Hasbro Pulse G.I. Joe Livestream Moved to March 18th

Ultimately, no one is complaining about more accessories. Cool. They can make a Slaughter that comes with 10 different funky hats and I'd still buy it. Slaughter also wore a kiyefeh during his run which would have been 1,000X better and more hilarious reference of his wrestling career.

However,

Heel Slaughter isn't wearing brown. (I have no problem getting pedantic). But I mean seriously its nearly like getting gaslit all these people keep talking about BROWN. Khaki is not brown.

We are literally talking about making an Easter Egg reference to something only because one thing that looks nothing like another thing happens to be in the same color family. Thats called 'stretching' to me.

Also, I'm not disputing what it is, its not that I think any of you are wrong, its just a lame reason to me.

I recall Heel Slaughter by Mattel not exactly flying off shelves as well. But again, thats not really the point of this Slaughter, its just a fun additional accessory.

Its also not beyond me that I tend to have the unpopular opinion.

2 hours ago, Jerkaholic said:

This clip has a non-heel scene of Slaughter wearing a beret.

But if the figure is in brown like colors like the version 3 figure. The a nod to his heel turn makes more sense with the alternate head. Though it would be cool if they gave us a Cobra Heel turn like this custom from last years Joefest.

This clip has a non-heel scene of Slaughter wearing a beret.

I bet we'll be getting another two pack with Taurus and Red Dog. I would've preferred a three pack of the Renegades since we already got a decent Slaughter.

During the last G.I. Joe Fanstream Hasbro revealed that we would soon be getting a new Classified 2-Pack with Sgt. Slaughter and the former Cobra Operative turned Renegades Mercer. Now thanks to JKhan an image of an early unpainted factory sample has popped up possibly giving us our first look at the Slaughter figure in the set.The figure looks like may be based on the original V3 Sgt. Slaughter figure that was packed with the Warthog A.I.F.V. (Amphibious Infantry Fighting Vehicle) back in 1990. This featured the Sarge in brown desert like colors.

What is really curious about this image however is the headsculpt with the Sarge wearing a beret. Assuming this figure is featured in brown desert like colors, the only time I recall Slaughter wearing a beret was when he was in the WWE and they had the character do a heel turn becoming a bad guy to fight Hulk Hogan. In the WWE storyline, Sgt. Slaughter joined up with Adnan Al-Kaissie AKA General Adnan to become an Iraqi Sympathizer. Coincidentally that storyline took place after Slaughter returned to WWE after taking a hiatus to join Hasbro's G.I. Joe team as the first real-life G.I. Joe character.It's hard to say for sure but seems like Hasbro may be paying tribute to that infamous heel-turn storyline from Slaughter's WWE days with this new figure along with giving us a V3 look from the original toyline. When more details become available we will be sure to let you know.

Somehow I was as sleep at the wheel when this Fanstream aired....oops, but was lucky enough to get pre-orders in for everything I wanted Frag-Viper, Darklon, Blowtorch, Footloose and Law & Order Yay.

10 hours ago, toynewman said:

As for Breaker I'm sure he'll be available again based off past Target Experiences and as soon as we see him available again we will be sure to post.https://toynewsi.com/278-56873

Also small tip Breaker comes out on July 20th and usually from midnight EDT - 3am EDT that stuff appears briefely in-stock. Hope that helps you acquire him!

And Oh yeah I missed this for Breaker as well....Um...ugh. I need a Breaker. ??

1 hour ago, HEROGEEK55 said:

Are you freaking kidding me?! This kind of nonsense REALLY pisses me off! On the fanstream, they were perfectly clear about EVERYTHING ELSE going up for pre-order today at 1 PM EST on BBTS and Pulse, but when it came to the G.I. Joe Diver vs. Cobra Diver two-pack, they gave ZERO details! Not a single mention that it was going up for pre-order on Target today! No warning, no time, nothing. Just vague nonsense that left collectors in the dark.

By sheer dumb luck, I had today off, and only because I got an email from Hasbro was I able to scramble onto Targets website and grab two before they were gone. But if I had been at work? I wouldve come home completely oblivious, only to find out that it did go up for pre-order andsurprise surpriseits already sold out. This is EXACTLY the kind of crap that makes collecting such a frustrating nightmare.

