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Big BenFile Name: David J. Bennett of Burford, England. Grade: Army E-6 equivalent (1991-2003) no SN listed (not US military) Notes: Burford is a small town about 20 miles west of Oxford. Filecards from 2002 onward spell the last name Bennet.
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Animated Appearances
| DiC Voice | Appearances | Time Identifiable On Screen | Total Lines (In Own Voice) | Total Words |
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| Maurice LaMarche | 10 | 478 seconds | 66 | 585 |
Notes: DiC's Big Ben wore his 1991 outfit with a bluish tint to his jacket and no face camo.
| Season 1 Opening (DiC) | 3 seconds | (silent) | in footage from DiC season 1, in final pose |
| General Confusion | 239 seconds | 30 lines | in Amazon, flying Retaliator in jungle and at Battle World |
| Night of the Creepers | 17 seconds | (silent) | rounding up captured Cobras, driving Hammer against mummy warriors |
| D-Day at Alcatraz Part 1 | 1 second | (silent) | running from exploding Hammer during Lappland ambush (2:53) |
| Stuck on You | 53 seconds | 6 lines | driving Mobile Battle Bunker to search for Pathfinder, fighting Undertow |
| The Eliminator | 5 seconds | (silent) | flying Battle Copter to attack Alps base |
| Chunnel | 146 seconds | 30 lines | flying Battle Copter, driving Badger in first rescue attempt, on runaway train |
| Long Live Rock and Roll Part II | 6 seconds | (silent) | flying a Battle Copter into battle |
| Basic Training | 4 seconds | (silent) | seen in flashback |
| The Legend of Metal-Head | 4 seconds | (silent) | seen in flashback |
Classic Marvel Comic Appearances
By my count, Big Ben was discernible in 42 panels in 8 issues from Sept. 1991 to Jun. 1993: #116, 117, 121, 122, 123, 128, 129, and 137.
Figure Releases
| Versions: | 1. 1991
2. 1993 (International Action Force) | 3. 2000 (RAHC)
4. 2002/I (JvC Wave 1.5) | 5. 2002/II (JvC Wave 2.5)
6. 2003 (Road Rebel) |
| Version 1: spring 1991 Wave 1 carded figure assortment | |
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| SAS Trooper | MOS 1: Infantry MOS 2: Subversive Operations |
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| Accessories: black M240 machine gun with handle on top (new), and wide bipod with crossbar (new), two black smooth, spherical grenades (new), tall dark green backpack with three engraved grenades and shovel (new), dark green grenade pouch with opening lid and soft plastic strap (new). | |
| The British Special Air Service is roughly the equivalent of the American Special Forces and maintains an equally rigorous standard for its recruits. The combat records of SAS personnel are classified, but it is assumed that BIG BEN participated in the initial recon operations in the Falklands campaign and in various covert operations. He received his initial training at Bradbury Lines Barracks in Hereford and was on cadre at the NATO LRRP School in West Germany. "To qualify for the SAS, a candidate trooper must complete the 'Long Drag' which is a forced march over 30 miles through marshes and rough, hilly terrain, carrying 50 pounds of equipment. This march must be completed in less than 20 hours and is a grueling test of endurance and land navigation. Big Ben completed his march in 12 hours, had a bit of supper, and volunteered to go back out and help search for candidates who got lost in the moors..." Status: On second assignment in temporary exchange program from 22 SAS [Special Air Service]. | |
| Toy Notes: Item #6582. | |
| Version 2: fall 1993 International Action Force mail-order set | |
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| [joint filecard for all 4 figures; no MOS listed] | |
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| Accessories: black machine gun (87 Tunnel Rat's), black figure stand (common). | |
| There comes a time when the power of evil becomes so threatening to world peace that global leaders must join together to stop its impending danger; Cobra is just such an evil. An international force of G.I. Joe combat specialists have been called upon to hit Cobra and hit them hard! Russia is represented by BIG BEAR, an anti-armor specialist who loves to blow up Cobra tanks. From England comes BIG BEN, an expert in subversive operations and enemy infiltration. Japan has sent BUDO, one of its greatest samurai warriors who plans on slicing Cobra into tiny pieces of snake meat. SPIRIT, a Native American also joins the team from his home in Arizona, where he was called for duty to track down and eliminate Cobra Dreadnoks. World peace must be upheld and Cobra evil must be stopped...TODAY! | |
| Toy Notes: Exclusive to the mail offer Menace in the Wilderness, along with Budo, Big Bear, and Spirit. | |
| Version 3: fall 2000 Real American Hero Collection Wave 2 figure two-pack assortment | |
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| SAS Trooper | MOS 1: Infantry MOS 2: Subversive Operations |
