Cobra is the fictional nemesis of the
G.I. Joe Team in the
Hasbro
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toylines and related media. This is an alphabetical listing of Cobra members with unique identities as well as the members of its factions.
Alexander McCullen
Alexander McCullen is Destro's long-lost son in the Devil's Due Publishing continuity and member of the Iron Grenadiers. He posed as Destro when the real one was bed-ridden with an illness.
Baroness
Bayonet
Bayonet is a Cobra
Snow Serpent serving as part of the organization's elite Plague Troopers. He wears a portable life support system due to having survived injuries to his chest by the G.I. Joe team.
Big Boa
Big Boa is
Cobra's trainer, and was first released as an action figure in 1987.
He was meant to be as an enemy to
Rocky Balboa
Robert "Rocky" Balboa (also known by his ring name The Italian Stallion), is a fictional title character and the protagonist of the ''Rocky'' film series. The character was created by Sylvester Stallone, who has also portrayed him in all eigh ...
, from the Rocky films, even coming with boxing gloves, but the Rocky character was never released as an action figure. Big Boa is a brutal, unfeeling taskmaster who whips the unruly
Cobra Troopers
The Cobra Troopers serve as the basic Infantry, foot soldiers of the Cobra Command, Cobra Organization, as part of the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero toyline, comic books and animated series. They are generally depicted as legions of uniformed sold ...
into shape, as these soldiers are not motivated by patriotism, unit loyalty, honor, or sense of duty. Cobra Troopers say he has a voice like a bullhorn, fists the size of frozen turkeys, and the disposition of a bear with a headache.
Big Boa appears in
Devil's Due ''G.I. Joe'' series. He fights
Bazooka
Bazooka () is the common name for a Man-portable anti-tank systems, man-portable recoilless Anti-tank warfare, anti-tank rocket launcher weapon, widely deployed by the United States Army, especially during World War II. Also referred to as the ...
, one of four Joes who had just discovered Cobra's influence in the small town of Delhi Hills. Bazooka defeats him in hand-to-hand combat, but Big Boa, like most signs of Cobra influence, is spirited away before the authorities arrive. He also makes an appearance in issue #24. Later, Big Boa is killed along with several Cobra troopers and South American operative Asa Negra in an attack by the Red Shadows. Their bodies are discovered by Joe members
Hardball
Hardball, in English, more specifically American English, generally refers to baseball (as opposed to its variant softball), especially when played very competitively. Metaphorically, it refers to uncompromising and ruthless methods or dealings, ...
,
Rampart
Rampart may refer to:
* Rampart (fortification), a defensive wall or bank around a castle, fort or settlement
Rampart may also refer to:
* "O'er the Ramparts We Watched" is a key line from "The Star-Spangled Banner", the national anthem of the ...
, and Glenda. Moments later, the Red Shadows kill the Joes as well. These 'Shadows' are a militia group that seeks to destroy Cobra and G.I. Joe, by slaying key members on each side.
Big Boa was also featured as a character in IDW Publishing's ''
G.I. Joe: Cobra II''.
Big Boa plays a supporting role in the second G.I. Joe novel ''Divide and Conquer''. Along with Croc Master, he attempts to provide backup to
Raptor
Raptor or RAPTOR may refer to:
Animals
The word "raptor" refers to several groups of bird-like dinosaurs which primarily capture and subdue/kill prey with their talons.
* Raptor (bird) or bird of prey, a bird that primarily hunts and feeds on ...
.
He also appears in the third G.I. Joe novel ''Fool's Gold'', by S.M. Ballard. He decides to try and take over Cobra by use of a disintegration gun prototype; he is stopped by a bullet in the leg and the theft of the gun.
Big Boa was given a 25th Anniversary style figure by the G.I. Joe Collectors Club as part of their Figure Subscription Service.
Black Out
Black Out is the code name of Thomas G. Stall. He is the brother of G.I. Joe members
Barrel Roll
A barrel roll is an aerial maneuver in which an airplane makes a complete rotation on both its longitudinal and lateral axes, causing it to follow a helical path, approximately maintaining its original direction. It is sometimes described as a ...
and
Bombstrike, and was born in
Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located at the northern side of the confluence of the Licking and Ohio rivers, the latter of which marks the state line wit ...
. Black Out washed out as a candidate for the G.I. Joe Team, when he failed his psychological exam. Angered that his brother was accepted, Black Out joined up with the Cobra Organization as a sniper.
His possible reason for being denied membership in G.I. Joe is that he might have been behind the disappearance of Bombstrike. Black Out also goes together with Firefly and Munitia as H.I.S.S. (short for Hierarchy of Infiltration, Stealth, and Sabotage).
Black Out was first released as an action figure in 2003, carded in a two-pack with
Flint
Flint, occasionally flintstone, is a sedimentary cryptocrystalline form of the mineral quartz, categorized as the variety of chert that occurs in chalk or marly limestone. Flint was widely used historically to make stone tools and start fir ...
. In ''
G.I. Joe: America's Elite'', he served as a member of the elite
Plague Troopers
World War III is the title of a 12-issue comic book story that took place in issues #25-36 of the comic '' G.I. Joe: America's Elite'', published by Devil's Due Publishing. The plot concerns Cobra Command's final attempt to take over the world. Or ...
.
Body Bags
Body Bags is a member of Cobra's Plague Troopers. He was selected from the Range Vipers and has seamlessly fit into the unit.
Cesspool
Cesspool is the code name of Vincent D'Alleva. He was born in
Newton, Massachusetts
Newton is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. It is approximately west of downtown Boston. Newton resembles a patchwork of thirteen villages, without a city center. According to the 2020 U.S. Census, the population of Ne ...
, and was first released as an action figure in 1991, as part of the Eco-Warriors line.
For a time Cesspool was the Chief Executive Officer of a company with holdings in large number of oil refineries, mills and chemical plants. In an effort to placate environmentalists, he takes some on a personal tour of one of his holdings. He suffers an accident, dropping him into chemical sludge. He acquires a scar running down the right side of his face, leaving him blind in that eye. Cesspool comes to believe that environmentalists were the cause of his misfortune. He also wishes to make the world as 'ugly and deformed' as he is. To that end, he offers his services as a businessman to Cobra.
In the Marvel Comics ''G.I. Joe'' series, he first appeared in issue #123. Continuing in the next two issues, he and his men fought the G.I. Joe "Eco-Warriors" team, made up of
Clean-Sweep,
Ozone
Ozone (), or trioxygen, is an inorganic molecule with the chemical formula . It is a pale blue gas with a distinctively pungent smell. It is an allotrope of oxygen that is much less stable than the diatomic allotrope , breaking down in the lo ...
and
Flint
Flint, occasionally flintstone, is a sedimentary cryptocrystalline form of the mineral quartz, categorized as the variety of chert that occurs in chalk or marly limestone. Flint was widely used historically to make stone tools and start fir ...
. The Joes drive Cesspool off of his "plasmatox" base on an abandoned oil drilling platform, ultimately using a U.S. government lawyer to inform Cesspool that his assets have been seized.
[''G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' #123-125 (1992)] Cesspool continued to work for Cobra, ultimately operating alongside Zarana on
Cobra Island
Cobra (sometimes referred to as Cobra Command) is a fictional terrorist organization and the nemesis of the G.I. Joe Team in the Hasbro action figure toyline '' G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' and '' G.I. Joe: Sigma 6'', as well as in related m ...
