Best figure by year

[joshdahl]

OK, here is the challenge with this tread....

Don't think about who was the coolest in the comic or the cartoon, or which was your favorite when you were a kid. Look at them just as toys. Which figure was the best toy of each year of the original run of ARAH?

GO!


Also.....this would be a good a opportunity to argue and call other people insane based on their opinions.....but all in good fun.


Josh

1982 Snake Eyes
1983 Airborne
1984 Roadblock
1985 Alpine
1986 Beachhead

my list is incomplete for now. More later.

[CAPT. GRID-IRON]

dude you picked all joes, okay here is my list

1982-cobra soldier
1983-Destro
1984-Zartan
1985-Snake eyes V2
1986-Zarana
1987-Techno-viper
1988-Sorm shadow V2
1989-Night Viper
1990-Bullhorn
1991-Crimson Guard immortal
1992-Roadblock
1993-ninja force storm shadow and Slice tie
1994-crimson guard commander
1997-arctic ops snow job
1998-seal team shipwreck
and this is my list of the figures, we should do this for vehicles as well

[joshdahl]

Zarana?

You picked Zarana?

Over Lifeline? and Beachhead? and Lowlight? and Wetsuit? and Sci-Fi? and...pretty much every other figure (in my opinion) is FAr better than Zarana.

Wow. First the Mudfighter and now this!

Seriousluy, though....it is amazing that our interestes can lie closely enough that we both love Joe toys....but be so different at teh same time.

Josh

[Saboteur]

1982: Stalker
1983: Destro
1984: Firefly
1985: Dusty
1986: Viper
1987: Gung-Ho
1988: Shockwave
1989: Gnawgahyde
1990: Ambush
1991: Big Ben
1992: Big Bear
1993: Bazooka
1994: Lifeline
1997: Lady Jaye
1998: Wet-Suit
2000: Sidetrack
2001: Wet-Suit
2002: Life-Line
2003: Agent Jinx
2004: Scrap-Iron
2005: Snake Eyes (vvv)
2006: Courtney Krieger
2007: Stalker
2008: Airborne

Sabo

[john shaft]

1982-Stalker
1983-HISS Driver/Destro (tie)
1984-Recondo/Ripcord (tie)
1985-Snow Serpent/Crimson Guard (tie)

[DR._SCAR]

i forgot the year ,i think it was 87!
BATTLE ARMOR COBRA COMMANDER!!!

[MAJOR WOLF]

1985 Snake eyes with Timber...

[Wizard]

It was too hard to pick just one figure for each year so I picked one for each faction.

G.I. Joe
1982: Stalker
1983: Torpedo
1984: Deep Six
1985: Snake Eyes V2
1986: Wet-Suit
1987: Crazylegs
1988: Storm Shadow V2
1989: Scoop
1990: Freefall
1991: Snake Eyes V4
1992: Ninja Force Storm Shadow
1993: Ninja Force Snake Eyes
1994: Battle Corps Shipwreck

Cobra
1982: Cobra Commander (mail-in)
1983: Destro
1984: Firefly
1985: Eels
1986: B.A.T.
1987: Croc Master
1988: Iron Grenadiers
1989: Night-Viper
1990: Undertow
1991: Crimson Guard Immortal
1992: Cobra Ninja Viper (mail-in)
1993: Crimson Guard Commander
1994: Battle Corps Viper

[rattlesnakes]

If you are a serious and paramount professional fanatic collector all the entire line all around the world are the best mmm... okay except some funskool figures and street fighter, d´yer know what i mean?

[zartan015]

82 flash
83 cobra commander
84 zartan
85 snake eyes
86 thrasher
87 law and order
88 hydro viper
89 rock and roll
90 decimator
91 desert scorpion
92 eel
93 cobra commander
94 shipwreck

[abart01]

Slightly different take; best single figure and best vehicle driver:

1982 Snake Eyes / Steeler
1983 Major Bludd / HISS Driver
1984 Blowtorch (man, there were a lot of great '84s.) / Zartan
1985 Snake Eyes v2 / Frostbite
1986 Dial-Tone / Strato-Viper
1987 Tunnel Rat / Ice Viper
1988 Storm Shadow v2 / Iron Grenadier Destro
1989 Alley Viper / Track Viper (horrid year for vehicle drivers)
1990 Bullhorn / Updraft
1991 Crimson Guard Immortal / Interrogator
1992 Roadblock / none
1993 Headhunters Stormtrooper / Sci-Fi
1994 Ozone / none

[Python Viper]

These were my favorites straight from my childhood collection:

82 Cobra Soldier
83 Destro
84 Duke
85 Bazooka
86 Dial Tone
87 Outback
88 TF Duke
89 Alley Viper
90 Salvo
91 Crimson Guard Immortal
92 Flak Viper