Thanks to HissTank.com forum member Digital Ghost for informing us that Hasbro’s Pulse has posted a few images of their upcoming Fan Choice winner Stiletto from Amazon’s G.I.Joe Kindle Worlds. Set for a November release as a Toys R Us exclusive, Stiletto is Bill Nedrow’s character and you can find all his work on Amazon.com.
From Hasbro Pulse –
Last November the G.I. Joe fans voted through the Hasbro Pulse to choose a brand-new figure for the 2016 lineup based on three eligible characters from the fan-created stories available on Kindle Worlds. There are over 100 unique fan-authored G.I. Joe stories available on Kindle Worlds, and the character Stiletto (from Bill Nedrow’s G.I. Joe: Body Count) was the fan-voted winner.
Senior designer John Violette took the character description from Nedrow’s story and got to work. We knew the Stiletto figure would be unmistakeable facially, with a white stripe of hair in her braided ponytail and a diagonal scar running across her mouth and left eye. Well-known G.I. Joe artist Robert Atkins prepared the initial pencil sketches for Stiletto, which were adapted into the original head sculpt. Brand writers started building her filecard, and an illustrator designed her overall image.
With the head sculpted, an initial deco mock-up was created. While the first concept celebrated Stiletto’s heritage with traditional Thai colors, the overall look felt more ninja-influenced and didn’t give off a strong enough tactical vibe. A simple arm-swap improved the feel of the figure, and a new deco treatment was created as well. You can sneak a peek on the finished artwork that appears on the filecard.
Stiletto will be available this November at Toys ‘R Us and online through Entertainment Earth. Stay tuned to the Hasbro Pulse for more G.I. Joe news and notes, and we will look forward to seeing you in June at JoeCon 2016!
You can check out the original story by visiting the G.I.Joe Kindle Worlds Stiletto article.
Join in on the discussion and check out more images after the jump.
Hasbro Pulse just posted some updates on the Stilleto figure along with a few images. Apparently she'll be a tru exclusive in November.
Helix except for the head and arms.
http://pulse.hasbro.com/en-us/news/a...ds_fan_article
Sweet, looks cool
I think it looks pretty lame. Looks like a pegwarmer in the making. Was it supposed to be pink? Head sculpt shows promise but the mock-up paint on it is awful.
The original art shows a big scarf, the file card art shows a small scarf, but the mock-up has none.
Arms are Zarana.
I find this to be great news. Looks like the 50th card art. I would think that she would not be the only figure produced and we will get a wave of figure including her in November.
I like her, she'll probably look better in hand. Can anyone get better pics, the one Pulse has up is ridiculously small.
The original art had a scrappier look to her costume so the Helix and Zarana body armor makes her look too high-tech. The bio is right that she has "dead eyes" based on that mock-up paint job. There has to be a better color choice than glossy hot pink, which just makes her look less like a soldier and mroe like a toy. And that face...
and all those naysayers were worried it would be an SDCC exclusive.
Now it will be easily available on Entertainment Earth and on Toys R US shelves.
The redish pink makes sense since she is Mercer's bodyguard. They match...
I'll buy it.
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