. Firefly, with the aid of the Red Ninjas, captures them and holds them prisoner. Cobra Commander however, refuses to pay their ransom, and says Firefly can keep them and the island, as they are all ultimately worthless to him and his newer ventures. As revealed in issue #135, Zarana and her close ally Road Pig spent months as prisoners alongside Cesspool.
[''G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' #135 (April 1993)]
In the
Devil's Due G.I. Joe series ''America's Elite'', it is revealed Cesspool has settled down into suburbia with the help of a version of the Witness Protection Program.
Scarlett stops by to grill him about suspected Cobra ties to the satellite bombing of Chicago. She finds Cesspool is dying of cancer due to past exposure to toxins. Guarding the sick Cesspool in his home is a younger woman claiming to be his wife and three robotic soldiers in the guise of children. They subdue and capture Scarlett.
[''G.I. Joe: America's Elite'' #1 (June 2005)] Sometime later, Cesspool is captured by the Joes and transferred to the Coffin prison. Cobra forces later invade the prison, freeing some while executing others considered to be "loose ends". Cesspool falls under the latter category.
[''G.I. Joe: America's Elite'' #31 (January 2008)]
Cesspool appeared in the DiC ''
G.I. Joe
''G.I. Joe'' is an American media franchise and a line of action figures owned and produced by the toy company Hasbro. The initial product offering represented four of the branches of the U.S. armed forces with the Action Soldier ( U.S. Army), Ac ...
'' animated series voiced by
Terry Klassen
Terry Klassen is a Canadian voice actor, ADR director and writer. Before animation, Klassen worked in radio in Winnipeg (CITI-FM), Toronto (Q107), Calgary (CFAC), Portage la Prairie (CFRY) and part-time at CFOX and CFMI. In animation, he is best ...
.
He also appeared as a
boss
Boss may refer to:
Occupations
* Supervisor, often referred to as boss
* Air boss, more formally, air officer, the person in charge of aircraft operations on an aircraft carrier
* Crime boss, the head of a criminal organization
* Fire boss, ...
in 1992's ''
G.I. Joe: The Atlantis Factor'' for the Nintendo Entertainment System.
In IDW Publishing's ''G.I. Joe'' continuity, he first appears in ''Infestation 2: G.I. Joe'' #1, as a crazed resident of the "Cobra-La" installation for unfit and unstable agents deemed valuable to Cobra R&D.
[''Infestation 2: G.I. Joe'' #1]
Cobra Commander
Cobra Mortal
"Cobra Mortal" was first manufactured in
Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...
in 1989, as part of Plastirama's 2nd series of "G.I.Joe Comandos Heroicos" line.
Cobra Mortal was released in the U.S. as an action figure as part of the 2006 Convention Set "Cobra's Most Wanted: Mercenaries". He served Cobra in South and Central America, before severing ties and becoming a mercenary, but still functions as a Cobra field operative. He appeared in the Devil's Due series ''
G.I. Joe: America's Elite'', when the Joes start hunting down every member of Cobra that they can find during "
World War III
World War III or the Third World War, often abbreviated as WWIII or WW3, are names given to a hypothetical World war, worldwide large-scale military conflict subsequent to World War I and World War II. The term has been in use ...
".
[''G.I. Joe: America's Elite'' #25 (July 2007)]
Copperhead
Croc Master
Croc Master is a former
alligator wrestler and burglar alarm salesman, who founded Guard-Gators Inc., in an effort to commercialize the use of
alligator
An alligator is a large reptile in the Crocodilia order in the genus ''Alligator'' of the family Alligatoridae. The two extant species are the American alligator (''A. mississippiensis'') and the Chinese alligator (''A. sinensis''). Additiona ...
s for home security. He later began to abundantly stock Cobra Island's maze-like system of shallow canals and interconnecting waterways, with ravenously hungry man-eating
crocodile
Crocodiles (family (biology), family Crocodylidae) or true crocodiles are large semiaquatic reptiles that live throughout the tropics in Africa, Asia, the Americas and Australia. The term crocodile is sometimes used even more loosely to inclu ...
s, deliberately conditioning them to be hostile, psychotic and fast. He is Cobra's reptile trainer. Croc Master was first released as an action figure in 1987.
Crystal Ball
Crystal Ball is
Cobra's
hypnotist, and was first released as an action figure in 1987.
He is the seventh son of a seventh son, born of a Romanian father (who supposedly had "second sight"), and an American mother from
Bangor, Maine
Bangor ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Maine and the county seat of Penobscot County. The city proper has a population of 31,753, making it the state's 3rd-largest settlement, behind Portland (68,408) and Lewiston (37,121).
Modern Bangor ...
. Legend indicates seventh sons of seventh sons have telepathic powers. Whether this is true or not, Crystal Ball can reportedly sometimes read minds, and has been used as an interrogator of captured Joes.
Crystal Ball claims that the origins of his talents stem from the dark and mysterious power of the occult. Independent research by
Psyche-Out uncovered another possible origin, tied to a theatrical hypnotist known as "Trance-Master", who operated as an encyclopedia salesman in Maine, before traveling abroad to gain new knowledge of hypnotic techniques. An unnatural spike in encyclopedia sales, combined with his sudden disappearance from the lecture circuit, corresponded with the appearance of Crystal Ball as part of Cobra. Whatever his true past, Crystal Ball has proven to be an effective Cobra agent, helping Doctor Mindbender to modify the Brainwave Scanner, and using his unusual talents to bend the will of Cobra prisoners.
In the
Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics is an American comic book publishing, publisher and the flagship property of Marvel Entertainment, a divsion of The Walt Disney Company since September 1, 2009. Evolving from Timely Comics in 1939, ''Magazine Management/Atlas Co ...
''G.I. Joe'' series, he first appeared in ''G.I. Joe Special Missions'' #24. He assists Cobra in a failed attempt to kidnap the
President of the United States
The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America. The president directs the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United Stat ...
from a baseball game. His skills allow them to pass through the Joe-provided security with minimal violence. His hypnosis of various people is undone by Cover Girl.
In the
Devil's Due ''G.I. Joe'' series, Crystal Ball spends some time masquerading as Dr. Scott Stevens, who is a therapist working with
General Philip Rey. He eventually reveals that General Rey is a clone of
Serpentor
Serpentor is a fictional character and a recurring antagonist from the '' G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' toyline, comic books, and animated series. Introduced in 1986, the character rules as Emperor over Cobra. Serpentor serves as the primary a ...
, and is part of a larger conspiracy to interject General Rey into the G.I. Joe team. Crystal Ball uses post-hypnotic phrases to unlock Rey's mind and turn him into a fully functioning Cobra agent. But the plan backfires, and with Duke's help, General Rey is able to combat his initial programming and break free from Crystal Ball's control. Crystal Ball is then taken into G.I. Joe custody.
[''G.I. Joe: America's Elite'' #20 (February 2007)]
He later appears in the first issue of the Devil's Due ''
Storm Shadow
Storm Shadow is an Anglo-French low-observable, long-range, air-launched cruise missile developed since 1994 by Matra and British Aerospace, and now manufactured by MBDA. Storm Shadow is the weapon's British appellation. In French service, it is ...
'' series. He is working with the
Night Creepers
The Night Creepers are fictional characters from the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero toyline, comic books and animated series. They are a syndicate of hi-tech ninjas/corporate mercenaries hired by Cobra as spies and assassins.
