Alley Viper Officers specialize in urban combat and lead platoons of Alley Viper troopers in ground assaults. These Cobra officers train their troops to conduct fast-strike operations of takeover and sabotage in cities around the world. When Cobra invades a city to capture it’s valuable resources. Alley Viper Officers pour through the streets, weapons blazing, and battle G.I.Joe forces that are defending the city.
Check out over 20 high res images and our quick thoughts after the break, courtesy of Hasbro.
SDCC 2015 G.I. Joe Alley Viper Officer
Pros
Nice Paint Deco
Above average articulation
Cons
Limited exclusive
Large box
Overall
Although this years SDCC G.I. Joe modern era exclusives are a little strange, and lack media support, I still find this figure to be very desirable. Alley Vipers are always a welcome army builder, and the paint deco on this version is well executed. The only issue I see is how this and the A.V.A.C figure, fit in with the Cobra Scythe?
SDCC 2015 G.I. Joe Alley Viper Officer 50th Anniversary Photo Shoot
SDCC 2015 G.I. Joe Alley Viper Officer 50th Anniversary Photo Shoot - HissTank.com
Here are a few images of the box the set comes in. It's so big I can't fit it into my photo booth area. I will try to post up smaller high-res shots of the art as we go along later.
SDCC 2015 Crimson Strike G.I. Joe Box Set Images - HissTank.com
I dig what they did with the box cover. Very cool with the addition of the bullet holes.
Unfortunately, that's about all I dig about the set. The AV is starting to grow on me, but the HISS and Sky Striker are just too iconic to be used by the opposite teams, and I just can't get past that.
Let's get a little creativity in there please. Use the new-mold vehicles for the swapping. Keep up with this formula and we'll get a Joe Terrordrome and a Cobra Flagg. No thank you.
The only version of alley viper I ever cared for was the yellow one. I loved the animal looking mask that flipped open.
What do you you guys want to see next? Another figure from the box set or Kre-O figures?
this is a must-own for me
Let's see some more figs.
I wanna see some close ups of Steeler and Grunt.
50th box set please.
I am not a fan of lego joes.
By the way, the battle scene art is not giving Grunt much of a chance to fight another day.
He's out in the open about to get swiped by a machete from the AV officer, while the strato viper is unloading an entire clip at point blank range into Grunt. Meanwhile Steeler is up in his stolen Hisstank apparently cheering on the cobra. Maybe he always wanted to drive a hisstank, and sold out grunt? What is he shooting at? they look like aimless shots of celebration.
As and added bonus the cobra skystriker has launched a barrage of missles to ensure that Grunt gets killed as well as the AV and rocket head viper.
Other than that, I really like the set. I think it's novel and well executed, even better than the desert set that has a paint scheme for a winter climate.
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