Places of Birth

G.I. Joe characters hail from 49 states and over 20 countries on 6 continents. The states producing the most characters are California (19), Rhode Island (18), and Massachusetts and New York (15 each). The last state to receive its first character was South Dakota. The largest US cities not to be the birthplace of a G.I. Joe character are San Antonio (#7), Dallas (#9), Jacksonville (#12), Indianapolis (#14), Austin (#16), Memphis (#18), and Charlotte (#19).

United States (212)

• Alabama (7)
  • Auburn: Beach Head, Joe-Bob, Billy-Bob, Otis, Cletus, Vance, Roscoe
• Alaska (2)
  • Galena: Frostbite
  • Kotzebue: Kwinn
• Arizona (3)
  • Fort Huachuca: Armadillo
  • [[Grand Canyon: Spirit (1989 filecard only)]]
  • Navajo Nation: Airborne (83)
  • Phoenix: Mainframe
• Arkansas (3)
  • Helena: Tracker
  • Little Rock: Chuckles
  • Quitman: Hollow Point
• California (19)
  • Boulder Creek: Long Arm
  • Burlingame: Starduster
  • Cambria: Altitude
  • Chula Vista: Shipwreck
  • Lodi: Flash
  • Los Angeles: Quick Kick, Jinx, Skidmark, Sure Fire, Wreckage, Steel Brigade Commander
  • Malibu: Rock 'n Roll
  • Sacramento: Budo
  • San Diego: Cloudburst
  • San Francisco: Psyche-Out, Knockdown, Dojo
  • Stockton: Red Zone
  • Walnut: Ambush
• Colorado (2)
  • Denver: Hawk, Mace
• Connecticut (3)
  • Bridgeport: Whiteout
  • Hartford: Stretcher
  • New Haven: Airtight
• Delaware (0)
  • [none]
• Florida (6)
  • Cape Canaveral: Payload
  • Key West: Pathfinder
  • Kissimmee: Crusher
  • Panama City: Blaster
  • Pensacola: Skydive
  • Tampa: Blowtorch
• Georgia (1)
  • Atlanta: Scarlett
• Hawaii (1)
  • Aiea: Torpedo
• Idaho (2)
  • Boise: Tollbooth
  • Minidoka: Alpine
• Illinois (10)
  • Chicago: Short-Fuze, Hardtop, Ghostrider, Scoop, Static Line, Heavy Duty, Bullet-Proof
  • Downers Grove: Freefall
  • Evergreen Park: Captain Grid-Iron
  • Peoria: Cover Girl
• Indiana (3)
  • Fort Wayne: Topside
  • Gary: Footloose
  • South Bend: Dodger
• Iowa (5)
  • Cedar Rapids: Windchill
  • Emmetsburg: Sergeant Hacker
  • Fort Dodge: Crazylegs
  • Ida Grove: Maverick
  • Sioux City: Hit & Run
• Kansas (5)
  • Kinsley: Cutter
  • Lawrence: Crankcase
  • Pittsburg: Barricade
  • Wichita: Flint, Lightfoot
• Kentucky (3)
  • Fort Knox: Cold Front
  • Louisville: Thunder, Airwave
• Louisiana (3)
  • Fer-de-Lance: Gung-Ho
  • New Orleans: Vypra (1998)
  • Thibodaux: Muskrat
• Maine (2)
  • Bangor: Sneak Peek
  • Madawaska: Avalanche
• Maryland (2)
  • Annapolis: Metal-Head
  • Baltimore: Deep Six
• Massachusetts (15)
  • Boston: Barbecue, Blocker, Colonel Courage
  • Brockton: Cross Hair
  • Clarksburg: Dr. Link Talbot
  • Concord: Doc (83), Doc (07)
  • Douglas: Tiger Claw
  • Everett: Space Shot
  • Fall River: Rip It
  • Hingham: Side Track
  • Martha's Vineyard: Lady Jaye
  • Newton: Cesspool, Wide Scope
  • Northampton: Wildcard
• Michigan (4)
  • Dearborn: Shockwave
  • Detroit: Stalker, Lieutenant Clay Moore
  • Goblu: Road Pig
• Minnesota (6)
  • Blackduck: Charbroil
  • Duluth: Steam-Roller
