The red shadows are led by baron ironblood and are. I have lots of drama that surrounds that origin since the red shadows are about to become active in. Well youre staring at cobra commander, before he became the head of cobra according to the lore of action force, the uk based counterpart of gi joe here in the states. Action force fans the black major was depicted in the battle act. Action force figures baron ironblood an the red shadows retro action figures of the 80s gi joes return of the rocketman. Limited information on his background is known, however, it is believed that he may be a traitor from action force a former british special boat service marine commando or was otherwise a brainwashed captive of baron. He was a brilliant military strategist with a hunger for power, who commanded a deeply loyal force of international terrorists called the red shadows, led by his right hand man the black major. One thing that evil geniuses such as baron ironblood are always keen on is some form of twisted scientific research. Baron ironblood collecte des fonds sur kickstarter pour son projet action force palitoy collectors guide a comprehensive guide to the action force and red shadows toys by palitoy, as featured at. See more ideas about gi joe, action and special forces. Get the best deals on palitoy action figures when you shop the. These will add some variety to my growing red shadows army. A 3 and 3 quarter inch spin off of action man that evolved in to four forces to fight baron ironblood, the black major and his army of red shadows.
Joestyle version of the black major as one of the figures in the set, and the file card information stated that the black major was in charge of the red shadows. The red shadows are the fictional fighting force opposed to action force as depicted in the uk battle action force comic books. The red shadows are led by baron ironblood and are believed to be fanatical in their devotion to their leader and cause, as described in their comic strip portrayal. He is a dedicated and ruthless follower, as well as a brilliant military commander and tactician. According to battle action force his real name and birth place are unknown though a detailed comic book backstory, which featured in an early battle action force annual, places him of possible swiss descent. Baron ironblood is raising funds for action force palitoy collectors guide on kickstarter. Jan 27, 2019 the second wave would introduce the red shadows. Got these 4 iron grenadier soldiers, which will be used in my red shadows diorama as allies, and arms dealers to the red shadows. Liked the old ipc pullout comic strip in issues of battle. He can drive or fly pretty much any red shadows vehicle, but he takes a particular liking to the roboskull. Something ive been planning for a long time is the recreation of the red shadows in 15mm. Joe storylines have revived the red shadows as an additional enemy faction in the g. Joe convention set vacation in the shadows and a few red laserblack major customs. The baron and the red shadows were incorporated into idws hasbrocentric revolution.
The red shadows were an army of fanatical brainwashed terrorists. The colour of red shadows, the colour of fire and of blood that for which is all that i stand. This is why we have things like baron ironblood being the big bad and the oprevolutionaries tieins still dealing with centurion and. The u2 connection was incidental, although i could have refered to sunday bloody sunday. For those readers not familiar with the british action force mythology, cobra was born out of the ashes of the red shadows organisation, with cobra commander previously being the head of that organisation, the fearsome baron ironblood. Baron ironblood daphne caruana galizias notebook running. But baron ironblood is a british cartoon character of the 1980s, who appeared in a comic book called battle action force. Somewhere along the line red wolf became destro and ironblood morphed into cobra commander. Thus was born the red shadows, an evil organization led by baron ironblood. After the baron betrayed the red shadows, black major took over. Idw reveals first strike tieins and new ongoing hasbro series.
The red shadows were a group of fanatics who acted as the private army of the wouldbe world conqueror baron ironblood. Flagg responses with a picture of baron ironblood and explains that the former leader of the red shadows disappeared and the red shadows were believed to be defeated. Nov 07, 2012 blood shadows is book one of the blackthorn series. In battle and in person he seems totally emotionless. Kraken was discovered by red shadows leader baron ironblood, frozen in a block of ice at the polar ice cap. Action force in part 1 of the baron s revenge 1984 a fully dramatized cassette tape story featuring the u. The seen through department store wish book catalogs.
