Tag Archives: TRU 6-Pack

2004 COBRA Infantry Forces

In the last decade or so, the reflections upon the repaint era, are generally negative. It makes sense, because, that was an era, where the fanbase was pretty aware of everything going down, had a generally solid knack for identifying … Continue reading

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2004 Firefly (TRU Urban 6 Pack)

Firefly repaints were one of the constants of the 1997-2006 retail run of G.I. Joe figures, it was one of the few molds that stayed in rotation during the repaint era, at least as a whole. Due to this, the … Continue reading

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2004 Cobra Squad Leader (Scarface)

The 2004 TRU COBRA Infantry Forces, was probably one of the few releases post-2000, where Hasbro really knocked it out of the park. They finally decided to listen to the cries of the fanbase for the classic Blue COBRA Trooper, … Continue reading

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2004 Red Ninja Viper

The Red Ninja, ever since it’s first appearance in G.I. Joe #21, has been on fandom’s radar as a potential figure for the G.I. Joe line. The late 90s and early 2000s were littered with yellowed Storm Shadows painted red … Continue reading

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2004 Storm Shadow

The G.I. Joe revival of the early 2000s began to sputter out by mid-late 2004. Hasbro peaked the line with the 2004 TRU COBRA Infantry 6-pack, and after that Hasbro’s ARAH offerings fell into a pit of mediocrity, where even … Continue reading

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