 Okay, we are alive According to this we are alive And it looks like I have volume. So let's see how long I can do this without my my glasses on if I If I if I move about that far away the the chat is almost in focus And who do I see? Hello, David Andrews and Sergeant slaughter slaughterhouse and David sharp and bubble wrap memories Hello, Joe fan 84 and Lester and Wilkinson studios and WW JD 85 and Matt and hello Marianne. How do you do? Thank you for being here Marianne I we have lots to talk about lots to talk about Hello, Terrence and Jeffrey and ratface. How do you do? I can I can I can kind of I can see the names fairly well Because they're bolder than the actual type, but I can't I can't read the I can't read what you're saying too Well, let's just see how far I can get before I have to resort to To the professor grandpa glasses But I see firefly and Chris and another Matt. How do you do? Hello, Exploriso and Bart. Hey Bart. Nice to see you. Hey Joe motion videos 82 Hey Byron is in the house. Nice to see you Byron Hello, okay. Yeah, I can't do it. I'm sorry. I can't see Hello, I held in and Pete and Dale and Stonegate creations. Well What a week Lester says I look very rested I'm somewhat rested I'm somewhat rested thank thank you And I am working on the next video. I've made some progress with that. Hello James. Hello low bun low one bow, too Yes, the the professor grandpa glasses have made their appearance. Hello, Michael. Nice to see you and David They're not grandpa glasses. Well Maybe that's That's open to interpretation Hello Chris So, yes, yes spectacles What spectacles testicles? Joe fan, thank you for the super chat. Mr. S sent you a package on Saturday. Oh, thank you, Mr S. Thank you very much that reminds me. I do need to go around and Check the PO box. I have not done that yet this week It is it's too well, you know, it's Tuesday I don't need to tell you that but I haven't actually gone to Check the PO box in a minute. So thank you for the remind and thank you for the package Thank you, Mr. S and thank you for the reminder. Hello, Robbie Razzieri Me need the the glasses need to be lower on my nose that how's that? So so I've got that for a long range and that for for close range that I think that works Yes, we got ahead to the post office, that's correct. Yes, see I have Marianne is a big help It's a great great help. Hey, it's chaplains assistants motor pod nice to see you chaplains assistants motor pod Really cool to see you in here and white Vegeta. How do you do? So? Before I get too far into it, I did want to say that normally after the show There is an episode of what's on Joe mind. They will be taking This evening off there. They have a family event They had a family member pass. So my condolences to them and you know, I hope everybody Is I hope I hope the family is okay, and I wish the best for both of you But understandable that you would take take an evening off But but I look forward to having you guys back again in the future What's a WW JD 85 timber reviewed keel haul today on half about that is true Oh, hello. Hello sparkster Hello sparkster Thank you for being here. Yeah, that was actually the next thing on on my on my agenda It was was to remind everybody that it is Tuesday Oh, thank you. Hey, it's peg. Hello peg warmers. Yes. I did get my shirt. I got my shirt. It fits Today is Tuesday that means there is a new episode of half the battle with Timmer and this time he looked at keel haul the famous keel haul the figure that came with the the USS flag and was reissued as a Carted figure in in the 90s. So 80s Joe fans might not be familiar with the 90s keel haul, but there was one there was one I'll say hi to Timmer. We'll do we'll do hello, Brian Lewis. Nice to see you And yeah, it's nice. I got to talk with peg warmers recently. So I'm doing a I'm doing this thing. I'm doing a thing for Cobra Convergence seven You'll you'll see it when it comes out. Okay, you'll see it when it comes out I want to spoil anything before we moved off of Timmer though I wanted to remind everybody that his main character may is coming up. It's almost May So so he does a main character through the month of May So I don't know what it's going to be or who it's going to be. So That'll be something to look forward to. Hello, McClewitt here. Good evening to you What else so I Covered what's on Joe mind? Condolences and I hope to see you guys back soon Mentioned Timmer I will be on articulated Chad's show on Sunday Live on Sunday evening. There is actually the links for all of these are in the description of Of this video. So if you need any of the links, they're already there. Hello Christian bricks. Hello from Denmark Hello, Denmark from the United States Christian I believe that you sent me a message, but I haven't had a chance to reply yet. I apologize for that It's things have been a little chaotic. Hey comic tropes. Hello Chris from comic tropes It's always a pleasure to have Chris here Chris is an excellent friend. I hope you're doing well Chris. I hope you're doing well Hey, it's Rob Vegas. It the the Australian contingent is present He says good day everyone. I that's some kind of Australian language thing. I don't know, you know, it's Not sure what that means never heard that expression before but but I hope it's something good a Good day right back to you Double good day on you, but thanks for being here. Hello, Skyfall What was so yes, I'll be live on articulated Chad and Before we Okay, wow, I can't talk since what's on Joe mind is not doing a show tonight I might go a little longer than usual But I don't think I have quite the energy to To go like a whole extra hour, I don't think I have quite that much in me, but I'll Cats cats never stay out of trouble. I don't even know where my cat is right now, but he's probably in trouble So, um, but like I do have I do have gung-ho. So we'll we'll try to open gung-ho The classified figure I'd like to get this thing open because you know, I do want to do a compare and contrast with the Earlier classified figures. So we'll try to open that before the end of the show I also have this duke that was sent by Dinosauce So I'd really like to check that out too. In fact, I even got I even got my vintage duke out To compare a contrast with this modern o-ring duke. So those are things to look forward to See If they cancel a show is it called what's not on Joe mind yet, I think that's they they have to officially