G.I. Joe: Renegades

***G.I. Joe: Renegades*** is an American animated television series produced by Hasbro Studios and based on the *G.I. Joe* toy franchise. It aired for a single season on The Hub from November 26, 2010 to July 23, 2011.

## Plot

A group of small U.S. military personnel are forced to become fugitives after uncovering suspicious activity at a pharmaceutical facility belonging to Cobra Industries. Now branded as renegades for crimes they did not commit and being pursued by both the military and Cobra mercenaries, these G.I.'s must use their specialized skills to prove their innocence and expose the true face of Cobra Industries and its leader to the world.

## Characters

### Renegades

* **Conrad "Duke" Houser** (voiced by Jason Marsden) - The team's de facto leader and an honorable and straightforward military man. He tends to be stubborn, stoic and puts the safety of his teammates and family first, even if they protest. He was once a rising football star in high school, but an injury in his senior year ruined his chances at getting a college scholarship. He joined the army after being helped out by Flint, who was indirectly responsible for his injury. He carries a plasma pulse pistol in combat.
* **Snake Eyes** (voiced by Danny Cooksey) - A ninja and longtime friend of Scarlett's. He was given the name **"Hebi no me" ("Snake Eyes")** by his sensei Hard Master because he possesses the "steely gaze of a serpent". His real name and connection with the military is not revealed, but he appears to have some connection with Scarlett's operations in Military Intelligence. He cannot speak due to a throat injury from an altercation with Hard Master's death, though Scarlett is often able to understand him due to their longtime training together. He is also the only one on the team who is not "wanted" by the law.
* **Shana "Scarlett" O'Hara** (voiced by Natalia Cigliuti) - A Military Intelligence officer who has been obsessed with exposing Cobra. She is good with computers and has a strong emotional connection with Snake Eyes ever since they trained together in Ninjitsu. She feels responsible for the Joes' status as fugitives because she more or less ordered them to go with her on an unauthorized mission without their knowledge. The Joes often call her Red for short because of her hair color. She uses a pistol or Plasma Pulse Crossbow when in combat.
* **Marvin "Roadblock" Hinton** (voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson) - The team's mechanic, heavy weapons specialist and cook. While an imposing figure and a bit of a loudmouth, he is gentle and enjoys listening to heavy metal music and singing loudly. He carries a large plasma pulse machine.
* **Nicky "Tunnel Rat" Lee** (voiced by Matthew Yang King) - The team's medic and EOD specialist. He spent much of his youth in Brooklyn exploring the subway tunnels and sewers. He is very knowledgeable of soil types, insects, fungi, medicinal plants and most things found underground. Interpersonally, he tends to be sarcastic and likes to crack wise and acts a comic relief. He is of Chinese American descent.
* **Wallace "Ripcord" Weems** (voiced by Khary Payton) - A paratrooper brought with the team during the initial mission to the Cobra facility, he is a smart-mouthed daredevil and is responsible for many of the team's nicknames. Ripcord was supposedly killed in an explosion in "The Descent, Part 1" when grabbed by a Bio-Viper, but later on in "Prodigal" was found to still be alive under the alias **Patient X** in a medical facility run by Cobra. The explosion caused Ripcord to lose his memories, but he regained them after some interactions with the Joes. A proximity remote signal broadcast from the Cobra Drones transforms him into a Bio-Viper. He later rejoins the Joes and gains control of his powers.
* **Alvin "Breaker"** **Kibby** (voiced by Greg Ellis) - A college student who used to work for SSS Mart, a Cobra Industries place, until he was fired after being accused of stealing one of their scanners (which he secretly did after that). He ended up starting an anti-Cobra blog under the alias "Coyote". He joins the Joes for a while under the codename "Breaker". In the episode "Return of Arashikage, Part 1", it is revealed that has been placed in a hidden location to find more evidence to expose Cobra's activities.

