Canceled prototype joe help

[gijoemuseum]

I am working on an a listing of all of the canceled prototypes that we know exist in the world. I am doing from 1982 - now. I will edit this listing as it goes. Please help me with ones that were never released only. I am attempting to catalog all joes. I added the ones I know of.

1982:

1983:

1984: Straight-Arm Stinger Driver

1985:

1986:

1987: Rocky Balboa, Translucent G.I.Joe,

1988:Tiger Force: Wild Bill, Rip Cord, Torpedo, Thunder and Sabretooth

1989:

1990: Eco Warriors: Robotic Animals: panther and a crocodile,

1991:

1992:

1993:

1994: Manimals: Iguanus, Slythor, Warwolf, Spasma, Vortex, Zigzag

1995: Duke, Hawk, Dusty (repaint), Beah Head, Sub Zero, Battle Corps Commandos: Baroness, Footloose, Flint, Dr. Mindbender, Sea Wolf Pilot, Cobra Vulture figure, Ninja Commandos: Flint, Storm Shadow, Budo, Knock Out, Roadpig, Star Brigade: Astroblaster, Falcon, Shockwave, Thrasher, Striker, Wardog, Battle Rangers: Baroness, (Non-o-ring): Duke (a), Duke (b), (pewter): Gung-ho, Manimals: unnamed Lunartix Alien, Eyeclops, Arkanoid, Mantizoid, Slaver, Tarantulus, Vax, Replicators: Snake Eyes, Duke, Cobra Commander, Gung-Ho, General Hawk, Destro

1996:

1997: "Pimp Daddy" Destro, Roadblock, Firefly, Flash

1998: Dusty

1999:

2000:

2001: Manimal: Spasma, Zigzag, Vortex

2002: Nunchik, Firefly

2003: Infiltrate Cobra Island 3-pack: Duke, Gung-ho, Snake Eyes, Wal-mart exclusive parachute figures: Cobra Alley Viper, Duke, H.I.S.S. Driver / Rip It, Low-Light, Snake Eyes, Storm Shadow


2004:

2005:

2006:

2007:

2008:

2009: Rise of Cobra: City Strike Scarlett, Arctic Assault Snake Eyes, Desert Assault Heavy Duty, Arctic Assault Duke, Jungle Assault Duke, Desert Assault Zartan, City Strike Ripcord, Jungle Assault Storm Shadow, Chuckles (w/ silver mirage), Dr Mindbender (w/ SNAKE Armor) Resolute: Training Snake Eyes, Night Creeper, Wal-Mart: Dr Mindbender, Budo, Nano-BAT, Zap, Regular: Night Force Lt. Falcon, Toys R Us: (Five pack): Viper (a), Viper (b- gold head), Mercer

2010:

2011:

2012:

2013: Retaliation: Red Ninja Mountaineer

*COULD NOT VERIFY YEARS: Ninja: Beast Ninja, Red Ninja Dice, Ninja Warrior Monk, Dark Ninja Master, Snake Ninja Master, Gold Ninja Assassin, Ghost Ninja Henchman, Urban Ninja, Zombie: Mutant Zombie, Zombie Cobra Shock Trooper, Zombie Viper (red), Zombie Steel Brigade, Zombie Cobra Commander, Zombie Ninja,Echo Faction Trooper Zombie, Storm Shadow Zombie, Regular: G. I. Joe Raven's Wing, Cobra Heat Viper, G. I. Joe Trooper, Crimson Immortal, G. I. Joe Police Unit 4, Cobra Tele Viper, Cobra Laser Viper, Hit and Run, Steel Brigade V.2, Cobra Infantry, Snow Serpent V.2, Zartan

[darthdrew13]

Contact Fire_Fly on HissTank.com for some of the newer stuff (especially all the ROC/POC stuff). He knows a lot. Nice guy too.

I was wondering your reasoning for listing the 1997 "Pimp Daddy" Destro and not the 1992 "re-called" Roadblock? Both snuck out to retail and wer replaced by slightly different versions.

I'd love to see this list when finished! Would love even more a place to see pics of them with a little background on the item!

[gijoemuseum]

Contact Fire_Fly on HissTank.com for some of the newer stuff (especially all the ROC/POC stuff). He knows a lot. Nice guy too.

I was wondering your reasoning for listing the 1997 "Pimp Daddy" Destro and not the 1992 "re-called" Roadblock? Both snuck out to retail and wer replaced by slightly different versions.

I'd love to see this list when finished! Would love even more a place to see pics of them with a little background on the item!

I added the Roadblock so thank you so much! I will contact Fire_Fly as well. I got a similar listing going on Hisstank. I am trying to make a list of toys that we never got pretty much. I am trying to dig as much dirt as I can but so far it just goes to discontinuation from the 1994-1995 shift. I will add as much info as I see and get.

[gijoemuseum]

I updated the list quite a bit.

[gijoemuseum]

Does anyone know when the joes from the concept case were slated for release? The zombies, the ninjas, etc.

[Van Hammer]

there was the cancelled desert patrol stalker figure that was a white guy. And the night force tracker as well as the alternate paint schemes for the ant-venom set

[Van Hammer]

there was also the tiger force steel brigade

[Geek-Viper]

The thing about the concept case is, well...that's what they were, concepts. There was no official statement that they were ever going to hit retail shelves. For all we know they were just figures the design team had sitting on their desk. Whereas your list is cancelled prototypes. So that would suggest they were moving along and even got to a molding stage. Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but the order is: Concept, Test, Prototype, Final.

Although, I would keep the Red Ninja Mountaineer on that list because at Joe Con 2012 they presented it as a production piece that was coming(still very sad every time I watch that scene thinking about never getting that figure). As opposed to the Legends Of The Arashikage and the Zombie stuff since they were just saying "Hey! Look at what we're messing with."

On the same lines of stuff that was presented as coming to retail and never made it, don't forget these guys: