Hasbro continued its pattern of a yearly theme for its releases with "Valor vs. Venom." Joe and COBRA adventures would revolve around Dr. Mindbender's plot to combine COBRA troops with animal DNA to produce super-warriors. While older fans criticized the sci-fi nature of this plot, it was really nothing new. Mutations of various sorts were featured in several episodes of both cartoon series, and genetic alteration has been a common sight on COBRA filecards since the mid-1980s.
The earliest releases, shipped in time for 2003's Christmas season, included many new molds. Several figures and vehicles introduced a controversial new feature called "Action Attack"—button-activated ninja moves and vehicle maneuvers. As with the Ninja Force of the early 1990s, the feature forced a compromise in figure poseability and articulation. However, this feature was experimental, and each Action Attack figure was soon retooled to remove the problems. Better received were a new filecard design and much better character art. Many older characters were reintroduced this year, especially through store exclusives and in a series of three-packs based on the original Hasbro comic. Each pack included a reprint of an early issue.
Several store exclusives for the year had been announced at the previous summer's convention, but with such early announcements come the possibility of major changes. A Crimson Guard 3-pack (actually Joes in disguise) was postponed indefinitely after the Spy Troops theme ended, but a COBRA trooper 6-pack was out before spring, and the Guard was revived with an exclusive set released at the end of the year. Wal-Mart-exclusive ARAH figures with parachutes were also cancelled; they would have included repaints of 1992 Duke, 1989 Snake-Eyes, 1989 Low Light, 2000 Rip It, 1992 Storm Shadow, and 1997 Alley Viper. In their place were three 2-packs of Joes in desert camo matched with COBRAs in urban/arctic camo. Also, a Night Force 6-pack in January featured a tie-in with Action Man, a European secret-agent toy line, and ten of the previous years' figures were re-released or updated for single packs. Tiger Force, Dreadnoks, and their new recruits the Dreadheads were featured at the summer convention, held July 2-4, which celebrated the fortieth anniversary of G. I. Joe. The convention also saw the unveiling of figures based on characters' appearance in Marvel's comic series from the early years of the toy line, packaged with reprints of the comic. More exclusives arrived near the end of the year, which saw five regular waves of the Valor vs. Venom theme, plus single-packed figures and more, for a total of over 180 figures released in just one year.
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| Duke | Item # 55465-1 | Wave 1 Valor vs. Venom 2-Pack Assortment | ||||||
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| G. I. JOE First Sergeant | E-8 (Army master sergeant) | SN: 234-095-GI89 | ||||||
| File Name: 1SG Conrad S. Hauser | Primary MOS: Infantry | |||||||
| POB: St. Louis, MO | Secondary MOS: Intelligence | |||||||
| Appearance: yellow hair; green short-sleeved shirt with blue-grey sleeveless vest; black gloves; tan pants with black belt, kneepads, and boots. | ||||||||
| Accessories: black pistol (02 Shipwreck's Uzi); black chain weapon (89 Snake Eyes's); black chain weapon (new, two pieces); black communications gauntlet (common for VvV Joes). | ||||||||
 Filecard Information: The calm and determined battlefield commander of the G. I. JOE team is always out in front, leading by example, never asking a team member to do a job he wouldn't do himself. His experience and coolness under fire bolsters morale and gives the G. I. JOE team a firm anchor to hold onto even in the worst situations. Offered a battlefield commission, he turned down the chance to be an officer because he felt it would distance himself from his troops. A hard charger, but understanding and fair, he believes in his heart that decency, honor, and freedom must always prevail over malevolence, deceit, and tyranny, no matter what the cost. He hopes to defeat the the [sic] latest COBRA threat, human-animal hybrids, by building advanced combat systems that are linked closely to their human operators."We're the good guys and they're the bad guys. The job of the good guys is to put the bad guys out of business." | ||||||||
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| Variations: None. | ||||||||
| Mold: Duke (04/I, 04/IV, 05/II); retooled to remove Action Attack feature for 04/IV. | ||||||||
| Toy notes: Available in a 2-pack with COBRA Commander. Duke's construction is altered to accommodate a spring-loaded, Action Attack ninja move. | ||||||||
| Heavy Duty | Item # 55469-1 | Wave 1 Valor vs. Venom 2-Pack Assortment | |||||
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| Heavy Ordnance Trooper | E-5 (Army sergeant) | SN: 807-46-LM65 | |||||
| File Name: Sgt. Lamont A. Morris | Primary MOS: Laser Weapons System Operator (11-H) | ||||||
| POB: Chicago, IL | Secondary MOS: Indirect Fire Infantryman | ||||||
| Appearance: African American; blue bandana; grey short-sleeved shirt with black straps and gloves; green pants with black belt, grey segmented leg armor, and black boots. | |||||||
| Accessories: black shotgun (03 Burn Out's M4 Super 90); black sniper rifle (03 Black Out's DSR-1) with bipod; black knife (shared with Hi-Tech; three-segment handle); black communications gauntlet (common for VvV Joes). | |||||||
 Filecard Information: A qualified expert with all known heavy infantry weapons systems, HEAVY DUTY is also an aspiring chef. Unfortunately, his culinary attempts meet heavy resistance from the rest of the team who remember with fondness the mess hall masterpieces created by his culinary predecessor, ROADBLOCK. The biggest and strongest member of the G. I. JOE team, HEAVY DUTY is the main source of covering fire on the ground when the team is in assault mode. Even under the worst of conditions, every member of the G. I. JOE team knows that HEAVY DUTY will be there to back them up and that he is prepared to do his job and keep on doing it."The G. I. JOE team doesn't just fight. We take care of each other. That's what it's all about, isn't it?" | |||||||
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| Variations: Early releases had a lighter skin tone than later releases. | |||||||
| Mold:
head—Heavy Duty (03, 04/I, 04/III), Cannonball (05) arms, waist, and legs—Heavy Duty (03, 04/I, 04/III), Nullifier (06/I, 06/II) torso—Heavy Duty (03, 04/I, 04/III) | |||||||
| Toy notes: Available in a 2-pack with Razorclaw. | |||||||
| Hi-Tech | Item # 55467-1 | Wave 1 Valor vs. Venom 2-Pack Assortment | |||||
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| Operations Support Specialist | E-4 (Army specialist) | SN: 711-60-KLJL | |||||
| File Name: Spc. David P. Lewinski | Primary MOS: Armament Research & Design | ||||||
| POB: St. Paul, MN | Secondary MOS: Telecommunications | ||||||
| Appearance: lots of yellow hair; black headset on left cheek; grey shirt with red straps and pockets; black half-gloves; blue pants with red belt and pockets; black boots with grey armor. | |||||||
| Accessories: black grenade launcher (03 Beachhead's HK69A1); silver spring missile launcher (new, upright cannon) with detachable green shield and black stand; black missile (new, with long fins); black knife (shared with Heavy Duty); black communications gauntlet (common for VvV Joes). | |||||||
 Filecard Information: Although he is more likely to be wielding a soldering gun than one that shoots bullets, HI-TECH can be depended on to pitch in during a real fight, by taking control of any number of complex technological weapons systems used by the G. I. JOE team as they battle the nefarious forces of COBRA. A good-natured soul who can't bring himself to say "no," HI-TECH spends most of his off-duty time repairing the personal vehicles of G. I. JOE teammates, fixing their TVs and stereo systems, and troubleshooting their PCs and laptops. He doesn't mind it a bit. He says it's all good practice for when a key piece of a weapons system fails during a real fight. His latest work involves developing technology that can remove the animal hybridization venom that has been developed by DR. MINDBENDER to create more powerful and dangerous COBRA troops."If it isn't alive or art, I can fix it." | |||||||
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| Variations: None. | |||||||
| Mold: UNIQUE! | |||||||
| Toy notes: Available in a 2-pack with Dr. Mindbender. | |||||||
| Scarlett | Item # 55468-1 | Wave 1 Valor vs. Venom 2-Pack Assortment | |||||
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| Counterintelligence Agent | E-5 (Army sergeant) | SN: 624-29-SC34 | |||||
| File Name: Sgt. Shana M. O'Hara | Primary MOS: Counter Intelligence | ||||||
| POB: Atlanta, GA | Secondary MOS: Classified | ||||||
| Appearance: shoulder-length red hair; green body suit with grey on torso and arms; black and grey gloves; light red belt and kneepads; black boots; some yellow trim. | |||||||
| Accessories: brown quiver backpack (new, small); black sheath (02 Snake Eyes's, with no backpack peg); black crossbow (02 Scarlett's) with arrow; silver sword (new, with thin criss-cross-pattern hilt); black communications gauntlet (common for VvV Joes). | |||||||
 Filecard Information: SCARLETT may seem open and friendly on the outside, but most of her past is cloaked in secrecy and the only G. I. JOE team member who truly knows what is in her heart is SNAKE EYES—and he's not telling. What is known is her proficiency in several martial arts, her skill with the crossbow, and the fact that she graduated summa cum laude from a prestigious Ivy League university. One of the things that SCARLETT can't keep secret is her revulsion to the COBRA Venom program that produces hybrid warriors who have had their DNA recombined with that of wild animals. She has acquired her skills and strength naturally, through study and hard work, and disdains those who use artificial means to attain the same goals."I'm not just one of the 'guys'; I'm better." | |||||||
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| Variations: None. | |||||||
| Mold: Scarlett (04/I, 04/III, 04/IV) | |||||||
| Toy notes: Available in a 2-pack with Sand Scorpion. Versions in 2002, 2003, 2005, and 2007 were named "Agent Scarlett." | |||||||
| Snake Eyes | Item # 55466-1 | Wave 1 Valor vs. Venom 2-Pack Assortment | ||||||
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| G. I. JOE Covert Mission Specialist | E-7 (Army sergeant first class) | SN: Classified | ||||||
| File Name: Classified | Primary MOS: Infantry | |||||||
| POB: Classified | Secondary MOS: Hand-to-hand Combat Instructor | |||||||
| Appearance: dark grey mask with blue goggles; dark grey shirt with blue collar and black straps and wrist wraps; dark grey pants with black belt and boots. | ||||||||
| Accessories: black sheath backpack (02 Snake Eyes's); black pistol (02 Shipwreck's Uzi); silver sword (92 T'Jbang's); black chain weapon (89 Snake Eyes's); black communications gauntlet (common for VvV Joes). | ||||||||
 Filecard Information: Some people say that ninjas own the night. If that's the case, SNAKE EYES owns the whole twenty-four hours. Anybody who isn't a mouth-breather has a reasonable chance of sneaking up behind a sentry in the dark. SNAKE EYES can do it at high noon on a gravel path with no cover. A qualified expert with all NATO and former Warsaw Pact small arms, he is proficient in twelve martial arts systems and a master of the same ninja clan (Arashikage) that produced STORM SHADOW. His one known hobby is collecting spike-handled trench knives. At one time SNAKE EYES and the COBRA ninja STORM SHADOW were sword brothers, but circumstances forced them apart and led STORM SHADOW down the evil road to COBRA. Although others see them as bitter foes, SNAKE EYES looks at the COBRA ninja and sees only the best friend he ever had, so he dreads the day he may have to draw his sword against him in earnest.
