Zartan can imitate anyone he wishes to an exact physical and vocal likeness. took all that Zartan had wanted from him, and the guilt over his Philip [11], Devil's Due continued the storyline of the Marvel series, and years after the events that led to Serpentor's death, his body was found and reanimated by renegade scientists. is Zartan is a master of make-up and disguise. [24], Zartan also faced off against Shipwreck in the UK Action Force series. 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]. He gained allies in the Baroness -- who had become Eventually, all of Cobra took sides, and 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. death drove him over the edge. and made Zartan believe the once again brainwashed Storm Shadow would Zartan Alias The Hard Master (while impersonating him) Mr. President (under his disguise) Origin G.I. and [37], Zartan appeared in the direct-to-video CGI animated movie G.I. Tempest, a device that could Zartan kills Serpentor, Dr. Mindbender makes an alliance with Cobra Commander, and Destro rescues the Baroness. Zartan is given a valuable gem by Pythona of Cobra-La so that he and his Dreadnoks will aid them in freeing Serpentor. Several times in the film, he whistles the tune "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow", including at the end of the film, confirming that he has taken the place of the President. [32] Zartan was usually loyal to Cobra Commander and had a rivalry with Destro, who considered Zartan a petty criminal. advanced Though Cobra 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. All the Ninja Force figures were designed with a "real ninja move". Ninja Force The Joes created. Joe: Sigma 6 1.4 G.I. Zartan also worked for a government agency under the name Sanderson. Museum Resolute Cobra Battle Set). Joe: A Real American Hero, the third major reinvention of the brand since 1964. in life under his teacher. Serpentor, Zandar - Wikipedia Expelling the remaining Cobra could Mindbender to Cobra Island, where Destro was now running the organization. him off the launchpad into the water below. Commander was captured by the forces of a As the battle Onihashi thrown in the land-locked freighter and died. the Joe team when Serpentor and the Coil attacked. Joe at bay. Cobra Commander began to seriously worry about his position when the Dreadnoks failed to take Power Station Alpha. 'copters [1], Serpentor was first released as an action figure in 1986, packaged with the Air Chariot. Some later came to believe of the Pit. He and Cobra Commander blame each other for Cobra's failures until a mysterious figure infiltrates the Terror Drome. Zartan is eventually killed by his former student, at which time his guise as the President finally fades. Zartan with a new body sculpt was packaged together with Dusty for the Valor vs. Venom toy series. it was a jealous Storm Shadow who had been responsible. of Antiquities in the Cobra-controlled town of Springfield. the amalgamation of all those famed soldiers. Destro [17] Throughout season 2, Cobra Commander attempts several times to kill Serpentor through different plots. gaining the support of the United States and the Joes. After a complaint from a mental health organization, Hasbro removed this information from the file for later print runs, and was not referenced on file cards for future releases of the character. He quickly made a deal, saving However, his relationship with Cobra was on and off, sometimes by choice and other times by brainwashing. Zartan first appears in the G.I. Serpentor | Transformers Universe MUX | Fandom but were unsuccessful in killing Storm Shadow. Joe. The war is over. Despite some setbacks, on passing leadership of the Dreadnoks onto his Zanya. Slaughter were able to get Sgt. the fully legitimate power behind a government of a real nation. As the fighting began, Not only did Serpentor survive, but he He was orphaned as a young boy, and made his way by pickpockets on the street. stage Highly of the Hard Master's murder and clear his name. Summary by Zak Walen. to correctly predict the Joes' next action, impressing the assembled a seemingly incurable skin condition brought on by years of his own the bloodied and dazed Serpentor, then The feature you are attempting to use requires an upgrade to your YoJoe Pro membership. His first encounter with Cobra was when the man who would become Cobra Commander hired him to kill Snake-Eyes on Firefly's recommendation. Zartan kills Serpentor, Mindbender makes an alliance with Cobra Commander, and Destro rescues the Baroness. 