Vincent R. 'Falcon' Falcone — G.I. Joe Classified Series #64

Overview

Vincent R. ‘Falcon’ Falcone is figure #64 in the G.I. Joe Classified Series, Wave 9, 2023 at $24.99. Green Beret and Special Forces specialist, and one of the more prominent Joe team members from the late 1980s franchise era. The character’s backstory includes a family connection to Duke — Falcon is Duke’s step-brother in the franchise continuity — which creates a specific relationship dynamic between two of the line’s most prominent figures.

File Card

Code Name: Falcon
Real Name: Falcone, Vincent R.
Primary Specialty: Green Beret
Secondary Specialty: Special Forces
Grade: O-2, First Lieutenant

Falcon’s Green Beret background gives him the full spectrum of Special Forces training — unconventional warfare, direct action, foreign internal defence — that distinguishes him from conventional infantry specialists. His relationship with Duke creates a specific family tension that the GI Joe: The Movie (1987) explored prominently, where Falcon’s reckless behaviour put the team at risk.

The Duke Relationship

Displaying Falcon alongside Duke creates the visual expression of the step-brother relationship that the franchise established in the 1987 animated film. Duke is the responsible, disciplined field commander; Falcon is the capable-but-impulsive junior officer who has something to prove. The tension between the two characters is one of the franchise’s more specific interpersonal dynamics.

Night Force Version

A Night Force Falcon alongside Quarrel (#138, Walmart 2025) was produced as a Walmart exclusive — a darker colour scheme representing the Night Force special operations sub-group. For collectors focused on Night Force, #138 is the relevant version; for standard Joe team display, #64 is the foundation.

Verdict

Falcon #64 is a solid Wave 9 figure delivering a prominent late-1980s Joe team character. The Duke family connection rewards franchise knowledge. Essential for comprehensive Joe team displays.

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Part of G.I. Joe Classified Series | Wave 9 | 2023. Related: Duke #04 | Flint #26 | Night Force Falcon & Quarrel #138.

Falcon and GI Joe: The Movie

Vincent Falcone’s most prominent media appearance is in GI Joe: The Movie (1987), where his recklessness during a mission compromises the team. The film uses Falcon’s character arc — from irresponsible junior officer to proven soldier — as its central narrative. Collectors who know the movie character bring specific expectations to the Classified figure: they want Falcon to look like the capable but flawed officer who had something to prove.

Duke and Falcon as Display Pair

The step-brother relationship between Duke and Falcon creates a specific display narrative when both figures are positioned together. Duke’s field commander bearing alongside Falcon’s junior officer stance communicates the family tension without any other context — the difference in posture between an established commander and someone still finding his footing is visually readable at a glance.

Night Force Connection

The Night Force Falcon (#138, Walmart 2025) released the character in a darker colour scheme as part of the Night Force Walmart exclusive programme. For collectors building both standard and Night Force displays, Falcon appears in both sub-line contexts — a sign of the character’s consistent importance to the programme across multiple years.

Secondary Market

Falcon #64 has maintained modest secondary market prices — standard Wave 9 demand. Secondary prices typically run $28–38.

Falcon’s Position in the 2023 Programme

Wave 9’s character selection showed careful roster building: Cover Girl (vehicle operator), Barbecue (fire control), Crimson B.A.T. (Cobra android), Kamakura (ninja student), Bazooka (anti-armor), Outback (survival), and Falcon (special forces field officer). The range covered every major gap remaining in the pre-existing Classified Joe and Cobra rosters, with Falcon specifically filling the Special Forces/Green Beret officer role that Flint (warrant officer) and Duke (first sergeant) didn’t fully cover. The result was a wave that felt like a complete roster-building exercise rather than an arbitrary grouping of available figures.

Falcon in the Classified Catalogue

The Falcon figure at position #064 in the Classified catalogue represents the 2023 programme’s commitment to building out the GI Joe roster comprehensively. At $24.99, the figure delivered the Green Beret identity that collectors needed for a complete display, and the design execution reflects the line’s mature approach to character translation from the vintage ARAH format to the premium 6” scale.

The Classified line’s consistent pricing progression — from $19.99 at launch to $24.99 for most 2023 releases — reflected both inflation and the increased accessory investment the programme was making. At $24.99 for a figure with this design quality, the value equation remained competitive with comparable collector figure lines.

The 2023 Programme’s Breadth

The 2023 Classified programme was the most diverse single year in the line’s history: Wave 8 through Wave 10 at standard retail, Tiger Force and Python Patrol via Target, Night Force via Walmart, Fan Channel multi-packs, Pulse exclusives, Amazon exclusives, and SDCC. The Falcon figure was one piece of a programme that delivered more distinct character representations in a single year than many comparable collector lines achieve in their entire runs. For collectors engaged with the full programme, 2023 was both the most rewarding and the most demanding year the Classified line produced.

Falcon’s Night Force appearance (#138, 2025) demonstrates the character’s continued relevance to the programme beyond his initial Wave 9 release. Characters who receive second releases in different sub-line colour schemes are the ones the programme’s data shows as commercially strong enough to justify the additional tooling investment. Falcon’s Night Force release alongside Quarrel confirmed his place as a tier-one character in the 2024-2025 Classified programme. Complete Classified catalogue entry. Part of the G.I. Joe Classified Series — the definitive premium GI Joe collection.