HCC788 - 1985 Warrant Officer FLINT - vintage G. I. Joe toy review! - HD S02E13

[@theloudamerican2193]

lets not forget about dialtones beret. he too fits with flint, stalker and falcon

[@christianhafer9819]

Good call.

[@bobbybucklew7898]

Flint was always my favorite gijoe as a kid growing up in the 80s

[@user-si9fx4xb6v]

Me too, even thought it would 20 years before I had him in my collection. I always thought he looked cool with the camouflaged pants and black jacket topped of with the beret. Plus the bandoliers for his shotgun shells added to his mystique for me. His shotgun and backpack are some of my favorite accessories to this day. I liked how in both the cartoon series and the comic books he was a leader on the various missions. While I don't consider myself a leader type, if I could be one Flint is how I would want to be. Lastly, the first comic book convention I ever attended, I cosplayed as Flint and I had a great time.

[@jasonkerest2517]

Flint was the 1st action figure I got from the 1985 line and was the catalyst for my personal sea-change in childhood to focus my toy collection on G.I. Joe. As far as the eternal struggle between who's better between Duke & Flint, I deffer to the G.I. Joe issue #37 where it is strongly implied that Duke & Flint, and possibly Roadblock too, know each other from a previous Army unit, and that Duke might have had a roll in Flint's transfer to G.I. Joe. They were Army buddies and didn't need to outdo each other. I picked up on this as a kid that other than shoulder rank that the two really respected each other. I like Flint better though.

[@hneugiii1245]

I always saw Flint as a good squad size commander and Duke as being the better division commander. Flint can carry out the specialized mission but Duke sees the larger picture.

[@matfejpatrusin4550]

The Flint figure is the definition of badass. And those black elements just make it soo stylish. Such a great one, premium figure.

[@christianhafer9819]

Agreed.

[@kristopherlafountaine2098]

I'm guessing "I-12" is a reference to an Ithaca 12-gauge shotgun. The forearm probably has those cutouts just so his hand will clip onto the shotgun.

[@dmore454]

Flint all the way, he was a total bad ass. To me, Duke always had the personality and charisma of a cardboard cutout

[@dmore454]

@Daniel Olortegui that episode is a favorite of mine

[@dmore454]

@Daniel Olortegui I kind of look at it like the way you would look at co-workers: Snake Eyes is the coolest, I'll agree (his Commando get-ups are underrated in my opinion compared to the uber popular ninja versions) and he's the dude you hope gets put on your team because he gets shit done and makes less work for everyone without being a chore or getting in anybody's way, but I don't know how much I'd want to hang out with him outside of work. Flint's got that kind of charisma that you want to be on his team because you know you'll get shit done and you'll have a blast doing it because Flint is fun to be around and tells the best stories, he's the co-worker you want be friends with outside work - like the dude has amazing best-man-at-your-wedding potential. Duke, on the other hand... well, you can make small talk with him around the water cooler in short bursts and you know his teams do a decent job getting shit done - but having to spend the whole day around that big, dull dud of a personality seems like enough extra work you'd rather end up on whatever shit show team Shipwreck is running even though he's not certified to be a TL (hence why its a shit show, but one of the actual TLs called in sick and Hawk always bends the rules so Shipwreck can be the fill-in guy...) because if there's at least one thing Shipwreck knows how to do, it's shoot the shit.

[@racerxgundam]

maybe this is because of the cartoon (as i did not have any exposure to the comics) but duke's leadership is never questioned. duke is leader of the joes in my book...plain and simple. That being said...Flint is superior to duke in every way possible and its not even close. Flint is a top 10-15 figure in my book while duke is mid tier at best. in the cartoon flint OUTSHINES duke. Flint is nothing but pure badass-ness distilled. as far as COC is concerned...i always viewed duke as the leader way behind the frontlines...giving orders and missions but from a glass tower...apart from the battle front units. Flint was the second in command that had the respect of the grunts/joes and was the leader ACTUALLY on the field...Duke was the leader chosen by the administrators...while flint was the operational leader chosen by his fellow soldiers. Normally i would have been critical of such sparse accessories...but somehow...a shotgun and backpack fit flint perfectly.

[@1980Triumph]

LOL, the shame pose by Flint is hilarious, especially with LJ helping him...hahaha

[@affoster79]

Anyone wearing a beret in my universe was considered a leader and a bad ass. Sorry Duke!

