G.I. Joe Sigma 6 Commando Duke 8 Inch Action Figure

This is an excellent figure as he has great sculpting, tremendous quality, superb articulation, cloth clothing and an incredible amount of weapons and accessories! There are several different ways to use the weapons like attach swords together for longer swords, attach weapons onto guns for more power etc. For ages 10 and up in My opinion. I strongly recommend this figure and in My opinion this is the series of the year! Bottom line this is a must have figure if you are a big G.I. Joe fan!

Obviously someone in the design department is out-of-touch with the entire concept of GI Joe as an action figure. The new 8-inch "Sigma 6" figures are creepy and bug-like, not to mention unrealistic and disproportionate. Sure, you could argue that the 3 3/4 inch joes and the 12 inch joes are also unrealistic, but at least they bear some resemblance to actual people, and not deformed grasshopper/swamp creatures.A few months ago, I went to my local toy store looking for what new 3 3/4 inch figures might be on their shelves, only to find they had wiped out the entire Joe section. Needless to say, I was dreadfully disappointed, thinking Hasbro was through making GI Joe figures altogether. When I found out that they were actually replacing the small Joes with these 8 inch "things", I realized it would have been better to not have any new GI Joe action figures at all.The only positive thing about 8 inch Duke is the durability. Accessories are limited, even moreso considering you won't be able to use any of your 12 inch figure accessories (which are interchangeable with other brands and figures, such as Ken dolls). This limits Duke's accessories to being only what comes in the box. Also his clothes are molded plastic and not changeable, which takes all the creativity out of having a large figure. Understanding that the purpose of this figure is to be a technologically aware militaristic toy... still, isn't it nice to have an action figure that is versatile? I find that play options with commando Duke are limited, and do not provoke the imagination as much as a 12 inch figure would.The biggest problem I have with Commando Duke is that he looks far less than human. The great thing about GI Joe figures is their presentation of military characters as "real american heroes". What is "real" about the robotic body of commando Duke? Nothing. I understand if the company wanted to do something to improve their sales but sometimes you just shouldn't mess with a good thing.

I don't understand the low reviews. As far as toys these days go, this is a really cool action figure - the accessories and neat, too. My six-year-old loves it. My only gripe is the price but since it is a better quality than most, I guess it is worth it. I love the storage box with the cut-outs for all the accessories. Great thinking.

Just that, I like the design, great idea. The designer knows what the kids imagine, instead of just copying the reality.