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| Variations: Catalog images and character art give Snake Eyes' sword a black hilt. | ||||||||
| Mold: Snake Eyes (04/I, 04/III, 05/III) | ||||||||
| Toy notes: Available in a 2-pack with Storm Shadow. Snake's code name is hyphenated for the 1985, 1993, 1994, 1997/II, and 2000 versions. The 2006 version was named "CLASSIFIED." | ||||||||
| Alley Viper II | Item # 55470-1 | Wave 1 Valor vs. Venom 2-Pack Assortment | |||||
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| COBRA Urban Assault Trooper | |||||||
| Appearance: blue helmet with black face mask; blue shirt with yellow trim and grey armor on shoulders and arms; blue pants with yellow belt and grey boots and kneepads. | |||||||
| Accessories: two silver submachine guns (02 Neo-Viper's Skorpion); black knife (new, black with guard and silver blade). | |||||||
 Filecard Information: The COBRA ALLEY VIPER troops are the inner city invasion forces for COBRA. Recruited from other COBRA combat divisions, COBRA ALLEY VIPER troops use various forms of evil to achieve their objectives. They go through extremely tough training in all kinds of urban environments—streets, buildings, and alleys. Only the toughest can successfully jump down thirty feet to a concrete floor while carrying a full combat load—and that's one of the easy exercises. They look and act tough, so people are always running away just at the sight of them. They have been given special training in controlling the dangerous human-animal tiger hybrids created by DR. MINDBENDER, for one side effect of the experiments has resulted in uncontrollable bursts of frenzy. Amongst themselves, the COBRA ALLEY VIPER troops refer to the hybrids as their new attack dogs."We're big, strong, and ruthless! You don't want to be around when we come kicking your door down!" | |||||||
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| Variations: None. | |||||||
| Mold: Alley Viper II (04/I, 04/II) | |||||||
| Toy notes: Available in a 2-pack with Viper. | |||||||
| Cobra Commander | Item # 55465-2 | Wave 1 Valor vs. Venom 2-Pack Assortment | ||||||
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| Commander of COBRA Forces | ||||||||
| File Name: Unknown | Primary MOS: Unknown | |||||||
| POB: Unknown | Secondary MOS: Unknown | |||||||
| Appearance: black battle helmet with silver face shield; black jacket with red piping and light grey gloves and belt; black pants with black boots; gold Cobra emblems on helmet, shoulders, and belt buckle. | ||||||||
| Accessories: black half-cape (03 Cobra Commander's, with red interior); black pistol (02 Shipwreck's with silencer); black shotgun (03 Burn Out's M4 Super 90); gold staff (new, twisted with bright green venom vial). | ||||||||
 Filecard Information: COBRA COMMANDER is the ruthless egomaniac who leads the evil forces of COBRA in their bid for world domination. Devoid of conscience or scruples, he will stop at nothing to achieve his terrible goals, going so far as to order the twisted genius DR. MINDBENDER to experiment with combining human and animal DNA to produce more savage warriors for his legions. A roiling mass of contradictions, COBRA COMMANDER is intelligent, yet oblivious to reality; passionate about his nasty aims, yet cold to people; perceptive of the minor faults of others, yet blind to his own foibles. He is basically a small-time hustler and card-cheat who has risen to greater power than was ever expected—but the same could be said for many infamous dictators of the past."The G.&bnsp;I. JOE team has no chance against us. What do they stand for, fairness and honor? Euphemisms for weakness!" | ||||||||
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| Variations: None. | ||||||||
| Mold: Cobra Commander (03/III, 04/I, 04/III, 05/I) | ||||||||
| Toy notes: Available in a 2-pack with Duke. | ||||||||
| Doctor Mindbender | Item # 55467-2 | Wave 1 Valor vs. Venom 2-Pack Assortment | |||||
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| COBRA Master of Mind Control | |||||||
| File Name: Unknown | Primary MOS: Unknown | ||||||
| POB: Unknown | Secondary MOS: Unknown | ||||||
| Appearance: bald with black handlebar moustache; glasses; red shirt under white labcoat; black gloves; grey pants with black boots. | |||||||
| Accessories: two silver pistols (03 Black Out's Desert Eagle); black laptop (new, hinged with blue screen and test tube holders); two black test tubes (new, very small). | |||||||
 Filecard Information: The originator of COBRA mind-control programs, DR. MINDBENDER turned his evil genius towards the creation of genetically altered super-warriors, perfecting a venom that adheres the DNA of the earth's most ferocious and dangerous animals to human DNA. The resulting hybrids are faster, stronger, and more resistant to pain than the normal human COBRA troopers. They also require less maintenance and don't seem to mind that they aren't being paid. DR. MINDBENDER was once a kindly orthodontist who, in his quest to relieve dental pain through mind-control, tested his brainwave scanner on himself and was turned into a malevolent maniac with definite anti-social tendencies. In COBRA COMMANDER, he found a perfect patron who shares his evil views and has unlimited funds to finance his wildest and most unnatural experiments."Venom is my crowning achievement. It smells like—victory through microbiology!" | |||||||
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| Variations: None. | |||||||
| Mold: UNIQUE! | |||||||
| Toy notes: Available in a 2-pack with Hi-Tech. | |||||||
| Razorclaw | Item # 55469-2 | Wave 1 Valor vs. Venom 2-Pack Assortment | |||||
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| COBRA Feral Berserker | |||||||
| Appearance: red helmet with black visor; black shirt with red armor on chest and shoulders; grey gloves with long talons; black pants with grey belt; red boots; red Cobra emblem on chest. | |||||||
| Accessories: black pistol (88 Shockwave's); black assault rifle (86 Leatherneck's M16/M203). | |||||||
 Filecard Information: He doesn't remember the name he had before he went through his transformation. He answers only to RAZORCLAW. His first impulse after the procedure was to rip apart anything in front of him. He has instinctive combat skills hard-wired directly into his nervous system, and his pain tolerance level is cranked up to "10." He sees through a red haze of unrestrained anger, and a low menacing growl often escapes from between his teeth. RAZORCLAW was trained by renegade ninjas in vicious and sneaky techniques that had been outlawed by legitimate ninja clans for hundreds of years. He isn't "deployed" into an area of operations like other troops; he is simply "unleashed" to let the wild tiger DNA part of him take over to stalk and capture his prey. While proficient with high-tech weaponry, he is not solely dependent upon it. His most potent weapons are his razor-sharp claws. They are retracted and invisible until he attacks, when they spring out instantly, to be used with ruthless abandon against whatever is in his path.
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| Variations: None. | |||||||
| Mold:
head—UNIQUE! arms, waist, and legs—Razorclaw (04, 05), Razor Trooper (04) torso—Razorclaw (04, 05), Razor Trooper (04), Jungle Viper (05/I, 05/II) | |||||||
| Toy notes: Available in a 2-pack with Heavy Duty. | |||||||
| Sand Scorpion | Item # 55468-2 | Wave 1 Valor vs. Venom 2-Pack Assortment | |||||
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| COBRA Elite Desert Trooper | Primary MOS: Extreme Desert Operations | ||||||
| Appearance: black hood with silver visor and red Cobra emblem; brown shirt with black sleevelest vest and large red Cobra emblem; black pants with red padding and grey belt; brown boots. | |||||||
| Accessories: red claw and machine gun arm attachments (new, with black trim); red backpack (new, mechanical scorpion); black machine gun (88 Spearhead's). | |||||||
 Filecard Information: SAND SCORPION forces are products of a secret program run by DR. MINDBENDER to produce fiercer and more effective troops for the COBRA legions. Hand-picked COBRA SAND VIPER troops have their DNA recombined with that of their arachnid namesakes. Further recombination has given them scales on the sides of their bodies, which allow them to breathe in the sand. This is irritating and uncomfortable, so all SAND SCORPION troops come out of the sand in a very bad mood and ready to fight anything in front of them. Completely buried in the sand, they wait patiently in ambush, sensing the approach of a victim by feeling vibrations through the packed desert floor. They erupt out of their burrows to attack, with bio-mechanical scorpions mounted on their backs to slash with razor sharp claws and spit venom. Heavily armored, fast, and skilled in weaponry, they are formidable opponents best dealt from at a distance with a laser-guided missile.
