![]() I do, however, miss the covered eye holes. For a piece borrowed from an earlier era of the Joe line’s history, it fits surprisingly well on a modern style figure. The helmet is recycled from the DTC version of the Range Viper made towards the end of the Joe Vs. ![]() Of course, I’m never taking my Range Viper’s skull helmet off, so I don’t have to acknowledge that, once again, Cobra hit up Balaclavas’R’Us and bought out all the blue ones now, too. It’s something we’ve seen quite a few times already, but it at least works well with the helmet. Since he’s a Cobra trooper with a removable helmet, Range Viper reuses Beachhead’s head. I think it really added a bit to the Range Viper’s realism…well, as much realism as you can get from a trooper that wears a scary skull helmet into battle. When you’re out in the field and everything is based around on-site procurement, you’re going to want to make sure you don’t accidentally injure yourself while you’re out of range from the base for weeks at a time. A wilderness trooper would want to travel light, but at the same time, they’d want some added protection. I also like the added armor on the figure’s arms. I’m glad they used this as opposed to the Beachhead commando sweater look it was getting pretty stale by this point in the line. Range Viper’s upper body is shared with the really great 25th Anniversary Resolute Cobra Trooper. The parts used aren’t an exact translation of the original Range Viper’s look, but I think this design works a lot better than the original Range Viper, with his short, flared gloves and tight blue undershirt. The 25th Anniversary Range Viper is another one of those “spiritual” updates that populated the 25th Anniversary line. I missed out on the DTC update, but I’m really glad Hasbro gave Cobra’s wilderness survival specialist some attention in the Defense of Cobra Island set. That freaky helmet really spoke to my kid brain. One that really sticks out in my mind was the Range Viper. ![]() I always liked the more fantastical elements of the Joe line and, generally speaking, the Cobra figures were allowed to be a little more offbeat than the Joes. Don’t get me wrong, the Joe characters were great, but I thought the Cobra figures looked more striking. I don’t know why, but I’ve always had more of an affinity for the Cobra figures than the Joes.
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