General Hawk

General Hawk is the current Leader of G.I. Joe.

## Biography

### Pre-G.I. Joe Service

General Abernathy had served alongside General Flagg since the final days of the Cold War. *Sgt. Slaughter and the Marauders*

### 1995 Raid

On June 19, 1995, General Hawk was informed by Lady Jaye and Flint that G.I. Willy had got the drop on Cobra Commander and arrested him. *Old Snake*

He eventually returned to The Pit and watched as Scarlett woke up from her anesthesia. He informed her that they had to cut off her arm to save her from Dr. Venom's acid. He informed her that they managed to arrest Cobra Commander. *A New Team*

Later that year on November 3, General Hawk led Iceberg and Wet Suit on a mission to Svalbard to capture the Cobra Agent Decimator. After Decimator committed suicide, General Hawk ordered both Joes to return to The Pit.

A Couple of Years Later on June 1, 1997, General Hawk congratulated G.I. Joe on taking down Cobra's Leadership. *A Cold Lie*

4 years later on September 11, 2001, General Hawk informs his fellow Joes that a plane was about to crash into the World Trade Center. *A New Team*

On December 1, 2008, General Hawk ordered Sgt. Slaughter to lead the Marauders into terminating Steel Cobra in Cote d'Iviore. *Sgt. Slaughter and the Marauders*

On June 1, 2019, General Hawk was present when he saw Project: Zeus in action upon testing on Mars. *Project: Zeus*

### Return of Cobra

General Hawk had assigned Lady Kaye as the New Second-in-Command after Agent Bennet had been shipped back to England. Hawk then placed Cadet Muldoon on probation after nearly killing Lady Jaye. *Old Snake*General Hawk spoke to Big Ben on the case of Dr. Castler. He was then informed by Dusty on the case of Cobra Commander, before being informed by Cover Girl that G.I. Joe forces are mobilized. Hawk was told that Sgt. Duke was getting permission from President Fowler. Hawk mentioned that they already had permission. After being reminded by Lady Kaye of Operation: Serpentor, Hawk asked Cover Girl to order Dusty and Cross Country to hurry. He then called for Lady Kaye's presence and asked her to do role call for all Joes currently in The Pit. Hours later, he was informed by Cover Girl that Dusty had found The Nest, and ordered for G.I. Joe to mobilize. Hawk then ordered Lady Kaye for there to be no Joe casualty, and was reassured. Hours later, General Hawk was informed by Lady Kaye that the rescue mission was successful, and Hawk congratulated Lady Kaye. *Serpentor* He later summoned Lady Kaye to his office and ordered her to join Sgt. Duke in Washington, D.C. He later joined the pair to Washington.

Upon arrival, he informed Sgt. Duke that the AirPort was horrible. He then conversated with Duke and Lady Kaye of the attack on North Korea, and suggested that Cobra attacked for the Hypno-Ray. He then mentioned that they were in deep shit since one Cobra agent mentioned that he was American. Hawk told Lady Kaye that they should get ready to protect the UN Meeting in Manhattan.

In Manhattan, General Hawk was shot by a hypnotized Lady Kaye, who shot President Fowler. He then gave Commandership of G.I. Joe to Sgt. Duke, before being taken away to a Hospital. *Retaliation*He received a visit from G.I. Willy, and spoke about the events of late. He then informed Willy that Alexei de Cobrai was no longer the leader of Cobra. *Renegades Part 1*

A couple of months later on January 30, 2023, Hawk had returned to The Pit and announced that a small division of Joes were being reassigned to The Nest in Belarus. He promoted Lady Kaye to lead those Joes, before deciding to file reassignment with Sgt. Duke and Sgt. Slaughter. As he organized, he cracked some historical references with Sgt. Slaughter, which caused Sgt. Duke to think of the Past. Moments later, he realized that Duke had left his office. He left to find Duke on top of The Pit's roof, and allowed him to take a break and think of the past, though he told Duke that the death of the Joes in 1995 wasn't his fault. Some time later, he was informed by Marissa Faireborn that Duke had been ran off the road and fall off a cliff, and Hawk ordered her to find someone to rescue him. When Sgt. Duke woke up in the Medical Bay, Hawk informed him that he was almost killed by Firefly. He informed Duke that Snake Eyes was chasing Firefly and The Iron Hammer. Hawk was given some papers by Sgt. Slaughter and he announced which Joes were being reassigned to The Nest. He granted Duke a quick visit to Arlington and asked Duke to say hello to Scarlett for him. *A New Team*

A month later on February 28, General Hawk was summoned to the White House, where he was greeted by Calista Rosario before entering a meeting with President Fowler, General Colton, and General Flagg. He spoke to Fowler about hunting Cobra, before getting into an argument with General Flagg and was dismissed by President Fowler. Upon travelling back to The Pit, General Hawk told he told Cover Girl that they need to hunt down Cobra Commander before General Flagg finds him.

Hours later, he was shown a message from Jinx by Snake Eyes warning of the capture of Lady Kaye's team by 'Star Bird'. General Hawk then orders Snake Eyes and Jinx to save the Joes, before heading back to Washington, Columbia.

In The White House, he informed President Fowler of Flagg's idiocracy and having an American Agent capture members of G.I. Joe. *Star Bird*He was contacted by former Joe 'Aerobolt' moments later.

Early the next morning on March 1, General Hawk led some Joes into defending The Pentagon from attackers. He butted heads with General Morshower.

Later that morning, he was summoned to the White House by the President, where he informed him that the Attackers were the UK-based team "The Union Fury". *The Pentagon Heist*

Exactly 2 weeks later, General Hawk visited The Nest in Belarus, and informed both Lady Kaye and Sgt. Duke that due to butting heads in the Chain of Command, both would compete to see who would be the better-fit leader for the team.

