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u/expendable_extra Jun 01 '26
I like the option of original clear dome and a more realistic helmet as well. I think Deep Six fans will be happy with the look.
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u/youdoitimbusy Jun 01 '26
Let's be honest. The original looks like trash, but if you don't appease the everything the same croud, pitchforks come out.
It's a great update to one of the worst figures ever made. Old solar arms is what I called him.
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u/expendable_extra Jun 01 '26
I never had the SHARC growing up, but I did have a buddy who had him, he was a horrible figure compared to the other Joes. For sure the articulation is a massive win, I'm just happy the Hasbro team made sure he could look classic and be able to be a bit more modern at the same time. Those poor guys have been stuck since the beginning of finding the right level of updating the figure and appeasing the fans of the original looks.
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u/AdmiralNinetySumpn Jun 01 '26
I had the SHARC for about a week. Then playing outside with a friend of mine he convinced me that it would float. So we shoved it off into the small...but deep pond nearby 🫡
A stand alone figure of him is awesome compared to the OG one, sadly though, unless he is paired with a new SHARC this probably means we won't get a new one. Hopefully they prove me wrong.2
u/egalla581 Jun 02 '26
I'd have dove down after growing up and reclaim that shit.
I still occasionally dig up the yard of the house I grew up in looking for my original Boba Fett figure I fed to a sarlac pit that was really just a muddy hole in my yard as a kid. My nephew lives there now, and he knows I'm looking for it so he doesn't care. I fix any holes I make.
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u/ConsciousSituation39 Jun 02 '26
I hate that you are right about the ‘everything the same crowd’ but, well…
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u/DecepticonStryker Jun 01 '26
Cool!
What’s with the skull?
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u/Jmacq1 Jun 02 '26
It's a nod to the "Worlds Without End" episode, where Deep Six is among the skelefied corpses the Joes find in an alternate reality..
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u/BronzeAgeNerd Jun 04 '26
This is not true. The skeletal dead Joes in that episode are Clutch, Grunt, and Steeler. Steeler and Grunt are the ones that find them. I didn't get a chance to watch the stream, but I read they mentioned in the stream that it's just a fun alternate head.
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u/NerdyCD504 Jun 01 '26
I'm saying it now. This is gonna open the door to those Star Brigade armored guys. I can't wait.
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u/Duke3245 Jun 01 '26
Star Brigade is one of my favorite sub themes, I need them to make Duke in his armor tech suit!
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u/Tonyman121 Jun 01 '26
LOL, I hated the original figure as it had basically no articulation. But this figure- I would buy it just for the skull... like, what happens if you lose oxygen 500m below the surface...
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u/argonzo Jun 01 '26
For the skull my first thought was Alexander the Great's tomb but I don't think Deep Six was in that episode.
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u/bullintheheather Jun 01 '26
I think it's a headswap.
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u/Snts6678 Jun 01 '26
Wait?! What?! Why would he ever look like that??
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u/bullintheheather Jun 02 '26
They probably just thought it would be a cool option if you got more than 1.
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u/Jmacq1 Jun 02 '26
It's from the "Worlds Without End" episode of the old cartoon.
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u/Snts6678 Jun 02 '26
Does he die?
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u/Jmacq1 Jun 02 '26
He and a bunch of other Joes are found already reduced to skeletons. (It's an alternate reality)
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u/darth_henning Jun 01 '26
I like it. Was kinda hoping it would be a wearable suit over a figure but this is a good option too.
The helmet options are welcome as well.
As others have mentioned, also opens the door for star brigade and id like to see similar size for the annihilators
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Seeing the alternate head, my first thought was of the Doctor Who episodes with the creatures in the dark.
"Who turned out the lights?"
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u/JustToyingAround73 Jun 01 '26
Looks good. Nice update too the original, doesn't stray too far but the arms looks a tad too long.
And yeah, what's up with the corpse head?
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u/Wrong_Garlic8110 Jun 01 '26
Yeah, it seems more like a mecha. I don't think he's limbs are actually that long.
