HCC788 - 1990 Cobra RAGE - Cobra Convergence V G.I. Joe toy review!

[@dean4125]

the cobra rage was such a cool vehicle. I had the 1997 Version. I missed out on the original 1990 one.I still think it was the best cobra vehicle made in the whole line.

[@HCC788]

It's definitely one of my favorites from the 90s!

[@LegendoftheDragonSword]

The 1997 Rage was a much better color scheme than the 1990. I'd recommend it because it has a more classic Cobra look. The decals on all the 1997 vehicles are terrible, though. So it's best not to apply them. The '90 Cobra Rage and Cobra Piranha were the last two vehicles I bought from the original line. They were both pretty solid.

[@NemesisEnforcerYT]

Cobra is all the rage this month!

[@mwg500]

The 1997 Rage DID have a driver, a nice blue-ish repaint of the second version of Alley Viper (which was SUPPOSED to be the original Alley Viper mold, that would've been even nicer).

[@carlwilhelm2307]

I had both the 1990 and the 1997 versions of the Cobra Rage. I used to remove all of the blue parts from the 1997 version and add all of the red parts from the 1990 Rage to create a pretty sweet red and black hybrid of the two.

[@badape3620]

Why did Cobra finally give this vehicle so much armor? I think it had something to do with Cobra soldiers filing lawsuits and OSHA safety requirements!

[@ucitymetalhead]

You can't say that thing wasn't armed to the teeth. Also I would take the red parts off of the original and put them on the 97 versions black body, that would be awesome.

[@joeblaster8770]

15:06 I would use tank drivers to drive the tank, and that is why Hasbro should sell extra Cobra tank drivers on card. Also The Rage probably works for multiple environments.

[@MiKeMiDNiTe-77]

Really cool Cobra vehicle ...grossly underrated, should've come with a driver but still awesome

[@despawn7663]

I remember waiting in the parking lot of a child world. My parents came out with a cobra rage . Sometime in early 90s. It might have been when Child World was going out of business sometime in 1992 ish. Good times with that toy.

[@Pegwarmers]

Turned out great!

[@HCC788]

Thank you!

[@aaronstepien2363]

I love the idea of Cobra characters and vehicles that are centered on the concept of "urban assault", always thinking the majority of Joe vs Cobra battles would be like the Battle of Springfied. Small, quick skirmish type battles. I'm currently working on a 1:6 Crimson Guard Urban Assault Specialist who is going to eventually have a backpack that will pull him up a zip-line that he fires from a specialized launcher.

[@MasterGenshu]

I really want to make GIJOE miniatures. But even with a 3D Printer (hopefully getting soon) I wouldn't know where to begin.

[@mrspeigel3593]

As far as army builing dynamics for a game I've always thought that Joe and Cobra would be opposites Joe's would be all about characters with minimal squads and Cobra would be all about squads with minimal characters

[@aaronstepien2363]

Mr Speigel the best advice I can give you is to save every odd bit of plastic, metal, wire, broken tech, your choice of glue types and a few basic colors and just go crazy with experimental kit-bashing. Once you’ve collected a box of loose pieces, you’ll have a blast just trying stuff out!

[@MasterGenshu]

@@mrspeigel3593 I agree. If you want once I get started I can keep you in the loop. :)

[@mrspeigel3593]

@@MasterGenshu reptilian overlords(I believe that's the company name) has been making Cobra heads to go with IG models from 40k for a while now they do Cobra troopers, vipers , crimson guard and Iron grenadiers and they come in tens plus a character head. I put a decent amount of thoughts into a 1/18 scale miniature game several years ago but it's a crunchy old school miniature rpg hybrid. But I have the thought now the trick is to make it team play instead of one on one the downsize to that is it can be hard for miniature gamers to find other players let alone 6 or 7

[@coeurdelion3113]

"Excuse me! What are you doin'?" LOL! My favorite line in the video xD

[@HCC788]

That line was improvised. It wasn't written that way :-)

[@jonathanulrich4905]

I’m slowly putting a Rage back together. It’s a interesting vehicle

[@oldschooltommyim]

I had the original when it came out and liked it. I bet if you combined the black body of the 1997 version with the red hatches, missiles, and canon turret of the 1990 version it would look awesome.

