What better way to celebrate our new Reviews section than with a couple of brand new reviews on some pretty darned new and exclusive Joe toys. First up is the Toys R Us Exclusive Arctic Threat Shipwreck. Honestly I'm surprised that we haven't seen more Joes in cold-weather gear, considering that the final scenes of
Rise of Cobra took place in the Arctic. So far, Hasbro has given us one rather nice TRU-exclusive Arctic Threat figure made from a mishmash of parts, and now we get another.
Shipwreck is not anywhere close to as gaudily colored as Arctic Threat Doc is. Instead of orange, red, and yellow, we get a color scheme similar to Arctic Assault Snake Eyes earlier in the RoC line. Off-white, gray, and brown is the color scheme here. For parts, Shipwreck uses the torso from one of the Reactive Impact Armor figures. The legs are from the RoC Ice Viper, and the arms are from the previously mentioned Arctic Assault Snake Eyes. The head, of course, is from RoC Shipwreck.
AT Shipwreck has a mishmash of parts for gear as well. He has 25th Anniversary Snow Serpent's snowshoes & Pit Commando's backpack. The pike from the Crimson Neo-Viper gives our favorite Joe sailor both a weapon and something to help him hike through the snow. He also comes armed with...a somewhat interesting choice...the M1 Garand that was originally included with the 25th comic two-pack Crimson Guard. And of course, where would Shipwreck be without his faithful parrot Polly? Shipwreck's overcoat looks like a modified version of the one included with AA SE (no hood).
There's some great paint apps here. The backpack looks suitably weathered & frosted. Shipwreck's beanie looks frosted over. And, one of the best paint apps of any Joe figure ever: AT Shipwreck has frost in his beard!
I only have three complaints with this figure. The first is that I got spoiled with Arctic Assault Snake Eyes. I was very pleased that Hasbro decided to carry his camo pattern over to the figure's torso under the heavy coat. They failed to do so with this figure. Second, don't get me wrong, I love M1 Garands...but I don't really think they belong with RoC figures. And finally, there's no way to attach Polly to Shipwreck...and I don't think a bird whose natural habitat is the rainforest would be too happy in the ice.
All in all, I really like this figure. Hasbro has gotten VERY good at making great figures from off-the-shelf-parts. If you're not a Shipwreck fan, you see this as a shameful money grab, or you're sick of Arctic figures, then by all means give this guy a pass. But in my opinion he's definitely worth a look.
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