GI Joe Classified Series Shipwreck In Hand Review
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Ahoy mates, it looks like the GI Joe Classified Series Shipwreck has made it ashore, and we have him here for an in hand review! Shipwreck looks spectacular in hand, as you can see all his classic styling from his blue naval shirt, to his denim jeans and sailor’s hat, Shipwreck is ready to hit the seven seas with his trusty sidekick Polly,and take Cobra down! From the sailors cap, to his shark tattoo, to his faded denim jeans, noi detail was left behind, in this spectacular homage to the vintage A Real American Hero figure of Shipwreck! Hasbro really paid tribute to the essence of Shipwreck and this has got to be my absolute favorite release of the year!
Packaging
Shipwreck comes packed in the plastic free packaging that the latest figures have been packed in. There is a great digital rendered image of Shipwreck and Pooly at the docks,, and rocket ships launching in the background. Also there is a red bicycle that can be seen behind Shipwreck which is an homage to the old Sunbow cartoon PSAs. The rear of the box shows what comes packed in the box and some of the figure features like his changable hair and polly that sits on his arm.
The right side of the box has a nice illustration of Shipwreck and Polly screaming. The other side has the same image in a blue tint, with his number 70 and QR code to his file card.
Pack out
Shipwreck comes packed in the plastic free packaging that the latest figures have been packed in. So with that you get the interior box that Shipwreck is attached to, with a black and white illustration of the same image that is on the side of his box.
Shipwreck has to be the one figure I was personally the most excited about! Dressed in his classic blue shirt with jeans, with his pet companion Polly who can attach to his shoulder, you can’t get any more classic ARAH design than this! Shipwreck includes ropes strapped to his chest, swappable hair piece, hairy chest detail, trademark tattoos, and weathering effect on jeans. He comes with a grappling hook, a pistol, and a double barreled musket.
Some of Shipwreck’s features include:
- Tattoos on his arms
- Updated anchor tattoo
- Hairy chest
- Removeable hat and can replace with hair.
- Rope strapped to his chest and Polly pegs to the rope on his shoulder
- Comes with an anchor as well
- Polly has a ton of deco on him
Figure Details
Here we can see Shipwreck’s interchangeable hairdo where you can swap out for just hair on the top of his head, or his sailor’s cap and hairdo underneath. Hasbro absolutely nailed it when it comes to Shipwreck’s head sculpt! He looks fantastic and you can almost hear his salty voice from the Sunbow cartoon series! Polly looks great as well, and attaches to the rope around Shipwreck’s shoulder! There is a place to hang his hook, and also his sailor’s cap.
This is a close up of Shipwreck’s head, and you can see how his capped head and capless head hairdos both fit seamlessly on his head. They did a great job in capturing Shipwreck’s salty character with his face sculpt, with that raised brow! I really love his wavy hairdo as well! Shipwreck is dressed in his classic blue sailor shirt, and you have to just love that hairy chest!
Shipwreck is dressed in his classic blue sailor shirt which includes the military stripes on his shoulders which look great! He has tattoos on both his arms! His right armor has an anchor with a snake. According to Navy Anchor with A Snake tattoo Meaning – Search (bing.com): ” The anchor tattoo is a popular tattoo among sailors and represents safety and stability where ships symbolize control and experience of life. The snake tattoo is also a popular tattoo among sailors and represents wisdom and good luck. The combination of the two tattoos could represent the sailor’s hope for safety and stability in their life as well as their desire for wisdom and good luck.” And on his left wrist he has an awesome shark tattoo! The shark is a symbol of protection and almost sacred respect due to the shark’s extraordinary abilities. The detail and colors on the shark tattoo are incredible, and I absolutely love it!
His waist looks incredible with his belt and holsters. On his right hip he has a holster for his small rifle. He also does have a small silver belt buckle painted on his waist. On his left hip he has another holster for his double barreled musket. His rope wraps around his chest and has a hook moldered to the end of it. You can also stow his salior’s hook on a small hook on his left hip.
Shipwreck comes packed with some really great and accessories that are quintessential to his character.
- Removeable wavy hairdo.
- Rope that you can strap to his chest and Polly pegs to the rope on his shoulder
- Salior’s Anchor
- Polly his pet companion
- Double Barrel Muskat gun
- small pistol with rope and hook carvings.
