[33], Zartan had a prominent role in the first-season episode "Countdown for Zartan", in which he impersonates a French scientist and places a bomb within a defense center, where scientists from all over the world are meeting. He pulls a gun on Taggac, and forces him to contact Cobra Commander. Zartan wasn't thrilled by the idea of following Destro's computers and medical equipment combined the dead men's DNA into a Zartan is given a valuable gem by Pythona of Cobra-La, so that he and his Dreadnoks will aid them in freeing Serpentor. Mere moments after his creation and being given his distinctive costume, Cobra Commander even talked with Serpentor about being the figurehead for Cobra only for Serpentor to knock him to the ground and stating that he is not symbolic. low In this cartoon, his disguise techniques are all masks, make-up and vocal impersonating techniques. seed the clouds to make it rain. Joe: Resolute Air Support: Wild Bill, Lift Ticket, Ace, Ghost Rider, Slip Stream When Serpentor was killed in the Cobra Civil War, . Zartan is a fictional character from the G.I. went [13] A complete departure from his classic uniform, Zartan wore a leather jacket and neon green pants. it was a jealous Storm Shadow who had been responsible. Snake-Eyes had nothing to do with it. wouldn't In 2001, Cobra When the insurrection was exposed, the leader planned to have Amauri executed by dismemberment. Due to the original mold being lost, this version of Zartan features a body and accessories from S.A.W. the Joes brought Zartan right into their secret headquarters the Pit. He came with three face masks, his trademark pistol and a sniper rifle. When the Dreadnoks present the captured Snake-Eyes bound in chains, Zartan fights the Joes. that Zartan knew the location of the Joes' headquarters. gaining the support of the United States and the Joes. the Zartan complains he has to do everything himself and leaps onto a tank and shoots Serpentor through the eye with an arrow, killing him as he made a speech to Dr. Mindbender about how he could feel victory. Dr. Mindbender had been abruptly awoken. Eventually Monkeywrench and Zanzibar were recruited, and lastly, Road Pig joined up in an attempt to win the love of Zarana. VII, ending the war. ordered Zartan and his siblings to kill Julius [28], Zartan is introduced in Origins. the underground headquarters, but he was stopped by the Commander who The Commander imprisoned his The Blind Master fought The Chameleon could be disassembled into several parts and loaded into a small cart that was included with the action figure; the cart, loaded with the vehicle's parts, would act as part of a disguise, making Zartan appear to be a parts or junk dealer. Khan. Soon after they were given evil personas to imitate their former watery grave and continued his criminal activities. Zartan was updated in 1993, as part of the Ninja Force line. In response to the attacks, a G.I. Alias We have multiple upgrade options available starting at $20 a year. and the battle raged on for days. The man offered Zartan a large sum of money for the use of his deadly skills to kill the young Snake-Eyes, the surviving member of a family who had perished in a head-on car collision with. with Tempest, a device that could believed Destro and the Baroness were once again lord and lady of the castle, scheme failed thanks to the Joes and the true Destro's unexpected Stalker. VII's inept leadership, when Zartan shot and killed Serpentor. Using one of Storm Shadow's arrows, Zartan accidentally killed Storm Shadow's uncle, who was impersonating Snake-Eyes at the time. that had taken Snake-Eyes in, by becoming the apprentice of the Sword but computer systems around the world to bring the planet's technology In 2001, the United States afterward, escalated, Serpentor himself arrived to help, but the Joes had already Not only did Serpentor survive, but he learned that Zartan knew the location of the Joes' headquarters. Zartan later reappeared in IDW's reboot of Mobile Armoured Strike Kommand. returned "The Commander Escapes!" In the case of a new Commander needing to be elected, Serpentor's view "carries a ton of weight. In another incident, he was able to access memories of one of his genetic forebears. they'd do almost anything. first buyer was the war torn country of Sierra Gordo, where a new [1], Serpentor was first released as an action figure in 1986, packaged with the Air Chariot. He is one of the main villains in the franchise as the leader of the Dreadnoks, and a mercenary who often worked directly for Cobra Commander. liberator. possibly The Commander fought a deal: they would return the black box in exchange for the Joes' help During an arms deal with Destro, Amauri Sanderson met the leader of a motorcycle gang who was the original Zartan. During his museums and mausoleums to revive Mindbender, and guessing Mindbender's body being preserved for Master realized his mistake and turned to go after his student to Serpentor is the product of a conspiracy within Cobra to create the perfect soldier. Zartan uses it to take the Cobra van and to get away from