Profile
The Night ...
, whose business conflicts with the ninja's efforts. He also appears in a dream sequence in a Devil's Due Special Missions one-shot.
Crystal Ball is a supporting character in the G.I. Joe novel ''Divide and Conquer''. In it, he has telepathy, and is capable of projecting long-range illusions.
The non-fiction book ''Haunted Heart: The Life and Times of Stephen King'' indicates that
Stephen King
Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, crime, science-fiction, and fantasy novels. Described as the "King of Horror", a play on his surname and a reference to his high s ...
's son,
Owen
Owen may refer to:
Origin: The name Owen is of Irish and Welsh origin.
Its meanings range from noble, youthful, and well-born.
Gender: Owen is historically the masculine form of the name. Popular feminine variations include Eowyn and Owena. ...
, had a hand in creating the Crystal Ball character.
The figure is mentioned by name in King's novel, ''
The Tommyknockers
''The Tommyknockers'' is a 1987 science fiction novel by Stephen King. While maintaining a horror style, the novel is an excursion into the realm of science fiction for King, as the residents of the Maine town of Haven gradually fall under the i ...
''.
Darklon
Darklon is a distant cousin of the Destro clan and ruler of Darklonia. He briefly led the Iron Grenadiers when Destro retired from frontline conflict. Thought killed when Cobra Commander expanded operations into Eastern Europe and launched a missile that destroyed Darklon's castle, but in reality he escaped the blast and was alive and well until captured by the G.I. Joe team in the continued G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero comic, issue #171 by IDW publishing.
Decimator
Decimator was first released as an action figure in 1990, as the driver of the Cobra "Hammerhead" vehicle.
Decimator has a knack for technology that involves hand-eye coordination. He wears a special helmet that gives a special view of the enemy target. The helmet gives excellent night vision ability and a 180° view. This technology enables him to keep the target in continuous view without having to turn his head around.
Destro
Dice
Dice is a Cobra ninja, and was first released as an action figure in 1992, as part of the Ninja Force line. Dice often works with
Slice, another ninja.
In the
Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics is an American comic book publishing, publisher and the flagship property of Marvel Entertainment, a divsion of The Walt Disney Company since September 1, 2009. Evolving from Timely Comics in 1939, ''Magazine Management/Atlas Co ...
''G.I. Joe'' series, he first appeared in issue #120. There he is summoned to
Destro
Laird James McCullen Destro XXIV, usually referred to simply as Destro, is a fictional character from the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero toyline, comic books, and cartoon series. He is the leader of the Iron Grenadiers, and founder of M.A.R.S. ...
's castle in Trans-Carpathia. Dice becomes involved with the "Red Ninja" clan. Both Dice and Slice become mentally affected by the ninja
Firefly, and work to free him from a predicament on
Cobra Island
Cobra (sometimes referred to as Cobra Command) is a fictional terrorist organization and the nemesis of the G.I. Joe Team in the Hasbro action figure toyline '' G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' and '' G.I. Joe: Sigma 6'', as well as in related m ...
. Dice appears in issue #138, working with various
Cobra operatives, such as Dr. Biggles-Jones, to hunt down suspected Cobra traitors Destro and the
Baroness
Baron is a rank of nobility or title of honour, often hereditary, in various European countries, either current or historical. The female equivalent is baroness. Typically, the title denotes an aristocrat who ranks higher than a lord or knig ...
. The latter two escape.
Dice appeared in the DiC ''
G.I. Joe
''G.I. Joe'' is an American media franchise and a line of action figures owned and produced by the toy company Hasbro. The initial product offering represented four of the branches of the U.S. armed forces with the Action Soldier ( U.S. Army), Ac ...
'' animated series voiced by
Scott McNeil
Scott McNeil is an Australian-born Canadian actor. He currently resides in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. One of the best-known Canadian voice actors of all time, McNeil has provided voices to many characters in animated shows, most notabl ...
.
Doctor Biggles-Jones
Doctor Biggles-Jones is a fictional character from the
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero and
Transformers
''Transformers'' is a media franchise produced by American toy company Hasbro and Japanese toy company Takara Tomy. It primarily follows the Autobots and the Decepticons, two alien robot factions at war that can transform into other forms, suc ...
Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics is an American comic book publishing, publisher and the flagship property of Marvel Entertainment, a divsion of The Walt Disney Company since September 1, 2009. Evolving from Timely Comics in 1939, ''Magazine Management/Atlas Co ...
series.
Her first appearance is in ''G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' #135, when her scientific facility is attacked by the mercenary
Night Creepers
The Night Creepers are fictional characters from the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero toyline, comic books and animated series. They are a syndicate of hi-tech ninjas/corporate mercenaries hired by Cobra as spies and assassins.
Profile
The Night ...
. She and her
railgun
A railgun or rail gun is a linear motor device, typically designed as a weapon, that uses electromagnetic force to launch high velocity projectiles. The projectile normally does not contain explosives, instead relying on the projectile's high ...
are taken, and except for the Doctor, all inside are killed.
She then works closely with the seeming Joe traitor
Scarlett in
Destro
Laird James McCullen Destro XXIV, usually referred to simply as Destro, is a fictional character from the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero toyline, comic books, and cartoon series. He is the leader of the Iron Grenadiers, and founder of M.A.R.S. ...
's Trans-Carpathian castle. Biggles-Jones leads the hunt for Destro and the
Baroness
Baron is a rank of nobility or title of honour, often hereditary, in various European countries, either current or historical. The female equivalent is baroness. Typically, the title denotes an aristocrat who ranks higher than a lord or knig ...
, who were hiding from
Cobra Commander
Cobra Commander is a fictional character and the main antagonist of the '' G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' franchise. He is the supreme leader of the terrorist organization Cobra and the archenemy of the G.I. Joe Team. He was portrayed by Josep ...
in the castle. She also teams up with the Cobra ninjas
Slice and
Dice
Dice (singular die or dice) are small, throwable objects with marked sides that can rest in multiple positions. They are used for generating random values, commonly as part of tabletop games, including dice games, board games, role-playing g ...
.
After the alien robot
Megatron
Megatron is a fictional character and the main antagonist of the ''Transformers'' media franchise produced by American toy company Hasbro and Japanese toy company Takara Tomy. Megatron is the cruel and tyrannical leader of the Decepticons, ...
shows up at the castle, he makes a deal with Cobra Commander to trade Cybertronian technology, for a re-designed body and the railgun taken by Cobra. Biggles-Jones designs Megatron's shoulder-mounted electromagnetic railgun and other enhancements, including his new tank-based alternate mode. Biggles-Jones however cares about the welfare of the recently injured Scarlett, knowing her to be an undercover agent for G.I. Joe. As such, she becomes uncomfortable with Cobra Commander's deal with the powerful Megatron. Cobra betrays Biggles-Jones and offers her to Megatron as part of the deal. Megatron arranges to freeze her brain for transport to Cybertron, but Scarlett, paying back a debt for Biggles-Jones saving her life, confronts Megatron to save her. Scarlett's bold challenge allows a squad of Autobots to intercept Megatron and free Biggles-Jones. Meanwhile, the Joes smuggle the deactivated Aerialbot
Skydive
Parachuting, including also skydiving, is a method of transiting from a high point in the atmosphere to the surface of Earth with the aid of gravity, involving the control of speed during the descent using a parachute or parachutes.
