The laughable insistence by some that it was actually a squared off "stick" (i.e. exactly the way the toy was sculpted) as opposed to a spike or pointed object just left me baffled in the early days.

Now that I think about it, it makes more sense that it *not* be pointed. It's still just as dangerous, in that a squared-off pole being shoved thru your chest by the full weight of a full-grown man is gonna kill ya; but it also has more impact weight as a side-on hitting baton than something pointed would have. Additionally, he's less likely to wound himself with a non-pointy baton.

Granted, maybe not sharp and stabby, but something more like a railroad spike... I mean, it's *called* a spike, not a "ramming stick". I expect a spike to, I dunno, have a spikey kinda shape to it.

As for wounding himself, it's physically impossible from the placement of the spike. When his arm is straight, the spike rests in a holster attached to his arm, which also acts as a buffer between his forearm and the piece of steel. Other than that, the only way he could impale himself on the spike would be if he twisted his lower body sideways...

Hey I want to give props where props are due, I just finished reading the latest MC newsletter which contains a review of Major Bludd written by Trekker. Dude, I had no idea that the 1994 Major Blood has that spike sticking out from his elbow. I've owned several 94 Major Bludd's and never noticed! That almost redeems him for wearing a bright red cod piece.

-CJack