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desertrat · Corporal Joined: 26 Mar 2007 Posts: 80

Who was the best leader or worst joe leader? The worst and the best cobra leader? The worst and best joe or cobra toy or character? The best comic story or series or cartoon episode or movie? The worst ones? Confused

Maxtype · Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2007 7:04 pm Post subject:

Best Joe Leader:General Hawk-he could always get the mission accomplished,even if it meant expending some of the Joes,but he wouldn't give up on his Joes,and would always try a rescue...........

Best Cobra Leader:Destro-master strategist,excellent tactician-didn't throw away troops like Cobra Commander.........

Worst Joe Leader:none-all the 'team leaders were qualified

Worst Cobra Leader: Fred VII as CC-incompetent and totally uncaring of the lives under his command.......his only successes came by having the Baroness in his camp............
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Recondo · Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2007 7:48 pm Post subject: Re: the best / worst

Phil Kost · Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2007 8:15 pm Post subject: Re: the best / worst

Maxtype · Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2007 9:07 pm Post subject:

Best comic arc:The Battle For Cobra Island
Worst Comic Arc:GI Joe AE 1-10

Best single issue:either 'Weeding Out'-showing Joe Team Selection-how do you become a Joe,or 'Yearbook Two-The Return of the Oktober Guard' awesome story-awesome Michael Golden Art!!

Worst single issue:the one Special Missions where Stalker and Quick Kick go to Mexico on vacation...........

Best Toy:TTBP
Worst Toy:Power Fighters

Best/Favorite Figure: comic 3-Pack Lady Jaye
Worst/Most Hated Figure: Crystal Ball
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Recondo · Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2007 9:49 pm Post subject:

TWO TTBP fans in the same thread!!! Sweet. Very Happy

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Maxtype · Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2007 9:59 pm Post subject:

Chainsaw Viper · Master Sergeant Joined: 11 Feb 2006 Posts: 941

Hey, rat, if you're wanting to talk about best and worst stuff, why not hop down a few posts to the top 100 figures thread and give me some input on which figures you think are the very best.
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wowboy · Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2007 11:24 pm Post subject:

Best Joe Leader: Stalker - Sure, he wasn't the head honcho, but how many times did he take a small group of joes out in the field and ruin someone's day? I loved the story where he takes Roadblock, Gung Ho, Rip-Cord and Recondo out to rescue Dr Burkhart (again!) Someday, I intend to make some customs of those Russian snipers that took out the Tucaros. Runner Up - Flint - He just ruled.

Worst Joe Leader: Sgt Slaughter - I have a soft spot for this guy, but the only time he ever led anyone in the comic, he let a group of petty thugs break into the Pit and get away scot free.

Best Cobra Leader - Cobra Commander - I always felt that his schemes were second to none in diabolicalness (is that a word?) Sure, more of his troops troops got killed than were necessary, but hey, he's a fanatic. The cause comes FIRST.

Worst Cobra Leader - Fred VII - not really a leader , per se, but he was "Cobra Commander" for awhile, so he does qualify. Man, was he incompetent. But I guess that was the point.

Best Story arc - I absolutely loved the storyline that began early in the run with the introduction of Gung Ho, Doc, Airborne, and Snow Job fighting to stop Destro and some Cobras from releasing a plague, and continued to Cobra destroying the psuedo-headquarters of the Joes. This story got Snake Eyes away from the joes and allowed some other characters to develop further, and it gave us the legendary Kwinn, Dr. Venom, and Scar-Face. I don't know how many times I reenacted the battle at Washington DC with my joes as a kid!

Best Vehicles - Moray Hydrofoil. I had sooo many battles with the Joes boarding this thing, or this thing attacking my TTBP or USS Flagg

Best Playset - I had the Flagg, I had the Terror Drome, I had the 83 HQ. None of the can equal the play value of the TTBP. It was just so much more versatile than all of them. I was constantly imagining scenarios where my Tomahawk would drop this thing close to enemy territory to give the Joes a temporary HQ. Sure, it was great in the water so the Moray could attack it, but I also used it on land too. I thought an HQ that automatically gave you the high ground was a good thing, especially with the little radar station and Anti-Aircraft guns to not make it such a sitting duck.

Best Figure - 85 Flint - His sculpt is amazing. From the textured shirt, the shotgun shells, the paratrooper badge, the US logo on the belt buckle and the shells on the belt, the two color jungle boots, the cocked beret and grin making him look like the most cocky, yet determined SOB on the joe team that got the job done in style. It didn't end there. His filecard was probably the best in the entire line. The blurb about him kicking down the door and rescuing the POWs just when they thought Cobra had 'em for good was PRICELESS. His characterization in the toon perfectly reflected this. In the comic, Hama gave Flint one of the most memorable moments in the run of the series when he singlehandedly attacked a well armed platoon of Eels, himself unarmed! He apparently won, because we see him a few panels later, beaten up, but carrying one of the Eels' weapons, and looking even more pissed off and ready to beat some serious Cobra ass.
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Recondo · Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2007 2:51 am Post subject:

THREE TTBP FANS!!

Oh man, where have you guys been? lol.. I seemed like the only TTBP soldier for a while there. Glad to see I am not alone. I STILL say that the TTBP would make an absolutely awesome reissue... & pretty darn popular. I mean, yeah, its a playset.. but it is so versatile & mobile (with a Tomahawk, NAC, etc) that it is closer to a vehicle than a traditional playset imo.

I'd even go one further & say that they should release it in sea gray & black (with maybe yellow trim legs/ladders instead of red). With this scheme & a sticker sheet with both Joe & Cobra logos on it, it could be purchased and used for whatever side the buyer wants. Very Happy

Anyhow, sorry to hijack the thread. Wink

Back to business...
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wowboy · Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2007 3:12 am Post subject:

You will be pleased to know that I found an MIB TTBP for $15 at a local toy/comic shop Smile

There was no price tag, their toy guy was gone, so the girl just pulled a price out of her arse.

I said, "SOLD!"
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Maxtype · Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2007 9:15 pm Post subject:

Hey,FirstReality,don't hate me 'cuz Mom & Dad were cool!!! Laughing

Hey man,I never had a Maggot-lucky!!! The only vehicle I got in'87 was the Pogo!!!

I think I agree with you-'GI Joe' Colton in AE is the WORST Joe leader!!!
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Maxtype · Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2007 10:45 pm Post subject:

Don't be jealous,man-the ONLY thing I still have is a perfect condition Cobra Hydrofoil-my parents made me give away most of my stuff when I was 16....I never had the Flagg either-I used to pretend it was standing 100 miles off-shore,ready to send in the Fast-movers when needed! I've even given thought to building my own,larger TTBP out of plastic and such...........
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