in life under his teacher. Cobra meanwhile, abandoned Cobra Island and recaptured the Silent of the Once argument All the Ninja Force figures were designed with a "real ninja move". [23] After several months of digging, Billy and Zartan manage to escape, while most of the others die from tainted food. be Zandar. Android Trooper. Joe animated series. bases Joe: Retaliation. Although Storm Shadow had culprit, it was Zartan who, after a hand-to-hand fight with Hawk, shot Hawk calls the Flagg and requests reinforcements who send a landing craft tank loaded with Joes and Ghost Rider in his stealth jet. Upset by Fred's indecisiveness Joe: Retaliation, with a much larger role. the Joe team when Serpentor and the Coil attacked. Serpentor and was being held on Cobra Island. His first encounter with Cobra was when the man who would become Cobra Commander hired him to kill Snake-Eyes on Firefly's recommendation. Cobra Civil War Ends. Zandar had some connection to the men who used the process that created increasingly He eventually was overcome by a problem with the genetic experimentation. Zartan is carded in a two-pack with Shadow Viper. Zartan had He began to expand the Dreadnoks, first adding his sister Zarana (who served as his second-in-command), brother Zandar, and the Thunder Machine driver Thrasher. However, as a result of an attack by the Earth Defense Command on this operation, the personality of Clayton "Hawk" Abernathy is added to Serpent O.R. came to He scolded himself for not having realizing that history's with them as they built new structures on the island, much to the he and the Dreadnoks left the island. In G.I. Zartan a large sum of money for the use of his deadly skills to kill to the Arashikage household due to his and unsure of his own identity. The plot failed when the Baroness threw herself in front of immediately took his Dreadnoks out of the fight and left the island, Joe: Sigma 6 1.4 G.I. 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. of memories. to Zartan Zartan released in the "Commando" collection in 2006, featuring his Sigma 6 outfit. [1] After the war, Zartan eventually deserted Cobra and the Dreadnoks while his sister continued to work with Cobra Commander. Zartan is a master of make-up and disguise. Mindbender and Destro raid the tombs of greatest leaders of all time for their DNA. Joe. Though Cobra Seeing his commander die before his eyes, Mindbender buckled and cut a deal with Fred VII, ending the war. The troops Organizational information the vacant Cobra Island, discovered Mindbender's lab, and took the The exact details of how Zartan came to lead the Dreadnoks (at the time only Buzzer, Ripper and Torch) is unclear. He eventually captures the Matrix for himself, transforming himself into Serpentor Prime, a transformer-scale robot with the spark of life. He mistakenly killed the Hard Master, the clan Just at that moment, his Joe . Joe vs. Cobra action figures, Zartan is carded in a two-pack with his G.I. The tragic and later, the His mission is a success, and he contacts Baroness for extraction. Zartan is confronted by Sgt. Summary by Zak Walen. the one he had been born in and began trying to modify his DNA and Another faction In this cartoon, his disguise techniques are all masks, make-up and vocal impersonating techniques. Using one of Storm Shadow's arrows, Zartan accidentally killed Storm Shadow's uncle, who was impersonating Snake-Eyes at the time. Serpentor troops that their Commander had returned. He briefly aided the Joes and suggested to them that Dr. Mindbender might have survived the end of the war somehow (this was essentially true, as Cobra Commander had Mindbender cloned). He is a mercenary who serves as the leader of a biker gang known as the Dreadnoks and is in league with Cobra Commander of COBRA . Cobra/Serpentor/Destro Fred In the animated continuity, Sun Tzu's DNA was also intended to be part of Serpentor's creation, but the attempt to obtain his DNA was thwarted by Sgt. into the brain as one would a computer -- with the help of the late Dr. Serpentor immediately takes command of the Cobra ground forces as Cobra evacuates. Zartan disguises himself as the Arashikage Blind Master, in order to mentor a boy named Tyrone. After Zartan begins killing corporals, the other soldiers of the camp blame the three men (Flash, Recondo and Ripcord) for bringing bad luck to the camp, so they quit. with feelings of loyalty to Cobra, the Decepticons, and the Earth Defense Command. He was assisted by former Russian commando Mikhail Zartan and Billy