G.I. Joe Classified Series Retro Stalker (2024)

G.I. Joe Classified Series Retro Stalker isn’t the vast upgrade of the previous release compared to Retro Duke and Scarlett. He’s just a basic repaint, which is almost great considering the original Stalker was such a well-executed figure.

This review probably won’t be as long as some of the others, but I figured I might as well do a quickie breakdown all the same.

Packaging: Retro Stalker gets the standard retro packaging with the super thick card back.

I have no idea why I find the one plastic bubble instead of two with a smaller one for the weapons so annoying. It’s such a minor change but is distracting for whatever reason.

Likeness: Stalker doesn’t get a new mold, which is fine since his original figure had all the original classic elements besides a few minor modern tweaks.

One difference is Retro Stalker gets a new set of hands. The previous version had gloves.

If there was one change I was pulling for it was a new head sculpt. The original sculpt was awesome even if it made Stalker look like the old grey beard member of the team and not a direct peer to Scarlett, Breaker, Rock N Roll, Clutch, etc.

Hasbro has done that with the Retro Duke, Scarlett and Flint figures. It’s too bad Retro Stalker couldn’t get a new sculpt too, which would have helped keep the previous Stalker as a viable display option as Future Stalker.

Maybe when we get the inevitable Tundra Stalker, he’ll get a younger head sculpt and a removable cap so we could swap it onto this figure?

Scale: The mold is the same so there’s no change with Stalker’s height, which is right in line with how he was portrayed in both the comic and the cartoon.

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Paint: The biggest change for Retro Stalker is the paint job. His previous release featured muted colors while this one is far more colorful. His base outfit color is more of a yellow green with a Kelly green for a far more distinct camouflage.

In another shift from the first release, Retro Stalker has the camo paint setup with his hat as well.

Also, his web gear is painted in Real American Hero colors of black instead of olive green. That also helps make his colors pop.

Articulation: There’s no change with the articulation here since Retro Stalker uses the same mold as before. It definitely makes for an easy and dynamic figure to pose.

Stalker has:

• head
• neck
• shoulders (butterfly)
• elbow (double-jointed)
• wrist
• wrist hinge
• mid-torso
• torso
• waist
• hips (ball-jointed)
• drop down hips
• knees (double-jointed)
• ankles

Accessories: Stalker has a solid array of accessories.

The shift to a Retro version didn’t affect his gear. The only thing he’s messing is the shemagh, which wasn’t an essential accessory for Stalker.

He also has the pistol with silencer attachment.

He’s got a larger machine gun with an ammo clip that plugs right into a peg underneath while feeding the ammo into a peg in the side.

For the classic look, Retro Stalker has his M-32 submachine gun. It has a removable clip that fits into the right holster. The knife goes into the sheath smoothly.

Worth It? Retro Stalker was $24.99, the going rate for Classified Series figures.

Rating: 9.5 out of 10

This is far more of the classic version of Stalker. The only thing that would have improved this release was a younger head sculpt.

Where to Get It? Stalker is available right now on Amazon and the case with Cobra Trooper and Cobra Commander on Entertainment Earth.

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