Change the change the title Oh, thank you Rob, thank you. I'm glad that you liked the logo. I I did the best I could I Patched that together myself. I think it turned out. All right, it seems pretty sharp What was I gonna say oh, yes, so last week we talked about the possibility that I might start a go fund me To fund the trip to Joe Fest. I have Reluctantly done. So the link for that is also in the description of this video I have set it up for half of the amount that was asked for last year I'm trying to not Need that much this time Hello JLS comics nice to see you JLS comics always nice to see you see you there And thank you chaplain's assistance motorpole motor pod who will check it catch the replay well But thanks for being here while you could be here. Hello gray Fox. Hello Bob's dungeon Got a gun hoe last week on at target for on clearance for seven dollars. Well, that's Well, that's interesting Because here it's hard to find a gun hoe, but it's easy to find a lady jay. They should put the lady jays on clearance Hello, bio Borg nice to see you moderns have o-rings to yes, there's a there's a Modern o-ring Duke and well, we'll try to check that out a little bit later, but in the meantime So listen here Um Reluctantly I have started a go fund me to to get to to Joe Fest. I These things are voluntary But what I am gonna try it to do this year and that I wasn't able to do last year is I'm gonna try to do not gonna try I'm going to do a A whole full travel log video of the trip and the event That's something that I've done before but when I did it before I had some help doing it and This year I'm going to have some help as well Marianne has said that she would help make that video help me Do what is needed to do for that video? So we will do an actual Joe Fest video that will hopefully give you the The the experience of the event if you're not able able to be there or if you are able to be there maybe it will give you some nostalgic memories when you rewatch it also Marianne said that she would appear on camera Briefly she said she's she does she's kind of camera shy She doesn't do cameras too much, but she said she would appear on camera briefly She also said she would be fully closed. We discussed this We discussed this but what? the the the clothing optional Option was just thrown right out the window. So so fully closed Marianne on screen at least for a couple seconds. We think so So yes road trip video that is the that's the plan Please feel free to support that if you want to please don't forget the others who are Trying to get to Joe Fest including sergeant slaughter slaughterhouse Zazel who is trying to get there from Australia? So so make sure you check out everybody else's Go fund me as well to make sure that everybody can get there. This is our opportunity to To get together in person not just a virtual event, but actually in person and For me at least that's that's kind of important an important thing I really enjoy making those connections and actually seeing everybody and hanging out with everybody It's important, and we don't get to do it very often once maybe twice a year for some of us so So I think that it's important to do so we will start talking more Oh, hello draws. Thanks for being here draws. Oh Cyclonus is going to Joe that well. Thank you for the segue cyclonus Because I was just gonna say that we will start talking more about Joe Fest as it gets closer Because I want to try to get together with everybody there I want to make sure that we all have a chance to meet up And I want to say hello to you folks I want to see you friends that I've met before But I also want to meet new friends and new people so A Christian says which should be fully closed for a few seconds or she'll be on screen for a few seconds Tune in to find out. I'll just I'll just leave that I'll just leave that for you for you to to guess. Yeah, that that'll be the teaser That'll be the teaser, you know to find out which it will be good question though Good question pizza party Bart says Joe Fest pizza party, but they really do have a pretty good pizza joint out there They got a good pizza in Augusta. Yeah, we know where to go for pizza. We know where to go for pizza but What's Joe Fest like compared to Joe con? Well, Joe con was definitely more GI Joe focused, but I Mean Joe Fest has a lot of GI Joe focus as well Hey, Kujo nice to see you Kujo always happy to see Kujo in here But Joe Fest also has a lot of like other non Joe stuff some comic book and wrestling and other things like that so I don't know Joe con varied quite a bit in attendance and size some were much bigger some were smaller and Joe Fest as it is now is about about the average of About about with the average Joe con at least the ones that I went to I'd say that's about that size at least in it for attendance, but I've got a good dealer floor Marianne has even thought about cosplaying Well, we'll think of something we'll think of something. I'm sure that there are there are options for for cosplay I'm not the Baroness everybody does the Baroness. We need to we need to do something other than the bearer We got to be more creative than that more career. I've got it. I've got it I've got it Marianne cosplay Quick kick Marianne cosplay quick kick. I think this will be that's it. That's perfect It's a great idea. Also, that'll make the video more popular Yeah, Kujo is in the house Joe can Joe con had different attendance because it kept moving venues to some degree Matt. Yes, that's correct Joe Fest is in Augusta. That's where they have it every year because that's where Ed lives. So that's where he does it Zirana Zirana Yes, there is an artist alley there is an artist alley But yeah, Joe con was a traveling Convention which has its pluses and minuses it has it has its pros and cons the On the one hand, you know, you get to go to a different Vacation Destination each year. There's some variety and that's that's a great thing But some of those destinations not everybody can make it to so yeah, it can be a little uneven It can be a little uneven But it just it's a trade-off, right? It's a trade-off you have the reliability of a single location each year with with Joe Fest Which which does make it easier for some folks if you just know where you're gonna go or Just being able to Experience different things and new places and that's that's also fun but That's that's true. Let's see bubble wrap memories