{"id":9174,"date":"2025-12-15T20:49:24","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T01:49:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fantasyactionfigures.com\/?p=9174"},"modified":"2025-12-29T15:31:24","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T20:31:24","slug":"g-i-joe-classified-wet-suit-review-navy-seal-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fantasyactionfigures.com\/en_au\/g-i-joe-classified-wet-suit-review-navy-seal-action","title":{"rendered":"G.I. Joe Classified Wet-Suit Review: Navy SEAL Action"},"content":{"rendered":"
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G.I. Joe Classified Wet-Suit Review: Navy SEAL Action<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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The new 6-inch Classified Wet-Suit is the best modern take yet on the classic G.I. Joe<\/strong><\/a> Navy SEAL diver\u2014loaded with gear, great articulation, and that perfect mix of bright 80s flair with today\u2019s detailing.<\/p>

I\u2019ve been waiting for a proper Wet-Suit update for years, and Hasbro finally nailed it. The second I pulled #179 out of the box, it felt like the old 1986 figure grew up, hit the gym, and came back looking like he actually spends his life in cold water blowing up Cobra submarines.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Who Is Wet-Suit, Anyway?<\/strong><\/p>

Real name: Robert A. Forbes. For the newcomers: Wet-Suit is G.I. Joe\u2019s resident jerk-with-a-heart-of-gold Navy SEAL from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. His original 1986 file card famously called him \u201cmean to the bone\u201d and noted that he \u201cnever met a person he didn\u2019t offend,\u201d yet the guy graduated top of his BUD\/S class and cross-trained with SEAL Team 6 before the Joe team even recruited him. He\u2019s the teammate who openly trash-talks Shipwreck, Torpedo, and pretty much everyone else on the boat, but when the shooting starts he\u2019s the first one over the side with explosives. Canonically, he\u2019s been shown planting mines on Cobra subs (Marvel issue #47), rescuing hostages from Cobra Island\u2019s coastal defenses, and even going mano-a-mano with Eels in flooded Terrordrome corridors.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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The file cards always made a point that he reads classic literature between missions\u2014Hemingway and Conrad are name-dropped\u2014so yeah, he can quote The Art of War<\/em> while attaching a limpet mine to a Moray hydrofoil.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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The Box<\/strong><\/p>

Typical Classified window box\u2014big, bright, and honestly looks awesome on a shelf even if you never open it. The character art is new but instantly screams \u201cWet-Suit,\u201d complete with the classic yellow drysuit panels, black stripes, and red accents lifted straight from the 1986 figure and the original Larry Hama card art. Render shows him riding the sea sled, helmet on, searchlight blazing\u2014exactly the pose every kid tried to make the vintage figure hold in the bathtub.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Sculpt & Paint<\/strong><\/p>

Hasbro blended the iconic 1986 bright yellow-and-black drysuit design with realistic modern diving suit details. The torso and limbs feature accurate segmented neoprene paneling, molded drysuit seals at the wrists and neck, and even tiny inflation valves on the shoulders\u2014details pulled from real U.S. Navy diving gear. The chest has the raised black \u201clightning bolt\u201d panels from the original figure, but now they\u2019re textured like reinforced ballistic patches. The removable helmet is a spot-on update of the 1986 hard hat, complete with the correct front-mounted searchlight and side hose ports.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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The portrait under the helmet is new for Classified but captures the same short military haircut and hard stare fans remember, very similar to the 25th Anniversary and Pursuit of Cobra versions. Paint apps include subtle silver dry-brushing on the buckles, matte black anti-fouling texture on the lower legs, and just enough scuffing to look battle-worn without going overboard.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Articulation<\/strong><\/p>

Full modern Classified suite: ball-jointed head, swivel\/hinge neck, butterfly shoulders, double-jointed elbows, swivel biceps, torso crunch, waist swivel, drop-down hips, double knees, ankle tilt, etc. The drysuit sculpt is surprisingly flexible; the molded seals and panels don\u2019t hinder the joints at all. Only real limitation is the thick scuba backpack limits the ab crunch a bit when the sea sled is attached\u2014exactly like the vintage figure\u2019s backpack limited back bends in 1986.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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The Accessories \u2013 This Is Where He Shines<\/strong><\/p>

This might be the single best accessory complement in the entire Classified line. You get:<\/p>