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| Variations: None. | |||||||
| Mold:
head, torso, waist, and legs—Sand Scorpion (04/I, 04/II), Neurotoxin (04), Desert CLAWS (04) arms—Sand Scorpion (04/I, 04/II), Neurotoxin (04), Desert CLAWS (04), Jungle Viper (05/I, 05/II) | |||||||
| Toy notes: Available in a 2-pack with Scarlett. | |||||||
| Storm Shadow | Item # 55466-2 | Wave 1 Valor vs. Venom 2-Pack Assortment | ||||||
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| COBRA Ninja | ||||||||
| File Name: Thomas M. Arashikage | Primary MOS: Unknown | |||||||
| POB: Unknown | Secondary MOS: Unknown | |||||||
| Appearance: white face mask with red Cobra emblem over face; white tunic with red stripes, silver collar, and yellow wrist wraps; white pants with red dragon pattern on legs; grey kneepads and boots with yellow ankle wraps. | ||||||||
| Accessories: white skirt (new, with gold trim); black sheath (02 Snake Eyes's, without backpack peg); silver sword (89 Snake Eyes's); two silver knives (90 Range-Viper's). | ||||||||
 Filecard Information: One of the two most dangerous men on the face of the planet, STORM SHADOW was once a master of the Arashikage ninja clan. Now, he sells his arcane skills to the evil forces of COBRA in order to pursue his twisted plan for revenge against his former sword brother SNAKE EYES. Ninjas are mystic warriors, spies, master swordsmen, acrobats, conjurors, and tricksters. They can do all sorts of amazing things—or at least seem to do them, because the ninja's prime directive is embodied in a major precept of the ancient warrior sage Sun Tsu, who said, "All warfare is based on deception." This should give COBRA pause to consider the loyalty of STORM SHADOW and ponder the question, "What does he really want?""A sword hidden away in its scabbard does not lose its edge. The same can be said for my loyalty and honor." | ||||||||
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| Variations: Catalog images and character art give Storm Shadow blue and yellow trim instead of red and brown. | ||||||||
| Mold:
head—Storm Shadow (04/I, 04/IV, 04/V, 05/I, 05/II) arms, torso, waist, and legs—Storm Shadow (04/I, 04/IV, 04/V, 05/I, 05/II, 05/IV); retooled to remove Action Attack feature from 04/IV onward | ||||||||
| Toy notes: Available in a 2-pack with Snake Eyes. Storm Shadow's construction is altered to accommodate a spring-loaded, Action Attack ninja move. The 2006 version carried the name "Tommy Arashikage" instead of a code name. | ||||||||
| Viper | Item # 55470-2 | Wave 1 Valor vs. Venom 2-Pack Assortment | ||||||
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| Cobra Infantryman | ||||||||
| Appearance: red helmet with gold goggles and black face mask; purple shirt with red vest; purple gloves with black wrist armor; red pants with brown belt and black boots; purple armor on chest. | ||||||||
| Accessories: red and black weapons pod (new, separate top and base); black assault rifle (03 Sand Viper's G36); black knife (91 Low-Light's). | ||||||||
 Filecard Information: COBRA VIPER forces are the most recent wave of COBRA infantry. Chosen for their independent thinking, initiative, and daring, they are expected to carry the fight far inside G. I. JOE territory. They are equipped with armored climate-control suits that enable them to function efficiently in extreme environments, and they are given advanced training in deep battle tactics, survival procedures, and high-tech weapon-systems management. They are aggressive, yet wary; attentive to detail, yet practical; sneaky, yet trustworthy; ferocious in combat, yet willing to retreat tactically. This combination of traits makes them formidable foes, and the last thing that the G. I. JOE team wants to have sneaking up on them from their left flank. These qualities also make them favorable candidates for the DNA experiments of DR. MINDBENDER, a fact that has the COBRA VIPER troops volunteering for long away missions and assiduously avoiding the doctor's presence."Nothing makes our day like watching the G. I. JOE team roll right past us while we are under cover and camouflaged. Especially when we call artillery in on them!" | ||||||||
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| Variations: None. | ||||||||
| Mold: Viper (04/I, 04/II, 05), Viper Guard (06) | ||||||||
| Toy notes: Available in a 2-pack with Alley Viper II. The 1989 version was named "Python Viper." The 2002/II version is commonly called "Crimson Viper," although that name does not appear on the figure's filecard. | ||||||||
| Ace | Item # 58160 | Carded with Tigerhawk | |||||
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| Fighter Pilot | O-3 (Air Force captain) | SN: 223-035-BJ74 | |||||
| File Name: Capt. Brad J. Armbruster | Primary MOS: Pilot | ||||||
| POB: Providence, RI | Secondary MOS: Intelligence Operations | ||||||
| Appearance: brown hair; grey jacket with dark grey vest and yellow trim; black gloves; grey pants with black boots. | |||||||
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With Tigerhawk: grey flight helmet (new, with black visor and grey airtube). Single Pack: grey flight helmet (same); black backpack (92 Gung-Ho's); black pistol (88 Shockwave's); black assault rifle (86 Leatherneck's M16/M203). | |||||||
 Filecard Information: The United States military maintains a powerful presence in the skies. As a member of the Air Force Tactical Air Command, ACE provides aerial support as a fighter pilot. He goes on combat missions and reconnaissance operations, guiding his fast, highly maneuverable fighter over hostile territory with skill and precision. ACE has loved flying all his life and learned to fly while he was still in high school. He joined the Air Force and is more at home in the cockpit than anywhere else. He is always ready at a moment's notice to take to the skies and strike the evil COBRA forces whenever they launch another criminal attack."When the enemy is in my sights, he can't run or hide because I'll get him, and clip his wings for good!" | |||||||
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| Variations: None. | |||||||
| Mold: Ace (04/I, 04/II) | |||||||
| Toy notes: Also included with some copies of the Thunderwing as a bonus at Toys 'R Us, and re-released in a single pack in 2005. This or a similar version of Ace was also intended for release with the 2005 Heavy Assault Squad six pack. The package contains a VvV-style Ace filecard whose wording is identical to this one. The 2008 version was named "Capt. Ace." | |||||||
| Recondo | Item # 54117 | Boxed with Tiger Storm | |||||
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| Jungle Warfare Expert | E-4 (Army corporal) | SN: 15B-24-DM87 | |||||
| File Name: Corp. Daniel M. LeClaire | Primary MOS: Infantry | ||||||
| POB: Wheaton, WI | Secondary MOS: Intelligence | ||||||
| Appearance: brown hair; no moustache; black cap and short-sleeved shirt with dark grey vest; black pants with dark grey belt and kneepads; black gloves and boots. | |||||||
| Accessories: silver pistol (86 Low-Light's Uzi); silver revolver (02 Dr. Mindbender's); brown machine gun (03 Torpedo's). | |||||||
 Filecard Information: RECONDO was an instructor at the Jungle Warfare Training Center where all the bad-to-the-bone soldiers learn their trade. He learned his craft the hard way, waist deep in leech-infested water or hacking his way through dense triple-canopy forest while dodging enemy fire. As cruel and as unforgiving as the jungle is, RECONDO considers it his friend, especially if he can lure the enemy deep inside where they are cut off from support and help. Rumor has it that once, when RECONDO was on a mission in a desert region, a whole section of SAND VIPER troops attacked him and he sent the lot of them packing with their tails between their legs. The veracity of this tale is borne out by the fact that SAND VIPER troops have anted up the cash reward posted by the IRON GRENADIER troops for whoever brings RECONDO in."You go into the jungle prepared to fight it, you're going to lose. You make your peace with the bugs, the snakes, and the heat, and then you've got half a chance." | |||||||
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| Variations: None. | |||||||
| Mold:
head—Recondo (03, 04), Double Clutch (03) arms, torso, waist, and legs—Recondo (03, 04, 05), Double Clutch (03) | |||||||
| Toy notes: Commonly referred to as "Night Force Recondo" by collectors. A few collectors mistake this clean-shaven figure for Repeater, or intentionally use him as such. | |||||||
| Shipwreck | Item # 55661 | Boxed with Piranha Attack Boat | |||||
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| Sailor | E-7 (Navy chief petty officer) | SN: 924-92-HX56 | |||||
| File Name: CPO Hector X. Delgado | Rating: Gunners Mate | ||||||
| POB: Chula Vista, CA | |||||||
| Appearance: light brown hair and goatee; dark and light blue camo suit with black sleeveless vest, black half-gloves, and black boots. | |||||||
| Accessories: dark grey hat (03 Cross Hair's, with blue spots); dark grey backpack (new, flattened rectangular pouch). | |||||||
 Filecard Information: SHIPWRECK can splice a cable, plot a gunnery solution, navigate through shallow waters, and keep the helm on a steady heading through the eye of a storm in twenty foot seas while eating a runny fried-egg sandwich with mayonnaise on it. A knowledgeabe chief with hands-on experience in most naval vessels up to frigate class, he is a strong hand-to-hand fighter as well. GUNG HO has been heard to remark that SHIPWRECK is the last guy he would want to get into a knife-fight with. This is not to say that he isn't a likeable and sociable individual. On the contrary, he is always the first at the mike on karaoke night, and can perform a number of amusing tricks with his tattoos."I've never seen a more useless crew of lubbers as the G. I. JOE team at sea. If it wasn't for a salty dog like me, they'd all get swept overboard at the first squall." | |||||||
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| Variations: None. | |||||||
| Mold:
head, torso, waist, and legs—Shipwreck (04, 05), Footloose (05) arms—Shipwreck (04, 05) | |||||||
| Toy notes: | |||||||
| Wild Bill | Item # 54117 | Boxed with Tiger Storm | |||||
