I read somewhere how the original 1980’s Zartan had such a flawless design that any other rendition or reincarnation of him would be doing his character a great disservice.I can agree with that to some extent but i also believe that you can re create and modernize a character without straying too far from it’s original design.While the ROC version of Zartan looks nothing like the cartoon or comic book versions,it gives you a glimpse of what Zartan may have looked like before taking on his more iconic 80’s look.Then we have this version of him. The POC version of Zartan does a good job of blending in a little bit of the old school with his signature face paint and hoodie while adding in extras like a pet Falcon and alternate weapons .Staying true to the original,Zartan comes with a disguise, an alternate vest and head which can be switched out if ever you wanted to display him in stealth mode.I only wish they would have given him the ability to change color like the 80’s version did,but other than that this is a pretty good rendition of Zartan. IMO the POC line of Joes were a darn near perfect action figure as far as character design and quality went and even the packaging looked great. I’ll continue to hunt down more from this line in the future.
G.I. Joe POC Zartan
With this run of Joes it was really about the extras and little details and this version of Zartan is a shining example of this.
Agreed jboypac.Alot of these POC figures were laden with weapons and gadgets.At times i wouldn’t even know where half the stuff went until seeing it online somewhere LOL.Low-Light is a perfect example.
The accessories on this dude is great: just an awesome looking figure none-the-less. The staff with the bird on it really does look good, as well as his goggles and swap-out head. Thanks for posting photos on this guy 🙂
great accessories – the falcon accessory reminded me of the classic falcon figure from the mattel secret wars series from the 1980s!
Thanks Debs!I actually put this falcon next to my MU Falcon’s Redwing and this one is alot bigger.It may work with the Secret Wars Falcon though.
You got it JD!