Action Figure Review: Cobra Overkill from G.I. Joe: Classified Series by Hasbro

I'm moving through the summer series of single boxed G.I. Joe: Classified Series figures. I've now covered Airtight and Sundown so it's time to turn our attention to a Cobra: Overkill! Who is Overkill exactly? Well, there are a couple answers. The original 1989 figure (who was released as part of the Talking Battle Commanders subset) was an advanced prototype B.A.T. who was placed in charge of the other B.A.T.s. During the relaunch of the line (Generation 2), Overkill was now called Over Kill (with a space) in 2003 and was more of a cyborg with a human looking face. Well, a humanoid face, anyway. He was a popular character with six different releases between the G.I. Joe vs. Cobra and DTC eras. He even appeared in the cartoon and comics for G.I. Joe: Sigma 6 but never received an action figure in the line (though a prototype was developed). The most interesting thing that happened to Overkill, however, was in the pages of the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero comic by Devil's Due…

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