...or rather... Characters you hated back when but can live with or love now? Everyone has their biases for whatever reason. There were a ton of Duke haters not too long ago, y'know?

For starters, I can deal with Duke a lot better than I could. I didn't like him as a kid and well, the multiple versions in 2002 and then his liberal use in the movies. gah. BUT when it turned for me was his Sigma6 version. I loved the v1 figure. I loved how he was in the cartoon; kinda stiff, barking orders... he was definitely not the ULTIMATE man of action.

I liked Duke as a kid but lost interest a few years back around '02. There were so many Dukes and none of them looked good. I love the 25th version to death though, so Duke is back up in my new Verse.

I didn't really care for Tunnelrat as a kid, but now he's become my most used Joe in dios. I also hated Sub-Zero and Topside. My cousin had 'em and I though they looked garish. Now I have a little more respect for both as I like Artic and Water Joes a lot.

On the Cobra side of things, Serpentor was one of my favorites when I was younger. I had gotten the Chariot for Christmas one year and between that and the movie he was the epitme of Cobras for me. Now, not so much. I still like the original, but don't use him ever. It's kinda like I have him just to have him.

I'm sure there's more. But that's it for now.

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I have ALWAYS had a 'very special place' for Duke.......and ain't nuttin' changin' that!!!

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hmmmmmmmmmm lol never did collect joes as a kid but i'll try to remember

ok never did like sea slugs till her recently now i got 4 of them plus the sea ray
also never did like S.L.A.M vehicle but now i love it used it in some of my most recent photos

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"For it is written that a son of Arabia would awaken a fearsome Eagle. The wrath of the Eagle would be felt throughout the lands of Allah and lo, while some of the people trembled in despair still more rejoiced: for the wrath of the Eagle cleansed the lands of Allah and there was peace."

Pimp Daddy Destro! When I first saw him, I was like "You gotta be $hittin me!" but now, I created a place for him in my Joeverse and he's actually one of the few characters I have the freedom to mold in Personality and Character without having to worry about the Comic or Cartoon history of him!

I thought the same thing about PDD until I read your last dio story. I don't think I'll ever get the figure, but you were able to do something really cool with him.

Gnawgahyde was a character I never really liked, but Violentfix used him greatly in Operation Rapier, and helped me see how cool he really was.

I never thought much of Big Ben back in the day, didn't hate him, he just didn't stand out to me, but I've read up a lot on the SAS in the past couple of years and grown to appreciate him a lot.

For a lot of characters, all it takes is a well written story to make them cool, well, except for any ninja character

I despised Serpentor back when he hit the scene and usurped CC's power. Now that it's clear that Hasbro has entrenched CC as the MAN in Cobra, I've grown much fonder of Serpy as a foil to CC, but never a replacement.

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Originally, I really wasn't a big fan of Tomax and Xamot, I thought the whole Corsican Brothers thing was lame. However, as time goes on and after reading the comics, both Marvel, and DDP, I have actually grown to like the characters.

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"...but for a soldier his duty is plain. He is to obey the orders of all those placed over him and whip the enemy wherever he meets him."
- General Ulysses S. Grant