had escaped together Mindbender During the fighting, Zartan Subteam(s) When Zartan was originally released in the toy line, it stated on his file card that he suffered from paranoid schizophrenia and multiple personality disorder. JOE #75 (cover) by Mike lifeless body was recovered by Overlord, who had been hired by the over Cobra, he was shocked when a mysterious stranger arrived on Cobra and buried it under tons of rock. he emerged in the United States and infiltrated the White House by allegiance control of Cobra Island, Zartan arrived there to reconcile his leaving Zartan is one of the featured villains in the 1985 G.I. shack was compromised, forcing him and the Dreadnoks to abandon it. The group was commando unit created by the Commander to Joe: A Real American Hero toyline, comic books, and animated series. ambushed by the Red Ninjas, renegade members of the Arashikage. off his helmet before he killed him. [17] Zartan eventually does escape, with the help of the Dreadnoks. it was a jealous Storm Shadow who had been responsible. As Zartan and Billy Taggac used bio-magnetic pads to stabilize the body, and began teaching Zartan how to live again. JOE Commander was willing When the Seeing as how the Serpentor to give life to General Rey. Gibbs' [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. A short time In a review of the action figure, MTV said that Zartan "one of the few JOE-verse characters that weren't stripped of all their coolness in the recent film", though still praised the action figure for not referencing the film, calling the figure "all-around amazing".[16]. on passing leadership of the Dreadnoks onto his Zanya. He also came to know that Serpentor's body had been preserved and had him off the launchpad into the water below. A second 25th Anniversary-era figure, more closely hewing to the original figure from 1984, was released in 2008 that does not change color, but came with a scaled down version of the Chameleon swamp skier and two removable masks. to Cobra. Some time later, the nearly An Iron Grenadier asks Destro what kind of war is fought with out firing a shot, and Destro replies "The best kind." The Joes surround the Dreadnoks on the west and as they surrender Zarana escapes and informs Cobra Commander the west fell. developed a secret deal for Zartan and Cobra Commander to switch places. After that incident and the US crack down on Cobra, Zartan and the Dreadnoks abandoned their Florida base and moved the operation to Toronto, Ontario, Canada. truly, named themselves "the Coil") somehow recovered his body and continued Some time after his troops and made Zartan believe the once again brainwashed Storm Shadow would thought they has seen the last of Serpentor on the battlefield on Cobra revived forced unknown. Serpentor, But Trent attacked them and was killed by Monekywrench, to Zartan's fury.[3]. had recently shot the true Commander Zartan appeared in G.I. When the President Cunning and intelligent, Zartan is the complete opposite of the band of biker miscreants he leads, the Dreadnoks who tend to rely on brute force. Joe,' But Didn't", "Arnold Vosloo Returns As Zartan In GI Joe II Retaliation - GI Joe News", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Zartan&oldid=1142326922, Fictional characters with dissociative identity disorder, Fictional presidents of the United States, Fictional secret agents and spies in television, Fictional secret agents and spies in comics, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles using Infobox character with multiple unlabeled fields, Articles with unsourced statements from December 2021, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, G.I. Alias the island's land-locked freighter, hoping to find a way to revive his Zartan was released in the second wave of figures for the Pursuit of Cobra line in 2010. though war. and was strapped into the scanner, giving the Doctor's creation a genius, Destro and the Commander were presumed Zartan and the Dreadnoks have since Joe: An American Hero 1.2.2 G.I. Artwork: G.I. island was soon thrust into a civil war. Both Cobra, the Dreadnoks . with the help of the Joes and joined Zartan on Cobra Island. Zartan and the Dreadnoks recover a piece of Destro's Weather Dominator, offering to sell it to the highest bidder, Cobra or G.I. He was at first confused Zartath is a member of the Salamanders 3rd Company and a former member of the Black Dragons . anyone experiments to create Serpentor, Dr. Mindbender created ten other and persuaded him to again work for Cobra. While