is absolutely correct Augusta it rarely snows and it I'm pretty sure it never snows in the summer so you could be You could be barefoot a Quick kick absolutely Dr. Meinbender another good option another good option Dr. Meinbender I think I like how our brain is storming here. I like how we're coming up with With cosplay ideas. This is this is great. See this is why This weekly collaboration that we do this weekly gathering is so vital. We come up with the best idea Excuse me Peg warmer says traveling shows sometimes come closer to home. That is true. Some people can come every once every five years or so That's that's an excellent point So if it if it's a traveling show, at least there's an opportunity that it might be in your region So that's For for if you can't travel for that's a benefit that means you can go But for instance like when they did it in Florida, I mean, I loved Florida. I loved the Orlando show That was a lot of fun. I met Ron Rudd at for the first time there. I met Larry Hama for the first time there But it's Florida and so like somebody from like Washington State Is gonna it's gonna be more difficult to get like all the way down to the other diagonal of the country So it's like that's really far that's really far if you can't travel far or you don't have the time Then that's probably a no-go but But you know it if if you haven't been able to go and you hear that Joe Fest is in your state you might you might be able to go where otherwise you might not be able to AJ is awesome, you know what I did I was supposed to get Water I want to make sure that my throat doesn't dry out as I'm as I'm talking to you folks Any prominent women involved in GI Joe's creation at Hasbro, I know that there were Women involved at Hasbro, I don't know how deeply they were involved in GI Joe's creation I think they were More so in the 60s. I think there were more women more directly involved in the 1960s Like the early GI Joe, that's a fair that's a fair question. That's a fair question You know what? I think that's a good question for for Ron Rudd at or Kirk was icky and that those are they would know they would know Let's see Emily yes, they have Emily now we have Emily so That's a current person Go fund me for some water. Yeah, I do need some water I am gonna I will step away just for a moment because I do need to get some water because I would rather not cough all over your microphone Marianne go a snake eyes. Yeah, then she can't talk that the least least then she'll finally shut up I'm kidding. I'm just that's a joke. Oh Hello toy connections Joe Fest and CC7. That's right. They're coming up. Hey, it's codename new to Vera too I'm glad I checked before I was just about to go get some water But I fortunately I checked to see you guys come in nice to see you nice to see you. Hang on wait right here Wait right here. I'm gonna I'll be right back talk amongst yourselves. I will return It's an extra homework assignment and I'm back and I'm back So it is in well, let's see Yes That is that that water is wet But yeah, hello Mike. How do you do? Hello Dave Brown? So See if I can hold my water. I don't I don't drink alcohol anymore. So so this is This is as strong as it gets And toy connections would like to contact JLS comics, I can't blame you hello Joe AT nice to see you Why Joe Fest over Joe Lanta? I have a closer association with the organizer of Joe Fest and so I have Now I have a tradition of going there. I mean that that's become The place where I can reliably see the folks that I want to see that we gather there So that's that's usually I mean, that's it. That's the reason I would like to check out Joe Lanta You know at some point, but I'm limited in how much travel I can do every year So I have to I have to choose I have to choose Yeah, Marianne's looking forward to the trip so am I I'm this is gonna be our our longest trip together by far and And Marianne's first Joe Fest and By the way Marianne and I celebrated six months together six a six months relationship On Friday, so that's it's going well. She hasn't she hasn't kicked me out yet. So that's that's hopeful Yeah, as somebody asked somebody asked about Yeah, actually I do know how to sneak into the loading dock if I if I had to comic Codename new to Vera to Says we hope that form BX 257 is okay in doing well, I certainly do I certainly do but I just have nobody's heard from him. Nobody's heard from him at all. And so I just hope he's alright I just hope he's alright Has Michael Bell stopped doing conventions, I don't know that's a good question. I haven't seen him announced For anything recently so he may maybe he at least took a break or something. I don't know And yes, I'm doing a video who asked about a video. Yes, I'm doing a video I That's part of the plan. That's the the the GoFundMe, which I have reluctantly very reluctantly started will will ensure a Video for the convention that goes along with it So that's something that I wanted to do last year. Last year was just so chaotic I last year was just so chaotic. I had the table. I was trying to stay at the table As much as I could but then I also was trying to make it to the panels and see people and talk to people So I did I ended up not getting as much footage last year as I Wanted to but I didn't really have any help. I had my kid with me. I love having my kid with me But she didn't Want to you know help So I was having to do stuff by myself and that's Difficult it's it's difficult. However this time this time We've got I Have an assistant. So this is yeah, you've you've just you've just hit on it the whole reason That I got in a dating type relationship in the first place Was to have an assistant a free assistant That that's it. That's the whole reason that that anybody gets in a relationship is to have a free assistant And by free, I mean by free I mean really expensive a really expensive Assistant that you take out on dates and and go to restaurants and stuff. So so free a Free assistant That's that's that's the connection That's my hoodies relationship advice, you know, this this is what you want to pay attention to Gentlemen looking for a lady Heed my relationship advice Look for someone whose work you can exploit That is the key to true happiness. Don't listen to me. Oh my goodness. Don't let that that's that's that's bad advice Yes, we're we're yes, we will still We're still going the GoFundMe Will will help a lot a lot lot but The plan