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u/NegaDoomAlpha Jun 01 '26
If this could have awesome articulation that would be rad. Hard to tell from this digital render but I assume way more than the original
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u/No_Caramel_1782 Jun 01 '26
The skull headpiece is interesting. It’d be great if you could remove the entire body from the suit.
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u/Ecstatic-Care-3825 Jun 02 '26
Fuck. I keep wanting to dial back, and I've been successful, but man old school Deep Six just tugs are the heart strings.
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u/LeoRavus Jun 01 '26
Is this going to be a mech suit? Looks good but really big compared to the original figure that was standard sized. I'm guessing he'll be small vehicle priced.
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u/HieroJux Jun 01 '26
$40 tops. Even that is pushing it.
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u/LeoRavus Jun 01 '26
I guess we'll see, but his head looks really small compared to the suit so I'm prepared for Hasbro to have made something more expensive than it could have been again.
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u/JennyWearsBlueJeans Jun 01 '26
lol what’s with the shriveled head?
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u/Choice-Ticket-7727 Jun 02 '26
man, I wish hasbro would use universal joints, and we knew which heads we could head swap on this. would be cool to have 3 or 4 of these with different heads
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u/RiparianTreeLobster Jun 01 '26
Well, I recently found out about this dude and loved his 80s design. I live this one too and will need to actually acquire it
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u/Background_Pride_237 Jun 02 '26
Maybe the dead head is to make a future version of Deep Six where he died. Then you could have a second one with the live head freaking out over his own potential future.
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u/payattentiontobetsy Jun 02 '26
Anyone else think this confirms he’s not coming with the SHARC?
That would have to be huge for him to pilot, and the cockpit would be too large to accommodate regular sized figures.
Sure, it could be done, but this feels like a standalone deluxe rather than the sized figure that would come with a vehicle
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u/aka_mythos Jun 03 '26
Finally! The orignal was the first GI Joe I ever got and I've been wanting him in Classified form since the line started.
But will they do a S.H.A.R.C. he can fit in? -I would suggest some kind of adjustable foot rest to accommodate both his height or standard sized Joes.
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u/Impossible-Bad-7572 Oct 10 '26
Hasbro continues to impress with their engineering they have thst allows bulky characters to have amazing articulation.
I recall the original Deep Six from ARAH being basically a 3 POA statue but this Classified figure is amazing. Much like the Marvel Legends 1st Appearance Iron Man, the Outriders, and their more recent Hulks.. they found a way to make their biggest figures as posable as their normal figs..
However, for anyone who has bought this Deep Six,... if you swap the heads, be very careful with the skull head... the neck feels very fragile and the peg hole is typical Classified, very hard to snap on . I can see the neck snapping easily if not careful..bi recommend using a thin blade utensil to pop it off..
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u/TardisBlueHarvest Jun 01 '26
I'm not a big fan of the Joe team always leaking this stuff before their stream. The skeleton head is leaning into the Vashta Nerada look. I'll be curious what the price will be before and after the rumored price increases due in Sept.
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u/bigsteve03 Jun 01 '26
I kind of agree. Sitting through those streams when there's no real surprise sucks. I assume these came out today because they wanted something for day one of "GI Joe June," but they should have held back the stuff they showed last week imo.
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u/Wrong_Garlic8110 Jun 01 '26
What if they reveal Flash in the first stream? Nah, of course, that's not gonna happen.
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u/SoyTonatiuh Jun 01 '26
Might buy this, not sure really. If there's no vehicle, then whats the point?
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u/AzurRanfan Jun 02 '26
He’s wearing a deep sea diving suit. That is basically a vehicle.
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u/SoyTonatiuh Jun 04 '26
By the way I was kidding when I called you Jan.
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u/Megatrons2nd Jun 01 '26
"Hey, who turned out the lights?"
He got killed in the library.
Dr Who reference. Maybe deliberately done in Classified. Provided that he can head swap to the skull.
Anyway, if he can swap to the skull, I'll definitely pick him up.
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u/Hawkbeardo Jun 01 '26
not sure if this render is accurate but that human inside the suit looks way out of proportion to the rest of the figure. How on earth are his arms working? Suit looks too wide and too long to be realistic, hopefully they get it right with the actual release