Great minds think alike Frank, and so do ours! :D

I've faced this question myself -- as some of you know, I've been taking a series of "class reunion" shots; group pics with all the Joes who joined the team (ie character first had a figure released) in a particular year. I'll probably post them at JoeDios when I have every year done, but there are characters I don't have any figures of yet (Starduster, Hardtop, Cold Front, etc...).

I was presented with the choice of which version to use from my collection; I was influenced by the comics since I follow them so closely, and being reunions it's how they could look now as opposed to back in the day. You can see the ones I've done already HERE .

So with that in mind, here's my list for this thread:

1. Duke - VvV (o-ring, not buttplug)

2. Roadblock - Spy Troops

3. Beachhead - VvV (I do like the JvC design but the proportions are too much)

4. Scarlett - VvV (ideally the single-card version, but I don't have her!)

5. Snake eyes - VvV with Timber, although I'm often drawn to the Ninja Lightning one.

6. Stalker - VvV

7. Hawk (aka General Abernathy, aka Tomahawk) - VvV (might use a comic pack/'86 combo in stories though)

8. Cobra Commander - ARAH version that came with Chameleon

9. Destro - gold-head Despoiler pilot

10. Storm Shadow - VvV (mail-in for when he's a good guy)

11. Major Bludd - RAH Chinese exclusive (I don't have the DTC one yet)

12. Baroness - VvV single card

13. Zartan - comic pack

14. Zarana - comic pack (because I don't have the Spy Troops version yet)

15. Flint - comic pack

16. Gung Ho - VvV (o-ring)

17. Lady Jaye - comic pack

18. Dr MindBender - VvV

19. Xamot and Tomax - original (would be the 6-pack ones if their suits were mirror-image)

20. Clutch - Mega Marines (really. I like the head sculpt, and the armour on the sculpt is cool. DEFINITELY needs recolouring though. I might pick the Desert Coyote's Double Clutch if I had him)

And I'd just like to add comic pack Firefly to the list, since he's had quite a few variations himself!

This is a cool topic, here's my favorite versions:

1. Duke (Think I'll go with the mission disc Spy Troops figure)

2. RoadBlock (I don't have a Roadblock right now, so I'm more likely to use Repeater or Rock N Roll for a Machine Gunner. However I do plan on getting the 25A five pack, so I would use that one.)

3. Beachhead (V2 - Battle Corps. I always liked Beachhead, and this was the first version I was able to buy in the store. It's grown on me since I've been using him in dios.)

4. Scarlett (I like the VvV that came with Switch Gears)

5. Snake eyes (For now I would use the V1 that came with the DVDs, but will likely switch to 25A. I prefer him as a commando)

6. Stalker (I have the JVC figure, but would use Tundra ranger for arctic missions. We'll see if he has a 25A figure)

7. Hawk (aka General Abernathy, aka Tomahawk) (I'd like the get the #76 comic pack, the only version I have is the jetpack, which I thought was cool back in the day, but looks too superheroish now.)

8. Cobra Commander (Definitely VvV with the removable helmet)

9. Destro (I like the gold headed Iron Grenadiers version the best. Not really a fan of the puffy collar versions)

10. Storm Shadow (V2, I've had it for years, but it's still cool)

11. Major Bludd (I plan on getting DTC)

12. Baroness (Not really into this character)

13. Zartan (probably go with V1 since a lot of the others are really bad... orange mohawk?!)

14. Zarana (not really into this character either)

15. Flint (I'll take the 1987 version. Yep, I'd use Falcon before I use Flint, but for Flint, I'd probably take the #76 comic pack.)

16. Gung Ho (I don't have this figure, so I'll go with 25A)

17. Lady Jaye (I don't use dead characters, so I'm not sure)

18. Dr MindBender (Definitely the lab coat version, I can't take shirtless guys seriously)

19. Xamot and Tomax (Not a huge fan of these characters, but I'd go with V1)

20. Clutch (Not familiar with his variations, guess I'd go with V1)