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| Helicopter Pilot | WO-4 (Army Chief Warrant Officer) | SN: 056-40-WB11 | |||||
| File Name: William S. Hardy | Primary MOS: Rotary Wing Aircraft Pilot | ||||||
| POB: Brady, TX | |||||||
| Appearance: bald with red goatee; black sunglasses; light brown shirt with twin silver holsters; black gloves; silver belts; light brown pants with kneepads and black boots. | |||||||
| Accessories: brown flight helmet (02 Duke's, with black visor). | |||||||
 Filecard Information: Soft talking, slow walking, easy-going, and hard-riding, WILD BILL might have been a cavalry trooper, a real horse-soldier in another age. These days, the mount of a cavalry trooper eats jet fuel instead of oats and comes with rotor blades instead of a saddle blanket. With WILD BILL at the controls that helicopter can gallop like the wind, take a turn like a thoroughbred at the track, and stop on a dime. A lot of chopper pilots won't think twice about taking you into a hot landing zone. They come in low over the treetops, flare, drop down low enough so you can jump without breaking a leg, and then they are out of there. When you need to get out of that landing zone, when the enemy is working overtime and the tracers are thick in the air like angry bees, no pilot in his right mind is coming in for you—but WILD BILL will. His easiest job so far? Tracking down COBRA SWAMP RAT troops. "You can smell those slimy sewer-skulking critters even when they're a mile underground," he says."I'm the bus driver. It's my job to get the boys in to do their job, and if that means hanging tough in a hairy situation, that's okay. That's what I get paid for. Heck, if it was easy, they could get anybody to do it." | |||||||
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| Variations: None. | |||||||
| Mold: Wild Bill (02, 03/I, 03/II, 04/I) | |||||||
| Toy notes: | |||||||
| Barrel Roll | Item # 6576 | Boxed with Rising Tide | |||||
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| High Altitude Marksman | E-4 (Army corporal) | SN: 299-06-BR69 | |||||
| File Name: Corp. Dwight E. Stall | Primary MOS: Marksmanship instructor | ||||||
| POB: Cincinnati, OH | Secondary MOS: Fixed wing aircraft pilot | ||||||
| Appearance: brown hair; green shirt with rolled up sleeves; grey chest pads and green armbands; dark grey gloves; grey pants with dark grey kneepads and boots; Lego blocks on wrists and ankles. | |||||||
| Accessories: none. | |||||||
 Filecard Information: A marksman needs to control the high ground, but he also has to have the means to get there totally unnoticed. BARREL ROLL uses specially modified COBRA personal gliders combined with COBRA battle armor to penetrate enemy territory. BARREL ROLL jumps from a plane at an extremely high altitude, above enemy radar range, and free falls with an oxygen mask. At the last moment, he deploys his glider system and flies low to the ground below enemy radar until he lands at a suitable position where he digs in and stays motionless for up to three days before he takes his shot.BARREL ROLL has been practicing all his life to be what he is. Even as a kid, he could stay stock still for such long periods of time that teachers would think he was sleeping with his eyes open, until he blinked and faithfully repeated everything that had been discussed in the class. He was a whiz at math, which is essential for calculating trajectories. BARREL ROLL was the absolute best at anything that had to do with accuracy. "With me, it's not so much wanting to hit the bulls-eye as really hating to miss." | |||||||
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| Variations: None. | |||||||
| Mold:
head and upper arms—Barrel Roll (03, 04/I, 04/II) torso, waist, and upper legs—Barrel Roll (03, 04/I, 04/II), Cannonball (05) lower arms and lower legs—UNIQUE! | |||||||
| Toy notes: | |||||||
| BAT | Item # 51100 | Boxed with APC Transport | ||||||
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| Battle Android Trooper | Independently Targeted Combat Robot | |||||||
| Appearance: black head with gold faceplate and yellow visor; black shirt; gold chest panel and robotic arms; black pants with yellow belt; gold boots. | ||||||||
| Accessories: gold chestplate (02 BAT's, with red trim); marbled gold arm attachments (03 BAT's saw, machine gun, and flamethrower); black backpack (03 BAT's). | ||||||||
 Filecard Information: COBRA B.A.T. groups are expendable cannon-fodder for COBRA. Components are manufactured cheaply in foreign factories and assembled in secret plants by COBRA VIPERS on punishment duty, final assembly is expected to be completed by the COBRA B.A.T. troops themselves, who are handed a screwdriver and soldering gun as soon as their arms are attached. The new improved COBRA B.A.T. trooper contains a chip pirated from a popular console video game, which allows for better target locking and accuracy. The Battle Android Trooper is a "fire and forget" weapon, in that once it is turned on and pointed at the enemy, it keeps seeking out targets until the battery dies or it runs out of ammunition. Weight considerations limited the amount of armor these robots could carry on the motor and gears section, so when hit from behind they burst into flames."Now COBRA B.A.T. troops have come to town, the G. I. JOE Team is going down!" | ||||||||
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| Variations: None. | ||||||||
| Mold:
head, upper right arm, left arm, torso, waist, and legs—BAT (02, 03/II, 03/III, 04/I, 04/II, 05/I), BAT II (04) lower right arm—BAT (03/II, 03/III, 04/I, 04/II, 05/I), BAT II (04) | ||||||||
| Toy notes: Three of these figures were included with the APC Transport. The 1993 version was named "BAAT." The related figures Inferno BAT and BAT II were released in 2003 and 2004, respectively. | ||||||||
| CLAWS | Item # 58150 | Carded with Venom Striker | |||||
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| Heavy Weapons Trooper | |||||||
| Appearance: red helmet with silver mask; dark grey straps with white Cobra emblem on chest; dark grey belts on waist and arms; silver gloves and boots. | |||||||
| Accessories: none. | |||||||
 Filecard Information: COBRA C.L.A.W.S. are elite new COBRA troops. These lightly armored heavy weapons specialists can take a lot of punishment and dish out even more. With new lightweight, ionized fiber armor (developed from stolen technology), they can move quickly into position with the latest weapons, to disable any G. I. JOE vehicles that stand in their way. The COBRA grunts are all competing against each other to get into this new squad, but only the best and nastiest ones will be chosen. As sneaky and stealthy as they are, the COBRA C.L.A.W.S. know that there are G. I. JOE team members who can flush them out or track them down."Our weapons are the best—we can squeeze the enemy into a corner, no matter how much muscle they've got." | |||||||
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| Variations: None. | |||||||
| Mold:
head—CLAWS (02/I, 02/II, 02/IV, 04/I, 04/II, 04/III), Desert CLAWS (02, 03) arms, torso, waist, and legs—CLAWS (02/I, 02/II, 02/III, 02/IV, 04/I, 04/II, 04/III), Desert CLAWS (02, 03); retooled for an O-ring from 02/IV CLAWS onward | |||||||
| Toy notes: CLAWS stands for Combat Light Armored Weapons Specialist. (The armor is light; the weapons are heavy.) | |||||||
| Sand Viper | Item # 54117 | Boxed with Tiger Storm | |||||
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| COBRA Desert Infiltrators | |||||||
| Appearance: dark red mask; black shirt and pants with dark red armor on chest, shoulders, and arms; red insignia and belt; dark red knee-high boots. | |||||||
| Accessories: silver revolver (03 Dr. Mindbender's); black carbine/shotgun (02 Ripper's M4 with shotgun barrel). | |||||||
 Filecard Information: SAND VIPER troops are trained and equipped to operate in deserts as hostile to human life as the Sahara and the Mojave. The ability to endure high temperatures, blistering sun, and total lack of water is the prime requirement for a SAND VIPER candidate, in addition to total proficiency with the entire range of COBRA small arms. The SAND VIPER is also expected to maintain and repair his weapons under conditions that are highly destructive to finely machined metal parts. Their body armor is capable of deflecting shrapnel and most lasers. The armor is actually the outer layer of a watertight suit that retains, purifies, and recycles body moisture to keep them cool and hydrated. The suit allows SAND VIPER troops to function in extremely arid environments for extended periods without a re-supply of water. Their natural compatibility to arid regions made them the number one choice of COBRA COMMANDER and DR. MINDBENDER to change them into SAND SCORPION hybrid warriors."Stalk like a lion, sting like a scorpion, vanish like a mirage." (Motto of the SAND VIPER troops) | |||||||
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| Variations: None. | |||||||
| Mold: Sand Viper (03/I, 03/II, 04, 05/I, 05/II) | |||||||
| Toy notes: | |||||||
| Wild Weasel | Item # 55462 | Boxed with Night Adder | |||||
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| COBRA Night Adder Pilot | |||||||
| File Name: Classified | Primary MOS: Ground Support Pilot | ||||||
| POB: Classified | |||||||
| Appearance: red helmet with black goggles; black flight suit with red trim on chest, wrists, and thighs; silver belt; black gloves and boots. | |||||||
| Accessories: none. | |||||||
 Filecard Information: WILD WEASEL learned his trade flying for COBRA operations in every hemisphere in which the evil organization conducts its corrupt business. His knowledge of close support aircraft ranges from jury-rigged civilian conversions to state-of-the-art flying weapons platforms. When the COBRA ground forces are engaged in battle against G. I. JOE troops, WILD WEASEL swoops in to try and take out the enemy's armored vehicles. When he's in the cockpit of the NIGHT ADDER, he goes looking for trouble just so he can open up the side guns and launch a mouthful of missiles at any G. I. JOE aircraft unlucky enough to fly into his airspace. As wild and unpredictable as his code name, he'll even buzz his own guys just to amuse himself."There's no place where G. I. JOE can run or hide when I'm in the cockpit!" | |||||||
