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When I was a kid and I saw these manimal figures at woolworths I got the feeling that gi joe had run out of ideas and was pumping anything it could to keep the toyline going. As a kid, these manimals didn’t catch my attention. I think one reason was because they just felt so out of place from gi joe. Now as an adult, I think the concept is cool but the execution is not entirely. My first complaint with these figures is the size. They’re too big and tall. But at the same time I recognize that if they were 3 3/4“ the gimmicks would not be as cool or frightening.

Warwolf has some nice colors with the purples, dark blues, and black. His face and helmet make him look like a gladiator or wrestler. He certainly has the body. Honestly, I think the weapons look weird on him because he’s got all that muscle and build so he doesn’t need guns at all. The transformation gimmick is awesome and scary. Straight out of the movie, The Thing. You can imagine that huge jaw ripping out a joe’s head immediately. Really cool!

Again, I ask myself why does Slythor need weapons if he already looks badass and powerful? The paint job is cool with the bronze boots, black pants, red tongue, and olive skin color. It’s nice that the claws and teeth and horn was also painted. Though his expression is dumb looking because he’s rolling his eyes and staring at the ceiling, lol! The transformation is scary too because suddenly this huge snake head lunges at you! but Warwolf is still scarier!

Iguanus would later become the name of a transformer for Beast Wars. This Iguanus looks interesting. His helmet and visor are mysterious looking. His guns are actually cool because they look alien unlike the generic guns of Warwolf and Slythor. The gray guns also look more interesting than black guns. He seems to be bowlegged. Can that be fixed? The transformation is definitely awesome and the paint on the monster’s face is badass! Reminds me of Street Sharks. But you know ultimately, I like Warwolf’s transformation the best because it is a huge scary mouth with no eyes and that to me is truly terrifying!!

05-05-2014, 08:06 AM	#7
battlewagon Banned Offline --> Posts: 2,362 --> Join Date: Nov 2007	When I was a kid and I saw these manimal figures at woolworths I got the feeling that gi joe had run out of ideas and was pumping anything it could to keep the toyline going. As a kid, these manimals didn’t catch my attention. I think one reason was because they just felt so out of place from gi joe. Now as an adult, I think the concept is cool but the execution is not entirely. My first complaint with these figures is the size. They’re too big and tall. But at the same time I recognize that if they were 3 3/4“ the gimmicks would not be as cool or frightening. Warwolf has some nice colors with the purples, dark blues, and black. His face and helmet make him look like a gladiator or wrestler. He certainly has the body. Honestly, I think the weapons look weird on him because he’s got all that muscle and build so he doesn’t need guns at all. The transformation gimmick is awesome and scary. Straight out of the movie, The Thing. You can imagine that huge jaw ripping out a joe’s head immediately. Really cool! Again, I ask myself why does Slythor need weapons if he already looks badass and powerful? The paint job is cool with the bronze boots, black pants, red tongue, and olive skin color. It’s nice that the claws and teeth and horn was also painted. Though his expression is dumb looking because he’s rolling his eyes and staring at the ceiling, lol! The transformation is scary too because suddenly this huge snake head lunges at you! but Warwolf is still scarier! Iguanus would later become the name of a transformer for Beast Wars. This Iguanus looks interesting. His helmet and visor are mysterious looking. His guns are actually cool because they look alien unlike the generic guns of Warwolf and Slythor. The gray guns also look more interesting than black guns. He seems to be bowlegged. Can that be fixed? The transformation is definitely awesome and the paint on the monster’s face is badass! Reminds me of Street Sharks. But you know ultimately, I like Warwolf’s transformation the best because it is a huge scary mouth with no eyes and that to me is truly terrifying!!