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1The character sheet for the live-action ''Franchise/GIJoe'' film series, consisting of ''Film/GIJoeTheRiseOfCobra'' and ''Film/GIJoeRetaliation''.
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3[[foldercontrol]]
4
5!G.I. Joe
6
7An elite special missions force whose mission is to defend the world from terrorists.
8
9[[folder: Duke]]
10!!Conrad Hauser / Duke
11[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/movie_duke01.jpg]]
12->'''Played by:''' Creator/ChanningTatum
13
14A soldier who joins the Joes in the first movie, and serves as the first film's protagonist.
15----
16* AFatherToHisMen: Becomes a captain the second movie, and has good relationship with his teammates. Roadblock describes him as "A good captain, a better friend".
17* DatingCatwoman: The Baroness is his ex-fiancée whom he still has feelings for.
18* {{Determinator}}: His absolute refusal to tire or give up helps him save Paris in the first movie.
19* DemotedToExtra: Despite getting a promotion, his role was much smaller in the second movie, where he dies in the first act.
20* DroppedABridgeOnHim: Goes out pretty abruptly during a Cobra attack. People certainly wouldn't expect the first movie's main protagonist to die in such a manner.
21* TheHero: Of the first movie. It's a WelcomeEpisode for him as he joins the G.I. Joes. [[spoiler:In the sequel this role is passed on to Roadblock.]]
22* HonoraryUncle: Roadblock's kids call him "Uncle Duke", establishing that the two are close friends.
23* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Sacrifices himself to save Flint in ''Retaliation''.]]
24* LoveRedeems: How he brings about [[spoiler:Baronness' HeelFaceTurn.]]
25* MauveShirt: In the second movie, where he has little screen time but plenty of characterization and plot significance.
26* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: [[spoiler:He's regretted leaving Ana because he couldn't face her when he failed to protect her brother Rex.]]
27* MyGreatestFailure: [[spoiler:Not being able to protect Rex Lewis as he promised Ana, since he ordered an airstrike which arrived too early, leading to his supposed death. Then he left Ana to grieve alone since he couldn't face her, which led her to become the Baroness.]]
28* SacrificialLion: In ''Retaliation'' [[spoiler:where his death makes the stakes clear and motivates the surviving Joes.]]
29[[/folder]]
30
31[[folder: Gen. Hawk]]
32!!Gen. Clayton Abernathy / Gen. Hawk
33[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/movie_hawk01.jpg]]
34->'''Played by:''' Creator/DennisQuaid
35
36The leader of the Joes.
37----
38* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Picks up a gun when the Pit is attacked. Also, he manages to evade some blows from Storm Shadow and punch Zartan in the face!
39* FourStarBadass: Very high-ranked.
40* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: He picks operatives well and insists on getting good intelligence.
41* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: Keeps the Joes on-mission even when he's been ordered to disband them- because a Joe has been captured and the world is in imminent danger.
42* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: He doesn't appear in the second movie. Whether he's been killed off between the films, or if he's simply left, is not made clear.
43[[/folder]]
44
45[[folder: Scarlett]]
46!!Shana M. O'Hara / Scarlett
47[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/scarlett_gi_joe28.jpg]]
48->'''Played by:''' Creator/RachelNichols
49
50The G.I. Joe team's intelligence expert.
51----
52* TheAce: Smarter, and a better shot, than most of her teammates.
53* ActionGirl: As opposed to Cover Girl, who isn't one in this continuity.
54* AdaptationalNationality: Hails from Canada in this universe, whereas other incarnations hailed from the state of Georgia (her codename and last name being a ShoutOut to [[Literature/GoneWithTheWind Scarlett O'Hara]]).
55* BadassBiker: Rides a motorcycle in the infamous Paris chase.
56* BeautyIsNeverTarnished: For very long, at least.
57* BoobsAndButtPose: One of the promotional posters has her this way.
58* ColdSniper: Downplayed. She's a DefrostingIceQueen, not a sociopath.
59* FieryRedhead: Downplayed. She's more aloof than furious.
60* ImpossiblyCoolWeapon: Her crossbow, which can computer-target any part of an enemy's body.
61* ImprobableAimingSkills: She's an excellent shot with or without her crossbow.
62* SpyCatsuit: Well, she's wearing black body armour like all the Joes in the first movie, but hers is particularly form-fitting.
63* TheSquadette: She's the only female member of Alpha Team (the unit of front-line Joes from the first movie).
64* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: We don't know if she was killed during the events of the second movie nor is she ever mentioned in the second movie.
65[[/folder]]
66
67[[folder: Ripcord]]
68!!Wallace Weems / Ripcord
69[[quoteright:307:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ripcord_0418_001.jpg]]
70->'''Played by:''' Creator/MarlonWayans
71
72An soldier who joins the Joes in the first movie, the team's expert pilot.
73----
74* AcePilot: Not for most of the movie, though.
75* ChekhovsHobby: When he's introduced, he mentions that he'd like like to transfer from the army to the air force and has some simulator time completed. When he joins the Joes, most of the operations we see him carry out are on foot, but at the climax, a pilot is needed...
76* DoggedNiceGuy: To Scarlett. It annoys her at first.
77* ImprobablePilotingSkills: Shoots down [[spoiler: two nanomite warheads aimed at Moscow and Washington D.C.]]
78* TheLancer: To Duke.
79* RaceLift: Was white in all canon before 2009 (i.e., the cartoon series from the 1980s and 2000s, the action figures that corresponded to the cartoons, and the comics from the 1980s and 2000s).
