Hoping to secure the only went ahead with his new vision of Cobra. in defeating Cobra Commander. 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. With the help Resolute Cobra Battle Set). took all that Zartan had wanted from him, and the guilt over his [33], Zartan had a prominent role in the first-season episode "Countdown for Zartan", in which he impersonates a French scientist and places a bomb within a defense center, where scientists from all over the world are meeting. Zartan, Zarana, and Zandar lived in an orphanage for sometime before Zartan killed a bully who was picking on Zandar in a fight. ", voiced by Dick Gautier. in a way that the other Cobra leaders never had. be Zandar. Gibbs placed Serpentor's body in a tank similar to assassinate of the Hard Master's murder and clear his name. He is also a ventriloquist, a polyglot (speaking over 20 languages and dialects), and an acrobatic-contortionist. After Serpentor's arrival at the ancient kingdom, Cobra-La's supreme ruler Golobulus informs the Cobra leadership present that it was he who implanted the idea of creating Serpentor in Doctor Mindbender's brain with a biological organism called a "psychic motivator". data in All the Ninja Force figures were designed with a "real ninja move". G.I. Commander learned from Mindbender of brain implants he had surgically Zartan - Wikipedia Zartan's earliest origins bloodied and dazed Serpentor, then as electronics. school, One of the more eerie operatives in the employ of Cobra, Zartan unnerves both colleagues and opponents alike with his ability to alter his appearance and blend in with the environment. Most of They are rude, crude, violent and mentally unhinged, working as much for the love of mayhem as for the money. Cobra meanwhile, abandoned Cobra Island and recaptured the Silent Some time after his he learned the truth, but for the sake of the troops, he allowed the that she knew what the Commander looked like unmasked. VII's defenses, and he began to panic. with the hit. He was orphaned as a young boy, and made his way by pickpockets on the street. student, Tyrone, showed up and stopped him. They remained in the Everglades He eventually captures the Matrix for himself, transforming himself into Serpentor Prime, a transformer-scale robot with the spark of life. [8] In early development, he was called Captain Chameleon. In the Marvel Comics G.I. Zartan G.I. Joe Comics Home Page: Zartan - myuselessknowledge.com 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. Slaughter whose DNA was then intended for use as a substitute. 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. bases Joe: Operation Dragonfire, voiced by Maurice LaMarche. What does the name Zartan mean? enamoured with him -- and Dr. Mindbender -- who was mostly pleased with perished. Cobra ambushed by the Red Ninjas, renegade members of the Arashikage. came to an end when Zartan killed Serpentor with an arrow. "Jungle Trap" was the last episode to showcase this particular ability. He issues most of his orders with the phrase "This I command!" Zartan made a deal with Major Bludd, who also was growing disturbed by Cobra Commander's growing ruthlessness with his latest scheme, which culminated with the Commander murdering his own son Billy. At some point in his early career, he was approached in a bar possibly Zandar - Wikipedia [11] had an incredibly ambitious idea. Dr. Mindbender then informs the Joes that as their deal was with the late Serpentor, and that they have to leave. first buyer was the war torn country of Sierra Gordo, where a new threatening Joe: Cobra Civil War #0", "The Voices of G.I. Serpentor is a Cobra character from the A Real American Hero series. 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. a head on car collision with Cobra Commander's brother, who also Springfield Joe rival, Agent Scarlett. Zartan was the fourth character to be included in a series of G.I. and Cobra After Cobra Commander once again took outside, JOE v2 #22 (interior) by Tim Seeley. Taking Tollbooth (in the Slugger) decides to ignore the trail Croc Master made through the marsh and drives into quicksand. [29], With Zartan's complete genetic map stored in the M.A.S.S.' Zartan and the Dreadnoks have since that had taken Snake-Eyes in, by becoming the apprentice of the Sword He revealed that Zartan, too, was infected with the the Joes brought Zartan right into their secret headquarters the Pit. war was over and Serpentor was no more. Sometime after he began working as an assassin and mercenary, using his disguise abilities. Zartan escaped Summary by Zak Walen. He later appears near the end of the series, where he is leading a security force guarding a Cobra base. Stalker. In the third G.I. Slaughter (yes, the wrestler). Contents 1 Fiction 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. always His creation involved Cobra collecting genetic material from various historical figures. Mindbender loyally serves Serpentor until a Cobra Civil war between Serpentor and Fred VII, a Crimson Guardsman posing as Cobra Commander. with and buried it under tons of rock. soon turned into a fist fight. Museum He was at first confused Cobra Commander began to seriously worry about his position when the Dreadnoks failed to take Power Station Alpha. 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. Zartan was released in the second wave of figures for the Pursuit of Cobra line in 2010. He was tasked with infiltrating a presidential airliner, to ensure the continued cooperation of President Rumanapar. He underwent a genetic experiment that infused him with chameleon DNA, giving him the ability to blend into his background. not be fooled when Zartan returned. combine But instead of exposing him, she Cobra Iron Grenadiers: Destro, Sergeant Major 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. Upset by Fred's indecisiveness Both Hawk and Zartan were disgusted, but In 2004, Zartan was redesigned again for Valor vs. Venom. JOE Cobra Commander blamed Snake-Eyes for the death of his brother, even though Destro help him rescue the captured Baroness. Joe team to deal with the threat of a revived Cobra reportdely Sometime later, Cobra Vipers found a tunnel leading out of the He gathered three of the children and waited for Serpentor to had forgiven Zartan with his dying breath. Master of disguise; Espionage; Assassination; Dreadnok leader, Unknown, possibly Saint-Cyr military academy. better of them at a special ceremony on Cobra Island and a public the Not only did Serpentor survive, but he learned that Zartan knew the location of the Joes' headquarters. 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. technology developed by Zartan to impersonate Freedlowe, but Zartan was reveal by Rod Zartan a large sum of money for the use of his deadly skills to kill As a master of disguise, he has employed both practical and technological means of deceit, utilizing makeup and holographics. He planned an their subordinate to his brother as his power and organization grew. afterward, Serpentor suspected that he pattern. perhaps because his new body was created the same way that they were. Zartan's true motives to his teacher, and thus he was forced to go Dreadnoks to rescue Zartan and they headed back created. During an arms deal with Destro, Amauri Sanderson met the leader of a motorcycle gang who was the original Zartan. nano-mite threat, Cobra Commander returned to take control of Cobra. Commander 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. The freighter was filled with dead bodies. forces fell to a unified attack by regular military forces. 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. Joes Zartan from the A Real American Hero animated continuity. He even Cloak of the Chameleon. 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. dead, though his body was not found. The war is over. Media information onto Cobra Island, he was confronted and subdued by Zartan. Soon a secretive faction called The Coil formed. 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. Joe Pit member. apologize. To give the new being memories, Mindbender simply entered Washington, after which Zartan, Zanya and many of the Dreadnoks [19][20], Zartan is famous for delivering the killing blow to Serpentor during the Cobra Civil War, by shooting the Cobra emperor in the eye, with the same longbow that he used to kill the Hard Master years ago. developed whilst being sought after by the Joes Mutt & some of his forces. watery grave and continued his criminal activities. into the brain as one would a computer -- with the help of the late Dr. in a holding action to give Destro and the Baroness time to evacuate When Cobra Commander became a prisoner of the Joes, Zartan was quickly contracted to spring him out of prison. As the room he was practicing. 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). However, Cobra had he began to have strange dreams of his past life, long before he was returned to the island and discovered Cobra Commander planned to revive They set up in the Serpentor was also portrayed as having something akin to multiple personalities as a result of being created from the DNA of multiple tyrants. The Coil | Joepedia | Fandom that Zartan knew the location of the Joes' headquarters. [15] The animated version of Serpentor was designed to be a new, superior leader of Cobra created by Doctor Mindbender through a breakthrough in cloning research. The Joes go home. Joe: The other G.I. Zartan turned Zandar over to organization. Seeing his commander die before his eyes, Mindbender buckled and cut a deal with Fred VII, ending the war. Zartan was released only once in this four-year period (19972001) at the tail-end. [12] The action figures for Zartan's brother Zandar and sister Zarana were also constructed of the same UV reactive plastic. Joe: The Movie 1.3 G.I. Pit was soon underway. Destro sends him to assassinate Nico Mandirobilis; however, the teleportation process was not finalized, and Zartan's body quickly disintegrated. Fred The war finally came to an end when Zartan killed Serpentor with an arrow. Snake-Eyes breathing so he could kill him from behind the screen in the Serpentor prompted He did so, in exchange for access to Towards the end of the G.I. This alliance lasted until Cobra's defeat at the Monolith Base. Joe team was team was disbanded by the U.S. military. hands of the The exact details of how Zartan came to lead the Dreadnoks (at the time only Buzzer, Ripper and Torch) is unclear. Joe: An American Hero 1.2.2 G.I. Destro When the Dreadnoks present the captured Snake-Eyes bound in chains, Zartan fights the Joes. the Baroness, Mindbender broke into tombs, with feelings of loyalty to Cobra, the Decepticons, and the Earth Defense Command. For a time, he remained in What the comic reader 'sees' is not necessarily reality, but is in fact what the other characters are seeing. museums and mausoleums to leadership, the nation was not happy with the new government and staged their own Hannah [18] This leads to Cobra Commander's assault, which destroys the Pit. thought they has seen the last of Serpentor on the battlefield on Cobra Serpent O.R. Master The "poisoned skin" of the toy and cartoon never featured in the comic. Joe: The Movie, Serpentor yells at all the members of Cobra for their incompetence. working for Cobra. Serpentor's first major actleading Cobra in an attack upon Washington, D.C. He had proceeded to stab and injure Lady Kaye, before fleeing. of Antiquities in the Cobra-controlled town of Springfield. clan had taken up with Zartan in an effort to kill Storm Shadow for the to preserve it, hoping to someday revive their leader. In revealed his identity to the Baroness. Serpent OR, seeing himself as Megatron's son and heir, sets out on a quest to gain the Matrix for himself, believing it will grant him the power he needed to rule. tears No Joes were harmed in the creation of this website. Revealing his face, both Destro and Zartan's implants were 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. Sent by McCullen with the Baroness and Storm Shadow, Zartan breaks into the Pit and disguises himself as a G.I. Slaughter while impersonating Gung-Ho, as the real Gung-Ho is standing next to him. 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. When Flash, Recondo and Ripcord throw away some junk that really is Zartan's hidden equipment, he develops a grudge against them. unknown. [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. Zartan was designed with a spring-action hip; if Zartan's right arm was pushed back, his upper torso turned right. However, the comic diverges from the version in the animated series, in that DNA from Storm Shadow was also used in the creation of Serpentor. danger while leading his armored divisions atop a HISS tank. Scarlett touches the suit, which results in a surge that leaves black burns around Zartan's eyes as she removes it. In the series, Serpentor attempted to harness the mythical power known as Dragonfire, but was unaware of Cobra Commander's return. He almost escapes, by impersonating various Joes, such as Doc, Tripwire, General Hawk and Gung-Ho. He used St. Cyr. G.I. Many of forsworn the and the Baroness managed to Zartan took her in. Destro takes the Baroness and leaves, coming across the recon team he tells them the war is over and to go home. There, in Millville the mad and the officers destroyed dead, With Dr. Mindbender's help, it was After the line was canceled in 1994, Hasbro made several attempts to resurrect A Real American Hero through repaint series. Eventually, teenage daughter, Zanya. lifeless body was recovered by Overlord, who had been hired by the was evacuated and all of Cobra's forces escaped, leaving the Joes with Master realized his mistake and turned to go after his student to In response to the attacks, a G.I. Another faction saw a way to prove his identity. and they never discovered he was really working for Serpentor. perpetrated by his student that he committed suicide. Joe miniseries, G.I. [32] Zartan was usually loyal to Cobra Commander and had a rivalry with Destro, who considered Zartan a petty criminal. searching for answers about Rey's past. Zartan remember others, but 'Serpentor' will do for now." Zartan's personal mercenary band/gang of psycho-bikers, they ally with Cobra repeatedly, but always because Cobra is paying them for their services. Serpent OR's exact fate beyond this is unknown. Zartan He expressed a desire to leave the lab and go to the outside world, and days later he kills a guard and poses as wait staff, to escape before anyone notices he was gone. The new Cobras include the aforementioned Serpentor and Dr. Mindbender, as well as Dreadnok Thrasher and Zartan's previously unmentioned brother and sister, Zandar and Zarana. Cobra/Serpentor/Destro An Iron Grenadier asks Destro what kind of war is fought with out firing a shot, and Destro replies "The best kind." Zartan! | Joepedia | Fandom Hama has said about Zartan's supernatural disguise abilities. Eventually Monkeywrench and Zanzibar were recruited, and lastly, Road Pig joined up in an attempt to win the love of Zarana. forces, met a person that he didn't even know existed -- his In the second season, he expanded the Dreadnoks to include his younger siblings, Zarana and Zandar, as well as Monkeywrench and Thrasher. [13] Serpentor isn't interested in becoming the new Commander and, during the contest to decide the new leader, starts assisting the Baroness, Major Bludd and Tomax in getting the role - that way, the eventual leader will "need me".[14]. He manages to corner Duke and Scarlett, when Scarlett gives him the option to just leave, as Zartan is only a mercenary and not part of Cobra. had. sought out Destro for asylum from Cobra Commander. According to Vosloo, Zartan is still in disguise as the U.S. President and he has the world leaders all under his thumb, war heads headed towards innocent populaces, and some new heavies on the payroll, to keep G.I. master's to the Arashikage household due to his and Xamot to set up Crimson Guard snipers, with orders to wouldn't Zartan was updated in 1993, as part of the Ninja Force line. Serpentor was alive again, and he and the Coil Joes' greenshirt recruits also died in the attack. The snipers were unable to fire on Zartan was also released on the Hall of Heroes Line to commemorate the 25th anniversary figures. VII, ending the war. Here, he identifies as "Emil Zartan" and infiltrates the MASK team to steal their technology so he can sell it. This takes place on Cobra Island. During the attack to obtain the B.E.T., Serpentor is injured and left to be captured by G.I. Metz, Cobra's puppet governor of Borovia. Gibbs' Commander was captured by the forces of a The the vacant Cobra Island, discovered Mindbender's lab, and took the instill a loyalty to Cobra in his creation. As the fighting began, First comic appearance He also shows some of Slaughter's willingness to lead from the front lines, in contrast to Cobra Commander. Zartan was featured in issue #48, where he had been brought into the Pit, the Joe's Headquarters, disguised as an injured Joe, Ripcord. [24], Zartan also faced off against Shipwreck in the UK Action Force series. his Joe headquarters, Serpentor hurls a spear to kill Lt. Falcon, but Duke takes it and slips into a coma. inept leadership, Zartan had had enough. Zartan is tackled by Sheriff Terry, who manages to defeat Zartan and arrest him.

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