General Mayhem is an Iron Grenadier character from the A Real American Hero series.
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Iron Grenadiers Infantry Commander
Code Name: General Mayhem
- File Name: Mayhemovski, Vladimir P.
- Primary Military Specialty: Infantry Operations Commander
- Secondary Military Specialty: Counter Intelligence
- Birthplace: Kirovograd, Ukraine
- Grade: General (генерал)
GENERAL MAYHEM is a former Spetsnaz (Special Purpose Forces) commander for the Russian Army. For years, he carried out deep reconnaissance missions and blitzkrieg-style attacks with flawless efficiency for the motherland. Followed by a devoted cadre of soldiers that shared his vision of ruthless conquest and utter destruction of the weak, his arrogance inevitably was his own downfall. After a particularly terrifying campaign of merciless interrogation and elimination of alleged enemies of the state, he and his comrades were stripped of rank and incarcerated. Escaping before his trial, he fled to the criminal underground to search for a new undertaking.
Resurfacing several years later under the guise of GENERAL MAYHEM, this effective but cruel leader found a welcome home with DESTRO's IRON GRENADIERS. His apparent viciousness is barely tempered by his sheer military brilliance, often formulating bewildering attack plans that appear totally chaotic and disorienting to his opponents, but ultimately come together in an indomitable orchestration of air, sea and land superiority—truly the work of a mad genius.
"Anyone foolish enough to get in my way will be crushed beneath my boot heels!"
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- America's Elite #25 - Devil's Due June 2007 (Identified Threat Matrix)
- America's Elite #33 - Devil's Due March 2008 (Cover Only)
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2 figures released. 2005 and 2015.
- General Mayhem (v1) was only available at the 2005 G.I.Joe Convention "Heroes in Action" in Minneapolis, MN. The figure was included with a General Mayhem: M.A.R.S. Invades! boxed set that included General Mayhem, Destro, six Iron Grenadiers, six Iron Anvil troopers, and Metal-Head.
- General Mayhem (version 2) was released as part of the 2015 International G.I.Joe Convention (Springfield, IL) exclusive TIGER FORCE vs. IRON GRENADIERS box set from the Official G.I. Joe Collectors' Club. The set included Sgt. Stalker, Dial-Tone, Big Brawler, Wreckage, Recondo, Edwin “Lifeline” Steen, Metal-Head, Undertow Officer, three Iron Anvils and three Undertow figures.