Description:

Pictured above is a hand-painted prototype of Snake Eyes that appeared at several conventions and online. He was intended to be a part of the Infiltrate Cobra Island three-pack. However, the set was canceled and this version of Snake Eyes was never produced.

The set would have also included Duke and Gung Ho and was pictured with the raft and oar that came with Action Marine (1994).

Additional Images:

While several Snake Eyes test shots have become available to collectors, it is likely that these were produced in quantity by the workers at the factory where G.I. Joe figures are produced, rather than actually being created at Hasbro's request. It should be noted that these Snake Eyes figures use different arms (S.A.W. Viper upper arms, Shockwave v3 forearms) and are likely very close to the final parts of would have been released. Note that the arms pictured on the hand-painted Snake Eyes are the same mold as Firefly (1984).

A more noteworthy point regarding these test shots is the fact that the head of Snake Eyes has been altered to be compatible with the Crimson Guard torso, indicating that preperation for these figures was relatively far along when they were cancelled.

It should also be noted that this test shot does not have a date stamp, indicating that it predates the production of the mail-in Agent Faces.