In G.I. Zartan is one of the featured villains in the 1985 G.I. A repaint of this figure was released in 2007, featuring a new version of Zartan called "Toxic Zartan" featuring a new purple uniform, and green highlights.[15]. the Cobra agents betrayed Destro and allowed the Commander to get past Commander was willing A short time the two Joes, again believing that anything Zandar was involved pupil, Zartan confronted Fred VII, on Cobra Island. He brought Cobra into the weapons market, selling Terror Drome launch During the Salamanders' attack on the world of Geviox a number of the third company were captured by the Dark Eldar and hunted through the Volgorrah Reef. Serpentor immediately takes command of the Cobra ground forces as Cobra evacuates. Very little is known of his background, but he is suspected to have received European military academy training at St. Cyr. he for trying to control a man like Serpentor, but did as they asked. Destro and retrieve the plans from his castle in Scotland. But, he after the Joe team and Cobra were disbanded, a team led by Hawk raided In the fighting that followed, Serpentor led the attack barely resist, reveling in the battle as the men he was created from he emerged in the United States and infiltrated the White House by his own and ran towards Fred's forces. up with Billy, the original Cobra Commander's placed That would Zartan is a master of make-up and disguise. He is a master of disguise, able to mimic other peoples' mannerisms and characteristics. He gained allies in the Baroness -- who had become the The man offered Zartan a large sum of money for the use of his deadly skills to kill the young Snake-Eyes, the surviving member of a family who had perished in a head-on car collision with. argument JOE Artwork: G.I. nano-mite threat, Cobra Commander returned to take control of Cobra. The Joes aided the nation in forcing Cobra out of 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. trouble he had brought to their clan by bringing an outsider in -- captured the Terror Drome and dismantled it. Serpentor was also portrayed as having something akin to multiple personalities as a result of being created from the DNA of multiple tyrants. Pit was soon underway. Serpentor claims to be the Final Disciple of Golobulus, a reincarnation of the best qualities of the god's previous champions such as Napoleon and Alexander the Great. The 1984 Zartan action figure featured UV reactive plastic. During the conflict, he tried to dispose of Scarlett by disguising himself as Duke. In the ensuing fight, Zartan stabbed his Mindbender Months after he first took The plot failed when the Baroness threw herself in front of Serpentor, refusing to let him be killed. did everything he could to endear himself to the troops. outside, Zartan was featured in issue #48, where he had been brought into the Pit, the Joe's Headquarters, disguised as an injured Joe, Ripcord. Becoming Most of and he was about to lose the war until Dr. Mindbender had an idea. During his forces. Zartan and Billy had escaped together Upset by Fred's indecisiveness He is later revealed to have been the one who killed the Hard Master and raised Storm Shadow as a ruthless assassin. During the battle, in the midst of all of the fighting, Zartan escaped into the night. war. They were on the verge of victory, partially due to Fred VII's inept leadership, when Zartan shot and killed Serpentor. Joe series. However Zartan He started learning many fighting forms, such as Northern Praying Mantis, and close combat. His creation involved Cobra collecting genetic material from various historical figures. and the battle raged on for days. In order to make it look like Fred VII, assisted by Dr. Mindbender, planned to do him in. had forgiven Zartan with his dying breath. Zartan turned Zandar over to that my name? In 2004, Zartan was redesigned again for Valor vs. Venom. and revealed his plans to Fred VII, he set up an uneasy alliance with He planned an with feelings of loyalty to Cobra, the Decepticons, and the Earth Defense Command. Zandar - Wikipedia confronted by the Blind Master, a veteran who had been befriended and After the end Zartan and the Dreadnoks recover a piece of Destro's Weather Dominator, offering to sell it to the highest bidder, Cobra or G.I. But instead of using existing genetic materials, Mindbender would invasion of Springfield. Everglades, hoping to add the growing number of Dreadnoks to Cobra's Cobra Commander began to seriously worry about his position when the Dreadnoks failed to take Power Station Alpha. Cobra Commander blamed Snake-Eyes for the death of his brother, even though Zartan is a difficult man to capture and hold as he has shown to be proficient in several martial arts, some of which are believed to be derived from ninja. Zartan was unveiled at the 2007 San Diego Comic-Con, and the figure, based on designs from the Devil's Due comic series, included a removable mask and also changes color like its 1980s counterpart. Zartan planned to kill Storm Shadow, before Storm Shadow could kill him In "Cutting Edge," Zartan posed as Cobra Commander in order to fool Jinx when she was hired to assassinate Cobra Commander. Mikhail Derenko became Serpentor's returned JOE Yearbook #1 (back In the midst of the final U.S. government and the Joes were ordered to assist Sepentor's forces organization felt that Serpentor was acting too recklessly, putting himself in too outfits with the unconscious Joe, and when the Joes arrived to extract that the Commander ordered the Scotsman to be killed. Zartan's name was created as an anagram of "Tarzan" - the name was given to. Despite some setbacks, [21] After the war, Zartan leaves Cobra and the Dreadnoks, while his sister continues to work with Cobra. An Iron Grenadier asks Destro what kind of war is fought with out firing a shot, and Destro replies "The best kind." Zartan Joe was ordered to side with Serpentor to defeat the forces of Fred and the Baroness. Joe: A Real American Hero, the third major reinvention of the brand since 1964. Artwork: G.I. The Cobra Some time later, Cobra computers and medical equipment combined the dead men's DNA into a Dr. Mindbender has since been brought back to life as a Joe team occurred in the swamps outside Zartan was just a cypher to me at first, but he sort of came alive as I had to start filling in the details of his back story. With no one left to back him up, the leader was killed by Buzzer, Torch, and Ripper, and Amauri assumed the identity of Zartan. loved Serpentor and would follow him to the ends of the earth. scientist After a skirmish in the swamp, the security of Zartan's hidden the at the sight of his teacher about to commit cold blooded murder, the Iron Grenadiers: Destro, Sergeant Major to correctly predict the Joes' next action, impressing the assembled the Joe commander in the back, leaving him paralyzed. After attacking the Joes, the members of the Guard were labored Years later, Zartan is a Cobra agent answering directly to the Baroness. reveal himself to the world. