History Franchise / GIJoe

* ActionGirl: The G.I. Nurse, introduced in 1967, is both the TropeNamer and the first female character in the series. On the other hand, she enters a MisaimedMarketing territory since neither Hasbro nor the store managers could tell whether the G.I. Nurse should be placed alongside other G.I. Joe figures or with the Barbie dolls. Today, she becomes a collector's item.

* [[spoiler:''Film/TransformersRiseOfTheBeasts'' reveals in its final scene that it and its prequel ''Film/{{Bumblebee}}'' exist in a universe with its own version of G.I. Joe. Whether it's the same continuity as ''Snake Eyes'' or not is currently unknown.]]

* This eventually led into ''WesternAnimation/GIJoeExtreme'', a 1995 series about a new Joe team being formed to fight the masked dictator Iron Klaw and his evil SKAR organization. Embracing the visual style of UsefulNotes/TheDarkAgeOfComicBooks, the series ran for two seasons and ended in 1997. It had two tie-in comic book series, a four issue miniseries and a short-lived ongoing that also lasted only four issues.

** {{Goddamn|Bats}} [[IncrediblyLamePun B.A.T.s]].

* ''Literature/GIJoeClassified'' by Kelley Skovron, a YoungAdult HighSchoolAU where the GI Joes are high school students in Springfield, fighting against a secret Cobra takeover.

* ''Literature/GIJoeClassified'' by Kelley Skovron, a YoungAdult AlternateContinuity where the GI Joes are high school students in Springfield, fighting against a secret Cobra takeover.

* ''Film/GIJoeTheRiseOfCobra'', a 2009 live-action movie directed by Creator/StephenSommers of the ''Film/TheMummyTrilogy'' fame. After the wild success of the Creator/MichaelBay ''Film/{{Transformers}}'' films, Hasbro and Paramount decided to make the first live-action entry in the franchise. The movie made a number of changes to the established mythos, including making the Joes an MultinationalTeam rather than solely American. These changes ended up [[BrokenBase fracturing the fandom]], and while the film made a profit at the box office its gross paled in comparison to the ''Transformers'' movies.

* HumongousMecha: In Devil's Due Publishing's "GI Joe vs. the Transformers":

** The third volume of "GI Joe vs. the Transformers" adds one other element: Decepticon technology with Megatron's programming, causing the "Serpent Organic Robot," as "Serpent O.R." is known, to claim himself to be "The Son of Megatron" to the remnants of the Decepticon forces. When he gets the Autobot Matrix of Leadership, he's turned into an enlarged Cybertronian version of himself, Serpentor Prime.

** And in "GI Joe vs. the Transformers" volume 3, he's also got Megatron's programming as well as Decepticon technology from Area 52 as well to back his claim of being "the son of Megatron."

* WhatIf: "GI Joe. Vs. the Transformers," where in Volume 1 Cobra had found the Ark and almost all the Transformers (the ones to escape were Bumblebee and Wheeljack). As a result of making them giant Battle Android Troopers, Cobra showed they were a lot more dangerous than previously thought.

Looking at this list, you may have noticed a number of crossovers with ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'', another Hasbro property. ''WesternAnimation/TheTransformers'' Generation 1 cartoon and the ''A Real American Hero'' cartoon were both produced by the same companies, and were implied (though not outright stated) to take place in the same continuity.[[note]]''The Transformers'' character Marissa Faireborn was implied ([[AllThereInTheManual though not confirmed until long after both cartoons had aired]]) to be the daughter of ''G.I. Joe'''s Flint, and had [[Recap/TransformersG1OnlyHuman an episode]] with a character ''very'' heavily implied to be a washed-up Cobra Commander[[/note]] The franchises have significant fanbase overlap, and even without the crossovers, the ''Transformers'' series would occasionally make a nod to ''G.I. Joe''.[[note]]In ''Anime/TransformersEnergon'', for instance, the character Snowcat transformed into a vehicle reminiscent of the ''G.I. Joe'' vehicle of the same name[[/note]] But it wouldn't be until 2022 that the ''Transformers Collaborative'' crossover toyline featured ''G.I. Joe'' vehicles transforming into Cybertronian robots.[[note]]For example, Megatron transforming into a Cobra H.I.S.S. tank[[/note]] Suffice to say, the two toylines can be considered sister franchises to one another.

