Just subbed brother, I got a strange email from pulse today, 12/30 saying the saw viper and zandar expected Dec 30. How weird is that, they didn't charge me yet but I've never had them say something was releasing the day of the email. Time will tell I suppose but I like this guy after saying he'd suck but I got outta joes when the og came out. This whole wave is one I've most looked forward to in a long time. Nice review 👍
@SharkEyesToyView you're welcome brother and I wanna say get to know me a bit, you'll see I'm not like those drama queens. I can tell you aren't the kinda guy to judge unfairly based on association. I have the knack of discernment as far as character and vibes and plenty of bad ppl in life are the reason I've developed that gift, also the Bible and teachings of Jesus, not to impose any of my beliefs or anything just my experience. Treat ppl how you wanna be treated, judge righteously and love ppl and I do alright on those terms.
Awesome video and review, as always. Good to see you reviewing classified figures. I understand why you've been gone for a bit. Im gonna wait for clearance saw viper. Im not a fan of the helmet or neck brace thingie. Although i do kinda want one just because of the lore. Keep em comin sharky, youre the best in the game.
Solid review! I like the guy. I’m shocked to see the stealth & night combat. I get he is a bit clunky…. I’d be a bit clunky wearing that much body armor. He might have been a cool guy offered in the 788 team. Put him in Hiss tank colors and have 2 come out of the back of the tank guns blazing..… just a fun idea. However, I ordered just 1 as well! Thanks for sharing! Cheers & Happy Holidays
Right? Those two attributes aren't something I expected either. He would most definitely look good in the 788 red/black. Thanks as always for the support and Happy Holidays to you also, mate.
@ I was telling my cousin about your review.. He read online that this whole wave is like 1/4 inch shorter than previous figures.. Do you think that is true for SAW Viper? 🤔
He's solid, but I'm not enamoured with it tbh, mate. That aside, Merry Christmas, Casey. Thanks for your friendship and support throughout the year and I hope you've had a lovely day with your fam, mate.
I just got him in and it's very noticeable that it's a shorter guy. The problem is he is fine on his own, but when you have him with other figures, then his presence is overshadowed imo. It's fine, though, just if it was a smidge taller and this would have been a nonissue. That said, I wish the purple parts for black or dark blue and made the red more of a burgandy. Save the OG colors for the retro line. Also, that weapon in Road Pig's hands actually looks awesome, it does feel more of a Dreanok weapon than something Cobra would give their troopers on the battlefield.
G’day brother, noice you beat (almost everyone -D Amazing has a vid up too) in the U.S. with a RUclips channel with a figure that remains wildly sold out on pulse USA 😂 That means someone has Dialtone, Leatherneck, and Zandar vids in queue Very noice mate!
@@SharkEyesToyView I’m curious now to see what all the scalpers gonna do… reading the comments from your review it doesn’t sound like many who buy or ordered this intended to have multiples of it. Kinda makes me wonder why it’s usually sold out and who keeps running up the preorders on this one -it sells out almost every single day on US pulse and these went live sometime back in the summer for preorders. It’s gonna be funny if the scalpers who want to deplete the quantity of these to charge up more later when they’re out to learn not many are army building them because of disinterest in that for this figure and impressions of it overall. Honestly I never was over the moon about this one to begin with. He has the popularity of having merk’d some of the Joe men in his comic story arc for ARAH and maybe that’s why he sells out almost daily on pulse here in the US, otherwise just not seeing the reasoning for the constant sell out. It’s like neck and neck with the retro tel viper and retro cobra commander on pulse. I have cobra commander but it’s fascinating to see it’s still a sell out item on pulse in the states lol
The knife looks like the 1st wave's Cobra Trooper. I think they did a great job on the design. I like all the options of how you want to load them out. I ordered more than one, but I won't army build.
Hasbro's distribution of these is absolutely astounding to me. "Oh, it will be @ October 2025"... and yet here we are. I get that there are some differences globally, etc. But still. Cool to see him, tho. 👍🏻 Like you, I only feel the need for one of these, given his role in the GI JOE lore.
Oh he hasn't dropped here yet, mate. I paid the impatient tax and got him from Hong Kong. With that said, you also aren't wrong. Would you believe the Iron Grenadiers and v2 Storm Shadow are only just starting to show up here now.
