G.I. Joe Classified One-A-Day Beamish-Style Poll - #48 - Serpentor (IDW)

[docsilence]

To be fair, Sarge in GI Joe is the Sarge Sarge wishes he was. Man was a tank but he was not built like Superman

 

[Ru1977]

Didn't he also have screwdrivers for fingernails?

Well if they gave The Rock the same treatment, that might work for everyone. Or maybe just do a Roadblock with the same head from one of the other versions but wearing this outfit.

 

[AceofKnaves]

Or maybe just do a Roadblock with the same head from one of the other versions but wearing this outfit.

As long as it’s included as an option, I’ll take the Johnson head as well, to use as a victim for DIRE Wolves or some such. Same for any Channing Tatum likeness.

I would buy a Ray Stevenson Firefly though.

 

[Spongyblue]

the dream joke fig for me would be a Sgt. Slaughter that joined Cobra making an allusion to his time as an Iraqi Sympathizer that lasted much longer than the Gulf War

I mean, we're mostly the way there

 

[d2bruce]

I think it's a pass on movie Roadblock.

 

[DarthDre758]

https://imgur.com/a/ud41Dqr

 

[Spongyblue]

Mr. Bean is a Joe asset confirmed.

 

[DetectiveHoag]

https://imgur.com/a/V2FDtFt

 

[Ru1977]

Day 48 - Serpentor (IDW) (10/30/25)

Continuing our week of new versions of characters already in Classified with Serpentor from the IDW comics. Rather than a super-leader created in a lab from the DNA of conquerors, Stephen Minasian is a charming and manipulative leader of an organization dedicated to knowledge and self-improvement known as The Coil. DEFINITELY not a cult, and certainly not the religious wing of the Cobra Organization!

 

[Ru1977]

I had Serpentor as a kid but never liked him. The most interesting thing to me about him is when he got shot in the eye by Zartan's arrow. But I did read his story in the IDW comics with Scoop, which disturbed me greatly, and I found the cult leader version FAR more intriguing. Definitely would get.

 

[Chooch555]

Yep. The Coil as a cult wing was an inspired idea.

 

[docsilence]

I hope they do some sort of Retro/reissue of the existing one for folks who missed the SDCC exclusive first, but I'd be down for a cult leader Serpentor. I never know quite how I want him to work in my own head canon but it's an interesting story choice and the design is cool.

 

[Ru1977]

Yep. The Coil as a cult wing was an inspired idea.

Agreed! When I found out about the idea, likely from @DarthDre758 I thought it was amazing, but reading it was like a Thomas Harris story.

 

[Ru1977]

I hope they do some sort of Retro/reissue of the existing one for folks who missed the SDCC exclusive first, but I'd be down for a cult leader Serpentor. I never know quite how I want him to work in my own head canon but it's an interesting story choice and the design is cool.

Right... the emperor who is above, or usurps, Cobra Commander just doesn't fit for me.

 

[DarthDre758]

I'm trying to find it, but I could have sworn there was a version of "Cobra-La" that was simply an older, bottom level R&D lab where the "B" was rubbed off of the name on the door giving us Cobra La. It may be part of this too, and my old ass just doesn't remember it at all.