80* {{Sidekick}}: To Duke. They're even introduced as buddies in the army.
81* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: We don't know if he was killed during the events of the second movie nor is he ever mentioned in the second movie.
82[[/folder]]
83
84[[folder: Snake Eyes]]
85!!Snake Eyes
86[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/movie_snakeeyes01.jpg]]
87->'''Played by:''' Creator/RayPark
88
89An American who studied martial arts under the Arashikage ninja clan, taking a vow of silence. He is the rival of Storm Shadow. Real name: Classified.
90----
91* TheBigGuy: He's the Joes' best combatant, and gets involved in most of the physical action.
92* CombatPragmatist: When he was a kid, he was willing to hit his opponents with any available object. He mosly avoids this as an adult. [[spoiler:He has no problem with using chloroform on Storm Shadow in the sequel, though.]]
93* CoolMask: To the point that it covers his face and head completely.
94* {{Determinator}}
95-->'''Baroness:''' He gave up.
96-->'''Storm Shadow:''' He never gives up.
97-->[[spoiler:''[their car is blindsided by an oncoming train]'']]
98* ExpressiveMask: In a final gag for his last scene in the first film the sculpted lips on his mask are switched from their neutral expression to a smile (It was either that or letting him talk).
99* TheFaceless: In the second movie, they got rid of the lips on his mask, as it proved distracting to the audience and to reinforce the fact that he never speaks.
100* KatanasAreJustBetter: Subverted. He only beats Storm Shadow (both as a child, and in the climax) when he switches to bladed tonfas.
101* McNinja: Is the world's best ninja despite being American. In a bit of a subversion, the world's second best ninja seems to be ''Korean.''
102* {{Ninja}}: Probably the most over-the-top awesome one in twenty-first century American film.
103* TheQuietOne: The low exhalation he utters [[spoiler:at Storm Shadow's apparent death]] is the most he's ever said in ''any'' continuity.
104* TheRival: To Storm Shadow.
105* TheVoiceless: He's taken a vow of silence, and not only does the man not speak, he's never heard making any noise (no shouts, whispers, sighs, nothing).
106* YouKilledMyFather: His enmity with Storm Shadow began when the latter killed Hard Master -- who had served as a father figure to both boys.
107[[/folder]]
108
109[[folder: Heavy Duty]]
110!!Hershel Dalton / Heavy Duty
111[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/movie_heavyduty01.jpg]]
112->'''Played by:''' Creator/AdewaleAkinnuoyeAgbaje
113
114The field commander of G.I. Joe and the team's heavy machine gunner.
115----
116* AdaptationalNationality: This Heavy Duty is English.
117* AdaptationNameChange: from Lamont Morris to Hershel Dalton.
118* TheBigGuy: Shared with Snake Eyes and Roadblock (from the second movie).
119* {{Expy}}: Of Roadblock (who later appeared in the second movie).
120%%* GatlingGood:
121* ScaryBlackMan: Downplayed. He's tall, muscular, and wields a minigun as his personal weapon, but he's firmly on the side of good.
122* UnrelatedInTheAdaptation: There's no hints of any relation to Roadblock.
123* WouldntHitAGirl
124-->"Don't make me shoot a woman."
125[[/folder]]
126
127[[folder: Breaker]]
128!!Abel Shaz / Breaker
129[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/breaker_gi_joe80.jpg]]
130->'''Played by:''' Creator/SaidTaghmaoui
131
132The Joe's communications specialist and hacker.
133----
134* AdaptationNameChange: From Alvin Kibbey to Abel Shaz.
135* CharacterTics: Chews a lot of bubblegum while on missions.
136* FateWorseThanDeath: [[spoiler:After the Paris incident, he's been exiled from French soil for as long as he lives.]]
137* HollywoodHacking: Hacks a dead man's ''brain.''
138* InterrogatingTheDead: Via MacGyvering a palm pilot.
139* MixedMetaphor:
140-->'''Breaker:''' Locating [=McCullen=]'s base will be like finding a needle in a coal mine.\
141'''Ripcord:''' Haystack.\
142'''Breaker:''' Oh, right. Haystack in a coal mine.\
143''[Ripcord looks at him]''
144* NonActionGuy: Never uses a weapon.
145* RaceLift: Was white before this movie, now he's a Moroccan Arab.
146* TheSmartGuy: In the first movie.
147* TrademarkFavoriteFood: He seems to really like Dubble Bubble gum, since he made Duke give him his only one before the action scene in Paris.
148[[/folder]]
149
150[[folder: Cover Girl]]
151!! Courtney Kreiger / Cover Girl
152[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/movie_cgirl01.jpg]]
153->'''Played by:''' Creator/KarolinaKurkova
154
155The personal assistant to Gen. Hawk.
156----
157* DemotedToExtra: Many didn't even realize she was supposed to be Cover Girl.
158* DisposableWoman: and how! She is reduced from a fearless and highly competent female warrior to a helpless slasher victim, her death only serving to illustrate how evil Zartan is.
159* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: [[spoiler: Courtesy of Zartan.]]
160* InNameOnly: All other versions of Cover Girl are tank drivers. The prequel novel explains that she was a field operative until she was critically injured on a mission, which made her unfit for combat.
161* SexySecretary: Oddly enough.
162[[/folder]]
163
164[[folder: Sgt. Stone]]
165!!Sgt. Geoffrey Stone IV
166->'''Played by:''' Creator/BrendanFraser
167
168G.I. Joe's special operations instructor who teaches combat training.