It is, I’ve done it a few times with that Doc Jinx and RC Beachhead, and Alpinoooo cause I really wanted that one before Dec which I think Amazon got it before Dec and maybe BBTS and other smaller Canadian outlets this side of things in either Oct or early to mid Nov. I was tempted to do it for this one and the main draws of this wave but haven’t pulled that trigger on any of them yet 😂
Are there any Aussie figs that they haven’t released into classified line like Quarrel/Glenda had releases in other countries that we didn’t know about in “US vintage GI Joe 3.75 in line” at least I don’t remember seeing quarrel or Glenda as collectible figs in the 80s US releases Curious to see if they introduce some Aussie charachters who were more aligned to your nostalgia military figures that were derivatives of GI Joe as it were in the 80s.
Nice figure!! I’m not feeling that machine gun. Sometimes they stray off and it just doesn’t work. A basic saw machine gun would have worked just fine!
Exactly. Look at the one that came with the 4 inch figure for example. Thankfully we have Gridiron and a bunch of other third party suppliers to assist us when this happens.
One good thing about him is it gives me further hope for the Python Patrol repaint as they slowly chip away at the PP version 2 moulds. I might squad build this guy as a back up for the Alley Vipers and if they ever do a pinker toned Retro version then - that one I can make a named individual. I guess it won't be a geological length of time until the Frag Viper wave is out too. - since the coloured samples are doing the rounds for that. The seems to suggest it is very much a Made in China item. (Not Made in Vietnam) so the Trench Viper should be to delayed hopefully, likewise with Heavy Duty and The Legacy Firefighter. Leatherneck and Co are hot on the heels of the Saw Viper of course. There is a RUclips short of a almost identical gun to this (complete with Chainsaw Bayonette from a year ago -interestingly).
Surely he and Bludd have to be on the cards for the Python Patrol treatment in the year ahead. On the other front, you make a salient point. Given these dropped in Hong Kong, they are likely some of the last figures we'll see being made out of China. Let's hope we don't see yet another dip in quality when the Vietnam factories go into production.
@@SharkEyesToyView Some have suggested that Target doesn't want any ore Python Patrol - so we would have to wait about a year (I think) before any connection to exclusive lapses and Hasbro can sell Python Patrol as either Pulse Exclusive or Normal releases.. which I think is quite possible and as I alluded to, I think they may chip away at the Viper-Sub-Types that were in the Version 2 Python Patrol - and they very likely could add their own. For example if they did a Data Viper I can see them doing a PP V2 repaint of that & I can also potentially see them considering a PP Eel or PP Frag Viper too. But I don't expect it in a hurry - But if I hear any rumour of them making an ASP at any time then I would consider that are reasonable indication they want to revisit Python Patrol. Hopefully when they move factories nothing goes missing in the process. It would be irksome if they managed to loose some important moulds in the move. I kinda don't see why they wouldn't keep the old ones in China and use those to farm repaint for the time being then make 100% new stuff in Vietnam in the new factory so they have some overlap. I have for example thought extra waves of Retro is an option with the Chinese based production during the hand over process.
@@SharkEyesToyView I hope they don't use the exact same factory that was using inappropriate discolouring plastic mixes on Transformers for nearly 4 years - I really don't want that circus all over again on another brand or Brands. If they had Discolouration on Star Wars, Marvel & Gi Joe at the same time - then yeah that would put Hasbro on a hell of a lot of people's naughty list - they might even find themselves on the receiving end of a Group action lawsuit if they reach a critical mass on the number of people who feel 'ripped off'.
Can we keep it equidistant so that your not shouting into one ear? 🤢 We're not on a date, I don't need you leaning into my one ear to tell me shit. Ffs, turn down the gain. Make it mono instead of stereo. Use a different app if that's your smartphone.
Here's an idea, try being polite and not coming off as an entitled asshat when you make a comment. As I mentioned in the video, I'm currently battling illness, so I was trying to get it all done without passing out. Thanks for watching.
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Saw Viper 😊
"ME LIKE IT"!!!