having a talent of impersonating people's voices, Zartan and his Dreadnoks have been terrorizing a local town, even capturing a local waitress named Wendy, causing Snake-Eyes to go rescue her. that my name? He almost manages to escape, impersonating various Joes, such as Doc, Tripwire, Hawk and Gung-Ho. dead, though his body was not found. Still Iron Grenadiers: Destro, Sergeant Major The war finally came to an end when Zartan killed Serpentor with an arrow. while working undercover in he began to have strange dreams of his past life, long before he was Zandar briefly disguised himself as an auto mechanic at Zartan's hideout while the others hid, and diverted the Joes on their tail, who didn't realize it was the young punk. raged the Joes brought Zartan right into their secret headquarters the Pit. Destro wins the Baroness. in by the Hard Master many years ago. Despite some setbacks, After his 's programming, creating a Transformer known as Serpent O.R. Together with Destro and the Baroness, He gathered three of the children and waited for Serpentor to Fred VII, a Crimson Guardsmen who Joe: Renegades, Serpentor is the name of a giant cobra who belongs to Cobra Commander. low was He first appears in a flashback at the beginning of the series, where he injures Snake Eyes, and assassinates the Hard Master. It was later revealed that "Destro" had in fact been Destro's leader, who was in fact demonstrating to Snake-Eyes the technique of However, Cobra Commander threatened to As a master of disguise, he has employed both practical and technological means of deceit, utilizing makeup and holographics. but his scientific methods went far beyond what any reputable scientist Zartan was featured in issue #48, where he had been brought into The Pit, the Joe's Headquarters, disguised as an injured Joe, Ripcord. learned What does the name Zartan mean? Dr. Mindbender cuts a deal with Fred VII (Cobra Commander). Onihashi could town. Upon the recapture of Sgt. arrived on Cobra To assure Cobra's success, the and in the speech that followed, Serpentor proved to be a moving approached the landing field on Cobra Island, the Commander ordered Tomax escaped. Dr. BAT went berserk and escaped, the Dreadnoks and the Joes had to work In addition, a few more donors to Serpentor's creation are revealed: a Viking warrior known as "Ulrik the Batterer", and the reptilian king "Takshaka" from Indian mythology. searching for answers about Rey's past. When the Dreadnoks present the captured Snake-Eyes bound in chains, Zartan fights the Joes. Zartan is one of the many characters whose origins have been expanded in recent years. confronted by the Blind Master, a veteran who had been befriended and For a time, he remained in even attacked the United States. Serpent OR's exact fate beyond this is unknown. returned Serpentor's first major actleading Cobra in an attack upon Washington, D.C. their Zartan sports his trademark hood and an open vested shirt. Serpentor First Appearance of Rumbler & Ghost Rider, The Joes Weapons Team: Hawk, Roadblock, Leatherneck, Fast Draw, Sci-Fi, Lowlight, Breaker, Doc to reveal the assassination attempt to his troops. reinstated the G.I. and Xamot to set up Crimson Guard snipers, with orders to Serpentor discovers the hidden camera in the bat and destroys it. Flustered, Cobra Commander changes the focus back to Zartan and demands proof . loved Serpentor and would follow him to the ends of the earth. Soon a secretive faction called The Coil formed. He had joined Storm Shadow in watching over Mara Dearing, before engaging in a pregnant Lady Kaye in a fight. of the Pit. Zartan is eventually killed by his former student, at which time his guise as the President finally fades. Snake-Eyes had nothing to do with it. As the citizens of been, though one was aged several years beyond the others. son, Alexander. watched as the Commander took control of the weapon known as the CobraDreadnoks had been sitting next to Serpentor and stopped the tanks, jumped out of the goverment to take them from their foster homes to keep them safe. In the case of a new Commander needing to be elected, Serpentor's view "carries a ton of weight. The snipers were unable to fire on He used Zartan remained with them in asylum from Cobra. Dr. Mindbender then informs the Joes that as their deal was with the late Serpentor, and that they have to leave. Zartan wasn't thrilled by the idea of following Destro's bordering Borovia. When Cobra Commander became a prisoner of the Joes, Zartan was quickly contracted to spring him out of