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G.I. Joe character
Zartan
Affiliation
Dreadnoks
Specialty
Master of Disguise
File name
UNKNOWN(Aliases too numerous to list)
Birthplace
UNKNOWN (his third filecard states that it is Nice, France, but later filecards ignore it).
Primary MOS
Infiltration
Secondary MOS
Espionage
Subgroups
Ninja Force
Voiced by
Zack Hoffman
Year introduced
1984
Zartan is a character from the G.I.Joe Toyline, by Hasbro. He is a mercenary who often worked directly for Cobra Commander and is one of the main villains in the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero comic and Animated series. His character was voiced by Zack Hoffman.
Contents
1 A Real American Hero
1.1 Character Overview
1.2 Hasbro Action Figures
1.2.1 Vintage
1.2.2 Modern
1.2.3 25th Anniversary
1.3 Comic Series
1.3.1 Marvel (Volume 1)
1.3.2 Devil's Due (Volume 2)
1.3.3 America's Elite
1.4 Animated Series
1.4.1 Sunbow
1.4.2 The Movie
1.4.3 DIC
2 Sigma 6
2.1 Hasbro Action Figures
2.2 Comic Series
2.3 Animated Series
2.4 Other Media
2.5 Reincarnations
3 Live-action film
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A Real American Hero
Character Overview
When Zartan was originally released in the toy line, it stated on his file card that he suffered from Paranoid Schizophrenia and Multiple Personality Disorder. After a complaint from a mental health organization, Hasbro removed this information from the file for later print runs and was not referenced on file cards for future releases of the character.
Also, 'Zartan' is an anagram of 'Tarzan'. Although it has not been stated what the connection is, the general explanation seems to be their love for the jungle/swamp.
Hasbro Action Figures
Vintage
The 1984 Zartan action figure featured UV reactive plastic. In its natural state, Zartan appeared Caucasian, but when exposed to sunlight, Zartan's skin changed to a dark green. The action figure also came with thermal sensitive stickers that were applied to Zartan's chest- and thigh-armor. These stickers changed from maroon when cold, to aqua at room temperature, and blue when hot. Zartan was sold with an accompanying "swamp skier" called the Chameleon, which also contained thermal reactive plastic. The Chameleon could be disassembled into several parts and loaded into a small cart that was included with the action figure; the cart, loaded with the vehicle's parts, would act as part of a disguise, making Zartan appear to be a parts or junk dealer. A small face mask, included in a detachable backpack, completed the disguise.
The action figures for Zartan's brother Zandar and sister Zarana were also constructed of the same UV reactive plastic.
Zartan was updated in 1993, as part of the Ninja Force line. A complete departure from his classic uniform, Zartan wore a leather jacket and neon green pants. Instead of a cowl, he wears a short orange mohawk on his otherwise bald head.
After the line was canceled in 1994, Hasbro made several attempts to resurrect A Real American Hero through repaint series. Zartan was released only once in this four year period (1997-2001) at the tail-end. Because of difficulty obtaining the original mold, Hasbro compromised, and repainted the 1990 SAW-Viper body with a modified Zartan head. Although true to the classic look, both this figure and the Ninja Force release are unpopular reinterpretations of the character.
Modern
When Hasbro revamped the Real American Hero toyline in 2002, Zartan made an appearance as a figure again. Zartan sports his trademark hood and an open vested shirt. This figure was offered with a variety of paint schemes including with disguises in the Spy Troops line.
In 2004, Zartan was redesigned again for Valor vs Venom. Trading his hood for a ski cap, Zartan is the furthest from his biker roots here, retaining only the recognizable face markings to make him stand out.
25th Anniversary
2007 is the Anniversary of the launch of G.I.Joe: A Real American Hero, the third major reinvention of the G.I.Joe brand since 1964. To celebrate, Hasbro created new figures, featuring modern sculpting with updated and increased articulation (including the replacement of GIJoe's trademark O-Ring construction). Zartan was unveiled at the San Diego Comic Con and the figure itself has a removable Mask and also changes color like the 1980s counterpart.
Comic Series
Marvel (Volume 1)
Zartan was first introduced in issue #24 and was created by Larry Hama. Zartan can imitate anyone he wishes to an exact physical and vocal likeness. This is done through a mix of holograms, illusions and hypnosis. Zartan is also fluent in twenty languages and dialects, a ventriloquist, an expert martial artist, master archer and the leader of the biker gang known as the Dreadnoks.
His first encounter with Cobra was when the man who would become Cobra Commander hired him to kill Snake-Eyes on Firefly's recommendation. Zartan entered the Arashikage dojo as the student of the clan's swordsmith Onihashi. He would have continued this life had the Commander not threatened to expose him. Using one of Storm Shadow's arrows, Zartan accidentally killed Storm Shadow's uncle, who was impersonating Snake-Eyes at the time. This event destroyed the clan, and caused Storm Shadow to join Cobra in an attempt to find the real killer.
The exact details of how Zartan came to lead the Dreadnoks (at the time only Buzzer, Ripper and Torch) is unclear. Somewhere along the way, he became their leader and moved them from Australia to the Florida Everglades. Zartan and the Dreadnoks were used by Cobra as hired muscle for jobs that required his unique skills or jobs that required absolutely no finese at all. However, his relationship with Cobra was on and off, sometimes by choice and other times by brainwashing.
He began to expand the Dreadnoks, first adding his sister Zarana (who served as his second-in-command), brother Zandar, and the Thunder Machine driver Thrasher. Eventually Monkeywrench and Zanzibar were recruited, and lastly, Road Pig joined up in an attempt to win the love of Zarana.
Zartan was featured in issue #48, where he had been brought into the Pit, the Joe's Headquarters, disguised as an injured Joe, Ripcord. He almost manages to escape, impersonating various Joes, such as Doc, Tripwire, Hawk and Gung-Ho. Zartan is confronted by Sgt. Slaughter while impersonating Gung-Ho, as the real Gung-Ho is standing next to him. Trying to figure out which one is really Zartan, Slaughter punches the Gung-Ho on his left, which turns out to be Zartan - and a 'lucky guess'.
Zartan is famous for delivering the killing blow to Serpentor during the Cobra Civil War by shooting the Cobra emperor with his longbow. After the war, Zartan eventually deserted Cobra and the Dreadnoks while his sister continued to work with Cobra Commander II. He briefly aided the Joes and suggested to them that Dr. Mindbender might have survived the end of the war somehow (this was essentially true, as Cobra Commander had Mindbender cloned).
He went on to work with Destro and retook the Silent Castle. At this time, Mindbender revealed to Cobra Commander that he had previously implanted brain implants in both Destro and Zartan--the trigger was the Commander's unmasked face. Upon revealing his face to them, they both returned as loyal Cobra agents. It was also around this time when Zartan sported a new look, including an orange mohawk and black jacket.
Devil's Due (Volume 2)
Zartan is one of the many characters whose origins have been expanded in recent years. Zartan, Zarana, and Zandar lived in an orphanage for sometime before Zartan killed a bully who was picking on Zandar in...(and so on) To get More information , you can visit some products about telephone cables , wire mesh cable tray , wire cable trays , computer cable ties , cable tie mount , push mount cable ties , cable tie wraps , velcro cable tie , cable tray sizing , cable tray price , .