COOOOOOOBRA
AGAIN
GOOD REVIEW!!!
CHEERS MATE 😊
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Depending on who likes and dislikes mate-
Me self I like this to bad a few others think it's rubbish-
Good review 😊
Cheers mate...
Just subbed brother, I got a strange email from pulse today, 12/30 saying the saw viper and zandar expected Dec 30. How weird is that, they didn't charge me yet but I've never had them say something was releasing the day of the email. Time will tell I suppose but I like this guy after saying he'd suck but I got outta joes when the og came out. This whole wave is one I've most looked forward to in a long time. Nice review 👍
Appreciate the support, Greg. I've seen a few of those emails floating around. Nice way to end the year. Thanks for watching and all the best for '25.
@SharkEyesToyView you're welcome brother and I wanna say get to know me a bit, you'll see I'm not like those drama queens. I can tell you aren't the kinda guy to judge unfairly based on association. I have the knack of discernment as far as character and vibes and plenty of bad ppl in life are the reason I've developed that gift, also the Bible and teachings of Jesus, not to impose any of my beliefs or anything just my experience. Treat ppl how you wanna be treated, judge righteously and love ppl and I do alright on those terms.
Another great review! I can’t wait to get him and tell my kids his comic story about wasting the Joes in the desert!!
Good review 😊 Cheers mate...
Cooooooobra
Great review, good figures! Hope you feel better soon, take care.
Thanks for the kind words and well wishes, James.
Awesome video and review, as always. Good to see you reviewing classified figures. I understand why you've been gone for a bit. Im gonna wait for clearance saw viper. Im not a fan of the helmet or neck brace thingie. Although i do kinda want one just because of the lore. Keep em comin sharky, youre the best in the game.
You're too kind, mate. Thank you 🙏🏻
What an amazing review bro!! Especially when you are feeling under the weather.
Maaaaaate you're too bloody kind. Thanks for the kind words, Campbo.
Great review 👍🏼
Thanks for checking it out, Johnny.
Backpack is from tiger force roadblock
A-HA! Which was a release I didn't bother with. Thanks for the intel.
Love it! I'm not crazy about the overall look of the figure, but I appreciate the video! Great stuff man!
Thanks for checking it out, Pop.
Solid review! I like the guy. I’m shocked to see the stealth & night combat. I get he is a bit clunky…. I’d be a bit clunky wearing that much body armor. He might have been a cool guy offered in the 788 team. Put him in Hiss tank colors and have 2 come out of the back of the tank guns blazing..… just a fun idea. However, I ordered just 1 as well! Thanks for sharing! Cheers & Happy Holidays
Right? Those two attributes aren't something I expected either. He would most definitely look good in the 788 red/black. Thanks as always for the support and Happy Holidays to you also, mate.
@ I was telling my cousin about your review.. He read online that this whole wave is like 1/4 inch shorter than previous figures.. Do you think that is true for SAW Viper? 🤔
Interesting. He's definitely not a tall figure like Gnaw or Boa, but I didn't notice a dramatic difference.
How ruddy nice mate!!!
I pre-orderd 🔟 of those blimey bastards🤣🤣🤣
Oh WOW!
Definitely made for adults collectors😅😅😅 with lots of ruddy patients!!!
Great review I think he looks really good 👍
He's solid, but I'm not enamoured with it tbh, mate. That aside, Merry Christmas, Casey. Thanks for your friendship and support throughout the year and I hope you've had a lovely day with your fam, mate.
I just got him in and it's very noticeable that it's a shorter guy. The problem is he is fine on his own, but when you have him with other figures, then his presence is overshadowed imo. It's fine, though, just if it was a smidge taller and this would have been a nonissue.
That said, I wish the purple parts for black or dark blue and made the red more of a burgandy. Save the OG colors for the retro line. Also, that weapon in Road Pig's hands actually looks awesome, it does feel more of a Dreanok weapon than something Cobra would give their troopers on the battlefield.
Looks good shark eyes can’t wait for mine to come !!! In a couple of months I’m sure 😂 … enjoy brotha ✌🏽
They're just hitting retail here now, so shouldn't be too long, bro.
Let's Go!!
Thanks mate, couldn't have done this one without you.
