 Hello everybody hooded cober commander 788 here welcome back to class of Fridays where we look at a gi Joe classified series figure every Friday this time we are looking at beachhead This figure was part of the special missions cobra island set which was exclusive to target stores Let's start by taking a look at the packaging. We have the window pane showing the figure and the accessories We have the special missions cobra island logo and the gi Joe logo classified series This is Wayne beach head sneeden not all of the classified series figures include the file name along with the codename But the target exclusive figures seem to be doing that. There is some artwork featuring beach head here, and it's not bad It's not exactly the painted artwork style. It is drawn and it looks like it's computer colored in But this does look pretty good It shows off the details of the figure that artwork continues to the side of the box and on the side of the box in the Background, we have a cobra terror drone this special missions cobra island series does seem to have the storyline of gi joe Infiltrating cobra island this figure is number 10 in the classified series and on the back of the box We have the generic cobra island artwork We have seen on other figures in this series on the other side of the box We have these symbols which represent his specialties this one means he has the super speed powers of the flash This is four boats riding side by side This means this box is poisonous So don't eat the box and this means he hates the letter i so he is Smashing a letter i with a hammer there is no i in team and there is no i in Wayne beach heads needin Let's pull the figure out of the box and take a look at it here is beach head out of the box I will start by saying I do like this figure, but I have a couple issues with it I don't think those flaws are necessarily fatal, but we'll take a look at it This six inch beach head action figure is inspired by the original beach head figure from 1986 You can see a lot of the design elements have been copied over and some new ones have been added looking at beach heads accessories first He has a beret it is removable It is a red beret with a blue and yellow beret flash as an army ranger This would have been appropriate in the 80s the original 1986 figure does not have a comparable accessory But he does have this red cloth on his left shoulder, which is thought to be his beret the classified artwork even has that red Beret on the shoulder just like the 86 figure Although the classified figure does not have that detail without the beret classified beach head looks a lot more like his 1986 counterpart my biggest problem with this beret is it is made out of a hard plastic You can fit it on the head and you can press it on and it will stay on but I think this would be better in a Soft or plastic. I think it would grip the head better Flint, which was a later classified figure had his beret in a soft plastic and I think that's an improvement Next let's look at beach heads main accessory his assault rifle and based on the Rectangular barrel and the artwork on the card. It looks like this is supposed to be a laser rifle This classified accessory draws no inspiration from the 86 beach head submachine gun They are not similar at all. This laser assault rifle is a no frills accessory. It is in green plastic It has a for grip and a non-removable magazine. It has a scope and a very short barrel So they replaced the submachine gun with a fantasy weapon I can deal with that that happens, but I don't feel great about the light green color This green color seems a little weak and a gray accessory would have at least been a callback to that original submachine gun This green color is an issue on other accessories and we will get to that Let's move on to beach heads backpack. This backpack is inspired by the 1986 beach head backpack It has basically the same details But unlike on the 86 beach head backpack which had this molded on crossbow The classified backpack has that crossbow as removable the grip of that crossbow will wedge into the slot on the backpack And I believe it's supposed to wedge in farther than this But on my example, it will just not go in any farther than this Let's remove that crossbow and take a closer look at it. That crossbow is in the same green color as the assault rifle And it looks pretty good. The original beach head does not have an accessory like this But like I said on his backpack, there is a crossbow molded on and not removable that crossbow will fit in the figure's hand But that grip is really short if I were displaying this figure I would probably just leave it in the backpack turning to the backpack itself It pegs onto the figure through a hole in the vest and the back of the figure itself It has details on both sides. That backpack is in black plastic. It has this thing on the side I don't know what that is. It has what may be a scope or a flashlight There's that slot for the crossbow. Of course, there are some bolts for the crossbow And it has a couple pouches on the other side. This backpack is impressively faithful to that 1986 backpack This may be my favorite accessory for beach head. We are not quite done with accessories Beach head has a pistol and a holster on his right leg. That is a green laser