For ...
aboard the Ark. Having witnessed the nobility of the Autobots, the scientist willingly surrenders to Megatron, who reclaims her and stows her aboard the Ark before departing.
In ''
Transformers: Generation 2'', it was revealed that Spike Witwicky sneaked onto the Ark during Megatron's battle with Cobra. On the Ark, Spike finds his
Headmaster
A head master, head instructor, bureaucrat, headmistress, head, chancellor, principal or school director (sometimes another title is used) is the teacher, staff member of a school with the greatest responsibility for the management of the school ...
body,
Fortress Maximus
is a Japanese anime television series that is a part of the ''Transformers'' robot superhero franchise. It aired from July 3, 1987 to March 25, 1988, and its 17:00–17:30 timeslot was used to broadcast ''Mashin Hero Wataru'' at the end o ...
where he left him (in Marvel's ''Transformers'' #79). Fortress Maximus battles Megatron, allowing Skydive to free Biggles-Jones and take her back to G.I. Joe.
In ''G.I. Joe Special Missions: Antarctica'', Dr. Biggles-Jones is mentioned to have been found in a Cobra medical facility. She is listed in ''
G.I. Joe: America's Elite'' as terminated by Cobra during a raid on "The Coffin", G.I. Joe's maximum security prison.
Doctor Mindbender
Doctor Venom
Firefly
Gallows
Gallows was a former Cobra Saw Viper who was promoted to the elite
Plague Troopers
World War III is the title of a 12-issue comic book story that took place in issues #25-36 of the comic '' G.I. Joe: America's Elite'', published by Devil's Due Publishing. The plot concerns Cobra Command's final attempt to take over the world. Or ...
. He is able to fire with a marksman's accuracy and reload very quickly. Gallows was released as an action figure in 2006, as part of the "Plague Troopers vs Steel Brigade" set.
General Mayhem
General Mayhem is a former
Spetsnaz
Spetsnaz are special forces in numerous post-Soviet states. (The term is borrowed from rus, спецназ, p=spʲɪtsˈnas; abbreviation for or 'Special Purpose Military Units'; or .)
Historically, the term ''spetsnaz'' referred to the So ...
general who went AWOL. Returned as General Mayhem and Destro's new general of the Iron Grenadiers. His plans may seem chaotic and unorganized, but they usually come together to ensure victory.
There is a rumor that General Iron Bear and General Mayhem are one and the same was dispelled by David S. Lane under his alias "Commander_Lane" on the official GI. Joe Club Forum. "I need to weigh in, since my name is erroneously included in that wiki entry. I want to clarify that whom ever posted those entries added false information. The Oktober Guard Leader: General Iron Bear and the Iron Grenadiers Infantry Commander: General Mayhem are not the same character.
Ghost Bear
Ghost Bear is the code name of Jesse Kwinn Jr. and is the son of Tracker Kwinn. He was released as an action figure in 2004, packaged with the Cobra Pulverizer battle suit, as part of the Valor vs Venom line. Ghost Bear was born in an Inuit village on the Russian side of the Bering Strait. He has learned how to hunt and track in the most unforgiving environment on Earth. When his father Tracker Kwinn was killed by the Cobra Organization during a mission with G.I. Joe, Ghost Bear joined up with the Cobra Organization, where he developed a grudge against the G.I. Joe Team, including
Snake Eyes.
He appeared in the Devil's Due series ''
G.I. Joe: America's Elite'', when the Joes start hunting down every member of Cobra that they can find during "
World War III
World War III or the Third World War, often abbreviated as WWIII or WW3, are names given to a hypothetical World war, worldwide large-scale military conflict subsequent to World War I and World War II. The term has been in use ...
".
Grim Skull
Grim Skull was a former Sand Viper who got promoted to the elite
Plague Troopers
World War III is the title of a 12-issue comic book story that took place in issues #25-36 of the comic '' G.I. Joe: America's Elite'', published by Devil's Due Publishing. The plot concerns Cobra Command's final attempt to take over the world. Or ...
. He successfully completed a mission to bring back an experimental mutagen after the lab techs escaped with their research and materials by mutating his own men to earn the promotion. Grim Skull was released as an action figure in 2006, as part of the "Plague Troopers vs Steel Brigade" set.
Gristle
Gristle is the code name of Danimal J. Rogers, and he is
Cobra's urban crime commander. His birthplace is
Montego Bay, Jamaica
Montego Bay is the capital of the parish of St. James in Jamaica. The city is the fourth-largest urban area in the country by population, after Kingston, Spanish Town, and Portmore, all of which form the Greater Kingston Metropolitan Area, h ...
, and he was first released as an action figure in 1993, as part of the Battle Corps line. In
Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
he is released as 'Vandalo'.
Gristle is noted for having little sense of personal hygiene, and the sunglasses he wears to cover his blood-shot eyes. He spent months training to join the group known as the "Headhunters". He also spent time as the "right hand man" to crime lords, who operated illegal warehouses disguised as legit comedy clubs. Gristle allied himself with Cobra after starting his own gang. He has self-confessed to feeling "crazy" when pursued by G.I. Joe.
Gristle appeared in the DiC ''
G.I. Joe
''G.I. Joe'' is an American media franchise and a line of action figures owned and produced by the toy company Hasbro. The initial product offering represented four of the branches of the U.S. armed forces with the Action Soldier ( U.S. Army), Ac ...
'' animated series, voiced by
Garry Chalk
Garry Chalk is a British-born Canadian actor. He has provided the voices for Optimus Primal of '' Beast Wars: Transformers'' and ''Beast Machines'', as well as Optimus Prime in the anime English dubs of '' Transformers: Armada'', ''Transformer ...
.
In IDW Publishing's ''G.I. Joe'' continuity, he first appears in ''Infestation 2: G.I. Joe'' #1, as a crazed resident of the "Cobra-La" installation for unfit and unstable agents deemed valuable to Cobra R&D.
Guillotine
Guillotine is a former Navy SEAL who defected to Cobra, because he felt the SEALs were not ruthless enough. He became a Cobra Eel, quickly rising in rank due to his ruthlessness. Cobra Commander personally selected him to lead the elite
Plague Troopers
World War III is the title of a 12-issue comic book story that took place in issues #25-36 of the comic '' G.I. Joe: America's Elite'', published by Devil's Due Publishing. The plot concerns Cobra Command's final attempt to take over the world. Or ...
. He designed the Plague training program and selected the unit's members. Guillotine was released as an action figure in 2006, as part of the "Plague Troopers vs Steel Brigade" set.
Hannibal
Hannibal was released as an action figure in 2006, as part of a comic book 3-pack, along with
Agent Courtney Krieger and
Spirit Iron-Knife. He first appeared in the
Devil's Due ''G.I. Joe'' series, and is named for the
Carthage
Carthage was the capital city of Ancient Carthage, on the eastern side of the Lake of Tunis in what is now Tunisia. Carthage was one of the most important trading hubs of the Ancient Mediterranean and one of the most affluent cities of the classi ...
general who fought Rome in the
Second Punic War
The Second Punic War (218 to 201 BC) was the second of three wars fought between Carthage and Rome, the two main powers of the western Mediterranean in the 3rd century BC. For 17 years the two states struggled for supremacy, primarily in Ital ...