### Falcons

* **Dashiell "Flint" Faireborn** (voiced by Johnny Messner) - The highly decorated leader of the military task force known as the Falcons and charged with catching the Joes. He has been locking horns with Duke since high school. Flint might seem cocky but is a decent guy even if he doesn't believe Cobra is evil and is all about bringing in Duke's team. His history with Duke started in high school, when he was on an opposing football team and inadvertently broke Duke's leg, costing Duke his college scholarship. Flint encounters Duke again later and got him enrolled in the army to make up for it and took an interest in his career thereafter.
* **Alison "Lady Jaye" Hart-Burnett** (voiced by Nika Futterman) - A tough sergeant who is supposed to be working with Flint in bringing the Joes in. Jaye owes her life to Duke after he saved her when her helicopter crashed during a mission to stop a weapons trade held by M.A.R.S. Industries. Following the incident at Cobra Pharmaceuticals, Lady Jaye is recruited to accompany Flint on his mission to capture Duke's group. She secretly feeds Duke intel to keep them out of Flint's reach and also helps them with their battle against Cobra Industries.
* **Wild Bill** (voiced by Charlie Schlatter) - A helicopter pilot and Warrant Officer who worked for the U.S. Army as a pilot. While escaping and disguised as the Baroness, Zartan stole a camo suit and a Cobra truck. With the Falcons in pursuit, Flint radioed for a helicopter, with Lady Jaye, Baroness, and Cobra soldiers waiting with him on the highway. Wild Bill's helicopter responded to Flint's message who ordered him to pursue the Joes and Zartan. Wild Bill was able to fly Flint and Lady Jaye to where the Joes were found to be battling Zartan.

### Cobra Industries

* **Cobra Commander** (voiced by Charlie Adler) - The head of Cobra Industries which masks his terrorist organization that is determined to rule the world. His lower half is damaged from a deteriorative disease, which forces him to don a plastic shielding wrap before donning his full-face mask for life support. He keeps his disfigured face hidden from the public as a normal-looking virtual simulation over video screens, though only the Joes, Destro, Doctor Mindbender and Baroness know what he truly looks like. Cobra Commander is also responsible for placing a metal mask on Destro that only he can remove. He also has a genetically modified giant cobra named Serpentor as a pet.
* **James "Destro" McMullen XXIV** (voiced by Clancy Brown) - An infamous arms dealer who started M.A.R.S. Industries to compete with Cobra prior to a literal corporate takeover to supply the latter with his tech skills and weapon designs. His attempt to get rid of Doctor Mindbender is revealed through the Joes and is temporarily swallowed by Serpentor. Afterwards, he is forced to wear a metal mask which only Cobra Commander can remove, receiving the name "Destro".
* **Anastasia "Baroness" Cisarovna** (voiced by Tatyana Yassukovich) - A femme fatale, aristocrat, and corporate saboteur who serves as Cobra Commander's right-hand woman. She is in charge of maintaining Cobra Industries' friendly publicity while overseeing its illegal activities and would not hesitate to deal with any loose ends that would jeopardize Cobra Industries. She seems to have a good relationship with Destro.
* **Doctor Brian "Mindbender" Bender** (voiced by Charlie Schlatter) - A youthful, arrogant mad scientist who is one of the most wanted criminals due to his lack of morals in inhuman genetic experiments. He was brought into Cobra Industries to provide his knowledge in its secret Bio-Viper program. He was also responsible for creating Serpentor the Cobra to be Cobra Commander's pet.
* **Major Sebastian Bludd** (voiced by André Sogliuzzo) - A mercenary hired by the Baroness to eliminate ex-Cobra Industries employee Alvin Kibbey. He later goes after the Joes as revenge when the planned assassination resulted in an explosion that left him scarred.
* **Tomisabaro "Storm Shadow" Arashikage** (voiced by Andrew Kishino) - A ninja who once trained with Snake Eyes under his uncle, Hard Master, until he tried to get rid of Snake Eyes by poisoning his tea. However, the Hard Master drank the tea instead and Storm Shadow projects blame on to Snake Eyes, with intent on killing him and taking over the Arashikage clan. Upon learning that Snake Eyes is alive and traveling with the Joes, he begins trailing them to get revenge.

## Reception

### Ratings

*G.I. Joe: Renegades* was aired alongside *Transformers: Prime* in a programming block on Friday from 3:30 to 7:00 pm that gained significant gains in audiences from the previous week among households and key demographics: HH (+111%, 97,000), Persons 2+ (+133%, 142,000), Kids 2-11 (+130%, 62,000), Kids 6-11 (+78%, 32,000), Adults 18-49 (+117, 50,000) and Women 18-49 (+120%, 11,000).