1990 Characters, Page 1

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+ Captain Grid-Iron

CAPTAIN GRID-IRON - a field marked with white lines for American football.	Char. #186, 116th Joe Team member
Terrence Lydon (American with Irish or Saxon English surname) of Evergreen Park, IL. Evergreen Park (pop. 20,821) is a village in the Chicago metro area. Bullet-Proof, Ghostrider, Hardtop, Heavy Duty, Scoop, Short-Fuze, and Static Line are from Chicago itself, Freefall is from Downers Grove, and Footloose is from nearby Gary, IN.
Grades: O-3: 1990	SNs: 903-5221-YY07
DiC Cartoon Notes: Spoke 254 lines in 13 episodes. 5th most frequent speaker. First appeared and spoke in United We Stand. Total appearances: 17. Wore his 1990 outfit and was in charge of the team in the absence of Duke and General Hawk. His speech was peppered with football terminology. Commercial animation gave him a more intricate camo pattern.
Prioritized Appearance List: Injustice and the Cobra Way, D-Day at Alcatraz I-II, Metal-Head's Reunion, Victory at Volcania I-II, Granny Dearest, United We Stand, Revenge of the Pharaohs, The Nozone Conspiracy, and Pigskin Commandos. One line: Basic Training and The Legend of Metal-Head. Silent: I Found You...Evy, An Officer and a Viperman, and The Greatest Evil I-II. Grid-Iron is included in the opening sequences of seasons 1 and 2.
Comic Notes: Grid-Iron appeared in only one issue in 1992: #130, in the background of a single panel.
Versions: 1. 1990     Version 1: 1990 regular carded assortment Fig. #0242: Hand-to-Hand Combat Specialist MOS 1: Hand-to-Hand Combat Specialist MOS 2: Infantry [11A] head: Capt. Grid-Iron (90) arms: Capt. Grid-Iron (90) torso: Capt. Grid-Iron (90) waist: Capt. Grid-Iron (90) legs: Capt. Grid-Iron (90) Accessories: light green helmet (new, football style); clear visor (new, with peg holes); two yellow elbow pads (new, padded arm clips); light green backpack (new, with grenade tab); light grey shotgun (new); light grey missile launcher rifle (new, with missile tabs); four light grey missiles (new, with two slots each); three light grey grenades (new, football shaped) CAPT. GRID-IRON was quarterback of the West Point football team and graduatd in the top ten of his class. It can be said in his favor that he passed up an appointment to the U.S. Army War College for a conventional infantry command at the company level. It was this determination to be "where the action is" that brought him to the attention of the G.I. Joe organization. "The other G.I. Joes were a bit put off by this West Pointer when he first showed up, but he turned out to be bearable to the point that nobody tried to 'lose' him on his first mission. In fact, if he would only stop trying so hard to be likeable and put a halt to his John Wayne (classic Hollywood tough guy) imitation, they might let him play quarterback at the annual G.I. Joe Fish Fry Football Game!" Toy Notes: Featured in 1990's first new figures commercial. Item #6561. Re-releases: A recolored version was released in India.

+ Night-Creeper

NIGHT CREEPER - characterized by slow, quiet nocturnal movement.	Char. #187, 32nd Cobra troop type
DiC Cartoon Notes: Spoke 4 lines in 2 episodes. First appeared in Revenge of the Pharaohs; first spoke in Night of the Creepers. Total appearances: 8. Wore their 1990 outfits.
Prioritized Appearance List: Night of the Creepers. One line: Stuck on You. Silent: Revenge of the Pharaohs, General Confusion, Injustice and the Cobra Way, D-Day at Alcatraz I, That's Entertainment, and The Greatest Evil I. Night Creepers are not included in any DiC opening sequences.