G’day brother, noice you beat (almost everyone -D Amazing has a vid up too) in the U.S. with a RUclips channel with a figure that remains wildly sold out on pulse USA 😂
That means someone has Dialtone, Leatherneck, and Zandar vids in queue
Very noice mate!
HA! I wasn't first on this occasion, S Dot. And if I already had Zandar, I assure you that review would have gone live.
@ I was tempted on him too but someone was more impatient than I and gobbled that one up outta HK before I could add to cart lol
@@SharkEyesToyView I’m curious now to see what all the scalpers gonna do… reading the comments from your review it doesn’t sound like many who buy or ordered this intended to have multiples of it. Kinda makes me wonder why it’s usually sold out and who keeps running up the preorders on this one -it sells out almost every single day on US pulse and these went live sometime back in the summer for preorders. It’s gonna be funny if the scalpers who want to deplete the quantity of these to charge up more later when they’re out to learn not many are army building them because of disinterest in that for this figure and impressions of it overall.
Honestly I never was over the moon about this one to begin with. He has the popularity of having merk’d some of the Joe men in his comic story arc for ARAH and maybe that’s why he sells out almost daily on pulse here in the US, otherwise just not seeing the reasoning for the constant sell out. It’s like neck and neck with the retro tel viper and retro cobra commander on pulse. I have cobra commander but it’s fascinating to see it’s still a sell out item on pulse in the states lol
It would be really nice mate to finally at some ruddy point to get a back pack that functions with opening hood and compartments 😅😅😅
Right?!?
The knife looks like the 1st wave's Cobra Trooper. I think they did a great job on the design. I like all the options of how you want to load them out. I ordered more than one, but I won't army build.
Wow, this figure is really not that impressive. I’m glad I decided not to army build, and just get one
The figure sculpt is nice enough, but it definitely isn't without flaws. One and done is the best bet.
I think the backpack came with tiger force Roadblock
Yep, you're spot on. I didn't pick up that set so completely brand new to me.
Hasbro's distribution of these is absolutely astounding to me. "Oh, it will be @ October 2025"... and yet here we are. I get that there are some differences globally, etc. But still. Cool to see him, tho. 👍🏻 Like you, I only feel the need for one of these, given his role in the GI JOE lore.
Oh he hasn't dropped here yet, mate. I paid the impatient tax and got him from Hong Kong. With that said, you also aren't wrong. Would you believe the Iron Grenadiers and v2 Storm Shadow are only just starting to show up here now.
@SharkEyesToyView I hear ya! I've paid the impatient tax a few times lol
In this collecting game we play, it is, inevitable.
It is, I’ve done it a few times with that Doc Jinx and RC Beachhead, and Alpinoooo cause I really wanted that one before Dec which I think Amazon got it before Dec and maybe BBTS and other smaller Canadian outlets this side of things in either Oct or early to mid Nov.
I was tempted to do it for this one and the main draws of this wave but haven’t pulled that trigger on any of them yet 😂
Are there any Aussie figs that they haven’t released into classified line like Quarrel/Glenda had releases in other countries that we didn’t know about in “US vintage GI Joe 3.75 in line” at least I don’t remember seeing quarrel or Glenda as collectible figs in the 80s US releases
Curious to see if they introduce some Aussie charachters who were more aligned to your nostalgia military figures that were derivatives of GI Joe as it were in the 80s.
Replay gang!
Appreciate ya, homes. 🙏🏻
Right Right mate-
Definitely better translucent helmet visor😢😢😢 unfortunately Cheapo Hasbro😅😅😅
Yuuuuuuuup.
Nice figure!! I’m not feeling that machine gun. Sometimes they stray off and it just doesn’t work. A basic saw machine gun would have worked just fine!
Exactly. Look at the one that came with the 4 inch figure for example. Thankfully we have Gridiron and a bunch of other third party suppliers to assist us when this happens.
Great review. The figure looks great. The quality of the weapon looks disappointing. I hope the rest of the wave is better.
Yup! Me too, Dave.
One good thing about him is it gives me further hope for the Python Patrol repaint as they slowly chip away at the PP version 2 moulds.
