Welcome to the Outpost. Today I’m talking about Metal-Head’s bestie in the G.I.Joe Dic Cartoon series, Gnawgahyde. This is one figure I had as a kid and one of my favorite figures from this year. He is a Dreadnok, he has awesome accessories, and he has a wild boar. Every accessory was just awesome that came with Gnawgahyde. The rifle, his knife, machete, bow, quiver that is a backpack, and of course his removable hat. The only other version came in the 2011 Dreadnok battle back.
At the time this was too expensive and I passed on the set. This is one of the best battle sets released and I wish I had been able to get that one. Every figure was just awesome in the set. I do have a complete original figure and he is still as much a stud today as he was 30 years ago. I thought he was one of the best characters in the cartoon, and again he may be a long shot for a 6 inch figure but I would love to see him. Who had Gnawgahyde as a kid? Who has the modern battle pack from 2011? Sound off AFTER THE JUMP and let us know! Make sure to check back for our next discussion.
Ahhh yes yes, the ever polarizing Gnawgahyde!!! For many years I refused to collect any gi joe figures past 1987, a few from 88. As my collection neared complete I of course branched out further, and fir the 1st time in years i was back to collecting Joes based on simply loving the look of the action figure (I was enthralled with piecing together important characters I hadnt held onto from the old days, now i was able to begin collecting based on the look, not just historical importance to me lol)…. at first I hesitated on this guy because he is a poacher. I’m not one for destroying animals (personal preference, not a judgement) especially poaching hahaha. But I couldn’t help but realize how freaking awesome this figure is, and the great accessories. Love the wild boar too!!!!! For far too long I had the thought that if a character wasnt from the original series, then it didnt exist to me. So glad I moved past that thought. Now this guy sits on my shelf in top notch condition!!!
He is one of our favorites too. Thanks so much for sharing with us!