Knowing Is Half The Battle Socks
Description: Destro is one of the most cunning foes the Joe Team has ever faced. He is the power behind M.A.R.S. (Military Armament Research Syndicate), one of the largest manufacturer of state-of-the-art weaponry. His business is fueled by inciting unstable countries to wage wars against each other and then getting them to purchase weapons from him. To him, war is simply man's expression of his most natural state. It is the perfect example of where the fittest survive and where many technological advances are made. His biggest client, thus far, is Cobra with whom he maintains an alliance of convenience. Despite being a manipulative person, Destro maintains a sense of honor and actually respects the Joe Team for their skills or expertise.
Description: Zartan is a master of make-up and disguise. Very little is known of his background, but he is suspected to have received European military academy training at St. Cyr. Zartan can alter his skin color at will to blend in with his environment and is a practitioner of several mystic martial arts. He is also a ventriloquist, a polyglot (speaking over 20 languages and dialects), and an acrobatic contortionist. Zartan and the Dreadnoks have also been known to use holographic technology and other means to disguise themselves.
Description: The Flagg was commanded by Admiral Keel-Haul and included a fueling tractor and fuel trailer. A deck sound system allowed you to simulate real flight deck announcements and commands to simulate the feel of an actual naval carrier's operations and battle alerts. Many collectors who have kept this expansive playset have customized it into larger iterations that include detailed below deck storage and living quarter dioramas. Be a Real Holiday Hero, Yo Joe!
Description: In a desperate attempt to keep Cobra functioning and solvent, Cobra Commander "packages" Zartan and the Dreadnoks as a heavy metal band called "Cold Slither" and turns them loose as Pied Pipers on America's youth. Hit the Mosh Pit & get ready to Rock & Roll, The Band of Vipers Tour!
Description: Cobra Commander is the leader of the terrorist organization Cobra. He is a truly ruthless, cutthroat individual. While usually the founder of the organization, according to one report, the title of Commander is passed down through the ages, elected by the Cobra Council. Gear up and be Battle Armored ready to tackle the Joe Forces, COBRAAA!
Description: The Dreadnoks (Monkeywrench & the rest) are a reprehensible group of mercenaries, vandals and thieves who worked for both Zartan and Cobra over the years. Specializing in violence and destruction, the Dreadnoks have no regard for anyone or anything but themselves and fast money. Their diet consists of little more than chocolate-covered donuts and grape soda.
Description: G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (retitled Action Force in the United Kingdom) is a half-hour American animated television series created by Ron Friedman. Based on the toy line from Hasbro, the cartoon ran in syndication from 1983 to 1986. 95 episodes were produced. Here we have the Buddy Duo Alpine and Bazooka ready to stomp some Cobra, Yo Joe!
Description: His real name is Brian M. Forrest and he holds the rank of Petty Officer Second Class (E-5). Wet Suit was born in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Wet Suit knew from an early age he wanted to join the Navy and enlisted upon his graduation from high school. He eventually applied for SEAL training, was accepted and completed arguably the military's toughest training program. Like any other SEAL, Wet Suit gained a reputation for being tough and mean, though many instructors considered him the toughest and meanest. Seeking even greater challenges, Wet Suit signed on to the G.I. Joe Team.
Description: PORKCHOP SANDWICHES! A GI Joe PSA Parody Meme If you were online in the late ’90s or early 2000s, you already heard it in your head. This design is a tribute to one of the most unhinged, legendary moments of early internet culture—when cartoon seriousness collided with chaotic overdub humor and absolutely nothing made sense (in the best way possible). Fires, shouting, total panic, and a phrase that somehow became immortal. Perfect for: Early internet veterans Late-90s / early-2000s meme historians Fans of absurd cartoon parody humor Anyone who still randomly yells this for no reason Bold, retro, and instantly recognizable to those in the know. If you get it, you really get it.
Description: His real name is Charlie Iron-Knife, and he was born to a poor Native American family in the Taos Pueblo Reservation in Taos, New Mexico. His primary military specialty is infantry, and his secondary military specialty is social services. He was a hunting guide through high school and then served in Southeast Asia after joining the military. Spirit returned to civilian life to complete his education and then inexplicably returned to the service. His primary specialty is as a tracker, and he is a qualified expert with the M-16, M1911A1 Auto Pistol, and the Remington sniper rifle.
Description: A classified field-file aesthetic pulled straight from the explosive world of 1980s action cartoons and military toy packaging. Masked commando, katana steel, helicopters, jets, battlefield silhouettes and distressed recruitment-poster typography collide in a bold retro screen-print composition. Built for collectors who remember when Saturday mornings meant secret missions, heroic teams and knowing being half the battle.
Description: The Dreadnoks began as a violent biker gang that seemed intent on causing destruction and mayhem wherever they went. The Dreadnoks come from all paths of life be it the army like Zartan, university like Buzzer or reform and correctional institutions like Ripper and Torch, or even from a good middle class background like Thrasher, but they all turned to violence for the sake of violence, fun, money or anarchy. Terrorizing innocent people and destroying property seemed to be their main goal, along with the occasional felony. At some point, the mercenary Zartan began to hire Dreadnoks as brute force and often used them as diversions for his more subtle operations. Zartan worked mostly with the main group of Dreadnoks, Ripper, Torch & Buzzer.
Description: Zartan is a master of make-up and disguise. Very little is known of his background, but he is suspected to have received European military academy training at St. Cyr. Zartan can alter his skin color at will to blend in with his environment and is a practitioner of several mystic martial arts. He is also a ventriloquist, a polyglot (speaking over 20 languages and dialects), and an acrobatic contortionist. Zartan and the Dreadnoks have also been known to use holographic technology and other means to disguise themselves.
Description: His real name is Hector X. Delgado, and he was born in Chula Vista, California and is of Hispanic ancestry. Shipwreck grew up near the San Diego Navy Yards and enlisted in the Navy at sixteen after getting permission from his parents. In the two-part Sunbow episode "There's No Place Like Springfield", he revealed he lied about being the minimum age of seventeen in order to join.
Description: COBRA scoured the globe to get remnants of Alexander the Great, Attila the Hun, Genghis Khan, Vlad Tepes, Hannibal, Julius Caesar, Napoleon Bonaparte, Rasputin. Serpentor was created in the same manner but was never intended to replace Cobra Commander. He was to be more of an iconic figure to inspire the troops. The plan was that Cobra Commander would remain in power.
Description: His real name was Carl W. Greer and he was ranked as an O-3 Captain. He was born in Concord, Massachusetts. His primary military specialty was medical doctor and his secondary military specialty was chaplain's assistant. Doc was the first member of the G.I. Joe medical team, and possibly the only one with a terminal degree; his M.D. Doc is a graduate of Harvard Medical School and completed his residency at Johns Hopkins to become a full medical doctor. He also completed training at the Airborne School, Mountaineering School and the Desert Training Unit. He is an avowed pacifist for practical reasons, in accordance with the Geneva Convention guidelines for battlefield medics.
