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Figure Description:
This swivel-arm version was released carded as part of the second series
(1983). The swivel-arm Snake Eyes was available in stores in 1984 and was discontinued domestically in 1985.
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Versions of Snake Eyes:
In 2006, a CLASSIFIED figure was released, showing Snake Eyes from his years prior to G.I.Joe.
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Accessories:
Snake Eyes came with a black Uzi submachine gun and a black pack of explosives.
Click the link to see the figure with all its weapons - All Geared Up! |
Variations:
When the old version of Snake Eyes was replaced in 1983, two major changes were made to his construction. The straight-arms were replaced with arms that could swivel at the bicep, and his bulky waist-piece was replaced by a slimmer one. Also, the date stamp on the figure was changed from "1982" to "82-83". While technically only a variation, the changes are substantive enough to consider this a new version. However, as many people consider this only a variation, we have chosen to list this figure as version 1.5, rather than version 2. Other than "straight-arm" and "swivel-arm" releases, no variations of Snake Eyes are known to exist.
There are two versions of Snake Eyes's filecard. The filecard with the Snake Eyes available from Hasbro Direct has a glossy red backing, while the filecard that came with Snake Eyes did not. Snake Eyes' included with the Sears or JCPenney's exclusive gift packs also had the red backing.
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Body Construction:
Most of the 1982 series figures and their swivel-arm counterparts re-used molds from each other, repainted slightly to make them seem more original.
Snake Eyes's arms were shared with Grunt, Hawk, Short-fuze, Stalker, and Zap. The upper arms only were shared with Snow Job. Snake Eye's torso was shared with Breaker, Grunt, Hawk, and Stalker. Snake Eyes's waist-piece was shared with twelve of the original fifteen figures.
Note that the figure's head only turns left and right - it does not allow the head to look up and down. The heads only turned left and right until the the swivel ball head that was introduced in 1985 (Series Four).
In 1997, the head, torso, arms, and legs were re-used to create Snake Eyes (v7) and Snake Eyes (v8). The legs were re-used in 1997 to help create Grunt (v4).
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International Variants:
This mold for Snake Eyes was used in several countries in several forms.
In the United Kingdom and Europe,Snake Eyes v1.5 was given gray highlights to his mask and released with the VAMP jeep as Stalker. This version of the figure was also available in the U.S. as a convention exclusive in 1992.
In India, Snake Eyes v1.5 was molded many times - one time in light blue, another time in black with silver highlights, and another time packaged as Street Hawk.
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From the collection of: Mike Pacheco
Carded figure from the collection of: Ricky Medina
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