tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730351558727980814.post3433862113237842076..comments2024-03-27T10:13:19.073-07:00Comments on Forgotten Figures: 2000 ChameleonRobot_Sonichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14046347432548886565noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730351558727980814.post-14663437082090837452023-01-19T14:10:54.704-07:002023-01-19T14:10:54.704-07:00I guess I'm in the minority here in so much as...I guess I'm in the minority here in so much as I actually liked the idea of her being a new character. And the whole half sister who had plastic surgery fit into Hama's (and my) Joe-verse, especially when you consider the fact that the Baroness had plastic surgery herself early in the comics (which would explain how the surgery scars didn't give her away). I continue to use the character in my stories even now. Though I have updated her to the trench coat wearing ROC Baroness.Ferealityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16808904237708633943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730351558727980814.post-86031001390753808802018-09-02T12:40:27.208-07:002018-09-02T12:40:27.208-07:00I remember that a while after this figure came out...I remember that a while after this figure came out -- I was using her simply as a new version of the Baroness herself -- Cartoon Network had begun airing the Sunbow cartoon, and when they showed Worlds Without End, imagining that the heroic double agent version of the Baroness from the alternate universe was actually Chameleon. That in this universe the Baroness had died in the Cobra night attack, and her illegitimate half-sister had been recruited by the GI Joe Team and sent under cover as her filecard describes, only for the defeat of GI Joe, the apparent elimination of the rest of the team, and Cobra's take over of the world to trap her in the role for years until the events of the episode. It certainly explains the differences in that version of the Baroness, including her relationship to Steeler. I kind of liked the character after that, and after we got New Sculpt versions of the Baroness, used this figure as Chameleon once again, tying her to Darklon and Alexander's take over of M.A.R.S. while undercover for the Joes.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17879576703034196342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730351558727980814.post-28951763990223359292018-01-10T17:40:20.425-07:002018-01-10T17:40:20.425-07:00"People talk about 2007 bringing in a rash of..."People talk about 2007 bringing in a rash of new collectors. But, it paled in comparison to the deluge that flooded the community in 2000/2001." DANG. I was a kid back then so I didn't know this. The community was so toxic and filled with hipster types in '07 I can't imagine what it was like in 2001.<br /><br />I actually acquired this figure for the first time a few months ago, and she was on my short list of figures to write about. Back in 2000/2001 me and my brother were both into Joe, and the two-pack she was in was really frustrating to us. We wanted new figures, but already had the Cobra Commander and Baroness from '97, and this was the only set we could find at retail. As such, I never owned any ARAHC figures when I was a kid.<br /><br />And years later I still thought this was a boring figure, so I never bothered with her until just recently. Now, I've found a number of reasons to like her almost more so than the vintage figure. The red trim greatly enhances her look, and I've found that she also is a great match to the SMS and recent CAT Cobra Troopers. I also can appreciate the inclusion of her original parts and the phone. Collector's might have taken that for granted back then, but later in like 2004 Hasbro quit putting this much care into the figures and it damaged some of the later releases.Nekomanhttp://viperpit.xyz/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730351558727980814.post-9515225297797057552018-01-09T17:13:07.038-07:002018-01-09T17:13:07.038-07:00IIRC, Hasbro let their trade mark to Baroness expi...IIRC, Hasbro let their trade mark to Baroness expire, and thus couldn't use the name. That's also why General Tomahawk and Double-Blast exist and why the 2002 relaunch used Heavy Duty instead of Roadblock. Not sure about White-Out, Side Track and Wetdown...maybe they were a result of lapsed trade marks, too.A-Mannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730351558727980814.post-23425833513597537932018-01-09T12:38:37.641-07:002018-01-09T12:38:37.641-07:00I got this figure for my daughter. I would have li...I got this figure for my daughter. I would have liked it better as the Baroness. The Chameleon name and gimmick is unfortunate. Who's idea was that I wonder.Battle Armor Dadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11935127773670585716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730351558727980814.post-14035971239547265482018-01-09T09:27:53.878-07:002018-01-09T09:27:53.878-07:00I forget the Chameleon character even exists. Hasb...I forget the Chameleon character even exists. Hasbro's file card has some quirks. She's the Baroness's half sister...surgically altered to resemble the Baroness more, improbable yeah...well, I don't take the comics as canon and neither does Hasbro. How many times did female Joe impersonate the Baroness, twice in the comics at least, if so briefly, and at least once in the cartoon. <br /><br />Figure's good, though at this point wasn't some detailing on her hair lost?<br /><br />Yes, there was more life in the Baroness mold. The grey details of the cartoon, Dic's Operation Dragonfire in blue with light blue, Capcom's purple arcade game boss. <br />A-Mannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730351558727980814.post-36598435933875772072018-01-09T06:14:17.837-07:002018-01-09T06:14:17.837-07:00She's a very high quality figure. The separati...She's a very high quality figure. The separation of the armor breast plate through the use of gloss and flat black was actually very inspired on Hasbro's part. <br /><br />You're definitely right about the "chameleon" character damaging this figure. It took me 15 years to start looking at her as a Baroness figure,R.T.G.http://atticagazette.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com