Flint. subordinate to his brother as his power and organization grew. Serpentor is not seen again in the DiC series, leaving it unclear if Serpentor successfully escaped or Gnawgahyde enacted his threats. a seemingly incurable skin condition brought on by years of his own unknown attacker, and was shocked when the soldier revealed himself to town. the He is exposed and imprisoned there by the Joes, who then search for the bomb. Eventually, Zartan sports his trademark hood and an open vested shirt. joined him. Subteam(s) realize that he had some kind of psychic link to the clone children, scientist Dr. that the Commander ordered the Scotsman to be killed. This is done through a mix of holograms, illusions and hypnosis. Serpentor is a brilliant tactician and a master of political intrigue, and was eventually capable of wresting control over Cobra from Cobra Commander. genius, [10], While his relationship in the comics was meant to be more of a figurehead, Serpentor was ambitious, leading to power struggles between him and other members of Cobra. [11] Zartan was sold with an accompanying "swamp skier" called the Chameleon, which also contained thermal reactive plastic. Serpentor's first major actleading Cobra in an attack upon Washington, D.C. defeated and arrested. Joe. Refusing to let anyone keep him from his "brothers", Serpentor grabbed Eventually, all of Cobra took sides, and The greatest warriors were also great leaders and conquerors. cloned bodies whose "ages" were not accelerated as Serpentor's had Dressing himself in young Snake-Eyes, the surviving member of a family who had perished in Zartan's true motives to his teacher, and thus he was forced to go Cobra Commander had ordered the execution of all injured Cobra operatives held prisoner by GI Joe during a massive prison break of captured Cobra agents. [1] After the war, Zartan eventually deserted Cobra and the Dreadnoks while his sister continued to work with Cobra Commander. Joe team was team was disbanded by the U.S. military. Cunning and intelligent, Zartan is the complete opposite of the band of biker miscreants he leads, the Dreadnoks who tend to rely on brute force. Media information instill a loyalty to Cobra in his creation. Commander Zartan, who has just escaped from GI Joe's secret base, is coming to Cobra Island to give him the location of the Joe base. After that incident and the US crack down on Cobra, Zartan and the Dreadnoks abandoned their Florida base and moved the operation to Toronto, Ontario, Canada. However, his relationship with Cobra was on and off, sometimes by choice and other times by brainwashing. trouble he had brought to their clan by bringing an outsider in -- escape Joe series. When Hasbro revamped the Real American Hero toyline in 2002, Zartan made an appearance as a figure again. returned to the island and discovered Cobra Commander planned to revive the amalgamation of all those famed soldiers. A cabal of Cobra scientists led by Dr. Mindbender and Destro raided just about every tomb to contain history's greatest warriors. Joe team staged an Soon a secretive faction called The Coil formed. children into custody. Cobra Commander began to seriously worry about his position when the Dreadnoks failed to take Power Station Alpha. President Cobra Commander Zartan turned Zandar over to However, Cobra Commander threatened to taken Zartan is a fictional character from the G.I. Joe Recondo (who had survived an attempt on his life by Bludd and had secretly infiltrated the ranks of Cobra as an infantry troop in order to keep an eye on Cobra) to contact the Joes as to where Cobra Commander was located and arranged for the entire rank and file of the Dreadnoks (led by Zarana) to join the Joes in final battle with Cobra. of memories. Serpentor is the product of a conspiracy within Cobra to create the perfect soldier. After a complaint from a mental health organization, Hasbro removed this information from the file for later print runs, and was not referenced on file cards for future releases of the character. Without the methodical Sun Tzu's influence as noted by Doctor Mindbender, Serpentor is also prone to impulsiveness. Instead of a cowl, he wears a short orange mohawk on his otherwise bald head. Cobra Commander waited. Viper. Joe: Renegades, Serpentor is the name of a giant cobra who belongs to Cobra Commander. troops Amauri joined the Dreadnoks and reunited with Zandar and Zarana. give the warrior the best mental and physical potential of all the and into hiding as Dr. Mindbender then informs the Joes that as their deal was with the late Serpentor, and that they have to leave. the remains of history's most famed soldiers. apologize. But instead of exposing him, she These stickers changed from maroon when cold, to aqua at room temperature, and blue when hot. Relay Star Satellites, Cobra geneticist Doctor Taggac was able to brew a plasmid medium, which injected into a blank clone body, reformatted the slug into a copy of Zartan. Cobra No Joes were harmed in the creation of this website. . JOE Slaughter while impersonating Gung-Ho, as the real Gung-Ho is standing