169----
170* TheCameo: He's only there for the training scene.
171* DrillSergeantNasty: Downplayed.
172* {{Expy}}: Sgt. Stone seems to be a replacement for the character/professional wrestler Sgt. Slaughter. Oddly, he's not the first Expy of him, with Beachhead having also filled the role. He also aligns with multiple "Lt. Stone" characters in Joe cartoons and comics.
173* IdenticalGrandson: According to Brendan Frasier, he's a descendant of [[Film/TheMummyTrilogy Rick O'Connell]].
174* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Surprisingly, he seems much more pleasant than most iterations of the Joe's Drill Sergeant.
175[[/folder]]
176
177[[folder: Gen. Joe Colton]]
178!!Gen. Joseph "Joe" Colton
179[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/retaliation_joecolton.jpg]]
180->'''Played by:''' Creator/BruceWillis
181
182The original G.I. Joe, who helps out Roadblock, Lady Jaye, and Flint.
183----
184* AdaptationPersonalityChange: Much more gruff than the easygoing Joe Colton from the comics.
185* BigGood: He founded the Joes. Also, he [[spoiler: joins Roadblock's team and provides them with essential weapons and allies.]]
186* CrazyPrepared: He's got a ''lot'' of weapons hidden in his kitchen, including a pair of grenades hidden in a bowl of fruit.
187* IntergenerationalFriendship: Develops one with Lady Jaye.
188* RetiredBadass: He comes out of retirement and proves to be an essential member of the team. Also, he fires an assault rifle from the back of a speeding El Camino.
189* SnarkToSnarkCombat: With Lady Jaye.
190[[/folder]]
191
192[[folder: Roadblock]]
193!!Marvin F. Hinton / Roadblock
194[[quoteright:320:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/roadblock_movie.jpg]]
195->'''Played by:''' Wrestling/DwayneJohnson
196
197G.I. Joe's infantry heavy weapons specialist and cook.
198----
199
200* TheBigGuy: Shared with Snake Eyes and Heavy Duty from the first movie.
201* ChainsawGripBFG: 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.
202* CompositeCharacter: His background has several elements which makes him more like Stalker in the comics, such as being involved with a gang when growing up in the city, being best buddies with Snake Eyes, and having kids.
203* GeniusBruiser: He's not only strong, but he's also pretty smart and good at coming up with strategies.
204* InNameOnly: Though most of him has changed, he ''is'' still a LethalChef though, [[InformedAbility but it's barely examined on in the film.]] He's also the TheLeader in the film, whereas in the source material he's a [[SmallRoleBigImpact minor but still important]] member of the Joes.
205* TheLeader: Becomes the leader of the Joes after [[spoiler:Duke's death]].
206* UnrelatedInTheAdaptation: There's no signs of any relation with Heavy Duty.
207[[/folder]]
208
209[[folder: Lady Jaye]]
210!!Jaye Burnett / Lady Jaye
211[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lady_jaye.jpg]]
212->'''Played by:''' Creator/AdriannePalicki
213
214The covert ops specialist and the only female member in Roadblock and Duke's squad in ''Film/GIJoeRetaliation''. She is also a guns specialist.
215----
216* ActionGirl: Very capable of fighting, to the point that she earned the respect from Gen. Colton himself.
217* AdaptationalNameChange: She's named Jaye Burnett here rather than Alison R. Hart-Burnett.
218* BadassBookworm: She's kind of a Breaker/Scarlett combo.
219* 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", mentions her Army qualifications even though she's a Marine in this version, and that she graduated from Fort Holabird intelligence school, which was closed in 1973 in real life.
220* GirlinessUpgrade: She's ''much'' more feminine than her original counterpart, who was a TomBoy and TheLadette. She also wears [[FormFittingWardrobe form-fitting clothing]] as opposed to the more casual clothing the orignal wore.
221* IntergenerationalFriendship: Develops a bond with Colton, who is probably twice her age.
222* MsFanservice: She wears revealing running attire to attract a high-ranking government official and then a [[LadyInRed red dress]] while disguised as a Fox News reporter. Later, she ends up undressing.
223* SemperFi: She comes from the marines.
224* TheSmartGuy: Takes over this role from the absent Breaker.
225* ParentalAbandonment: Her distant father died before she had the chance to prove herself to him, while nothing much is said of her mother.
226* 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.
227[[/folder]]
228
229[[folder: Flint]]
230!!Dashiell R. Faireborn / Flint
231->'''Played by:''' Creator/DJCotrona
232
233Special Forces Warrant Officer in Duke and Roadblock's Squad.
234----
235* TheLancer: To Roadblock following [[spoiler:Duke's death]].
236* LeeroyJenkins: More than once he failed to stick to the plan and did his own thing.
237[[/folder]]
238
239[[folder: Mouse]]
240!!Mouse
241->'''Played by:''' Creator/JosephMazzello
242
243----
244* FriendlySniper: A sniper who cracks some jokes.
245* WeHardlyKnewYe: [[spoiler: Killed off in the purge.]]
246[[/folder]]
247
248[[folder: Jinx]]
249!!Jinx
250->'''Played by:''' Creator/ElodieYung
251
252Another ninja in the service of the G.I. Joes. She is Snake Eyes's protege. Real name: Classified.
253----
254* AdaptationDyeJob: Other versions of the character usually wear a simple red ninja outfit. In the movie, she has a black and yellow outfit which seems based on a G.I. Joe character named [[http://www.yojoe.com/action/09/agenthelix.shtml Agent Helix]]. This was likely done to keep her visually distinct from the enemy red ninjas in the film.
