For all intents and purposes...Roadblock was the star of GI Joe Retaliation. We got a few versions of the movie character (played by The Rock or Dwayne Johnson), but this is truly the ultimate one! I'm pretty sure this figure has the same sculpt as an earlier one (Battle Kata Roadblock, I think), but recolored and modified a bit. He comes with a big ol' machine gun and still has a few carry-over accessories from the Battle Kata version...yeah, that gimmick was played up and soon dropped by the toy line. Roadblock had these handle things that had various attachments. You could make them guns, knives, or even a nightstick...kinda dumb and pointless. Neat, but unnecessary. Looks-wise, he's just plain great. Spot-on likeness.
Lastly, in accessories, Roadblock has this...uh...thing. Again, we had alot of zipline and grappling hook gimmicks and accessories in this toy line due to the whole mountain scene in the movie. They really played that up! The figure itself is great and so are the other accessories. We've gotten better zipline stuff with other figures. Eh. I think we got this same one with Mouse in that three-pack. I played around with this thing a bit. It's okay. What else can I say?
Honestly, the movie figures are great...ESPECIALLY these "ultimate" versions. It's just sad that Hasbro waited to the end (basically) to give us the best stuff. It's doubly disheartening knowing that the wave these were in was not seen at major retailers.
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