Hot on the heels of the Glenda post from yesterday is Quarrel, another early Scarlett variation that became a solid character in her own right. In Europe, the early G.I.Joe molds were used for the Action Force toyline by Palitoy. This produced a lot of well-loved character variations like Red Laser, Jammer and Skip. But my favorite was always the blonde Quarrel with her green and black outfit and her motorcycle. These original figures were not as rare as most of the foreign G.I.Joe variations and pretty easy to get cheaply on eBay. I still love the simple redeco though and I'm glad Hasbro commemorated Quarrel with a figure in the Classified line. It's surprising that this figure isn't also a simple Scarlett repaint, but I appreciate her differentiation as a wholly independent character. She was released in a Walmart Collector Con 2-Pack with Falcon under the Night Force theme. (The Night Force theme applies more to Falcon's specialized dark redeco, as opposed to this rather tradition Quarrel deco). Let's check out Quarrel below!
Quarrel comes with an extra set of hands, an alternate helmeted head, two removable shoulderpads, two small blades, a hip-mounted quiver on a belt, four arrows, a crossbow, a flashlight, and finally I paired her with an assault rifle and a small handgun. The two-pack comes with multiple firearms for Quarrel and Falcon to share. These two were packaged on her side and are easy for her to holster/carry (with her small hands). The solicitation images show the two characters using all the weapons interchangeably. There will be a pic of Falcon below with the remainder of the weapons.
I wasn't a fan of Quarrel's bulky shoulderpads, so I removed them.
She has shoulder decals underneath the armor that will be exposed if you remove them:
Union Jack on the Left and the Z-Force logo on the Right.
I also wasn't a fan of Quarrel's bulky hip-quiver. (It also came with the Retro Card Scarlett, but Quarrel's isn't permanently attached like Scarlett's appeared to be). The quiver prohibits hip and arm poses and the arrows don't fit properly within it. All the extra gear is cool, but I prefer a simpler-looking figure. The only downfall is that there is an ugly peg-hole on her left hip meant to anchor the belt in place.
In researching this post, I stumbled across the website, BloodForTheBaron.com. I love a well-designed and thorough fansite, and this is a prime example. There are even scans of all the comics and minicomics with colorized versions of the original black-and-white. All of these images were found on that site, you should go there and click around. It's impressive.
Time for some Group and Comparison Pics!
Here is Quarrel with her vintage figure. This figure was released twice (1) Palitoy 1983-1984 with Z-Force Rapid Fire Motorcycle and (2) Hasbro 1992 G.I.Joe Convention Exclusive (as "Undercover Scarlett"). I got mine loose on eBay 20yrs ago so it could be either.
Also, just for reference, here are all my classic G.I.Joe Scarlett molds. From Left to Right: Plastirama Glenda (1980s),
Toyfare Agent Scarlett (2003), Scarlet v1.5 (1983), Scarlett v3 "Stars and Stripes Forever" (1997), and Quarrel (1984).
I never took a pic with Quarrel and Falcon together. Here he is with the additional weapons that "could" be used for Quarrel (some of the grips are too large). Also, the backpack he's wearing could be worn by either one. The night vision googles could technically be worn by Quarrel, but it is loose on her head and the eyeholes don't line up with her eyes.
And here is the group of G.I.Joe Classified ladies I just opened.
Cheers!
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