Series Four: Street Patrol
Representing urban combat
on a grand scale, the Street Patrol series features detachable rolling skates, camoflauge
armor, bulky muscles, and unique twists on weapons with a hockey theme.
Net Blaster Wildwing
Not to be confused with series 2's Net Attack
Wildwing, this figure nonetheless features a net, in the rather interesting form of a
hockey stick. The stick is spring-launched from a gun accessory. Also included is a pair
of rolling skates. Wildwing's armor comes off well, looking lighter and more suited for
the southern California weather. Wildwing's facial sculpt is exactly the same as in his
series 1 and 5 figures, but features slightly darker, more coppery paint on the Mask.
Stickfire Nosedive
Looking like he's spent a little too much
time in the gym, this bulked-out Nosedive has a facial sculpt similar to, but not exactly
like, his series 2 figure. His accessories include rolling skates, a rather silly looking
helmet, and a technology-laced hockey stick that can fire a projectile arrow from the
middle of the shaft with a spring launcher. Although the weapon itself looks clumsy and
unrealistic, the arrow gets a pretty good distance!
Ice Strike Duke
L'Orange
Duke gets the best weaponry out of this
series of figs, that's for sure. A backpack water tank will, when filled and squeezed,
send a jet of water through a shoulder tube and out through the side of Duke's hockey
stick. He also comes with rolling skates. Duke's head looks disproportionately large for
his body, even by cartoon standards, in this figure. He also has a rather poor facial
sculpt, with the eyepatch boring through his head again, as in his series 1 figure.
Puckzooka Grin
Poor Grin gets a caricature of himself in
this action figure, more than anything. His muscles are bulked up to the point where it
becomes a balance issue; this figure is too top heavy even with Grin's big boots. On the
positive side, his pose is well done, especially the hands. His facial sculpt looks
decent, except for a two-pronged visor that seems to make him look goofy. Grin's
accessories are his rolling skates and a 'puckzooka' gun, which launches a projectile
arrow with a spring.
Evil Hunter Drone
This is the best figure of the series by far,
and strongly rivals Siege's series 2 figure for the best of all the villains. The lithe
sculpt of the drone's limbs make it very top heavy, however, and you'll be hard pressed to
get it to stand up straight. With a protruding spring-launched jaw and two spikey shoulder
arms, the drone is almost a dead ringer for the ones featured in the show. Its one
accessory is a wrist-mounting buzz saw, which adds a nice touch. Get a bunch and build
your own drone army!
Notes: This series received the least time on the shelves out of all
five, probably due to the lack of consumer drive. You'll be hard-pressed to find them mint
on card anywhere, and your best bet would be buying them used through an online auction.