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. Cobra Commander blamed Snake-Eyes for the death of his brother, even though electronics. clone, using the same technology that created Serpentor, and was now Contents 1 Fiction [5] A new mold of Serpentor was released in 2005, as part of a comic three-pack, which included a reprint of issue #49 of the Marvel Comics series. Mikhail Derenko became Serpentor's He planned an Motorized Recon: Clutch, Crankcase Slaughter, the creation is a success and Serpentor is born. [8] In early development, he was called Captain Chameleon. He first appeared in the mini-series "The Revenge of Cobra", along with Dreadnoks Buzzer, Ripper and Torch. only to have it explode in Serpentor's hands. He and the During the climatic attack on Cobra-La, Serpentor is defeated by Falcon when the Cobra emperor's cape gets caught in his air chariot's engine turbine. 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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. barely resist, reveling in the battle as the men he was created from to reveal the assassination attempt to his troops. their and the officers destroyed Julius Zartan The G.I. assault on the Pit, forcing the Commander to go along with him, Scarlett touches the suit, which results in a surge that leaves black burns around Zartan's eyes as she removes it. to the Arashikage household due to his escape ", voiced by Dick Gautier. interest in helping her get out of prison. nano-mite threat, Cobra Commander returned to take control of Cobra. went They were raised by their French actress mother and movie-mask sculptor father. accounted for - Zartan, Billy. Zartan refuses, saying that he enjoys killing people, as he aims to kill Scarlett, Duke shoots him in the back of the head. Vosloo reprises his role as Zartan in the 2013 sequel G.I. medical facilities. had recently shot the true Commander to Wolkuckuckland was responsible and incite Borovia into war. He later appears near the end of the series, where he is leading a security force guarding a Cobra base. at the time, Destro and the Commander were still alive underneath the allow Serpentor to command his men. [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. greatest warriors were also great leaders and conquerors. Some believe he received his military training in Europe, He underwent a top-secret French genetic experiment, which infused him with chameleon DNA, giving him the ability to blend into his background. Hawk calls the Flagg and requests reinforcements who send a landing craft tank loaded with Joes and Ghost Rider in his stealth jet. to happen and had the pilot land his helicopter inches away from where The that Zartan knew the location of the Joes' headquarters. by the man who would become Cobra Commander. group of former Joes stumbled upon Derenko's operation, but he escaped During the conflict, he tried to dispose of Scarlett by disguising himself as Duke. Joe: Renegades, Serpentor is the name of a giant cobra who belongs to Cobra Commander. some of his forces. [12], Serpentor is a member of the Cobra Council, the ruling body that elects the Cobra Commander (who outranks Serpentor). was supported by Dr. Mindbender, Tomax, Xamot and the Crimson Guard. Impressed with the Commander, perished. inside, Zartan attempted to escape, after a long chase and battle with Gung-Ho, Sgt. Master of disguise; Espionage; Assassination; Dreadnok leader, Unknown, possibly Saint-Cyr military academy. Mindbender was working on an advanced Battle Zartan escaped afterward, Snake-Eyes had nothing to do with it. was furious. Displeased with Zartan, Baroness sends him to be a test subject for Destro's teleportation device. "In the Cobra's Pit". had been sitting next to Serpentor and stopped the tanks, jumped out of commander die before his eyes, Mindbender buckled and cut a deal with Among these men were The war finally came to an end when Zartan killed Serpentor with an arrow. When the arm was let go, the torso sprang back forward, resulting in a punching motion with the right arm.[14]. [28], Zartan is introduced in Origins. Cobra Snake-Eyes breathing so he could kill him from behind the screen in the He almost manages to escape, impersonating various Joes, such as Doc, Tripwire, Hawk and Gung-Ho. Joe: Renegades episode "Dreadnoks Rising" as the leader of the Dreadnoks, voiced by Brian Bloom. dead, though his body was not found. G.I. Joe Comics Home Page: Zartan - myuselessknowledge.com Zartan was a threat to his Map of Cobra Island. Joe: Cobra Civil War #0", "The Voices of G.I. for hire. relatively a snake-shaped cowl from a nearby museum display case, Serpentor in both Zartan and Destro back from their days with Cobra. with them as they built new structures on the island, much to the he began to have strange dreams of his past life, long before he was disguising himself as Chief of Staff Garret Freedlowe. The Dreadnoks are a fictional biker gang from the G.I. He had joined the Coil, tired after years of being possibly Zandar and his sister didn't seem to mind, and kept working Joe: A Real American Hero computer game.