As brought up in today's review, here, arranged by year of release, are all the classic Joes who had animal companions:
- Mutt with Junkyard the rottweiler
- Spirit with Freedom the eagle
- Shipwreck with Polly the parrot
- Snake-Eyes with Timber the wolf
- Law with Order the German shepherd
- Spearhead with Max the bobcat
- Dusty with Sandstorm the coyote
- Deep Six with Finback the dolphin
Not bad. For comparison, here are the five named Cobras:
- Serpentor with a snake
- Croc Master with an alligator
- Raptor with a falcon
- Voltar with a vulture
- Gnawgahyde with a boar
And the three types of Cobra troopers:
- Hydro-Vipers with devil rays
- Undertows with barracudas
- Desert Scorpions with desert scorpions
Basically, the Joe animals were characters in their own right, while Cobra just treated their animals like tools. Until Fiona.
Er, Croc Master with a *crocodile*, not alligator, no? That's what it's listed as on the packaging, and the animal's teeth are visible while closed.
Regarding the Croc Master review, I would think that a boot knife usually should store the cutting edge of the blade toward to the back so that when you reach down to pull it out with a forward grip, its cutting edge will face forward. Or maybe I'm misunderstanding and the review meant that it *should* be stored that way but isn't? The one video review I saw that showed the reviewer inserting it had the cutting edge facing forward.