  • Hibbing: Tripwire, Bazooka
  • St. Paul: Hi-Tech
  • White Earth: Dart
• Mississippi (1)
  • Biloxi: Roadblock
• Missouri (4)
  • Kirkwood: Blast-Off
  • St. Louis: Duke, Storm Shadow, Spearhead
• Montana (1)
  • Geraldine: Sci-Fi
• Nebraska (1)
  • Stromsburg: Leatherneck
• Nevada (2)
  • Las Vegas: Dusty, Thunderwing
• New Hampshire (1)
  • Wolfeboro: Blizzard
• New Jersey (4)
  • Asbury Park: Clutch
  • Elizabeth: Clean-Sweep
  • Iselin: Mutt
  • Plainfield: Countdown
• New Mexico (1)
  • [[Crosby: Low-Light (1989 and 1993 filecards only)]]
  • Taos: Spirit
• New York (15)
  • Catskill: Burn Out
  • Cooperstown: Hardball
  • Hartsdale: Banzai
  • New York City: Zap, Backblast, Rampart, Big Brawler
  • - Long Island: Crossfire
  • - Brooklyn: Heavy Metal, Tunnel Rat, Nunchuk
  • - Hollis, Queens: Bushido
  • Somers: T'Gin-Zu
  • Spring Valley: Lifeline (02)
  • Yonkers: Hard Drive
• North Carolina (3)
  • Fayetteville: Falcon
  • Greensboro: Cross-Country
  • Raeford: Rumbler
• North Dakota (2)
  • Bismarck: Updraft
  • Crosby: Low-Light
• Ohio (9)
  • Cincinnati: Barrel Roll, Red Spot
  • Cleveland: Downtown
  • Columbus: Grunt, Rip Cord
  • Dayton: Super Trooper, Double Blast
  • Parma: Agent Faces
  • Springboro: Checkpoint
• Oklahoma (2)
  • Lawton: Lift-Ticket
  • Poteau: Drop Zone
• Oregon (1)
  • Eugene: Dial-Tone
• Pennsylvania (5)
  • Allentown: Windmill
  • Philadelphia: Sideswipe
  • Pittsburgh: Steeler, Depth Charge
  • Three Mile Island: Ozone
• Rhode Island (18)
  • Central Falls: G.I. Joe
  • Cranston: Bombstrike
  • Cumberland: Repeater, G.I. Jane
  • East Greenwich: T'Jbang, Rollbar
  • [[North Kingstown: Dusty (2002/I filecard only)]]
  • Pawtucket: Hot Seat
  • Providence: Ace, Skystriker, Dee-Jay, Dogfight, Bullhorn, Major Storm, Ice Cream Soldier
  • Rumford: Major Altitude
  • Smithfield: Sub-Zero
  • Warwick: Long Range (89)
  • Westerly: Gears
• South Carolina (3)
  • Aiken: The Fridge
  • Myrtle Beach: Wet-Suit
  • Parris Island: Sergeant Slaughter
• South Dakota (1)
  • Sioux Falls: Cannonball
• Tennessee (3)
  • Collierville: Fast Draw
  • Gatlinburg: Breaker
  • Nashville: Med Alert
• Texas (5)
  • Brady: Wild Bill
  • Brownsville: Iceberg
  • Fort Worth: Effects
  • Houston: Law
  • Victoria: Major Barrage
• Utah (1)
  • Provo: Slip-Stream
• Vermont (2)
  • Manchester: Claymore
  • Rutland: Snow Job
• Virginia (4)
  • Alexandria: General Flagg
  • Arlington: Salvo
  • Charlottesville: Keel-Haul
  • Norfolk: Wet Down
  • [[Richmond: Mercer (1991 filecard only)]]
• Washington (4)
  • Molson: Mirage
  • Seattle: Lifeline (86), Rapid-Fire, [[Ace (1992 filecard only)]]
  • Vashon: Recoil
• West Virginia (2)
  • New Manchester: Sidetrack
  • Spencer: Mercer
• Wisconsin (4)
  • Chippewa Falls: Grand Slam
  • La Crosse: Rook
  • Lake Geneva: Airborne (90)
  • Wheaton: Recondo
• Wyoming (2)
  • Big Piney: Outback
  • Casper: Robo-J.O.E.
• Unspecified US (4)
  • Ken Masters, Guile, Balrog, Snow Serpent Commander
  • [[Frag-Viper, Ice Viper, Night-Viper (Flaming M.O.T.H. filecards only)]]

