 Hello everybody hooded co-work commander 788 here welcome back to class of Friday where we look at a gi joe classified series figure Every Friday this time we are looking at gi joe classified Arctic mission storm shadow This figure was exclusive to Amazon and I ordered it when it was first available Let's take a look at the box the box has the window pane that shows the figure and the accessories We have the logo. It says gi joe classified series Arctic mission storm shadow There's some artwork of storm shadow here. The artwork does not have the snow effect that's on the figure But it does have this swirl effect that is not on the figure the artwork continues to the side of the box So it's more of those swirl effects. It's more of a texture than a detail. This artwork is acceptable It's not the best I've seen but it's okay. This is number 14 in the series and on the back of the box We have the generic poster artwork. We've seen on other gi joe classified series figures on the other side of the box We have these symbols and the box does indicate storm shadow is a cobra character in the gi joe comic book And the geek era of the animated series storm shadow became a gi joe team member There are these four symbols that represent storm shadow's specialties These what exactly do these mean according to gi joe.com this one means covert ops level 4 This one means bladed weapons level 3 this one means Infiltration level 3 and this one means ninjutsu level 4 I am not a fan of this You should not have to go to a website to learn what these symbols mean and what this character does now I understand this is supposed to be a bit of fun just some fun interactivity between the website and the toys But honestly how many people are going to look these up and if you don't look them up They're kind of meaningless. It doesn't even say go to gi joe.com to look them up The only reference to the website is this tiny icon right here Let's not get too hung up on that Let's open the box and take out the figure and take a look at storm shadow here is storm shadow out of the box This figure is not an update of the original storm shadow action figure from 1984 This figure is a reference to storm shadow version 3 from 1992 Which was part of the ninja force subset as you can see the colors and some of the details have been copied over from That 1992 figure the 1992 storm shadow was a member of the gi joe team But this classified storm shadow is still with cobra storm shadow included a plethora of accessories Such as this bow in gold and black It doesn't have a bow string, but that's okay a bow string at this scale would be very thin and probably prone to breakage It does fit in the action figures hand But it's very hard to get in and out of the hand due to how tight that fit is in the fist along with that Bow there was an arrow this arrow in white plastic. It is very small. It's kind of dangerous to take out of the package This is one that will be easy to get lost. I guess you can get some decent poses with the bow and arrow So that's nice There is a quiver of arrows on the backpack But this extra arrow does not fit on the backpack anywhere and it doesn't match the arrows that are on the backpack It doesn't match the length or the color or the style or the detail This arrow just doesn't fit anywhere given how small this arrow is and that there's nowhere to store it unless you are Posing the action figure with the arrow You're probably gonna leave this in the packaging storm shadow includes a sickle and this is a callback to an accessory on that 1992 storm shadow the 1992 storm shadow accessory and the classified accessory are almost the same size Despite the fact that they were made for figures of different scales no storage spot for this sickle So if it's not in stormy's hand and it's probably got to be left in the box He has another loose accessory He has this white grapple hook with a long black line wrapped around the handle and this is a fine accessory It gives more options for posing the figure, but where is he gonna keep it when he's not using it? I'll just unwrap that line so you can see how long it is nothing attaches to the other end It's just a long black line and there it is all unraveled so you can get an idea of the length finally Let's get to what are probably the most important accessories on this figure He has a backpack with a sword and a sheath those are Removable they peg onto the back of the action figure with this peg the backpack is in black plastic It has a gold a Russia Kage hexagram on it and gold arrows these arrows are not removable But the sheath for the sword is it pegs onto the backpack that sheath is in white plastic It has a peg for pegging onto the backpack and it has a crisscross pattern on it in the sheath There is a sword that can be removed the sword has a white handle and a silver painted blade There is an a Russia Kage hexagram at the base of the blade on both sides That silver paint on the blade can scrape off and there's already a scuff on mine The sword the sheath in the backpack are actually pretty good and I like how they all fit together This kind of reminds me of the backpack for storm shadow version one. Let's take a