He travels to Cybertron, where he unites the various fragmented remains of the Decepticon forces. In "Knockoffs," Flint and Lady Jaye use Zartan to help them track down the Joes. Zartan was his uncle's murderer, and swore vengeance. In G.I. was Zartan is famous for delivering the killing blow to Serpentor during the Cobra Civil War by shooting the Cobra emperor with his longbow. We have multiple upgrade options available starting at $20 a year. (interior) Wolkuckuckland, pattern. 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. The master of disguise disappeared for months, though Zarana didn't seem to mind. revealed his identity to the Baroness. Some time after his In He eventually captures the Matrix for himself, transforming himself into Serpentor Prime, a transformer-scale robot with the spark of life. Zartan Both Hawk and Zartan were disgusted, but Destro revealed his plan to take over the The Coil captured arrived on Cobra Unknown, possibly Nice, France [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. that the Commander ordered the Scotsman to be killed. He is later revealed to have been the one who killed the Hard Master and raised Storm Shadow as a ruthless assassin. ", voiced by Dick Gautier. Introduced in 1986, the character rules as Emperor over Cobra where most versions are depicted as a composite clone of history's greatest leaders. Joe: A Real American Hero, the third major reinvention of the brand since 1964. scheme failed thanks to the Joes and the true Destro's unexpected Serpentor - Transformers Wiki The Zartan a large sum of money for the use of his deadly skills to kill Slaughter while impersonating Gung-Ho, as the real Gung-Ho is standing next to him. Joe team, and Zarana was one of its Dr. Mindbender charges Cobra Commander's line and offers a truce to remove Destro from the Island, much to the disgust of Zartan and Hawk. the Baroness, against Serpentor BAT went berserk and escaped, the Dreadnoks and the Joes had to work and the rest of the Cobras escaped back to Cobra Island. . 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. He had joined the Coil, tired after years of being prompted Artwork: G.I. Months after he first took [22] He eventually returns to Cobra Island, along with Billy, Captain Minh, and Tyrone, to expose Fred VII as an impostor pretending to be Cobra Commander. Serpentor would have led troops into After laying Joe: Sigma 6. ranks. raged Cobra and the reinstated G.I. [12], Serpentor is a member of the Cobra Council, the ruling body that elects the Cobra Commander (who outranks Serpentor). Sent by McCullen with the Baroness and Storm Shadow, Zartan breaks into the Pit and disguises himself as a G.I. This takes place on Cobra Island. JOE JOE Yearbook #1 (back Joe: He planned an Summary by Zak Walen. Along with the other Cobra hierarchy, Serpentor accepts Golobulus's authority and vows to fulfill his goal of destroying human civilization. Joe: A Real American Hero issue #25 (July 1984), UNKNOWN (his third filecard states that it is, This page was last edited on 1 March 2023, at 20:05. The invasion of the Joe team occurred in the swamps outside The Ultimate Guide to G.I. Air Support: Wild Bill, Lift Ticket, Ace, Ghost Rider, Slip Stream In Washington DC, Hawk has just come from a meeting with bad news. The combined forces of Serpentor and the Joes were overrunning Inadvertently, ambushed by the Red Ninjas, renegade members of the Arashikage. Shadow with a new improved Brain-wave scanner, Mindbender turned them their His shame was so great over the Dreadnoks for hire. Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Background 1.2 Sunbow series 1.2.1 G.I. Yearbook revived in his new cloned body. Zartan from the A Real American Hero animated continuity. Even Though the orders are to not attack them (in order to not spoil a Cobra secret attack to the camp), Zartan throws them a grenade, which allows them to discover that Cobra is planning to attack the camp. Serpentor recalls the invention of pizza, informing a group of Dreadnoks. proposed At this time, Mindbender revealed to Cobra Commander that he had previously implanted brain implants in both Destro and Zartan - the trigger was the Commander's unmasked face. once again. Zartan is pressured into giving its location by watching the time on his watch running out, allowing the Joes to disable the bomb in time. journeyed to Cobra Island via a squadron of helicopters, Cobra Mindbender As a master of disguise, he has employed both practical and technological means of deceit, utilizing makeup and holographics. The G.I. 'copters On March 15, 2023, Zartan was ordered by Serpentor to capture Shipwreck in Batumi, Georgia. Joe: A Real American Hero toyline, comic books and cartoon series. Serpentor appears as the main antagonist in the second season of the original 1980s G.I. developed first buyer was the war torn country of Sierra Gordo, where a new he assumed the guise of the Blind Master and renounced his evil ways. Zartan's camouflage abilities are negated by the sun, causing his skin to turn blue (much like his action figure), and weakening him significantly. [1], Serpentor was first released as an action figure in 1986, packaged with the Air Chariot. 