Firefly is interesting because it looks significantly different from the previous versions. Snake-Eyes comes with the nice rework of Timber, even if it appears almost manga.

The rest of these figures have some nice tweaks, such as the detail on Flint's shotgun shells or the spore canister of the BAT. However, they're still too close to the original figures (take that as either ARAH or 25A versions) to justify being made.

Remember the drastically different repaints of characters that the MASK toy line did? That's what Hasbro needs to try here. If we're going to get another Flint, another Snake-Eyes, another Storm Shadow, the very least Hasbro could have done was cut loose on the color schemes. Flint or Beachhead in "coffee stain" desert camo, the BAT in a Cobra blue uniform, Zartan in some all-metallic crazy color scheme.

Sure, these are special "Hall of Heroes!!!" with gold battle stands!! Whatever. Wasn't the initial point of the 25A figures that they were also special anniversary figures?

I like that the BAT is the same colors since that means I can just put him in with the rest of the BATs I have instead of building a whole new squad. It does sort of hurt the Crimson Guard pack because why should I shell out extra for him when the comic book pack is still clogging the local shelves and I'd get a trooper with him as well for the same price or cheaper.

I think you are right though something bigger with some color changes would have given us more reasons to pick up these packs.

And remember, these are the ones the "fans" voted for. So hopefully they'll army build the deuce out of them.

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the "fans" voted to have 2 of the 10 slots occupied by Snake Eyes figures?

yeah, okay.


even if those WERE the votes, they should have scraped one of the SE figures off the top 10 choices and put in whoever was #11 just for another character to have the chance. and really the HOH version of commando SE is nothing at all that the all black carded release already wasn't.

lame.

I do believe they rock, but I'm probably only buying one.

Over at some other boards they're syaing $12 a pop. That's a bit steep for me. I was thinking Firefly was cool, but only if he has the black and grey camo he appears to have in the carded picture. The BAT is also cool. I especially like all the accessories. But with them so close to the upcoming 5 packs, I'm not sure I'd get figs like Zartan and StormShadow. It seems like they're giving us the accessories from every version of the Fig released so far. Which is nice if you haven't been getting them, but a downer if you have.
I have a real hard time buying that these are the figs the fans voted for. Only 2 army builders?

So what I'm seeing with the BAT, which I expected to be somewhat interested in, is a 25th-style BAT without the black paint streaks on all the metal parts, which I regard as an improvement, and with a separate battle damaged head, which I don't really care about one way or the other. Is that about it?

You forgot the spore canister which is something else you probably won't care for, but was in the cartoon.

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comic

no, the comic did nothing stupid or wrong. there was no giant robot in issue #2. there were no spores in issue #whatever. it's the more realistic military one b/c it uses acronyms and slang terms with little boxes explaining what they mean.

sheesh, get your media sources right

and now i'm glad i didn't get that 25th v1 storm shadow re-release when i saw it in target a week or so ago.

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Full case of all ten available at BBTS, and singles available at BBTS and Target.com (11.99)

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Hall of Heroes figs are up for preorder at HTS:

http://www.hasbrotoyshop.com/ProductsBy ... 20&SBR=731

Price is on the cheaper side too, at $9.99, but it looks like there is an order limit of 2 each.