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| Variations: None. | |||||||
| Mold: Wild Weasel (04/I, 04/II, 05) | |||||||
| Toy notes: | |||||||
| Firefly | Item # 6593 | Boxed with Sand Snake | ||||||
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| COBRA Saboteur | ||||||||
| File Name: Classified | Primary MOS: Sabotage | |||||||
| POB: Classified | ||||||||
| Appearance: grey face mask; grey shirt and pants with silver grenades on chest; tan pack on thigh; black wrist armor and boots; Lego blocks on wrists and ankles. | ||||||||
| Accessories: none. | ||||||||
 Filecard Information: FIREFLY has a long history with COBRA, going back to when the evil organization first began causing trouble. An expert in mountain climbing, he uses his skills to break into places that are supposed to be out of reach. He can scale a cliff or building as easily as a fly walking up a wall. He has highly developed reflexes and expertise in hand-to-hand martial arts combat, as well as being an expert with various weaponry and explosives. COBRA likes to use him when a single saboteur is needed to quietly break into a secured location and cause some trouble. FIREFLY isn't a guy who works well with others. In fact, no one knows what he looks like; he's known only by his work. He is out to get the G. I. JOE Team in particular because they have ruined some of his best operations."I make my own way to get the job done." | ||||||||
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| Variations: None. | ||||||||
| Mold: Firefly (04/I, 04/IV) | ||||||||
| Toy notes: | ||||||||
| Duke | Item # 55339-1 | Wal-Mart-exclusive Repaint 2-pack Assortment | ||||||
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| G. I. JOE First Sergeant | E-8 (Army master sergeant) | SN: 234-095-GI89 | ||||||
| File Name: 1SG Conrad S. Hauser | Primary MOS: Infantry | |||||||
| POB: St. Louis, MO | Secondary MOS: Intelligence | |||||||
| Appearance: yellow hair; tan shirt with black straps; horizontal strap across chest; black gloves and silver wrist armor; tan pants with black belt; silver shinguards and black boots. | ||||||||
| Accessories: brown-grey battle rifle (92 Duke's G3); light brown spring missile launcher (shared with Gung Ho and Roadblock, with large green trigger); green missile (shared with Gung Ho and Roadblock, thin and smooth). | ||||||||
 Filecard Information: The calm and determined battlefield commander of the G. I. JOE team is always out front, leading by example, never asking a team member to do a job he wouldn't do himself. His experience and coolness under fire bolsters morale and gives the G. I. JOE team a firm anchor to hold onto even in the worst situations. Offered a battlefield commission, he turned down the chance to be an officer because he felt it would distance himself from his troops. A hard charger, but understanding and fair, he believes in his heart that decency, honor, and freedom must always prevail over malevolence, deceit, and tyranny, no matter what the cost. He hopes to defeat the latest COBRA threat, human-animal hybrids, by building advanced combat systems that are linked closely to their human operators."We're the good guys and they're the bad guys. The job of the good guys is to put the bad guys out of business." | ||||||||
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| Variations: None. | ||||||||
| Mold:
head—Duke (02/III, 03/II, 04/II, 04/V, 04/VI) arms, torso, waist, and legs—Duke (04/II), Snake Eyes (02/IV), Gallows (06), Grim Skull (06) | ||||||||
| Toy notes: Available in a 2-pack with Iron Grenadier. | ||||||||
| Gung Ho | Item # 55340-1 | Wal-Mart-exclusive Repaint 2-pack Assortment | ||||||
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| Marine | E-7 (Marine gunnery sergeant) | SN: 656-24-ER89 | ||||||
| File Name: Sgt. Ettiene R. LaFitte | Primary MOS: Reconnaissance | |||||||
| POB: Fer-de-Lance, LA | Secondary MOS: Heavy Weapons | |||||||
| Appearance: bald with brown goatee; dark green cap; tan shirt and pants; light tan T-shirt; black belts on shoulders; black gloves, belt, and boots. | ||||||||
| Accessories: black backpack (91 Dusty's); silver battefield pistol (92 Hawk's .45-cal.); light brown spring missile launcher (shared with Duke and Roadblock, with green trigger); green missile (shared with Duke and Roadblock); black knife (91 Low-Light's). | ||||||||
 Filecard Information: GUNG HO is just about the toughest Marine who ever slogged his way out of that vacation paradise otherwise known as Parris Island, but he doesn't put on airs about it. His toughness isn't in bravado or swagger. His toughness is internal and deep. Every member of the G. I. JOE team knows that when COBRA forces pop an ambush, GUNG HO can be counted on to lay down a covering counter-fire with his grenade launcher without hesitation. They know he'll do his job under fire, and there's nothing better you can say about any soldier—or Marine. As a Marine, he belongs to an exclusive club that needs no secret handshake because the members know each other by the look in their eyes, the roll in their walk, and their courage under fire."COBRA is throwing everything they have at us in a full frontal assault? Good. That means I only have to shoot in one direction." | ||||||||
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| Variations: None. | ||||||||
| Mold: Gung Ho (02/I, 02/II, 02/III, 04/I) | ||||||||
| Toy notes: Available in a 2-pack with Neo-Viper. Gung Ho's code name is hyphenated for the 1983, 1987, 1992, 1993, 1997, 2002/I, 2002/II, 2004/III, and 2004/IV versions. | ||||||||
| Roadblock | Item # 55338-1 | Wal-Mart-exclusive Repaint 2-pack Assortment | |||||
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| Heavy Machine Gunner | E-6 (Army staff sergeant) | SN: 825-38-MF48 | |||||
| File Name: Sgt. Marvin F. Hinton | Primary MOS: Infantry Heavy Weapons | ||||||
| POB: Biloxi, MS | Secondary MOS: Cook | ||||||
| Appearance: African-American; bald with black moustache and goatee; tan, white-spotted sleeveless vest with black belt and straps; gold ammo belts on arms; green wristbands and black gloves; tan pants with green kneepads; black boots | |||||||
| Accessories: black minigun (03 Roadblock's M134) with stand and ammo box; light brown spring missile launcher (shared with Duke and Gung Ho, with green trigger); green missile (shared with Duke and Gung Ho). | |||||||
 Filecard Information: A qualified expert with anything that weighs more than fifty pounds and has a full-auto switch on it, ROADBLOCK prefers the M2 "Ma-Deuce" .50 caliber heavy machine gun as his personal weapon. He can be totally depended on to provide all the fire suppression necessary to carry out a mission, and anyone on the team will tell you that there is nothing more comforting than seeing ROADBLOCK coming up behind you, laying down a steady protective covering fire. ROADBLOCK is a world class chef, and equally at ease with preparing a seven course gourmet dinner as he is with laying out a staked-out field of fire for an ambush. Amiable and well-liked by his fellow team members, ROADBLOCK does not appear to have any irritating faults—other than his tendency to put a dash too much cayenne pepper in his famous crawfish stew."You keep telling me that my M-Deuce is not a hand-held weapon, and I keep saying, maybe not for your hands...." | |||||||
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| Variations: None. | |||||||
| Mold: Roadblock (03/I, 03/II, 04/I) | |||||||
| Toy notes: Available in a 2-pack with CLAWS. The character Double Blast was renamed Roadblock in 2002 but is not the same individual. | |||||||
| CLAWS | Item # 55338-2 | Wal-Mart-exclusive Repaint 2-pack Assortment | |||||
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| Heavy Weapons Trooper | |||||||
| Appearance: light grey helmet with black mask; dark grey with blue and grey camo; light grey pants; black straps, belt, and gloves; black boots with silver armor. | |||||||
| Accessories: metallic submachine gun (89 Snake Eyes's); brown-gey sniper rifle (02/IV CLAWS's). | |||||||
 Filecard Information: COBRA C.L.A.W.S. are elite new COBRA troops. These lightly armored heavy weapons specialists can take a lot of punishment and dish out even more. With new lightweight, ionized fiber armor (developed from stolen technology), they can move quickly into position with the latest weapons, to disable any G. I. JOE vehicles that stand in their way. The COBRA grunts are all competing against each other to get into this new squad, but only the best and nastiest ones will be chosen. As sneaky and stealthy as they are, the COBRA C.L.A.W.S. have been tracked down by G. I. JOE troopers, who have flushed them out or track [sic] them down. The troopers are eager to confront the G. I. JOE team in a final battle."Our weapons are the best—we can squeeze the enemy into a corner, no matter how much muscle they've got." | |||||||
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| Variations: None. | |||||||
| Mold:
head—CLAWS (02/I, 02/II, 02/IV, 04/I, 04/II, 04/III), Desert CLAWS (02, 03) arms, torso, waist, and legs—CLAWS (02/I, 02/II, 02/III, 02/IV, 04/I, 04/II, 04/III), Desert CLAWS (02, 03); retooled for an O-ring from 02/IV CLAWS onward | |||||||
| Toy notes: Available in a 2-pack with Roadblock. CLAWS stands for Combat Light Armored Weapons Specialist. (The armor is light; the weapons are heavy.) | |||||||
| Iron Grenadier | Item # 55339-2 | Wal-Mart-exclusive Repaint 2-pack Assortment | |||||
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| Elite Forces of Destro | |||||||
| Appearance: light grey hood, shirt, and pants with blue and grey camo; black face mask; black bandolier strap, gloves, and belt; silver boots with red Cobra emblems on kneepads. | |||||||
| Accessories: black helmet (03 Iron Grenadier's, with red Cobra emblem); two black spaulders (03 Iron Grenadier's, with red Cobra emblems); black assault rifle (03 Iron Grenadier's TAR-21). | |||||||