Versions: 1. 1990 2. 1993 (Ninja Force) 3. 1994 (Shadow Ninjas) 4. 1998 (3-pack) 5. 2003 (Spy Troops) 6. 2004/I (Urban Strike Team) 7. 2004/II (VvV Wave 4) 8. 2004/III (VvV Wave 5) 9. 2005/I (Single Pack) 10. 2005/II (HISS) Version 1: 1990 regular carded assortment Fig. #0243: Cobra Ninja head: Night-Creeper (90, 98, 04/I) arms: Night-Creeper (90, 98, 04/I) torso: Night-Creeper (90, 98, 04/I) waist: Night-Creeper (90, 98, 04/I), Night Creeper Leader (93, 94) legs: Night-Creeper (90, 98, 04/I), Night Creeper Leader (93, 94) Accessories: purple backpack (89 Snake Eyes's); black sword (new, with serpentine blade); black sword (new, barbed); black crossbow (new, with five arrows) Captured Cobra documents revealed the existence of a contract between COBRA COMMANDER and a syndicate of high-tech Ninjas. It is believed that these so-called NIGHT-CREEPERS have been given the task of conducting all field intelligence and covert operations for Cobra! All investigations into the structure and origin of the Night-Creepers have run into dead ends, or resulted in the mysterious disappearance of the investigators. "All evidence seems to indicate that the Night-Creepers have the drive and scruples of a Wall Street stock manipulator, the lethal skills of a master martial artist, and the stealthy talents of a cat burglar. To make matters worse, they're backed by the latest and most sophisticated anti-detection and weapons technology in the world! It's as if Attila the Hun had a black belt, an MBA, and was armed with lasers!" Toy Notes: Featured in 1990's first new figures commercial. Item #6562. The prototype shown in the 1990 insert catalog had a different backpack. Version 2: 1993 Ninja Force carded assortment, #3 Fig. #0369: Cobra Ninja Night Creeper MOS 1: Field Intelligence MOS 2: Covert Operations head: Night Creeper (93, 94) arms: Night Creeper (93, 94) torso: Night Creeper (93, 94) waist: Night Creeper (93, 94) legs: Night Creeper (93, 94) Accessories: light blue machete (88 Spearhead's); two light blue dueling knives (shared with Zartan, stick-like); light blue sword (shared with Zartan; with large pommel and thin blade); light blue bow (88 Storm Shadow's); light blue sickle (92 Dojo's, no string or counterweight); light blue figure stand Captured Cobra documents revealed the existence of a syndicate of high-tech ninjas called Night Creepers. It is believed that these vicious ninjas conduct all field intelligence and covert operations for Cobra. All investigations into the structure and origin of the Night Creepers have run into dead ends, or resulted in the mysterious disappearance of the investigators. If they're provoked in any way, even by other Cobra members, they are known to react without mercy. They are generally regarded as having the scruples of a Wall Street stock manipulator, the lethal skills of a master martial artist, and the stealthy talents of a cat burglar. Motto: "Like a fierce, dark cloud, we appear and rain misery over all!" Toy Notes: This version has tabs on its torso to keep it from pivoting, and both arms have spring-loaded chopping action. Item #6873. Version 3: 1994 Shadow Ninjas carded assortment, #42 Fig. #0486: Cobra Ninja Night Creeper MOS 1: Field Intelligence MOS 2: Covert Operations head: Night Creeper (93, 94) arms: Night Creeper (93, 94) torso: Night Creeper (93, 94) waist: Night Creeper (93, 94) legs: Night Creeper (93, 94) Accessories: clear blue machete (88 Spearhead's); two clear blue dueling knives (93 Night Creeper's); clear blue sword (93 Night Creeper's); clear blue bow (88 Storm Shadow's); clear blue sickle (92 Dojo's, no string or counterweight); clear blue figure stand When the Joes say they can't hit what they can't see, they're talking about the stealthy Night Creepers. Captured Cobra documents first revealed the existence of these vicious ninjas, who conduct all field intelligence and covert operations for Cobra. All investigations into the structure and origin of the