Looking at this list, you may have noticed a number of crossovers with ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'', another Hasbro property. ''WesternAnimation/TheTransformers'' Generation 1 cartoon and the ''A Real American Hero'' cartoon were both produced by the same companies, and were implied (though not outright stated) to take place in the same continuity.[[note]]''The Transformers'' character Marissa Faireborn was implied ([[AllThereInTheManual though not confirmed until long after both cartoons had aired]]) to be the daughter of ''G.I. Joe'''s Flint, and had [[Recap/TransformersG1OnlyHuman an episode]] with a character ''very'' heavily implied to be a washed-up Cobra Commander[[/note]] The franchises have significant fanbase overlap, and even without the crossovers, the ''Transformers'' series would occasionally make a nod to ''G.I. Joe''.[[note]]In ''Anime/TransformersEnergon'', for instance, the character Snowcat transformed into a vehicle reminiscent of the ''G.I. Joe'' vehicle of the same name[[/note]]. But it wouldn't be until 2022 that the ''Transformers Collaborative'' crossover toyline featured ''G.I. Joe'' vehicles transforming into Cybertronian robots.[[note]]For example, Megatron transforming into a Cobra H.I.S.S. tank[[/note]] Suffice to say, the two toylines can be considered sister franchises to one another.

Looking at this list, you may have noticed a number of crossovers with ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'', another Hasbro property. ''WesternAnimation/TheTransformers'' Generation 1 cartoon and the ''A Real American Hero'' cartoon were both produced by the same companies, and were implied (though not outright stated) to take place in the same continuity.[[note]]''The Transformers'' character Marissa Faireborn was implied ([[AllThereInTheManual though not confirmed until long after both cartoons had aired]]) to be the daughter of ''G.I. Joe'''s Flint, and had [[Recap/TransformersG1OnlyHuman an episode]] with a character ''very'' heavily implied to be a washed-up Cobra Commander)[[/note]] The franchises have significant fanbase overlap, and even without the crossovers, the ''Transformers'' series would occasionally make a nod to ''G.I. Joe''.[[note]]In ''Anime/TransformersEnergon'', for instance, the character Snowcat transformed into a vehicle reminiscent of the ''G.I. Joe'' vehicle of the same name[[/note]]. But it wouldn't be until 2022 that the ''Transformers Collaborative'' crossover toyline featured ''G.I. Joe'' vehicles transforming into Cybertronian robots.[[note]]For example, Megatron transforming into a Cobra H.I.S.S. tank[[/note]] Suffice to say, the two toylines can be considered sister franchises to one another.

Looking at this list, you may have noticed a number of crossovers with ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'', another Hasbro property. ''WesternAnimation/TheTransformers'' Generation 1 cartoon and the ''A Real American Hero'' cartoon were both produced by the same companies, and were implied (though not outright stated) to take place in the same continuity (''The Transformers'' even had [[Recap/TransformersG1OnlyHuman an episode]] with a character ''very'' heavily implied to be a washed-up Cobra Commander). The franchises have significant fanbase overlap, and even without the crossovers, the ''Transformers'' series would occasionally make a nod to ''G.I. Joe''.[[note]]In ''Anime/TransformersEnergon'', for instance, the character Snowcat transformed into a vehicle reminiscent of the ''G.I. Joe'' vehicle of the same name[[/note]]. But it wouldn't be until 2022 that the ''Transformers Collaborative'' crossover toyline featured ''G.I. Joe'' vehicles transforming into Cybertronian robots.[[note]]For example, Megatron transforming into a Cobra H.I.S.S. tank[[/note]] Suffice to say, the two toylines can be considered sister franchises to one another.

Looking at this list, you may have noticed a number of crossovers with ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'', another Hasbro property. ''WesternAnimation/TheTransformers'' Generation 1 cartoon and the ''A Real American Hero'' cartoon were both produced by the same companies, and were implied (though not outright stated) to take place in the same continuity (''Transformers'' even had [[Recap/TransformersG1OnlyHuman an episode]] with a character ''very'' heavily implied to be a washed-up Cobra Commander). The franchises have significant fanbase overlap, and even without the crossovers, the ''Transformers'' series would occasionally make a nod to ''G.I. Joe''.[[note]]In ''Anime/TransformersEnergon'', for instance, the character Snowcat transformed into a vehicle reminiscent of the ''G.I. Joe'' vehicle of the same name[[/note]]. But it wouldn't be until 2022 that the ''Transformers Collaborative'' crossover toyline featured ''G.I. Joe'' vehicles transforming into Cybertronian robots.[[note]]For example, Megatron transforming into a Cobra H.I.S.S. tank[[/note]] Suffice to say, the two toylines can be considered sister franchises to one another.

