe Combat Heroes Review: Destro & Scarlett
The first wave of G.I. Joe Combat Heroes did a solid job of filling out the ranks of both sides. But there were a few glaring omissions of characters essential to the stories: the metal headed arms dealer and the redheaded archer.
Toy Review: Combat Heroes Singles – The Rise of Cobra
Every toy line is defined by how good of a bad guy the good guys get to fight. Optimus Prime without Megatron is just a truck; the Ninja Turtles without Shredder are some mutant hobos living in a sewer. Where would G.I. Joe be without Cobra? Well if these four figures are any indication, Cobra doesn’t exist.
An awkward amalgam of classic G.I. Joe styled Combat Heroes combined with the modern look of recent film works better for some figures that others. While the toys are tied in with the Rise of Cobra, it doesn’t really seem like Cobra’s arrived at the party yet. Like the four G.I. Joe figures that came out, these figures are all repaints of existing sculpts with one exception.