Night Creepers have run into dead ends, or resulted in the mysterious disappearance of the investigators. Do not approach them in any way, not that you would ever be able to catch up to them in the first place! Motto: "Like a flash flood, we appear, cause destruction, then vanish!" Toy Notes: Features a temperature-based color change from pink to white. This version has tabs on its torso to keep it from pivoting, and both arms have spring-loaded chopping action. Item #81146. Version 4: 1998 three-pack assortment Fig. #0527: Cobra Ice Ninja MOS 1: Arctic Field Intelligence MOS 2: Covert Operations head: Night-Creeper (90, 98, 04/I) arms: Night-Creeper (90, 98, 04/I) torso: Night-Creeper (90, 98, 04/I) waist: Night-Creeper (90, 98, 04/I), Night Creeper Leader (93, 94) legs: Night-Creeper (90, 98, 04/I), Night Creeper Leader (93, 94) Accessories: black sword (90 Night-Creeper's, with serpentine blade); black crossbow (90 Night-Creeper's); black figure stand Night-Creeper are a syndicate of high-tech ninjas. They do not follow the traditional methods of their ancestors, choosing modern weapons over the crude sword and staff to accomplish their tasks. By using the most advanced stealth and anti-detection technology available, these martial arts masters infiltrate Top Secret research bases for the COBRA organization. It is believed that a portion of the clan resides in the arctic region and have adapted their methods to the cold environment. It takes a special breed to endure, let alone fight in sub-zero temperatures. Under the cloak of darkness and heavy snow storms, they strike with deadly accuracy. Combining both swift and ruthless punishment, they take what they want and leave only destruction in their midst. Showing loyalty only to Firefly, they react without mercy against all adversaries, including other agents of COBRA. From General Hawk's Files: "All investigations into the structure and origin of the Night-Creepers have run into dead ends, or resulted in they mysterious disappearance of the investigators. Their policy is, you can't hit what you can't find." Motto: "We are less forgiving than an avalanche." Toy Notes: Carded in a Toys 'R Us-exclusive Cobra Polar Force three-pack with Firefly (98) and Snow Serpent (98). Item #57068. Version 5: 2003 Spy Troops Wave 7 two-pack assortment Fig. #0740: COBRA Ninja Night Creeper head: Night Creeper (03, 04/II, 04/III, 05/I, 05/II) arms: Night Creeper (03, 04/II, 04/III, 05/I, 05/II) torso: Night Creeper (03, 04/II, 04/III, 05/I, 05/II) waist: Night Creeper (03, 04/II, 04/III, 05/I, 05/II) legs: Night Creeper (03, 04/II, 04/III, 05/I, 05/II) Accessories: black helmet (02 Wet-Suit's, with silver trim); silver scuba vest (03 Torpedo's, with black tubing and yellow trim); two black flippers (02 Wet-Suit's); blue sheath backpack (02 Snake Eyes's, with silver trim); silver sword (89 Snake Eyes's) The NIGHT CREEPER forces are a super-secret group of high-tech ninjas who have had a long-standing contract with COBRA to handle high-risk field intelligence operations and covert infiltration. They are extremely crafty, well motivated and have an abnormally high pain tolerances, which makes them hard to predict, hard to stop and hard to knock down and keep down. If you took a totally ruthless person, trained him for ten years in five forms of martial arts and then equipped him with all the most advanced electronic stealth and passive sensor technology you may have an approximation of an ordinary high-tech ninja. Once you strip away all of his scruples, morals, and innate feelings of common decency, then you have a NIGHT CREEPER. When they aren't participating in missions, the NIGHT CREEPER ninjas are accountants who are kept busy creating new tax shelters for COBRA. "There is no place you can hide where we can't find you, no fortress that can keep us from getting to you, and no armor to protect you once we are there." Toy Notes: Carded in a two-pack with Kamakura (03). Item #55425. Version 6: 2004 Strike Team: Urban Division carded set (04/I) Fig. #0897: COBRA Ninja Night Creeper head: Night-Creeper (90, 98, 04/I) arms: Night-Creeper (90, 98, 04/I) torso: Night-Creeper (90, 98, 04/I) waist: Night-Creeper (90, 98, 04/I), Night Creeper Leader (93, 94) legs: Night-Creeper (90, 98, 04/I), Night Creeper Leader (93, 94) Accessories: black backpack (89 Snake Eyes's); silver sword (89 Snake Eyes's); silver sword (92 Nunchuk's); black figure stand The NIGHT CREEPER forces are a super-secret group of high-tech ninjas who have had a long-standing contract with COBRA to handle high-risk field intelligence operations and covert infiltration. They are extremely crafty, well motivated, and have an abnormally high pain tolerance, which makes them hard to predict, hard to stop, and hard to knock down and keep down. If you took a totally ruthless person, trained him for ten years in five forms of martial arts, and then equipped him with all the most advanced electronic stealth and passive sensor technology, you may have an approximation of an ordinary high-tech ninja. Once you strip away all of his scruples, morals, and innate feelings of common decency, then you have a NIGHT CREEPER. When they aren't participating in missions, the NIGHT CREEPER ninjas are accountants who are kept busy creating new tax shelters for COBRA. "There is no place you can hide where we can't find you, no fortress that can keep us from getting to you, and no armor to protect you once we are there." Toy Notes: Carded in a Toys 'R Us-exclusive set with Alley Viper (04), Firefly (04/III), Nullifier (04), Scrap Iron (04), and Storm Shadow (04/II). Item #53913. Version 7: 2004 Valor vs. Venom Wave 4 two-pack assortment (04/II) Fig. #0912: COBRA Ninja Night Creeper head: Night Creeper (03, 04/II, 04/III, 05/I, 05/II) arms: Night Creeper (03, 04/II, 04/III, 05/I, 05/II) torso: Night Creeper (03, 04/II, 04/III, 05/I, 05/II) waist: Night Creeper (03, 04/II, 04/III, 05/I, 05/II) legs: Night Creeper (03, 04/II, 04/III, 05/I, 05/II) Accessories: grey sniper rifle (03 Tunnel Rat's Accuracy Int'l AWS); silver DNA-collecting drone (new, with horseshoe-shaped head) and four removable black legs The NIGHT CREEPER forces are a super-secret group of high-tech ninjas who have had a long-standing contract with COBRA to handle high-risk field intelligence operations and covert infiltration. They are extremely crafty, well motivated, and have an abnormally high pain tolerance, which makes them hard to predict, hard to stop, and hard to knock down and keep down. If you took a totally ruthless person, trained him for ten years in five forms of martial arts, and then equipped him with all the most advanced electronic stealth and passive sensor technology, you may have an approximation of an ordinary high-tech ninja. Once you strip away all of his scruples, morals, and innate feelings of common decency, then you have a NIGHT CREEPER. They used their ninja skills and dexterity to infiltrate a zoo and steal DNA samples for the hybridization experiments being conducted by DR. MINDBENDER. "There is no place you can hide where we can't find you, no fortress that can keep us from getting to you, and no armor to protect you once we are there." Toy Notes: Carded in a two-pack with Dr. Link Talbot (04). Item #55985. Version 8: 2004 Valor vs. Venom Wave 5 two-pack assortment (04/III) Fig. #0926: COBRA Ninja Night Creeper head: Night Creeper (03, 04/II, 04/III, 05/I, 05/II) arms: Night Creeper (03, 04/II, 04/III, 05/I, 05/II) torso: Night Creeper (03, 04/II, 04/III, 05/I, 05/II) waist: Night Creeper (03, 04/II, 04/III, 05/I, 05/II) legs: Night Creeper (03, 04/II, 04/III, 05/I, 05/II) Accessories: black sheath backpack (02 Snake Eyes's); black submachine gun (89 Snake Eyes's); copper sword (89 Snake Eyes's) The NIGHT CREEPER forces are a super-secret group of high-tech ninjas who have had a long-standing contract with COBRA to handle high-risk field intelligence