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Black Dragon

Posted: 06 Jul 2009 17:12
by Double-Tap
just scored a Black Dragon ninja fig but know nothing about him.

any info anyone?

Re: Black Dragon

Posted: 06 Jul 2009 17:39
by Andy1672
He was part of the ninja strike team boxset ........

http://www.yojoe.com/action/04/blackdragonninja.shtml

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Re: Black Dragon

Posted: 06 Jul 2009 18:04
by SteveD
Oooo - nice!! The Valour V Venom series seemed to produce some nice stuff. I like!

Re: Black Dragon

Posted: 06 Jul 2009 18:28
by Double-Tap
i love the valor/venom figs but thats not the same fig.

maybe the same character???

heres a link to the fig i won-

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 0219292560

Re: Black Dragon

Posted: 06 Jul 2009 18:53
by gung-hoeddie
thats a nice looking figure for a good price.

Re: Black Dragon

Posted: 06 Jul 2009 19:01
by Red Laser
Check this link out for Black Dragon http://www.yojoe.com/action/alpha/b/

Re: Black Dragon

Posted: 06 Jul 2009 23:17
by DAMartin
I must add something else: Even though the Black Dragon's filecard states that :cobracommander: created the Black Dragon clan to keep an eye on the Arashikage not betraying him, the Ninja Battles comic shows the Black Dragon as a sort of old enemy to the Arashikage clan (similar, but not the same).

Speaking of that, could somebody scan pages 6 to last of the comic? I have just read the initial 5.

Re: Black Dragon

Posted: 06 Jul 2009 23:21
by Red Laser
The comic version is based on the CGI Ninja Battles film but Hasbro love to have their own story despite what is put out in the comics and animated films and cartoons.

Re: Black Dragon

Posted: 07 Jul 2009 01:24
by Double-Tap
thanks guys but i'm more interested in the history than the actual fig.

so there is a black dragon clan not an individual character?

set up by cobra or already existing?

any other characters??

thanks again
Bill

Re: Black Dragon

Posted: 07 Jul 2009 01:44
by DAMartin
Ok, for beginners, there is a clan. Both the VvsV one and the Ninja Battles one (re-released as the single-carded one you have here) are generic ninjas. Their leader (who is also named Black Dragon) is a convevtion exclusive made with Sub-Zero's head and Shang Tsung (or Dojo)'s body. The convention set also included a new generic Black Dragon.

According to the leader's filecard, they exist since before the Cold War.