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|image = [[Image:RAH mini05.jpg|255px|center]]
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|episode = "Slave of the Cobra Master"
|image=[[Image:RAH mini05.jpg|255px|center]]
 
 
|writer = [[Ron Friedman]]
|episode="Slaves of the Cobra Master"
 
 
|production = [[Sunbow Productions]]
|hidea=
 
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|number = <nowiki>#</nowiki>4006
|writer=[[Ron Friedman]]
 
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|airdate = [[1983|September 13, 1983]]
|production=[[Sunbow Productions]]
 
 
|continuity = [[A Real American Hero animated continuity]]
|season=
 
 
|series = [[A Real American Hero (miniseries)|A Real American Hero]]
|airdate=
 
 
|preceded by = [[The Cobra Strikes]]
|hideg=
 
 
|followed by = [[The Worms of Death]]
|continuity=[[A Real American Hero animated continuity]]
 
 
|imageBG =
|series=[[A Real American Hero (mini-series)|A Real American Hero]]
 
 
|hidea =
|preceded by=[[The Cobra Strikes]]
 
 
|hideg =
|followed by=[[The Worms of Death]]
 
 
}}
 
}}
   
The search for three precious elements begins as the Joe team races to complete their own MASS Device!
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:''The search for three precious elements begins as the Joe team races to complete their own [[M.A.S.S.]] Device!''
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==Plot==
 
[[Image:RAH mini03.jpg|175px|thumb|left|Cobra Commander knows his way around a joystick.]]
 
In the [[Cobra Arena of Sport]], [[Duke (RAH)|Duke]] is forced into a battle with [[Ramar|the giant]]. [[Cobra Commander (RAH)|Cobra Commander]] and [[Destro (RAH)|Destro]] control the two combatants via the mind controlling headbands. With joysticks in their hands, the Commander controls the giant while Destro controls Duke. Cobra Commander chides Destro's lack of gaming skills as the giant proceeds to beat Duke up. Furious but calm, Destro lets go of the joystick to let Duke fight the giant on his own will.
   
 
At Joe HQ, [[Dr. Vandermeer]] tells the Joes that he can build a [[M.A.S.S.]] for them but to power it, he will need three essential elements. The first of which is a red radioactive crystal that can only be found in the [[Arctic]] region, specifically in an area called the Sea of Ice.
==Detailed synopsis==
 
[[Image:RAH mini03.jpg|175px|thumb|right|Cobra Commander knows his way around a joystick.]]
 
In the Cobra Arena of Sport, Duke is forced into a battle with the giant. Cobra Commander and Destro control the two combatants via the mind controlling headbands. With joysticks in their hands, the Commander controls the giant while Destro controls Duke. Cobra Commander chides Destro’s lack of gaming skills as the giant proceeds to beat Duke up. Furious but calm, Destro lets go of the joystick to let Duke fight the giant on his own will.
 
   
 
[[Image:RAH mini04.jpg|175px|thumb|right|Duke faces of with [[Ramar|the giant]].]]
At Joe HQ, Dr. Vandermeer tells the Joes that he can build a [[MASS]] for them but to power it, he will need three essential elements. The first of which is a red radioactive crystal that can only be found in the Arctic region, specifically in an area called the Sea of Ice.
 
 
While Duke is dwarfed by the giant's size and strength, his combat skills allow him to put up a good fight and knock the giant down. In a defiant move, he goes towards the controllers' direction. Destro would have none of that and immobilizes Duke. The giant is about to pummel Duke when a [[Cobra Officer]] has to interrupt the game with information from their spies. Cobra Commander is furious that the world refuses to surrender before him while Destro is upset that the Joes will be building their own M.A.S.S. and is on the way to obtain one of the catalytic elements. With the bad news, they both leave the Arena to attend to the distressing matter. The [[Selina|slave girl]] Duke met before enters the arena to give him water.<ref>{{storylink|The Cobra Strikes}}</ref> She introduces herself as Selina and gives him a gold strip to place between his headband and his forehead. She warns him it may hurt but he will be able to move of his own free will.
   
