History YMMV / GIJOE

* HilariousInHindsight: Hama's original proposal involved Nick Fury's son assembling a team to take on Hydra. This is almost exactly what's happening with Marcus Fury/Nick Fury Jr. in recent Marvel comics.

%% ** In ''World War III'', Cobra Commander definitely crosses the line.

* EvilIsSexy: Baroness

** ''WesternAnimation/GIJoeSigmaSix'' can count as this as well for going so far into the other direction that it's ''painfully'' {{Animesque}}, an entire ''squad'' of ninjas and campy dialogue.

** Dr. Sidney Biggles-Jones is an interesting case. Normally she'd just be a minor scientist (albeit [[HotScientist a good-looking one]]), but she was a key player in the ''ComicBook/TransformersGeneration2'' crossover/BackdoorPilot, making her a memorable figure in two different fandoms.

** Dr. Sidney Biggles-Jones is an interesting case. Normally she'd just be a minor scientist (albeit [[HotScientist a good-looking one]]), but she was a key player in the ''ComicBook/TransformersGeneration2'' crossover/BackDoorPilot, making her a memorable figure in two different fandoms.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Due to the huge cast, this trope is inevitable. Snake-Eyes, for example, is extremely popular among fans. For a later part of the Marvel Comics run, the cover title actually included "Featuring Snake-Eyes." As well as Storm Shadow his archrival.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Due to the huge cast, this trope is inevitable. Snake-Eyes, for example, is extremely popular among fans. For a later part of the Marvel Comics run, the cover title actually included "Featuring Snake-Eyes."

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Due to LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters, this trope is inevitable. Snake-Eyes, for example, is extremely popular among fans. For a later part of the Marvel Comics run, the cover title actually included "Featuring Snake-Eyes."

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: Being a merchandise-driven franchise with LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters each of which has a professionally written character profile, you are likely to find at least a handful that sound intriguing to you and you wish were explored in some of the official fiction, but never did.

* DorkAge: The Creator/DiCEntertainment-produced cartoons in the early 90s likely count, being a LighterAndSofter version than the 80s series. One episode even features Cobra plotting in taking over a school with bogus history books, and end up getting defeated by school-children.
** The Toyline itself had entered a Dork Age of its' own around the same time. Vehicles began looking far more fantastical than military, often painted in bright, even florescent colors, and depending far more on gimmicks like launching missiles and rotors.
** ''WesternAnimation/GIJoeExtreme'' anyone? This thing was pretty unpopular since it was riddled with so much Rob Liefeld-esque 90s cheese and it more or less [[FranchiseKiller killed the entire franchise]] up until 2001-2002.
** ''WesternAnimation/GIJoeSigmaSix'' can count as this as well for going so far into the other direction that it's ''painfully'' {{Animesque}}, an entire ''squad'' of ninjas and campy dialogue.

** The episode "Cobra Quake", which focuses on G.I. Joe trying to stop Cobra from causing an artificially created earthquake to destroy Tokyo. Then, in 2011, a 9.0 magnitude earthquake actually hit Japan. As a result, Creator/TheHub suspended airing this episode on its channel until further notice.

* FashionVictimVillain: Metal facemask, [[WalkingShirtlessScene Absolute Pec-Cleavage]], and a big old disco collar. Destro almost makes it work, somehow. Besides, his Iron Grenadier outfit compensates for the original one.
** Not to mention Serpentor's costume. Hoo boy...

* FunnyAneurysmMoment: The episode ''Cobra Quake''. While the plot of the episode focuses on G.I. Joe stopping Cobra from making an artificially created earthquake to destroy Tokyo, on March 11, 2011, Japan actually got hit by a 9.0 magnitude earthquake. Now, ''Creator/TheHub'' no longer airs this episode on its channel.

** In the opening of ''Resolute'', he kills ten million innocent Russian civilians, just to prove he should be taken seriously.

* ExecutiveMeddling: A good example. When the Joes' toyline was created, there were originally no villains. Marvel asked about who they are supposed to be fighting. This is when Cobra was created. Because GI Joe was a more reality based war-themed toyline (as opposed to sci-fi or fantasy), Hasbro was very reluctant to create villain characters based on real life enemies of America in order to discourage children's play based on an AcceptableTargets iteration of CowboysAndIndians. So they created Cobra as a motley crew of terrorists with no stated nationality or politics other than wanting to rule the world.

* ExecutiveMeddling: A good example. When the Joes' toyline was created, there were originally no villains. Marvel asked about who they are supposed to be fighting. This is when Cobra was created. Because GI Joe was a more reality based war toypline, Hasbro was reluctant to create villain characters based on real life enemies of America in order to discourage children's play based on a AcceptableTargets iteration of CowboysAndIndians. So they created Cobra as a motley crew of terrorists with no stated nationality or politics other than wanting to rule the world.

* ExecutiveMeddling: A good example. When the Joes' toyline was created, there were originally no villains. Marvel asked about who they are supposed to be fighting. This is when Cobra was created. Because GI Joe was a more reality based war toypline, Hasbro was reluctant to create villain characters based on real life enemies of America in order to discourage children's play based on a ValuesDissonance iteration of CowboysAndIndians. So they created Cobra as a motley crew of terrorists with no stated nationality or politics other than wanting to rule the world.

* * ExecutiveMeddling: A good example. When the Joes' toyline was created, there were no villains. Marvel asked about who they are supposed to be fighting. This is when Cobra was created. Because GI Joe was a more reality based war toypline, Hasbro was reluctant to create villain characters based on real life enemies of America in order to discourage children's play based on a ValuesDissonance iteration of CowboysAndIndians. So they created Cobra as a motley crew of terrorists with no stated nationality or politics other than wanting to rule the world.

** In ''World War III'', Cobra Commander definitely crosses the line.

** ''WesternAnimation/GIJoeExtreme'' anyone? This thing was pretty unpopular since it was riddled with so much Rob Liefeld-esque 90s cheese and it more or less killed the entire franchise up until 2001-2002.

** Science fiction elements. Some think the Joes should be, at most, TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture with a focus on harder military stories, while others embrace the full gambit of science fiction elements from clones to [[Franchise/TheTransformers Cybertronian technology]].

* BrokenBase: Comic fans vs cartoon fans. The debate subjects range from the tone (the silliness of the cartoon vs. the more serious comic) to how certain characters were handled.

* BrokenBase: Comic fans vs cartoon fans.

** The episode ''Cobra Quake'', which focuses on G.I. Joe trying to stop Cobra from causing an artificially created earthquake to destroy Tokyo. Then, in 2011, a 9.0 magnitude earthquake actually hit Japan. As a result, Creator/TheHub suspended airing this episode on its channel until further notice.