Scale Tail. It's no secret that I have ophidiophobia. Buy I have to argue now for a Spectacled Cobra. A Toy Based Character, I never had as a child for Obvious reasons.
Now let's try to make a case for this serpentine outlaw hunting outlaws, a bounty hunter... a Renegade... in my head Scale Tail is now voiced by Lorenzo Lamas, exaggerating the sssss sound. Fuck it! I want now Lorenzo Lamas... I mean Scale Tail! Yes, I know he was Meep! In Phineas and Ferb.
But Scale Tail... he's a bounty hunter from Dimension X. His visuals are inspired by the Spectacled Cobra... how to make him without Playmates throwing a fit? Same way I did Antrax and Lionheart... interchangeable limbs:
He will have 4 arms:
2 normal arms
2 bunch of snakes arms
He would be packed with the two normal arms, so Playmates can't whine. Now if you only swap his right arm for the snakey arm, that's on you and not on Super7.
There are other changes as well. His lower Serpentine body will be made in various ball and cup segments.
The "feet" that Scaletail has for support, will be made bigger to support his weight.
The knife sheath on his back will be functional, as well as his holster. (His new blaster can be kept there.)
The shirt he has will be torn in a different pattern and will be a grayish blue.
The Bandolier details will get more color.
He would get 2 heads:
GB Game styled head no hood
GB Game styled head flared hood
Radical Rescue is the only source usable.
Accessories:
New Blaster that fits holster, replacing the vintage blaster with stock
Rattler whip
Snake mounted retreating blaster. (Yes, it's a reference to THAT)
Backstabbing knife.
Fat Tea Back pack. Every bounty hunter has one.
I did the best I could to "preserve" Scaletail WHILE making him "different" that's why Id
Put him in package with the GB head without flared hood and with both normal arms. So it doesn't offend Playmates.
I have no real attachment to this figure, but if it has to be made, that's what I would do in order to try and appease both fans and Playmates.
Radical Rescue and their sprite mirroring justifies the dual snake arms version. And his head looks more snakey than the actual toy.

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