1991 Desert Scorpion: Cobra Desert Trooper
Includes: pet scorpion, backpack with missile rack and hose, missile, 2 digger devices, machine pistol
For hand to hand combat, or digging situations, the Desert Scorpion can mount his rifle to his missile-equipped backpack.
NOTE: The accessories above did not come with 1991 Desert Scorpion (but they should have). They came with 2004 Sand Scorpion figure.
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I always thought the pet scorpion idea was pretty ridiculous.
I mean, Croc Master taming crocs is one thing, but this desert trooper taming a giant mutated scorpion was another entirely. |
This biomechanical scorpion attaches like a backpack or detaches to terrorize Joes from the ground. Its tail and legs are articulated. The front two can carry the extra gun and claw attachments.
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Filecard information:
Code Name: DESERT SCORPION
COBRA DESERT TROOPER
Nobody volunteers to be a SCORPION. It is a punishment given to under-motivated VIPERS who refuse to follow orders. In order to survive, they quickly learn to mimic the attack patterns of the venomous, desert scorpions with which they live.
After one year of unblemished service as a Scorpion, a Cobra trooper can be reinstated in the Viper Corps or whatever special force he originated from. A Scorpion fights hard because he knows that if he messes up, he'll go straight into TOXO-VIPERS,™ the Cobra Hostile Environment Detachment, better known as the "Leaky Suit Brigade".
"A Scorpion prefers to be in the midst of fighting, because it's safer than being in the garrison. In the field, where the whole unit is under threat, everybody pulls together because every trooper's life hinges on their combined firepower and team effort. In the barracks, each Scorpion thinks of himself as a desperate, isolated individual, surrounded by thieves, cutthroats and scoundrels - and he's right."
COBRA DESERT TROOPER
Nobody volunteers to be a SCORPION. It is a punishment given to under-motivated VIPERS who refuse to follow orders. In order to survive, they quickly learn to mimic the attack patterns of the venomous, desert scorpions with which they live.
After one year of unblemished service as a Scorpion, a Cobra trooper can be reinstated in the Viper Corps or whatever special force he originated from. A Scorpion fights hard because he knows that if he messes up, he'll go straight into TOXO-VIPERS,™ the Cobra Hostile Environment Detachment, better known as the "Leaky Suit Brigade".
"A Scorpion prefers to be in the midst of fighting, because it's safer than being in the garrison. In the field, where the whole unit is under threat, everybody pulls together because every trooper's life hinges on their combined firepower and team effort. In the barracks, each Scorpion thinks of himself as a desperate, isolated individual, surrounded by thieves, cutthroats and scoundrels - and he's right."
