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Zarana
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Animated Appearances
| Sunbow Voice | Appearances | Time Identifiable On Screen | Total Lines (In Own Voice) | Total Words |
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| Lisa Raggio | 20 | 1,021 seconds | 117 | 948 |
| DiC Voice | Appearances | Time Identifiable On Screen | Total Lines (In Own Voice) | Total Words |
| Lisa Corps | 8 | 405 seconds | 34 | 480 |
Notes: Sunbow's Zarana wore her 1986 outfit in subdued colors, with hair spiked and orange to match Zandar. Her holster strap was white, and her gloves often left her fingers uncovered. In this series she had a romantic dalliance with Mainframe. The DiC series used a similar outfit but with a top that was blue-grey in Operation Dragonfire and light green in the first season. DiC's Zarana had pink and white hair.
(The numbers below do not include instances where the character's appearance and/or voice were disguised.)
| Arise Serpentor Arise Part 1 | 35 seconds | (silent) | picture shown at briefing on Dreadnoks; at Dreadnok audition |
| Arise Serpentor Arise Part 2 | 108 seconds | 11 lines | disguised as peasant; stealing DNA in Egypt; driving Swampfire in the Yucatan |
| Arise Serpentor Arise Part 5 | 21 seconds | 2 lines | inside Terror Drome; driving motorcycle in Washington DC |
| Let's Play Soldier | 89 seconds | 9 lines | disguised to observe Dreadnoks; disguised as Thai woman to lead Joes into ambush |
| Computer Complications | 66 seconds | 9 lines | disguised as Sgt. Carol Weedler to infiltrate Joe HQ; falling for Mainframe |
| Cobrathon | 11 seconds | 4 lines | making presentation during telethon; evacuating |
| The Rotten Egg | 8 seconds | (silent) | driving motorcycle to Parris Island; attacking at ceremony |
| Once Upon a Joe | 9 seconds | 1 line | brawling with other Dreadnoks |
| Glamour Girls | 97 seconds | 12 lines | supervising Dreadnoks; hypnotized and kidnapped with fashion models |
| The Spy Who Rooked Me | 14 seconds | 3 lines | disguised as secretary and motel clerk; in underground base |
| Grey Hairs and Growing Pains | 70 seconds | 10 lines | disguised as cosmetics expert Jezebel and at spa; helping Mainframe at factory |
| My Brother's Keeper | 62 seconds | 9 lines | posing as fan at convention, flying Swampfire against Joes |
| Raise the Flagg! | 185 seconds | 12 lines | on oil rig; in manta sub to recover antimatter pod; captured by B.A. LaCarre |
| Second-Hand Emotions | 73 seconds | 13 lines | posing as caterer; helping capture Roadblock; deploying B.A.T.s at weapons depot |
| Sins of Our Fathers | 46 seconds | 8 lines | disguised as Chipper Dougan to hire Dial-Tone; capturing Flint and mimicking his voice |
| G.I. Joe: The Movie, Part 1 | 19 seconds | 1 line | in Serpentor's war room; in motorcycle during attack on B.E.T. |
| G.I. Joe: The Movie, Part 2 | 62 seconds | 11 lines | commissioned by Pythona; disguised as Heather to rescue Serpentor; escaping in Ferret |
| G.I. Joe: The Movie, Part 3 | 15 seconds | 1 line | witnessing Cobra Commander's trial and punishment |
| G.I. Joe: The Movie, Part 4 | 15 seconds | (silent) | driving Thunder Machine during lab attack |
| G.I. Joe: The Movie, Part 5 | 16 seconds | 1 line | in Swampfire to guard tunnel entrance |
| Operation Dragonfire: Day 1 | 64 seconds | 4 lines | mocking Baroness; with Destro during monastery attack; noticing Cobra Cmdr's disappearance |
| Operation Dragonfire: Day 4 | 4 seconds | (silent) | dumped by Destro |
| Victory at Volcania Part 1 | 42 seconds | (silent) | inside volcano command center, operating space guns |
| Victory at Volcania Part 2 | 14 seconds | (silent) | activating space guns |
| The Nozone Conspiracy | 126 seconds | 11 lines | at Nozone briefing, in ad, selling Nozone, at valley base |
| Injustice and the Cobra Way | 24 seconds | 1 line | disguised as President Mason |
| General Confusion | 78 seconds | 7 lines | disguised as Dr. Deborah Carday, at Battle World command base |
| The Mind Mangler | 53 seconds | 11 lines | disguised as Megan, helping Duke escape, taken to Joe HQ |
Classic Marvel Comic Appearances
By my count, Zarana was discernible in 423 panels in 45 issues from Aug. 1986 to Feb. 1994: #50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, GIJTF 1, Order of Battle 3, Yearbook 3, 60, SM 7, 69, 70, 71, 73, 74, 76, 77, 79, 81, 83, SM 21, 89, SM 24, 90, 91, 93, 94, 98, 99, 100, 123, 128, 129, 130, 131, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, and 145.