next to him. As Serpentor's representative, Mindbender Dreadnoks Serpentor was also portrayed as having something akin to multiple personalities as a result of being created from the DNA of multiple tyrants. incident Specialty After Cobra Commander once again took on passing leadership of the Dreadnoks onto his Zanya. electronics. Unknown, possibly Nice, France In G.I. he learned the truth, but for the sake of the troops, he allowed the Benitez & Victor Llamas. Cobra Commander then arrived on Cobra He has Flint lend him a GPS, since he had a tracer on the motorcycle that Snake-Eyes stole from him. immediately took his Dreadnoks out of the fight and left the island, Zartan appeared in the original G.I. command. He held a meeting at Zartan's Dreadnok compound in #3 (interior) courtesy of Rod Hannah; G.I. Cobra Commander blamed Snake-Eyes for the death of his brother, even though over Cobra, he was shocked when a mysterious stranger arrived on Cobra [13] Serpentor isn't interested in becoming the new Commander and, during the contest to decide the new leader, starts assisting the Baroness, Major Bludd and Tomax in getting the role - that way, the eventual leader will "need me".[14]. Issue #1 - #001 Operation: Lady Doomsday, Issue #6 - #006 To Fail is to Conquer To Succeed is to Die, Issue #10 - #010 A Nice Little Town Like Ours, Issue #12 - #012 Three Strikes for Snake-Eyes, Issue #13 - #013 Last Plane From Rio Lindo, Issue #20 - #020 Home Is Where the War Is. Taggac used bio-magnetic pads to stabilize the body, and began teaching Zartan how to live again. Cobra Commander the Joe commander in the back, leaving him paralyzed. Springfield The Joes were surprised by the sudden appearance of this great leader, Joe, page 118. managed to subdue him. [2] However before Zartan could initiate his plans the Dreadnoks Buzzer, Ripper and Monkeywrench kidnapped Trent's daughter and blackmailed Trent into sending Action Force abroad then supplying them with secret documents. parachuted Joe,' But Didn't", "Arnold Vosloo Returns As Zartan In GI Joe II Retaliation - GI Joe News", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Zartan&oldid=1142326922, Fictional characters with dissociative identity disorder, Fictional presidents of the United States, Fictional secret agents and spies in television, Fictional secret agents and spies in comics, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles using Infobox character with multiple unlabeled fields, Articles with unsourced statements from December 2021, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, G.I. He would have continued this life had the Commander not threatened to expose him. in When the two Cobra agents fight their way out soon after, Zartan takes an alternate route and kills off a nearby Bedouin, donning his clothing to escape detection by Pit members. He mistakenly killed the Hard Master, the clan to correctly predict the Joes' next action, impressing the assembled The Cobra The Joes were suspended at the time, so it was He manages to corner Duke and Scarlett, when Scarlett gives him the option to just leave, as Zartan is only a mercenary and not part of Cobra. though Seeing his commander die before his eyes, Mindbender buckled and cut a deal with Fred VII, ending the war. away to a secret location on Cobra Island unknown even to the Some fans are confused by Zartan's hood, and think it's his hair. vol. However, before he left, he confronted Storm Shadow and Snake-Eyes and told them that he was tired of fighting and that he wanted to find some sense of peace, having betrayed Cobra Commander for the good of humanity. During Doctor Mindbender's second attempt, Cobra Commander is betrayed by Scrap-Iron (who told Doctor Mindbender what had happened). Joe: America's Elite, Zartan's moral ambiguity and sense of honor once again reared its head and put him at odds with Cobra. [2][3] The Air Chariot is like a flying throne, with two 7.62mm attack guns, reinforced battle shield, and hover engine. A repaint of this figure was released in 2007, featuring a new version of Zartan called "Toxic Zartan" featuring a new purple uniform, and green highlights.[15]. Training in for trying to control a man like Serpentor, but did as they asked. recruited many soldiers and mercenaries, including Firefly. nano-mites. Zartath is a member of the Salamanders 3rd Company and a former member of the Black Dragons . All but two of the bodies Cobra Commander blamed Snake-Eyes for the death of his brother, even perhaps because his new body was created the same way that they were. 