Scarlett (G.I. Joe (Super7)) Review

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Scarlett (G.I. Joe (Super7)) Review

Scarlett
G.I. Joe (Super7) (Super7)For an incredibly divisive team of military operatives, G.I. Joe has surprisingly very few women. Case in point, the original cartoon had only three female members on the good guys' side: Lady Jaye, Scarlett, and Cover Girl. At least with the women, Super7's been able to get almost all of them out as quick as possible in Ultimates form. We already got Jaye and Baroness (three versions at that), and Cover Girl should be out within the next month, should that leaves Scarlett to look at.

Last wave's Jaye and Baroness had great female likenesses, but they were held back by a lack of painted skin, instead using cheap-looking glossy colored plastic. Scarlett doesn't have this issue, as Super7 made sure this wave had painted skin tones, and it helps make the eyes and lips blend in with it better. The lines are clean, and she looks pretty accurate to the show. Her red hair and ponytail, which is likely where her name comes from, is a separate piece of soft plastic on the scalp, and the shade is fitting. As with most of the other figures, she comes with three heads: one serious, one smiling, and one talking into a headset. The ponytail is the same on all of the portraits, and at least one of them should've been sculpted flowing in the wind for a more dynamic look.

Standing right at the 7" mark, Scarlett's outfit isn't the most colorful, being a mix of dark gray and faded orange tones, but it matches the original cartoon very well. There's some paint here and there, like on the torso and gloves, and the variety is a little nice, but there's quite a bit of bleed to them. The stars on the back of the gloves have a clean look, which is good considering how small they are. The good thing about Super7's articulation, lifted over from their MOTU figures, is that it blends in with the sculpt well, including bicep swivels that don't stand out too much. The proportions also match the show, and she'll fit great with the rest of the line, as long as you don't mind her being a little too tall in comparison to the others.

Shana moves about the same as usual for this line, with a ball-jointed head, chest, and waist, swivel/hinge shoulders, elbows, wrists, hips, and ankles, hinged knees, and swivel biceps, forearms, thighs, and shins. The joints in the arms and legs work great, and you can put them in plenty of poses, provided you don't mind the elbow and knee bend being just 90 degrees. The movement in the head and torso is still an issue, unfortunately, as the head and waist have like no tilt at all, and at most just swivel. The chest is slightly better than the second wave females, as in that it can actually roll around a bit, but even then it's limited. I haven't gotten anything from wave four yet, but hopefully they improved the articulation a bit more.

Scarlett's main weapon is a crossbow, and this one comes with two of them: one similar to the original toy, and a larger one with a scope, lifted from the cartoon. There's a trio of basic arrows to fit in them, as well as three specialized ones. One's a grappling hook with a long string, one has a technological appearance (I guess this is the "jammer" arrow, and one's an explosive arrow. There's also a quiver that hangs over the torso, with enough room to fit most of the arrows, alongside a walkie talkie and a M16 rifle. The rifle's sort of a basic weapon, and I don't think it comes from the cartoon, but it looks great with her. Of course, there's interchangeable hands as well: two closed, two flat/saluting, and two for holding the weapons. The right grip is for the guns, and the left grip is a wider, vertically-hinged one for holding the walkie talkie or two-handed gun poses. The hands are very tough to pop out, so some heat is advised.

Scarlett is a bit of an improvement over the pair of girls we got in wave two, but not by much. Sure, she looks nicer, and the accessories are unique, but the articulation is still lackluster, and the heads are a bit too similar. If you can get her for less than $55, she's a figure somewhat worth your time, but if you want a truly good Scarlett, get the Hasbro retro 6" one. Back to Super7, we were close to getting a second Scarlett based off the DIC cartoon, but poor sales and lack of fans of said run led to her cancellation. It's a shame, too, because that funky bold purple looked great on her.

- 8/28/24