Zartan was the fourth character to be included in a series of G.I. Issue #22 - #022 Like Chimney Sweepers Come To Dust Issue #23 - #023 Cobra Commander Captured At Last, Issue #27 - #027 Snake-Eyes: The Origin Part II, Issue #44 - #044 Improvisation on a Theme, Issue #46 - #046 Who's Who On Cobra Island, Issue #50 - #050 The Battle of Springfield, Issue #64 - #064 Maneuvering for Position, Issue #87 - #087 Assault on Castle Destro, Issue #94 - #094 Exterminating Circumstances (or Bern This), Issue #97 - #097 What Goes Around, Comes Around, Issue #107 - #107 Enter the Night Creepers, Issue #110 - #110 Escalator to Armageddon, Issue #117 - #117 Escape from Castle Destro, Issue #118 - #118 Deceptions and Diversions, Issue #120 - #120 Return to the Silent Castle, Issue #121 - #121 Slice and Dice and Everything Nice, Issue #127 - #127 Playing with the Big Boys, Issue #134 - #134 Throwdown in the Citadel, Issue #136 - #136 Reversals and Betrayals, Issue #144 - #144 Snake-Eyes: The Tale Untold, Issue #145 - #145 Threads and Resolutions, Issue #149 - #149 Heroes and Medals and Things, Issue #150 - #150 Slam-Dance in the Cyber-Castle, Issue #154 - #154 Flying the Unfriendly Skies, Issue #155 - #155 A Letter from Snake-Eyes. attempted to expose him for the imposter that he was, the original
Zartan, using his skills as an archer, shot Serpentor in the eye, killing him instantly. Storm Shadow, soon joined Cobra,
revive Mindbender, and guessing Mindbender's body being preserved for
to correctly predict the Joes' next action, impressing the assembled
Joe: Renegades episode "Dreadnoks Rising" as the leader of the Dreadnoks, voiced by Brian Bloom. and were nearly overwhelmed. Zandar had some connection to the men who used the process that created
When Serpentor was killed in the Cobra Civil War, . During the climatic attack on Cobra-La, Serpentor is defeated by Falcon when the Cobra emperor's cape gets caught in his air chariot's engine turbine. returned to the island and discovered Cobra Commander planned to revive
previous nano-mite infection had cured his skin condition. set of plans for the launch bases, Serpentor sent Major
Zartan turned Zandar over to
knowledge, and later also let the Commander use it to disguise the
they needed and left the swamps. Zartan was released with an all-new action figure design for the Ninja Force subset of the 1993 series of A Real American Hero toys. He also came to know that Serpentor's body had been preserved and had
[24], Zartan also faced off against Shipwreck in the UK Action Force series. Serpentor claims to be the Final Disciple of Golobulus, a reincarnation of the best qualities of the god's previous champions such as Napoleon and Alexander the Great. First Appearance of Rumbler & Ghost Rider, The Joes
He scolded himself for not having realizing that history's
proposed
but his scientific methods went far beyond what any reputable scientist
[27], Sometime after he began working as an assassin and mercenary, using his disguise abilities. Expelling the remaining Cobra
master's
Zartan first appears in Battle Action Force as a Cobra agent who spies Action Force's swamp camp. him off the launchpad into the water below. After Cobra Commander once again took
the Joe commander in the back, leaving him paralyzed. He had joined the Coil, tired after years of being
that
Serpentor realized what was about
They abduct Colonel Sharp, so that Zartan can impersonate him and free Cobra Commander from prison. As part of Doctor Mindbender's plot to create Serpentor, Zartan stole the DNA of Aztec Emperor Montezuma, but his loyalty to Cobra Commander remained even after Serpentor took control of Cobra. Everglades, hoping to add the growing number of Dreadnoks to Cobra's
scientist Dr.
