G.I. Joe Head Canon & Fanfic Filecards

Code Name: Shadow Tracker
File Name: Unknown
Primary Military Specialty: Tracker
Secondary Military Specialty: Marksman
Birthplace: Unknown
Rank: N/A

Subject was a freelance operative for Cobra for several years, though his status has always been supplemental - not part of any official unit or cadre, Shadow Tracker has been used on a case by case basis for assassinations, recovery missions, search and recovery, and manhunts. Because his status was so low-profile and his affiliation with Cobra tenuous at best, the Lewis administration had significantly fewer hoops to jump through to make use of his talents after taking office. He has been brought in as a consultant to deal with the "Lost Joes," specifically to find and, if necessary, eliminate Stewart "Outback" Selkirk, who is believed to be operating an unsanctioned guerrilla campaign against Cobra forces in the sub-Antarctic island nation of Nama-Petgardi.

"Shadow Tracker is the Boba Fett of Cobra. He's just a scary bounty hunter in a creepy mask and none of us know much about him. Otherwise, he's tabula rasa man. None of us even know what country he was born in or what languages he speaks. Like, Snake Eyes' whole life is classified, but Shadow Tracker doesn't even have the paperwork to classify. We know he's been dispatched to take out Outback, and under normal circumstances I'd say Outback could handle him, but we can't even FIND Outback to tell him, so it's going to be a lone survivalist Joe in the jungle going up against a faceless hunter in a high-tech mask who.... wait a minute, I think I saw this movie?"
 
Code Name: Grim Viper
File Name: Various
Primary Military Specialty: Long-Range Recon
Secondary Military Specialty: Infiltration
Birthplace: Various
Rank: Viper Mark 3

Official statement: As we have previously stated, the Lewis administration has no documented connection to the Cobra organization and we are seeking legal action against those who continue to claim otherwise. These men known as Grim Vipers are terrorists, plain and simple. We are unable to verify the identities of any of these men, but rest assured, should one ever set foot on American soil, the Lewis administration will stop at nothing to apprehend and prosecute these violent criminals to the fullest extent of the law. Unofficially, at the request of President Lewis, a cadre of Grim Vipers remain on standby and have been dispatched for "shock and awe" operations against American activists and are prepared to take part in actions to counter any GI Joe activity.

"There's a running joke among the Cobra rank and file that everyone's more than a little scared of Range Vipers. But what keeps a Range Viper up at night? These guys. They're bigger, meaner, better armed, and where the Ranger Vipers are weirdo survivalist types, Grim Vipers delight in the horrors they inflict. And our guys on the inside have informed us that the first time America sees one of these skull masks on domestic soil, it's going to be when Lewis decides he's had enough and chooses to unleash hell on American citizens. It's going to be a very bad day for a lot of people when these monsters lower those masks over their faces, step out of an unmarked truck, and pull the trigger on one of the M2s they like to carry. Those skull masks will be painted with blood."
 
