G.I. Joe Pursuit of Cobra: Skydive

G.I. Joe Pursuit of Cobra Skydive is one of the few G.I. Joe POC characters that were released locally c/o Toy Kingdom and sold at a more reasonable rate of PhP 499.75. If he looks familiar, it's because G.I. Joe Pursuit of Cobra Skydive is a repaint/re-issue of a - supposedly - never officially released G.I. Joe Rise of Cobra Ripcord. We reviewed the G.I. Joe Rise of Cobra Ripcord earlier this year. The review can be seen here. "Batman" commented on that review that Hasbro either was unable to secure the rights of the original G.I. Joe Rise of Cobra actor's facial features or saw them as unprofitable, which resulted in the re-tooling of the figures back to their cartoons/comic-book looks which is why Hasbro did not officially release Ripcord wearing this, but came up with a new G.I. Joe Pursuit of Cobra Skydive instead. 

Toys R' Us Troop-Builder Sale

Toys R'Us here in the Philippines is offering a wonderful Troop-Builder opportunity for all you serious Toy collectors out there. Two days ago they started distributing this: The G.I. Joe The Rise of Cobra Attack on the G.I. Joe Pit Headquarters set which includes, Duke, Ripcord, A generic G.I. Joe Pit Headquarters soldier, a Neo-Viper Officer, A Neo-Viper and a Mole drill-Pod all for only PhP 800 (Roughly US$ 18). That's five figures, a vehicle and a plethora of weapons all for the price of two figures! 

Grab them while supplies lasts at Toys R' Us. There is also a Snake-Eyes, Storm Shadow set for PhP 400 that comes with a collapsible plastic diorama which may come in handy for diorama builders one day. 

Unreleased G.I Jose Rise of Cobra Ripcord

Presenting: the G.I. Joe Rise of Cobra Desert Battle Ripcord! 

I'm not quite sure what to make of this. Supposedly it was never released. It's a factory re-call/reject. Yet here it is. No blister pack, no packaging. I got it loose. Yet it shouldn't exist. Hasbro is slated to release a figure named Skydive in March of 2011 which matches the gear seen here. But that has a different paint scheme and doesn't involve Ripcord. Also note the stand of Ripcord. It's the stand from the G.I. Joe Rise of Cobra figure line. The Pursuit of Cobra figure line uses a different stand. 

So I'm not sure what to make of this.