255* AffirmativeActionGirl: Her existence prevents Lady Jaye from being the sole female on the team.
256* DressingAsTheEnemy: [[spoiler: Disguised herself as a Cobra red ninja to get close to the Cobra Commander, Firefly and Zartan along with Storm Shadow, who was going after Zartan because he murdered the Hard Master.]]
257* {{Ninja}}: She's a member of the Arashikage clan.
258* TheQuietOne: Though she has a few lines, unlike Snake Eyes, she's relatively taciturn.
259* {{Sidekick}}: She's Snake Eyes's apprentice, and travels with him to the Himalayas to capture Storm Shadow.
260[[/folder]]
261
262!Military Armaments Research Syndicate (MARS)/Cobra
263
264The Military Armaments Research Syndicate (MARS) is a weapons developing company that in turn became Cobra, a terrorist organization bent on world domination.
265
266[[folder: Rex Lewis / The Doctor / [[spoiler: Cobra Commander]]]]
267!!Rexford "Rex" Lewis / The Doctor / [[spoiler: Cobra Commander]]
268[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/the_doctor_gi_joe.jpg]]
269[[caption-width-right:300:[[labelnote:Click here to see him before his disfigurement]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rex_lewis_gi_joe.png[[/labelnote]]]]
270[[caption-width-right:300:[[labelnote:Click here to see him with his second mask]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cc_gi_joe_troc.jpg[[/labelnote]]]]
271[[caption-width-right:300:[[labelnote:Click here to see him in G.I. Joe: Retaliation [[spoiler:as Cobra Commander]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cc_gi_joe_retaliation.jpg[[/labelnote]]]]]]
272->'''Played by:''' Creator/JosephGordonLevitt (''Film/GIJoeTheRiseOfCobra''); Luke Bracey (body), Robert Baker (voice) (''Film/GIJoeRetaliation'')
273
274One half of the BigBadDuumvirate of the first film. He assists [=McCullen=] in his evil plans, but secretly has plans of his own.
275----
276* AxCrazy: Gradually becomes this, eventually gaining the nerve to nuke entire cities.
277* BadassLongcoat: Sports one in ''Retaliation''.
278* BatmanGambit: His plan in the first movie is one.
279* BaldOfEvil: His hair has been burned off, but he initially wears a wig.
280* BigBad: Of [[spoiler: the second movie.]]
281* BigBadDuumvirate: With [=McCullen=].
282* CanonCharacterAllAlong: [[spoiler:At the end of the film, he steps up from being "The Doctor" of Cobra to "The Commander". As in he's the film's version of Cobra Commander.]]
283* ColdHam: Barely ever raises his voice, but still hammy nonetheless.
284* CoolHelmet: [[spoiler:Once he becomes Cobra Commander. More so in ''Retaliation'', where he dons his classic mask from the cartoon.]]
285* CoolMask: The Doctor has one to assist with his breathing. [[spoiler:Furthermore, in the sequel he wears the classic Cobra Commander mask.]]
286* CompositeCharacter: He is a merger of Doctor Mindbender, [[spoiler:Cobra Commander]], and Eugene ([[spoiler:The Baroness' brother from the Marvel Comics version]]).
287* DarkLordOnLifeSupport: He needs to wear his helmet to breathe.
288* DeadpanSnarker: Develops this habit in ''Retaliation'' despite being DarkerAndEdgier.
289* 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.]]
290* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: [[spoiler: Subverted. He claims to love his sister, but he's not above killing her to spite Duke.]]
291-->'''[[spoiler:Duke:]]''' [[spoiler:''(to both Rex and [=McCullen=])'' Neither one of you deserve her.]]\
292'''[[spoiler:Rex:]]''' [[spoiler:''(attempts to turn the kill switch)'' That's it, she dies!]]
293* EvilGenius: In the first movie.
294* EvilIsHammy: Even before [[spoiler:he becomes Cobra Commander]], he had his hammy moments. [[SoftSpokenSadist He's a bit calmer]] in ''Retaliation''.
295* EvilSoundsDeep: When he puts his mask on... it is downright satanic. This especially goes for the sequel.
296* ForScience: The Doctor's motivation for all the evil he does seems to be this, even offering earlier on in the film the possibility of selling one of nanite warheads on the black market in order to fund his continued research.
297* HighClassGlass: His first mask has a modified jeweler's glass that looks like a monocle.
298* HypocriteHasAPoint: [[spoiler:While he was the one who brainwashed her, Rex was right to call Duke out for abandoning Ana to grieve for her brother's death alone.]]
299-->"Let's not forget that point."
300* KarmaHoudini: Pulls off a VillainExitStageLeft at the end of ''Retaliation'' after his plans are ruined and is still at large.
301* MadScientist: Oh hell yes! For one thing, he creates [[EliteMooks the Vipers]].
302* NonActionBigBad: Downplayed. While he does leaves the dirty work to his Vipers and [=McCullen=], he does use his tools in wanting to torture [[spoiler:Duke]]. [[spoiler:Which makes sense since Rex blames Duke for his apparent death]].
303* PragmaticAdaptation: [[spoiler: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.]]
304* RedHerring: He initially seems to be the film's version of Dr. Mindbender. He's a mad scientist, for one, and his breathing apparatus even has a monocle. [[spoiler: Then Mindbender shows up as a separate character, while "the Doctor" turns MARS into Cobra and names himself ''Commander.'']]
305* RelatedInTheAdaptation: [[spoiler: This version of Cobra Commander is Baroness's brother.]]
