Editing G.I. Joe (section)

===G.I. Joe===

Being the main characters of the franchise, the Joes get the Lion's share of unique and interesting characters. It helped that lead writer Larry Hama was himself a Vietnam vet, and managed to make the Joes fell like real soldiers in spite of the standards of the time.
[[File:All_the_GI_Joes.jpg|thumb|400px|Over a quarter of a century, GI Joe got a lot of guys]]

'''Hawk''' was the original field commander of the team, taking command of almost all situations until the death of the original commander, Gen. Flagg. A good commander, in the sense he earned personal respect of the team along with the recognition of his rank, he also led the expansions of the team through the years. One constant has been Hawk's willingness to go to bat for his people, up to and including ordering them to go underground when the US government has accused several Joes of being targets rather than trusted soldiers.

'''Roadblock''' serves as the team's heavy machine gunner. Specifically, the M2 Browning Heavy Machine Gun. Those who don't know the franchise but know their weapons are asking, "Wait, one guy on the Ma Deuce?" Yes, he is one guy on the Ma Deuce. One guy that can carry it like the rest of the team carry assault rifles. He's also a qualified gourmet chef and gives out [[meme|memorable body massages]].

'''Gung-Ho''' was the first Marine to join the Joes, hailing from the deep bayous of Louisiana and basically acting as the living embodiment of the Marine Myth in the series. In his first mission, he essentially assaulted a civilian by literally tearing the man's sports car door off, then beating the rest of the car with it. Which eventually morphed into the in-Joe urban legend of him lifting a COBRA tank off his foot after it ran him over. Noted for always running around with a bare chest, which means he can show off the massive Eagle, Globe, and Anchor tattoo on his pecs.

'''Scarlett''' served as the token "girl" character in the series, being a crack intelligence officer as well as a crossbow and martial arts expert. She served as one of the original Joes back in the day and later being promoted to being a drill instructor. While rather cliche in the modern day, it was rather novel in the 80's to have a female character who was capable of being more than a damsel in distress. Latter more ladies were added to the cast.

'''Sergeant Slaughter''' is an interesting case in that he's a crossover character, as he's a professional wrestler who served as a living mascot. His gimmick was essentially being the stereotypical hardass ex-marine drill instructor who served in 'Nam despite the man behind the act doing none of that. Most infamously got scrapped from the series altogether in the 90's when [[derp|his wrestling gimmick switched from being an all-American drill instructor to being an Iraqi Sympathizer, all during the opening days of the Gulf War]]. Corporate shit aside, [[RAGE|this led to the man himself getting some serious death threats from former fans and jingoists]].

'''Snake Eyes''' is one of the most recognized Joes, thanks to his distinct appearance of always wearing a black bodysuit and never speaking. A member of a Long Range Recon Patrol in Vietnam with fellow Joe Stalker, horrific wounds in battle were compounded by the deaths of his family in the same car accident that killed Cobra Commander's brother. A period of training with a clan of ninjas later, Snake Eyes was recalled to serve on the expanding Joe team to assist in even more covert actions against COBRA's followers. Infamous among the enemies of the Joes for being more like a force of nature than physical being.

'''Greenshirts''' are basic soldier dudes working for GI Joe. The name's was originally a fan term, a slight tweak on "Redshirt" from [[Star Trek]]. Not the sharpest knives in the drawer.
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