. He is a clone of
Hannibal
Hannibal (; xpu, 𐤇𐤍𐤁𐤏𐤋, ''Ḥannibaʿl''; 247 – between 183 and 181 BC) was a Carthaginian general and statesman who commanded the forces of Carthage in their battle against the Roman Republic during the Second Puni ...
, who was created alongside Serpentor by Dr. Mindbender, using the original's DNA and aged a few years. He escaped his foster family to reunite the other Serpentor clones along with Dr. Mindbender, and served in the Coil under Serpentor, until being taken into custody after their defeat. He now serves as a general in Cobra, seeking to help Cobra Commander conquer the world. He is willing to sacrifice his own men to win a battle.
Headman
Headman is a drug kingpin who leads a criminal organization known as the Head Hunters. He was first released as an action figure in 1992, as part of the DEF (Drug Enforcement Force) line.
A repaint of this figure was released in 2002 as a two-pack with
General Tomahawk as part of the ''
G.I. Joe vs. Cobra'' series. This second version of Headman was also released as a bonus figure with the Duke vs. Cobra Commander two-pack as part of a K-Mart exclusive.
Headman began his criminal career mugging old women for their
Social Security
Welfare, or commonly social welfare, is a type of government support intended to ensure that members of a society can meet basic human needs such as food and shelter. Social security may either be synonymous with welfare, or refer specificall ...
checks. He moved on to robbing convenience stores. While in prison, he learned the basics of drug dealing. He created a drug empire based on paramilitary standards. There is strict discipline and a respected chain of command. This has proven successful; much of his competition has fallen by the wayside. He later moves much wider profit possibilities; he is known for stealing weapon plans and price art treasures.
In the
Marvel comics
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''G.I. Joe'' series, he appears in issue #123. His drug peddling forces come into conflict with the Joes' "Drug Enforcement Force", which includes
Bullet-Proof
Bulletproofing is the process of making an object capable of stopping a bullet or similar high velocity projectiles (e.g. Fragmentation (weaponry), shrapnel). The term bullet resistance is often preferred because few, if any, practical materials ...
,
Mutt, and
Shockwave. Headman had brought drugs into the Cobra-controlled town of Broca Beach. He also must deal with a suburban housewife out to kill him. Without realizing the nature of the town they were fighting for, the Joes drove out Headman and his forces.
He appears the
Devil's Due comics in ''Special Missions: Brazil'' where he is captured by the Joes. He ends up a prison in the "Coffin", a high-security G.I. Joe operated prison in the country of
Greenland
Greenland ( kl, Kalaallit Nunaat, ; da, Grønland, ) is an island country in North America that is part of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is located between the Arctic and Atlantic oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Greenland is t ...
.
Tomax, a Cobra operative, invades the prison to rescue his brother and takes the opportunity to kill many 'loose' ends. Headman is one of the many fatalities;
Dr. Biggles-Jones
Cobra is the fictional nemesis of the G.I. Joe Team in the Hasbro toylines and related media. This is an alphabetical listing of Cobra members with unique identities as well as the members of its factions.
Alexander McCullen
Alexander McCullen ...
and Monkeywrench are also slain.
Headman appeared in the DiC ''
G.I. Joe
''G.I. Joe'' is an American media franchise and a line of action figures owned and produced by the toy company Hasbro. The initial product offering represented four of the branches of the U.S. armed forces with the Action Soldier ( U.S. Army), Ac ...
'' animated series, voiced by
Scott McNeil
Scott McNeil is an Australian-born Canadian actor. He currently resides in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. One of the best-known Canadian voice actors of all time, McNeil has provided voices to many characters in animated shows, most notabl ...
.
He is the main villain of a two-part episode "The Greatest Evil". G.I. Joe and Cobra team up to stop him. First they attack his inner city headquarters. Headman retreats to a secret base in the desert and kidnaps Falcon and the sister of Crimson Guard Immortal to use as hostages. Falcon escapes and calls his teammates for help. Joe and Cobra follow Falcon's signal and attack the desert base. eventually members of both groups face down Headman in the base's manufacturing plant where the drug kingpin tries to spray his product over them, hoping their deaths by overdose will help boost the sales of his product. The plan backfires however and Headman ends up getting sprayed instead and begins having a severe overdose. Just before succumbing, Headman sets off the self-destructive mechanism for the base. All the Joe and Cobra forces escape the base's destruction. The last scene of the episode shows Headman's arm sticking out of the rubble followed by a blank screen and the words "Drugs Kill."
In IDW Publishing's ''G.I. Joe'' continuity, he first appears (in the second ongoing ''G.I. Joe: Cobra'' series) as a right-hand man to Major Bludd, who is known and feared for decapitating his foes. His character and very appearance are a complete departure from the drug lord image from his action figure and past comic book appearances.
Hotwire
Hotwire is a Cobra scientist who specializes in robotics. He intended to break with family tradition of being mad scientists, but was kicked out of school for cybernetic experiments. Cobra recruited him to optimize their Battle Android Troopers. He sees himself as a pure scientist and is oblivious to his own insanity.
Incision
Incision, formerly Aleph, is the former leader of the Night Creepers and currently serves as a member of Cobra's Plague Troopers. A highly skilled, arrogant assassin, he serves in the Plague for money, and protection from the Night Creepers. In ''America's Elite'' #35, Storm Shadow kills Incision in battle in the Amazon.
Infrared
Infrared is a member of the elite Cobra Crimson Guard Immortal and is a member of the elite Cobra Plague Troopers.
Interrogator
Interrogator was first released as an action figure in 1991, as part of the Battle Copters line. He was also in 2006 as part of the DTC line. In 2010 he was a part of an exclusive set of figures released by the G.I. Joe Collectors Club at their annual convention.
Interrogator was used in the Devil's Due line of ''G.I. Joe'' comics. He was first mentioned in issue #30 of the regular series. Cobra Commander wanted the Joe infiltrator Barrel Roll captured and taken to the Interrogator. The Joe escaped before this could happen. In another behind the scenes appearance, Interrogator questioned Barrel Roll's brother Blackout about whether he was really switching sides from G.I. Joe to Cobra.
His first appearance came in ''Special Missions: the Enemy'' when he took part in a raid on a hospital to kidnap the child of Destro and the Baroness. This mission was a test to see if he and the others with him were worthy of joining the new elite squad known as
The Plague.
[''G.I. Joe Special Missions: The Enemy'' (September 2007)]
Later, he kidnapped Duke and his father Max Hauser during a family visit in St. Louis. He disguises himself as an Army officer and tries to persuade Max that his son has gone AWOL and is looking for asylum. Before he can successfully deceive the elder Hauser and further torture Duke with sedatives, Roadblock comes to their rescue and the Interrogator flees. He lashes out before escaping and shoots Max Hauser, but it is barely a wound and he survives.
Later, during the "World War III" storyline, Interrogator and the other members of the Plague served on several missions around the world in eliminating various opposition to Cobra including a battle with the Joes in the Mid East and fighting resistance in Philadelphia. He eventually takes part in the final battle between Joe and Cobra in a hidden base in the Appalachian Mountains. During the battle he is knocked out by a punch to the face delivered by Duke.
[''G.I. Joe: America's Elite'' #36 (June 2008)]
Interrogator also appears in the series "Hearts and Minds" in issue #3 by IDW. Interrogator proves his skills at getting information by questioning Thomas Stall. He uses Stall's shame at being a called a coward because of a false video tape showing him running from his fellow soldiers.
