The helmet is gray, with a clear facemask, which again makes us bemoan the fact that he doesn't have a face. Two black hoses emerge from devices on the front of the vest, and plug into the aforementioned helmet. It's a big thick vest, with a bunch of pouches on the front, an emergency 'chute at the small of the back, and straps that hang around the knees. It's 100% new sculpt, much more intricate than the Para-Viper's gear. You won't often be looking his body, though, because the jump vest he wears will be commanding most of the attention. The arms blends in with that on the chest naturally, and the new legs are embellished just enough to keep from looking plain - there are pads on the thighs, and carry handles on the heels. They could have repainted Mutt or Bazooka or something. His head was originally seen on Flash, and that's a bit disappointing: he's already going to be wearing a helmet, so it would have been nice to see a real face underneath, even if it wasn't a new one. The base body is one of the ones wearing reactive impact armor, but the arms and legs are all new. How prescient! The G1 character's filecard talked about how he was big into Ranger training, so putting him in a jungle environment here makes a lot of sense. The name originates with 1990's Sky Patrol team, which used repainted Cobra bodies to create new Joes.

'Skydive' is a fairly obscure reference - you may have never heard of Lynton Felix before, but he's not a new creation. On the ground, he heads for the building, unaware that Shadow Tracker is following him and preparing an attack. Using an advanced rocket pack, he flies to a mysterious Cobra base under construction in the jungle. He is experienced in HALO (high-altitude low-opening) and HAHO (high-altitude high-opening) jumps. Skydive is an airborne combat specialist on the GI Joe team. But the line was retooled to more of a standalone product, so the figure that was going to be Desert Battle Ripcord has instead become Jungle Assault Skydive.

When the Pursuit of Cobra toys were first shown off, their connection to the movie toys was unquestioned.

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