Europe (28)

• British Isles (6)
  • Burford, England: Big Ben
  • Cambridge, England: Buzzer
  • Callander, Scotland: Destro
  • Glasgow, Scotland: Rowdy Roddy Piper
  • Johnstown, Wales: Slice [filecards say Jonestown]
  • Rhyl, Wales: Monkeywrench
  • Unspecified: [[Flak-Viper (2006 filecard only)]]
• Western Europe (8)
  • Brussels, Belgium: Thrasher
  • Lyon, France: Wraith
  • Nice, France: Zartan
  • Bavaria, Germany: Hotwire
  • Carcare, Italy: Sparks
  • Spain: Vega
  • Island in the Mediterranean: Tomax, Xamot
• Eastern Europe (11)
  • Ostrava, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic): Daina
  • Unspecified Russia: Zangief
  • Arkhangelsk, Russia: Big Bear, Gorky
  • Moscow, Russia: Stormavik, Dragonsky
  • Smolensk, Russia: Misha
  • Istanbul, Turkey: Taurus
  • Odessa, Ukraine: Red Star, Colonel Brekhov
• Unspecified (3)
  • Baroness, Chameleon, C.L.A.W.S. Commander

Other (31)

• North and South America (non-US) (10)
  • Brazil: Blanka
  • Pikangikum, Ontario, Canada: Demolishor
  • Montreal, Quebec, Canada: Back-Stop
  • Cayman Islands: Zanzibar
  • Bogota, Colombia: Switch Gears
  • Havana, Cuba: Snow Storm
  • Montego Bay, Jamaica: Gristle
  • Monterrey, Mexico: Long Range (05)
  • Saint Thomas, US Virgin Islands: Rampage
  • Tenochtitlan (now in Mexico): Montezuma
• Asia (7)
  • China: Chun Li
  • Tbilisi, Georgia: Horror Show
  • India: Dhalsim
  • Japan: Ryu, Edmond Honda
  • Chukchi Peninsula, Siberia, Russia: Ghost Bear
  • Thailand: Sagat
• Australia (5)
  • Botany Bay, New South Wales: Torch
  • Sydney, New South Wales: Major Bludd
  • Cape Grim, Tasmania: Ripper
  • Queenstown, Tasmania: Skymate
  • Perth, Western Australia: Night Stalker Commander
  • Unspecified: [[Range-Viper 2006 filecard only)]]
• Miscellaneous (9)
  • Carthage (now in Tunisia): Hannibal
  • Cobra Island (cartoon) or Springfield (comic): Serpentor
  • Pago Pago, American Samoa: Red Dog
  • Extraterrestrials: Lobotomaxx, Predacon, Carcass, Warwolf, Iguanus, Slythor

Classified or Unknown (43)

• Action Man
• Big Boa
• M. Bison
• Black Dragon
• Black Out
• Cobra Commander (US or Cobra-La)
• Coil Crusher
• Copperhead (Florida or Amazon?)
• Croc Master
• Crystal Ball (mother from Bangor, ME; father Romanian)
• Darklon
• Dice
• Firefly
• Gallows
• Gnawgahyde (Australian in the cartoon)
• Grim Skull
• Guillotine
• Hard Master
• Headman
• Interrogator
• Kamakura
• Dr. Mindbender
• Cobra Mortal
• Neurotoxin
• Night Creeper Leader
• Overlord
• Raptor
• Razorclaw
• Scalpel
• Scrap-Iron
• Shadow Strike
• Skull Buster
• Sky Creeper
• Slash
• Snake Eyes
• Trakker
• Venomous Maximus
• Voltar
• Vypra twins
• Wild Weasel
• Zandar
• Zarana