I might squad build this guy as a back up for the Alley Vipers and if they ever do a pinker toned Retro version then - that one I can make a named individual.
I guess it won't be a geological length of time until the Frag Viper wave is out too. - since the coloured samples are doing the rounds for that. The seems to suggest it is very much a Made in China item. (Not Made in Vietnam) so the Trench Viper should be to delayed hopefully, likewise with Heavy Duty and The Legacy Firefighter.
Leatherneck and Co are hot on the heels of the Saw Viper of course.
There is a RUclips short of a almost identical gun to this (complete with Chainsaw Bayonette from a year ago -interestingly).
Surely he and Bludd have to be on the cards for the Python Patrol treatment in the year ahead.
On the other front, you make a salient point. Given these dropped in Hong Kong, they are likely some of the last figures we'll see being made out of China. Let's hope we don't see yet another dip in quality when the Vietnam factories go into production.
@@SharkEyesToyView Some have suggested that Target doesn't want any ore Python Patrol - so we would have to wait about a year (I think) before any connection to exclusive lapses and Hasbro can sell Python Patrol as either Pulse Exclusive or Normal releases.. which I think is quite possible and as I alluded to, I think they may chip away at the Viper-Sub-Types that were in the Version 2 Python Patrol - and they very likely could add their own.
For example if they did a Data Viper I can see them doing a PP V2 repaint of that & I can also potentially see them considering a PP Eel or PP Frag Viper too.
But I don't expect it in a hurry - But if I hear any rumour of them making an ASP at any time then I would consider that are reasonable indication they want to revisit Python Patrol.
Hopefully when they move factories nothing goes missing in the process. It would be irksome if they managed to loose some important moulds in the move.
I kinda don't see why they wouldn't keep the old ones in China and use those to farm repaint for the time being then make 100% new stuff in Vietnam in the new factory so they have some overlap.
I have for example thought extra waves of Retro is an option with the Chinese based production during the hand over process.
@@SharkEyesToyView I hope they don't use the exact same factory that was using inappropriate discolouring plastic mixes on Transformers for nearly 4 years - I really don't want that circus all over again on another brand or Brands. If they had Discolouration on Star Wars, Marvel & Gi Joe at the same time - then yeah that would put Hasbro on a hell of a lot of people's naughty list - they might even find themselves on the receiving end of a Group action lawsuit if they reach a critical mass on the number of people who feel 'ripped off'.
Lol, all this time I've had him mixed up with Toxo-Viper
LOL well they are both purple and masked.
@SharkEyesToyView the new collar made me remember the O-Ring no neck deep six style crater head
Sick, but how in the? #00
Paid the Asian impatient tax.
Please feel better 🙏🏿
Much appreciated, Jay. 🫡
I like him.
There is a fair bit to like.
You lucky bastard. 😆
That's debatable lol
I really hope that we get him and Major Bludd in their Python schemes.
And you will buy them, Mr. Port. Yes you will. The Devil's scale won't let you go that easily.
Looks alot different than the original. Looks more like the one you had in this video.
what country are you in
Straya.
So glad the chainsaw is removable I will not be displaying him with it
Yep, it's good to have options.
Neck guard, sorry. I know its not a neck brace.
Hahaha you're all good, mate. It actually does give off neck brace vibes lol
He's cool but think I'm only getting 1 not that impressed with him, would rather army build with others that's coming
Wise move imho, Mel.
better to be soft the hard and break like some other weapons
This is true, Triple C.
Mind your microphone please.
Can we keep it equidistant so that your not shouting into one ear? 🤢 We're not on a date, I don't need you leaning into my one ear to tell me shit. Ffs, turn down the gain. Make it mono instead of stereo. Use a different app if that's your smartphone.
Here's an idea, try being polite and not coming off as an entitled asshat when you make a comment. As I mentioned in the video, I'm currently battling illness, so I was trying to get it all done without passing out. Thanks for watching.
This global release stuff sux.
Swings and roundabouts, mate.
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He looks Ok but, Hasbro got the ammo chute design wrong. It should feed into the left side of the MG.
Add that to the problematic nature of that weapon then.
@@SharkEyesToyView Yep. Probably why he's armor covered from head to toe. Haha.
Hehe I'll pay that.