G.I. Joe Classified One-A-Day Beamish-Style Figure Poll - #125 - Red Ninja (EA Concept Art)

I passed on the Classified Heavy Duty, but I’d get this version. I lik this overall presentation a lot more.

Yeah that’s a cool Heavy Duty. It’s the new-sculpt era design, with some extras.

He could sub-in on the early Classified era soccer team with those shin guards.

I think I prefer Heavy Duty a little more "Kenner Space Marine" and a little less "Roadblock lite." It's not a bad design, though, and certainly more practical than the weaponized toddler climbing gym he has now.

Ru1977 said:

Holy shit, two for two? Surely Damien is a no...

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Yeah, hard no. I strongly dislike Helix's stupid-looking corset-whatthefuckever design. I dig the idea of the character, and I'd love for her to eventually get a design that isn't garbage. Feels like modern shitty costume design is just 'throw a bunch of straps and buckles on it.' It's the 2010s/20s equivalent of 'put more pouches on it.' Trash.

Ru1977 said:

Midpoint of the EA Concept Art week brings us their version of Heavy Duty!

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Yeah, hard pass on this too.


I have a bugbear I'll share with the class: I fucking despise the 'artistic' NEED to put leg armor and shoulder armor on fictional characters. It's stupid. I also hate nonsensical armor - like what the fuck is on that guy's thighs? Why is that there? What is it doing?
Anyway, this dumb motherfucker has nothing protecting his literal fucking cranium, but gotta make sure that fucking deltoid doesn't catch any strays, right? (Except not really because it's not even fucking protecting the deltoid properly, Jesus Christ).
I guess what I'm saying is I have a MAD hate for armor designed by people that don't understand a single goddamn thing about how any of it functions or why it's there. I give way more of a pass on that to nostalgic/very old designs. And I give no passes on it for people designing characters any year after 'Google search' became a thing. This design can fuck off into the sun.

But... soccer.

Day 125 - Red Ninja - (EA Concept Art) (1/15/26)

The next EA Concept Art character is the Red Ninja!

I kinda dig that. I’d buy it.

NOT as a replacement for an *actual* Red Ninja, though.

AceofKnaves said:

NOT as a replacement for an *actual* Red Ninja, though.

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Damn... I was hoping this was the one. Alright, I hear you. This isn't the end....

I mean I said I’d buy it!

I bought the original Classified Red Ninja too. But it doesn’t take the place of an actual, classic Red Ninja.

I'd never use it as a Red Ninja but I would ABSOLUTELY use that to make a head canon named character of my own creation. Design looks a bit Action Force/FMF but generic enough to work for me.

I would also get him to be a new named character, like i did with the classified red ninja they did. I will still want a legit red ninja but mostly for Ace.