Interrogator appeared in the DiC ''
G.I. Joe
''G.I. Joe'' is an American media franchise and a line of action figures owned and produced by the toy company Hasbro. The initial product offering represented four of the branches of the U.S. armed forces with the Action Soldier ( U.S. Army), Ac ...
'' animated series.
Lt. Clay Moore
Lt. Clayton W. Moore was a former street gang member who joined up with the Cobra Organization where his leadership enabled him to become a garrison officer at Cobra Headquarters. He even managed to prove himself to Cobra Commander when he managed to ferret out a "traitor" in their ranks. Cobra Commander rewarded Lt. Clay Moore with the command of the elite Cobra Shock Viper corps.
Major Bludd
Metal-Head
Metal-Head
Metal-Head is a fictional character from the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero toyline, comic books and animated series. He is a member of the Iron Grenadiers, and first appeared in the 1990 edition of the toyline. He is not to be mistaken for anoth ...
is an anti-tank specialist and member of the Iron Grenadiers.
Mistress Armada
Mistress Armada is the real name of Lilian Osborne, a former member of the British Army who sided with the Iron Grenadiers upon befriending Alexander McCullen in the Devil's Due Publishing continuity. First appearance in Image Comics G.I. Joe #1 (September 2001).
Munitia
Munitia is an unnamed female mercenary, and anyone that gets close to her gets a chill to their bone. She is often found in the company of Black Out and Firefly, known together as H.I.S.S. (Hierarchy of Infiltration, Stealth, and Sabotage). Munitia was released as an action figure in 2009, as an exclusive with the G.I. Joe Collectors' Club. In ''
G.I. Joe: America's Elite'', she served as a member of the elite
Plague Troopers
World War III is the title of a 12-issue comic book story that took place in issues #25-36 of the comic '' G.I. Joe: America's Elite'', published by Devil's Due Publishing. The plot concerns Cobra Command's final attempt to take over the world. Or ...
.
Neurotoxin
Neurotoxin is the leader of the Cobra Sand Scorpion forces, and was first released as an action figure in 2004. Like all of the Sand Scorpion troops, Neurotoxin was hand-picked from the Cobra Sand Vipers to have his DNA combined with the DNA of a scorpion to produce a more effective warrior.
Neurotoxin appears in the Devil's Due book ''Special Missions Manhattan''. He is captured by the Joes and later sent to the Coffin prison in Greenland. He is among the prisoners freed by Tomax and later battles the Joes in Mexico.
Overkill
Overlord
Overlord is the code name of Mikhail Derenko. He was first released as an action figure in 1990, packaged with the "Dictator" attack tank/hovercraft.
He is suspected of being a former
Crimson Guard
The Crimson Guard is an elite organization within the fictional G.I. Joe universe. They are members of Cobra Command, the nemesis of the G.I. Joe team. They are often referred to by a phonetic spelling of their organization's initials, as "Sieg ...
member. Regardless, he actually managed to take control of Cobra for some time. He advocated 'traditional Cobra values' but this was just to mask his own personal grab for power.
Overlord appeared in the
Devil's Due G.I. Joe series. He is responsible for the death of
Chuckles
Chuckles are jelly candies coated with a light layer of sugar. They come in five flavors: cherry, lemon, lime, orange, and licorice. Each package of Chuckles contains one piece of each flavor. The candies are made with corn syrup, sugar, modi ...
, murdering him on the beach of
Cobra Island
Cobra (sometimes referred to as Cobra Command) is a fictional terrorist organization and the nemesis of the G.I. Joe Team in the Hasbro action figure toyline '' G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' and '' G.I. Joe: Sigma 6'', as well as in related m ...
in issue #25. Moments later,
Skidmark and
Duke
Duke is a male title either of a monarch ruling over a duchy, or of a member of royalty, or nobility. As rulers, dukes are ranked below emperors, kings, grand princes, grand dukes, and sovereign princes. As royalty or nobility, they are ran ...
move in to arrest Overlord, but a helicopter crashes between them, killing Skidmark and allowing Overlord to escape. He later goes to work for the Jugglers, who send him to Duke's secret base in Iceland. There he mortally wounds Scanner, and locks Duke,
Scarlett, and
Snake Eyes in a vault. Scanner uses the last of his strength to activate the base's self-destruct, killing himself and Overlord.
Overlord appeared as a
boss
Boss may refer to:
Occupations
* Supervisor, often referred to as boss
* Air boss, more formally, air officer, the person in charge of aircraft operations on an aircraft carrier
* Crime boss, the head of a criminal organization
* Fire boss, ...
in the 1991
''G.I. Joe'' video game for the Nintendo Entertainment System.
Raptor
Raptor is
Cobra's
falconer, and was first released as an action figure in 1987.
Raptor was a
yuppie
Yuppie, short for "young urban professional" or "young upwardly-mobile professional", is a term coined in the early 1980s for a young professional person working in a city. The term is first attested in 1980, when it was used as a fairly neu ...
tax consultant who took up
falconry
Falconry is the hunting of wild animals in their natural state and habitat by means of a trained bird of prey. Small animals are hunted; squirrels and rabbits often fall prey to these birds. Two traditional terms are used to describe a person ...
as a pastime. He became obsessed with the avian bloodsport, and discovered that by breeding bigger and stronger birds, and equipping them with steel-tipped talons, they were capable of attacking much more profitable game. After
Destro
Laird James McCullen Destro XXIV, usually referred to simply as Destro, is a fictional character from the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero toyline, comic books, and cartoon series. He is the leader of the Iron Grenadiers, and founder of M.A.R.S. ...
caught him poaching on a Cobra mink ranch, Raptor joined the Cobra legions, and began work on developing a bird of prey strong enough to attack a G.I. Joe. Raptor has an unmistakable kinship with his feathered minions, and has even taken to dressing like a giant bird, in order to put his birds at ease. He supplements his income in the service of Cobra, by training his falcons to steal jewels and other valuables.
In the Marvel Comics ''G.I. Joe'' series, he first appeared in issue #59. He teams up with
Cobra Commander
Cobra Commander is a fictional character and the main antagonist of the '' G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' franchise. He is the supreme leader of the terrorist organization Cobra and the archenemy of the G.I. Joe Team. He was portrayed by Josep ...
, to attack a small group of Joes on the move after weapons testing. This group includes
Tunnel Rat
The tunnel rats were American, Australian, New Zealander, and South Vietnamese soldiers who performed underground search and destroy missions during the Vietnam War.
Later, similar teams were used by the Soviet Army during the Soviet–Afghan ...
, who Raptor had traced through his credit cards. Raptor then tails Cobra Commander's son
Billy, gaining more valuable intelligence.
Raptor was one of the few members of Cobra, who knew that Fred VII had replaced the original Cobra Commander. He divulged this information to Dr. Mindbender, bringing the Cobra scientist to the Commander's supposed burial site. There they discovered an empty grave, and that Cobra Commander was still alive. Cobra Commander returns to Cobra Island, and buries Raptor with several of his other enemies in a landlocked freighter on the island.
[''G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' #98 (March 1990)] Raptor does not survive this incident, dying from botulism after eating tainted food.
Raptor appears in the G.I. Joe novel ''Divide and Conquer''. He also appeared in the 1991
''G.I. Joe'' video game for the Nintendo Entertainment System.