[@show280]

I was reared on the "Action Force" cartoon. There, Flint had an English accent and Lady Jaye had an Irish one. The file cards for Action Force/GI Joe sold in the UK and Ireland were tailored to match these origins. It was quite a shock to discover, in recent years, that both were American in the American continuity!

[@KatchouroBlade]

Yeah, our Flint was called David and was born in Lincoln. Action Force comics Flint was a hard boiled bad ass, his feud with Destro was intense.

[@joejupiter4138]

Not mentioned here is that Flint and Lady Jaye have a daughter named Marissa Faireborn. She appears in numerous Transformers media, including the original cartoon, which was contemporaneous with the G.I. Joe cartoon, produced by the same studio.

[@user-si9fx4xb6v]

Indeed, an older version of Flint appears in the Transformers episode "The Killing Jar" from season 3 where he speaks to his daughter. Additionally, the third season episode "Only Human" features an older Cobra Commander (referred to as Old Snake in the spoken dialogue) and the return of the Synthoid technology from the first season of G.I. Joe. Most notable is the last scene where Old Snake attempts to do the Cobra battle cry and then goes into a coughing fit.

[@gazz_N7]

HCC788 just getting back into JOES and am liking your reviews. I know this is 2 years too late on this...but, although Duke and Beach Head (Beach Head is one of my top 5) are good leaders, Flint is by far the better leader. Look at him, other than the face sculpt, I agree with you, wish he looked more like the card picture, but is file card profile, he is the all around GI Joe.

[@slycooze150]

Flint was my favourite joe for a while. He was more bad ass and seemed more assertive than Duke. Plus, come on, that shotgun was the best!

[@BrotherApexx]

Duke or Flint? Flint. My favorite Joe of all-time. Cool video!

[@mross8991]

Flint was one of my favorite Joes. Dad was a Viet Nam vet and I would ask him about the details on the Joes, he suggested the "dynamite" might actually be field flares for helicopter signaling for pick ups.

[@christianhafer9819]

Nice.

[@dirus3142]

Flint, as a ranger, special forces, and piloting training would be the pilot for a special forces helicopter squadron. He would be the guy that inserted, and picked up LRRP, Tiger Force, and SOG teams. Wild BIll is the supporting gun ship. Lift Ticket would be used in bigger operations. General Hawk is the best leader. Touch of Old school WW2 officer with a dash of Vietnam vet. Duke is the NCO that keeps every thing together, he is the top sergeant after all. Flint is the guy that leads a part of the team in the field.

[@SoloFalcon1138]

FYI, the red straps on Flint's shoulders are his Warrant Officer's rank insignia.

[@MiKeMiDNiTe-77]

One of the best and most iconic Joes love the Tiger Force version as well.

[@galaxyoftoys]

Duke and Flint were favorites of mine. A hard choice. But I'd go with Flint.

[@HCC788]

Galaxy of Toys WROOOOOOONG! J/k. There is no wrong answer.

[@christianhafer9819]

@@HCC788 Duke is wrong. Lol. Flint looks way better. Though, I do love his file card expression, his actual sculpt isn't as bad as you're saying.

[@danielolortegui381]

Flint was way more of a bad ass. I remember the Cobra fun house episode where the other Joe's were pretending to hit on Lady Jay and Flint steps in and says he'll fuck them up if they get anywhere near her

[@eightiesgirl100]

Yeah, I love that scene. Roadblock: Why don't you take her, Bazooka? Bazooka: No way! Lady Jaye: You sure know how to keep a girl single. Flint: That's right, she sees right through me! Also love the scene in that episode where Flint takes out the Cobra robots to save Lady Jaye, and the moment when he dives just as Cobra Commander fires at him, and the lasers hit the robots instead. Flint looks up and then says sarcastically, "Nice shooting, Commander!" I love Flint. :)

[@robertbrown610]

the whole g.i. joe rank chain on command thing made absolutely no sense. Flint according to his file card is a warrant officer, however his grade was E-6 which is a Staff Sergeant. Snake Eyes eventually became an E-7, so he along with Gung-Ho, Stalker, who also became an E-7, and many others outrank Flint and Beachhead. Not to mention all the officers do too. (O-1 through O-10)

[@tonyjackson4078]

I think the shotgun is expensive on the aftermarket because it wasn't reused on 90's weapon trees or in any 80's accessory packs. As far as I know that accessory ONLY came with v.1 Flint.