docsilence said:
Subject was a freelance operative for Cobra for several years, though his status has always been supplemental - not part of any official unit or cadre, Shadow Tracker has been used on a case by case basis for assassinations, recovery missions, search and recovery, and manhunts. Because his status was so low-profile and his affiliation with Cobra tenuous at best, the Lewis administration had significantly fewer hoops to jump through to make use of his talents after taking office. He has been brought in as a consultant to deal with the "Lost Joes," specifically to find and, if necessary, eliminate Stewart "Outback" Selkirk, who is believed to be operating an unsanctioned guerrilla campaign against Cobra forces in the sub-Antarctic island nation of Nama-Petgardi.
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You've mentioned Nama-Petgardi before... where did that come from? Or did you come up with it? This was really great, making him a real force to be reckoned with... even before you mention it's Outback he's after, holy shit.
docsilence said:
"Shadow Tracker is the Boba Fett of Cobra.
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docsilence said:
He's just a scary bounty hunter in a creepy mask and none of us know much about him. Otherwise, he's tabula rasa man.
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Awesome. And is this Footloose?
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None of us even know what country he was born in or what languages he speaks. Like, Snake Eyes' whole life is classified, but Shadow Tracker doesn't even have the paperwork to classify. We know he's been dispatched to take out Outback, and under normal circumstances I'd say Outback could handle him, but we can't even FIND Outback to tell him, so it's going to be a lone survivalist Joe in the jungle going up against a faceless hunter in a high-tech mask who.... wait a minute, I think I saw this movie?"
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HOT DAMN!!!!!! What a fantastic set-up!!!!
docsilence said:
Official statement: As we have previously stated, the Lewis administration has no documented connection to the Cobra organization and we are seeking legal action against those who continue to claim otherwise.
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Ha, nice!
docsilence said:
These men known as Grim Vipers are terrorists, plain and simple. We are unable to verify the identities of any of these men, but rest assured, should one ever set foot on American soil, the Lewis administration will stop at nothing to apprehend and prosecute these violent criminals to the fullest extent of the law.
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Well, I am so grateful we have someone like Lewis protecting us against these villains he has nothing to do with!
docsilence said:
Unofficially, at the request of President Lewis, a cadre of Grim Vipers remain on standby and have been dispatched for "shock and awe" operations against American activists and are prepared to take part in actions to counter any GI Joe activity.
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docsilence said:
"There's a running joke among the Cobra rank and file that everyone's more than a little scared of Range Vipers. But what keeps a Range Viper up at night? These guys. They're bigger, meaner, better armed, and where the Ranger Vipers are weirdo survivalist types, Grim Vipers delight in the horrors they inflict. And our guys on the inside have informed us that the first time America sees one of these skull masks on domestic soil, it's going to be when Lewis decides he's had enough and chooses to unleash hell on American citizens. It's going to be a very bad day for a lot of people when these monsters lower those masks over their faces, step out of an unmarked truck, and pull the trigger on one of the M2s they like to carry. Those skull masks will be painted with blood."
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Awwww.... damn. That was all so good and so horrible. Really a kick in the gut.
 
Shadow Tracker is great. I have a rather strong dislike for the figure, but I absolutely love that you just leaned right in to 'yeah, this is G.I. Joe Predator.' But, lemme tell ya', that bio deserves a better quality of action figure design.

Holy shit did Grim Viper get dark quick. That's another one where I wish I liked the figure more just thanks to the bio. But I don't. At all. I, in fact, fucking hate that color scheme for anyone in Cobra.
 
There is almost no context for Shadow Tracker out there so I almost skipped him but he was the second to last named Cobra left to write up in classified. Sometimes these really are just trying to find a theme and digging into it.

I think that’s probably Footloose in that card, yeah!

I’m not a fan of drab on Cobra either, they should all be a bit weird, but I thought: let’s work with this. Who else do we know that loves dressing up and playing soldier while being cruel and vicious? (Almost made Grim a singular officer but I think this works better.)
 
Footloose does seem like the Joe that would reference movies.
Your reading of Grim Viper totally makes sense. I just wish they'd used the normal Range Viper colors on the toy, which I love (and I never got the original Range Viper becaus WM exclusives don't exist up here).
 
A bigger, bluer, meaner Range Viper would have been more fun than the olive drab one, for sure. I forgot the Range Vipers were a Walmart exclusive, which often don't exist here either depending on who's in charge of fulfillment on a given day.
 
Range Viper is one of the only Joe figures I wanted but literally could not get hold of for any price I was willing to pay. So Grim Viper was kind of a gut-punch. Still hoping for a re-issue or something.
 