is to be there we got to be there. We got to be there. So Are you taking Marianne to see Barbie, that's a good question does Marianne want to see Barbie We haven't discussed that. Oh, but I will say this I will say this I did ask her to read certain comic book issues that covered Snake eyes. I wanted her to be familiar with the story of snake eyes So I selected certain issues Good evening Jeff Morris. I selected certain issues Of the comic book series of the Marvel series that covered snake eyes, so she'd have a better idea of that story because Well, we still haven't watched the snake eyes movie together and I feel like this is This is important This it's I feel like this is a relationship milestone that we will sit down and You know we'll watch this this movie, but I wanted her to have the context and she was a very good sport She was a very good sport Oh, hello my Mike the this is if you go to the website hcc788.com and Go to the shop The shop button the shop link at the top that'll take you to where you can get the t-shirts and as for the cost I think it it it depends on your region. So It'll have it on there And also like I Ordered my own so so I you know, but but anyway, so yes the Cobra we haven't even talked about Cobra Convergence. I've we've gone we've covered a lot of territory. I Haven't even talked about Cobra Convergence. We have Cobra Convergence coming up and that's something that hopefully I can see some of the Participants at Joe Fest because that's been a great way to talk with people to make connections It's not she's not sure if she wants to watch they guys but I Think it's important, you know, at least there are some things that even if it's not like Something you want to do it's something you need to do For context, you know to understand sometimes you have to look at things you don't want to see Just so that you can understand That's a good question Bart. I'll Are you looking for like the the Cobra Convergence used songs because that's on my only fans I'll send out the link for that for the for the Cobra Convergence song That's a special a special deal special deal. In fact Bart for you discount discount for Bart Helmy Coco. Yes, so I did the Cobra commander video Last week and it's been doing pretty well. There's actually got a decent number of views But people were commenting that it was a helmeted Cobra commander instead of a hooded Cobra commander, but that was a I had a specific reason I had a specific reason Oh Mrs. Code name new to very to also attending. Well, that's nice. That's really special. See this is gonna be really cool This is gonna be really cool So Yeah, so I was thinking well if I could change the the channel name To helmeted Cobra commander seven eight eight and I wouldn't have to change the initials It'd be exactly the same initials. It'd just be the helmeted Cobra commander versus the hooded Cobra commander But then I thought to myself self if you did that, you know, people people instead of calling you hoodie Coco Would call you Helmy Coco and I'm not sure I'm ready for that. I'm not sure I'm not sure I'm prepared for that change. So no changes. No changes to the channel name at this time Because I don't know that that I can process Being referred to as Helmy Coco That that'll be that'd be a rough one About how many creators for a Cobra Convergence seven I something around like 33 or 34 I think now The calendar will go up pretty soon. I wanted to wait Yes, hoodie Coco sounds better. Exactly. I agree. Helmy Coco. Let's let's not have that I just I'm we did we got to draw the line somewhere. We got to draw the line somewhere Helmification May stay the Helmification Yes, and or Steve Steve is fine Steve is fine But Yeah, hoody coke. Yeah, we'll work on do a hoodie Coco shirt That's a good idea. I know I need to do that but We were talking about Cobra Convergence the The calendar will go up soon. I wanted to leave the calendar open I wanted to leave the calendar open long enough to make sure that everybody who wanted to get on it could be on it and I think we have reached that deadline now I put out like a Signal on the social medias For anyone that I might have missed anyone and buddy. I might have Forgotten anybody that I might not have communicated with That that wanted to be in so and I got a few replies And I'm glad that I did because there are people that I should have talked to But I missed that's my fault entirely my fault But but at some point we have we need to finalize The roster and I think we were there I think everybody has been given an opportunity to get on the calendar if they want to So the calendar should be pretty well set and so that will go up in the near future so we can see So we can see you know who all will be there and what days they will be interviews you thinking of doing well the interviews I Actually, I'm gonna hold off on going on to into detail about that because I want that to be part of the announcement Part of the launch so I'll hold off on details, but there I'm working on additional stuff I'm working on extra stuff to give you this year something that will make the event bigger Something that will hopefully give you more of a connection with the creators And and I'm hoping that you really like it. I'm really do but I'm working on that I'm working on it codename new to vero 2 has actually Been my guinea pig for the For the for for using Stream yard so I figured that out. Thank you And and I talked with peg warmers as well on stream what you stream yard So I'm figuring out how to use this thing And it's working. It's working. It's doing fine. Well, what are you worried about? I'm not worried On the sparser there is a calendar you just got to make sure that you Go through and make sure you you pick a date you can it's it's in a pinned post It's it's in a pinned post at that place anyway What was I saying Cobra convergence it's coming. I'm working on it. We're doing the best we can we got we got logos and t-shirts at least That's a start isn't it? That's a start Yeah, hooked them up to the brainwave scanner. Oh, yeah Yeah, that brainwave scanner get that gets right to the truth. We asked all the controversial questions, too It's so yeah, we we we got that covered Tema toe says Need a destro retrospective I Probably could do a destro The Cobra commander video has done well enough that I it's encouraging me to do more like that The next one that I would like to do I'm considering