Torpedo (G.I. Joe)
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Torpedo | |
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G.I. Joe character | |
First appearance | 1983 |
Voiced by | Michael Yama (Sunbow/Marvel) Phil Hayes (DiC) |
In-universe information | |
Affiliation | G.I. Joe |
Specialty | SEAL (Sea, Air and Land) |
File name | Leialoha, Edward W. |
Birth place | Aiea, Hawaii |
SN | RN 946775409 |
Rank | CW-4 (Chief Warrant Officer 4) |
Primary MOS | Navy SEAL |
Secondary MOS | Demolitions |
Torpedo is a fictional character from the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero toyline, comic books and animated series. He is the G.I. Joe Team's original SEAL and debuted in 1983.
Profile
His real name is Edward W. Leialoha, and his rank is that of navy chief warrant officer WO-4. Torpedo was born in Aiea, Hawaii. His primary military specialty is Navy SEAL (Sea, Air & Land) and his secondary military specialty is demolitions.
Torpedo was originally a scuba instructor and also achieved black belts in the martial arts
Writer Larry Hama gave him his file name after Steve Leialoha.[2]
Toys
Torpedo was first released as an action figure in 1983.[3]
A version of Torpedo with no accessories came with the Built to Rule Rapid Runner in 2004. The forearms and the calves of the figure sported places where blocks could be attached.[4]
Comics
Marvel Comics
In the Marvel Comics
Later, he assists
Torpedo and Snow-Job pilot the Joe hovercraft, the W.H.A.L.E. and destroy a Cobra force operating on an atoll in the middle of the Gulf of Mexico.[7]
Torpedo and
Torpedo is one of the many G.I. Joe soldiers to take part in the Cobra Island civil war. In G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #76 (Sept. 1988) he is shown as part of a secondary assault team attack Cobra Commander's position from the swampy west.[9]
IDW
Torpedo goes undercover as a surfer, along with Lady Jaye to spy on suspected Cobra operations. This goes bad when both are assaulted and injured by the Baroness.[10]
Animated series
Sunbow
Torpedo appeared in the original G.I. Joe animated series.[11] He first appeared in the episode "The Worms of Death", the third part of "The M.A.S.S. Device" miniseries, in which he is one of the Joes participating in the mission to obtain a heavy water element and the ensuing battle with Cobra. He also proposes to the Baroness that both G.I. Joe and Cobra team up against the giant tubeworms.[12]
Torpedo appears in a G.I. Joe Public Service Announcement where he tells a kid who had fallen into the ocean how to tread water until help arrives.
DiC
Torpedo appeared in the DiC G.I. Joe cartoon.
Spy Troops and Valor vs. Venom
Torpedo appeared in the direct-to-video CGI animated movies G.I. Joe: Spy Troops and G.I. Joe: Valor vs. Venom, voiced by Phil Hayes.
Video games
Torpedo is one of the featured characters in the 1985 G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero computer game.[13]
References
- ISBN 0-87135-288-5.
- ISBN 978-0896899223.
- ISBN 0-87341-301-6.
- ^ Rapid Runner w/ Chief Torpedo at YOJOE.com Retrieved 2012-04-24
- ^ G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #13 (July 1983)
- ^ G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #25-28
- ^ G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #36
- ^ G.I. Joe Yearbook #4 (1988)
- ^ G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #76 (Sept. 1988)
- ^ G.I.Joe: A Real American Hero #162 (Jan. 2011)
- ISBN 978-0-7864-2099-5.
- ^ "The Worms of Death". G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero.
- ^ Roberts, Matt. "G.I. Joe for Personal Computers". YoJoe.com. Retrieved 2010-03-20.
External links
- Torpedo at JMM's G.I. Joe Comics Home Page