The Cobra Island Roadblock action figure is part of an invading force, along with Beachhead who storm the infamous Cobra territory facing off against Cobra Troopers, the Baroness, Cobra Vipers, and Cobra saboteur, Firefly. Both are heavy machine gunners, but Roadblock used more standard weapons than the futuristic one used by Heavy Duty. Whereas Roadblock is a gourmet cook, Heavy Duty is a trained classical musician. Since, in many continuities, because of their strong resemblance, Roadblock and Heavy Duty have been made cousins, often on opposite ends of conflicts (while both being members of G.I. Joe Classified Series Special Missions: Cobra Island Roadblock Action Figure 11 Premium Toy 6-Inch Scale with Custom Package Art Classified Series. When Hasbro seemingly lost the trademark to Roadblock in the early 2000s, the name Heavy Duty was used as a replacement. In some branding fluke, in 1991, a new action figure featuring a tough as nail gigantic black dude came up as a new action figure. Some people have begun using the Cobra Island Roadblock as a stand in for his famous cousin, Heavy Duty who is also a heavy machine gunner for G.I. Joe Classified purchased, I managed to do in the same period. I barely obtained Roadblock and am still surprised that Toys R Us did not cancel my order as they have with all other G.I. Joe Classfied 6 Inch Action Figure Special Missions Cobra. Getting Cobra Island exclusives in Canada has been very difficult. Joe is a highly skilled, on-demand, special operations force of men and. It is also a variant based on the least popular character of the line, or the titular peg warmer. However, it is a second wave variant to the first wave that had just appeared. The easiest of them all to find is the one Roadblock action figure. Joe Classified 1:12 action figure line from Hasbro has been a nightmare for many collectors who could not find them at stores. I reviewed the first wave Roadblock back in July so I will forgo my usual historical survey of the character and focus instead on a few issues. Joe team’s heavy gunner comes back for a second exclusive action figure sold at Toys R Us in Canada and Target in the United States.
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