Figure Releases
| Versions: | 1. 1986
2. 2003 (Spy Troops) | 3. 2004 (Convention)
4. 2005 (Comic #76) |
| Version 1: spring 1986 regular carded figure assortment | |
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| Zartan's Sister | |
 
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| Accessories: black gun-shaped spur cutting rifle (new), red backpack with engraved flashlight (new). | |
| Zarana is a professional assassin who gains access to her victims through skillful acting and masterful use of makeup and disguise. While her brother Zartan concentrates on the purely physical aspects of disguise, Zarana works from the method-actor's point of view: to completely become the object of her impersonation - to think, feel, and react like another person. She is an expert in small arms, explosives, and edged weapons. Like her two brothers, she also has the ability to change skin color. "Zarana could have had a brilliant career on the professional stage if the evil in her nature hadn't been so strong. She throws tantrums, cuts ahead on lines, and never leaves a tip. She posed as an oral hygenist for six months on one assignment armed only with a reel of specially coated dental floss to incapacitate her unwitting victims. She escaped, dressed as a granny lady hobbling on a walker, right past the cops and into a cab. The cabbie remembered her...she didn't leave a tip." | |
| Variations: Early releases of Zarana had earrings, a rounder face, and lighter red trim; this variation is considered quite rare. Also recently discovered is a variation with lighter red trim but no earrings. | |
| Toy Notes: Featured in 1986's Swampfire commercial. Item #6472. The prototype shown in the 1986 insert catalog has blue upper arms identical to Zandar's. | |
| Version 2: November 2003 Spy Troops Wave 8 figure two-pack assortment | |
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| Sister to ZARTAN | |
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| Accessories: silver Uzi (02 Nunchuk's), silver cutting rifle with joined blades (new), dark green ghillie suit (03 Cross Hair's). | |
| The sinister sister of the sardonic shape-shifter [is a] disguise artist in her own right. An astounding mimic and a quick study, she needs only moments of observation before she can assume a subject's body language and voice characteristics down to the smallest detail. ZARTAN makes his impersonations work with exact physical resemblance. His sister's approach is far more from the method actor's point of view; she tries to become her subject, going as far as trying to think like them. ZARANA would be much more successful at her craft if she wasn't so rude, tight-fisted, and generally mean. As convincing as her impersonations can be, she can't sustain them for very long without revealing the unbridled nastiness that is at the core of her real self. Getting caught out is a relief for her in a way, since she can then demonstrate her prowess with knives, small-bore pistols, and spiked brass knuckles. "I disguised myself as ZARTAN once and tried to fool the DREADNOK gang. They said I didn't smell right." | |
| Toy Notes: Carded in a two-pack with Gung Ho. Item #55453. This figure is considered a moderately high-demand item. | |
| Version 3: July 2004 Dreadnok Rampage: Escapades in the Everglades boxed set | |
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| Dreadnok Leader | |
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| Accessories: dark grey cutting rifle (86 Zarana's), black backpack (86 Zarana's), clear figure stand (common). | |
| ZARANA is the sinister sister of ZARTAN - Master of Disguise. She is a professional assassin who gains access to her victims through skillful acting and masterful use of makeup. While her brother ZARTAN concentrates on the purely physical aspects of disguise, ZARANA works from the method-actor's point of view: to completely become the object of her impersonation - to think, feel, and react like another person. As convincing as her impersonations can be, she can't sustain them for very long without revealing the unbridled nastiness that is at the core of her real self. She's smart and ambitious, but throws tantrums when things don't go her way. ZARANA is the acting leader of the Dreadnoks gang while her brother hatches a plot from within the ranks of the G.I. Joe team. She has arranged a "try out" for a new group of probationary members called the Dreadheads (six cousins with a knack for destruction and a deep-rooted hatred for one of the members of the G.I. Joe team). Although she could handle this unruly bunch on her own, she often uses DREADNOK ENFORCER ROAD PIG to enforce her will and keep the other Dreadnoks in line during a mission. "I wish there were two of you...then I could bash your heads together and really get your attention." | |
| Toy Notes: Boxed in a convention-exclusive set with Beachhead, Hardtop, Sgt. Mutt, Dreadnok Buzzer, Dreadnok Ripper, Dreadhead Cletus, Dreadhead Otis, Dreadnok Road Pig, Dreadhead Billy-Bob, Joe-Bob, Dreadnok Crusher, Dreadnok Demolishor, Dreadhead Roscoe, and Dreadnok Vance. | |
| Version 4: June 2005 Wave 5 comic three-pack assortment | |
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| Sister of Zartan | |
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| Accessories: black cutting rifle (86 Zarana's), black backpack (86 Zarana's). | |
| The sinister sister of the sardonic shape-shifter is a disguise artist in her own right. An astounding mimic and quick study, she needs only moments of observation before she can assume a subject's body language and voice characteristics down to the smallest detail. ZARTAN makes his impersonations work with exact physical resemblance. His sister's approach is more from the method actor's point of view; she tries to become her subject, going as far as trying to think like he or she would. ZARANA would be much more successful at her craft if she wasn't so rude, tight-fisted, and generally mean. As convincing as her impersonations can be, she can't sustain them for very long without revealing the unbridled nastiness that is at the core of her real self. Getting discovered is a relief for her in a way, since she can then demonstrate her prowess with knives, small-bore pistols, and spiked brass knuckles. "I wish there were two of you. Then I could knock your heads together and really get your attention." | |
| Toy Notes: Carded in a three-pack with Zartan, Cobra Commander, and a reprint of Marvel #76. Item #61209. | |