pistol It is the same color green as the other accessories we've looked at and finally on his left ankle He has a green knife in a black sheath and that knife is removable So we have all these accessories in the same green color And I think this is my biggest problem with this figure that green color does closely match the green on the figure So I get that but these accessories would have made a lot more sense in a light gray Take a look at this 86 figure and of course we have the light gray submachine gun But we also have a light gray knife handle on the leg and a light gray pistol handle on the other leg So those grays could have matched in addition to that the crossbow on the backpack If it were in a gray would have been a nice subtle contrast to the black of the backpack What I'm saying is all of these accessories in light gray would have been perfect Let's take a look at the articulation for classified beach head He has the excellent classified articulation we've come to expect So a great range of motion on the head all the way around up and down No obstructions at all He has butterfly joints at the shoulders an excellent range of motion at the shoulders better than most figures He has a swivel at the upper bicep. He has double jointed elbows and on the left wrist He has a swivel on the right wrist He has a swivel and a side to side hinge Some fans have mentioned they would prefer an up and down hinge on that right wrist And I agree with that an up and down hinge gives you better poses with that rifle He has a hinge at the rib cage for an ab crunch, but that is obstructed by this vest He does still have a twist at the waist and a really good leg split totally unobstructed You got to pop his legs back in their sockets when you move them back But he can move his leg at the hip forward pretty well not so much back He has a twist at the thigh cut. He has double jointed knees He has a twist at the boot cut and he has hinged and rocker ankles moving on to the figure itself He has that green balaclava mask which automatically makes him a ninja, right? It's a knit mask with some seam lines They managed to squeeze some additional details into this mask to give it some additional character You can see his eyes behind that mask. There is a variation on beach heads Some beach heads have brown eyes and some have blue eyes. This is the blue eyed variant He is wearing a green knit sweater with long sleeves and some pockets on the upper arms And I like this it has some nice detail some seams and cloth folds And I think it looks really good He has black gloves with green knuckles and in case you're wondering Yes, those arms were reused for alpha commando snake eyes both the arms and the hands He has this vest piece over the chest and that does hinder articulation But it also adds some depth and dimension to the figure. So I'm glad it's here It's not intended to be removable, but you probably could remove it with some effort That is a callback to the tactical vest on the 86 beach head figure The details are a bit different. The vest has some magazine pouches on the front and it has multiple colors It has brown on the front and the back And on the right shoulder it has this red and blue communication device that we saw on other early classified figures The legs of beach head are in brown plastic with no camouflage pattern. That's a little disappointing The 86 figure had lighter brown legs with a green camouflage pattern I guess the camo was cut for budgetary reasons There are some additional black plastic pieces on those legs on the left leg with straps around the leg And on the right leg there is that pistol holster with some red paint applications These are not intended to be removable, but you probably could remove them if you wanted to He has some standard dark brown combat boots. We have seen these boots on other figures He has that black knife sheath on the left ankle and he has some brown and black shin armor These legs are pretty generic. We have seen these on other classified figures. In fact, yes We saw those on that alpha commando snake eyes There's very little in the way of unique parts on this figure, but there are a few What really sets this figure apart is the extra pieces the vest The holster and the straps and the shin armor. That's what really makes this figure look unique My other problem with this figure is that it's a target exclusive beach head is a popular character A lot of fans are going to want this figure and making it exclusive to a single store Means it's going to be harder for some fans to get them That was my review of gi joe classified series special mission cobra island target exclusive wane beach heads need and I hope you enjoyed it Thank you for sticking with me through another class of friday If you like this video, please give it a thumbs up on youtube and subscribe to the youtube channel for more gi joe toy reviews You can find me on social media on facebook and twitter and I have a website hcc788.com I can only continue doing these videos with the support of my friends on patreon if you'd like to support the channel That's a great way to do it. You can get your name in videos You see the name scrolling on the screen right now your name could be there Thank you for watching. 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