Lady Jaye (G.I. Joe (Super7)) Review

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Lady Jaye (G.I. Joe (Super7)) Review

Lady Jaye
G.I. Joe (Super7) (Super7)Who says fighting for justice is a men's-only thing?

Standing about 6 7/8" tall, Lady Jaye's outfit reminds me a bit Flint's, sharing some of the same elements. She has rolled-up sleeves, gloves, two belts around the waist (but no shoulder straps), and boots, all done up in army-esque shqdes of green and brown. The one strap on her torso is sculpted as part of the body, rather than a separate piece, resulting in the look being broken up too much when the chest is posed. The little knife in the holster on her chest is removable, as is the quiver with all sorts of tools. The paint is clean, but as with Flint, the head and forearms aren't painted (or at least not matte), resulting in them contrasting with the painted skin tone on the body.

As for her likeness, the glossy skin throws off the look, but the chosen expression is pretty good, being a rather stoic expression. She gets an alternate head with a "focused" expression, but it's too much alike the default head, with the only difference being the teeth showing a bit (the lip color makes it hard to notice at first). I would've liked it if it was more distinct, but if this is the best they could do, they should've given her a toy-inspired head with a hat. She does get a more unique third head talking into a headset, and it goes along well with Duke and Flint. Of course, a matte finish on the unpainted skin would've made her look a lot better (I think someone did do that to her with good result).

Jaye has slightly different articulation from the men, with her head and chest being single ball-pegs, rather than a barbell and ab crunch respectively. The rest is the same with swivel/hinge shoulders, elbows, wrists, hips, and ankles, swivel biceps, thighs, and shins, ball waist, and hinged knees. The arm and leg joints work great, but the joints on the torso are awful, as there's barely any tilt, and the chest and waist are quite floppy too; not a good combination. Articulation is the biggest issue for me, since it makes it hard to get Jaye into truly dynamic poses.

That said, Jaye does great in the accessory department, as no heat is needed to swap between the three heads, and she gets eight hands as well: 2x fists, 2x tight grip, 2x open (vertically-hinged for some reason), gun grip right, and wide grip left. She comes with three versions of her signature javelin/staff: one as a spear, one as a rocket, and one with nothing extra on it. The last one has nine interchangeable tips, all with unique designs. My favorite of those is the one with a flame spouting out the end. Is it a flamethrower? A flare gun? A rocket launcher? Who knows, no matter what it's supposed to be, it looks cool. Originating from the original toy are a camera and a ”power javelin" that is a rocket launcher, with a little missile that plugs into the front. Rounding things out are a canteen and the generic Joes rifle, along with that removable knife I mentioned earlier.

While I want to enjoy Jaye, I will admit the lackluster articulation in the torso, glossy skin, and lack of distinction between two of the portraits makes it hard to be satisfied. At the least, though, all the accessories make her somewhat of a worthwhile release, and if you can get her for cheap, you'll be happier with her.

- 2/21/24