[@at-atchinguns1680]

I had this vehicle as a kid. It was one of favs from the early 90s. I had the Hammer too!

[@s.t.r.a.h.studios4965]

For a '90s vehicles, the Rage looks slick and fast. The low profile and wedge shape reminds me of poster super cars from the '80s (Lamborghini Countach, Lotus Esprit, etc.). The Rage looks like it would be at home on a racetrack. Excellent review as always. Keep up the great work. P.S. My two favourite bits of HCC788 content are when you read file cards for figures as well as your reviews of the GI Joe comics - Lary Hama rules!

[@MrKersey]

Great review, thanks for choosing the Cobra Rage. It's really a great looking vehicle, even for the 90s standards, well thought, can pack a lot of figures, it was a ton of fun!

[@WyldstaarStudios]

It's a shame the Joes never got an EM-50 Urban Assault Vehicle.

[@unbearable8751]

Hi, I'm from Brazil. This is the only GI Joe/Cobra vehicle I've ever had. My mother gave it to me in 94 or 95. Just found it today and it's in almost perfect condition. I have all 4 mines and no piece is missing on the vehicle but I don't have the box it came in and no stickers on it. It is a different color (silver/red) and the only thing is I broke the things on the doors hinges. I have a cobra and a gi joe figure but I don't know their names and I lost their guns. I really love this vehicle. My cousin had a gi joe mobile battle bunker but sadly it didn't survive to this day. Don't know why I thought it's name was cobra fury but now I know it's cobra rage. Don't like to put the turret up because of the noise it makes. Don't like the noise it makes when it's rolling either.

[@lostonwallace1396]

Great review! I feel like you're one of the fairest GI JOE toy reviewers on KZbin, and one of the better toy reviewers in general. I always enjoy how thorough you are in looking at the toys, and your input on rationales (and sometimes possible rationales), and information on known details and history in regards to each toy you review. I've made decisions on whether to and whether NOT to buy toys based on many of your reviews, actually. Hasbro's often strange approach to toy design often has me on the fence in retards to many of the GI JOE and Cobra vehicles, so in those cases in particular, you've help me decide whether to invest or not. A lot of GI JOE vehicles are a given, but let's face it. There are some odd ducks in the line that don't seem particular well designed or carefully thought out. Hasbro is notorious for cutting corners and using inferior plastics in their vehicles. I can't begin to list all the times that reviewers have used the words "fragile" to describe aspects of Hasbro's toys. It seems like every vehicle suffers from fragile parts that don't survive play, or simply age well. At age 50, I don't play with a lot of toys anymore, but it is always good to know what to look for and to look out for with these toys. Thank you so much for providing many viewers like me with an education on such matters, and also thank you so much for all your excellent, polished reviews!

[@waskerbasket9601]

Hmm I wonder how they knew we might need those desert vehicles in just 1 years time. Desert Storm, anyone?

[@hotrodder12]

Don't forget the re-release of it as the Cobra Fury, in The Pursuit of Cobra packaging, in a charcoal and gray coloring. That is the version I have, but seeing the blue one, I might have to hunt that down

[@LegendoftheDragonSword]

The blue one is the best. Just don't use the terrible decals.

[@christophermoody6840]

I remember my cousin had this vehicle. I started to dislike the vehicles around this period of time in the early 90's. They started to look weird and unrealistic, then plastic felt cheap.

[@HCC788]

There is definitely a decline in vehicle quality in the 90s, but there are still a few good ones.

[@mrspeigel3593]

Yeah, its starts going downhill in the battle Corp era

[@jimvanderpoel4467]

The Rage was one of my favorite later vehicles, that and the x-19 phantom and vitol were my favorite late vehicles

[@stephenbergmann3357]

This Rage if I remember was supposed to be used as a crowd control vehicle. The cow catcher in the front to push vehicles and the crowds forward as well as the tapered wheels to ride curbs and sidewalks to clear the streets.

[@Tr0nzoid]

This was the last vehicle that I got, and the only one from that year's releases. Now I don't know where it is. If you have toys at a parent's house, don't think they are safe there. Get them.

