SCARLETT

G.I. JOE: ULTIMATES (SUPER 7)

Fun FiQ Fact #0063: Scarlet is G.I. Joe’s First Lady, debuting as part of the 3 3/4 inch line’s Original 13 in 1982.

It’s been seven months since I’ve taken a look at Super 7’s G.I. Joe: Ultimates, largely because it’s been about eight months since there were new G.I. Joe: Ultimates to look at.  In general, Ultimates seem to be in a rocky spot, but I’m still invested in getting at least the line’s Joes…or most of them.  Scarlett’s one of my favorite characters, an essential counterpart to Snake Eyes in my collection, so I’ve been waiting for her addition to the line since the first series.  She’s here now, and I’m taking a look at her today!

THE FIGURE ITSELF

Scarlett is part of Series 3 of Super 7’s G.I. Joe: Ultimates.  She’s the first of the two Joes in the set, the other being Doc.  She continues the trend thus far of keeping the Joes pretty much on the heavy hitters side, especially in terms of the cartoon, where she’s one of the the four most recurrent Joes.  The figure stands about 7 inches tall and she has 33 points of articulation.  Scarlet’s articulation scheme matches pretty much with the slightly improved articulation from Series two, matching up pretty closely with the layout used by Lady Jaye.  Scarlett continues the line’s trend of basing the sculpts on the Sunbow animation models.  It’s an all-new mold (though one that’s already been slated for a re-use on a follow-up figure in her DiC colors), and it’s on par with the rest of the line.  It’s simple, clean, and very effective.  I really like the smaller details, like the folds and creases at the base of the boots.  She gets three different head sculpts, one with a neutral expression, one smiling, and one with a headset.  They continue the Sunbow likeness of the figure, and they’re really consistent internally.  They also swap out without much fuss, which I always like.  Once again, the headset wearing one is my favorite, but all three are equal quality.  Scarlett’s color work is handled pretty well.  It’s a lot of molded colors, but, in contrast to Flint and Lady Jaye from Series 2, she’s got painted skin-tone for the faces, which I admit, does help to better sell the animation angle.  Scarlett is packed with three pairs of hands (in fists, flat, and gripping), two styles of crossbow, 3 identical standard arrows, 3 different specialty arrows, a bag for holding the arrows, an assault rifle, and a radio.  The hands are cool enough, though it’s a bummer that she’s got one less set than prior figures.  I do like the crossbows, as well as the swappable arrows.  The arrows are a little delicate, but they swap into place alright.  The bag on mine had the strap come unglued right out of the box, which was definitely frustrating.

THE ME REMAINDER OF THE EQUATION

I loved the first series Snake Eyes, and since one of my earliest Joe pieces was the ToyFare exclusive Snake Eyes and Scarlett two-pack, I’ve been hoping to duplicate it in modern styling.  She’s not quite as strong as Snake Eyes, but he’s the high mark for the line, and she’s still a lot of fun.  They’re a really fun pair, and even if the line doesn’t have longevity, it got me these two, which is my big thing.

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