 Filecard Information: Recruited from the ranks of the elite forces of DESTRO, the IRON GRENADIER trooper is chosen for his endurance, tenacity, and pure meanness. The IRON GRENADIER is the key to the expansion of the armament business that DESTRO governs. This group is capable of infiltrating anywhere virtually undetected. They spread panic and chaos, undermine authority, and encourage disagreements, creating a greater demand for the weapons that DESTRO sells. The IRON GRENADIER is like an obnoxious salesman with guns. In fact, his pay is a commission on the armaments that are sold because of his efforts. The IRON GRENADIER gets special incentive points for starting riots, encouraging armed revolves, and igniting brush wars."We are the IRON GRENADIERS We have no hearts, we have no fears We'll sell you guns, we'll sell you spears We'll make you pay for years and years We are the IRON GRENADIERS!" - Marching Song of the IRON GRENADIERS " | |||||||
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| Variations: None. | |||||||
| Mold: Iron Grenadier (03/I, 03/II, 04), Black Dragon Ninja (05) | |||||||
| Toy notes: Available in a 2-pack with Duke. | |||||||
| Neo-Viper | Item # 55340-2 | Wal-Mart-exclusive Repaint 2-pack Assortment | |||||
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| Cobra Infantry Officer | |||||||
| Appearance: grey flared helmet with silver mask; light grey shirt with blue and grey camo; black chest armor, gloves, belt, and boots; light grey pants; large red Cobra emblem on chest. | |||||||
| Accessories: black backpack (85 Tele-Viper's); brown-grey pistol (90 Ambush's grenade launcher, with Sound Attack tab); metallic submachine gun (02 Neo-Viper's Skorpion); metallic assault rifle (02 Neo-Viper's AK-74). | |||||||
 Filecard Information: The NEO-VIPER force is the next generation of COBRA infantry troops. These volunteers from another COBRA unit are specially equipped to withstand severe weather. COBRA gave them technologically advanced suits that regulate their body temperature, so that they are not bothered by extreme cold or heat. The suits also improve their reflexes to help them move at lightning speed in any weather condition. They are dropped into remote bases in the hot desert or the freezing arctic. Their operations include sabotage missions and manufacturing weapons in secret factories. Because they can work anywhere, they are sent in as reliable troops to do basic grunt duties."The G. I. JOE team is no match for the NEO-VIPER forces!" | |||||||
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| Variations: None. | |||||||
| Mold:
head—Neo-Viper (02/I, 02/II, 02/III, 02/IV, 03/I, 03/II, 04/I, 04/II) arms, torso, waist, and legs—Neo-Viper (02/I, 02/II, 02/III, 02/IV, 03/I, 03/II, 04/I, 04/II), Neo-Viper Commander (02, 03), Wild Weasel (02); retooled for an O-ring from 2002/IV Neo-Viper onward (except Wild Weasel). | |||||||
| Toy notes: Available in a 2-pack with Gung-Ho. | |||||||
| Action Man | Item # 50802 | Toys 'R Us-exclusive Night Force 6-pack | ||||
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| International Super Agent | SN: Classified | |||||
| File Name: Classified | Primary MOS: International Counter-Espionage | |||||
| POB: Classified | Secondary MOS: Hand-to-Hand Combat | |||||
| Appearance: brown hair, sleeveless orange shirt, black pants, gloves, and boots; black paint marks on face and arms. | ||||||
| Accessories: black pistol (85 Tomax/Xamot's); black assault rifle (91 Red Star's AK-103). | ||||||
 Filecard Information: ACTION MAN, the international super agent based primarily in Europe, is in pursuit of a rogue agent that has allied himself temporarily with the COBRA organization. By teaming up with the G. I. JOE NIGHT FORCE team, he and the team can together stop a plan that poses a threat on a global scale. ACTION MAN has undertaken many missions around the world, which has given him valuable expertise in global operations. He uses innovative technology and intuitive improvisation to get the job done in spite of any and all complications. He is knowledgeable of the customs and languages of many continents, enabling him to blend into the communities and keep a low profile while performing his missions. His unique skills are the perfect complement to the NIGHT FORCE team as they pursue COBRA forces around the globe."Quick and imaginative thinking can get you into and out of any situation." | ||||||
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| Variations: None. | ||||||
| Mold: Action Man (04), Tracker (91) | ||||||
| Toy notes: This character is reminiscent of Matthew Burke in Sunbow's episode "The Spy Who Rooked Me." | ||||||
| Beachhead | Item # 50802 | Toys 'R Us-exclusive Night Force 6-pack | |||||
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| Amphibious and Airborne Assault Trooper | E-7 (Army sergeant first class) | SN: 902-45-SW14 | |||||
| File Name: Sgt. Wayne R. Sneeden | Primary MOS: Infantry | ||||||
| POB: Auburn, AL | Secondary MOS: Small Arms Armorer | ||||||
| Appearance: black face mask and dark green shirt with black criss-cross pattern; black vest with grey panels; black pants with brown belt and boots. | |||||||
| Accessories: black backpack (92 Gung-Ho's); black pistol (85 Tomax/Xamot's). | |||||||
 Filecard Information: A former Ranger School instructor, BEACHHEAD is a highly motivated individual with a high pain threshold, a moderate temperament, and a low tolerance for underachievers. A qualified expert with all NATO and former Warsaw Pact small arms. He is also authorized to wear the master explosive ordnance disposal badge. The combat infantryman's badge, and the good conduct medal with oak leaf clusters. BEACHHEAD likes to be the first one out of the helicopter on a combat assault because he knows that he can provide the best covering and suppressive fire to allow the rest of his team to deploy safely. He is rumored to have a collection of spike-knuckled trench knives almost as extensive as the one belonging to SNAKE EYES."Getting angry is a total waste of time and energy. I'd rather get the job done first and worry about assigning the blame after the firefight is over." | |||||||
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| Variations: None. | |||||||
| Mold: Beachhead (86, 04/I, 04/III) | |||||||
| Toy notes: Also available with the Toys 'R Us-exclusive Moray in 2005. Versions before 2003 were named "Beach Head," with the 1993 and 1994 versions hyphenated. | |||||||
| Flint | Item # 50802 | Toys 'R Us-exclusive Night Force 6-pack | |||||
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| Warrant Officer | WO-2 (Army chief warrant officer) | SN: 307-62-FD87 | |||||
| File Name: Dashiell R. Faireborne | Primary MOS: Infantry | ||||||
| POB: Wichita, KS | Secondary MOS: Rotary Wing Aircraft Pilot | ||||||
| Appearance: black beret with red emblem; black hair; dark green shirt with black criss-cross pattern and green ammo belts; black and grey camo pants with brown belts; black gloves and boots. | |||||||
| Accessories: black backpack (84 Firefly's, no cover); black submachine gun (84 Firefly's MOD EEP KEDR-B); black walkie-talkie (84 Firefly's). | |||||||
 Filecard Information: A classical scholar, as well as a graduate of the Special Forces School and Flight Warrant Officer School, FLINT brings a broad intellectual background as well as finely-honed technical skills and tactical knowledge to the G. I. JOE team. He is proficient with all NATO small arms, explosive devices, and rated to fly all current U.S. military helicopters as well as rotary wing aircraft in the services of most Western and former Soviet Bloc powers. FLINT is believed to have participated in or led numerous covert hostage rescue missions in hostile territories and in domestic COBRA strongholds. The exact nature and details of these missions are highly Classified and unlikely to be made public or even acknowledged. It doesn't bother FLINT in the least that he will never receive credit for these missions, nor be awarded decorations or citations. "I didn't do it to get promoted," he said. "I did it to bring those Americans home.""We're not heroes. We're just doing our job." | |||||||
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| Variations: None. | |||||||
| Mold:
head, torso, and legs—Flint (85, 88, 04/I, 05) upper arms—Flint (85, 88, 04/I, 05), Claymore (86), Starduster (87) lower right arm—Flint (04/I, 05), Roadblock (84, 88, 04/II, 05/I), Double Blast (01, 02), Cobra Squad Leader (05/I, 05/II), Night Trooper (05/I, 05/II) lower left arm—Flint (04/I, 05), Gung-Ho (83, 97), Roadblock (84, 88, 04/II, 05/I), Duke (97, 04/III, 05/III, 05/IV), Double Blast (01, 02), Cobra Trooper (04, 06/II), Cobra Officer (04), Cobra Squad Leader (05/I, 05/II), Night Trooper (05/I, 05/II), CLASSIFIED (06), Lonzo Wilkinson (06) waist—Flint (85, 88, 04/I, 05), Claymore (86) | |||||||
| Toy notes: Also available with the Toys 'R Us-exclusive Moray in 2005. | |||||||
| Roadblock | Item # 50802 | Toys 'R Us-exclusive Night Force 6-pack | |||||
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| Heavy Machine Gunner | E-6 (Army staff sergeant) | SN: 825-38-MF48 | |||||
| File Name: Sgt. Marvin F. Hinton | Primary MOS: Infantry Heavy Weapons | ||||||
| POB: Biloxi, MS | Secondary MOS: Cook | ||||||
| Appearance: African-American; bald with black moustache and goatee; dark green long-sleeved shirt with black criss-cross pattern and light green belt and straps; black pants and boots. | |||||||
| Accessories: black submachine gun (84 Firefly's MOD EEP KEDR-B); black machine gun (91 Big Ben's M240). | |||||||
 Filecard Information: A qualified expert with anything that weighs more than fifty pounds and has a full-auto switch on it, ROADBLOCK prefers the M2 "Ma-Deuce" .50 caliber heavy machine gun as his personal weapon. He can be totally depended on to provide all the fire suppression necessary to carry out a mission, and anyone on the team will tell you that there is nothing more comforting than seeing ROADBLOCK coming up behind you, laying down a steady protective covering fire. ROADBLOCK is a world class chef, and equally at ease with preparing a seven course gourmet dinner as he is with laying out a staked-out field of fire for an ambush. Amiable and well-liked by his fellow team members, ROADBLOCK does not appear to have any irritating faults—other than his tendency to put a dash too much cayenne pepper in his famous crawfish stew."You keep telling me that my M-Deuce is not a hand-held weapon, and I keep saying, maybe not for your hands...." | |||||||
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| Variations: None.