operations and covert infiltration. They are extremely crafty, well motivated, and have an abnormally high pain tolerance, which makes them hard to predict, hard to stop, and hard to knock down and keep down. If you took a totally ruthless person, trained him for ten years in five forms of martial arts, and then equipped him with all the most advanced electronic stealth and passive sensor technology, you may have an approximation of an ordinary high-tech ninja. Once you strip away all of his scruples, morals, and innate feelings of common decency, then you have a NIGHT CREEPER. They used their ninja skills and dexterity to infiltrate a zoo and steal DNA samples for the hybridization experiments being conducted by DR. MINDBENDER. "There is no place you can hide where we can't find you, no fortress that can keep us from getting to you, and no armor to protect you once we are there." Toy Notes: Carded in a two-pack with Ninja Trooper (04). Item #03537. Version 9: 2005 Valor vs. Venom Wave 3 single pack assortment (05/I) Fig. #1035: COBRA Ninja Night Creeper head: Night Creeper (03, 04/II, 04/III, 05/I, 05/II) arms: Night Creeper (03, 04/II, 04/III, 05/I, 05/II) torso: Night Creeper (03, 04/II, 04/III, 05/I, 05/II) waist: Night Creeper (03, 04/II, 04/III, 05/I, 05/II) legs: Night Creeper (03, 04/II, 04/III, 05/I, 05/II) Accessories: black backpack (85 Flint's); purple sheath backpack (02 Snake Eyes's); black pistol (02 Shipwreck's Uzi); black sword (89 Snake Eyes's) The NIGHT CREEPER forces are a super-secret group of high-tech ninjas who have had a long-standing contract with COBRA to handle high-risk field intelligence operations and covert infiltration. They are extremely crafty, well motivated, and have an abnormally high pain tolerance, which makes them hard to predict, hard to stop, and hard to knock down and keep down. If you took a totally ruthless person, trained him for ten years in five forms of martial arts, and then equipped him with all the most advanced electronic stealth and passive sensor technology, you may have an approximation of an ordinary high-tech ninja. Once you strip away all of his scruples, morals, and innate feelings of common decency, then you have a NIGHT CREEPER. They used their ninja skills and dexterity to infiltrate a zoo and steal DNA samples for the hybridization experiments being conducted by DR. MINDBENDER. "There is no place you can hide where we can't find you, no fortress that can keep us from getting to you, and no armor to protect you once we are there." Toy Notes: Item #06112. Rereleases: Later carded without accessories as part of the 2008 wave of single-carded figures (Item #35367). Version 10: 2005 Direct-to-Consumer Wave 1 boxed HISS vehicle (05/II) Fig. #1056: COBRA Ninja Night Creeper head: Night Creeper (03, 04/II, 04/III, 05/I, 05/II) arms: Night Creeper (03, 04/II, 04/III, 05/I, 05/II) torso: Night Creeper (03, 04/II, 04/III, 05/I, 05/II) waist: Night Creeper (03, 04/II, 04/III, 05/I, 05/II) legs: Night Creeper (03, 04/II, 04/III, 05/I, 05/II) Accessories: none The NIGHT CREEPER forces are a super-secret group of high-tech ninjas who have had a long-standing contract with COBRA to handle high-risk field intelligence operations and covert infiltration. They are extremely crafty, well motivated, and have an abnormally high pain tolerance, which makes them hard to predict, hard to stop, and hard to knock down and keep down. If you took a totally ruthless person, trained him for ten years in five forms of martial arts, and then equipped him with all the most advanced electronic stealth and passive sensor technology, you may have an approximation of an ordinary high-tech ninja. Once you strip away all of his scruples, morals, and innate feelings of common decency, then you have a NIGHT CREEPER. "There is no place you can hide where we can't find you, no fortress that can keep us from getting to you, and no armor to protect you once we are there." Toy Notes: Item #56295.

