Strangely, each of these not-Alley-Vipers utilizes a different Firefly head. There are three Cobra troopers present, but one of them is simply the Night Adder from the Rise of Cobra line, and the other two are not actually available figures, but instead appear to be random kitbashes. They are guarding the Cobra warehouse when it is infiltrated by GI Joe forces including Beachhead, who battles one-on-one with the Alley-Vipers.īefore getting to the review proper, I have to point out that in the 'City Strike' scene on the back of Alley-Viper's card, no Alley-Vipers are pictured, despite the implication in the bio that Beachhead is about to confront them. They are armed with close quarters battle gear includingīlast shields, anti-armor weapons and assault tonfas.

Well, Habro's Pursuit of Cobra line has a slightly redesigned Alley-Viper in the first series that seems meant to appease some of the fans who don't share my love of blaze orange troopers.Īlley-Vipers are Cobra Urban Combat Specialists. While I thought that figure was an amazing update and a great toy, others didn't share my sentiment, mostly owing to the fact that few remembered the old Alley-Viper as fondly as I did, mainly due to the shockingly bright colors. I loved this figure so much,ĭespite its garish color scheme and impractical faceplate without eyeholes, that even years and years after packing my old G1 GI Joe figures away, the Alley-Viper still held a spot in my toy display, right up until it was replaced with the G3 update in the Defense of Cobra Island seven-pack. And the one I loved above all others was the original Alley-Viper, in all its orange and blue glory (and this was wayyyy before I attended the University of Florida, go figure). Most of these, incidentally, were Cobra characters. However, there were still a few treasured figs that were mine, all mine. In my Jungle-Viper review I talked a bit about how my brother had most of the cool GI Joe figures while I was growing up. B u y t h e t o y s, n o t t h e h y p e.

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