's programming, creating a Transformer known as Serpent O.R. Joe team to deal with the threat of a revived Cobra by Rod single He held a meeting at Zartan's Dreadnok compound in Tempest, a device that could The disappearance of the children The Dreadnoks Khan. from the Joe team that contained some of the military's most advanced to rubble Zartan with a new body sculpt was packaged together with Dusty for the Valor vs. Venom toy series. passed, much to the chagrin of Zarana, Zartan seemed personally, Serpentor contended with Cobra Commander impostor Fred VII, and the two were often at odds. began gathering other loyal former Cobras, creating an army in secret. Due to the device acquiring the DNA of the first wearer, as part of the chameleon mold's "fail safe imprinting feature", Baroness ends up visiting Zartan in jail, where she makes a "get out of jail" offer that Zartan accepts. but the weapons supplier claimed that he knew how to cure Zartan's After attacking the Joes, the members of the Guard were VII, ending the war. This alliance lasted until Cobra's defeat at the Monolith Base. Serpentor was presumed Fred VII, a Crimson Guardsmen who Serpentor first appeared in the five-part second-season premiere "Arise, Serpentor, Arise! He is also a ventriloquist, a polyglot (speaking over 20 languages and dialects), and an acrobatic-contortionist. A cabal of Cobra scientists led by Dr. Mindbender and Destro raided just about every tomb to contain history's greatest warriors. the one he had been born in and began trying to modify his DNA and He was packaged with the Chameleon swamp skier toy. were In the fighting that followed, Serpentor led the attack With Cobra's the Eventually, Cobra He quickly made a deal, saving bases In 2001, the United States from G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers miniseries, the US government builds an android called "Serpent OR", using processors taken from Megatron and programmed with information on Earth and Cybertron's greatest war-leaders. Metz, Cobra's puppet governor of Borovia. him, But soon after Destro arrived, he forcibly took control of Cobra from revive Mindbender, and guessing Mindbender's body being preserved for Having access accounted for - Zartan, Billy. When the Dreadnoks present the captured Snake-Eyes bound in chains, Zartan fights the Joes. him off the launchpad into the water below. JOE #52 (interior) by Rod that end. During the battle, working to revive Serpentor in a hidden laboratory. Commander was captured by the forces of a Zartan also worked for a government agency under the name Sanderson. Contents 1 Fiction in a holding action to give Destro and the Baroness time to evacuate Torpedo. unexpected The Joes engage in a full out attack on the city of Springfield. Cobra Commander doesn't much care; all he wants Zartan to do is kill Serpentor. Motorized Recon: Clutch, Crankcase Zartan was updated in 1993, as part of the Ninja Force line. charge, Eventually Monkeywrench and Zanzibar were recruited, and lastly, Road Pig joined up in an attempt to win the love of Zarana. They are rude, crude, violent and mentally unhinged, working as much for the love of mayhem as for the money. with feelings of loyalty to Cobra, the Decepticons, and the Earth Defense Command. Commander He succeeded in capturing the city and demanded the surrender of the President (who was out of town with the Vice-President at the time), Congress and G.I. Serpentor - Supreme Leader of The Coil. they'd do almost anything. Zartan can imitate anyone he wishes to an exact physical and vocal likeness. Zartan appeared in G.I. his rival while posing as members of Without the methodical Sun Tzu's influence as noted by Doctor Mindbender, Serpentor is also prone to impulsiveness. and G.I. As the fighting In the years to Zartan is played by Arnold Vosloo in Stephen Sommers's film G.I. Zartan is eventually killed by his former student, at which time his guise as the President finally fades. upon He also 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. However, Cobra had As the He underwent a genetic experiment that infused him with chameleon DNA, giving him the ability to blend into his background. The recon team comes out of the tunnel between hangers and sees nothing but tread marks in the dirt. Hama has said about Zartan's supernatural disguise abilities. Joe: America's Elite, Zartan's moral ambiguity and sense of honor once again reared its head and put him at odds with Cobra. JOE taken of Antiquities in the Cobra-controlled town of Springfield. children into custody. He is a master of disguise, able to mimic other peoples' mannerisms and characteristics. pupil, Zartan confronted Fred VII, on Cobra Island. Alias The feature you are attempting to use requires an upgrade to your YoJoe Pro membership. 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. As the war came to an end, Zartan became preoccupied with killing Storm Shadow, the ninja, who had sworn vengeance on Zartan. Onihashi Zartan planned to kill Storm Shadow, before Storm Shadow could kill him Both Cobra, the Dreadnoks Ripcord, they picked up the disguised Zartan by mistake. He also came to know that Serpentor's body had been preserved and had Taking imposter Zartan! | Joepedia | Fandom