G.I. Joe Classified One-A-Day Beamish-Style Figure Poll - #133 - Infrared (Plague)

Day 130 - Body Bags - (Devil's Due) (1/20/26)

Yes. it's Devil's Due, but the Plague Troopers are probably my favorite thing Devil's Due came up with. Rather than throwing a legion of faceless troops at G.I. Joe, Cobra Commander formed a unit of specialists for dangerous black ops. Body Bags is the Range Viper of the baker's dozen and may be less unique (beyond being in all black) than some of the others compared to their original uniforms, but this definitely feels right up Hasbro's alley.


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I'm on record as not really liking Devil's Due versions, but I legit like this guy as a potential parts reuse for the ranged/grim viper look. Plus the existing ranged viper bucks are very cool and eesily repurposed.
 
So it's like... a less fun Range Viper? Nah. Didn't they basically already do that in the HISS Operators set or whatever that was called?
 
I haven’t read Joe since the Marvrl days. I’m not too familiar with this group, but BB doesn’t have a bad look. I’d probably get him and work him into my head cannon in a likely different way than the story had. That first image would make a nice Cobra night trooper. In any case, yes.
 
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So is Grim Viper an attempt at Body Bags? Similar vibes with a different colour scheme (and of course outfit differences). Also the Twilight Guard seems like basically the same colour scheme as the CG character from the Plague.

As to Body Bags I would be down for a Classified figure of him since I live the Range Viper helmet and Classified is my go to line.
 
canprime said:
So is Grim Viper an attempt at Body Bags? Similar vibes with a different colour scheme (and of course outfit differences). Also the Twilight Guard seems like basically the same colour scheme as the CG character from the Plague.
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Yeah i was wondering if th Twilight Guard was sorta inspired by the Plague CG, Infrared.

As far as the Grim Viper, I don't think so. The Fireteam guy Damien mentioned is closer but still, these guys are more black. Sorta Cobra's version of Night Force and CC's death squad. A lot of these guys could probably use the same body or at least torso since they all have the black, ribbed shirts then add gear over that for their distinct looks, and some can have already-done heads like Body Bags and Infrared. Vanguard and Blackout would be cool to add second masked heads to, and Gallows and Grim Skull were both done as 3 3/4 figures but with wrong heads, but would still be cool to include those as alternate heads if they do those two.

We'll get more into the other Plague guys soon. I'm slipping a couple here and there but there is a Plague week coming up.
 
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