Next up in our look at G.I. Joe Classified Wave 2 is the Red Ninja! This is another troop builder, and packed 1 per case along with Gung Ho and Cobra Commander. He’s using the Snake Eyes body as a base with new overlay gear. The weapons are plenty and are most of what was in the #00 Deluxe Snake Eyes set. Colors are a mix of maroon, bright red and black with some tan highlights.
We’ve run the Red Ninja through the motions so read on to check out over 55 HD shots and some quick thoughts. We’ve also run the rest of wave 2 so check back tomorrow for Cobra Commander!
You can view all our previous galleries for G.I. Joe Classified here. We will also be updating the HissTank Database with base shots for each figure too.
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G.I. Joe Classified Wave 2 Red Ninja
Overall Thoughts
Solid, but doesn’t get me pumped. The colors are a bit off for me. Maroon mixed with that non rich red color kinda gives off a preskool color tone. A richer red, with a darker maroon would have worked better IMO. The head sculpt is great when you get in there, it’s actually an Oni-like mask with a mouth and teeth cut into it. The hood and headbad is traditional to some versions of him the Night Creepers, but I’d also prefer a straight hood OG Storm Shadow style. Weapon options are fantastic, the #00 Snake Eyes set is almost fully represented here. And most of it fits somewhere on figure at one time, which is a plus.
I would like multiple of these at some point, but I don’t feel the pressure to go hunt like I do the Cobra Trooper. Hopefully we get a sharper paint deco down the line, and if Hasbro was really awesome, make that available in a solid case.
Check out some key shots below, with 55+ more in gallery format after that! See you tomorrow for Cobra Commander!
Did up our shots for Wave 2. Happy with them all. Feel free to use this thread for discussion about the actual figures from Wave 2, share your thoughts on em too, etc. First up, Gung Ho.
G.I. Joe Classified Gung Ho In-Hand Gallery
I'm overall happy with the figure. Expecting him to be like the 50th Anniversary figure would be a stretch. Still, I wish they had made him bald, but it's an easy enough thing to customize. Some of us can't change hairstyles cause it all fell out. LOL
Red Ninja is up!
G.I. Joe Classified Red Ninja In-Hand Gallery
What do people think is the in-universe explanation for the pupil-less eyes? Are they robots (like Shredder's Foot Soldiers)? Blind?
I wonder what the out-of-universe explanation is too.
I like the secondaries on the red ninjas, don't really like the coloring (should be bright red) and hate the head. I suppose it is a nod to the nightcreepers, but I feel they are blah too.
Out-of-universe probably just a design decision. If you'd put some pupils into their eyes they look less menacing (at least to me).
Hopefully we get a tight hood version later, Retaliation style.
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I'm going to be a bit weird and say that I think I would have liked the red ninja if he was some sort of character like a red ninja leader. As a trooper the figure just doesn't work for me. When they announced the figure I had my hopes up for a simpler design that could also be used as a Hand ninja.
Looks like I'm going to have to hold out for either Marvel Legends doing Hand ninjas at some point or that Hasbro will repaint a Storm Shadow figure because Hasbro does love those repaints.
Cobra Commander is up!
G.I. Joe Classified Cobra Commander In-Hand Gallery
Throne came out great along with the snake.
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