Jason 'Shockwave' Faria — G.I. Joe Classified Series #105

Overview

Jason ‘Shockwave’ Faria is figure #105 in the G.I. Joe Classified Series, Wave 12, 2024 at $24.99. The Joe team’s SWAT specialist — introduced in 1988 with a design built around urban counter-terrorism and hostage rescue. His Detroit background and SWAT training make him the Joe team’s primary expert for the close-quarters building operations that mirror the Cobra Alley Vipers’ urban assault capability.

File Card

Code Name: Shockwave Real Name: Faria, Jason A. Primary Specialty: SWAT Secondary Specialty: Hostage Rescue Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan Grade: E-7, Sergeant First Class

Jason Faria’s Detroit background and SWAT training create the urban counter-terrorism specialist the Joe team’s Alley Viper problem demands. SWAT training emphasises building entry, room clearance, and non-lethal options alongside lethal force — the specific skill set needed to rescue hostages and neutralise urban threats without collateral damage.

Joe vs. Cobra Urban Symmetry

Shockwave directly counters the Cobra Alley Viper (#34). Both are trained for urban assault and building operations; they represent opposite sides of the same tactical problem. Displaying Shockwave facing the Alley Vipers across a display creates the urban combat confrontation that both figures’ specialisations point toward.

Night Force Version

Night Force Shockwave & Night Pursuit (#127, Walmart 2024) paired the character with a vehicle in Night Force dark colours the same year. The standard retail #105 is the primary figure; #127 is the Night Force sub-line addition for programme collectors.

The 1988 SWAT Design

The 1988 Shockwave wore dark tactical gear that translated naturally to the SWAT aesthetic before SWAT-specific tactical gear had the widespread visual identity it would develop in the 1990s. The design presaged the tactical operator look that defined later GI Joe figures, and the Classified version benefits from the design’s prescience.

Verdict

Shockwave #105 is a strong Wave 12 figure that brings SWAT counter-terrorism capability to the Classified Joe team. Essential for urban operations display builders and collectors who want the Alley Viper counterpart.

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Part of G.I. Joe Classified Series | Wave 12 | 2024. Related: Night Force Shockwave & Night Pursuit #127 | Alley Viper #34 | Tunnel Rat #83.

SWAT in the GI Joe Universe

Shockwave’s 1988 introduction brought civilian law enforcement methodology into the GI Joe roster — SWAT training’s emphasis on non-lethal options, negotiation, and precision operations against domestic targets creates a specific approach to missions that pure military training doesn’t encompass. The Joe team’s opponents include hostage scenarios, building seizures, and urban civil disorder situations where SWAT methodology is more appropriate than military assault doctrine.

Detroit and Urban Operations Identity

Detroit’s specific urban history — the decline of its automotive industry, the specific geography of its neighbourhoods, the character of its communities — informs Jason Faria’s urban operations expertise. Someone who grew up navigating Detroit’s specific urban landscape understands urban terrain in ways that training alone can’t replicate. The city-specific background grounds his SWAT specialisation in lived experience.

Secondary Market

Shockwave #105 has maintained secondary market prices near retail — standard Wave 12 accessibility without exclusivity premium. Secondary prices typically run $28-38.

Shockwave in the Classified Line

Jason ‘Shockwave’ Faria is the Joe team’s SWAT specialist — a law enforcement background operative whose police tactical training gives him specific urban close-quarters capability. His 1988 vintage figure established a design that balanced military and law enforcement aesthetics, and the Classified version updates that balance for the premium scale.

File Card

Code Name: Shockwave Real Name: Faria, Jason A. Primary Specialty: SWAT Secondary Specialty: Urban Combat Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan

Jason Faria’s Detroit background and SWAT training make him the Joe team’s most explicitly law enforcement-derived member. Where most Joe operatives have purely military backgrounds, Shockwave’s police tactical training gives him specific skills in hostage rescue, building entry, and crowd control that military-only training doesn’t fully replicate.

Night Force Version

The Night Force Shockwave & Night Pursuit set (#127, Walmart 2024) produced a Night Force dark colour scheme version with a vehicle in the same year. For Night Force collectors, #127 is the relevant version; for standard display collectors, this retail #105 is the foundation.

SWAT Identity in Display

Shockwave’s SWAT identity creates a specific display context: urban tactical operations, close-quarters entries, the kind of precise building-clearing work that distinguishes police tactical from military assault. Positioned in a display that suggests an urban environment, Shockwave reads immediately as the operator designed for that specific setting.

Secondary Market

Shockwave #105 has maintained secondary market prices near retail. Secondary prices typically run $27-38.

Display Recommendations

Shockwave’s SWAT identity creates an urban tactical display context that differs from the field military setting of most Joe team displays. At Classified premium scale, the figure rewards the collector investment with detail quality that rewards close inspection as much as shelf presence. Secondary market prices reflect consistent collector demand.

The 2024 Programme in Context

The 2024 Classified programme was the most expansive in the line’s history by figure count, delivering across Wave 11, Target Tiger Force and Python Patrol, Walmart Night Force, Fan Channel, Pulse exclusives, Amazon, and SDCC. Each release, including this one, contributed to a programme year that meaningfully advanced the franchise’s representation at the 6” premium scale. The figures released in 2024 collectively moved the Classified line closer to comprehensive coverage of both the classic ARAH era and the franchise’s subsequent decades. Shockwave’s 2024 dual release — retail #105 and Night Force #127 — gave collectors both the standard and night operations versions of the character in a single year, consistent with the programme’s mature approach to serving both display audiences simultaneously.