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| − | [[File:Screen_Shot_2013-02-12_at_2.49.21_PM.png|thumb|400px]]The Cobra Flight Pod, or "Trubble Bubble" is a small, one-person assault craft. |
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| + | |machtype=V.T.O.L. Flight Pod |
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| + | |weapon=1 x .30 calibre XM-97 machine gun<br>2 x "Warlock" long-range missiles<br>1 x SNK-7 aerial mine |
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| + | The Cobra Flight Pod, or "Trubble Bubble" is a small, one-person assault craft. It weighs 720 lbs, has a maximum speed of 80 mph, and a maximum range of 120 miles. |
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==Vehicle profile== |
==Vehicle profile== |
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===Animated continuity=== |
===Animated continuity=== |
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[[Image:Trubblebubble.png|200px|thumb|left|The Trubble Bubble from the [[A Real American Hero animated continuity]].]] |
[[Image:Trubblebubble.png|200px|thumb|left|The Trubble Bubble from the [[A Real American Hero animated continuity]].]] |
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| − | The Flight pod first appeared in the miniseries "[[The Revenge of Cobra]]" and was a staple for the rest of the [[Sunbow]] portion of the animated series. An item of note is that although it first appeared in the 1984 miniseries, it was not released until 1985. |
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==Toys== |
==Toys== |
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==Notes== |
==Notes== |
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| − | * The writers' guide for the Sunbow series stated that Cobra characters would refer to this vehicle as a flight pod, reserving the description "Trubble Bubble" for use by G.I. Joe members. |
+ | * The writers' guide for the Sunbow series stated that Cobra characters would refer to this vehicle as a flight pod, reserving the description "Trubble Bubble" for use by G.I. Joe members.<ref>Steve Gerber, ''G.I. Joe Writers' Guide'' (Sunbow Productions, Inc., 1985), 17. Available as a PDF at http://joeguide.com/pm/writersguide/ </ref> |
| + | * The Flight Pod made its first Sunbow appearance in the 1984 miniseries [[The Revenge of Cobra]], but was not released as a toy until 1985. |
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| − | <ref>Steve Gerber, ''G.I. Joe Writers' Guide'' (Sunbow Productions, Inc., 1985), 17. Available as a PDF at http://joeguide.com/pm/writersguide/ </ref> |
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| + | *G.I. Joe: Field Manual Vol 1 |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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==Footnotes== |
==Footnotes== |
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[[Category:Cobra vehicles]] |
[[Category:Cobra vehicles]] |
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Revision as of 23:12, 29 April 2020
The Cobra Flight Pod, or "Trubble Bubble" is a small, one-person assault craft. It weighs 720 lbs, has a maximum speed of 80 mph, and a maximum range of 120 miles.
Vehicle profile
Trubble Bubble
Write up
Features
Write up
Fiction
Comics continuity
Write up
Animated continuity
The Trubble Bubble from the A Real American Hero animated continuity.
Toys
Toy editions
The Flight Pod was originally released in 1985. Though shown to be a pale blue in most early shots in the television series, the "Trouble Bubble" toy was actually a faint grey color. Like most toys of the era it required some assembly, with the "bubble" canopy being hinged at the back. It was not released with a figure.
Re-uses/re-makes
A redeco of the Flight Pod was released in 1997 and came packaged with a Cobra Viper.
Notes
- The writers' guide for the Sunbow series stated that Cobra characters would refer to this vehicle as a flight pod, reserving the description "Trubble Bubble" for use by G.I. Joe members.[1]
- The Flight Pod made its first Sunbow appearance in the 1984 miniseries The Revenge of Cobra, but was not released as a toy until 1985.
References
- G.I. Joe: Field Manual Vol 1
External links
Flight Pod at YoJoe!
1997 Flight Pod at YoJoe!
Footnotes
- ↑ Steve Gerber, G.I. Joe Writers' Guide (Sunbow Productions, Inc., 1985), 17. Available as a PDF at http://joeguide.com/pm/writersguide/