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The Real American Heroes have been battling Cobra on land, sea, and air (and in space!) since 1982. Find out how much you know about G.I. Joe in this action-packed quiz.The Baroness' real name is Ana, and she was Duke's fiancée.
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The "real" Sergeant Slaughter appeared in TV commercials promoting new G.I. Joe toys and introduced several episodes of the cartoon in which he appeared.
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The movie ends with Zartan successfully taking over as President of the United States.
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Most of the five episodes focused on the Joes and Cobra racing to obtain the five rare elements needed to power the M.A.S.S. teleporter.
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Wild Bill pilots the Dragonfly XH-1 helicopter, often carrying the other Joes into combat.
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In the comic book, Cobra Commander is just an ideologue with grandiose plans. In the cartoon series he is a snakelike creature from the realm of Cobra-La.
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Stormshadow's history and eventual betrayal of Cobra is one of the movie's major plots.
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Lady Jaye steals some of the "president's" DNA to determine if it's really him or if it’s Zartan.
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Both Snake Eyes and Stormshadow were trained by Arashikage Clan member Hard Master.
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Duke is a first sergeant, although General Flagg, Flint, and Hawk sometimes command the Joes. The 80s Duke action figure displays the rank of major.
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The 1987 movie was intended to be a theatrical release, but "Transformers: The Movie" did so poorly at the box office that the Joe movie received a lower profile release.
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Serpentor was a clone created from the DNA of history's greatest warriors.
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Destro is healed by Doctor Mindbender, but the nanomites also give the Doctor (who becomes Cobra Commander) control over Destro.
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"The Fridge" action figure was at first only available as a mail-order special.
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The USS Flagg was a highly sought-after toy in the 1980s.
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Tomax and Xamot share a psychic link.
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Wild Weasel pilots the Rattler, which was based on the A-10 Thunderbolt warplane.
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Scarlett was the only woman in the original 16 action figures released in 1982.
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Doc abided by the Geneva conventions for battlefield medics and considered himself a pacifist.
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While the real name of the cartoon Sergeant Slaughter was never revealed, he was voiced by Robert Remus, who was the professional wrestler Sergeant Slaughter.
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While "Knowing is half the battle" is the line from the actual PSAs, you might be more familiar with "Porkchop sandwiches!" from a series of viral parody videos.
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H.I.S.S. stands for High Speed Sentry.
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The president's announcement that Cobra is taking over for G.I. Joe is the first major clue that Zartan is impersonating the president.
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When the Joes arrive, they find Gung-Ho's family has already escaped and made the Baroness flee. Don't mess with those Cajuns.
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The Joe's fought Cobra alongside the Transformers on several occasions, but the 1986 series was the first.
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The Dreadnoks are led by Zartan.
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The final issue, No. 155, was published in 1994. Since then, IDW has published several new G.I. Joe comic book series.
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Jinx appeared in several of the Marvel comics issues and the movie "G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero" and played a more prominent role in the IDW comics series.
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Duke (Channing Tatum) is killed early in the movie, leaving "The Rock" to take over as the leader of G.I. Joe.
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He gives him Patton's pistol so he can someday shoot Cobra Commander with it.
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