G.I. Willy

G.I. Willy is a Vietnam War veteran and the son of the World War II veteran G.I. Joe.

## Biography

### Vietnam War

Cadet Colton had saved his commander, Probst Wyatt III, from being killed by a grenade in the Christowitz Base in South Vietnam. He spoke to his Commander about the evacuation process, before driving back the Vietnamese He suggested going into the forest to get the last remaining soldiers if the cavalry never came. *Old Snake*

### 1995 Raid

During the late 80s-early 90s, G.I. Willy had captured Soveit Agent Red Star, who was eventually saved by Cobra Commander. *Star Bird*

When G.I. Joe raided Cobra Commander's Compound, G.I. Willy managed to sneak in and got the drop on Cobra Commander. *Old Snake*

A week after the Raid, he returned to The Pit and arrived in the Medical Bay to see Scarlett had finally awoken. He informed her that she was going to received a Cybernetic Arm courtesy of Sgt. Jackhammer. He then informed her that her arm will only work when she learned to trust it. *A New Team*

### Cobra's Return

In November of 2022, G.I. Willy had visited General Hawk in the Hospital and was brought up to date on current events at G.I. Joe. *Renegades Part 1*

On February 28, 2023, Willy entered a meeting with President Fowler, General Hawk, and General Flagg and went over hunting down Cobra. He grew curious when General Hawk mentioned that Cobra Commander had abandoned Cobra. He was then dismissed by the President, before leaving the White House. *Star Bird*

On June 7, 2023, Willy appeared at Arlington for General Flagg's Funeral. Willy remained at the Cemetery after the Funeral and spoke to General Hawk and Sgt. Slaughter about who was responsible for the death of General Flagg. *Sgt. Slaughter and the Marauders*

### Dictatorship under Cobra

On June 24, Willy was visited at his farm by Flint, Lady Jaye, and Lady Kaye. He was asked for aide fighting Cobra. Mainly due to the Cobra Agent Zarana holding him at gunpoint, Willy lied to the Joes, but did allow them to sleep in his barn. Later that night, Willy was assaulted by Flint and demanded to know the truth. Willy told warned him that the other Dreadnoks were coming and ordered the Joes to flee. *G.I. Steve*

Nearly a month later on July 22, Willy was freed by a team of Joes, led by Big Ben, from the Washington Prison Complex. He then fled to Niagara Falls, where he helped Roadblock arrest the Cobra Viper Pilot, Star Viper. He then reunited with his son and congratulated him, before speaking to General Hawk. He then listened to Hawk's speech about taking back America from Cobra, and cheered on. *Fangs in the Dark Part 1*Later that Day, Willy listened in to General Hawks' plans for Invading Washington. He was assigned to join Col. Savage in Wave 2. He eventually joined Col. Savage and the Screaming Eagles in attacking Washington. *Fangs in the Dark Part 2*

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## Relationships

* Joseph Colton/ G.I. Joe -Father
* Lorraine Colton -Wife
* Steven Colton/ G.I. Steve -Son
* G.I. Joe -Allies
* Cobra -Enemies

## Appearances

1. Old Snake
2. Renegades Part 1
3. A New Team
4. Star Bird
5. Sgt. Slaughter and the Marauders
6. G.I. Steve
7. Fangs in the Dark Part 1
8. Fangs in the Dark Part 2