+ Topside

TOPSIDE - the surface of a ship's hull, above the water line.	Char. #188, 117th Joe Team member
John Blanchet (American with French surname) of Fort Wayne, IN. Fort Wayne (pop. 251,247) is an industrial center on I-69 in northeast IN. About 70 miles to the west is Dodger's hometown of South Bend, and Footloose is from Gary on Lake Michigan.
Grades: Navy E-6: 1990	SNs: 692-8812-HO89
DiC Cartoon Notes: Spoke 48 lines in 4 episodes. First appeared and spoke in Victory at Volcania II. Total appearances: 5. Wore his 1990 outfit.
Prioritized Appearance List: An Officer and a Viperman, D-Day at Alcatraz I-II, and Victory at Volcania II. Silent: Night of the Creepers. Topside is included in the opening sequences of seasons 1 and 2.
Comic Notes: Topside did not appear in the comic.
Versions: 1. 1990     Version 1: 1990 regular carded assortment Fig. #0244: Navy Assault Seaman MOS 1: Navy Assault Seaman MOS 2: Tele-Communications Specialist head: Topside (90) arms: Topside (90), Backblast (93) torso: Topside (90) waist: Topside (90) legs: Topside (90) Accessories: light grey helmet (new, flared); light grey backpack (new, two-missile launcher) with detachable U-shaped stand; light grey submachine gun (new, MP-5K); three red missiles (new) TOPSIDE grew up on a small Indiana farm where he helped his father raise prize-winning pigs. After winning numerous county fair awards for his pigs, Topside quickly gained the reputation as Fort Wayne's Hog Master. When he was 20, Topside decided to leave the farm in search of a more exciting career. He enlisted in the Navy and served as a deck hand on a ship that transported a G.I. Joe covert team to a mission site. Fed up with listening to the land-lubbers' tales of toughness, he decided to take them all on at once! Because of his boldness and ability to look danger in the eye, he was offered a spot on the G.I. Joe team. "A really intense training program can produce a fairly tough individual, but Topside was born tough. He can down a plate of greasy scrambled eggs and weiners [sic] while sailing through seas rough enough to send salty chief petty officers to the rail! I saw him take a full wind-up, upper-cut punch from another seaman and not even budge. Needless to say, that other seaman didn't stay around to get Topside's response." Toy Notes: Item #6563.

+ Rock-Viper

ROCK-VIPER - mountainous environment with little or no vegetation.	Char. #189, 33rd Cobra troop type
DiC Cartoon Notes: Spoke 6 lines in 2 episodes. First appeared and spoke in General Confusion. Total appearances: 3. Wore their 1990 outfits without the black chest panel.
Prioritized Appearance List: An Officer and a Viperman, and General Confusion. Silent: BIOK. Rock-Vipers are included in the opening sequences of seasons 1 and 2.
Versions: 1. 1990 2. 2001 (RAH Collection) 3. 2003 (Python Patrol) Version 1: 1990 regular carded assortment Fig. #0245: Cobra Mountain Trooper head: Rock-Viper (90, 03) arms: Rock-Viper (90, 03) torso: Rock-Viper (90, 03) waist: Rock-Viper (90, 03), Metal-Head (94, 05) legs: Rock-Viper (90, 03), Metal-Head (94, 05) Accessories: black backpack (new, T-shaped with hook notch); cream machine pistol (new); cream sniper rifle (new, PSG-1 with large scope); black grappling hook (new) with string; black hose (short standard) Encased in his non-slip, camo-traction suit and equipped with rocket-assisted, tungsten steel grappling hook and megatensile-strength repelling rope, the Rock-Viper can scale any obstacle to deliver an obliterating barrage of firepower from his missile pack and automatic grenade launcher! "On the day of their graduation from the training program, candidate Rock-Vipers are dropped from helicopters onto the top of a 500 foot, sheer-sided mesa rock formation. They are outfitted with 250 feet of rope and informed that only 50% will graduate upon completion of this final test. It