Looking at this list, you may have noticed a number of crossovers with ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'', another Hasbro property. ''WesternAnimation/TheTransformers'' Generation 1 cartoon and the ''A Real American Hero'' cartoon were both produced by the same companies, and were implied (though not ourtight stated) to take place in the same continuity (''Transformers'' even had [[Recap/TransformersG1OnlyHuman an episode]] with a character ''very'' heavily implied to be a washed-up Cobra Commander). The franchises have significant fanbase overlap, and even without the crossovers, the ''Transformers'' series would occasionally make a nod to ''G.I. Joe''.[[note]]In ''Anime/TransformersEnergon'', for instance, the character Snowcat transformed into a vehicle reminiscent of the ''G.I. Joe'' vehicle of the same name[[/note]]. But it wouldn't be until 2022 that the ''Transformers Collaborative'' crossover toyline featured ''G.I. Joe'' vehicles transforming into Cybertronian robots.[[note]]For example, Megatron transforming into a Cobra H.I.S.S. tank[[/note]] Suffice to say, the two toylines can be considered sister franchises to one another.

The second incarnation of the franchise began in 1982, four years after Hasbro's rival Creator/{{Kenner}} launched their popular ''Franchise/StarWars'' toyline. Unlike ''G.I. Joe'', which had 12-inch action figures, ''Star Wars'' figures were 3¾ inches tall, allowing them to also sell playsets and vehicles at low prices and thus make even more money. [[FollowTheLeader Seeing the massive profit Kenner was making]], Hasbro decided to relaunch ''G.I. Joe'' in the new scale and hired Creator/MarvelComics to create a story, characters, and media tie-ins for the line. Marvel eventually came up with a premise that is still the core of the franchise today - G.I. Joe was no longer one person,[[note]]except in some continuities, where the team is named in honor of General Joe Colton, the man responsible for its creation,[[/note]] but the name of an elite American military unit engaged in a battle against the terrorist organization Cobra and its plans to TakeOverTheWorld. To promote the line (now dubbed ''G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero''), Marvel launched two tie-ins:

The second incarnation of the franchise began in 1982, four years after Hasbro's rival Creator/{{Kenner}} launched their popular ''Franchise/StarWars'' toyline. Unlike ''G.I. Joe'', which had 12-inch action figures, ''Star Wars'' figures were 3¾ inches tall, allowing them to also sell playsets and vehicles at low prices and thus make even more money. [[FollowTheLeader Seeing the massive profit Kenner was making]], Hasbro decided to relaunch ''G.I. Joe'' in the new scale and hired Creator/MarvelComics to create a story, characters, and media tie-ins for the line. Marvel eventually came up with a premise that is still the core of the franchise today - G.I. Joe was no longer one person,[[note]]except in some continuities, where the team is named in honor of General Joe Colton, the man responsible for its creation,[[/note]] but the name of an elite American military unit engaged in a battle against the terrorist organization Cobra and its plans to TakeOverTheWorld. To promote the line (now dubbed ''G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero''), Marvel launched two tie-ins:

** ''ComicBook/GIJoeARealAmericanHeroIDW'': A new continuation of the Marvel Comics ''Real American Hero'' series that [[CanonDiscontinuity supplants the Devil's Due continuation]], even going so far as to continue the issue numbering of the original Marvel comic and bring back Larry Hama as the main writer.

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* CoolCar: The Dreadnoks' Thunder Machine: A vehicle about the size of a humvee cobbled together from disparate parts, including tank armor plates, two large-caliber [[GatlingGood gatling guns]] on the hood, and ''a jet engine''. It wouldn't look out of place in ''Film/MadMax''.

* CrossOver: Multiple times with Franchise/{{Transformers}} in the comics; once, sort of, in the TV show. Twice with the Street Fighter games- the 1990s Hasbro Street Fighter toys were branded as part of G.I. Joe, and now a published crossover comic series.