look at storm shadows articulation He has good range of motion on the head I guess sort of hindered by this hood, but the hood kind of moves with it It's kind of loose you can remove this hood if you pop the head off first, but I'm not gonna bother with that He has butterfly joints at the shoulders that work better than on some figures He has some upward movement on the shoulders, but that is hindered by these armored shoulder plates Swivel all the way around at the shoulder and a twist at the bicep He has double jointed elbows and he has twists at both wrists doesn't look like he has Hinged wrists at either wrist. I take that back. There is a hinge on the right wrist. It's just really tight He has a hinge at the rib cage for an ab crunch and it actually ratchets a little bit You hear that plastic clicking? Unfortunately, it's also a little loose. He has a twist of the torso He's wearing this belt piece, but that does not really get in the way It seems to move with the torso. He can still get a good leg split and move his leg forward pretty well There's no real hindrance. This is a softer plastic. So that doesn't really get in the way He has a twist at the thigh cut Double jointed knees doesn't look like there's any boot cut, but he does have hinged and rocker ankles There's actually less articulation on this figure than on most classified figures There's usually a cut right about here with an extra point of articulation there There's no obvious break in the sculpting to put that cut on this figure So that's probably why they didn't do it looking at the figure itself He has a white hood over a black balaclava mask. You can see his eyes behind the mask looking very menacing This hood could be removed. That's a loose piece. If you pop the head off You could take that off as well, but I prefer to leave it on It looks more like that 92 storm shadow with that hood on There is white armor plate on the upper chest and on the back with some nice extra paint applications on there There's gold on the back and on the shoulders and on the chest. There is a gold arashikage hexagram below that white chest armor There is a black uniform looks like black armor and on that black There is whites icicles and snow. At least that's what it looks like This is a direct callback to that 1992 figure that had similar details on his chests and arms and legs Those details are not on the legs of the classified figure But it's still nice to see those details on the chest and on the arms The arms have white shoulder armor and black sleeves and black gloves And then the white paint applications on the upper arms on the black plastic Right where the black meets the white shoulders around his waist He's wearing this white plastic belt piece with panels that look like it's supposed to be white cloth But of course that's white plastic on the front and the back Looks sort of reminiscent of samurai armor It has some pouches as well and a gold belt buckle This piece has been used elsewhere for one of the snake eyes movie storm shadow figures These were in a smaller scale This piece is the same size despite the fact that the figure is in a smaller scale Although some of the textures and detail are missing on this cheaper version of a storm shadow figure He has black uniform legs. No paint applications on those legs. They're kind of obscured by this belt piece But it looks okay He has white armor knee pads and he has white panels and straps on his lower legs He has black down the middle and he has black and white ninja shoes Just for the heck of it since I had it out. I wanted to put this movie storm shadow next to the classified storm shadow Now the snake eyes movie storm shadow is in a smaller scale It is almost at classified scale, but it is very slightly shorter. It also has less articulation What it does share with classified storm shadow is accessories It has the same backpack as classified storm shadow just in different colors This backpack in silvery gray and black will peg on to the classified figure So you could use it for that figure if you prefer it This backpack has a hole in it and that's for these double sword sheets that can peg onto that backpack These swords can be removed. They are in silver plastic They are significantly smaller than the classified swords the classified sword sheets will peg onto that backpack So again another alternative for your classified storm shadow The coolest part is the movie figure has a bow in white plastic and it has a bow string And this should fit in classified storm shadows hand Indeed it does fit so there are even more options for alternate accessories for your classified storm shadow There are some problems with this figure, especially with some of the accessories But overall, I do like this storm shadow figure. This is a callback to a relatively obscure version of storm shadow Although a lot of people might not know about and as a fan, I appreciate that That was my review of gijo classified series arctic mission storm shadow I hope you enjoyed it if you did please give this video a thumbs up and subscribe to the channel I am reviewing gijo classified figures every friday. 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