Cobra Infantry Trooper

Code Name:

Viper

version four

Desimone Guide: #519

Carded Figure

Viper's Filecard

Figure Description:

Viper was released carded in the thirteenth series (1994) as part of the Battle Corps subset. The Battle Corps figures were numbered 1 through 13 - Viper was number 5.

Viper was discontinued in 1994.

Versions of Viper:

• Version One (1986)
• Python Viper (v2) (1989)
• Version Three (1990)
• Version Four (1994)
• Version Five (1997)
• Version Six (2002)
• Version Seven (2002)
• Version Eight (2002)
• Version Nine (2003)
• Version Ten (2003)
• Version Eleven (2003)
• Version Twelve (2004)
• Version Thirteen (2004)
• Version Fourteen (2005)
• Version Fifteen (A) (2006)
• Version Fifteen (B) (2006)
• Version Sixteen (2008)

Accessories:

Viper came with three different red guns, a red knife, a yellow missile launcher (spring loaded, actually fired), two red missiles, and a red figure stand.

Except for the missile launcher, all of Viper's accessories came attached to one plastic "tree". The accessories were removed from the tree.

Click the link to see the figure with all its weapons - All Geared Up!

Variations:

There are two variants of Viper's packaging and filecard. The earlier first variant featured the G.I.Joe logo horizontally at the top of the card. The filecard on the back of the packaging was the "standard" size. The later second variant featured the G.I.Joe logo vertically on the left side of the card and the filecard was reduced down to "baseball card" size.

Body Construction:

Viper's body is entirely original - no parts were taken from other figures. None of his parts were ever used to create other figures.