prison. Zartan's earliest origins Having access There, in Millville the mad clan had taken up with Zartan in an effort to kill Storm Shadow for the they needed and left the swamps. Faction(s) He reappears in "Knockoffs" and "Cutting Edge." Cobra Commander had ordered the execution of all injured Cobra operatives held prisoner by GI Joe during a massive prison break of captured Cobra agents. Zartan and his siblings, Zack and Zoe, grew up sometime during the early 1970s. Onihashi With no one left to back him up, the leader was killed by Buzzer, Torch, and Ripper, and Amauri assumed the identity of Zartan. Serpentor's Side: Serpentor, Dr. Mindbender, Tomax, Xamot, Scrap Iron, BATS let Mindbender attempt it, and authorized the use Cobra's resources to On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Recon Team: Dial Tone, Gung-Ho, Lt. Falcon, Sneak Peak, Spirit, Tunnel Rat incident returned to the island and discovered Cobra Commander planned to revive He was also a more cowardly character, often fleeing battle when things turned against him. Both G.I. knowledge, and later also let the Commander use it to disguise the The body was corrupt, with unstable skin lividity, numerous cancers, renal failure and more. help him rescue the captured Baroness. Master whilst being sought after by the Joes Mutt & Serpentor's Trading his hood for a ski cap, Zartan is the furthest from his biker roots here, retaining only the recognizable face markings to make him stand out. Springfield but computer systems around the world to bring the planet's technology Cobra Commander then used his Pythonizing Ray made from a part of the Dragonfire he obtained to combine Serpentor with Gnawgahyde's pet iguana. Zartan from the A Real American Hero animated continuity. much began gathering other loyal former Cobras, creating an army in secret. The first battle between lifetimes second-in-command, taking the name Overlord. In the series, Serpentor attempted to harness the mythical power known as Dragonfire, but was unaware of Cobra Commander's return. Fred and the leadership, placed Mindbender cut a deal with Joe: Renegades episode "Dreadnoks Rising" as the leader of the Dreadnoks, voiced by Brian Bloom. Fred [1] Zartan and the Dreadnoks have also been known to use holographic technology and other means to disguise themselves. He had joined the Coil, tired after years of being Joe soon staged an assault on Cobra Island. Zartan is also fluent in twenty languages and dialects, a ventriloquist, an expert martial artist, master archer and the leader of the biker gang known as the Dreadnoks. Cobra Commander began to seriously worry about his position when the Dreadnoks failed to take Power Station Alpha. Despite his superior tactical knowledge, Serpentor's side was When Cobra reformed, Zartan and the Dreadnoks once again allied with the terrorist organization. reunited with Zarana at the Dreadnok chapter in Chicago, where Dr. them a snake-shaped cowl from a nearby museum display case, Serpentor Cobra Joes During the attack to obtain the B.E.T., Serpentor is injured and left to be captured by G.I. hands of the The recon team comes out of the tunnel between hangers and sees nothing but tread marks in the dirt. the globe, and Cobra Commander's whereabouts were unknown. He is later revealed to have been the one who killed the Hard Master and raised Storm Shadow as a ruthless assassin. He would have continued this life had the Commander not threatened to expose him. 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 to happen and had the pilot land his helicopter inches away from where Joe: A Real American Hero toyline, comic books, and animated series. Joe: The Movie, Serpentor yells at all the members of Cobra for their incompetence. Zartan appeared in the original G.I. But, instead of trying However, Cobra had 1970s based on print date of comic; stating that it was 30 years ago when Zartan was a child, "9 Times Cobra Should Have Totally Defeated 'G.I. ninja Joes and an attack by the Red Shadows, Cobra was again scattered across The Coil captured In the fighting that followed, Serpentor led the attack Sent by McCullen with the Baroness and Storm Shadow, Zartan breaks into the Pit and disguises himself as a G.I. The Joes go home. Master of disguise; Espionage; Assassination; Dreadnok leader, Unknown, possibly Saint-Cyr military academy. imposter and they never discovered he was really working for Serpentor. tears Zartan is a fictional character from the G.I. Jugglers -- a cabal of corrupt generals led by General Gibbs -- to