At any rate, as fans of GI Joe know, the second to last wave of movie toys was gonna be a "super wave" with a whole bunch of cool new figures. No doubles, no carry-overs from previous waves. Just a mix of new movie guys and new takes on classic Joes. I took the liberty of pre-ordering the wave because I thought it would be easier. It was. Thankfully, I did pre-order online since this wave seemed to miss retail as most stores stopped carrying the toy line right before this wave was due out! EGADS!!! A real bummer. The best figures (arguably) never made it to mass retail release.
On to Firefly. He's a movie version...sort of. He does seem to carry elements of classic Firefly and is not 100% movie accurate. The first version, despite his action feature and weird accessory was actually more film accurate and even sported an unmasked head. This guy just comes with a few guns and a backpack. Nothing to super exciting, but a lot of fans paraise the realistic look of this version of the character. His big accessory is a mini HISS tank. This mini HISS was originally released with a special version of Cobra Commander near the tail end of the first movie line. I personally never got it. Looks like the mold was remodeled to add a firing missile. You can also detach the mini guns and tank treads so Firefly can wear it as a backpack if so desired.
A neat figure...not super accurate to the movie, yet captures the spirit of the classic Joe character. Also, a neat accessory!
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