Zarana is iconic to me because she was the first female G.I.Joe character that all the boys desperately wanted the toy of. The previous ladies all still seemed to have a cootie factor making them uncool for the average boy to play with. But Zarana had a natural badassery, family lineage, and highly sought-after color-changing gimmick that made her a desirable toy regardless of your gender hangups. I would love to say that her ability to disguise herself was a notable trait. But Scarlett, Lady Jaye, and Baroness had been pulling that trick for years and we were all wise to the random female civilian like a Star Trek redshirt by the time Zarana was introduced. Instead, her punk-rock aesthetic and typical Dreadnok temperament made her a standout character foe her first appearance in Arise Serpentor Arise. I've been wanting a Zarana in the Classified line from the beginning but was curious how they would handle her hair. Luckily they gave us two amazing options - cartoon and vintage toy. Let's check out Zarana below!
Zarana comes with two alternate hairpieces, a backpack, a thin blade, a larger menacing blade with a red (molten?) tip, her iconic buzz-saw rifle, and a small ammunition clip for that buzz-saw rifle.
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When looking for Zarana images online I came across this awesome collage posted by jao666 on DeviantArt.
Time for some Group and Comparison Pics!
Here are a bunch of my Zaranas together. I excluded the ones that weren't wearing the iconic pink.
And here are the main Classified ladies so far (excluding paint variations and Snake-Eyes movie figures): Blue Ninja Trooper, Lady Jaye, Zarana, Baroness, and Scarlett v2.
Cheers!
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