[@MasterGenshu]

Everything I owned as a kid and I mean toys from the 1980's to 2000s, nearly every star wars figure and 15 vehicles, hundreds of GIJOEs and 30+ vehicles, GOBOTS, M.U.S.C.L.E., He-Man figures, Nearly a complete Gen 1 & 2 +various others Transformers, Army Ants, Visionaries, Barnyard Commandos, Sectaurs, Bravestarr, Micro Machines, Legos, Food Fighters, Rock Lords, Inhumanoids, Air Raiders, Dino Riders, M.A.S.K., Marvel & D.C. Action Figures had tons of them, Ghostbusters, Ninja Turtles, Centurions, Captain Power toys, Silverhawks, Battle Beasts, Battletech, Exo-Squad, Micronauts, GUTS, Star Trek Figures, and Many! Many! others... All "tossed out" Or given to good will. I have never even been able to regain 1/1000 of what I had... And it sorta haunts me. Sorry its alot to list.

[@AgentSmartnumber86]

Thank you hcc788 I never new that this vehicle ever existed but I guess that's why you do this show you show us old and new fans of gi joe things that we had either had forgotten or plainly didn't know about over all I enjoyed the review and yes I actually enjoyed the vehicle it's got my seal of approval wish we had a re issue of it now but with updated parts like the hubcaps need to be reworked so we don't have to see the mushroom pegs and making the wheels have treads and maybe a more detailed driver and passenger seats other than that I'd say it's damn near perfect for a cool toy thank you hcc788

[@YoJoeBanjo]

Thanks for the review HCC, great stuff as always. I never had this vehicle as a kid, but it kinda brings to mind the tanks from David Drake's The Tank Lords. Except not a hover-tank. Or a tank, at all. Maybe I have no idea what I'm talking about.

[@TerryTurner]

I hope next month vehicle will be the Cobra Parasite, since this is the year of 90's toys. And also the Cobra B.A.T. version 2.

[@HCC788]

You may see one of those soon!

[@TerryTurner]

@@HCC788 🙌

[@hneugiii1245]

The Rage was a favorite of mine when I was a kid. I look at it as a successor to the HISS. I picked up a couple extra ones for my kids to play with, so they can roll around with 3. Like most Cobra vehicles it looks the best with the classic blue and red vipers manning them.

[@arsenalxa4421]

I built an approximation of the Rage in Crossout, however concessions had to be made in relation to the weapons. I used a casemate machine gun in the front end in lieu of a Gatling gun, a plasma rocket launcher, and a mine layer. To simulate the conical wheels I used the dualie wheels, also simulating the wide traction allowed by the design.

[@DBG750]

I would love to roll up to Target in one of these!

[@williamthompson5504]

I love this vehicle. It got a lot of play. I still have it, but I regret selling the version released in 1997. I did keep the Alley Viper that came with it.

[@blissex]

great review, I love this tank, I have been trying to get one complete, I think cobra commander v3 looks great in cannon turret, hope to get this awesome tank some day, let's RAGE!!!!!

[@HCC788]

I'm glad you liked it!

[@asm42]

one of my favorites. the wheel pegs gave out years ago.

[@lonesquiff6551]

The elevated turret always made me nervous because it seemed so unstable. I don't remember ever flipping that lower gun around and having it flush with the top that's a good idea! I didn't know there was a later version, but looking at it I think the black chassis from 97 would look good with the red pieces from 90. Throw in some Crimson Guard Immortals and viola!

[@ringleader61]

the Rage was one of my faverent vehicles. I loved running through sthierfoam cops and ramming down lego walls to get to the enemy.

[@ralang999]

Yes, you finally reviewed the Rage! Gotta love that rear troop platform directly behind the missiles. Typical Cobra lol

[@HCC788]

They did the same thing with the Stinger. This is why they wear masks. They all had their faces burned off from missile blasts!

[@christingey5281]

@@HCC788 I thought it was so they could control the spread of an airborne infectious virus.

[@ronn-ammon8975]

HoodedCobraCommander788 : Clearly the safety of their troops was of the "highest" priority to COBRA vehicle engineers. I just wonder WHAT they must've been high on when they came up with some of that stuff...

[@michaelbenjmitchell1]

@@ronn-ammon8975 I'm sure Dr. Mindbender probably came up with it.