And dont even get me started on what happened with Breaker. That was a total disaster. He just suddenly went up for pre-order on Target with zero warningno announcement, no heads-up, just whoops, there it is and good luck if you missed it! From what I can tell, this fanstream was originally supposed to happen last month, so they probably planned to announce that Breaker was a Target exclusive back then. But instead of delaying Breakers release so collectors had a fair shot, they just threw him up without a word, leaving people scrambling.

And you know what? Even IF they had announced it last month, whos to say they wouldnt have pulled the same stunt as they did today with the Diver two-pack and still left people completely in the dark?! Because apparently, properly communicating release details is just too much to ask.

Did I just completely miss some kind of announcement about Breaker being a Target exclusive and going up for pre-order? Because I check Toy News International every single day for G.I. Joe Classified updates, and so does my best friend, and somehow BOTH of us missed out. That tells me there wasnt any proper communication at all.

And the worst part? No ones even calling them out for this screw-up! This is a HUGE mess, and yet it feels like everyone is just accepting it like this is normal. News flashit SHOULDNT be! Dealing with Target exclusives is already a nightmare, so why the hell are they making it even worse with last-minute, unannounced drops?! This is beyond frustrating, and Im so sick of this crap!

UGH!!!

The Divers were completely randomly put up but once I saw them on Pulse I had a post ready to help people try and acquire them, I'm glad you got them! As for Breaker, we didn't know it was a Target Exclusive either but Jay did post as soon as he was available on Target at 5:22am EDT. As for Breaker I'm sure he'll be available again based off past Target Experiences and as soon as we see him available again we will be sure to post.https://toynewsi.com/278-56873

Also small tip Breaker comes out on July 20th and usually from midnight EDT - 3am EDT that stuff appears briefely in-stock. Hope that helps you acquire him!

Are you freaking kidding me?! This kind of nonsense REALLY pisses me off! On the fanstream, they were perfectly clear about EVERYTHING ELSE going up for pre-order today at 1 PM EST on BBTS and Pulse, but when it came to the G.I. Joe Diver vs. Cobra Diver two-pack, they gave ZERO details! Not a single mention that it was going up for pre-order on Target today! No warning, no time, nothing. Just vague nonsense that left collectors in the dark.

By sheer dumb luck, I had today off, and only because I got an email from Hasbro was I able to scramble onto Targets website and grab two before they were gone. But if I had been at work? I wouldve come home completely oblivious, only to find out that it did go up for pre-order andsurprise surpriseits already sold out. This is EXACTLY the kind of crap that makes collecting such a frustrating nightmare.

And dont even get me started on what happened with Breaker. That was a total disaster. He just suddenly went up for pre-order on Target with zero warningno announcement, no heads-up, just whoops, there it is and good luck if you missed it! From what I can tell, this fanstream was originally supposed to happen last month, so they probably planned to announce that Breaker was a Target exclusive back then. But instead of delaying Breakers release so collectors had a fair shot, they just threw him up without a word, leaving people scrambling.

And you know what? Even IF they had announced it last month, whos to say they wouldnt have pulled the same stunt as they did today with the Diver two-pack and still left people completely in the dark?! Because apparently, properly communicating release details is just too much to ask.

Did I just completely miss some kind of announcement about Breaker being a Target exclusive and going up for pre-order? Because I check Toy News International every single day for G.I. Joe Classified updates, and so does my best friend, and somehow BOTH of us missed out. That tells me there wasnt any proper communication at all.

And the worst part? No ones even calling them out for this screw-up! This is a HUGE mess, and yet it feels like everyone is just accepting it like this is normal. News flashit SHOULDNT be! Dealing with Target exclusives is already a nightmare, so why the hell are they making it even worse with last-minute, unannounced drops?! This is beyond frustrating, and Im so sick of this crap!

UGH!!!

I passed on everything but the Snake Armor, which I ordered more out of FOMO than really wanting it.

I was briefly tempted by the divers, but I like the EEL much better.

I just preordered two SNAKES...???