head—Roadblock (84, 88, 04/II), Double Blast (01, 02) upper right arm—Roadblock (84, 88, 04/II, 05/I), Double Blast (01, 02), Cobra Trooper (04, 06/II), Zarana (05), Cobra Squad Leader (05/I, 05/II), Night Trooper (05/I, 05/II) lower right arm—Roadblock (84, 88, 04/II, 05/I), Double Blast (01, 02), Flint (04/I, 05), Cobra Squad Leader (05/I, 05/II), Night Trooper (05/I, 05/II), Cobra Trooper (06/II) upper left arm—Roadblock (84, 88, 04/II, 05/I), Gung-Ho (83, 97), Duke (97, 04/III, 05/III, 05/IV), Breaker (97), Double Blast (01, 02), Cobra Trooper (04, 06/II), Zarana (05), Cobra Squad Leader (05/I, 05/II), Night Trooper (05/I, 05/II) lower left arm—Roadblock (84, 88, 04/II, 05/I), Gung-Ho (83, 97), Duke (97, 04/III, 05/III, 05/IV), Double Blast (01, 02), Flint (04/I, 05), Cobra Squad Leader (05/I, 05/II), Night Trooper (05/I, 05/II), CLASSIFIED (06), Lonzo Wilkinson (06), Cobra Trooper (06/II) torso—Roadblock (84, 88, 04/II, 05/I), Double Blast (01, 02), Tommy Arashikage (06) waist—Roadblock (84, 88, 04/II, 05/I), Double Blast (01, 02), Cobra Trooper (04), Cobra Officer (04), Cobra Squad Leader (05/I, 05/II), Night Trooper (05/I, 05/II), Tommy Arashikage (06) upper legs—Roadblock (84, 88, 04/II, 05/I), Starduster (87), Double Blast (01, 02), Leatherneck (01), Mutt (04/II), Tommy Arashikage (06) lower legs—Roadblock (84, 88, 04/II, 05/I), Starduster (87), Double Blast (01, 02), Leatherneck (01), Tommy Arashikage (06) | |||||||
| Toy notes: The character Double Blast was renamed Roadblock in 2002 but is not the same individual. | |||||||
| Short-Fuze | Item # 50802 | Toys 'R Us-exclusive Night Force 6-pack | |||||
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| Mortar Soldier | E-5 (Army sergeant) | SN: 380-22-EW32 | |||||
| File Name: Sgt. Eric W. Freistadt | Primary MOS: Artillery | ||||||
| POB: Chicago, IL | Secondary MOS: Infantry Engineer | ||||||
| Appearance: yellow hair; dark green shirt with black criss-cross pattern; light green straps; black and grey camo pants; black gloves, belt, and boots. | |||||||
| Accessories: black pistol (85 Tomax/Xamot's); black machine gun (91 Big Ben's M240). | |||||||
 Filecard Information: SHORT-FUZE was chosen from the top of his class to join the G. I. JOE team at its inception. He comes from a traditional military family—all career soldiers. His artillery experience and expertise helped the G. I. JOE team win many battles. He can actually plot artillery azimuths and triangulations in his head. His love for abstract mathematics makes him somewhat of a nerd. However, no one would dare tease him. It seems he's quite sensitive about it and can lose his temper very quickly, hence his code name."I can pinpoint targets with over ninety-five percent accuracy so that we give COBRA forces a real incentive to turn tail and run if they know what's good for them." | |||||||
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| Variations: None. | |||||||
| Mold:
head—Short-Fuze (04), Downtown (89), Infantry Division (05/I, 05/II, 05/III, 05/IV, 05/V, 05/VI), Edward "Starduster" Skylar (07) arms—Short-Fuze (04), Downtown (89) torso and waist—Short-Fuze (04), Downtown (89), Edward "Starduster" Skylar (07) legs—Short-Fuze (04), Downtown (89), Sgt. Flash (07), Grand Slam (07), Edward "Starduster" Skylar (07) | |||||||
| Toy notes: The 1997 version was spelled "Short-Fuse." The 2005/II version is not hyphenated. | |||||||
| Tunnel Rat | Item # 50802 | Toys 'R Us-exclusive Night Force 6-pack | |||||
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| Explosive Ordnance Disposal | E-5 (Army sergeant) | SN: 364-84-NL90 | |||||
| File Name: Sgt. Nicky Lee | Primary MOS: E.O.D. (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) | ||||||
| POB: Brooklyn, NY | Secondary MOS: Combat Engineer | ||||||
| Appearance: black hair, bandana, neckerchief, and paint on face and arms; dark green short-sleeved shirt with black criss-cross pattern and ammo belt; black gloves; black and grey camo pants. | |||||||
| Accessories: black backpack (84 Firefly's, no cover); black assault rifle (91 Red Star's AK-103); black walkie-talkie (84 Firefly's). | |||||||
 Filecard Information: A tough kid from the mean streets of Brooklyn, TUNNEL RAT got even tougher going through the Ranger course at Fort Benning and on numerous top-secret missions. He earned his code name by crawling into enemy tunnels with a cocked .45 in one hand, a trench knife in the other, and a flashlight clenched in his teeth. Most people would feel claustrophobic in a dim, narrow tunnel, especially if they knew that there might be mines and booby-traps imbedded in the walls and that heavily armed enemy troops might be lurking around the next bend. TUNNEL RAT feels none of that. He feels at home."This job is great. I get to go to weird and exotic places, meet interesting people who are all out to surprise me, and at the end of the month I get paid. What more can I ask for?" | |||||||
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| Variations: None. | |||||||
| Mold:
head—Tunnel Rat (87, 88, 91, 04/I, 04/III) upper arms—Tunnel Rat (87, 88, 91, 04/I, 04/III, 05/II), CLASSIFIED (06), Lonzo Wilkinson (06) lower arms, torso, waist, and legs—Tunnel Rat (87, 88, 91, 04/I, 04/III, 05/II) | |||||||
| Toy notes: | |||||||
| Cobra Infantry Trooper | Item # 52300 | Toys 'R Us-exclusive Cobra Infantry Forces 6-pack | |||||
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| Cobra Infantry | |||||||
| Appearance: brown hair; thin blue helmet, shirt, gloves, and pants; black face-mask, straps, kneepads, and boots; red Cobra insignia on chest. | |||||||
| Accessories: black backpack (90 SAW-Viper's); black sniper rifle (90 Rock-Viper's PSG-1); black figure stand. | |||||||
 Filecard Information: The COBRA INFANTRY Troopers are the basic fighting group of the COBRA organization. They come from all over the world and usually have questionable and, more commonly, criminal backgrounds. They are given basic training and gear, then told to go out and cause trouble. What they lack in military tactical skill, they make up for in sheer numbers and general nastiness. They are completely dedicated to COBRA COMMANDER and the evil leader's ultimate goals of dismantling the G. I. JOE Team and ruling the world."When you need some good old-fashioned brute force, we're your guys." | |||||||
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| Variations: None. | |||||||
| Mold:
head—Cobra Infantry Trooper (04/I, 04/II, 04/III, 04/IV), Cobra Squad Leader (04/I, 04/II) arms—Cobra Infantry Trooper (04/I, 04/II, 04/III, 04/IV), Thunder (84), Thunderwing (98), Cobra Squad Leader (04/I, 04/II), Scrap-Iron (04, 05/I), Lance "Clutch" Steinberg (07), Rafael "Zap" Melendez (07) torso—Cobra Infantry Trooper (04/I, 04/II, 04/III, 04/IV), Cobra (82, 04), Viper Pilot (83), Python Officer (89), Night Trooper (05/I, 05/II) waist—Cobra Infantry Trooper (04/I, 04/II, 04/III, 04/IV), Cobra (82, 89), Cobra Officer (83, 89), HISS Driver (83), Viper Pilot (83), Stinger Driver (84), some Steel Brigade (87), Duke (88) upper left leg—Cobra Infantry Trooper (04/I, 04/II, 04/III, 04/IV), Cobra Commander (82, 84), Scrap-Iron (04, 05/I), Cobra Squad Leader (04/I, 04/II), Horror Show (05) upper right leg—Cobra Infantry Trooper (04/I, 04/II, 04/III, 04/IV), Cobra (82, 04), Viper Pilot (83), Python Officer (89), Cobra Squad Leader (04/I, 04/II), Scrap-Iron (04, 05/I), Horror Show (05), Night Trooper (05/I, 05/II), Night Stalker (07/I, 07/II, 07/III), Night Stalker Commander (07) lower legs—Cobra Infantry Trooper (04/I, 04/II, 04/III, 04/IV), Cobra (82, 04), Viper Pilot (83), Python Officer (89), Mutt (04/II), Scrap-Iron (04, 05/I), Horror Show (05), Night Trooper (05/I, 05/II), Night Stalker (07/I, 07/II, 07/II), Night Stalker Commander (07) | |||||||
| Toy notes: Distinct only in skin and face color, the Troopers are nevertheless regarded as separate versions because they were released together in the same package, intended to be different figures. There was, however, only one Cobra Infantry Trooper filecard included in the set. | |||||||
| Cobra Infantry Trooper | Item # 52300 | Toys 'R Us-exclusive Cobra Infantry Forces 6-pack | |||||
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| Cobra Infantry | |||||||
| Appearance: yellow hair; thin blue helmet, shirt, gloves, and pants; black face-mask, straps, kneepads, and boots; red Cobra insignia on chest. | |||||||
| Accessories:black backpack (90 SAW-Viper's); black sniper rifle (90 Rock-Viper's PSG-1); black figure stand. | |||||||
| Filecard Information: The COBRA INFANTRY Troopers are the basic fighting group of the COBRA organization. They come from all over the world and usually have questionable and, more commonly, criminal backgrounds. They are given basic training and gear, then told to go out and cause trouble. What they lack in military tactical skill, they make up for in sheer numbers and general nastiness. They are completely dedicated to COBRA COMMANDER and the evil leader's ultimate goals of dismantling the G. I. JOE Team and ruling the world. "When you need some good old-fashioned brute force, we're your guys." | |||||||