In IDW Publishing's ''G.I. Joe'' continuity, he first appears in ''Infestation 2: G.I. Joe'' #1, as a crazed resident of the "Cobra-La" installation for unfit and unstable agents deemed valuable to Cobra R&D.
Razorclaw
Razorclaw is the leader of the Cobra Razor Troopers, and was first released as an action figure in 2004 as part of the ''Valor vs Venom'' line, in a two-pack with
Heavy Duty.
Razorclaw doesn't know the name he had before his transformation into a Cobra Feral Berserker. After the procedure, he had the urge to rip anything in front of him. Razorclaw was trained by renegade ninjas in vicious and sneaky tactics that have been outlawed by various ninja clans for hundreds of years. Razorclaw is simply unleashed to let the tiger DNA part of him take over to stalk and capture his prey by taking them down with his retractable claws.
In IDW Publishing's ''G.I. Joe'' continuity, he first appears in ''Infestation 2: G.I. Joe'' #1, as a crazed resident of the "Cobra-La" installation for unfit and unstable agents deemed valuable to Cobra R&D.
Repulsor
Repulsor is the code name of Frederick M. Townsend. Repulsor served as Cobra's Toxo-Viper commander, and was first released as an action figure in 2014 as a G.I. Joe Convention Exclusive.
Rip It
Rip It is the code name of Fredd T. Booth III. Rip It served as the commander of Cobra's H.I.S.S. tank division, and was first released as an action figure in 2000, packaged with the H.I.S.S. III. A version of the H.I.S.S. Commander was also released in 2007 and 2008.
He appears in the Devil's Due ''G.I. Joe'' comics, in the one-shot ''Special Missions: The Enemy''. He takes part in a raid on a hospital to kidnap Baroness's baby. After expressing doubts about the mission, Rip It is killed by his superiors.
Roddy Piper
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper is a fellow Destro Clan member who serves as a trainer for the Iron Grenadiers. He is modeled after the professional wrestler
Roddy Piper.
Scalpel
Scalpel is the code name of Andrew R. Walker. He is a doctor who joined up with the Cobra Organization as a Cobra Medic, and was first released as an action figure in 2003, in a 2-pack with G.I. Joe member
Sgt. Hacker. Scalpel also has a grudge against Sgt. Hacker for reasons that he does not want to reveal.
Scar-Face
Scar-Face is a
Cobra Officer, who was a courier for Cobra Commander in the Marvel Comics ''G.I. Joe'' series. He was eventually used as a "biological time-bomb", in order to infect the
G.I. Joe Team with a deadly toxin invented by
Doctor Venom
Dr. Venom is a fictional character who appears in the Marvel G.I. Joe comic series. He is a scientist who is the inventor of the Brainwave Scanner.
Comics
Marvel Comics
Dr. Venom is the first scientist employed by Cobra. His first major inventi ...
. Scar-Face was killed, when explosive charges destroyed G.I. Joe headquarters and he was trapped inside.
Scar-Face was released as an action figure in 2008 as "Scarred Cobra Officer", in a comic book 2-pack as part of the 25th Anniversary line.
Scrap-Iron
Sergeant Major
Sergent Major is the real name of Alastair Thomas Duncan, Destro's right-hand man on the Iron Grenadiers.
Serpentor
Shadow Strike
Shadow Strike was a
ninja
A or was a covert agent or mercenary in feudal Japan. The functions of a ninja included reconnaissance
In military operations, reconnaissance or scouting is the exploration of an area by military forces to obtain information about enem ...
who infiltrated the
Arashikage
Storm Shadow is a fictional character from the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero toyline, comic books and animated series. He is best known as the Cobra Commander's ninja bodyguard, and for his history with fellow ninja Snake Eyes.
Throughout t ...
Clan to corrupt it from within, while secretly working for Cobra Commander. He continues his training under Storm Shadow, but also spies on him for Cobra Commander. His greatest strength is also his greatest weakness, as he is a lone wolf, preferring to operate alone as opposed to teaming with another or using troops.
Shadow Strike appears in the movie ''
G.I. Joe: Ninja Battles'', in a non-speaking role.
Skull Buster
Skull Buster is Cobra's
Range-Viper commander. He worked up the ranks of Cobra's Range Vipers, by being the most vicious of the bunch. Skull Buster has embraced the life of a survivalist, handling inhospitable wilderness with zeal, and cheerfully feasting on any animal worth killing. He imagines himself as the ultimate alpha predator, and is more likely to kill a scavenger such as a vulture or jackal, before dining on carrion.
During "
World War III
World War III or the Third World War, often abbreviated as WWIII or WW3, are names given to a hypothetical World war, worldwide large-scale military conflict subsequent to World War I and World War II. The term has been in use ...
", when G.I. Joe was actively pursuing all known Cobra operatives, Skull Buster had made his home on a deserted island in the wilds of Namibia. When
Shipwreck and
Cover Girl
A cover girl is a woman whose photograph features on the front cover of a magazine. She may be a model, celebrity or entertainer. The term would generally not be used to describe a casual, once-off appearance by a person on the cover of a maga ...
show up to apprehend him, he decides to kill them by faking their deaths from exposure; simple murder would cause too much of an investigation and disrupt his "retirement". Shipwreck stuns the man with scorpion venom, and he is taken back to civilization, a fate he fears worse than death.
[''G.I. Joe: America's Elite'' #27 (September 2007)] Skull Buster is incarcerated in "The Coffin", a prison in Greenland created by G.I. Joe to hold all of their captured enemies. He is eventually freed alongside several others, during an assault on The Coffin led by Tomax.
[''G.I. Joe: America's Elite'' #30 (December 2007)]
Sky Creeper
Sky Creeper was first released as an action figure in 1991, as part of the Air Commandos line.
He is the
Cobra Air Recon Leader.
The criminal known as Sky Creeper created a glider to break out of reform school. He then had a career robbing patrons of rooftop restaurants and escaping via gliders. In prison, he is recruited to the side of Cobra by a member of the biker gang
Dreadnoks
Cobra (sometimes referred to as Cobra Command) is a fictional terrorist organization and the nemesis of the G.I. Joe Team in the Hasbro action figure toyline '' G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' and '' G.I. Joe: Sigma 6'', as well as in related m ...
. He then organized the "Night Vultures", a covert air recon unit, which he commands.
He appears in the Devil's Due ''G.I. Joe'' comics, in the one-shot ''Special Missions: The Enemy''. He takes part in a raid on a hospital to kidnap Baroness's baby. After expressing doubts about the mission, Sky Creeper is killed by his superiors.
Slash
Slash is a mercenary and ninja serving in Cobra and was released in 2005. He wields twin dao broadswords. He was exiled by his clan for numerous crimes. He is described as a lethal warrior with a mantis-like grace and a complete lack of humanity. He frequently partners with Slice to form a two-person strike team.
Slash appears in the movie ''
G.I. Joe: Ninja Battles'', in a non-speaking role.
Slice
Steel Cobra
Steel Cobra (his Portuguese name is Cobra de Aço) is one of the most feared operatives of Cobra Command. He is a calculated strategist who is incredibly conceited about his success. He supervises Cobra's Python Patrol facility in the Brazilian Amazon.
