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Even before I got into anime, I had a long history of getting crushes on
animated men that few other people found attractive. This was one of my biggest
crushes, Cobra Commander, the wonderfully evil villain of G.I. Joe. (Ok, so
I'm not afraid to admit it -- I still have the hots for him. He's
dead sexy.)
I missed out on an update with several CC cels some time back (anybody
remember when I panicked and started taking offers on my collection, then had to
rescind? Yeah, that was the time.) Oh, did I ever sulk, pout, whine, and generally
be miserable. ...Then came the next update, and I managed to snag this beauty. Oh,
how I did celebrate. Yes, this is one of my favourite cels. Oh, how I love it.
Cobra Commander is DEAD SEXY, I tell you!
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SQUEE!! Not one, but two Sunbow cels of bad ol' CC, now. YAY!
This is one of the cels from the original update, that I missed out on. In fact, it's
the cel I wanted most out of all of those updated back then.. I ended up having to pay
a rather inflated price for it, upon buying it from the private collector that purchased
it in the first place.. I came very close not to buying, since I felt the inflation
unjustified...but my love for the cel won out in the end. He is utterly beautiful.
I love him. ^^ My most expensive cel as of his purchase, and still one of my more expensive
purchases, but I love him no less for
it. (It isn't your fault, now is it, my precious? *pet-pet-stroke* That's right,
my precious..)
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A DIC-era cel of bad ol' CC, purchased a long time back, just to tide myself over
because I thought I'd never get a cel of him from the original Sunbow series. ^_^;;
Well, I proved myself wrong, and am I ever gleeful.
The DIC stuff was so gaudy
and annoying compared to the original. Still, I like epaulets.
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This cel cracks me up! Scarlett, versus...a Fatal Fluffy! Oh, dear.
Darling as Cobra Commander is, and as much as I adore him...he's really
one messed up guy. (Not that it's a bad thing, of course..)
The Fatal Fluffies
were one of the most hair-brained ideas ever. ^_^;; Oh, god. I can't look
at this without laughing.
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Very cool, and rather creepy cel of Shipwreck strapped up and hallucinating, from the
'There's No Place Like Springfield' two-parter. While I wasn't much for the good guys,
generally speaking, Shipwreck was always one of my favourite Joes. For as little CC
as there was in the two-parter, I still quite enjoyed it. It was one of the better
stories, and some very good character development.
I was utterly pleased, not
to mention surprised, to have the good fortune to get this cel for a bargain price.
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Squee! Shredder! Yes, I had a crush on him, too. ^_^;; What can I say but
that I love masked villains?
Oddball cel. O.o;; I just really liked how
Shredder's animated in this one. He looks so cute and cuddly. Well, as cuddly
as one could be when one is covered in spikes..
I really must get more..
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There's a bit of story behind this one.. I managed
to lose two dream cels (and no, I do not
bandy that term about lightly, here,) after weeks of convincing
myself that I had to have
them, and would have them. Losing the cels sent me into a
depression the likes of which
no silly material objects really should..but I found myself
wondering why I even bothered
with collecting, and avoided cels for a little while..
In order to convince myself that I
had not, in fact, wasted tons of money on things that meant
nothing, I decided to browse
around to see if I could find anything similar to the ones I'd
lost.. Instead, I found this.
Upon seeing this cel, my heart skipped a beat -- I wanted it.
A cel which approaches
the 'dream cel' status, and at just the right time..
I was a bit pessimistic at the time,
and convinced myself that it'd be sold out...but tried anyway.
And happily, it is mine.
Now on to Justin himself, because he deserves better than just a
sob story. Yes, I'm another
kid who had a massive crush on a rodent in my youth. What can I
say? He's the perfect man.
(Rodent-ness aside.) He's a glowing exception among the list of
fictional males I adore.
Because he's not even close to evil -- he's downright
good. Justin was almost faultless; he
is kind, warm, caring, both gentle and fiercely heroic,
mature yet playful, and utterly
charming. A true ladies' rat. ^^; Rats are wonderful
little creatures, and it's always
nice to see them painted in such a positive light. (No pun intended..)
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