306* TheStarscream: [[spoiler:[[DragonAscendant He succeeds in overthrowing Destro as well]].]]
307* TheStoic: Very rarely does he raise his voice.
308* TermsOfEndangerment: When he has Duke strapped down in preparation to turn him into a Viper [[spoiler:he starts referring to him as "Duke" and puts particular emphasis on that call-sign, which is the first clue to Duke that he knows him on a much more personal level.]]
309* UsedToBeASweetKid: [[spoiler:Until he saw Doctor Mindbender's experiments.]]
310* VaderBreath: He isn't able to breathe without his mask, and it gives his voice an echoed, [[EvilSoundsRaspy raspy]] edge whenever he speaks. [[spoiler:The classic Cobra Commander mask he dons in the second movie does the same, but adds a snake-like hiss whenever he exhales.]]
311[[/folder]]
312
313[[folder: Destro]]
314!!James [=McCullen=] XXIV / Destro
315[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/destro_troc.jpg]]
316[[caption-width-right:300:[[labelnote:Click here to see him with his mask]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/destro_mask_troc.jpg[[/labelnote]]]]
317->'''Played by:''' Creator/ChristopherEccleston
318
319The other half of the BigBadDuumvirate of the first film, though more of TheHeavy. A weapons designer and founder of the Military Armament Research Syndicate (MARS). His terrorist agenda sets up the movie's plot.
320----
321* AdaptationalVillainy:
322** Destro in the comics, while still technically a villain, is a much more honorable and principled man; vestiges of this made it into the cartoon. Here, Destro has little in the way of redeeming values. Though he seems to believe the world is chaotic and that he's the only one who can fix it with himself as TheManBehindTheMan.
323** Destro and the Baroness are [[UnholyMatrimony genuinely in love in both the comics and cartoon]]; here, the Baroness is mind-controlled into being with him, making the relationship of questionable consent at best and Destro into a much more despicable character. [[spoiler: Though Destro did try to save her when the Doctor threatened to kill her to spite Duke, while also attempting to shoot Duke for saying that he didn't deserve her.]]
324* ArmsDealer: He owns a weapons research facility, and develops a superweapon that can decimate an entire city in a short time.
325* BadassInANiceSuit: He is always seen with an almost all black business suit.
326* BatmanGambit: He's not as good at these as The Doctor is, though.
327* BigBadDuumvirate: With The Doctor, [[spoiler: though he later becomes TheDragon when The Doctor's true intent is revealed and he becomes Cobra Commander.]]
328* CrazyJealousGuy: Has [=DeCobray=]'s [[MurderTheHypotenuse husband killed]] [[spoiler:and tries to have Duke [[BrainwashedAndCrazy turned into a Viper]]]]. Destro does ''not'' like having rivals.
329* DemotedToDragon: By Cobra Commander.
330* DemotedToExtra: He's only briefly in the sequel and doesn't get any lines there.
331* EntitledBastard: [[spoiler: He respond badly when Duke tells him that he doesn't deserve Ana.]] He is a Culture Savvy one too But obviously not a very wise one because after he says the following he gets a headbutt for his trouble:
332-->'''[=McCullen=]:''' Isn't it funny, with the entire balance of power in the world about to shift, a couple of guys can still have a stare down over who gets the girl.
333* TheHeavy: While he's one half the BigBadDuumvirate, Destro's a bit more proactive than The Doctor.
334* HoistByHisOwnPetard [[spoiler: He uses a blowtorch to kill Duke, who used Ana's gun to shoot him, getting himself burned in the process.]]
335* JustBetweenYouAndMe: Defied. He refuses to tell Duke his whole plan, which allows Cobra to continue it in the sequel.
336* KarmicTransformation: [[spoiler: After being badly burned, he was forced to wear a face of metal, just like his [[GenerationXerox ancestor]]. Though this is nanotech metal and not actual metal.]]
337-->'''[=McCullen=]:''' [[spoiler:"I've finally taken my place in the long line of [=McCullens=]."]]
338* LargeHam: Christopher Eccleston is arguably giving a HamAndCheese performance.
339* LegacyCharacter: His medieval ancestor (who we meet in the opening scene) was a lot like him.
340* {{Revenge}}: He had the warhead tested on the Eiffel Tower to both get everyone attention and to settle a personal grudge against the country.
341-->'''[=McCullen=]:''' "I have a target in mind, one the French will never forget, as I've never forgotten what they did to Clan [=McCullen=]."
342* SlaveToPR: He points out the reason he didn't let The Baroness stage the raid for the warheads at his factory like she wanted to was because such a blatant assault would have destroyed the trust of his clients, thus it had to be [=NATO's=] failure to protect them from theft to preserve his reputation.
343* TragicKeepsake: Subverted, he keeps the metal mask of his ancestor to remind him to never get caught like he did. [[HistoryRepeats But he did.]]
344* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: [[spoiler:To quote Cobra Commander in the sequel, "Destro, you're out of the band".]] It's non-fatal in that CC doesn't kill him, just leaves him stuck in stasis.
345[[/folder]]
346
347[[folder: The Baroness]]
348!!Ana Lewis / Anastascia [=DeCobray=] / The Baroness
349[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/baroness_gi_joe_troc.jpg]]
350->'''Played by:''' Creator/SiennaMiller
351
352A Cobra Intelligence Officer who married a wealthy European aristocrat.
353----
354* AdaptationDyeJob: As Ana, she was originally blonde.
