REVIEW: GI Joe Slaughter's Marauders Battle Set - David ''Red Dog'' Taputapu

Produced by Hasbro | Released January 2012 [Big Bad Toy Store-Exclusive]

David ''Red Dog'' Taputapu lost his chance to play pro football as a barefoot placekicker when a defensive linesman ground his cleats into the big Samoan's toe. He gave the linesman a concussion and was suspended for unnecessary roughness. He worked as a stuntman until the GI JOE Team recruited him. When they encounter a large obstacle, they point ''Red Dog'' in the right direction then wait for the dust to settle.

REVIEW: GI Joe Slaughter's Marauders Battle Set - Spirit Iron-Knife

Produced by Hasbro | Released January 2012 [Big Bad Toy Store-Exclusive]

SPIRIT IRON-KNIFE is a Native American mystic warrior with a degree in psychology, and the best wilderness tracker on the GI JOE team. he uses his uncanny ability to find and read the faintest signs, and his keen understanding of human nature, to not only track but also anticipate his quarry's actions. In the field, he can create his own weapons, as well as traps, snares and deadfalls.

REVIEW: GI Joe Slaughter's Marauders Battle Set - Felix ''Mercenary'' Stratton

Produced by Hasbro | Released January 2012 [Big Bad Toy Store-exclusive]

Felix ''Mercenary'' Stratton is the only COBRA VIPER to defect to the GI Joe team and survive. He joined COBRA for the adventure and promise of material gain, but soon grew dissatisfied with the COBRA philosophy. To escape COBRA Island, he hot-wired a hydrofoil and outran his pursuers. He brings to the team a proficiency with small arms and explosive charges, and inside information about COBRA.

REVIEW: GI Joe Slaughter's Marauders Battle Set - Low-Light

Produced by Hasbro | Released January 2012 [Big Bad Toy Store Exclusive]

A self-taught expert in image-intensifiers, LOW-LIGHT maintains and repairs all of his own night-vision equipment. He also holds the patents on two components in the latest models. He is extremely good at staying still and quiet for long periods of time and has a natural ability to blend in with his surroundings. He can watch every move you'll make, and you'll never know he's there.

REVIEW: GI Joe Slaughter's Marauders Battle Set - Gabriel ''Barbecue'' Kelly

Produced by Hasbro | Released January 2012 [Big Bad Toy Store Exclusive]

If ''Barbecue'' hadn't joined the GI JOE team, he would have been the seventh Kelly in his direct line to be a Boston Firefighter. ut he doesn't love the job because of family loyalty or a sense of duty. He just likes riding on the back of the truck with the sirens wailing, lights flashing and bells clanging, and knocking down doors and smashing windows with is axe.

REVIEW: GI Joe Slaughter's Marauders Battle Set - Vincent ''Falcon'' Falcone

Produced by Hasbro | Released January 2012 [Big Bad Toy Store Exclusive]

A second generation Green Beret ''Falcon'' spent his boyhood emulating his father and preparing to be the toughest of the tough. Scaling mountains, parachuting from planes, rappelling down cliffs and crawling through jungle is a walk in the park for him. He can field strip, clean and reassemble most common military pistols, submachine guns and rifles in the dark and not wind up with leftover parts.