doesn't take long for them to figure out the only way they will get down the mesa is to slide down the rope and pray they land in a soft pile of dirt at the bottom!" Toy Notes: Featured in 1990's first new figures comercial. Item #6564. Version 2: 2001 Real American Hero Collection Wave 2 two-pack assortment Fig. #0552: Cobra Attack Unit Rock Viper Special Training: Arctic and Wilderness Survival, Mountain Climbing, Bungee Jumping head: Range-Viper (90, 06), Rock Viper (01), Skull Buster (02), Imperial Guard (05) arms: Range-Viper (90, 06), Rock Viper (01), Skull Buster (02) torso: Range-Viper (90, 06), Rock Viper (01), Skull Buster (02) waist: Range-Viper (90, 06), Rock Viper (01), Skull Buster (02), Imperial Guard (05) legs: Range-Viper (90, 06), Rock Viper (01), Skull Buster (02), Imperial Guard (05) Accessories: blue-grey backpack (90 Range-Viper's); black grenade launcher (90 Range-Viper's) with chamber; blue-grey mortar (90 Range-Viper's); blue-grey mortar shell (90 Range-Vper's); black knife (90 Range-Viper's); black hose (short standard); black figure stand Rock Vipers scramble up a mountain crag as easily as the rest of us can stroll across a deserted street. And they do it so stealhtily that it's almost impossible to detect their movements. The higher the mountain, the better they like it. More altitude means more room for pranks to a Rock Viper! They think nothing of slicing a fellow Viper's safety line, or dulling the point of his climbing pick, just for laughs. Of course, laughing would be easier if they weren't at 1700 feet elevation and gasping for air! Laughter echoes a long way up—or down! But it's no laughing matter for the G.I. Joe team if the Rock Vipers capture the high ground! Toy Notes: Released before Christmas 2000 in a few areas but not until 2001 in most of the US. Yojoe.com lists this figure as a 2000 release. Carded in a two-pack with Maj. Bludd (01). Item #57756. Version 3: 2003 Python Patrol carded set Fig. #0723: Cobra Mountain Trooper Rock Viper head: Rock Viper (90, 03) arms: Rock Viper (90, 03) torso: Rock Viper (90, 03) waist: Rock Viper (90, 03), Metal-Head (94, 05) legs: Rock Viper (90, 03), Metal-Head (94, 05) Accessories: copper backpack (90 Rock-Viper's); copper machine pistol (90 Rock-Viper's); copper sniper rifle (90 Rock-Viper's PSG-1); silver grappling hook (90 Rock-Viper's) with string; black hose (short standard) Encased in a non-slip, camo-traction suit and equipped with rocket-assisted, tungsten steel grappling hook and megatensile-strength rapelling rope, the COBRA ROCK VIPER can scale any obstacle to deliver an obliterating barrage of firepower from his missile pack and automatic grenade launcher. On the day that a COBRA ROCK VIPER class graduates from the training program, they are dropped from a helicopter onto the top of a 500 foot, sheer-sided mesa rock formation. They are each outfitted with 250 feet of rope and informed that only 50% will graduate upon completion of this final test. It doesn't take long for them to figure out that they [sic] only way to get down is to slide down the rope and hope the [sic] land in a soft pile of dirt at the bottom. "We can climb up a mountain crag as easily as the rest of you stroll across a deserted street!" Toy Notes: Carded in a Toys 'R Us-exclusive set with Maj. Bludd (03), HEAT Viper (03), Lamprey (03), Laser Viper (03), and SAW Viper (03). Item #53400.

+ Sub-Zero

SUB-ZERO - ambient temperature below the freezing point of water.	Char. #190, 118th Joe Team member
Mark Habershaw (American with Saxon English surname) of Smithfield, RI. Smithfield (pop. 20,613) is a town in north central RI. The many other Joes from Hasbro's home state are Ace, Bombstrike, Bullhorn, Dee-Jay, Dogfight, Gears, G. I. Jane, G. I. Joe, Hot Seat, Ice Cream Soldier, Long Range, Major Altitude, Repeater, Rollbar, Skystriker, Maj. Storm, and T'Jbang.