Later that night, General Hawk suspended Shipwreck from G.I. Joe for going AWOL. He then told Lady Kaye that she would only have a month of service left before she could take a leave of absence to give birth to her children. *Top Joe*

On April 25, General Hawk was informed by Cover Girl that the Prime Minister of Laos and the Princess of Japan had been abducted by Game Master. General Hawk then ordered Big Ben to lead a team of Joes to rescue the abductees.

The Next Day on April 26, General Hawk spoke to Big Ben and Lady Jaye about the attack on the Mech Corps Plant in Saudi Arabia, before being approached by Star Bird and informed that Cobra attacked the Plant to salvage Project: Zeus. He allowed for Star Bird to join G.I. Joe, and ordered Lady Jaye to give him a tour of The Pit. *Project: Zeus*

On June 3, General Hawk spoke to Sgt. Slaughter over the phone about reforming The Marauders, before being informed by Cover Girl that Mission Control had been bombed, and was left shocked. He then relayed what happened to Sgt. Slaughter.

4 days later on June 7, General Hawk attended General Flagg's Funeral. He then told his fellow Joes about his history with General Flagg. After the Funeral, he conversated with G.I. Willy and Sgt. Slaughter about who was responsible for Flagg's death, before allowing Sgt. Slaughter to reform The Marauders. He was then contacted by Cover Girl and informed that The Pit had been destroyed. General Hawk then ordered Cover Girl to contact the Joes in The Nest. *Sgt. Slaughter and the Marauders*

On June 20, General Hawk was told by Breaker that they had reestablished connection with The Nest, and General Hawk then began to speak to Sgt. Duke through a video call. He ordered Sgt. Duke to get the Belarus Joes back to New York. General Hawk then left the G.I. Joe Warehouse in New York.

In the White House in Washington, D.C., General Hawk spoke to President Fowler about possibly rebuilding The Pit and entered a conversation about the loss of General Flagg. He then left the Oval Office, only to reenter when Serpentor attacked the President. Hawk was then ordered to stand down, which he was very hesitant to do. He finally gave in and left the Oval Office again. He told Vice President Masque that they needed to go after Serpentor after telling Cover Girl to do so. After being denied by Masque, he left the White House, only to be horrified when it exploded. He informed Cover Girl, before running the Capitol Building. There, he spoke to General Banachek about resucing the President, only to be told that they could do nothing. After seeing Serpentor's message, General Hawk returned to the Capitol Building and asked General Banachek what the decision was, to which he was told that the U.S. will have to comply with Cobra.

The Next Day on June 21, General Hawk hid himself inside a bunker under Washington, D.C., and sent a message to all G.I. Joe forces and warned them to go into hiding, before they can reunite and rally each other to Liberate the United States from Cobra's control. He then ended his transmission by yelling "Yo, Joe!" *Broken*

### On The Run

On June 23, General Hawk broke into the Washington Prison Complex to free Star Bird and Snake Eyes. He managed to free them, and began to flee the Prison Complex. When Ghost Bear chased after them, General Hawk decided to give the two agents covering fire. He was shot and injured by Bayonet and arrested by Ghost Bear. *G.I. Steve*

On July 1, General Hawk was interrogated by Agent Carter. He lied to him about the function of Operation: Fire Age. *Operation: Fire Age*

### THE SIEGE OF AMERICA

On July 22, General Hawk was freed by a team led by Big Ben and escaped aboard a B.A.T. Airship. He was then taken to Niagara Falls. He spoke to G.I. Willy and G.I. Steve, before approaching Star Bird and congratulating him on saving Operation: Fire Age. He then gave a speech to his fellow Joes and told them that once the sun rises, they are taking down Cobra once and for all. *Fangs in the Dark Part 1*Later that Day, General Hawk cleared Bree van Mark for combat and inducted her into G.I. Joe, before he informed his fellow Generals and Col. Savage his plans for attacking Washington. He then and General Steven Colton to find Sgt. Duke. After The Iron Hammer arrived in Washington, General Hawk was contacted by Sgt. Duke and told to send in Wave 2, and General Hawk mentioned that they were en route. General Hawk then left Niagara Falls to fight in Washington.

A Couple of Days later on July 24, General Hawk was congratulated by General Youngblood and General Banachek. He then began to wonder where the President was at during all of this. *Fangs in the Dark Part 2*Some time later, he was informed by Flint that the Cobra Prisoners were remotely killed. He told Flint that Lifeline will take care of the bodies, and was left frustrated when the rest of the Prisoners were killed by remote.

A Few Days Later on July 27, he was congratulated by the President for launching Operation: Fire Age, before being gifted the Medal of Honor for G.I. Joe. He was then told by the President that The Pit will be rebuilt. *Fangs in the Dark Part 3*

Several months later on January 4, General Hawk informed President Johnson that both a Base in Qatar and Area 51 had been attacked. *Sector Seven*

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## Relationships

* Darren Muldoon -Cousin
* Mary Muldoon -Cousin
* General Flagg -Rival; Deceased
* General Banachek -Fellow U.S. General
* General Scarwolf Youngblood -Fellow U.S. General
* G.I. Joe -Subordinates
	+ Cover Girl -Assistant

* Cobra -Enemies

## Appearances

1. Old Snake
2. Serpentor
3. Retaliation
4. Renegades Part 1
5. A New Team
6. Star Bird
7. The Pentagon Heist
8. Top Joe
9. Project: Zeus
10. Sgt. Slaughter and the Marauders
11. Broken
12. G.I. Steve
13. Operation: Fire Age
14. A Cold Lie
15. Fangs in the Dark Part 1
16. Fangs in the Dark Part 2
17. Fangs in the Dark Part 3
18. Sector Seven