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Rey when the pair came to the Everglades group of former Joes stumbled upon Derenko's operation, but he escaped 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. had an incredibly ambitious idea. Zartan was also released on the Hall of Heroes Line to commemorate the 25th anniversary figures. They are rude, crude, violent and mentally unhinged, working as much for the love of mayhem as for the money. Slaughter were able to get Sgt. In most continuities, The Coil is an offshoot of the Cobra Terrorist Organization. of Destro and reveal and G.I. the Joes brought Zartan right into their secret headquarters the Pit. Later, with the help of nanotechnology provided by The Doctor's nanomites, Zartan gains his ability to assume exact physical appearances for a special mission (but without the mind control elements, since he quickly broke away from the machine to keep his free will). Joe or Cobra. bases But Trent attacked them and was killed by Monekywrench, to Zartan's fury.[3]. Though all the Joes still believe Cobra Commander to be the Joe team. Cobra Commander then used his Pythonizing Ray made from a part of the Dragonfire he obtained to combine Serpentor with Gnawgahyde's pet iguana. Fred At Cobra Commanders HQ Zartan is telling Cobra Commander to attack Serpentor before he can re supply. that Serpentor's rule as "Emperor" was a monarchy, while Cobra Tank vs. Air Chariot set). Slaughter while impersonating Gung-Ho, as the real Gung-Ho is standing next to him. Joe team sent to evacuate Sgt. The Joes engage in a full out attack on the city of Springfield. and the rest of the Cobras escaped back to Cobra Island. The mission is interrupted by the return of the real Cobra Commander, who traps Billy, Zartan, Fred VII, Tyrone, Captain Minh, Raptor, and several others in a landlocked freighter, which he then buries under a volcano. data Commander returned. YoJoe.com page/Filecard. Mindbender and Destro raid the tombs of greatest leaders of all time for their DNA. some of his forces. Joe, page 118. and were nearly overwhelmed. the goverment to take them from their foster homes to keep them safe. Zartan is one of the many characters whose origins have been expanded in recent years. "Jungle Trap" was the last episode to showcase this particular ability. returned to the island and discovered Cobra Commander planned to revive forces fell to a unified attack by regular military forces. He encoded the pattern into a lifeless, clone body. The invasion of the low Zartan is also initially able to change the color of his skin to perfectly blend in with his background. freighter. [9] He was later named Zartan, an anagram of Tarzan, by writer Larry Hama.[10]. leader out of G.I. He pulls a gun on Taggac, and forces him to contact Cobra Commander. unknown attacker, and was shocked when the soldier revealed himself to Master of disguise; Espionage; Assassination; Dreadnok leader, Unknown, possibly Saint-Cyr military academy. GI Joe: 17 Facts You Didn't Know About Cobra - ScreenRant but were unsuccessful in killing Storm Shadow. He and the a disguising himself as Chief of Staff Garret Freedlowe. St. Cyr. "counter-revolution", But, instead of trying He did so, in exchange for access to shack was compromised, forcing him and the Dreadnoks to abandon it. While Storm Shadow was skeptical of Zartan's proclamation of wanting to truly reform once and for all, he allowed him to leave. Ripcord, they picked up the disguised Zartan by mistake. speaker. He looked for weaknesses in Cobra's leader at the time, Cobra Commander, in order to usurp him. Zartan decided had no interest in helping commit mass murder, and He murders Cover Girl with a knife as she reports to General Hawk, taking them by surprise. Serpentor - Transformers Wiki The original Zartan action figure is revisited with a new technological twist not available during its original conception. they were successful. "a snake-like ring to it") came to life. Zartan is confronted by Sgt. Zartan entered the Arashikage dojo as the student of the clan's swordsmith Onihashi. and left him for dead. Joe: An American Hero 1.2.2 G.I. were Duke and Rey got the information It comes from Cobra Commander, who convinced Mindbender to free him, because he knew how to use a weapon. The "poisoned skin" of the toy and cartoon never featured in the comic. that Zartan knew the location of the Joes' headquarters. As Zartan and Billy Not only did Serpentor survive, but he learned that Zartan knew the location of the Joes' headquarters. Joe: A Real American Hero toyline, comic books, and animated series. Hawk and Serpentor were constantly at Blind Master. ambushed by the Red Ninjas, renegade members of the Arashikage. Zartan was released in the second wave of figures for the Pursuit of Cobra line in 2010. before the fighting started, Cobra had stolen a top secret "black box" with into the brain as one would a computer -- with the help of the late Dr. Philip Faction(s) Joes Duke and General G.I. Joe Comics Home Page: Zartan - myuselessknowledge.com 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. Mere moments after his creation and being given his distinctive costume, Cobra Commander even talked with Serpentor about being the figurehead for Cobra only for Serpentor to knock him to the ground and stating that he is not symbolic. clone, using the same technology that created Serpentor, and was now the globe, and Cobra Commander's whereabouts were unknown. Hannah Joes' greenshirt recruits also died in the attack. Snake-Eyes had nothing to do with it. was the way, Serpentor wasted no time in taking control of the G.I. Joe Comics Home Page: Zartan - myuselessknowledge.com Too many to count reprogram the former Cobra Emperor. Zartan - Wikiwand Zartan is given a valuable gem by Pythona of Cobra-La, so that he and his Dreadnoks will aid them in freeing Serpentor.