Grades: O-2: 1990	SNs: 000-0617-AT89
DiC Cartoon Notes: Spoke 61 lines in 3 episodes. First appeared in Victory at Volcania I; first spoke in The Nozone Conspiracy. Total appearances: 5. Wore his 1990 outfit, with a grey knit cap beneath his hood. He was mild-mannered in contrast to his filecard description.
Prioritized Appearance List: Cold Shoulder, The Nozone Conspiracy, and D-Day at Alcatraz I-II. Silent: Victory at Volcania I. Sub-Zero is included in the opening sequence of season 1.
Comic Notes: Sub-Zero did not appear in the comic.
Versions: 1. 1990 2. 1993 (Arctic Commandos)   Version 1: 1990 regular carded assortment Fig. #0246: Winter Operations Specialist MOS 1: Winter Operations Specialist MOS 2: Field Artillery [13A] head: Sub-Zero (90, 93) arms: Sub-Zero (90, 93), Snake Eyes (05/V) torso: Sub-Zero (90, 93), Snake Eyes (05/V) waist: Sub-Zero (90, 93), Snake Eyes (05/V) legs: Sub-Zero (90, 93), Snake Eyes (05/V) Accessories: two grey snow shoes (new, disclike); white backpack (new, with large tab); dark grey machine gun (new, M60 with belt slots); white mortar launcher (new) with round stand; four grey mortar shells (new); gold ammo belt (new) SUB-ZERO was an instructor at the Army Northern Warfare Training Center in Fort Greeley, Alaska and a consultant to the Cold Regions Test Center at the same facility. He beat all records for cold weather endurance solely on MEANNESS! Before he was tapped for G.I. Joe, Sub-Zero used his "deep-freeze" combat tactics in Europe's Operation Chill so that the troops would be well prepared if any winter confrontation should erupt. "All the other G.I. Joe Arctic specialists like the cold. Not Sub-Zero! He hates it to the MAX! It drives him so far up the wall that it brings out a special kind of meanness unheard of in the western world. We're talking MAXIMUM MEANNESS! So why does he keep volunteering for cold weather assignments? Because he enjoys being MEAN!" Toy Notes: Featured in 1990's first new figures commercial. Item #6565. The prototype shown in the 1990 insert catalog has its upper arms on opposite sides. Version 2: 1993 mail-order Arctic Commandos Fig. #0430: Arctic Attack Force [joint filecard for all 4 figures; no MOS listed] head: Sub-Zero (90, 93) arms: Sub-Zero (90, 93), Snake Eyes (05/V) torso: Sub-Zero (90, 93), Snake Eyes (05/V) waist: Sub-Zero (90, 93), Snake Eyes (05/V) legs: Sub-Zero (90, 93), Snake Eyes (05/V) Accessories: black photon rifle (87 Dodger's); black figure stand Cobra has recently developed a weapon so dangerous that it threatens the safety of our entire planet! Perched high upon Mt. Everest, what is believed to be a giant thermal conversion laser cannon stands ready to strike targets at strategic military base camps and heavily populated world cities. The laser cannon must be destroyed to prevent global devastation, a task perfectly suited for G. I. Joe's elite Arctic Attack Force. With SUB-ZERO—a winter operations specialist—leading the mission, he's assigned DEE-JAY to climb Everest and plant explosives at the base of the laser cannon. For them to succeed it will be up to STALKER and Sub-Zero to fight off platoons of SNOW SERPENTS, Cobra's polar assault troopers who specialize in Arctic warfare and have adapted to Mt. Everest's freezing winter temperatures. The mission is risky, but the job has to be done . . . FAST! Toy Notes: Sold in a bagged set with Dee-Jay (93), Stalker (93), and Snow Serpent (93) in 1993 through the Terrifying Lasers of Destruction mail offer. Apparently at least some of these figures were intended for inclusion with 1993-94 vehicles and were made available by mail once the vehicles were canceled.

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