History Characters / GIJoeFilmSeries

* BigBadDuumvirate: With The Doctor, [[spoiler: which later becomes TheDragon when The Doctor's true intent is revealed and becomes Cobra Commander.]]

* WellDoneSonGuy: Her father was a military chauvinist who believed that women can't make good soldiers. She enlisted in the army, determined to outrank him so that he would respect her. The fact he died before she got the chance Meant that plan was up in smoke.

[[folder: Rex Lewis / The Doctor / [[spoiler: Cobra Commander]] ]]
!!Rexford "Rex" Lewis / The Doctor / [[spoiler: Cobra Commander]]]]

%%* BadassBaritone

* InNameOnly: All other versions of Cover Girl are tank drivers.

[[folder: Rex Lewis / The Doctor]]
!!Rexford "Rex" Lewis / The Doctor

-->[[spoiler:"I've finally taken my place in the long line of [=McCullens=]."]]

-->"I have a target in mind, one the French will never forget, as I've never forgotten what they did to Clan [=McCullen=]."

* WellDoneSonGuy: Her father was a military chauvinist who believed that women can't make good soldiers. She enlisted in the army, determined to outrank him so that he would respect her.

* EntitledBastard: [[spoiler: He respond badly when Duke tells him that he doesn't deserve Ana.]]

* FreezeFrameBonus: Her Secret Service dossier at the gala dinner is taken from the comics. It has her original name, Alison R. Hart, as her "file name", and mentions that she graduated from Fort Holabird intelligence school, which was closed in 1973 in real life.

* AdaptationalNameChange: She's named Jaye Burnett here rather than Alison R. Hart-Burnett

* MsFanservice: She ends up wearing a red dress while disguised as a Creator/FoxNews reporter. Later, she ends up undressing.

* GatlingGood: He wields a Browning M2 Aircraft machine gun at the climax. This is an homage to the Marvel comic book series where it was his his weapon.

* PragmaticAdaptation: The film's director stated that they avoided using Cobra Commander's hood (which he often swapped with his battle helmet in the cartoon and comics) as they wanted to avoid having him resemble a Ku Klux Klansman, thus the original mask design in the first movie. They also felt it was too early to introduce his classic battle helmet, wanting to save that for the sequel.

* AdaptationPersonalityChange: Much more gruff than the easy going Joe Colton from the comics.

* DragonAscendant [[spoiler:He takes his first opportunity to overthrow Destro, take over MARS, reform it as the terrorist organization Cobra, and declare himself to be Cobra Commander.]]

* AdaptationPersonalityChange: Much more gruff than the easygoing Joe Colton from the comics.

* AnimalMecha: Particularly prominent in ''Retaliation'' are his tiny robotic bombs, which fly and have glowing tails, just like actual fireflies.

* GatlingGood: His WeaponOfChoice.

* GatlingGood: He wields a Browning M2 Aircraft machine gun at the climax. This is an homage to the Marvel comic book series where it was his his WeaponOfChoice.

* WeaponOfChoice: Particularly prominent in ''Retaliation'' are his tiny robotic bombs, which fly and have glowing tails, just like actual fireflies.

* DualTonfas: His secondary set of weapons, which he might actually favor over katanas.

* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: [[spoiler:He loves his sister, but he's not above killing her to spite Duke. It's unclear if he still cares for her in ''Retaliation''.]]

* NiceHat: A military beret.

* NiceHat: A military beret.

** Taken UpToEleven with his calm understanding of Lady Jaye resorting to a ShootTheHostage moment with him, albeit a deliberately non lethal shot with the intention of rescuing him. The President doesn't so much as even mildly [[WhatTheHellHero castigate]] her for it; and is still grateful for the rescue.

* BaldBlackLeaderGuy: But not as much as Roadblock. He's the leader of Alpha Team.

* BaldBlackLeaderGuy: Once he becomes the leader. He's rocking the [[Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine Ben Sisko look]].

* HollywoodNerd: Handsome actor, impossible tech skills...

* DarthVaderClone: In ''The Rise of Cobra'' at least; his breathing problems and scarred face, history with Duke, and that he's [[TheDragon nominally subservient to [=McCullen=]]] seem designed to invoke this trope.

* BaldOfAwesome: He ''is'' played by Creator/BruceWillis, after all.

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* ScaryBlackMan: Downplayed.

->'''Played by:''' [[Creator/TheWayansFamily Marlon Wayans]]