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| Accessories: black machine gun (91 Big Ben's), two black grenades (91 Big Ben's), white backpack (91 Big Ben's), white grenade pouch with cream strap (91 Big Ben's). | |
| The British Special Air Service is roughly the equivalent of the American Special Forces and maintains an equally rigorous standard for its recruits. The combat records of SAS personnel are classified, but it is assumed that Big Ben participated in the initial recon operations in the Falklands campaign and in various covert operations. He received his initial training at Bradbury Lines Barracks in Hereford and was on cadre at the NATO LRRP School in West Germany. "To qualify for the SAS, a candidate trooper must complete the 'Long Drag' which is a forced march over 30 miles through marshes and rough, hilly terrain, carrying 50 pounds of equipment. This march must be completed in less than 20 hours and is a grueling test of endurance and land navigation. Big Ben completed his march in 12 hours, had a bit of supper, and volunteered to go back out and help search for candidates who got lost in the moors!" | |
| Toy Notes: Carded in a two-pack with Whiteout. Item #57755. | |
| Version 4: June 2002 Joe vs. Cobra Wave 1.5 figure two-pack assortment (02/I) | |
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| SAS Trooper | MOS 1: Infantry MOS 2: Subversive Operations |
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| Accessories: black rifle (83 Snow Job's), black machine gun (91 Big Ben's), two black grenades (91 Big Ben's), green grenade pouch (91 Big Ben's), black figure stand (common). | |
| The British Special Air Service (SAS) is roughly the equivalent of the American Special Forces. It maintains an equally tough standard for its recruits. SAS soldiers work in small units as a tightly-knit team. They go behind enemy lines by land, sea, or air for covert missions. Part of the Mobility Troop, BIG BEN has participated in many missions, the details of which remain classified. He's now on assignment with the G.I. Joe forces to lend his commando skills to the team. BIG BEN thinks the Americans have strange accents and even stranger ways of doing things, but he admires their iron-fisted courage. When he fought the COBRA ALLEY VIPERS in a covert operation, he showed them why it's never wise to be on the wrong side of an SAS solider. "I'm here to teach the bad guys that the fight for freedom and justice knows no borders." | |
| Toy Notes: Carded in a two-pack with Cobra Alley Viper. Item #57480. | |
| Version 5: September 2002 Joe vs. Cobra Wave 2.5 figure two-pack recolor assortment (02/II) | |
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| SAS Trooper | MOS 1: Infantry MOS 2: Subversive Operations |
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| Accessories: graphite rifle (83 Snow Job's), graphite machine gun (91 Big Ben's), two graphite grenades (91 Big Ben's), graphite grenade pouch (91 Big Ben's), graphite figure stand (common). | |
| The British Special Air Service (SAS) is roughly the equivalent of the American Special Forces. It maintains an equally tough standard for its recruits. SAS soldiers work in small units as a tightly-knit team. They go behind enemy lines by land, sea, or air for covert missions. Part of the Mobility Troop, BIG BEN has participated in many missions, the details of which remain classified. He's now on assignment with the G.I. Joe forces to lend his commando skills to the team. BIG BEN thinks the Americans have strange accents and even stranger ways of doing things, but he admires their iron-fisted courage. When he fought the COBRA ALLEY VIPERS in a covert operation, he showed them why it's never wise to be on the wrong side of an SAS solider. "I'm here to teach the bad guys that the fight for freedom and justice knows no borders." | |
| Toy Notes: Carded in a two-pack with Cobra Alley Viper. Item #57445. | |
| Version 6: late January 2003 carded Road Rebel vehicle | |
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| SAS Trooper | MOS 1: Infantry MOS 2: Subversive Operations |
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| Accessories: none | |
| The British Special Air Service (SAS) is roughly the equivalent of the American Special Forces. It maintains an equally tough standard for its recruits. SAS soldiers work in small units as a tightly-knit team. They go behind enemy lines by land, sea, or air for covert missions. Part of the Mobility Troop, BIG BEN has participated in many missions, the details of which remain classified. He's now on assignment with the G.I. JOE forces to lend his commando skills to the team. BIG BEN thinks the Americans have strange accents and even stranger ways of doing things, but he admires their iron-fisted courage. When he fought the COBRA ALLEY VIPERS in Operation Streetwise, he showed them why it's never wise to be on the wrong side of an SAS solder. "I'm here to teach the bad guys that the fight for freedom and justice knows no borders." | |
| Toy Notes: Item #57480. | |