HeavyMetal/Rampage?
 

For those that dont know Target has the ROC R.H.I.N.O for 25 bucks. I picked up 2 the other day and noticed the driver is HeavyMetal but is named Rampage? Then theres SpeedMetal whom has the same name as the original HeavyMetal? Im just wondering whats going on up in Hasbro's G.I. Joe conference rooms.
http://www.yojoe.com/action/85/heavymetal.shtml
http://www.yojoe.com/action/09/rampage3.shtml
http://www.yojoe.com/action/03/rampage2.shtml
http://www.yojoe.com/action/09/speedmetal.shtml

Hasbro should be recognized as being environmentally friendly. The whole GI Joe line these days is based on recycling both sculpts and names. It's all they do since they lost the power of creativity. :mad:

Trademarks expire. It happens. Move on. But the Rhino is finally the price it was when it was an online exclusive, with excactly the same footpegs for the o-rings and not the 25th/ROC figures. So Hasbro really cheaped out on this one with the re-release, and Target jacked the price higher and higher.

I went to Target today and saw it for $35. If it goes lower, I may get one. I have the DTC version, but I like the colours and driver better on the RoC version. Goes to figure they finally start dropping prices and they've gotten rid of their Pits, and the only figures that were cut were Cover Girl and both versions of Heavy Duty. The Past and Present set (or whatever it's called) with the Snow Jobs and snow mobiles were down to $12, but I still couldn't justify it for a couple vehicles and a couple figures I don't really want. I hope they release another set with different vehicle in the future.

Remember when HTS was closing out the DTC line on-line?

I got my DTC black RHINO on that uber-clearance closeout at Hasbro Toy Shop for about $7.99. And the ROCC for $9.99. Probably paid that again in shipping, but it still felt like the best deal on new toys I had in a long time. I think I also got a night ops humvee for 7 or 8 as well. And most importantly, DTC Major Bludd for only a couple bucks. :) I was going to buy a lot more and my wife said just get one of each...

I remember that! I snagged 3 RHINOS and 2 ROCCs. (I used them for Christmas Presents!) I also snagged about 10 Major Barrages for like $1.99. Man, those WENT fast!

I LOVE the Rhino. (ok, I'm not thrilled about that helo in the middle,)but it reminds me of the APC in Aliens!

WHOA! Hold on here.

Heavy Metal and Rampage are the same person?

I remember Heavy Metal as the duder who rolled with the Mauler.

Rampage, I had the understanding he was Beach Head's biggest fan (and so, he dressed up like him).







Forget the filecards. Did something happen to make them mix?

Heavy Metal was the Mauler's driver, but a Rampage was released that looked exactly like HM, only with slightly brighter colours. Now it appears Heavy Metal became Speed Metal for the RoC line and Rampage got the updated non-O-ring design between him and Heavy Metal.

Thx otto. My first intro to 'rampage' came from the Bastard Era where uh, he was like, a black skinned-ed Beach Head in JvC form. I think it was in the filecard or just after when a 2nd version was made, it said that Rampage was a HUGE fan of Beach Head and modeled his look after him.

HOW Heavy Metal became Speed Metal, whatever. That's just like... uh... Ozzy Osbourne turns into Sothis or something. And Rampage? well... I just know that the re-release Silver Mirage or whatver that thing is, that 'beach head' is Rampage to me. The colors are different enough than that duder can be Beachy's lil brother. ;)

Oh yes, he'll show up sooner or later. Just as that... uh... gray guy that also came with the cycle, he became the Leader of my Pit Cmdos! C'mon, same damn colors? A repaint? He's not Rollbar. Rollbar came with the RHINO or something. Hell, keeping pp's joeverses separate is NOT easy. (Rollbar became a genetically enhanced Saw Viper whose name I forget. Therefore, ROllbar's deaded and this new sculpt guy... HA! He has yet to have a name other than SARGE in terms of him leading my pit cmdo's to their jabroni-aic death!!!)

This i command? Or order? Or decree. Or try to at least. Oh c'mon, give love to guy the in the weird suit which is even weirder than Cobra Commander's or... Well, not Raptor or Crystal Ball but like... uh... "I shall run around with armor or a t-shirt before GI JOe and live to tell about it! When i wear armor, Zartan shall put an arrow thru my eyeball!!! THIS I COMMAND!"

*chuckle*