G.I. Joe Team

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G.I. Joe
General Flagg
General Hawk
Sergeant Hauser
Roster
See: List of G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero characters

G.I. Joe is the

G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero television cartoons were released. The team's battle cry
is "Yo Joe!"

Background

Further information: List of G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero characters

The G.I. Joe team consists of

US Army personnel, representatives from the United States Marine Corps, the United States Air Force, the United States Navy, and the United States Coast Guard. A few are from other forces such as the British Army and the Australian Army. Members are selected from the best recruits who bring with them their particular skills.[2]

History

Marvel Comics

In the first issue, the team's official codename is "Special Counter – Terrorist Unit Delta".

Grand Slam, Flash, Short-Fuze, Grunt and Zap
.

The team is one of the United States' many

SOG".[5]
The team is portrayed as a covert group with access to sophisticated military equipment. Over time, the team is more public with action in high profile missions.

Devil's Due

In the comics series by Devil's Due Publishing, the existence of the Joe team is known to the general public but its missions remain covert. The Joe team has been reduced to a skeleton staff. When a new enemy, the "Red Shadows" arrive, the team is victorious but afterwards is disbanded. However, this was a ruse and the Joe team is reformed with a new core team and the former members as reserves. In the G.I. Joe: America's Elite series, the new team is fully covert.

IDW

In the

The Pit", is an abandoned military establishment in the Nevada
desert.

Animated series

The 1985

G.I. Joe animated television series and the G.I. Joe animated movie
expanded on the function of what the show's opening describes as a "special mission force". The team members have many extraordinary skills. They can work in many different environments and operate many different types of vehicles and aircraft. In the animated productions, the team is known to the public. For example, in the episode 20 Questions, the team appears on a talk show and in the episode Once Upon a Joe, the team are greeted excitedly by children.

Factions

G.I. Joe has different factions in their organization:

Battleforce 2000

Battleforce 2000 is a hi-tech unit of the Joes using experimental weaponry under battlefield conditions. They consist of Avalanche, Blaster, Blocker, Dee-Jay, Dodger, Knockdown, and Maverick.

Ninja Force

Led by

T'Gin-Zu
.

Counterparts

There are different counterparts of G.I. Joe that work with the G.I. Joe team:

Comando Heroicos

The Comando Heroicos is the Argentinian branch of G.I. Joe. Known members include Glenda, Sgt. Redmack, Sgt. Shimik, and Sgt. Topson.

Oktober Guard

The October Guard is Eastern Europe's answer for G.I. Joe. Known members include Red Star, Big Bear, Colonel Brekhov, Daina, Dragonsky, Lt. Gorky, Horrorshow, Misha, Schrage, Stormavich, and Wong. Red Star maintains that G.I. Joe is the Oktober Guard's counterpart.

Productions

Generally, Hawk is the team's commanding officer. Duke is the senior non-commissioned officer and second-in-command. Flint often serves as third in command (though being a warrant officer, he technically outranks Duke) and usually leads field missions whenever Duke cannot. Beach-Head and Sgt. Slaughter are labeled as fourth and fifth in command, respectively. Both of them also serve as drill instructors and trainers to new Joe recruits. However, a number of differences exist between the comics, cartoon and even the toyline.

Marvel Comics

The

Keel-Haul
is introduced in issue 36. General Joseph Colton (the model for a G.I. Joe 12 inch toy) appears in issues 86, 127 and 152 but is not a member of the team.

Real American Hero cartoon series

The Real American Hero animated series produced by Sunbow Entertainment mainly focused on newer characters. In the initial miniseries, Duke served as team leader, answering to General Flagg, while Flint served as second-in-command and was the lead character of the second miniseries. In the second full season, coinciding with the release of a new Hawk action figure, Hawk is established as the commander, with Duke as second-in-command and Flint in third, with Beach Head and Sgt. Slaughter also in leadership roles. This continued with the newer series produced by DIC Entertainment that took place after the animated film.

G.I. Joe Extreme

Sgt. Savage, who had been introduced late in the previous line. A cartoon series was produced by Sunbow and Gunther-Wahl Productions and distributed by Claster Television
which was broadcast for two seasons.

Dark Horse Comics acquired the comic book license at the time and published two four-issue mini-series of G.I. Joe Extreme. The first, continuing from the cartoon series, sees the team defeat SKAR, which was established as having been initially founded in the 1960s but only becoming a threat after Iron Klaw took control in a coup. The second sees them battle Red Scream, a group opposed to globalization. A third nemesis, the I.R.O.N. Army (a reorganization of the remnants of SKAR) was mentioned in the last issue, but the series was canceled before the story could continue.

Sigma 6

Main article: G.I. Joe: Sigma 6

In the G.I. Joe: Sigma 6 series, the team is smaller and new characters are introduced gradually rather than en masse. The series gives the history that the team reformed with a new codename after their base was destroyed by Cobra.

The Rise of Cobra

Main article: G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra

In this movie, G.I. Joe is an

Heavy Duty and Snake Eyes. It is an international force using advanced technology. The team's base is in Egypt. It is well funded due to global backing.[6]

Renegades

Main article: G.I. Joe: Renegades

In this series, the team, called the "Renegades", is founded by Lieutenant Scarlett O'Hara and her

Lift-Ticket
, and Heavy Duty.

Retaliation

Main article: G.I. Joe: Retaliation

In the sequel to The Rise of Cobra, the team include Roadblock, Flint, Lady Jaye, Snake Eyes and Jinx with support from General Joseph Colton and Storm Shadow. Duke, Mouse, Grunt and Clutch were all killed by Cobra.

Snake Eyes

Main article: Snake Eyes

In the film, Scarlett is a major of the Joes who assisted the Arashikage Clan in their fight against Cobra. Snake Eyes learned from Scarlett that his father was a Joe targeted and killed by Cobra while working undercover to infiltrate Cobra. Scarlett asks Snake Eyes to join the team, but chooses to first find Tommy, who cast himself out of the Arashikage.

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts

Main article: Transformers: Rise of the Beasts

At the end of the film, Noah Diaz is recruited by Agent Burke, who learns about the

Autobots
' existence, to join G.I. Joe.

See also

References

  1. ^ Fletcher, Dan (August 7, 2009). "A Brief History of G.I. Joe". Time. Archived from the original on August 10, 2009. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
  2. ^ Truitt, Brian (April 14, 2010). "Larry Hama relaunches his '80s 'G.I. Joe 'series". USA Today. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
  3. ^ Hama, Larry. G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, vol. 1, issue no. 1, Cover date: June 1982. Marvel Comics.
  4. ^ Hama, Larry (w), Gosier, Phil (p), Koblish, Scott (i), Chi, Dave (col), Vick (let), Lackey, Mike (ed). "... Just Fade Away" G. I. Joe: A Real American Hero, no. 152 (September 1, 1994). Marvel Comics, (in American English). Retrieved on May 30, 2024.
  5. ^ "GCD :: Issue :: G.I. Joe Special Missions #2 [Direct Edition]". Comics.org. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
  6. ^ Donaldson-Evans, Catherine (September 7, 2007). "G.I. Joe to Become Global Task Force in Movie". Fox News. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
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