Venger - Force of Evil

No miniature version of Venger is ever really going to be good enough because Venger is such a bad-ass, but I tried.

Much has been made of the idea that Venger is Dungeon Master's son. (Hinted at in "The Dragon's Graveyard" and confirmed in "Requiem".) This revelation puts Venger in the same "fallen hero" category as Darth Vader. Which is kind of cool.

The three main things I looked for when searching for a Venger mini were wings, a skirt, and horns. The Mage Knight Astrus figure had two out of three, so I added a horn with green stuff.

Ideally he should be a little bigger so he can tower over the gang, but we can't have everything.

-c

Raptor - Cobra Falconer

Raptor is one of the most maligned figures of the original G.I.Joe run (possibly second only to Crystal Ball). I for one, think that's just not fair.

Raptor has a classic comic book origin story: the accountant who gets a little *too* into his hobby and tries to make money doing it. He could be a Batman villain.


When I was a kid, I imagined he used those talons on his boots as his weapon...that he would swoop one a Joe and give them a good clawing.

That being said, I do like how Larry Hama portrayed him in the Marvel comic. He was basically a falconry otaku who dressed up as a big bird to calm his falcons. Otherwise, he was kind of a spaz.

Raptor was on my list of "Figures I'll Paint if I Can Find a Cheap Enough Option", and I did find such an option: the Mage Knight Wereraven. Again, this is a mini that almost asks to be turned into a Joe: he's got the gloves, the necklace, no shirt, the talon feet. Of course, the wereraven head *is* his head, not a mask, but close enough.

At the risk of tooting my own horn, I think I'd made Raptor a bit of a badass.

-c