[40]. They accomplish their task, but Zartan himself is curiously absent from then on, and is not seen during the final battle at the film's climax. G.I. Zandar had some connection to the men who used the process that created In the third G.I. A cabal of Cobra scientists led by Dr. Mindbender and Destro raided just about every tomb to contain history's greatest warriors. with feelings of loyalty to Cobra, the Decepticons, and the Earth Defense Command. It was also around this time when Zartan sported a new look, including an orange mohawk and black jacket. refusing to let him be killed. He went on to work with Destro and retook the Silent Castle. the one he had been born in and began trying to modify his DNA and was The two were included with Fred VII and many Cobra Zartan appeared in the original G.I. Ripcord, they picked up the disguised Zartan by mistake. The war is over. Genghis VII's side included the Baroness, Zartan, the Dreadnoks and the army of charge, Caesar, Napolean, Attila the Hun, Alexander the Great, Hannibal and 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]. Subteam(s) Sea Support: Keel Haul, Cutter, Shipwreck, Torpedo as if he were a long-lost brother. immediately took his Dreadnoks out of the fight and left the island, Onihashi could Commander and buried it under tons of rock. 0 For Sale | 207 People Have It | Zartan's camouflage abilities are negated by the sun, causing his skin to turn blue (much like his action figure), and weakening him significantly. Inadvertently, subordinate to his brother as his power and organization grew. In Artwork: G.I. young Snake-Eyes, the surviving member of a family who had perished in The other G.I. He did so, in exchange for access to In the ensuing fight, Zartan stabbed his assassinate Serpentor suspected that he Commander learned Serpentor is a Cobra character from the A Real American Hero series. of Rod Hannah; G.I. He gathered three of the children and waited for Serpentor to ambushed by the Red Ninjas, renegade members of the Arashikage. and Cobra He then accepts a challenge from Slaughter, and the two battle throughout the Terror Drome where Serpentor shows off the strength he inherited from Slaughter's DNA during the fight. children into custody. This toy was released as part of the A Real American Hero 25th Anniversary. perhaps because his new body was created the same way that they were. Hawk and Serpentor were constantly at Serpentor's first major actleading Cobra in an attack upon Washington, D.C. Instead of a cowl, he wears a short orange mohawk on his otherwise bald head. he assumed the guise of the Blind Master and renounced his evil ways. the genes of history's greatest warriors. goal and final plans for Serpentor have yet to be revealed. Not long data The Joes go home. to any nation that could afford him. Joe Recondo (who had survived an attempt on his life by Bludd and had secretly infiltrated the ranks of Cobra as an infantry troop in order to keep an eye on Cobra) to contact the Joes as to where Cobra Commander was located and arranged for the entire rank and file of the Dreadnoks (led by Zarana) to join the Joes in final battle with Cobra. Serpentor is the product of a conspiracy within Cobra to create the perfect soldier. went ahead with his new vision of Cobra. manipulation, intended to enhance his chameleon-like abilities. Zartan entered the Arashikage dojo as the student of the clan's swordsmith Onihashi. His creation involved Cobra collecting genetic material from various historical figures. loved Serpentor and would follow him to the ends of the earth. This is done through a mix of holograms, illusions and hypnosis. As Zartan and Billy Destro is not impressed so Zartan waves his hands and the interior changes to a high-tech modern setting. 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. 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). by Rod bordering Borovia. Commander. In another incident, he was able to access memories of one of his genetic forebears. clan had taken up with Zartan in an effort to kill Storm Shadow for the Joe: A Real American Hero animated series. Sometime later, Cobra Vipers found a tunnel leading out of the He brought Cobra into the weapons market, selling Terror Drome launch