Desert Trooper

Code Name:

Dusty

version eight

Carded: Carded Figure (w/Desert Cobra C.L.A.W.S.) | Mission Disc | Mission Disc Back

Boxed (Operation Avalanche): Front | Back

Filecards: Two Pack | Mission Disc | Operation Avalanche

Figure Description:

Dusty (version 8) was released as part of the eighteenth series (2002), carded in a two-pack with Desert Cobra C.L.A.W.S..

Dusty (version 8) was also released in 2003 with a Mission Disc.

Dusty (version 8) was also released in 2004 with the K-Mart Exclusive Operation Avalanche box set. The Operation Avalanche set included the Assault Quad (v2), two Air Assault gliders, Snake Eyes (v13), Dusty (v8), Iron Grenadier (v2), and Storm Shadow (v13).

Versions of Dusty:

• Version One (1985)
• Version Two (1988)
• Version Three (1991)
• Version Four (2000)
• Version Five (2002)
• Version Six (2002)
• Version Seven (2002)
• Version Eight (2002)
• Version Nine (2002)
• Version Ten (2004)
• Version Eleven (2004)

Accessories:

Dusty came with a black bandolier belt, a brown backpack, a black Sound Attack RPG with silver tip, and a black m-16 machine gun.

The packaging also included a color background.

The Mission Disc pack also included Mission Disc 2, featuring two episodes of the cartoon, a game, and a comic. The same disc was also included with the Mission Disc version of Snake Eyes (v14).

The Operation Avalanche set came with five black guns and two black backpacks. No weapons 'belong' to one figure more than any other. The set also came with a bandolier that does belong to Dusty.

Variations:

There are no known variations of Dusty.

Body Construction:

Dusty (version 8) has an entirely new body sculpt. The same mold was used to create Dusty (v7) (2002) and Dusty (v9) (2002).

Note the return of the O-ring design absent from earlier new figures from 2002.