[@dalesanteford7432]

Okay you bought rage in 90 later comes up the crimson guard Immortals they fit better with this vehicle same with the alley Viper

[@ronanansley6106]

Feel like the lowest made it hard for other tanks to shoot it closer it got to it. The wide tires make me think that it had to startle the road from side walk side to side. Main roads only for this big guy, alley vipers had to walk the alleys. Cobra is know for not believing in camo or just sticking out so they get shot easier.

[@rtd1409]

Fun review of a great vehicle. For some reason I only got a later re-issue about 10 years ago but want to get the original. Goes well up against the Mean Dog!

[@garybugden9451]

What about the awe striker as a desert vehicle???

[@mattleuty5285]

Great review my friend! I love this vehicle and it reminds me of the Nolan Batmobile which in the third film were used as urban assault vehicles patrolling the streets of Gotham by the bad guy's.

[@TerranceChilds-ui8nh]

I really want one of those things

[@jamesfrane5073]

I think there are little gremlins that hide things until you no longer need them then the put them in plain site for you to find

[@JoeMotionVideos82]

I really feel like there is aportal that our toys get lost in.

[@MiKeMiDNiTe-77]

There certainly is I've had weapons and Joe parts drop on the carpet never to be seen again

[@JoeMotionVideos82]

@@MiKeMiDNiTe-77 I lost Recondos backpack that way. It hit the floor and bounced under the bed, I looked, nothing was there. I can't figure it out.

[@ronn-ammon8975]

Royal Guard's sword/axe fell behind a small end table near a bare wall in a sparsely furnished room. Moved the little table (only thing around) but never saw the sword again. I'm sure that skinny guy in the black suit, smoking a cigarette and mumbling something about "entered for your observation..." was all in my imagination.... right? Right?!?

[@JoeMotionVideos82]

@@ronn-ammon8975 😅 one can only hope.

[@TheOdst219]

Funny thing is sunday I had the choice between a MOBAT and a Rage. Went with the MOBAT, to match the HISS II I got the other day.

[@OptimusMonk01]

The later Fury variant of this is the best colour.

[@orainpax0430]

Can't wait to see Mary Mercenary's episode. She's a friend of mine.

[@Toybountyhunter1974]

Seeing those four mines makes me jealous....I only have two. Still trying to get the other two. Great review and I do like the Rage it's one of the good ones from the 90s as were quite a few in 90 and 91......after that not so much. #CobraConvergenceV

[@HCC788]

All credit for the mines to Muzz the Mine Mailer!

[@nyquist75]

cobraaaaaaaaa

[@ronn-ammon8975]

I always wondered if this was originally designed to be an Iron Grenadiers toy/vehicle; before they were re folded back into COBRA. It had a lot of similarities with Destro's (other) vehicles. Like the D.E.M.O.N. & Raiserback it had a 3 man crew and his early signature elevation feature. While the under torrent guns were locked down they served as rear guns somewhat similar to those on the D.E.M.O.N. Destro's Dominator had the Projectile Launcher/Rocket Pod, even if it went by a different name. Finally, the notably unserpentine name also sounds more like something Destro would designate for his own forces; not something he or COBRA Command would select for a COBRA vehicle. Maybe "in story" the first were rolling off the M.A.R.S. assembly lines when he rejoined COBRA.

[@toddimus]

I remember buying the Rage and losing the mines.

[@shane3674]

I’ve always thought of this vehicle as more of an enforcement tool rather than an attack vehicle. Kind of like S.W.A.T. would enforce martial law by driving down city streets and urban areas. That’s how I see this vehicle being used.

[@Dave-rf1zj]

Definitely agree. Since the v1 Alley Viper's colors are a major clash....what about using the v6 Alley Viper as the Cobra Rage crew?

[@ronn-ammon8975]

Shane Everett : Lotta firepower for an enforcement tool. Doesn't sufficiently maneuverable for big cities either.

[@BennyLlama39]

This looks like what you'd get after converting a Star Wars A-wing into a ground vehicle. 😒

[@HCC788]

It is kind of Star Wars-y.

[@JoeMotionVideos82]

You're right! The same colors and everything.

