1985 Ripper: Dreadnok
Includes: power jaws, assault rifle with metal splitter, hydraulic hose, power pack with frame
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.
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Filecard information:
File Name: Harry Nod
Place of Birth: Grim Cape, Tasmania
There are devils in Tasmania and Ripper is probably the meanest of them all. Was expelled from nursery school for extorting candy from his schoolmates and spent most of his adult life in various correctional institutions. He is a professional criminal motivated by greed and a malignant dislike for the niceties of civilization–except for motorcycles."
Specialty and M.O.*: Edged weapons and cutting tools. Is known throughout the swamps for using his blade like a cross between a fireman's axe and a can opener to unlock gates and crack safes.
*Modus Operandi
Place of Birth: Grim Cape, Tasmania
There are devils in Tasmania and Ripper is probably the meanest of them all. Was expelled from nursery school for extorting candy from his schoolmates and spent most of his adult life in various correctional institutions. He is a professional criminal motivated by greed and a malignant dislike for the niceties of civilization–except for motorcycles."
Specialty and M.O.*: Edged weapons and cutting tools. Is known throughout the swamps for using his blade like a cross between a fireman's axe and a can opener to unlock gates and crack safes.
*Modus Operandi
Filecard variant:
There are at least four variants of Ripper's filecard:
1985: the first file card is peach and features the "–except for motorcycles." text shown above.
1985: the second file card is peach and removed the "–except for motorcycles." text.
1985: the third was a mail-order peach filecard with a red back and removed the "–except for motorcycles." text.
1985: the fourth file card is gray and removed the "–except for motorcycles." text.
All four can be seen here.
1985: the first file card is peach and features the "–except for motorcycles." text shown above.
1985: the second file card is peach and removed the "–except for motorcycles." text.
1985: the third was a mail-order peach filecard with a red back and removed the "–except for motorcycles." text.
1985: the fourth file card is gray and removed the "–except for motorcycles." text.
All four can be seen here.
Creator Commentary
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Kirk Bozigian (G.I. Joe Product Manager) and Ron Rudat (R&D Figure Designer)
discuss where the motorcycle riding degenerates known as the Dreadnoks came from.
discuss where the motorcycle riding degenerates known as the Dreadnoks came from.
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