doing Hawk Because even though I recently reviewed Hawk, I still there's still a lot that I'd like to say about Hawk about his I don't know his his will say is a his leadership philosophy And the idea that the ends justify the means which I think fairly describes Hawks overall view of command And you know, there are some historical and philosophical references That address that specific question in this context in fact in the context of war And I'd like to talk about that. I It's on my mind. It's on my mind, but Destro would be a really good candidate as well Destro is a fascinating character. He's He's he's he's he's definitely on the side of the bad guys, right? Yeah, Cobra CC seven trivia night Destro is definitely on the side of the bad guys. Oh, thank you for being here Marianne Thanks, I know you couldn't stay the whole time, but it's always really I'm always happy to see you here I will see you soon and I will talk to you later tonight Destro is somebody who he's a war prophet here. He he has gotten rich off of selling Weapons that he knows knows will be used in war to take lives Sometimes to take the lives of civilians And he's okay with this He has a sense of honor that we have seen he has principles that he sticks with he has principles But I think it would be interesting to explore how someone with principles can Can allow themselves to do something that they know not only allow themselves to do something that they know is Evil but to justify it to to profit from it and to Positively believe that it's a good thing. So Yeah, we need a robo-joe documentary. Yeah, that'll be a short one Yeah, sure I'll you know Tell you what as soon as the the patreon reaches 500 500 patrons, I will do the the robo-joe Documentary robo-joe documentary as soon as the patreon hits 500 members. Let's get that started He's a pimp daddy. Yeah, you know, it's actually we could explore that. I did explore that a little bit I mean because It's something that Is that the whole pimp daddy Destro thing? It's a it's something that that Arthur Berghardt the voice of Destro in the animated series. He doesn't like that He he is not Favorable to the the whole pimp daddy Destro thing Which is from his perspective is understandable That would give me an opportunity though to talk about Arthur Berghardt because that dude has had a really interesting life That dude has had a really really interesting Life no copyright strike risk risk on robot. Yes, that's true. That's That's uh, at least much much much less much less likely much less likely um So, uh, yeah, it is true though that um, I got I've had I get I'm getting no revenue from the cobra commander video even though it's doing really well um, Hasbro has claimed the the The the intellectual property Um, I talked about last week that I I chose not to challenge it But because I just thought it would be a hassle and I thought that it would take too long But at this point the thing kind of has legs and I kind of wish I had gone ahead and challenged it Um, so I'm thinking about it. I'm thinking about it. I'm thinking about uh going ahead and um And issuing a challenge to the copyright claim. I'm thinking about it. I haven't decided yet Um, I I could blur certain areas of the video that are claimed um But depending on how much that is that could be too much of the video that's blurred for copyright purposes I don't know. I'll think about it. I'll think about jls says I should challenge. I'm thinking about it um, I had initially decided to Not to but I'm I'm I'm I'm considering it. I'm considering it. Um, but um Uh, family ties between yeah, that's a good point. Um, uh, there there is Uh, a family tie at least in the animated series between Destro and Lady j. That is something that I I've not brought that up very often Um, I'm not the greatest connoisseur of the animated series But that is um a peculiar connection a peculiar connection That uh that they made in the animated series. Um, so Yeah, well if only if only there was an attorney that could yeah, uh, I mean, I do I do know something of the legal side of of Copyright and and the claim that was uh was issued Um, but because of that, I also know what how much of a hassle it can be and I just don't know I just don't know if I'm I'm willing to go through the hassle But maybe I should anyway. I'm I'll I'll can you know, I'll give you an update next week Next uh live stream. I'll give you an update if I've changed my mind and decided to to challenge these uh, Uh copyright claims on the videos. I I feel like my use of the uh property was Pretty squarely in the fair use statute. I Feel pretty good about it, but we'll I'll think I'll think about it. I'll think about it Um, but I'll tell you what I'll think about right now Um, I wanted to open a couple things. Uh, we got a little bit of time left. We got a little bit of time left Um, we've got we've got gung-ho here And we've got duke here um And I want to go ahead and open duke Um before opening gung-ho because I I went through the trouble of getting my uh, my vintage duke out um To do a compare and contrast and this is this is the one with a lot This is the one with um, um The uh Yeah with the flag sticker So he's got the flag sticker That flag sticker was a pain in the butt to collect so I'm just glad be glad to have one. I'm happy to have one Um, yes, I'll take him to to judge judy. She'll know what to do Um, so, uh, but I wanted to do a compare and contrast with this new sent by dial sauce o-ring duke Rolling back just a little bit um to The idea of doing a video about hawk and then maybe about destro as well um hawk I think is The more interesting I don't think I don't know that I could get that much material out of duke despite duke being Widely used in the animated series in particular less so used in um In in the comic book he he was in the comic book and even had some good moments in the comic book But far less than the animated series um But despite that, I just don't think there's like I wanted I would want to make a video not just because the character is popular But because there's something to say about them and I just don't think there's as much to say about About duke as there is about hawk. I think there's more to say about hawk um, even though arguably like he He didn't show up in the animated series until um 86 and in the uh Comic book series he was prominent early on But then there was a gap right when and duke was Featured