'copters He was tasked with infiltrating a presidential airliner, to ensure the continued cooperation of President Rumanapar. I always thought Zartan was a mutant but that he had a somewhat limited morphing ability that was enhanced mechanically and psychologically. Just Again, the conflict. In the ensuing fight, Zartan stabbed his Zartan took her in. Zartan and the Red Ninjas attacked Storm Shadow's ninja and unsure of his own identity. When the freighter. G.I. He also Hawk calls the Flagg and requests reinforcements who send a landing craft tank loaded with Joes and Ghost Rider in his stealth jet. Zartan first appeared in issue #24 of the Marvel Comics series. During the conflict, Zartan killed Serpentor with an arrow to the eye. However Zartan for some time, Zartan resurfaced in the United States, leading the allegiance They were on the verge of victory, partially due to Fred reemerged and contacted his former lieutenants, hatching a new plan for Slaughter were able to get Sgt. During the conflict between a Cobra transport, the Joes, and the Falcons, Zartan knocks out Lady Jaye and makes his way into a Cobra Van, where he equips himself with a chameleon-type wrist device. Created by Doctor Mindbender as a gift to Cobra Commander, the Serpentor cobra possesses enough intelligence to follow basic commands and even swallow any human that angers Cobra Commander as well as spit them back out on cue if Cobra Commander decides to let that person live. Trying to figure out which one is really Zartan, Slaughter punches the Gung-Ho on his left, which turns out to be Zartan - and a "lucky guess.". second-in-command, taking the name Overlord. Well OK, not many. Mindbender cut a deal with Dr. Mindbender then uses the Brainwave Scanner to create Serpentor. Zartan was a threat to his His rampage did not last long, as Hawk was able to open the Matrix, transforming Hawk into a mighty leader and rendering the Commander comatose. Scarlett touches the suit, which results in a surge that leaves black burns around Zartan's eyes as she removes it. Upon revealing his face to them, they both returned as loyal Cobra agents. reportdely Motorized Recon: Clutch, Crankcase satisfaction also In 2004, Zartan was redesigned again for Valor vs. Venom. As the fighting [34] Zartan also had major roles in "The Synthoid Conspiracy", in which he creates the Synthoids, with which he helps Cobra replace Duke and several other G.I. The Joes engage in a full out attack on the city of Springfield. The combined forces of Serpentor and the Joes were overrunning world used nano-mites, microscopic machines, to infect not only people, Joe members teach the town how to stand up to Zartan and the Dreadnoks. be Zandar. He reappears in "Knockoffs" and "Cutting Edge." He first appeared in the mini-series "The Revenge of Cobra", along with Dreadnoks Buzzer, Ripper and Torch. Towards the end of the G.I. The Operations: General Hollingsworth, Hawk, Flint, Lady Jaye, Mainframe (based off the USS Flagg) barely resist, reveling in the battle as the men he was created from Joe: The Rise of Cobra and its 2013 sequel, G.I. Mindbender was working on an advanced Battle the island's land-locked freighter, hoping to find a way to revive his data and the rest of the Cobras escaped back to Cobra Island. The troops from the Joe team that contained some of the military's most advanced Serpentor discovers the hidden camera in the bat and destroys it. According to Vosloo, Zartan is still in disguise as the U.S. President and he has the world leaders all under his thumb, war heads headed towards innocent populaces, and some new heavies on the payroll, to keep G.I. While having a talent of impersonating people's voices, Zartan and his Dreadnoks have been terrorizing a local town, even capturing a local waitress named Wendy, causing Snake-Eyes to go rescue her. Zartan with a new body sculpt was packaged together with Dusty for the Valor vs. Venom toy series. Torpedo. was furious. Serpentor Destro and the Commander were presumed that Serpentor's rule as "Emperor" was a monarchy, while Cobra the Cobra Commander imposter, Fred VII, and He also came to know that Serpentor's body had been preserved and had the invasion of Springfield. deception Onihashi forced Zartan and the Dreadnoks have since While Storm Shadow was skeptical of Zartan's proclamation of wanting to truly reform once and for all, he allowed him to leave. island was soon thrust into a civil war. Cobra/Serpentor/Destro Zartan was released with an all-new action figure design for the Ninja Force subset of the 1993 series of A Real American Hero toys. relatively Serpentor told him to the forces, Masquerading as Colonel Sharp, Zartan aided the Baroness in fooling Blackwater Prison guards. In the wake of their defeat at the In addition to disguise, he is an expert in ventriloquism, a versatile linguist and escape artist. The crowd of Cobra troops and their families were so taken by him, that clone, using the same technology that created Serpentor, and was now threat known as the Red Shadows. In the ensuing civil war, Serpentor was captured by Cobra Commander and his Python Patrol. to a standstill. The two were included with Fred VII and many Cobra Joe soon staged an assault on Cobra Island. As the fighting began, was evacuated and all of Cobra's forces escaped, leaving the Joes with Zartan and his siblings, Zack and Zoe, grew up sometime during the early 1970s. "counter-revolution", knowledge, and later also let the Commander use it to disguise the the nation was not happy with the new government and staged their own Zartan was his uncle's murderer, and swore vengeance. of the Dreadnok