As such, the frantic pace caused more than one collector to acquire something and not get the time to integrate it into their collection and gain the appreciation of the figure's design because there were new items with short shelf lives that had to be acquired.

For my rationalization of the FB Viper, I try to think of times in the original line when red (not necessarily crimson) was used exclusing Crimson Guards. In this case, I look to the HISS Driver. And I imagine that perhaps Fast Blast Vipers in red uniforms were once HISS drivers who changed specialties, using what they learned in the armored division to understand tank weaknesses and exploit them. It is kind of like Bazooka's filecard.