more but then he came back So like there was a period where hawk wasn't in the comic book series either but For the time that he was there um We were able to see some of his decision-making some of his uh I don't know his his um Moral approach to Um to command in a war situation That that's something I'd really like to to talk about that's something that I've touched on a little bit A little bit in um In the reviews of hawk But I'd like to um I'd like to expound upon it. Um Because I think I think There are two easy answers to that right, um because One easy answer would be to say that well hawk does these things that are Underhanded and um immoral So he's got to be bad and and certainly some of these things that he does that they they are bad um The other uh conclusion you could reach is that um Yes, he does bad things but he's doing them for a good purpose uh, and then sometimes Uh, whatever metaphor you want to use you have to to crack some eggs to make an omelet. What have you So those are like the the easy answers, but I don't think it's quite that easy and when you look at examples from history um of Military decision-making strategic and tactical decision-making Um, I just I just don't think it's that simple and so I I'd like to look at that and I think that we um Um Uh, uh why somebody said something about a wife. I I'm not married. I'm not married. Um I uh Duke's wife. I don't know. Um Uh But uh, but yeah, that that's um It's something that I would like to um Uh, I I'd like to look at because I think there's some meat there. Um And I I think I I I think that we can reach a conclusion. I think we can reach a conclusion Um, oh, and then I just realized this is gi joe berger. Hello gi joe berg. Nice to see you Like I saw your name there and then I just kept on talking. Hi. Thanks for being here um But uh, yeah, I I think I don't think that it's worth Um Machiavellian, that's a good word for it I don't think that it's it's worth doing a video just to point out the ambiguity if we can't say something about it if we we may not be able to um Reach a Conclusion with a hundred percent certainty, but we should at least be able to Uh, have some clarity and some Uh, reach some conclusion about it. Even if it's not a very satisfying one Um, so I would only do it if I could Uh do more than just point out the the ambiguity Um, well, thank you joe berg. I'm glad even if you just lurk. I'm still glad that you're here um Yeah, that's the uh um I know what you're talking about And that that is that doesn't add a little bit of interest to uh to duke But not in the way that I think that that I could expand on and make a full video out of But hawk hawk has given us some material to work with hawk has shown us how he makes decisions And we can say something about that. So Um, I was thinking today. I was thinking today about some specific examples Uh that I might pull out to help us illustrate and understand um hawks thinking and Where it might be good and where it might not be so good. Uh, yeah Yeah, it's tune gray fox tune in nine years from now for the next one. Um, that was really That was really difficult to to put together. Uh, it was really really difficult. Um It I I did put that whole thing together in a week and I was like just Steam was coming off of my head. It was uh, that was a challenge But I but I didn't enjoy it. I it's it was refreshing to do something other than A toy review but to talk in more depth about something Um, then I'm able to do in a toy review. So I did um It shoots hot fudge from a flame store ice cream soldier look Um, I'll tell you like here's a a dirty secret dirty secret Um because I'm a dirty person. I don't actually have an ice cream soldier anymore I sent my one and only ice cream soldier figure to timmer Because I wanted to torture him with as much orange as as I could so That box that I sent timmer a couple years ago that had all of the orange things in it I was looking at the ice cream soldier and I'm like that's the only one I got but I've already reviewed it So boom it's going to to timmer. So yes, just for the purpose Of burning out timmers retinas just a little bit more just for just to cause his eyeballs to smoke At viewing more bright orange. I sent him my only ice cream soldier. Yes dirty hoodie Needs to be laundered Needs, uh, uh tied with bleach Uh to get all the dirty off I don't normally do that. I don't normally do that. Um Usually I I keep things I I rarely Give away or or sell the last of uh any Figure or vehicle that I have And sometimes I like to keep multiples because I've run into situations where um Uh, I I had only one example, but it broke or it lost something something got lost Something got lost And then I then I have zero complete ones Um, so sometimes I'll even keep a couple of them just to be on the safe side um, and even if I um Uh, we we could do a documentary on def. There's There there's a lot there. That's a lot. Um But um, yeah, just to be on the safe side, uh, sometimes keeping a couple extra Is is a good idea Even when I have already reviewed something I still try to hang on to it because I've had to use Those toys those figures as references um, so Getting rid of it selling it. Uh Because I think I don't need it anymore Often I do end up needing it. So if for me, it's been better to just hang on to them But in this situation to troll timmer, I felt it was worth it. I felt it was worth it Um, will I obtain ultimate stalker? Maybe, um Talk about super seven ultimates, uh, ultimates, maybe, uh, the super seven figures are Pricy and uh, and right now I would like to get to joe fest and not be broke By the end of it. So, um, ultimate stalker will We'll have to wait a documentary of stalker. Um Is pot that's at least there's something also there stalker also gives us Something to work with. Um, so at least that's something that We could um We we could get something out of it So yeah, I'm not going to do like our long documentary style videos on every Character because there's some of them just don't have that much. Uh, some of them just don't have that um Uh sparkster maybe just did send timmer timmer my lego ferret since it was built for alley vipers and it's orange. Wow He would love it. He would love it Ah more ice cream vipers um But um, I but I do I I do a little bit regret it because there will be a time You know, there will be a time when I will need the ice cream soldier for a reference for