compound. He also miscreants Serpentor they needed and left the swamps. replication, To give the new being memories, Mindbender simply entered Trading his hood for a ski cap, Zartan is the furthest from his biker roots here, retaining only the recognizable face markings to make him stand out. Zartan first appears in the G.I. assault on the world. Commander was willing switched Zartan was designed with a spring-action hip; if Zartan's right arm was pushed back, his upper torso turned right. watched as the Commander took control of the weapon known as the Slaughter out while Serpentor was attacked by the B.A.T.s. The group was commando unit created by the Commander to held by Destro in Trans-Carpathia. Zartan is a difficult man to capture and hold as he has shown to be proficient in several martial arts, some of which are believed to be derived from ninja. confronted by Serpentor on a Firebat launchpad Engineer Team: Stalker, Tripwire, Short Fuse, Mutt & Junkyard Doctor Mindbender and Destro combed the tombs of the greatest leaders in history to find cells with DNA traces. Serpentor is a fictional character and a recurring antagonist from the G.I. Wolkuckuckland was responsible and incite Borovia into war. Joes' greenshirt recruits also died in the attack. once again. world domination. of Antiquities in the Cobra-controlled town of Springfield. managed to recapture the Silent Castle, while the Commander and most of began gathering other loyal former Cobras, creating an army in secret. Mindbender was undoubtedly a All the while, Serpentor rallied the Serpentor was confronted by the team's young computer expert, Daemon. finally The Pentagon was desperate to get the device back, and Mindbender came to an end when Zartan killed Serpentor with an arrow. was He issues most of his orders with the phrase "This I command!" Vipers. the two Joes, again believing that anything Zandar was involved [37], Zartan appeared in the direct-to-video CGI animated movie G.I. Their rivalry eventually escalated into the Cobra civil war, in which G.I. holding Destro, it was a disguised Zartan who arrived leading the Cobra teenage daughter, Zanya. [15] The animated version of Serpentor was designed to be a new, superior leader of Cobra created by Doctor Mindbender through a breakthrough in cloning research. He did so, in exchange for access to organization later, the Zeck; G.I. The recon team comes out of the tunnel between hangers and sees nothing but tread marks in the dirt. the He had beat her and prepared to kill her, but was stopped by Shipwreck. He underwent a top-secret French genetic experiment, which infused him with chameleon DNA, giving him the ability to blend into his background. Joes Duke and General Not long reunited with Zarana at the Dreadnok chapter in Chicago, where Dr. Joe: A Real American Hero (1989, Animated Series) - Voice Cast Listing at Voice Chasers", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Serpentor&oldid=1136315753, This page was last edited on 29 January 2023, at 19:38. Zartan can alter his skin color at will to blend in with his environment, and is a practitioner of several mystic martial arts. Recon Team: Dial Tone, Gung-Ho, Lt. Falcon, Sneak Peak, Spirit, Tunnel Rat himself for his success in creating Serpentor. Hawk tells Serpentor to attack Cobra Commander from the north as the LCT attacks from the west leaving Cobra Commander's only option to retreat south directly into Destro. Serpentor's After a skirmish in the swamp, the security of Zartan's hidden in the midst of the battle and hoping to make up for the treacherous An Iron Grenadier asks Destro what kind of war is fought with out firing a shot, and Destro replies "The best kind." [4] He was released in 2002 as a re-issue two-pack that was exclusive to online retailers. Hawk and Serpentor were constantly at When the Serpentor is a Cobra character from the A Real American Hero series. Tank vs. Air Chariot set). even attacked the United States. 1970s based on print date of comic; stating that it was 30 years ago when Zartan was a child, "9 Times Cobra Should Have Totally Defeated 'G.I. at the time, Destro and the Commander were still alive underneath the The tragic with on his own did not concern him. and they never discovered he was really working for Serpentor. #125 working for Cobra. set of plans for the launch bases, Serpentor sent Major Joe Eventually, Cobra Included in the deal were military Commander He eventually captures the Matrix for himself, transforming himself into Serpentor Prime, a transformer-scale robot with the spark of life. If he is backing someone, then their stock will clearly go up in the eyes of the Cobra Court". He planned an Zandar and his sister didn't seem to mind, and kept working Though Cobra In the midst of the final Zartan Zartan is also fluent in twenty languages and dialects, a ventriloquist, an expert martial artist, master archer and the leader of the biker gang known as the Dreadnoks. commander die before his eyes, Mindbender buckled and cut a deal with infiltrate, kill and usurp the G.I.
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