355* AdaptationalHeroism: The Baroness is mind-controlled into serving Cobra here, versus being a willing member as in previous incarnations.
356* AdaptationalNameChange: Her real name is Ana Lewis, while Anastascia is her alias. Though it's never revealed if she used "Cisarovna" as a maiden name before marrying Baron Daniel [=DeCobray=].
357* AdaptationalNationality: This version appears to be American, and pretended to be European as the Baroness.
358* AllWomenLoveShoes: Baroness forces a woman out of an elevator at gunpoint. Then casually compliments her choice of footwear.
359* TheBaroness: No surprise here.
360* DarkActionGirl: She trained under Storm Shadow, so she fights well. She's also a member of the villainous organisation, Cobra.
361* DatingCatwoman: She used to be engaged to Duke. They later reconcile, prompting her HighHeelFaceTurn.
362* EasilyForgiven: [[spoiler:Averted. Even though the nanomites have been removed from her body, she has to stay imprisoned for a while.]]
363* GunsAkimbo: Fights with two guns.
364* HighHeelFaceTurn: The only female Cobra member, and later defects to the heroes' side after the effects of her brainwashing is removed.
365* MoreThanMindControl: [[spoiler: The reason she's with the bad guys is because she's being mind-controlled by nanomites. Grief over her brother's death and abandonment by Duke made it easy, with her brother Rex claiming that he gave her a reason to fight when he brainwashed her (which easily translates into the vendetta against Duke that she pursues for most of the film). It's only when she moves past those issues that she actually breaks free from the nanomites' influence.]]
366* MsFanservice: A well-endowed seductress and DarkActionGirl who goes around wearing ''very'' form-fitting outfits.
367* RejectedApology: [[spoiler: Duke tells her he's sincerely sorry that he couldn't save Rex and for leaving her afterwards. She doesn't accept it, until she breaks free of her brainwashing.]]
368-->'''Baroness:''' Well, everybody's sorry about something.
369* RelatedInTheAdaptation: [[spoiler: This incarnation is Cobra Commander's sister.]]
370* ShootYourMate: [[spoiler: She doesn't kill her husband Daniel [=DeCobray=], but she does kiss him knowing Storm Shadow will kill him for touching her.]]
371* SpyCatsuit: Wears a tight leather suit during her behind-the-scene missions. In fact, it's her picture on the page.
372* TheSquadette: She's the only woman we see on the MARS/Cobra side.
373* ThatWomanIsDead: [[spoiler:When Duke threatens to shoot Ana/The Baroness if Storm Shadow moves, she tells him to "Do it. [[ArmorPiercingResponse You already killed me once.]]"]]
374[[/folder]]
375
376[[folder: Storm Shadow]]
377!!Thomas Arashikage / Storm Shadow
378->'''Played by:''' Creator/ByunghunLee
379
380A member of the ninja clan Arashikage, trained under his uncle, the Hard Master. He is the rival of Snake Eyes.
381----
382* ArrogantKungFuGuy: He's a skilled ninja apprentice who's very proud of his skills. He does ''not'' take it well when Snake Eyes bested him in combat.
383* BadassLongcoat: Wears one.
384* BifurcatedWeapon: Can combine his two swords into a double-bladed one.
385* TheBrute: In the first movie, he's depicted as one of the more violent-prone member of the Cobra.
386* ColorCodedCharacters: Whether he's in his Ninja outfit, or in his casual clothes, he's always wearing white. Probably to contrast Snake Eyes's all-black attire.
387* DisneyVillainDeath: Seemingly falls to his death after his final encounter with Snake Eyes. However, he survives and appears in the second movie.
388* DressingAsTheEnemy: In his introduction in the second movie, he pretends to be Snake Eyes so that he can break into the German facility and free Cobra Commander.
389* EasilyForgiven: After TheReveal that [[spoiler:he did ''not'' kill the Hard Master, and then helping the Joes bring down Zartan,]] Snake Eyes allows him to walk off scott-free, even though he's murdered numerous innocents and triggered the conflict of the second movie by breaking the Cobra Commander free.
390* EnemyMine: [[spoiler:With the Joes in ''Retaliation''.]]
391* EvenEvilHasStandards:
392** Killing women disgusts him.
393-->'''Storm Shadow:''' For you, Zartan, I make an exception.
394** He was surprised when the Baroness actually wanted him to kill her husband Daniel [=DeCobray=].
395* FreudianExcuse: He was framed for his master's murder and while being on the run, was shown kindness by Zartan, who led him to become what he is right now.
396-->'''Storm Shadow:''' My path was chosen for me by my enemy who framed me for killing the Hard Master, and my friends who believed it.
397* GreenEyedMonster: Resented Snake Eyes for being a better fighter than he, and (supposedly) killed the Hard Master when the latter showed more favour towards Snake Eyes.
398* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler: Pulls one off to help the Joes go after Zartan, who was in fact, his master's murderer. Doubles as a MythologyGag where he defected to G.I. Joe once.]]
399* HighlyVisibleNinja: Possibly in contrast to Snake Eyes's all-black suit, he wears one that's all-white.
400* InterchangeableAsianCultures: Sort of. His last name is Japanese, but his actor's ethnicity (as well as the fact that he spoke Korean as a kid) implies he's actually an adopted Korean. This is [[UsefulNotes/KoreansInJapan not that far-fetched.]]
401* ISurrenderSuckers: [[spoiler: He willingly lets himself get caught as Snake Eyes, and even after being revealed to be Storm Shadow, he pretends his heart rate has gone down so that he can get out of the capsule and free Cobra Commander.]]
