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Chief · **Joined:** Tue Jun 26, 2007 10:19 am

Saw Bench Press (Brawler clone) and ROC Snow Serpent today at TRU.

Snagged a Brawler-Press for fun - not a bad fig. Uses Bazooka's upper body, Clutch's head, and ROC HD's legs:

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(Sword of Brawl-ens not included - but appropriate, don'tcha think?

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Chief · **Joined:** Tue Jun 26, 2007 10:19 am

Just checked the filecard. Apparently his name is "Craig S. McConnel" and he's a surfer & weightlifter.

They could have at least made him blond if they were going the Rock&Roll route.

I guess that explains the ammo belt tattoo :roll:

Jay · **Posted:** Fri Oct 09, 2009 5:42 pm

Chief wrote:

Just checked the filecard. Apparently his name is "Craig S. McConnel" and he's a surfer & weightlifter.

They could have at least made him blond if they were going the Rock&Roll route.

I guess that explains the ammo belt tattoo :roll:

Yeah, something about them wanting to do a movieverse Rock'n'roll, but them not being able to clear the name for some reason, and so they made him a Brawler clone or something.

But with Serpentor's head, that Bench-Press would make a spiffy ROC-verse Salvo.

slim19722 · **Posted:** Fri Oct 09, 2009 5:49 pm

I picked up one a few dyas ago and I like him more than I thought I would. He looks more of a zombie hunter with the axe & chainsaw. Bench Press he will be, but Craig S. McConnel, he won't be.

HypnoHustler · **Posted:** Fri Oct 09, 2009 6:39 pm

Yeah, I actually like this figure a lot. The axe and chainsaw helped me determine what role he'll play, I'm going to use him as a combat engineer. I'm actually glad they couldn't clear the Rock N' Roll name (it comes down to international copyright, they wanted names that could be the same all over the world) because I love new characters.

Mysterious Stranger · **Posted:** Fri Oct 09, 2009 8:22 pm

Yeah Rock 'n' Roll was on the short list for the movie itself too but the name copyright issue was among the reasons he was dropped.

I need one of him just because he's got RnR's filecard. And honestly he's not a bad looking figure for a repaint. We need more big guys like him.

chrysophylax · **Posted:** Fri Oct 09, 2009 10:48 pm

This figure was originally meant to be Resolute Rock&Roll. That explains the file name and tattoo.

- JM

chaosx · **Posted:** Fri Oct 09, 2009 10:54 pm

Hope these come in tomorrow...we ain't got them yet

Jay · **Posted:** Fri Oct 09, 2009 11:27 pm

chrysophylax wrote:

This figure was originally meant to be Resolute Rock&Roll. That explains the file name and tattoo.

- JM

Considering he's using ROC parts and lacks elbow pads and kneepads, I doubt he was planned to be Resolute anything.

MobileBattleBunker · **Posted:** Sat Oct 10, 2009 12:32 am

Well I need to go to whitehall anyway

Mysterious Stranger · **Posted:** Sat Oct 10, 2009 12:57 am

chrysophylax wrote:

This figure was originally meant to be Resolute Rock&Roll. That explains the file name and tattoo.

- JM

Actually he was meant to be the movie Rock 'n' Roll. Got that straight from John at Hasbro at SDCC. Plus the Resolute Rock 'n' Roll had a completely different look from this guy.

chaosx · **Posted:** Sat Oct 10, 2009 3:02 pm

So my TRU got 1 case. I bought 2 of the Bench Press...I am going to keep him as Bench Press and not "Rock and Roll" as I like Rock and Roll the way he is

psychoviper · **Posted:** Sat Oct 10, 2009 10:10 pm

He definitely looks cool. I too immediately thought "combat engineer" when I saw his ax and chainsaw.

I really wish they would have given him a new head instead of repainting Clutch's though. What is this, 1982?

I wonder if my area will see these before 2010?

Tanstoys · **Joined:** Sat Aug 11, 2007 11:02 am

got bench press a nice figure don't want the snow serpent have enough

Jay · **Posted:** Sun Oct 11, 2009 12:09 am

psychoviper wrote:

I really wish they would have given him a new head instead of repainting Clutch's though. What is this, 1982?

No, this is post-2007. A world where Hasbro reuses toolings as much as possible.

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