Storm Shadow
Tomax and Xamot
Vanguard
Vanguard, real name Sgt. Nick Bailey, is a member of Cobra's Plague Troopers. His parents worked hard to support him and his brother, who was killed in the Black Hawk down incident, which changed his worldview to a more radical position. He was personally recruited and influenced by Cobra Commander himself.
Vapor
Vapor was first released as an action figure in 1990, packaged with the Cobra Hurricane V.T.O.L.
The pilot, whose name is unknown, has direct connections between his optic nerves and his plane's targeting computers. This allows data to be directly broadcast to the inside of his helmet. This system is also linked to voice-activated weaponry. This increases his piloting skills but after about half an hour, the image processing gives him debilitating headaches and vision problems.
Vapor and the Hurricane appeared in the DiC ''
G.I. Joe
''G.I. Joe'' is an American media franchise and a line of action figures owned and produced by the toy company Hasbro. The initial product offering represented four of the branches of the U.S. armed forces with the Action Soldier ( U.S. Army), Ac ...
'' animated series. He appeared in the episode "Messenger from The Deep"
Vector
Vector is a Cobra Laser Viper serving with the organization's elite Plague Troopers. He was recruited to the Plague due to his modifying his equipment from a targeting system to an offensive laser weapon system. It is rumored Destro tried to recruit him or purchase his technology for M.A.R.S.
Velocity
Velocity is an A.V.A.C. who serves as a member of Cobra's Plague Troopers. He is equipped with a personal jetpack system. He climbed the ranks to become an A.V.A.C. and earn the right to pilot a Firebat, becoming the best pilot in Cobra, second only to Wild Weasel. He is well liked by the rest of Plague due to his friendly personality and sense of humor.
At the end of the World War III story arc, he attempts to flee before the final battle, but is shot down and killed by Black Out on Guillotine's orders.
Venomous Maximus
Venomous Maximus was first released as an action figure in 2004, as part of the ''Valor vs. Venom'' line. Cobra created him by capturing
General Hawk
Hawk is a fictional character from the '' G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' media franchise. He is one of the original members of the G.I. Joe Team, and debuted in 1982 as a Missile Commander, but was later promoted to full commander of the team. ...
, and mutating him into the leader of Cobra's V-Troops. He is very powerful, difficult to control, and possesses a reptilian focus, insect drive, and mammalian bloodlust.
Voltar
Voltar was a successful mercenary commander that grew too successful for his continued presence to be tolerated by the provisional governments, revolutionary councils, and military dictatorships that employed him. He is affiliated with the
Iron Grenadiers
Cobra (sometimes referred to as Cobra Command) is a fictional terrorist organization and the nemesis of the G.I. Joe Team in the Hasbro action figure toyline '' G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' and '' G.I. Joe: Sigma 6'', as well as in related m ...
as
Destro
Laird James McCullen Destro XXIV, usually referred to simply as Destro, is a fictional character from the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero toyline, comic books, and cartoon series. He is the leader of the Iron Grenadiers, and founder of M.A.R.S. ...
's general and debuted as a toy in 1988.
Vypra
Vypra is the code name of Ann A. Conda (a play on "
anaconda
Anacondas or water boas are a group of large snakes of the genus '' Eunectes''. They are found in tropical South America. Four species are currently recognized.
Description
Although the name applies to a group of snakes, it is often used ...
"). She grew up in the swamps of New Orleans before joining up with the Cobra Organization. She is the driver of the Rattler 4-WD. She is mentioned in the Devil's Due series ''
G.I. Joe: America's Elite'', when the Joes start hunting down every member of Cobra that they can find during "
World War III
World War III or the Third World War, often abbreviated as WWIII or WW3, are names given to a hypothetical World war, worldwide large-scale military conflict subsequent to World War I and World War II. The term has been in use ...
".
Wild Weasel
Wild Weasel is an ace pilot, who served in the bush wars of South America and Africa. He has extensive knowledge of close support aircraft, ranging from jury-rigged civilian conversions, to state-of-the-art flying machines armed with laser-guided missiles and ECM pods. His speech pattern contains a characteristic
sibilance
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that is caused by a mouth injury. He wears a red flight suit with a helmet that hides his face.
Vance Wingfield
Vance Wingfield was the leader of the Strike First militia group, which was based in Montana.
An undercover operation by G.I. Joe revealed it to be a Cobra training facility, where Wingfield was plotting to detonate a nuclear warhead on Russian soil, in order to initiate World War III. This plan was thwarted by G.I. Joe, and Wingfield was presumed dead, when he was shot in the back by his wife Shary.
Later, Wingfield's son Tyler tried to follow in his footsteps, by hatching a similar plot, and attempting to spread the lethal Death Angel virus. Tyler was also stopped by G.I. Joe, and history repeated itself, as he was also shot in the back by Shary Wingfield.
[''G.I. Joe: Frontline #14 (September 2003)] Vance returned soon after, using M.A.R.S. technology to pull satellites from orbit, and collide them with cities on Earth. He was stopped when taken into custody by G.I. Joe, but not before causing devastation and killing thousands of innocent civilians in Chicago and Silicon Valley.
[''G.I. Joe: America's Elite'' #5 (November 2005)]
Wraith
Wraith is the code name of Charles Halifax. He was first released as an action figure in 2008, which was available in two different variations, the standard version, and a translucent blue version demonstrating his invisibility field.
Wraith is a
mercenary
A mercenary, sometimes also known as a soldier of fortune or hired gun, is a private individual, particularly a soldier, that joins a military conflict for personal profit, is otherwise an outsider to the conflict, and is not a member of any o ...
who doesn't work for the money...he simply wants to fight, foster chaos and kill. Using stolen technology, he acquired a stealth assault suit that makes him virtually invisible. The only flaw in the suit, is that an outline of Wraith can be seen if he moves too fast. But by then he is so close to his target, that you only get a quick, shadowy glimpse before he makes his move.
In the
Devil's Due continuity, both G.I. Joe and Cobra hoped that the skilled spy and fighter would choose to join them, but in the end, Destro was the only one who discovered what Halifax truly lived for: chaos and destruction. Destro offered Halifax a chance to become near-invincible with a stolen stealth assault suit acquired from the Chinese government. The power and remarkable opportunities provided by this suit were enough to buy Halifax's loyalty...for now.
Wraith was killed by the Baroness, in her mission of revenge on all that had wronged her in the past.
[''G.I. Joe: America's Elite'' #22 (April 2007)] The Wraith suit then fell into the hands of the Red Shadows, reportedly the suit's original designers.
[''G.I. Joe: America's Elite'' #23 (May 2007)]
Zartan
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List of ''G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' characters
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Cobra Troopers
The Cobra Troopers serve as the basic Infantry, foot soldiers of the Cobra Command, Cobra Organization, as part of the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero toyline, comic books and animated series. They are generally depicted as legions of uniformed sold ...
– the common soldiers in Cobra Command
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B.A.T. – the robotic soldiers of Cobra Command
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Crimson Guard
The Crimson Guard is an elite organization within the fictional G.I. Joe universe. They are members of Cobra Command, the nemesis of the G.I. Joe team. They are often referred to by a phonetic spelling of their organization's initials, as "Sieg ...
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Night Creepers
The Night Creepers are fictional characters from the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero toyline, comic books and animated series. They are a syndicate of hi-tech ninjas/corporate mercenaries hired by Cobra as spies and assassins.
Profile
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Python Patrol
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References
External links
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