[@dirus3142]

Yeah. I ws thinking discount Star Wars vehicle or a skynet vehicle. Make it a gover tank with little hidden caster wheels and it works, with a few other tweaks.

[@jeffphillips1832]

Nah...snow speeder all the way.

[@kaylemathewcomendador6964]

I can see the resemblance and I actually like it 😁👍😅.

[@EJatem-is4eh]

As a kid I didn´t have it, but a friend did. I really liked it, it was awesome, it was the rage. Now that I look at it years afterwards, as with many vehicles of the line, it is over-weaponized, the gunner in the turret is very exposed... it´s over the top all around. Considering that it was a toy for kids, I suppose that was the idea. Now the core concept of the vehicle in question, is not at all senseless. After some modifications, the gunner operating the turret from the inside the vehicle, a slight change in the dimensions and less superfluous armament, and it may be a feasible weapon. As for the right driver, well, it looks like an light armored, fast moving, wheeled assault vehicle... once again, the Motor Vipers (since it´s not a tracked vehicle) would be the best qualified for operating the Cobra Rage (it´s just my opinion though). Very good video HCC788, keep up the good work...

[@robi218]

Don't be to hard on Timmer. Rage was introduced during Larry Hama's run as Avengers writer.

[@nyquist75]

kinda cool i like it! good color choices. sorry you lost those mines, they will turn up when you least expect it

[@raulmoralestorres8601]

Saludos desde Veracruz,México soy fan de Cobra.

[@Vincent-396]

#CobraConvergenceV !!!! I never liked the wheels on the vehicle. It really throws off my suspension of disbelief. Otherwise, I dig it.

[@WWJD85]

This is actually one vehicle I owned as a kid.

[@jordel2010]

I do hope you find the mines eventually. I never owned this one back in the day neither met somebody who did, but even now I think this is a cool vehicle and I would have loved to have it, although I agree it would have been better if Hasbro had given the Rage a driver figure.

[@alfonsogarcia8601]

You have the Mahler?why don't you review it?

[@willwaggenspack6411]

This is cool

[@samfrito]

Aside from the issues of where does the ammo load from on the top cannon, and the dual Gatlin guns below it, i loved this vehicle. Urban assault always gets my blood pumping and with the Rage being a much lower profile than the HISS 1 or 2 I think its a winner. Plus a flip down ramming shield?!! C'mon, you have a big vehicle that could plow thru a Vamp or Silver Mirage.

[@Gucciviper]

This video is all the “Rage”! #cobraconvergencev

[@Michael_Johnson_5446]

The red reminds me of the Moray. If the main body was in that colour it would have looked great.

[@dougbrown7150]

Wtf is going on with mcdowans beard

[@christianhafer9819]

What a motley crew! Jeez! Awesome vehicle though.

[@impossiblepie]

Great review!

[@n_explosion8199]

I used this as a occupational control tank. You know, patrolling the Streets of a occupied city, accompanied bij a patrol of vipers to intimidatie and keep control.

[@theygone6962]

I don't know I'd not loose my mind over mines.

[@RafeeQ300]

I actually made this into a Joe vehicle when I had it as a kid.

[@ronn-ammon8975]

Rafeeq Roberts : Used it for the Iron Grenadiers since it always looked and felt like one of theirs to me.

[@brianrvd]

Did you check your piggy bank for your mines?

[@G7M9W]

I'm honestly not sure what I think about the Rage. Sometimes I think it's ok, other times I think it's overrated. It just seems too "flimsy" to be much of a tank-like vehicle. The wide wheel base is horrible for urban use, the cannon seems too long to be practical in tight quarters, and the colors while not bad at all are simply "not Cobra." I guess they make sense, since it came out in '90, with the Gulf War going on, but... gimme a HISS any day of the week. Still, not the worst vehicle by a long shot. I'm looking at you, Road Toad!

[@jonnysizzle9846]

Muzzin Mine Mailer makes him sound like Ted Kacynski!!!

[@cell718]

OMG it looks like a Warhammer 40k vehicle 😆🔨🔨

[@PaoloGuanco]

The wheels offer no traction in desert sand

[@sergiomontes5534]

Great review!!

[@ThatJohnKillion1970]

This could've been an awesome tank if not for that wheel assembly and the weird choice of colors.

