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new GI Joes make all previous GI Joes look like worthless shit.

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haha, hyperbole. Finally got my hands on GI Joe: Pursuit of Cobra wave 1. Man, are they great. I skipped Storm Shadow, so I won't be telling you about him. But the rest, well, here we go: Beachhead seems to be my favorite. There's a lot of elements that let you know it's Beachhead, but there's a few subtle changes. For one, the color palette on this particular wave of figures is muted, an attempt to make them look realistic, I suppose. It works quite well. The camo pants and green sweater are much darker than earlier modern-era Beachheads, and I think it looks fantastic. He also has this tac vest that has to be seen to be believed. There is a drawback to this figure, unfortunately. He has so many guns that have no place to go. I guess it was a choice for Hasbro between the vest and an arsenal of weapons, or a back pack and a few weapons. I have to admit I like it this way. Also, he seems to be missing a knife that would fit into the sheath on his back. It's not a bi