[@TroySmith25]

I am a Flint fan and he was my favorite character with a close second being Falcon. Although Dailtone looks a little nerdy, he always made the team because of his beret. I never had a Stalker figure. The Flint that you have is in amazing shape. He looks great with no rubbed paint. Mine is very war torn and missing a thumb. Loved the end poise with Flint hanging his head and LadyJaye beside him.

[@proanyoak]

Is the Flint character based on Kris Kristofferson, who was also a Rhodes Scholar with an English degree, a Ranger, & a helicopter pilot? Seems pretty likely.

[@Jimalcoatl]

I always liked Flint because he had dark hair and a beret. When I was a kid and playing with GI Joes, my dad was in the army and had dark hair and would come home and leave for work wearing his beret. So there may be a little bit of hero projection there.

[@Kyocera-ot6hb]

Flint's card art is one of the best....

[@christianhafer9819]

Definitely.

[@ipokluda]

Just recently picked up this version of Flint this year. I had the Tiger force version as a kid and still have it. I cant decide which version is better.

[@HCC788]

+ipokluda I'll have to weigh in on which is better when I review Tiger Force Flint.

[@nealg6810]

Ahhh, Beach Head can kick both Duke and Flint's asses.

[@HCC788]

Neal G I'm taking it you like Beach Head a little bit.

[@nealg6810]

Just a little. Ha

[@nealg6810]

Can we say Flint and Duke equally share the command?

[@christopherdean3118]

Flint all the way. Duke always and forever is the Oliver of the G.I. JOE COMIC universe. He stole Stalker's job as field commander and I will never forgive him for that. Plus in the cartoon because of his looks he was paired with Scarlett. He'll always be a jabron. Flint was suave, cool and just anti-Duke. You being a Stalker guy should feel my pain. Stalker is the best field commander of all time, then Flint and Scarlett.

[@christianhafer9819]

See, I'm not a comic book fan. So, going by looks, Flint is definitely superior to Duke in every way. Probably one of my top 10 favorite figures.

[@ExUSSailor]

In reality, as a Warrant Officer, Flint would outrank Duke, who is a Sergeant Major.

[@mangalone4095]

They forgot his Fairbarn-Sykes commando fighting dagger !!! That was a big miss...

[@williamjay87]

Great video. Gets a like from me, so no need for Flint to despair (Even though I would have voted the same).

[@HCC788]

Thank you! And Flint thanks you for your Like.

[@rommelperdiz6557]

Love your videos brother owned a Flint when I was a kid hes my favorite GIJOE and not to wrinkle the fans feathers for me hes more of my vote for GIJOE leadership hahaha.

[@MOUNTAINOUS]

my favorite old joe i ever had. flint and gungho were my favorite old ones i had

[@The_Jawnski]

p.s that ending pose for Flint was halarious

[@Mlopez_602]

My all time favorite until LT. Falcon was released. Then when my Flint got too worn out I got a second Falcon and put Flint's head on his body.

[@davidjeffery9493]

Not dynamite molded in the backpack.....those are flares

[@JakeLo1991]

My 2nd grade teacher was trying to get me this, but had no luck finding it and got me dialtione. 🤬

[@tikifire]

I think I'd go with Flint. Mine's sitting in his tower missing his shotgun sadly. At least he's got a big laser gun to play with.

[@aqgy]

I'm watching this review for the third or fourth time... amazing work, Hooded Cobra Commander! I would like to share with you the perspective about Flint outside the USA. As far as I can remember, between kids in Brazil who collected G.I.Joe in late 80's and beggining of the 90's, Flint was the MAN, side by side with 80's characters as Rambo or John Matrix, because of his absolutely badass design, and his leadership in almost every episode of first season of Sunbow's cartoon. We used to underrate Duke when compared to Flint. Besides, his code name in Brazil was "Muralha", a very strong name (literally "Wall", but semantically it's the portuguese equivalent to "Flint" or "Rock", so it means a very tough and invincible guy).

[@rtd1409]

I always liked Flint over Duke but loved Falcon better than either of them.

[@edaniels240]

Can't forget about 1990's Dusty having a beret

[@startrekfan1017]

They're not dynamite, they're flares. At least I think so.

[@Drawkcabi]

Just remember snake spells sneak sideways, so let's get those turkeys!