something and an adult I won't have it. So there you go. Um dread knocks Um, there's there's enough there with the dread knocks. There's probably enough there with snake eyes Uh and storm shadow, um, definitely uh destro. Maybe the baroness as well um with duke man, I just I I can't think of Enough that I want to say about duke that I wouldn't be able to say in a review And it doesn't have anything to do to do with liking or disliking duke any more than anyone else. It's just that I I've got to have something to say about it. So yeah, well, it's it those are things to consider. Um, and um When I do it You you will you will be surprised. I will not announcement announce it. It'll just happen You will suddenly have an hour long video in your feed, but that will not be soon because um Because I'm tired. I'm a tired person Um, so I'm gonna go ahead and open this duke. Well, we still have a few minutes Um, oh, I was gonna go a little bit late Uh since what's on your mind is on hiatus for uh for the evening um Documentary on the iron grenadiers. I think that's something that I would cover in a documentary about destro because uh, the iron grenadiers Um, represents something Uh, I think the iron grenadiers represents a Change in destro because I mean first of all, he did have this private army. He did have these guys working for him before the iron grenadiers in fact like In the comic book his uh His scottish soldiers Put on iron grenadiers uniforms and that's where they come from um but Uh, but it's more than that. Um, I think the iron grenadiers represent uh, destro moving from just um supporting Cobra or other troublemakers in the world To actually being a force on his own to actually being an active participant Not just selling the weapons Uh, not just leading Other troops because Cobra troops are our other troops. They're not his troops um so Yeah, it's like um It's like it's like if the guy that runs your comic shop your local comic shop Decides to uh To himself Do a comic book It's different right you're going from selling the comics To actually participating in the the thing that you're dealing with So Yeah, I think the iron grenadiers represent a shift a change with destro and I think I um, it could be interesting to talk about Why why the change? Why why would he uh go from simply um Supplying weapons and and and sometimes into you know personally participating in conflict to Um Being a full participant being being his own party in the conflict Um, but here's another thing. Here's another trick about it. Um, I don't want to Um Just speculate Right because I can sit here and I can interpret things Any way I want and maybe the interpretation makes sense But maybe the interpretation is not supported by the actual text and what I tried to do with cobra commander is um Not just say whatever I wanted to say about him, but I wanted to say Something about him as he appeared as he actually appeared in the cartoon in the comic book series I wanted to um Uh To actually analyze that rather than, you know project Um My own thoughts on it. I wanted to you know, that's that's why I had all the references That's why I got dinged on the copyright because I needed all of the references Uh to illustrate what I was talking about um So As far as Uh destro Um, I think like we can we can unpack a bit um his Personality his sense of honor his code of ethics I think we absolutely can um, but I I want to make sure to not overextend and and Uh add something that's not Really there Uh, so I would need to give it some Thanks, the cat's over here knocking things down. I would need to give it some um some thought but also some research I mean it all starts With going back and reading the stuff and watching the stuff and trying to just see what's there Um, sorry, I uh have been neglecting the um um The live chat I apologize as soon as I start soliloquizing I I lose my ability to read Um gold destro. That's yeah the iron grenadiers get destro. We'd have to talk about iron grenadiers. That's part of his story um But for the moment here's here is the modern Uh retro o-ring duke And I will let me pull out the the version one So we can look at them side by side obviously the colors are drastically different um, and I was just trying to look at the Uh the sculpt and one thing I can say immediately about the sculpt I don't know if you can see it like on the back is that uh the details on the the new one are softer Uh, they're not quite They're not quite as sharp as the vintage um Like I'm looking at the sleeves and those sleeve details like the the folded rolled up sleeves. That's That's a softer detail than on the vintage um And yeah, I'd say that goes for around the front too. Um You can see it But it's not quite as sharp Um, the one thing that is Sharper on the new one is like the hair detail Uh the hair detail on the new one is uh Has got well more lines more lines than the vintage um The face so they did get the The grin and the the the painted teeth But I I I like they I mean it's it's changed. It's a little bit different Then the vintage and I like the vintage better um The the grin on the modern one just doesn't quite look as natural Um, but um, I mean we've got Um, obviously there's no there's no american flag sticker on the new one But what it does have is a paint application on uh the epaulettes To uh to mimic what was here To mimic what was uh what The way the character look in the animated series and in fact the colors are Meant to be more reminiscent of the animated series as well, and I think that's fine Um, even though I'm not as big a fan of the animated series um I I do still want People who are fans of the animated series to have toys that reflect The you know that Part of gi joe. I it's still part of the line. It's part of the the the brand Uh, so I I wouldn't want that Um neglected Um, it's just not my favorite part of the brand. Um But uh, we've got Uh much darker legs. That's a much darker green Much darker green than the classic Light green this light green plastic on the vintage figure Very fragile, which is why I'm putting it back In its protective case right now Because it makes me nervous to have it out, especially with a cat around here Um, I can see that it's almost um Almost uh eight o'clock my time. I'll go a little bit. I'll go a few minutes later Um since what's on joe mine isn't uh Isn't streaming tonight, but Uh, not too much later. I am tired and I still have