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[K.B.]

Basically this is where we list all the confirmed varients that are out there for the G.I. Joe RAH 25th Anniversary figures. This will help a lot of us collectors with what exactly is, FOR SURE, out there.

[Pete The Greek]

Do you want a complete list of every known variant (including the addition of backpack holes) or just the major ones like Shipwreck's tatoos and paint deco changes like Stalker?

[Stealth Viper]

What about packaging variants?

Zartan, for example, has 3 different packaging versions.

[K.B.]

Any and all as I think it would really make sense not only to keep all vareints to one thread but to help if anyone is buying off ebay as I've seen and heard of varients from everything like buzzer having a gotee to cobra commander having a holster on a different leg.

So I'll start...

Snake Eyes (wave 1) white timber
Snake Eyes (wave 1) black timber

[Pete The Greek]

Single pack

Wave 1

- Cobra Commander (darker hood colour)
- Cobra Commander (paint deco variant - solid gold buckle on leg holster)
- Cobra Commander (paint deco variant - gold buckle outline on leg holster)
- Cobra Officer (w/o backpack hole)
- Cobra Officer (body mold variant - addition of backpack hole)
- Flint (w/o backpack hole, first issued)
- Flint (body mold variant - addition of backpack hole)
- Flint (card variant - 25th logo on package)
- Flint (card variant - comic reference on package, reissue pack)
- Snake Eyes v2 (v2, grey Timber, w/o backpack hole, first issued)
- Snake Eyes v2 (v2, grey Timber, body mold variation, addition of backpack hole)
- Snake Eyes v2 (v2, accessory variant - black Timber)
- Snake Eyes v2 (card variant - 25th logo on package)
- Snake Eyes v2 (card variant - comic reference on package, reissue pack)
- Storm Shadow v2 (card variant - 25th logo on package)
- Storm Shadow v2 (card variant - comic reference on package, reissue pack)

Wave 2

- Cobra Trooper (w/o backpack hole)
- Cobra Trooper (body mold variant - addition of backpack hole)
- Cobra Trooper (card art - dull looking)
- Cobra Trooper (card art - improved look)
- Beach Head (diaper crotch piece, first issued)
- Beach Head (body mold variant - thin crotch piece)
- Beach Head (card variant - 25th logo on package)
- Beach Head (card variant - comic reference on package, reissue pack)
- Buzzer (no variants documented)
- Lady Jaye (no variants documented)
- Serpentor (no variants documented)

Wave 3

- Firefly (diaper crotch piece, first release)
- Firefly (body mold variant - narrow crotch piece)
- Firefly (card variant - 25th logo on package)
- Firefly (card variant - cartoon reference on package, reissue pack)
- Sgt Stalker (yellow camo, first release)
- Sgt Stalker (paint deco variant - green camo)
- Sgt Stalker (body mold variant - addition of backpack hole with a diaper crotch)
- Sgt Stalker (paint deco and body mold variant - green camo, with addition of backpack hole and narrow crotch piece)
- Sgt Stalker (card variant - 25th logo on package)
- Sgt Stalker (card variant - comic reference on package, reissue pack)
- Shipwreck (shark tattoo, first release)
- Shipwreck (paint deco variant - anchor tattoo)
- Shipwreck (anchor tattoo and no design on belt)
- Red Ninja (no variants documented)
- Zartan (card variant - "color" change printed on card, first issued)
- Zartan (card variant - color change removed from card)
- Zartan (card variant - color change sticker instead of print)

Wave 4

- Cobra Air Trooper  (no variants documented)
- Cobra Commander  (no variants documented)
- Destro  (no variants documented)
- Duke (body mold and accessory variant - addition of backpack hole & backpack)
- Gung Ho (body mold variant - no anchor on cap, orginal version from 5 figure set did have an anchor)
- Roadblock (none - same as in 5 figure set)
- Scarlett (accessory variant - figure stand says Scarlett only compared to the 5 figure set)
- Storm Shadow (accessory variant - missing bow compared to 5 figure set)

Wave 5 (Wave 1 2008)

- Crimson Guard (card variant - 25th logo on package)
- Crimson Guard (card variant - comic reference on package, reissue pack)
- Destro v2 (card variant - 25th logo on package)
- Destro v2 (card variant - comic reference on package, reissue pack)
- Sgt Flash (no variants documented)
- Snake Eyes (card variant - 25th logo on package)
- Snake Eyes (card variant - comic reference on package, reissue pack)
- Snow Job (card variant - 25th logo on package)
- Snow Job (card variant - cartoon reference on package, reissue pack)

Wave 6 (Wave 2 2008)

- Cobra Commander (card variant - 25th logo on package)
- Cobra Commander (card variant - comic reference on package, reissue pack)
- Rock 'N Roll (card variant - 25th logo on package)
- Rock 'N Roll (card variant - comic reference on package, reissue pack)
- Torpedo (card variant - 25th logo on package)
- Torpedo (card variant - comic/cartoon reference on package, filler pack for wave 9)
 