402* MadeOfIron: He takes an unbelievable amount of punishment.
403* MarqueeAlterEgo: Unlike his animated counterpart, this Storm Shadow is almost ''never'' seen with his mask on. He does wear them once in a while, but would always take it off before joining in the big action scenes.
404* MasterOfYourDomain: [[spoiler: He can make his heart rate go down, which he uses to free Cobra Commander.]]
405* MrFanservice: He's undoubtedly well-built, and the movies constantly find reasons for him to go shirtless.
406* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Shares a name with a cruise missile.
407* {{Ninja}}
408* NotQuiteDead: He survives a stabbing and fall into freezing water.
409* RaceLift: This version of Storm Shadow is Japanese-Korean.
410* TheRival: To Snake Eyes.
411* SixthRanger: [[spoiler:To Roadblock's team in ''Retaliation''. following his HeelFaceTurn.]]
412* StevenUlyssesPerhero: His last name is Arashikage, which means "Storm Shadow".
413* ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks: How he kills [[spoiler:Zartan]] in ''Retaliation''.
414* TranquilFury: [[spoiler: After Zartan's murder of his master is uncovered, he goes into this state and doesn't come out of it until after he kills Zartan in revenge.]]
415* WellDoneSonGuy: As a boy, he longed for Hard Master's approval.
416* WorthyOpponent: To Snake Eyes.
417* WouldntHitAGirl: Is disgusted by the murder of [[spoiler: Cover Girl.]]
418* YouKilledMyFather: Why he goes after [[spoiler: Zartan]] in the second movie.
419[[/folder]]
420
421[[folder: Zartan]]
422!!Zartan
423[[quoteright:320:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/zartan_troc.jpg]]
424->'''Played by:''' Creator/ArnoldVosloo; Creator/JonathanPryce (when impersonating the President of the United States)
425
426A master of disguises who thanks to The Doctor's experimentation [[VoluntaryShapeshifting can shapeshift]]. Real name: Classified
427----
428* ArcWords: Him whistling "Jolly Good Fellow."
429* TheBadGuyWins: By the end of the first movie, he has taken over the presidency of the United States of the America by impersonating the President (and keeping the real President detained). In the second movie, he annihilates most of the G.I. Joes and annihilates Central London to demonstrate Cobra's might.
430* TheBully: He uses scare tactics to intimidate all the world's other leaders who possess nuclear weapons into surrendering and submitting to him. And Zartan's not one to miss out on the opportunity to gloat about this.
431* DidntThinkThisThrough: [[spoiler: Didn't realize until too late that killing Hard Master and framing Storm Shadow for the crime, would come back to bite him in the ass in the end, and expressed his realization of his lack of forethought to Storm Shadow.]]
432-->'''[[spoiler:Storm Shadow:]]''' You made me what I am.
433-->'''Zartan:''' Yes, and I see that was wrong.
434* DiesWideOpen: In the second movie.
435* DyingAsYourself: Reverts to his original form after Storm Shadow kills him.
436* DirtyCoward
437* DragonInChief: In ''Retaliation'', Zartan is the President of the United States and puts most of the plot in motion, but he still answers to Cobra Commander.
438* TheHeavy: In ''Retaliation'', while Cobra Commander is the BigBad, Zartan is the most prominent antagonist in the film and he does more to set Cobra's evil plan in motion.
439* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: [[spoiler: In the second movie, thanks to Storm Shadow.]]
440* KarmicDeath: [[spoiler: He murdered a female G.I. Joe member in front of Storm Shadow, a man who's disgusted with killing women, and one movie later he gets killed by the same man who he killed the woman in front of because he murdered his master.]]
441* KickTheDog:
442** His murder of [[spoiler: Cover Girl.]]
443** The second movie reveals that he murdered [[spoiler: Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow's master, the Hard Master, and ''framed'' Storm Shadow for it.]]
444* LaughablyEvil: Has his moments in the second movie while disguised as the President. Including one scene where he plays ''VideoGame/AngryBirds'' on his phone [[spoiler: while the world's superpowers scramble attempting to stop a nuclear holocaust]].
445* MasterOfDisguise: Appropriate, considering his actor's [[Film/DarkmanIITheReturnOfDurant previous]] [[Film/DarkmanIIIDieDarkmanDie role]]. To the point that he's [[MoleInCharge American President]].
446* PresidentEvil: In the second movie.
447* PsychoForHire: In the first movie.
448* PsychopathicManchild: While posing as the President, he loves making incredibly lame {{pun}}s, hanging out with celebrities, and playing games on his smartphone, the last of which he does even during a ''[[DissonantSerenity nuclear holocaust]]''.
449* StrawMisogynist: When Lady Jaye arrives at a ball in a very seductive red dress, Zartan (as the President) invites her to a dance. She declines, but Zartan objects, "I don't take no for an answer!"
450* WalkingSpoiler: It is hard to describe Zartan and how vital he plays to Cobra's plans.
451* WouldHitAGirl: Unlike Storm Shadow.
452[[/folder]]
453
454[[folder: Doctor Mindbender]]
455!!Doctor Mindbender
456[[quoteright:320:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/doctor_mindbender_troc.jpg]]
457->'''Played by:''' Creator/KevinJOConnor
458
459A scientist in [=McCullen's=] employ who developed the nanomite technology and trained "The Doctor" in the field. His current status is unknown. Real name: Unknown.
460----
461* BaitAndSwitchBoss: Fans of the franchise would be led to believe that "The Doctor" working with Destro was actually Dr Mindbender, but he's actually Cobra Commander and the real Dr Mindbender is this guy.