You can read more about my action force project and baron ironblood in my past blog posts. The red shadows were ruled by a tyrant named baron ironblood. His name is baron ironblood and his twisted criminal brain dreams of only one thingworld domination. Action force figures baron ironblood an the red shadows. Action force red shadows released in 1982 by palitoy. He later betrayed them all and they were pretty much wiped out. The stormtrooper would be modified to create red shadow and red vulture infantry figures. Led by the maniacal baron ironblood, he battled the forces of z force, q force, space force and the sas. They were also portrayed in action figures by palitoy as a european version of the g. Around 1984, the company began adding original joe figures and vehicles to the line with new colors and names, still having nothing to do with the joe vs. This edit will also create new pages on comic vine for.
The first series was solely made up of military and adventure figures, and the second introduced more scifi elements. Most of the stories were printed in black and white. He was cast as an action figure by palitoy and distributed in european markets to brighten up christmas morning for sevenyearold boys. The shadows were turned into a sect of ninja assassins under storm shadow, and the baron was turned into a shadowy character who was secretly a previously thought dead character in the canon. Baron ironblood red shadows black major action for. In the uk this was the leader of the red shadows and he became cobra commander later click the discuss button for more.
The black major is a member of the red shadows and secondincommand to baron ironblood. Baron betrayed the forces of the red shadows and went into hiding, changing his appearance to become cobra commander and start up cobra. Red laser is one of a handful of red shadow characters incorporated into the storyline that accompanied the transition to cobra in the mid1980s. Action force was the main force fighting the red shadows and flagg intends to reactivate the team with flint as its leader. In 20 the black major and his red shadows returned in the idw g. The good folks here at figure realm try to give you accurate, unbiased, and most importantly, free information on action figures all day everyday. Little is known of the background of baron ironblood, but he is thought to be of swiss descent and an actual baron. Hiss member babyjelly did an outstanding job on his custom baron ironblood, check it out who is baron ironblood.
A comprehensive guide to the action force and red shadows toys by palitoy, as featured at. The black major was depicted in the battle action force comic book series as a member of the red shadows and secondincommand to baron ironblood limited information is given in to his background on the file cards that accompanied the action figure although it is variously believed that he was either a traitor from action force as a former british special boat service marine commando or. This is the craziest time to be an action force fan in. The last remnants of the arashikage ninja clan, the highlytrained red shadows serve as storm shadows personal army and the foot soldiers of baron ironblood s anticybertronian alliance. He was a brilliant military strategist with a hunger for power, who commanded a deeply loyal force of international terrorists called the red shadows, led by his righthand man the black major. Caitlin parish is an agent with the vcu vampire control unit, a policing unit that keeps vampires in check. This article is about the fictional fighting force. Action force, red shadows action figures catalog dash.
The secret got out at the end of the miniseries, following which it was established that she was working with storm shadow and the red shadows, and the baron, whose identity is made explicit here as baron ironblood. Vintage 1982 palitoy action force z red shadows baron ironblood woriginal mask. Action force instead fought a group called the red shadows, led by baron ironblood. I imagine that the book of blood and shadow will impress most of my friends, it just so happens that this is one of those books that appears on occasion which is wellconstructed, wellwritten, clever and absolutely nothing that i want to read. This is the baron ironblood figure that was created especially for the roll out roll call convention in the u. Joes mayday and action man as they tried to unravel the mystery of an object known as the talisman and fought against a new enemy, baron ironblood and his red shadows. Dec 17, 2011 the red shadows started as a faceless legion made up of repainted wwii germans with new heads and became a veritable menagerie of odd and outthere figure and vehicle designs. They were led by the ruthless black major and their ranks included the red vulture a vehicle expert, the red jackal a former operative of the peacekeeping force action force turned traitor, red wolf an astronaut and the red laser, their chief scientist. Action force toys, action figures, vehicles, weapons, toys. More importantly, can you believe the momentum is still growing. Baron ironblood variants red shadows black major mens core by jack jones burgundy jacket size xxl. I started to make fun of someone called baron ironblood and then remembered that across the pond we have someone called cobra commander. A backstory was published in a series of tiein comics battle action force with the terrorist army of baron ironblood and his red shadows attempting to take over the world and combated by the united nations own military unit, action force composed of zforce infantry company, sasforce special operations team, qforce naval squadron and.
