well I can answer a few of those. well number
4> is the same reason why there was two sgt slaughter variants and CC with pedistal. money and somthing about kids not liking female figures.
6>the ghost hawk said there was a Duke figure for it
2> purly guessing but I think the grey guy is Firefly . and 1> I fecking hope this are prototypes !!

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What disappoint me is that Kim(i), Jinx, is a main character in the movie. Hasbro'd make only one version as exclusive and the other one for "mass" retail.

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5) The Blind Master will be at the Grammy Awards Show this month.
7) The Ninja Combat Cruiser is driven by the 8,256,461,293,571,490th version of Snake Eyes. Also comes with a free SE Mask with Voice Change Technology so you can say all your favorite Snake Eyes lines from the movie.

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I agree.
I'm disappointed that the line'll not arrive in Europe. O.K.! But I'm surprised to see that the pilots-drivers (that I'd buy trough Ebay as ever, as I do since 2006) have not arms' articulation and have the sucker t-crotch (2001). The t-crotch (like Kenner '70s Star Wars figures) is the worst thing I saw on a G.I.JOE. I'm oversurprised!!!
A line that put the articulation as its Milestone since 1982 put 5-five point of articulations on the figures sold with the vehicles in 2012!!!
Maybe the pictures portrait the usual prototypes haind painted and not the final product...Boh!?
And why there are the Arashikage symbols on the motorbikes, the A.W.E. Striker (awesome update, I confess) and the new V.A.M.P.!?
Dear Mister Chu, I'm sure the sequel'll be better then RISE OF COBRA (not an hard work), but Arashikage clan does not go around the world with their symbol on the vehicles! They are secret ninjas...secret, mistery, spionage...
Mister Sommers killed G.I.JOE once...

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I hope we'll have a Bruce Willis Colton action figure and a Blind Master figure for our dojos!
I really liked the Blind Master in the old, awesome, Marvel Comics. I never understood his rapid death. He was a cool character...
Anyway, I hope that Hasbro (re)put articulations in the figures. It is absurd that 30th annivarsary figures have "50" point of articulations and Retaliation figures only 5. Neither in 1982, Joes had 5 P.O.A.!!!

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Well NJ, like i said before, these pictures they released look like they're CGI drawn by an artist who doesn't know much about GI Joe as we all do. At least that's what I'm hoping. With the modest success of Resolute, 25th and 30th, I am HOPING Hasbro will take the hint and continue on with the 15pt articulated line. They'd be INSANE to jump backwards. So let's just wait and see.

And don't be buying stuff off EvilBay bro! You got enough friends here, we'll get it for you at no extra cost! I just recently found out that I was switched at birth and am currently looking for my RICH Biological Parents. When I find them, I'll buy everyone a round of Jinx SDCC or otherwise!

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I'd like to have Jinx...but the real one!!!
I have version 1 and version 3.
If Hasbro wants to fail or destroy the G.I.JOE's brand...is on the good way...
After the Rise of Cobra "affaire", everything is possible!
Chu is a good one, not like Sommers mummy! I'm not agains Chu's choices about costumes: he eliminates the Robocop/Starship Troopers suits!
What I can't understand is that who wants to fail here is Hasbro, not the movie makers (like in 2009). Retaliation is more military themed that the Sci/fi-007 Rise of Cobra.
Can Hasbro do simply its work? Why we have excellent 30th anniversary figures and crappy movie figures? More quality!!! The new generation'll buy Bakugan, Ben10 and other shit forever if Hasbro does not invest on quality.
What is the sense of produce ultra detailed toys for us, collectors, experts, fans, and shit G.I.JOEs for the new costumers!?
Who is in charge in Hasbro is myopic!?
G.I.JOEs articulations and quality were a trademark, CAZZO!

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You forget about how movie toys are looking anymore.... plus there SHOULD be a movie accurate Jinx for regular release ....
Someone who goes to the JoeCon in New Orleans seriously needs to talk to the Hasbro Joe guys and tell them we're not happy.....

I'm probably just going to get the Cobra Troopers, Joe troopers, and Roadblock. Maybe Duke for customs. I really want to see what Lady J and Colton will look like. My only real gripe is why does Hasbro insist on adding spring-loaded missiles and such to the movie line toys?