Baroness Action Figures

Vintage Hasbro

The Baroness was introduced into the toyline in 1984, wearing her trademark black leather outfit. Because of the minimal female representation in the vintage line, this is the only Baroness figure created in the 12 year run.

After the line was canceled in 1994 (a year short of the Baroness' second figure, designed for the Battle Corps Rangers series), Hasbro made several attempts to revive G.I.Joe through repaints. In 1997, the Baroness was repainted in blue for inclusion in the Cobra Command Team 3-pack. In 2000, The mold was repainted again, in black, with red accents, as the new character "Chameleon" (a Baroness doppleganger created to sidestep a trademark problem).

Modern

In 2002, Hasbro relaunched the GIJoe line, and the Baroness was released in the third wave of figures, wearing a uniform heavily inspired by the original action figure. Because of Hasbro's last-minute decision to redesign the line to include GIJoe's traditional O-Ring construction, the Baroness (and the rest of Wave 3) were sculpted by Takara's production team to keep on schedule, leaving the entire set with a stylized Japanese Anime look. As a result, the Baroness is incredibly lanky, and out-of-proportion.

A second Baroness figure was released in 2004, for the Valor vs Venom line. Once again wearing a blue uniform, harkening back to her comic origins, this Baroness was better proportioned, and even more closely based on the Baroness' 1984 figure. The figure was inevitably repainted in black before the line ended.

25th Anniversary

2007 is the 25th Anniversary of the launch of G.I.Joe: A Real American Hero, the third major reinvention of the G.I.Joe brand since 1964. To celebrate, Hasbro created two boxed sets of brand new figures, featuring modern sculpt and updated and increased articulation (including the replacement of GIJoe's trademark O-Ring construction). The Baroness is included in the Cobra set, along with Cobra Commander, Destro, Storm Shadow, and a Cobra Trooper.

Sigma 6

As of June 2007, The Baroness has not been released in the main 8" Sigma 6 line, but a 2.5" figure was released.