Wave 7 (Wave 3 2008)

- Cobra H.I.S.S. Driver (card variant - 25th logo on package)
- Cobra H.I.S.S. Driver (card variant - comic reference on package, reissue pack)
- Cobra Viper (card variant - 25th logo on package)
- Cobra Viper (card variant - comic reference on package, reissue pack)
- Duke (card variant - 25th logo on package)
- Duke (card variant - cartoon reference on package, reissue pack)
- Snake Eyes (no variants documented)
- Spirit Iron Knife (no variants documented)
- Wild Bill (card variant - 25th logo on package)
- Wild Bill (card variant - comic/cartoon reference on package, filler pack for wave 9)

Wave 8 (Wave 4 - 2008)

- Baroness (no variants documented)
- Cobra Commander (no variants documented)
- Major Bludd (no variants documented)
- Python Patrol Officer (no variants documented)
- Roadblock (no variants documented)
- Snake Eyes ("parka" version, no variants documented)
- Tiger Force Flint (no variants documented)

Wave 9 (Wave 5 - 2008)

- Bazooka (no variants documented yet)
- Barbecue (no variants documented yet)
- Cobra B.A.T. (no variants documented yet)
- G.I. JOE Hawk (no variants documented yet)
- Snow Serpent (no variants documented yet)
- Storm Shadow Ninja Ku (no variants documented yet)

Mail Ins

- G.I. JOE Doc (no variants documented)

Comic Packs

Set 1
- G.I. JOE Hawk (body mold variant - diaper crotch piece)
- G.I. JOE Hawk (body mold variant - thin crotch piece)
- Scarlett (w/o backpack hole)
- Scarlett (body mold variant - addition of backpack hole)

Set 2
- Cobra Commander (no variants documented)
- Duke (no variants documented)

Set 14
- Cpl. Breaker (no variants documented)
- Destro (no variants documented)

Set 21
- Snake Eyes (body mold variant - diaper crotch piece)
- Snake Eyes (body mold variant - thin crotch piece)
- Storm Shadow (no variants documented)

Set 21B
- Snake Eyes (no variants documented)
- Storm Shadow (no variants documented)

Set 30
- Dreadnok Ripper (no variants documented)
- Dreadnok Torch (no variants documented)

Set 32.5
- Cobra Officer (no variants documented)
- Crimson Guard (no variants documented)

Set 36.5
- Tomax (no variants documented)
- Xamot (no variants documented)

Set 115
- Capt. Ace (no variants documented)
- Wild Weasel (no variants documented)

Senior Ranking Officers

- Duke (no variants documented)
- G.I. JOE Hawk (no variants documented)
- Grunt (no variants documented)

- Cobra Commander (no variants documented)
- Crimson Guard Officer (no variants documented)
- Crimson Guard Trooper (no variants documented)

- Cobra Commander (no variants documented)
- Cobra Officer (no variants documented)
- Cobra Trooper (no variants documented)

Vehicle Drivers

- Cobra Driver (no variants documented)
- Crankcase (no variants documented)
- Grand Slam (no variants documented)

Sets

Cobra Night Watch

- Night Watch Officer (no variants documented)
- Night Watch Troopers (no variants documented)

Snake Eyes vs Red Ninja Troopers

- Red Ninja (no variants documented)
- Red Ninja Leader (no variants documented)
- Snake Eyes (no variants documented)

[Deadshot]

The Wave 4 Single card Storm Shadow has no bow in the package,  just so  you know.

[K.B.]

Wow GREAT job Pete The Greek. Hasbro sure loves the variants lol

And no way to tell about the backpack hole/no back pack hole without opening the figures I take it?

[Pete The Greek]

And no way to tell about the backpack hole/no back pack hole without opening the figures I take it?

I tried with the MOC ones have.  I can't even see the back of the figure.  Hence, you need to open the package.

[Storm.Shadow]

You can probably tell by looking at the "stamp" on the back of the card.  The five digit number.  I personally can't tell you exactly when they started shipping with backpack holes but I assume they started with the Wave 3 revision cases.  They will also have thicker card backs in most cases.

[Redmao]

I spotted some wave 5 black SE with the "diaper" crotch on ebay if it can be counted as  a variant.

[K.B.]

You can probably tell by looking at the "stamp" on the back of the card.  The five digit number.  I personally can't tell you exactly when they started shipping with backpack holes but I assume they started with the Wave 3 revision cases.  They will also have thicker card backs in most cases.

See thats what I was thinking, that there must be some way such as digit numbers or other tell tale signs on the packageing or maybe front of the figure somehow.

[K.B.]

We can also add "Shipwreck without anchor on belt buckle" to the list.