[@HCC788]

Could be worse! Could be orange!

[@ThatJohnKillion1970]

@@HCC788 INDEED!!!

[@Michael_Johnson_5446]

Cool apart from the colours. Damn, the Hammer is a fantastic vehicle.

[@jimvanderpoel4467]

Was the fourth reviewer severely hammered lol

[@terrancechilds3049]

Cartoon if a soft Breeze hit that tank it will explode into pieces

[@samiravi7854]

Dont care about the look too much, but I am prettu sure I would have liked to play with it as a kid. Lots of different features. Did not have it though.

[@b-retrogamer2324]

That's real nice

[@WWJD85]

What month did new GI Joe figures usually come out in the 80s? Second question what happens to all the leftover toys still on the pegs that were discontinued for that year?

[@Tr0nzoid]

I first saw the new year's figures around March or April, along with some of the vehicles.

[@LegendoftheDragonSword]

The figures were generally discontinued every 2 years. There were exceptions such as Storm Shadow ('84-'86). They stayed on the racks until they sold, so you could still find them years later. I remember seeing ('83-'84) Major Bludd at a Walgreens downtown for $9 in about 1988. Crystal Ball was still sitting on pegs in 1990.

[@WWJD85]

@@LegendoftheDragonSword that explans why I got pathfinder in 93

[@LegendoftheDragonSword]

@@WWJD85 That doesn't surprise me. The 1990 GI Joe line was not very well received. I actually bought the Cobra Rage already marked down at retail in 1990.

[@lagbait3076]

Cambered wheels, lack of tread, wide body....did cobra make a drift tank?

[@HCC788]

You could look at it that way!

[@joshuafranks1209]

#CobraConvergenceV!!!! Loveing it!!!

[@jamesbosquez5669]

Literally fell asleep listening to this dude

[@KronnangDunn]

In armored warfare the lower the profile, the better...

[@beach7694]

#CobraConvergenceV Good review, I don't have this one yet, but I think I'll add it to my want list 😉

[@MadSUPANOVA]

60/40 vehicle. It passes as decent. Like original colors although not Swat Team colors for urban scenary. The wheels and wheel clips are ugly..threaded rubber wide tires and armored hub caps would have been more sensible but its Hasbro, logic is out the window. Top mounting gunner needs protection, a look through guard would have been a sensible addition. Wheels are my number 1 issue, but an acceptable Cobra vehicle.

[@italjahcorntrashroller]

U forgot awe styker.

[@torpedo8384]

Love this vehicle! It's the embodiment of "few problems can't be solved with overwhelming firepower" and "Best defense is a good offense" at the same time! Never too much dakka for Cobra. Yeah tank is a misnomer as this is better termed as an AFV/IFV, but really, most kids would call it a tank. Besides, what defending infantry soldier is going to quibble about terminology when this monster is coming at them with sloped armor, rockets, missiles, cannons and three gatling guns roaring away? Not to mention the supporting Alley Vipers behind it!

[@mrspeigel3593]

Put the ninja in the exposed turret, hes less likely to be seen and shot up there.

[@gijoeimmortal1868]

I appreciate your review, but I must say this is one of my least favorite Cobra vehicles. I just didn't care for the unrealistic look. I thought of it more as a tank because of the turret, but again I love tanks, but just not this...thing. It reminded me a little of the Ice Sabre which came out about the same time. I do have this complete vehicle, but its put away so I can display more of my favorites. Thanks again. I do realize they did alot of r and d to bring this vehicle into the mix. It did have alot of play features , so I can see kids having a good time with it. Thats what really counts. Just not for me...

[@zartan7779]

I never like the red color or those odd wheels .

[@dirus3142]

I just do not like the rage. The turret is OK, but the elevating gimmick ruins that for me. The idea of a desert/urban themed Cobra vehicle is awesome. I would just want an SUV/Striker hybrid for that. Some thing like the Camp/Stinger turned into an A TEAM van with a turret on top. In cobra blue/black, or desert grey. Give it a camo pattern and call it a side winder.

[@unionpacific8332]

#CobraConvergenceV

[@HCC788]

#CCV

[@briandillingham890]

#CobraConvergenceV Cool vehicle.