The Weird History of Chun Li GI Joe Toys

If you grew up in the early 90s, seeing a chun li gi joe figure on the pegs at Toys "R" Us was a bit of a mind-blower. Back then, crossovers weren't the multibillion-dollar cinematic events they are today. You usually had your GI Joe guys in one box and your Street Fighter characters in a completely different video game world. But for a brief, glorious moment in 1993, Hasbro decided to smash those two worlds together, and the results were legendary, weird, and surprisingly awesome. ...

May 15, 2026 · 7 min · Mcvey Pavlin