stuff to do Um I did also want to add Uh the helmet so he has a helmet it is like the Classic style helmet. It's that's interesting. So check this out The color Is is pretty close to the legs on the helmet um The color is Kind of similar to some helmets that came in battlefield accessory packs Not so much close. This does not look like the the color of the dark green helmets on the 82 guys It's a different shade of green. It looks it's closer to accessory pack helmets But it's a matte finish. Check that out. It's not a glossy finish on that plastic. It's a matte finish And I think I like that um one thing that I I I don't talk about it often because it's just so ubiquitous. It it seems hardly worth Mentioning hardly worth bringing up, but I would like to have seen more matte finishes on um On vintage figures almost everything is glossy um And it's it's hard to complain about that because on a display it looks Nice, right? They are they gleam and glisten in the light on a uh Uh on a display but uh You know, but but it just it makes them look more toy like Um, well, I mean they are toys. So that's fine. That's nothing wrong with it, but I'm just saying like Uh more more matte finish rather than glossy uh would change the complexion of Uh a lot of figures and that's one thing that I I do like about this. I do like this um Uh, it's color of michael's helmet. So yeah, see Um, it's and it's a nice color. It is a nice color. It's the the yellow shirt. Uh, I mean that's not khaki. That's yellow um Again more like the animated series. It's fine. It's fine But that uh, yeah that helmet is not bad and really the The the the trousers the legs I don't mind the darker green either I I don't mind it. I don't mind it. Um, he does come with um A reissue of snow jobs laser rifle um, this is the one that the Vintage figure was originally going to come with ended up coming with a recolored version of stalker's submachine gun um Are these hands flexible because this doesn't want to go in the hand Um, I'm not gonna force it I'm not gonna force it But this doesn't want to go in Uh, yeah, the I'm not okay. I'm not gonna break the thumbs. Okay. I'm not gonna break the thumbs. Um, but uh, he comes with Just the two accessories just the helmet and the laser rifle Um in the card art. He's kind of holding the laser rifle. Oh, yeah, okay. I can do that this we can do He can hold the laser rifle kind of the way he's holding it in the the card art Uh, he and so to hold it that way But the the grip on the rifle is is thick and I do not want to break The figure's uh thumb Terrence says he likes the vintage duke better me too Absolutely me too. Um, let's let me break this guy out again Um So, um Oh, yeah, and his I just his bandolier is like, uh brown Instead of green that's interesting But like the the colors on the the vintage one are just more subtle um less yellow That's uh, that that is like a a mustard yellow. That's like a that's a 70s shag carpet yellow Uh, whereas this I I mean this is Obviously just more tasteful, you know um With his khaki shirt and uh Um, and I I do like the light green. I wish the light green plastic wasn't so fragile You run into a lot of dukes with busted crotches, unfortunately Um, but I do like the light green Um and the brown boots Um, I'm just saying I I don't dislike. I don't dislike the dark green I I don't mind it at all and I don't dislike the dark green helmet either. That's I got no problem with that and Um, I like that matte. I like the matte green rather than glossy. I just I just like it That's not bad. Um So that is now this is something interesting. Wait, hold on Let me check one thing Yeah, this is something, um Hold on. Let me take a closer look at this Yeah, okay. There there's something a bit different about This, uh, modern helmet versus the vintage the modern helmet Does not have the molding seam down the center Like the vintage one does that's interesting So they had to have used a different process or Just molded it in a different way but, um Uh, even though those are the same shape, uh, they're actually constructed a little differently That's interesting. Uh, I now I'm curious. I'm I'm quite curious. Um About the process that they used to produce it without the um The seam, you know, where the mold presses together Which you can see on the vintage but is not is not there That's interesting. I think that's that may only be interesting to me But it is interesting to me. I'm curious. I'm curious So anyway, so it is, uh, it's about five minutes after eight here and, um I'm uh, I'm starting to get I'm starting to wear down. I'm getting tired So I think now is a good time to wrap things up. Um, again condolences to what's on Joe mine Um, uh, hope everybody, uh, is well and I hope, uh, hope you all come back Soon looking forward to seeing you guys soon Um, uh Don't forget the things that we talked about Timmer. Uh, half the battle new episode about keel hall Um articulated chat. I will be live on sunday link is down below Joe fest go fund me totally voluntary totally voluntary, but if you feel like it It's there link is also in the description. Um, and, um, yeah, Joe fest august 9th through 11th Um, I will be there with Marianne. She will be fully closed on camera Um, and, um, yeah, uh, oh well, okay. Yeah, I did forget. We'll have to get to this next time Well, we'll get to this next time. Um, I'm just too tired to do this now I've been going for more than an hour now. So I'm gonna wrap it up. I'm gonna wrap it up Um, but, uh, I will catch you, uh, a little bit later. Sorry. And again, I apologize once I start Yammering about stuff. I I lose track of the live chat my apologies, but thank you all for being here I hope you will, uh, join again next, uh, tuesday for the live stream. Um, I am working. I am working Um, on the next review video. I'm making progress on it. I'm making progress on it. So, um, yeah No guarantees about, uh, ginger ginger is, you know, how she is, um But I am working on the next review video. Uh, it's it's written at least I've done the writing and I'm pretty Well, I'm going to go ahead with the writing. So I need to actually set aside time to shoot it, which I should do tomorrow. So, uh, Progress on that. And hopefully if you are a patron knock on wood, you will get early access I'm working on it. So anyway, good night, everyone. I will see you next week. And until then, um, I will see you next week Bye everybody. Goodbye