[@lamondjack4349]

I didn't think that was dynamite sticks, I thought they were waterproof document canisters for missions. Dynamite is usually carried in crates or racks to reduce exposure and movement of the sticks. If you are in a firefight you don't want dynamite sticks sitting out in the open on the top of your ruck sack. Could be bad for your health and everyone else in your vicinity. YO JOE

[@sirkowski]

Flint Dille was a writer and story editor on the GI Joe Sunbow series.

[@user-si9fx4xb6v]

He was also a writer on The Transformers G1 cartoon (also produced by Sunbow) and the 1986 Transformers movie. He defiantly wrote some of the best stories for both series, in my humble opinion. He is still writing today, mostly for the video game world.

[@impossiblepie]

Flint my favourite gi joe!

[@TheLordUrban]

Dynamite or flairs?

[@bs431980]

My favorite figure of all time

[@garyloten-beckford889]

Dial Tone also donned a beret

[@jmgmarcus808]

I always hated how the thumbs would wear and become weak and eventually break, rendering the figure lame as f. Did they ever get better at that?

[@johnsoehnlen4781]

Not really. I was still having problems with it in 1992 through 1994 figures.

[@kevincorbin7320]

You skipped dialtone

[@sophiakinasihlarasati7577]

flint because he has a beret and im back from tomax and xamot . same nice video . greetings from indonesia 😀

[@HCC788]

Hello to Indonesia! Greetings from the USA!

[@jamesbond1956]

duke will always be leader

[@sophiakinasihlarasati7577]

and also do the crimson guard and crimson guard immortal sory for my english

[@HCC788]

Your English is good! Thank you for commenting!

[@tonywilliams6428]

I like Flint, but I'd follow Duke into Hell in a gasoline suit.

[@aqgy]

Very good review! And what about Hawk (1986 version)? Why you didn't make a review about him yet? I really would like to see your opinion about my favorite gi Joe.

[@HCC788]

+aqgy I'll get to him! There are a few items ahead of him, but I would like to get to him soon.

[@eshaw2115]

That bottom portion of the file card was probably from Duke after he got captured again...LOL

[@christophermoody6840]

Duke is the leader, Flit is second in command... simple. Stalker was a ranger why was his beret green and not black until version 2 of Stalker.

[@lazarus30001]

Yeah, the file card got Flint's grade COMPLETELY wrong.

[@cloudm.6337]

Duke first Sargeant Flint first lieutenant

[@ShogunX11]

No Warrant Officer (WO-1) Falcon is a 1st LT

[@lazarus30001]

I'll have to side with you on the better leader choice; Duke was very logical in the application of his command.

[@ghostbusterguy20011]

Hey there what's up when are you going to do a review of general Flagg

[@Tr0nzoid]

I'm surprised you didn't mention cartoon writer Flint Dille as the inspiration for Flint's name.

[@belldn3]

Duke is boring. Stalker wears the beret best. He was the FIRST.

[@JamesJohnson-ys1zl]

My dad kliped mine to make a real short barrel the moment he did it I realized my dad knew more than me and Joe I miss those times thanks for bringing me back even if for a few minutes good times huh

[@nadiasandhu1370]

flint

[@madden541]

Has anyone else noticed that Flint has two left feet? Both legs from the knee down are identical except for the camo pattern.

[@grotezakhooi]

one of my first and favourite vintage figs :)

[@wolfofdraggar5450]

On his backpack, most likely suppose to be air born flare.

[@edwinaramirez6063]

You left out Dial Tone. The 1986 version wore a beret.

[@onionsavoya7543]

Well Dike is da man. But with chain of command makes flint essential.

[@philiphanks1975]

used to be you were a tough sob to wear a beret such as the green berets like falcon but as a friend of mine who just got out of the army said now everyone is issued a beret

[@Phantasia_Workshop]

That’s it, from now on he’s Rock Hardfirm

[@The_Jawnski]

I PICK GRUNT AS BEST LEADER :P

[@HCC788]

+Roadbuster Reviews Grunt gets some respect!

[@cf2228]

I like both, but to me Duke will always be the GI Joe leader.

[@davidtagilala5040]

dosent flint out rank duke being a wo by like alot , always liked flint way better and beachhead over duke ,

[@HCC788]

+David Tagilala Flint does outrank Duke, but the G. I. Joe command structure didn't follow shoulder rank very closely. That chain of command was from the animated series. I don't think Beach Head was ever given such a prominent command role in the comic book.

