1983 Major Bludd: Mercenary (mail order and carded)
Includes: rocket launcher, missile backpack
Action figure image gallery:
Roll over the images below to find out more, or click the images to enlarge them. Photos courtesy of Phillip Donnelly.
A note on Major Bludd v1 releases:
Major Bludd v1 was made available through a mail-in postcard offer from January 25–February 28, 1983 (seen below). This mail order Major Bludd was the first swivel-arm figure and shipped in a sealed bag with a red back file card. Later in 1983, Major Bludd would be released as a carded figure as part of series 2 (seen further below). There are no known differences between the earlier mail order figure and the later carded series 2 figure.
The postcard below was postmarked January 25, 1983. This postcard is courtesy of Tim Dzieciatkowski.
The postcard below was postmarked February 1, 1983. This postcard is courtesy of Page and Greg Wagner.
Parents and kids alike wrote in wondering why they had to mail in faces instead of the Flag Points they had been saving for such offers. Hasbro responded with the letter below.
Packaging image gallery:
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Filecard information:
File Name: Bludd, Sebastian
Primary Specialty: Terrorist
Secondary Specialty: Weapons and Tactics
Birthplace: Sidney, Australia
Grade: O-4 (Major)
Bludd received initial military training in the Australian Special Air Service. Later joined the French Foreign Legion. Worked as military advisor in a number of countries and is currently wanted for crimes in Rhodesia and Libya. Proficient with every form of infantry weapon in current use. Bludd has a tactical mind like a steel trap. Qualified Expert: All NATO and Warsaw Pact small arms.
Major Bludd writes poetry...badly: A mercenary's job is a heartless one/I'm a soldier for hire, like a pawn-shop gun/My ruthless tactics keep you on your toes/'Cause I fight 'em all, whether friends or foes! (from The Attica Gazette).
Primary Specialty: Terrorist
Secondary Specialty: Weapons and Tactics
Birthplace: Sidney, Australia
Grade: O-4 (Major)
Bludd received initial military training in the Australian Special Air Service. Later joined the French Foreign Legion. Worked as military advisor in a number of countries and is currently wanted for crimes in Rhodesia and Libya. Proficient with every form of infantry weapon in current use. Bludd has a tactical mind like a steel trap. Qualified Expert: All NATO and Warsaw Pact small arms.
Major Bludd writes poetry...badly: A mercenary's job is a heartless one/I'm a soldier for hire, like a pawn-shop gun/My ruthless tactics keep you on your toes/'Cause I fight 'em all, whether friends or foes! (from The Attica Gazette).
Filecard variation:
There are two versions of the poem on Major Bludd's file card. Above: later version. Below: earlier version, courtesy of Ryan Ihnken.
Filecard information:
File Name: Bludd, Sebastian
Primary Specialty: Terrorist
Secondary Specialty: Weapons and Tactics
Birthplace: Sidney, Australia
Grade: O-4 (Major)
Bludd received initial military training in the Australian Special Air Service. Later joined the French Foreign Legion. Worked as military advisor in a number of countries and is currently wanted for crimes in Rhodesia and Libya. Proficient with every form of infantry weapon in current use. Bludd has a tactical mind like a steel trap. Qualified Expert: All NATO and Warsaw Pact small arms.
Major Bludd writes poetry...badly: When you're feeling low and woozy/Slap a fresh clip in your Uzi!/Assume the proper firing stance/And make the suckers jump and dance! (from The Attica Gazette).
Primary Specialty: Terrorist
Secondary Specialty: Weapons and Tactics
Birthplace: Sidney, Australia
Grade: O-4 (Major)
Bludd received initial military training in the Australian Special Air Service. Later joined the French Foreign Legion. Worked as military advisor in a number of countries and is currently wanted for crimes in Rhodesia and Libya. Proficient with every form of infantry weapon in current use. Bludd has a tactical mind like a steel trap. Qualified Expert: All NATO and Warsaw Pact small arms.
Major Bludd writes poetry...badly: When you're feeling low and woozy/Slap a fresh clip in your Uzi!/Assume the proper firing stance/And make the suckers jump and dance! (from The Attica Gazette).
Creator Commentary
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Kirk Bozigian (G.I. Joe Product Manager) and Ron Rudat (R&D Figure Designer) discuss Major Bludd's mechanical arm.
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Kirk posits a diabolical theory for why Bob Prupis made kids cut the faces off of the Joes to redeem them for Major Bludd.
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