As promised over in the News thread:

Code Name: Eel
File Name: Various
Primary Military Specialty: Underwater Demolition
Secondary Military Specialty: Marine Engineering
Birthplace: Various
Rank: Cobra Trooper Mark 3

The Lewis administration understands the country's need for alternate power sources. While offshore drilling has become understandably passe due to ecological concerns, that does not mean we can't reuse and recycle those drilling platforms. This is why President Lewis has announced a new initiative - Oil to Air, converting old oil rigs into platforms for wind energy. We have brought on the best marine engineers in the industry to refurbish and reinforce these aging platforms so that one day, wind turbines can dot the horizon as renewable, reliable sources of energy for the country, now and into the future. Note: Under no circumstances can these platforms be examined up close. They are, in fact, part of President Lewis's planned "Serpent Curtain" enabling the administration to establish a defensive aquatic perimeter around the country's coastlines.

"Those platforms are never going to be wind turbines. Cutter and I took a crew out there under cover of darkness a few times, once in the Gulf of Mexico and again near Martha's Vineyard. Those are military bases, crawling with Eels. Cobra's never been able to get this close to the mainland before, but now, who's watching the watchmen? Lewis is making the green energy folks happy by blowing smoke, well, wind, I guess, up their butts, while bribing the oil companies by buying up their old derelict rigs. They weren't using them anyway. And now they're manning those rigs with crack teams of demolitions experts and marine engineers, building water-based fortresses. And the hardest part to stomach is I really can't tell if those stations are meant to keep enemies out... or American citizens in."
 
Code Name: Snow Serpent Commander
File Name: Redacted
Primary Military Specialty: Arctic Operations
Secondary Military Specialty: Infantry
Birthplace: Redacted
Rank: Cobra Trooper Mark 3

Subject is the only survivor of an off-the-books operation ordered by President Lewis to a remote location in the Himalayas. The Snow Serpent Commander in question was able to temporarily reprogram an Arctic BAT to help him make his way back down the mountain after the wholesale slaughter of his squad. Footage recovered from the BAT is classified top secret as are all commentary from interviews with the commanding officer upon his return. President Lewis is insistent that once the Snow Serpent Commander is recovered well enough from his injuries - he also sustained hypothermia and frostbite on his return journey - the officer lead a second expedition to the site. The Snow Serpent Commander has put in a request for retirement, which has been denied.

"I've been to the ends of the Earth. Places where I swear to God men and my men, we were the only human beings to ever tread our heels on that soil and snow. I've heard whistles in the dark night. Babies crying where no babies should ever be. I swear I've heard voices call my name at high altitudes, when the oxygen is low and you start to hear and see things that aren't there. I shake off haints and goblins better than anyone. I know an oxygen-deprivation hallucination when I see one. That thing that came out of the mountain was no vision. It was meat and bone and claw and wing and it tore my men apart like a dog worrying a squirrel to death. But it wasn't no monster. No, I looked that thing in the eyes. I saw a human face staring back at me. Too big, yeah, with thick bones and teeth that gleamed in the moonlight, but it was a man. And it was not alone. No, it was a harbinger. You can't make me go back there. I've seen hell and it arrives on beating leather wings. I won't go. What's that? Yeah I have a daughter, why... Oh I'll kill you if you..." [The interview cuts out at this point.]
 
Man, the Eel one was scary in a whole new way. It actually makes a lot of the outlandish bases and such they had in the cartoon kinda feasible! I was going through a lot of cartoon stuff today for the one a day poll and hot damn did Cobra have a lot of different mega subs.

And thr Snow Serpent... Is this the first time someone has kinda done their own commentary? Either way, Christ that was fucked up
 
Ru1977 said:
Man, the Eel one was scary in a whole new way. It actually makes a lot of the outlandish bases and such they had in the cartoon kinda feasible! I was going through a lot of cartoon stuff today for the one a day poll and hot damn did Cobra have a lot of different mega subs.

And thr Snow Serpent... Is this the first time someone has kinda done their own commentary? Either way, Christ that was fucked up
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Yeah, first time someone's written their own epitaph. Been holding onto him for a while - figure Snow Serpent with wolf hood - officer, without, standard serpent.

The Eel one actually was inspired by their original card - they literally were based on old oil rigs!
 
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