Ground Artillery Soldier

Code Name:

Zap

version three

Carded Figure

Carded Figure Back

Zap's Filecard

Figure Description:

Zap (v3) was released in a three pack as part of the twentieth series (2004). The pack also included Grunt (v8), Snake Eyes (v20), and a reprint of issue four of the comic book.

While the front of the package named the figure Raphael "Zap" Melendez, both the filecard and the proof of purchase named the figure Zap.

Versions of Zap:

• Zap (1982)
• Zap v1.5 (1983) (Swivel Arm)
• Zap v2 (1991)
• Sgt. Zap (1997)
• Zap v3 (2004)
• Zap v4 (2007) - as Rafael "Zap" Melendez

In 1997, Zap was renamed "Sgt. Zap". So while there are several names, there are a total of five figures based on the character "Zap".

Accessories:

Zap came with two black rifles, a black bazooka, and a black hose that attached to the bazooka.

Variations:

No variations of Zap are known to exist.

Body Construction:

Zap's legs were shared with General Hawk (1991), General Tomahawk (2000) and General Tomahawk (v2) (2002), and also used to make Sgt. Stalker (v5) (2004) and General Abernathy (2004).

Zap's waist was shared with Roadblock (v2) (1986), Guile (1993), Guile (v2) (1993), Rock n Roll (v5) (1997) and Breaker (v2) (1997) and also used to make Sgt. Stalker (v5) (2004), and General Abernathy (2004).

Zap's arms were shared with Grunt (1982), Hawk (1982), Short-fuze (1982), Snake Eyes (1982), Zap (1982), Grunt (v2) (1983), Stalker (v6) (1997), Grunt (v4) (1997), Short-Fuse (v2) (1997), Snake Eyes (v7) (1997), Zap (v3) (1997), Snake-Eyes (v15) (2003), Snake-Eyes (v16) (2003), Sgt. Stalker (v5) (2004), and General Abernathy (2004). The upper arms only were shared with Snow Job (1983) and and General Abernathy (2004).

Zap's torso was shared Breaker (1982), Grunt (1982), Hawk (1982), Snake Eyes (1982), Grunt (v2) (1983), Stalker (v6) (1997), Grunt (v4) (1997), Snake Eyes (v7) (1997), Snake-Eyes (v15) (2003), Snake-Eyes (v16) (2003), Sgt. Stalker (v5) (2004), and General Abernathy (2004).

Zap's head was an entirely new sculpt.