Beware, you are proposing to add brand new pages to the wiki along with your edits. Cobra commander was formerly baron ironblood, leader of the red shadows. Action force palitoy collectors guide by baron ironblood. Baron ironblood albion british comics database wiki fandom. Red shadows are brainwashed troops who selflessly devote themselves to the service of their mysterious master, baron ironblood. Baron munchausen is a fictional german nobleman created by the german writer rudolf erich raspe in his 1785 book baron munchausens narrative of his marvellous travels and campaigns in russia.
The book was published while world war one still raged and suffered somewhat from the propaganda and censorship of the time. Hunters history of how he became a member of action force is told as the team fights the last remaining red shadows and unknown to them their battle is right above the imprisoned baron ironblood. Cookies are currently enabled to maximize your teepublic experience. Originally a royal marine attached to the special boat service, major shepherd was kidnapped by baron ironblood and brainwashed into a dedicated and ruthless follower. Uk action force red shadows baron ironblood cobra custom. Part of the lore of the red shadows organisation both in the toy line and the accompanying comic strips in battle action force was the idea of the kraken. Tying into the idw event that sees baron ironblood and the red shadows attacking cybertron, this one shot has optimus prime and arcee teaming up with the revolutionaries idws crossfranchise team that boasts kup, g. No matter the request, the black major carries out baron ironblood s orders without question. Richthofen was the head of the flying circus jagdegeschwader nr. Mar 12, 2009 but baron ironblood is a british cartoon character of the 1980s, who appeared in a comic book called battle action force. May 03, 2019 action force in part 1 of the baron s revenge 1984 a fully dramatized cassette tape story featuring the u. Thanks to we have information about idw first strike tieins and new ongoing hasbro series thar are coming this year comic book resources released an exclusive interview with idw editor david hedgecock, which reveals the tieins the the upcoming first strike event.
The red shadows are a group from the 2005 idw portion of the generation 1 continuity family. Classic toys, bad fashion and spiderman appearing at your local mall. Baron ironblood is the leader of the red shadows, sworn enemies of action force. The new female storm shadow also debuted in action man.
Elsewhere, idw launched revolutionaries, a teamup book featuring kup and garrison blackrock sovereign alongside g. According to battle action force his real name and birthplace are unknown though a detailed comic book backstory, which featured in an early battle action force annual, places him of possible swiss descent. Rumour has it he is a born leader with a twisted criminal brain, and it is said he has a. According to battle action force his real name and birthplace are unknown though a detailed comic book backstory, which featured in the 1985 battle action force annual, places him of possible swiss descent. Strike one spoiler freeish synopsis the crossover of the year is here. Flint asks why the team was deactivated in the first place. Baron ironblood led the red shadows, sworn enemies of action force. Action force versus baron ironblood and red shadows. Part of this comic was the introduction of an enemy force to counter the good guys. Sep 10, 2011 the first series was solely made up of military and adventure figures, and the second introduced more scifi elements. Ironblood and his forces repeatedly clashed with the peacekeeping organisation action. Baron ironblood is a mysterious figure about which little is known with any degree of certainty. Already formidable opponents on their own terms, exposure to. Conceived and designed by palitoys marketing and design teams the red shadows were later portrayed in the british battle action force comic books.
I actually favor the origin given by the stories of the action force comics. The black major was baron ironblood s right hand man, a former action force operative. There was also a comic, titled battle action force. She is in pursuit of kane malloy, a master vampire who is known for his ruthlessness and has eluded all attempts to capture him. Action force loose figures vintage star wars collectables. The red shadows primary field commander and tactician.
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