1985 Quick Kick: Silent Weapons
Includes: nunchuka, Samurai sword, backpack
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Filecard information:
File Name: Ito, MacArthur S.
SN: 631-42-7104
Primary Military Specialty: Infantry
Secondary Military Specialty: Intelligence
Birthplace: Los Angeles, CA
Grade: E-4
Subject's Japanese father and Korean mother owned a grocery store in Watts. Not accepted by either the Japanese or Koreans because of his mixed ancestry and too short to play basketball, Quick Kick turned to martial arts. All martial arts. He is a ranking black belt in Tae Kwan Do, Go Ju Ryu, Southern Praying Mantis Kung-Fu, Tai Chi Sword, Zen Sword, and Wing-Chun. He was working as a stunt man in Hollywood when he was recruited for the G.I. Joe team.
Qualified Expert: All NATO and Warsaw Pact small arms.
"Here's the situation. You want to gain access to a fortified villa. Twelve foot tall continuous wall topped with razor-spiral and only one gate through it. Two inch steel plate on the gate, two sand-bagged guard houses with direct telephone link to the main house four guards with submachine guns, two Dobermans and a silent alarm hooked to a deadman's switch that one of the guards is leaning on at all times. How to do it? Have Quick Kick hit it, that's how!"
SN: 631-42-7104
Primary Military Specialty: Infantry
Secondary Military Specialty: Intelligence
Birthplace: Los Angeles, CA
Grade: E-4
Subject's Japanese father and Korean mother owned a grocery store in Watts. Not accepted by either the Japanese or Koreans because of his mixed ancestry and too short to play basketball, Quick Kick turned to martial arts. All martial arts. He is a ranking black belt in Tae Kwan Do, Go Ju Ryu, Southern Praying Mantis Kung-Fu, Tai Chi Sword, Zen Sword, and Wing-Chun. He was working as a stunt man in Hollywood when he was recruited for the G.I. Joe team.
Qualified Expert: All NATO and Warsaw Pact small arms.
"Here's the situation. You want to gain access to a fortified villa. Twelve foot tall continuous wall topped with razor-spiral and only one gate through it. Two inch steel plate on the gate, two sand-bagged guard houses with direct telephone link to the main house four guards with submachine guns, two Dobermans and a silent alarm hooked to a deadman's switch that one of the guards is leaning on at all times. How to do it? Have Quick Kick hit it, that's how!"
1991-1993 Hasbro Direct mail order offers
Hasbro Direct offered Quick Kick and Jinx as a “Martial Arts Unit” in several mail order offers from 1991-1993, starting with the 1991 “Escape From Doom!" booklet and ending with the 1993 "Terrifying Lasers of Destruction” booklet, which expired September 30th 1994. Roll over the images below to find out more, or click the images to enlarge them.
The original retail Quick Kick figures were manufactured in China, while Hasbro Direct’s Quick Kick figures were manufactured in Brazil. The original Chinese Quick Kick is seen below on the left, and the Brazilian Quick Kick is seen below on the right. Brazilian Quick Kick features much brighter colors, the plastic is lower quality, and the accessories are much flimsier. Click the images below to enlarge them. Photos courtesy of Phillip Donnelly.