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| Variations: None. | |||||||
| Mold:
head—Cobra Infantry Trooper (04/I, 04/II, 04/III, 04/IV), Cobra Squad Leader (04/I, 04/II) arms—Cobra Infantry Trooper (04/I, 04/II, 04/III, 04/IV), Thunder (84), Thunderwing (98), Cobra Squad Leader (04/I, 04/II), Scrap-Iron (04, 05/I), Lance "Clutch" Steinberg (07), Rafael "Zap" Melendez (07) torso—Cobra Infantry Trooper (04/I, 04/II, 04/III, 04/IV), Cobra (82, 04), Viper Pilot (83), Python Officer (89), Night Trooper (05/I, 05/II) waist—Cobra Infantry Trooper (04/I, 04/II, 04/III, 04/IV), Cobra (82, 89), Cobra Officer (83, 89), HISS Driver (83), Viper Pilot (83), Stinger Driver (84), some Steel Brigade (87), Duke (88) upper left leg—Cobra Infantry Trooper (04/I, 04/II, 04/III, 04/IV), Cobra Commander (82, 84), Scrap-Iron (04, 05/I), Cobra Squad Leader (04/I, 04/II), Horror Show (05) upper right leg—Cobra Infantry Trooper (04/I, 04/II, 04/III, 04/IV), Cobra (82, 04), Viper Pilot (83), Python Officer (89), Cobra Squad Leader (04/I, 04/II), Scrap-Iron (04, 05/I), Horror Show (05), Night Trooper (05/I, 05/II), Night Stalker (07/I, 07/II, 07/III), Night Stalker Commander (07) lower legs—Cobra Infantry Trooper (04/I, 04/II, 04/III, 04/IV), Cobra (82, 04), Viper Pilot (83), Python Officer (89), Mutt (04/II), Scrap-Iron (04, 05/I), Horror Show (05), Night Trooper (05/I, 05/II), Night Stalker (07/I, 07/II, 07/II), Night Stalker Commander (07) | |||||||
| Toy notes: Distinct only in skin and face color, the Troopers are nevertheless regarded as separate versions because they were released together in the same package, intended to be different figures. There was, however, only one Cobra Infantry Trooper filecard included in the set. | |||||||
| Cobra Infantry Trooper | Item # 52300 | Toys 'R Us-exclusive Cobra Infantry Forces 6-pack | |||||
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| Cobra Infantry | |||||||
| Appearance: red hair; thin blue helmet, shirt, gloves, and pants; black face-mask, straps, kneepads, and boots; red Cobra insignia on chest. | |||||||
| Accessories: black backpack (90 SAW-Viper's); black sniper rifle (90 Rock-Viper's PSG-1); black figure stand. | |||||||
| Filecard Information: The COBRA INFANTRY Troopers are the basic fighting group of the COBRA organization. They come from all over the world and usually have questionable and, more commonly, criminal backgrounds. They are given basic training and gear, then told to go out and cause trouble. What they lack in military tactical skill, they make up for in sheer numbers and general nastiness. They are completely dedicated to COBRA COMMANDER and the evil leader's ultimate goals of dismantling the G. I. JOE Team and ruling the world. "When you need some good old-fashioned brute force, we're your guys." | |||||||
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| Variations: None. | |||||||
| Mold:
head—Cobra Infantry Trooper (04/I, 04/II, 04/III, 04/IV), Cobra Squad Leader (04/I, 04/II) arms—Cobra Infantry Trooper (04/I, 04/II, 04/III, 04/IV), Thunder (84), Thunderwing (98), Cobra Squad Leader (04/I, 04/II), Scrap-Iron (04, 05/I), Lance "Clutch" Steinberg (07), Rafael "Zap" Melendez (07) torso—Cobra Infantry Trooper (04/I, 04/II, 04/III, 04/IV), Cobra (82, 04), Viper Pilot (83), Python Officer (89), Night Trooper (05/I, 05/II) waist—Cobra Infantry Trooper (04/I, 04/II, 04/III, 04/IV), Cobra (82, 89), Cobra Officer (83, 89), HISS Driver (83), Viper Pilot (83), Stinger Driver (84), some Steel Brigade (87), Duke (88) upper left leg—Cobra Infantry Trooper (04/I, 04/II, 04/III, 04/IV), Cobra Commander (82, 84), Scrap-Iron (04, 05/I), Cobra Squad Leader (04/I, 04/II), Horror Show (05) upper right leg—Cobra Infantry Trooper (04/I, 04/II, 04/III, 04/IV), Cobra (82, 04), Viper Pilot (83), Python Officer (89), Cobra Squad Leader (04/I, 04/II), Scrap-Iron (04, 05/I), Horror Show (05), Night Trooper (05/I, 05/II), Night Stalker (07/I, 07/II, 07/III), Night Stalker Commander (07) lower legs—Cobra Infantry Trooper (04/I, 04/II, 04/III, 04/IV), Cobra (82, 04), Viper Pilot (83), Python Officer (89), Mutt (04/II), Scrap-Iron (04, 05/I), Horror Show (05), Night Trooper (05/I, 05/II), Night Stalker (07/I, 07/II, 07/II), Night Stalker Commander (07) | |||||||
| Toy notes: Distinct only in skin and face color, the Troopers are nevertheless regarded as separate versions because they were released together in the same package, intended to be different figures. There was, however, only one Cobra Infantry Trooper filecard included in the set. | |||||||
| Cobra Infantry Trooper | Item # 52300 | Toys 'R Us-exclusive Cobra Infantry Forces 6-pack | |||||
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| Cobra Infantry | |||||||
| Appearance: African American; black hair; thin blue helmet, shirt, gloves, and pants; black face-mask, straps, kneepads, and boots; red Cobra insignia on chest. | |||||||
| Accessories: black backpack (90 SAW-Viper's); black sniper rifle (90 Rock-Viper's PSG-1); black figure stand. | |||||||
| Filecard Information: The COBRA INFANTRY Troopers are the basic fighting group of the COBRA organization. They come from all over the world and usually have questionable and, more commonly, criminal backgrounds. They are given basic training and gear, then told to go out and cause trouble. What they lack in military tactical skill, they make up for in sheer numbers and general nastiness. They are completely dedicated to COBRA COMMANDER and the evil leader's ultimate goals of dismantling the G. I. JOE Team and ruling the world. "When you need some good old-fashioned brute force, we're your guys." | |||||||
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| Variations: None. | |||||||
| Mold:
head—Cobra Infantry Trooper (04/I, 04/II, 04/III, 04/IV), Cobra Squad Leader (04/I, 04/II) arms—Cobra Infantry Trooper (04/I, 04/II, 04/III, 04/IV), Thunder (84), Thunderwing (98), Cobra Squad Leader (04/I, 04/II), Scrap-Iron (04, 05/I), Lance "Clutch" Steinberg (07), Rafael "Zap" Melendez (07) torso—Cobra Infantry Trooper (04/I, 04/II, 04/III, 04/IV), Cobra (82, 04), Viper Pilot (83), Python Officer (89), Night Trooper (05/I, 05/II) waist—Cobra Infantry Trooper (04/I, 04/II, 04/III, 04/IV), Cobra (82, 89), Cobra Officer (83, 89), HISS Driver (83), Viper Pilot (83), Stinger Driver (84), some Steel Brigade (87), Duke (88) upper left leg—Cobra Infantry Trooper (04/I, 04/II, 04/III, 04/IV), Cobra Commander (82, 84), Scrap-Iron (04, 05/I), Cobra Squad Leader (04/I, 04/II), Horror Show (05) upper right leg—Cobra Infantry Trooper (04/I, 04/II, 04/III, 04/IV), Cobra (82, 04), Viper Pilot (83), Python Officer (89), Cobra Squad Leader (04/I, 04/II), Scrap-Iron (04, 05/I), Horror Show (05), Night Trooper (05/I, 05/II), Night Stalker (07/I, 07/II, 07/III), Night Stalker Commander (07) lower legs—Cobra Infantry Trooper (04/I, 04/II, 04/III, 04/IV), Cobra (82, 04), Viper Pilot (83), Python Officer (89), Mutt (04/II), Scrap-Iron (04, 05/I), Horror Show (05), Night Trooper (05/I, 05/II), Night Stalker (07/I, 07/II, 07/II), Night Stalker Commander (07) | |||||||
| Toy notes: Distinct only in skin and face color, the Troopers are nevertheless regarded as separate versions because they were released together in the same package, intended to be different figures. There was, however, only one Cobra Infantry Trooper filecard included in the set. | |||||||
| COBRA Squad Leader | Item # 52300 | Toys 'R Us-exclusive Cobra Infantry Forces 6-pack | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cobra Infantry Troop Leader | ||||||
| Appearance: black hair; scar over right eye; thin blue helmet; blue shirt and pants with four red straps; red face-mask; black gloves and belt; brown boots; red insignia on chest. | ||||||
| Accessories: black backpack (90 SAW-Viper's); black sniper rifle (90 Rock-Viper's PSG-1); black figure stand. | ||||||
 Filecard Information: Each COBRA SQUAD LEADER is in charge of a squad of COBRA INFANTRY Troopers. COBRA SQUAD LEADERS are the few among the teeming ranks of troopers that have shown some level of initiative and leadership skills. Whether through previous experience, personal ambition, or dumb luck, a COBRA SQUAD LEADER has shown himself capable of keeping the stubborn, hostile, and self-centered troopers moderately organized and moving with a purpose, to achieve their given objective."We take a bunch of nasty guys spoiling for a fight, teach them the basics of battle, slap a fully loaded weapon in their hands, and point them in the right direction." | ||||||
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| Variations: None. | ||||||
| Mold:
head—Cobra Squad Leader (04/I, 04/II), Cobra Infantry Trooper (04/I, 04/II, 04/III, 04/IV) arms—Cobra Squad Leader (04/I, 04/II), Cobra Infantry Trooper (04/I, 04/II, 04/III, 04/IV), Thunder (84), Thunderwing (98), Scrap-Iron (04, 05/I), Lance "Clutch" Steinberg (07), Rafael "Zap" Melendez (07) torso—Cobra Squad Leader (04/I, 04/II, 05/I, 05/II), Cobra Officer (82, 04), Stinger Driver (84), Python | ||||||