462* DecompositeCharacter: Himself and The Doctor are essentially different versions of the franchise Dr Mindbender, with this guy being a minor character and the other one secretly being a composite of Mindbender and Cobra Commander.
463* DemotedToExtra: More of an inversion. The character was never intended to have a name, and was only there as a plot device for The Doctor's path to darkness. After the fact, they realized he could easily be Mindbender and threw his name in for the fans.
464* ForScience: His motivation.
465* MadScientist
466* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast
467* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: We never learn what became of him, other than that he and Rex survived the airstrike and became Rex's mentor.
468[[/folder]]
469
470[[folder: Firefly]]
471!!Firefly
472[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/firefly_gi_joe_retaliation.jpg]]
473->'''Played by:''' Creator/RayStevenson
474
475Cobra's explosives/demolitions expert.
476----
477* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: His criminal record is comprised of arson, murder and tax evasion.
478* AxCrazy: More so than anyone else in the series.
479* BeardOfEvil
480* BerserkButton: He hates tax hikes.
481* BloodKnight: Enjoys fighting.
482* DemolitionsExpert: His job, simply put, is to blow things up for Cobra.
483-->'''Firefly:''' Making more things go boom by 9:00 a.m. than most people do all day.
484* TheDragon: To Cobra Commander in ''Retaliation''. He carries out most of the physically violent missions needed for the Commander's plan.
485* DragonTheirFeet: [[spoiler: After the [[DragonInChief main antagonist]] Zartan is killed, Roadblock is left to deal with Firefly while [[BigBad Cobra Commander]] [[VillainExitStageLeft makes his escape on a helicopter]].]]
486* FlippingTheBird: Does this in one scene with both fingers!
487-->'''Zartan:''' Firefly! It's good to know we're not running low on crazy. Still all 10 fingers?
488-->''[Firefly waves his fingers toward Zartan's face, then flips him off]''
489* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler:Roadblock kills him with his own bomb.]]
490* {{Hypocrite}}: He hates tax hikes, though Zartan points out he never pays taxes anyways.
491* LightningBruiser
492* LandDownUnder: Possibly. His accent is inconsistent.
493* MadBomber
494* MarqueeAlterEgo: The original version of Firefly avoided to show his face, and the comic issue where he finally did had him quickly changed to a new masked costume, so his later unmasked appearances were few and far apart. In the movie, Firefly frequently appears unmasked.
495* MechanicalAnimals: Particularly prominent in ''Retaliation'' are his tiny robotic bombs, which fly and have glowing tails, just like actual fireflies.
496* PsychoForHire
497* PyroManiac
498* VitriolicBestBuds: With Zartan.
499[[/folder]]
500
501[[folder: Zandar]]
502!!Zandar
503->'''Played by:''' Creator/MattGerald
504
505President Zartan's aide.
506----
507* BadassInANiceSuit: He wears a suit with a small Cobra pin.
508* BaldOfEvil
509[[/folder]]
510
511!Other Characters
512
513[[folder: The President]]
514!!The President of the United States of America
515->'''Played by:''' Creator/JonathanPryce
516
517----
518* KillAndReplace: [[spoiler: Subverted. Zartan only replaces the President, but doesn't kill him. He was needed for retinal scanning to authorize the US nuclear football.]]
519* NiceGuy: The reason why Cobra overthrew him is because Cobra Commander decided he wasn't being aggressive enough towards international countries that had nuclear weapons rivaling that of the US.
520* NoPartyGiven: As always with US Presidents in action movies.
521* ReasonableAuthorityFigure:
522** He correctly guesses MARS Industries' intentions in the first movie. In the second movie, he attempts to resist Zartan's interrogations [[spoiler: and helps restore the Joes' reputation.]]
523** 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.
524* YoureInsane: [[spoiler: To Zartan when he shows what the nanomites are capable of for his disguise when he slices his face with a knife.]]
525[[/folder]]
526
527[[folder: Warden Nigel James]]
528!!Warden Nigel James
529->'''Played by:''' Creator/WaltonGoggins
530
531The warden of the Einsargen prison.
532----
533* AssholeVictim: The Eisengart breakout is shot like an action scene and the Warden is a jerk, so it's hard to feel sorry for him when he dies.
534* DyingMomentOfAwesome: He shoots an explosive gas canister, seriously injuring Storm Shadow.
535* PsychopathicManchild: He talks about his prisoners as if they were action figures. This, coupled with the fact that he subjects his prisoners to an AndIMustScream fate, makes him less than likable.
536[[/folder]]
537
538[[folder: Hard Master]]
539!!Hard Master
540->'''Played by:''' Gerald Okamura
541
542----
543* DeathByFlashback: He only exists in a flashback, but his death is what kicks off the rivalry between Storm Shadow and Snake Eyes.
544* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: [[spoiler: Not by Storm Shadow, but by Zartan, who frames the former for it.]]
545* ParentalFavoritism: He seemed to have favor Snake Eyes rather than Storm Shadow while they were growing up and being taught martial arts.
546[[/folder]]
547
548[[folder: Blind Master]]
549!!Blind Master
550->'''Played by:''' [[Music/WuTangClan RZA]]
551
552----
553* BlindWeaponMaster: It's in his namesake, after-all. Though he is blind from a past event, he still able to teach other students in the way of martial arts.
554* MrExposition: He narrates the scenes where Snake Eyes hunts for Storm Shadow.
555[[/folder]]

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