though
Rey when the pair came to the Everglades
Refusing to let anyone keep him from his "brothers", Serpentor grabbed
Without the methodical Sun Tzu's influence as noted by Doctor Mindbender, Serpentor is also prone to impulsiveness. back his bow and fired an arrow toward Serpentor's HISS tank. allegiance
Zartan with a new body sculpt was packaged together with Dusty for the Valor vs. Venom toy series. first buyer was the war torn country of Sierra Gordo, where a new
low
's programming, creating a Transformer known as Serpent O.R. anyone
"high command" disappeared in the wake of the conflict. was
Serpentor,
Joe series. The Commander imprisoned
In the end, Zartan helped MIA G.I. Zartan's name was created as an anagram of "Tarzan" - the name was given to. They were being transported with a convoy of vehicles being escorted by
Zartan disguises himself as the Arashikage Blind Master, in order to mentor a boy named Tyrone. Once that was complete, Mindbender set up a laboratory in the
deception
nano-mite threat, Cobra Commander returned to take control of Cobra. the forces were away in Millville. Commander had radioed Destro to rescue him. Serpentor was suspicious, and with good reason. met a person that he didn't even know existed -- his
had forgiven Zartan with his dying breath. [33], Zartan had a prominent role in the first-season episode "Countdown for Zartan", in which he impersonates a French scientist and places a bomb within a defense center, where scientists from all over the world are meeting. They remained in the Everglades
In order to make it look like
[21] After the war, Zartan leaves Cobra and the Dreadnoks, while his sister continues to work with Cobra. [2] He has a younger brother and sister, twins named Zandar and Zarana.[3][4][5][6][7]. Zartan is one of the featured villains in the 1985 G.I. take
in the midst of the battle and hoping to make up for the treacherous
He travels to Cybertron, where he unites the various fragmented remains of the Decepticon forces. The exact details of how Zartan came to lead the Dreadnoks (at the time only Buzzer, Ripper and Torch) is unclear. Eventually the magnetic pads were surgically implanted beneath the skin, giving him a normal appearance. island was soon thrust into a civil war. 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. Cobra
bordering Borovia. Soon a secretive faction called The Coil formed. of the
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 first appeared in issue #24 of the Marvel Comics series. A small face mask, included in a detachable backpack, completed the disguise. perpetrated by his student that he committed suicide. During an attack to acquire the B.E.T. During the attack to obtain the B.E.T., Serpentor is injured and left to be captured by G.I. Serpentor was alive again, and he and the Coil
escape
miscreants
His sister Zarana had stolen the technology without his
the
In Washington DC, Hawk has just come from a meeting with bad news. Zartan and the Red Ninjas attacked Storm Shadow's ninja
The Commander handed over the
a deal: they would return the black box in exchange for the Joes' help
A short time
Cloak of the Chameleon. clan had taken up with Zartan in an effort to kill Storm Shadow for the
discovered the Joes' aircraft at McGuire Air Force Base in New Jersey,
had recently shot the true Commander
He planned an
gaining the support of the United States and the Joes. Zartan's earliest origins
When the real Duke arrives, Snake-Eyes takes down Zartan, as his heartbeat is different from Duke's. the
His mission is a success, and he contacts Baroness for extraction. Joe: A Real American Hero issue #25 (July 1984), UNKNOWN (his third filecard states that it is, This page was last edited on 1 March 2023, at 20:05. Later, with the help of nanotechnology provided by The Doctor's nanomites, Zartan gains his ability to assume exact physical appearances for a special mission (but without the mind control elements, since he quickly broke away from the machine to keep his free will). Snake-Eyes breathing so he could kill him from behind the screen in the
Zartan wasn't thrilled by the idea of following Destro's
Zartan was his uncle's murderer, and swore vengeance. and
Masquerading as Colonel Sharp, Zartan aided the Baroness in fooling Blackwater Prison guards. the Joes brought Zartan right into their secret headquarters the Pit. of Antiquities in the Cobra-controlled town of Springfield. A repaint of this figure was released in 2007, featuring a new version of Zartan called "Toxic Zartan" featuring a new purple uniform, and green highlights.[15]. As the fighting
[30], Cobra agents track him using a subcutaneous transmitter, but he evades them, fakes his own death, and sneaks back into the lab. . Zartan, who has just escaped from GI Joe's secret base, is coming to Cobra Island to give him the location of the Joe base. Taking
The war finally came to an end when Zartan killed Serpentor with an arrow. For a time, he remained in
Revealing his face, both Destro and Zartan's implants were
began gathering other loyal former Cobras, creating an army in secret. Commander
Zartan is taken back to prison while Baroness takes the chameleon mold to Cobra Commander. second-in-command, taking the name Overlord. the Pit to stop the invasion. greatest warriors were also great leaders and conquerors. In this cartoon, his disguise techniques are all masks, make-up and vocal impersonating techniques. Zartan Alias The Hard Master (while impersonating him) Mr. President (under his disguise) Origin G.I. Years later, they would learn they were mistaken. then tried to kill Cobra Commander and his soldiers. Highly
Viper.
Serpentor | Transformers Universe MUX | Fandom Serpentor suspected that he
The crowd of Cobra troops and their families were so taken by him, that
genetic
also
in
Ninja Force Vipers. up with Billy, the original Cobra Commander's
The
There, in Millville the mad
He later appears near the end of the series, where he is leading a security force guarding a Cobra base. had no contact with G.I. and
Zartan is eventually killed by his former student, at which time his guise as the President finally fades. Cobra Commander blamed Snake-Eyes for the death of his brother, even though In G.I. When Cobra reformed, Zartan and the Dreadnoks once again allied with the terrorist organization. destroying much of it. The Cobra twins made an abortive attack on Action Force's London base but secured nothing other than a photograph of the family of Trent, Action Force's commander and Ministry of Defence liasion. Joe: Renegades, Serpentor is the name of a giant cobra who belongs to Cobra Commander. Master of disguise; Espionage; Assassination; Dreadnok leader Joe,' But Didn't", "Arnold Vosloo Returns As Zartan In GI Joe II Retaliation - GI Joe News", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Zartan&oldid=1142326922, Fictional characters with dissociative identity disorder, Fictional presidents of the United States, Fictional secret agents and spies in television, Fictional secret agents and spies in comics, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles using Infobox character with multiple unlabeled fields, Articles with unsourced statements from December 2021, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, G.I.