8/29/2023 0 Comments Gi joe roadblock body massage![]() ![]() I know some fans are planning on skipping this figure because of it but they’ll be missing out on a pretty sweet toy. I wouldn’t want it to become standard practice or anything but on this one figure who really cares. Whatever the reason it actually doesn’t bother me. It might’ve been done to allow the character to more realistically hold his oversized weapon without it falling out of his hands, I really don’t know. They’ve never done it before and I don’t know why they’d start now. His big projectile launching gun than snaps onto the handle. For some reason Hasbro sculpted Roadblock’s hand with the handle of his gun in it. The thing about this figure that had fans in an uproar when images were first shown, were his hands specifically his right hand. The simple camo pants and tank top look great here, and the original Roadblock didn’t wear much more than this himself. The body design is nothing revolutionary but it doesn’t always have to be. I wouldn’t be surprised if Wrestling fans end up scooping this figure up as it’s better looking than most of the Rock figures released under the WWE banner. Where the sculptors seem to struggle with Channing Tatum they nailed Dwayne Johnson. The highlight of this figure is the head sculpt. I think the proportions are great on this figure. This Roadblock makes use of the bigger body and wears it well. Hasbro has delivered a larger body type for the larger characters which brings a degree of realism that the older figures didn’t have. Guys that are supposed to be big like Roadblock or Heavy Duty are big. Joe figures is that they now come in different sizes. What Dwayne Johnson lacks in pigment he makes up for in size. Now Roadblock has always been a big black guy. After all Roadblock was a pretty cheesy character himself, even before he was whispering “body massage” to unaccompanied minors on a quiet desert road he was the Joe’s resident chef who spoke in rhymes. So I have fully embraced the Rock and welcome him to the G.I. ![]() He’s the type of guy that will draw people to the theater who may have otherwise dismissed the Joe sequel. And cheesy as he may be The Rock is the kind of guy who can help get us there. ![]() Joe stand tall as the absolute best toy line out there as it was in its heyday of the mid 80s. As a Joe fan what I really want to see is the brand elevated in status, I want people to recognize it as a great brand full of awesome characters. This dude has charisma and he’s bankable. ![]() However, despite his sometimes sketchy film choices you can’t deny the Rock’s likability. Other Rock films include the Scorpion King, The Gameplan and the Toothfairy so you see what I’m saying. Around the same time this casting news came out, Dwayne could be seen in the trailer for Journey 2 bouncing cherries off his pecs at the audience in 3D. I was a little worried about this news at first because I thought he might bring a cheese factor to the film that I didn’t want to see. JOE: RETALIATION the filmmakers have cast Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson as the Joe’s heavy machine gunner. That body massage PSA has probably familiarized the general public with Roadblock more than anything else ever had. These sometimes hilarious redubbed PSAs became an internet sensation with one of the most popular being Roadblocks “stay away from downed power lines” becoming “body massage”. Even non Joes fans though may be aware of the redubbed versions of these PSAs that hit youtube a few years ago. Joe fans will remember that at the end of each episode of the show a different Joe would appear in a public service announcement warning kids about the dangers of skating on thin ice or petting stray dogs. He was a mainstay of the Marvel comic book series and he was featured frequently in the animated series and prominently in the animated movie. He was an early release figure, first showing up in 1984, then again in 1986 with a brand new look and then again as part of the Tiger-Force sub-team in 1988. I would imagine that Roadblock is one of the most well-known of the Joes. ![]()
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