{"id":47160,"date":"2026-08-28T00:00:03","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T04:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/?p=47160"},"modified":"2026-08-28T06:15:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T10:15:16","slug":"gi-joe-ghost-viper-addendum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/2026\/08\/gi-joe-ghost-viper-addendum\/","title":{"rendered":"GI Joe: Ghost-Viper addendum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here's the filecard mentioned in <a href=\"\/yo\/gijclas170gv.php\">today's review<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/yo\/art\/gijclas170gv12.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"395\" alt=\"Ghost-Vipers employ the latest advances in DIRE Tech based on the research of Cobra paranormal expert Crystal Ball. Their specialized containment packs store harnessed extradimensional energies of an unknown origin which are then channeled through the Ghost-Viper's suit or projector. The spectral ectoplasm can manifest as bursts of gas or, with proper attunement and user concentration, as physical forms such as claws or masks, all of which induce a preternatural fear in those nearby. Truly adept Ghost-Vipers manifest DIRE Beasts, full-sized corporeal creatures - DIRE wolves and DIRE snakes - that attack on command. Most Ghost-Vipers are &quot;a little off&quot; due to long-term exposure to the vented energy. They also need to take care not to completely empty their packs as the projections tend to suck the life force out of their own bodies, occasionally leaving them desiccated husks.\" class=\"aligncenter\"><\/p>\n<p>Nice of them to even include the <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=32014\">stats<\/a> up in the corner: Foot Soldier 1, Energy Weapons 4, Coercion 1, and PsyOps 1.<\/p>\n<div class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Posts\"><H5>&lt;i&gt;And now, some more OAFEry:&lt;\/i&gt;<\/H5><ul class=\"entry-meta\"><li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"A real Captain American hero\" href=\"http:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/2025\/05\/a-real-captain-american-hero\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">A real Captain American hero<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"Supervillain primary debate, part 2\" href=\"http:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/2012\/03\/supervillain-primary-debate-part-2\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Supervillain primary debate, part 2<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"Toy sculptors as toys\" href=\"http:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/2013\/10\/toy-sculptors-as-toys\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Toy sculptors as toys<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"A real-life GI Joe - more or less\" href=\"http:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/2009\/02\/a-real-life-gi-joe-more-or-less\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">A real-life GI Joe - more or less<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"The savings are great, but delivery takes three days\" href=\"http:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/2026\/04\/the-savings-are-great-but-delivery-takes-three-days\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">The savings are great, but delivery takes three days<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here's the filecard mentioned in today's review: Nice of them to even include the stats up in the corner: Foot Soldier 1, Energy Weapons 4, Coercion 1, and PsyOps 1. &lt;i&gt;And now, some more OAFEry:&lt;\/i&gt;Rustin's Spoils of the Week #149 &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/2026\/08\/gi-joe-ghost-viper-addendum\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[22],"class_list":["post-47160","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-addendums","tag-gi-joe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47160","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47160"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47160\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":47161,"href":"http:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47160\/revisions\/47161"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47160"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47160"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47160"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}