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Arise, Serpentor, Arise! Part 44th of 30 episodes in Sunbow season 2. Story by Buzz Dixon, Teleplay by Ron Friedman. First aired September 18, 1986.Previous episode: Arise, Serpentor, Arise! Part 3 Next episode: Arise, Serpentor, Arise! Part 5 |
Defying Cobra Commander's orders, Mindbender orders Sgt. Slaughter taken alive. Hawk sends a rescue team to Cobra Island to retrieve him. The Twins extract DNA from the Sarge, and Mindbender combines it with the rest, infusing the collected DNA into a mass of protoplasm. However, Cobra Commander contaminates the DNA and also allows Sgt. Slaughter to escape his cell undetected. The experiment results in a misshapen wild beast that begins marauding through the Terror Drome.
The monster and the Sarge make their way outside at about the same time. Shortly thereafter, the Dreadnoks shoot down the Joe rescue team as it arrives. A fight ensues between Slaughter and the creature, but he is recaptured shortly after defeating it. As the rescue team sneaks into the Terror Drome, Cobra Commander frees Sgt. Slaughter, who destroys his own DNA tube as Mindbender runs his experiment a second time. Despite the loss, the procedure is successful, and Cobra's new leader rises to identify himself as Serpentor.
Appearing Cast and Equipment
| Featured Characters | |||
| Sergeant Slaughter | 306 seconds | 16 lines | DNA taken for Serpentor; escaping but recaptured; witnessing Serpentor's creation |
| Dr. Mindbender | 255 seconds | 43 lines | creating and pursuing protoplasm monster; creating Serpentor |
| Cobra Commander | 212 seconds | 25 lines | monitoring Sgt. Slaughter's escape, sabotaging Mindbender's experiments |
| Destro | 158 seconds | 15 lines | assisting Dr. Mindbender in lab; helping capture Sgt. Slaughter |
| Xamot | 135 seconds | 20 lines | taking Sgt. Slaughter's DNA; recapturing Slaughter; witnessing Serpentor's creation |
| Tomax | 132 seconds | 19 lines | taking Sgt. Slaughter's DNA; recapturing Slaughter; witnessing Serpentor's creation |
| Scrap-Iron | 93 seconds | 6 lines | monitoring Mindbender's experiments; defecting to Mindbender; pursuing Sgt. Slaughter |
| Beach Head | 78 seconds | 11 lines | giving casualty report at Joe HQ; leading Cobra Island rescue team |
| Hawk | 39 seconds | 5 lines | at Joe HQ; sending rescue team to Cobra Island |
| Lifeline | 36 seconds | 6 lines | one of volunteers sent to Cobra Island |
| Lift-Ticket | 34 seconds | 4 lines | flying Tomahawk for team sent to Cobra Island |
| Duke | 22 seconds | 2 lines | informing Hawk of Flint's injuries |
| Mainframe | 20 seconds | 2 lines | one of volunteers sent to Cobra Island |
| Monkeywrench | 18 seconds | 1 line | flying Swampfire against Tomahawk |
| Ripper | 17 seconds | 2 lines | flying Swampfire against Tomahawk |
| Iceberg | 17 seconds | 1 line | one of volunteers sent to Cobra Island |
| Buzzer | 12 seconds | 1 line | flying Swampfire on Cobra Island |
| Serpentor | 11 seconds | 1 line | created in Dr. Mindbender's second experiment |
| Thrasher | 7 seconds | 1 line | sighting Joe Tomahawk; driving Thunder Machine on Cobra Island |
| Background Characters | |||
| Low-Light | 18 seconds | (silent) | one of volunteers sent to Cobra Island |
| Leatherneck | 15 seconds | (silent) | one of volunteers sent to Cobra Island |
| Wet-Suit | 15 seconds | (silent) | one of volunteers sent to Cobra Island |
| Dial-Tone | 10 seconds | (silent) | one of volunteers sent to Cobra Island |
| Torch | 8 seconds | (silent) | flying Swampfire against Tomahawk |
| Cross-Country | 2 seconds | (silent) | one of volunteers sent to Cobra Island (3:49-50) |
| Slip-Stream | 2 seconds | (silent) | returning to HQ in Conquest (2:53-54) |
| Troops Appearing | |||
| Viper | 72 seconds | 3 lines | guarding, pursuing, and recapturing Sgt. Slaughter; attacked by rescue team |
| B.A.T. | 36 seconds | attacking Sgt. Slaughter; subduing Sgt. Slaughter in Mindbender's lab | |
| Crimson Guard | 18 seconds | 1 line | attacked by protoplasm monster |
| Tele-Viper | 9 seconds | assisting Dr. Mindbender in lab | |
| Motor Viper | 9 seconds | 1 line | driving Stuns to search for Sgt. Slaughter and patrol Cobra Island |
| Strato-Viper | 5 seconds | stunning Sgt. Slaughter on cargo plane | |
| Greenshirt | 2 seconds | returning to Joe HQ in wrecked vehicles | |
| Vehicles Appearing | |||
| Tomahawk | 54 seconds | used to transport rescue team to Cobra Island; shot down | |
| Swampfire | 21 seconds | used to fight Tomahawk on Cobra Island | |
| Stun | 16 seconds | used to search for Sgt. Slaughter and patrol Cobra Island | |
| Conquest X-30 | 4 seconds | used by Slip-Stream to return to Joe HQ | |
| Thunder Machine | 3 seconds | used to pursue Tomahawk on Cobra Island | |
| A.W.E. Striker | 2 seconds | returning to HQ after Genghis Khan battle (2:59-3:00) | |
| Trubble Bubble | 2 seconds | used to patrol Cobra Island (10:46-47) | |
| Armadillo | 1 second | returning to HQ after Genghis Khan battle (3:00) | |
| Non-Toy Characters: protoplasm monster | |||
| Non-Toy Equipment: Cobra cargo plane | |||
Misc. Notes
- On the DVDs from Shout! Factory, this episode is included in the Season 2.0 set (Disc 1, Episode 4).
- The 2008 release of the DVD with related figures (Cobra B.A.T., Dusty, and Serpentor) included a barely-articulated figure of Montezuma's Skeleton.