GI Joe: Valor vs. Venom - Cobra Swamp Rat (Single Pack)

Hasbro released budget versions of many of their Valor vs. Venom figures at retailers such as Dollar General and Family Dollar. I believe these particular packs retailed for $3 each and sold pretty well if memory serves me correct. I know I originally tracked down and bought many of these single packs when they were on store shelves. 

The blister cards are small, but still contain some good artwork though the bubble that stores the included accessories does hinder the view of the artwork. The back of the card does feature a smaller file card done in the same style as the 2 packs.

The Swamp Rat is one of the new V-Troops created by Cobra's Dr. Mindbender. His latest experiments fused Cobra troopers with various animal DNA. The Swamp Rat is one of Cobra's newest amphibious troopers. While I like this figure, this particular version doesn't come packaged with additional armor bits that make this figure look like a swamp rat. Without the original helmet, this figure looks a little creepy with the bald head and the mask that is attached over the nose and mouth of the trooper. I do like the combination of the olive green and gray used for his outfit. He has two holsters molded onto the sides of his legs, however doesn't have any weapons that will fit these.

Speaking of accessories, this Swamp Rat is packaged with a black back pack, a black Uzi and a black assault rifle. I believe all three of these accessories are unique to this release.

I love the whole V-Troops gimmick, yet this figure suffers from the missing gear that the 2 pack version comes with. At the time of it's release it was well worth it's $3 price tag, but now many online sellers on the secondary market want $10+ for many of these single packaged figures. At that price I simply can't recommend these unless you are a hardcore Joe fan.