Friday, March 21

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Blogger jason said...

ha, I was never big on G.I. Joe but it seems a bit overdue for Hollywood to poopy out a live action summer blockbuster 3 hour murder party.
did this guy always have that red iching mark on his plastic body? i don't know the details but there's a water/north over fire/south symbol going on there. i wonder what his future holds?...

9:38 AM  
Blogger Shashin Gallery said...

Your worst nightmare, meet Kent. Kent, your worst nightmare...

9:40 PM  
Blogger ryanerik said...

So yeah, I'm rarely interested in jumbo-sized Hollywood spectacle and epic-length...homicide ho-downs?
BUT, I was pretty into Snake-Eyes as a kid. That character probably influenced my decision to move to Japan and become a ninja-mercenary bound only to my honor and thirst for revenge. That and Pocky--loved that stuff!

Yeah that is an I Ching symbol on his arm.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_I_Ching_hexagrams_33-64#Hexagram_64
There's another ninja guy (but he's on the C.O.B.R.A. side) with one as well, named Storm Shadow that was my other favorite. Here's the one I had:
http://www.yojoe.com/action/88/stormshadow2.shtml
I even had a choose-your-own-adventure novel based around him and his shifting alliances. So rad.

9:55 AM  
Blogger jason said...

A white ninja suit covered in tetris shapes? I would be much more excited about movie stills of that guy.
The only G.I.Joe figure I ever had was Shipwreck
http://www.yojoe.com/action/85/shipwreck.shtml
I have no idea how he came into my hands as I was never that interested in human-shaped toys aside from Mask. He did come with one fantastic little parrot that I still keep around, though.

11:48 AM  
Blogger ryanerik said...

Oh yeah, I had that same Shipwreck!

2:36 PM  

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