Here we can see a close up of Polly with all the stunning painted detail on his face, beak and feathers! Polly has a peg leg and can be pegged at the shoulder onto the rope that sits around Shipwreck’s chest. You can also peg Polly’s leg into the small hole on Shipwreck’s left wrist so he can say hi to his little friend!
History of Shipwreck
There have have been several versions of Shipwreck but the most iconic and well known version is version from the Sunbow cartoon series and 1985 version from the ARAH vintage toy line. He featured brown hair and beard, a white sailor’s hat, a short-sleeved blue shirt with red chevrons on right arm, blue bell-bottom pants with black gloves, a holster, a hook on his waist to hold accessories. He also came with old-fashioned silver revolver with short strap, silver hook with string, and a green and yellow parrot named Polly.
Shipwreck on the Sunbow Cartoon:
According to Shipwreck (G.I. Joe) – Wikipedia:
Shipwreck also appeared in G.I. Joe animated series from Sunbow and Marvel voiced by Neil Ross while Polly’s vocal effects are provided by Ross or by Frank Welker, depending on the episode. The show’s voice director Wally Burr wanted Neil to make Shipwreck sound like a cross between Jack Nicholson (like the actor’s character in The Last Detail) and Popeye the Sailor man. He is one of the more fleshed out characters in the series.
He first appeared in the 1984 miniseries, “The Revenge of Cobra”, as offering Flint and Mutt a way back to Joe headquarters on his land sail. The Joe Team offered Shipwreck a spot on the membership roster which he gladly accepted. Shipwreck then played a major role in a subplot in the “Pyramid of Darkness” mini-series. He and Snake Eyes infiltrate a Cobra underwater factory and steal a laser disc containing information on the cubes to the pyramid of darkness. They fight their way out of the stronghold, and are later rescued through the efforts of a popular lounge singer named Satin, whom Shipwreck falls in love with. In the climax of the story arc, during the battle at Cobra Temple, Shipwreck activates a mechanism that causes the cubes to self-destruct. When Cobra Commander and Tomax and Xamot make a final attempt to flee via rocket ship, Shipwreck, Snake Eyes and Satin try to stop them, before escaping so that the Joes could destroy the rocket.
Shipwreck continued to be a recurring character through the regular series. He has a pet parrot named Polly that he pretends to despise. The bird is capable of dozens of phrases; they often relate to the action. On missions, Shipwreck was often paired off with Cover Girl. Occasionally, Shipwreck would bend rules or engage in mischief. For example, in “Twenty Questions”, while serving as an escort for Hector Ramirez and his news crew, he takes them to a Cobra operation in the Rockies in secret, in order to prove that Cobra exists; in “Lights! Camera! Cobra!”, he is one of the Joes hired as technical advisors on a movie about G.I. Joe, but tricks the film crew into letting him go sightseeing in Hollywood instead, resulting in him getting into a fight at a pool hall and arrested. Shipwreck also tends to flirt with the female Joe members, especially Cover Girl.
Shipwreck was among the number of Joes whose relatives were captured and brainwashed by Cobra in “Captives of Cobra”. In the same episode, Shipwreck tells his adopted nephew that he himself was also adopted and they are both lucky to have such loving families. “Memories of Mara” found Shipwreck in love with an escaped Cobra agent named Mara, who was part of an experimental procedure to create amphibious soldiers who could breathe on land and in water. However, the experiment was only partially successful with Mara, who could no longer breathe out of water for more than a few minutes.
Shipwreck (G.I. Joe) – Wikipedia:
Vintage Comparison
Below is a vintage comparison of the new Classified Series Shipwreck and the 1985 vintage A Real American Hero O-Ring version of Shipwreck. You can see how true to the vintage original this new Classified Series version is! Both vintage and Classified verisons are dressed in his sailor hat, blue denim shirt, and faded blue jeans! Both versions are also wearing black gloves and gun holsters on their hips, include a hook on the left hip and have on black shoes. I just love the new updates on the Classified version like the rope around his chest and the fact the Polly now pegs into the rope on his shoulder or his wrist. Where the vintage version just sat on the wrist of the figure and often fell off. Hasbro was able to capture everything the very essence of Shipwreck’s vintage action figure and his Sunbow cartoon character!
Official Images
Where to Buy:
You can preorder Shipwreck at:
- Shipwreck Classified: Entertainment Earth
- Shipwreck Classified: Hasbro Pulse
- Shipwreck Classfied: BBTS
- Shipwreck on Amazon
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