HCC788 - 1983 SEAL TORPEDO - vintage G. I. Joe toy review! HD S02E24

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Sources and Information:
Torpedo on YoJoe.com:
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Torpedo on 3dJoes.com:
www.3djoes.com/...
United States Navy SEALs:
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Frogman:
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Speargun:
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Butterfly knife:
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Wushu:
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Kenpo:
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Goju-ryu:
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Warrant Officer:
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G. I. Joe animated clip from "G. I. Joe: A Real American Hero"
mini series, episode "Worms of Death"

[@bobastu]

Great review. I asked my dad, when I was 10, after I received Torpedo, what a Navy SEAL was. He explained that a SEAL can jump out of an airplane really high, parachute into the ocean, sneak up on land, take out the enemy, then leave on a raft they had in their equipment, and nobody even knew they were there. The first three versions of Battle Gear gave him plenty of weapons and our rec room was about 20x15. Put out a blue 70s fuzzy blanket, voila water. I received a second Torpedo so I could disassemble broke thumb Bazooka in 85, and now Torpedo had a unmasked visage. Loved taking things apart when I was 12. And yes, my brother and I had real Chinese throwing stars.

[@TheDarthvalen]

Torpedo was one of my favorite G I Joe figure, great review as always

[@HCC788]

TheDarthvalen I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@TheDarthvalen]

You got it

[@EngPheniks]

GI Joe is where as a kid, I was introduced to the word "Torpedo"

[@agnethaladuff8559]

G.I. Joe Torpedo is a great action figure, it's simple and not overly detailed for a collectible toy. I love it.

[@delvis7842]

I remember this was my 3rd GI Joe figure ever! it went COBRA trooper, Doc, and Torpedo. after that, I haven't the foggiest! I do remember that I got to choose Torpedo myself at the store though. CT and Doc were X Mas gifts

[@papishow]

Torpedo was my 2nd Joe that I got after Ripcord back in the day.

[@hector1011]

I kind of liked torpedo. I had the Water Moccasin and the Hydrofoil, but no Joe Water Vehicles, so he was my go to guy for any sea based missions. I think his color scheme worked better than Wet Suits' too ! Nice Review as usual.

[@HCC788]

sonic360 Thanks! Your Torpedo had plenty to do, fighting Cobra's navy all by himself.

[@williamjay87]

Droopy is a great way to describe his expression.

[@supreme-dictator-donald-tr6611]

i remember having 3 of these, one from christmas, one from a friend ,and one from a friend as a birthday gift. I always used him as a generic diver soldier

[@Straight0uttaCrofton]

like Snowjob, Torpedo was a very specialized but still very cool figure

[@jmsberetta]

cool review

[@joejupiter4138]

Agreed about his simple-yet-striking colour scheme, but I think his look would've been better if he'd had some painted details, perhaps on his belt and the devices on his legs. The thing I see that's really great about this guy, though, is that he's visually non-distinct. If you wanted to, you could cast him as a generic and build a whole team of him, playing out grand Thunderball-style underwater battles.

[@jakeproven256]

I feel this is a great figure also torpedo made a lot of appearances in the comics.

[@darthmaul33]

The cover of GI JOE yearbook #2, Michael Golden gave Torpedo, correct me if I'm wrong, an M-60 and he looks a lot better with that! I always felt disappointed by the darned harpoon. Anyhoo, I'll try to force an aftermarket M-60 into his hands.

[@astrotrainreviews1355]

Cool! I have it with the file card!

[@tikifire]

Great review as usual, dude!

[@walterwright8454]

I had Torpedo and I though he was pretty cool. As for his harpoon gun, I just imagined it was some sort of laser rifle.

[@marcryan1974]

Awesome 👏

[@nealg6810]

Wow!! Another awesome review. Thanks. Also, thanks for sharing those memories on GI Joe battles. So cool. I do have a question. Was it Wet Suit that was competing all the time with Leatherneck on the cartoon?

[@HCC788]

Neal G Thank you! Yeah, I'm pretty sure it was Wet Suit that interacted with Leatherneck in the animated series.

[@nealg6810]

Yes. I caught it on TV this morning. Thank you, sir.

[@jakubbuszko3089]

So my favour guys was " Deep Six " - G . I Joe diver , " Uptown " - Destro frog man & Hydro Viper ...

[@sirkowski]

Those tube worms gave me a headache once.

[@HCC788]

sirkowski It's hard to imagine a more horrible sound. It's like fingers across a balloon, through an amplifier.

[@aped3]

Haslab should make a new Torpedo !!!

[@grotezakhooi]

cool figure but he could have gotten a few other weapons to fight on land , would have liked to see a better head on this one, looks more cobra like imo, the cobra Eals have better looking heads and have a good diver - look to it ... any way cool fig :)

[@robbyritter4245]

Would make a good James Bond action figure

[@matthewneufer1758]

I use to have a butterfly knife and nunchucks and ninja stars my parents were cool they put me in Taekwondo and Kick boxing I had parents who were interested in Karate type things my dad grew up in American Karate and got his black belt so he was all for us in the Martial arts

[@warmecanic]

shipwreck memories!

[@DBUP-l8h]

It's too bad he didn't come with an MP5 or something so he could fight along with the other joes.

[@danielferstendig]

wild bill is a warrant officer.

[@ozvander]

First figure I got.

[@legovampire5564]

I lost one of my torpedo flippers today at the beach

[@jakubbuszko3089]

MP 5 N or M4 Seal Recon Rifle could be OK for him ...

[@jakeproven256]

I feel those orange things are oxygen tanks so he can breath underwater.

[@annmarieevetts2473]

Torpedo pre-dates Shipwreck?

[@HCC788]

AnnMarie Evetts Yes, Shipwreck was from 1985.

[@matthewjlee101]

When I was a kid playing with torpedo and before I understood who he was I thought he was a female joe figure. Having the small feet a hidden face and what appeared to me as a small bust line. I just assumed torpedo was always a girl.

[@jakeproven256]

Why would torpedo have a helmet on in a wet-suit even if the mask was removable that would look extremely out of place.

[@Tr0nzoid]

Aiea is pronounced "Eye-A-uh." Aiea and Honolulu are on the island of Oahu.

[@christianhafer9819]

Most masks and a lot of the helmets or goggles or anything like that aren't removable. What are you gonna do? It's an OK figure. I probably prefer Wet-Suit. Way more detail. No weapons though. Eh.

[@jakubbuszko3089]

Russian made APS rifle for forg mans & submarine crews !

[@maxbrandt6]

He looks sleepy, not good for a Navy SEAL trooper and a spear gun is a one shot weapon completely unsuitable for anything other then spearing tropical fish. I think Hasbro needed to do more research on Navy SEALs and their gear and weapons. A second more updated version would not have gone amiss in 1985 had they done that.

[@danielferstendig]

scubadiver

[@danielferstendig]

he reminds me of stinky diver.

[@reddeadbandjam]

Torps totally looks like its meant to be a female mould....

[@HCC788]

Tim Roper Now that you mention it, they could have made Torpedo a woman without changing much.

[@johnforealdoe8999]

Wimpy figure.

[@sexcorpio6976]

The Navy Seal mission version is way better than this one