2) The upcoming Resolute 7 packs look great and are highly anticipated. One thing that has been noticed though is that some of the figures head sculpts seem to have been "re-imagined" in more realistic manners vs. their actual animation appearances. Roadblock and Scarlett especially stand out as being less "animated" in their styling's while Duke and Destro for example seem very close. Was this a conscious choice on the design team's part, based upon earlier test art which wound up different from the actual animation, or something else?

We try to have our characters exist seamlessly within all 3 & 3/4” figures from the various years. We do this with our collectors in mind. For instance, with Roadblock & Scarlett we wanted them to be different from previous versions of these characters so they could co-exist with fans of 25th & ROC collections. With Duke & Destro being main characters from GI Joe lore, we wanted them to closer resemble the animation style so they could stand apart from versions we did in the past and be instantly recognizable as GI Joe RESOLUTE.

1) What GI Joe assortments can we expect to see released in Canada in 2010 and in what quarters?

The full Pursuit of Cobra line will be released in Canada.

3) Will the Combat Heroes line continue with Pursuit of Cobra?

Unfortunately no the Combat Heroes will not appear in the Pursuit of Cobra line.

1) Comparing what we saw at Toy Fair in February with what was shown at GIJoeCon last year, it's evident that some figures are not currently being released as planned. What went into the decision on which figures to cut from assortments? Figures like Desert Battle Ripcord seemed to have a ton of fan love and looked like a terrific addition, not to mention lots of money invested in the additional tooling. Why would a figure like that get dropped from current release plans?

The majority of figures are being released as planned. If a figure is dropped, it could be because it was not fully tooled and it is no longer relevant to the theme or storyline.

2) What is the current status of the third wave of Target Exclusive vehicles, the RAM w/ Sandstorm, Whirlwind w/ Range-Viper, Trubble Bubble w/ Elite-Viper, and Glider w/ Ace? Are they still getting released?

Unfortunately there are currently no plans for their release.

1) Can you tell us the definitive word on the RoC Wave 3 Alpha Vehicles? Yes, No, in distribution, or a small number leaked out accidentally? Hopefully this isn’t a repeat of the infamous DVD #5 sets.

Some quantities of this wave have started shipping, so you should begin seeing them at shelf.

2) What Resolute character did you want to make but just couldn’t due to time, cost or executive decision?

Lady Jaye

1) as revealed at Toyfare, why was the mail-away Cobra Commander turned into a retail chase figure?

We loved the figure so much that we wanted to provide it at retail rather than as a mail-away. This is the first time we have ever released Cobra-carded packaging and seeing it on shelf alongside the other Pursuit of Cobra items will be amazing.