No. They made the original Cuda/C which was maroon in color and then they made the pearlized maroon version of it. This one is the pearlized marron Cuda/C. They preceded the Cuda 2000s. They were released in 1995. The resin in the original Cudas were Super Flex and the resin in the Cuda 2000s were called HoloFlex. Weight Blocks were similar.