[@1980Triumph]

+David Tagilala - Flint does outrank Duke but somehow the GI Joe team is a specialty team where official rank doesn't matter.

[@SoloFalcon1138]

Warrant officers are usually soldiers who require a higher pay grade due to their MOS, but a less specified rank in precedence.

[@TheDarthvalen]

Great review brother and Dialtone had one two

[@HCC788]

AAARRGH! I forgot Dialtone!

[@TheDarthvalen]

No worries great video anyways

[@haroldcarfrey4381]

Ithica Model 36 Cruiser

[@MUMSUniverse]

Flint was just super cool. 💯

[@divadt11]

Another great review! One of the things I like is the commentary about the file cards. Not too many other reviewers do that.

[@HCC788]

divadt11 I'm glad you like it. I thought about cutting the file card section, but it reveals a lot about the character. Also, collecting the file cards was always part of the collecting experience for me. So the file cards stay in!

[@MikeRachael-dx9ps]

they might be flares

[@gaulergolf]

Flints another figure whose head sculpt didn't do him justice. And duke definitely has him in every conceivable way....even down to the ladies. Lady Jaye could never hang. With scarlett! Except in retaliation.

[@HCC788]

kero wack *Ahem* I'm a Snake-Eyes-and-Scarlett guy!

[@gaulergolf]

HoodedCobraCommander788 me too, but that doesn't help support my case!

[@HCC788]

Have you considered a career in law?

[@gaulergolf]

Only if my art teaching career falls through!

[@HCC788]

Funny, I started out in art before I went to law. But that's neither here nor there.

[@kyleguiffredoguiffredo9047]

It's a Ithica 12

[@user-si9fx4xb6v]

I agree, specifically the Ithaca 37 Stakeout (a short barreled version of the full sized Ithaca 37 made for law enforcement and military usage with production beginning in 1981). The most notably media appearance of this weapon, among others was in season two of the tv series "Miami Vice" where Ricardo Tubbs carried one with a heat shield and vertical foregrip.

[@trapjaw7253]

Never had a flint or a Duke as a kid

[@n_explosion8199]

Flint was my first Joe along with shipwreck. Lost their weapons in the first week or so...

[@christianhafer9819]

Terrible.

[@stonecold31657]

Yo Flint. The better leader

[@JoeMotionVideos82]

Heres my delima. Bert color. Stocker was marketed as a Ranger, Vietnam according to comics. I always believed a ranger donned a black beret. So which SF unit was he affiliated with? And if Flint SF? I solved the leadership poloicy with whom ever drew OD or lost to ink-a-dink.

[@user-si9fx4xb6v]

Yes, prior to 2002 Army Rangers wore black berets as part of their uniforms. In 2002, it was changed to a tan color beret since the Army was beginning to allow black berets to be worn all personnel not just Rangers. The tan color honors the buckskins worn by Rogers Rangers in the French and Indian wars.

[@JoeMotionVideos82]

@@user-si9fx4xb6v That is an excellent bit of info! I do greatly appreciate it, I'm always interested in learning about military history. The homage to the first Rangers is very cool! Thanks for sharing that.

[@user-si9fx4xb6v]

@@JoeMotionVideos82 My pleasure, I have had a lifelong interest in history(especially in military history) and I am always happy to share. Yes, Stalker is a Ranger as his first file card mentions. Flint also was a Ranger at some point from what his file card states. Despite not owning Flint until later on, he was one action figure I always thought was cool. Growing up with the Sunbow cartoon, I liked how Flint was portrayed as a strong leader and I always enjoyed seeing him and Lady Jaye play off each other. At the first comic book convention I ever attended, I cosplayed as Flint and I had a ball.

[@JoeMotionVideos82]

@@user-si9fx4xb6v I agree, Flint is a well written and portrayed character. That is so cool that you cosplay him. I cosplay the Alley Viper v1.

[@theloudamerican2193]

dial tone also wore a barrett

[@robertbrown610]

Awesome figure though

[@ShogunX11]

Flint Outranks Duke

[@kyleguiffredoguiffredo9047]

Please review Topside!

[@mws755]

Duke over Flint. Duke gets the nod...figure and character. Flint is still one of my favorites and was the second figure I ever got

[@George-de6hd]

Flint

[@chrisph9910]

#TeamDuke