 
In the Arctic, [[Snow Job (RAH)|Snow Job]], [[Scarlett (RAH)|Scarlett]], [[Snake-Eyes (RAH)|Snake-Eyes]], [[Flash (RAH)|Flash]] and [[Tripwire (RAH)|Tripwire]] arrive in the area of the Sea of Ice. Their radiation tracker leads them to a cave. What they don't know is that [[Major Bludd (RAH)|Major Bludd]] is in the area and is watching them. The Joes arrive at the cave and proceeds to walk in. Further inside the cave, [[S.N.A.K.E.]] robots lie in wait.
[[Image:RAH mini04.jpg|175px|thumb|left|Duke faces of with [[Ramar|the giant]].]]
 
While Duke is dwarfed by the giant’s size and strength, his combat skills allow him to put up a good fight and knock the giant down. In a defiant move, he goes towards the controllers’ direction. Destro would have none of that and immobilizes Duke. The giant is about to pummel Duke when a Cobra Officer has to interrupt the game with information from their spies. Cobra Commander is furious that the world refuses to surrender before him while Destro is upset that the Joes will be building their own MASS and is on the way to obtain one of the catalytic elements. With the bad news, they both leave the Arena to attend to the distressing matter. The slave girl Duke met before enters the arena to give him water.<ref>{{storylink|The Cobra Strikes}}</ref> She introduces herself as Selina and gives him a gold strip to place between his headband and his forehead. She warns him it may hurt but he will be able to move of his own free will.
 
   
 
Cobra Commander gives another ultimatum to the world. In another demonstration of the M.A.S.S. Device, he has Destro teleport a battalion of Soviet troops to their headquarters. Destro becomes increasingly distressed at every demonstration of the M.A.S.S.'s power as their supply of catalytic elements are running low. The Commander is unconcerned, satisfied at another showing and confident in their ability to find more of the elements.
In the Arctic, Snow Job, Scarlett, Snake-Eyes, Flash and Tripwire arrive in the area of the Sea of Ice. Their radiation tracker leads them to a cave. What they don’t know is that Major Bludd is in the area and is watching them. The Joes arrive at the cave and proceeds to walk in. Further inside the cave, SNAKE robots lie in wait.
 
   
 
Cobra Commander and Destro go back to their game. Duke has had enough of being toyed around and inserts the gold strip between his headband. Somehow, the result shorted the joysticks in the two evil leaders' hands. Duke takes the headband off and runs to escape. He is assisted by Selina and led to a hangar. She couldn't go with him but assures him that she knows her way around the Cobra base. Duke gives her his ring and promises to come back for her. He escapes in a [[Viper glider]] with several Cobras in hot pursuit.
Cobra Commander gives another ultimatum to the world. In another demonstration of the MASS Device, he has Destro teleport a battalion of Soviet troops to their headquarters. Destro becomes increasingly distressed at every demonstration of the MASS’s power as their supply of catalytic elements are running low. The Commander is unconcerned, satisfied at another showing and confident in their ability to find more of the elements.
 
   
 
Back at the cave, the Joes trigger a booby trap that seals them in the cave and now has to face the S.N.A.K.E.s. At first menacingly dangerous, the S.N.A.K.E.s turned out to be poorly programmed and slow to respond to changes in tactics. They are soon taken care of enough. Snake-Eyes gets in a rail car to get the crystals.
Cobra Commander and Destro go back to their game. Duke has had enough of being toyed around and inserts the gold strip between his headband. Somehow, the result shorted the joysticks in the two evil leaders’ hands. Duke takes the headband off and runs to escape. He is assisted by Selina and led to a hangar. She couldn’t go with him but assures him that she knows her way around the Cobra base. Duke gives her his ring and promises to come back for her. He escapes in a Viper glider with several Cobras in hot pursuit.
 
 
Back at the cave, the Joes trigger a booby trap that seals them in the cave and now has to face the SNAKEs. At first menacingly dangerous, the SNAKEs turned out to be poorly programmed and slow to respond to changes in tactics. They are soon taken care of enough. Snake-Eyes gets in a rail car to get the crystals.
 
 
Flash melts the blast door sealing the cave’s entrance only to find Bludd and the Cobras waiting outside. Snake-Eyes manages to come back from deep the cave with radioactive gas spewing out after him. Rather than let his teammates be caught in the poison cloud, he seals himself behind a blastproof fiberglass. Reluctant to leave Snake-Eyes, the Joes had no choice but to leave him behind.
 
 
A congregation in an island in the Pacific discusses how to deal with the threat of Cobra. General Flagg assures a reporter that they remain firm in their stance: to never surrender. This is tested as they are abducted by being teleported to Cobra’s base and turned into mindless prisoners.
 
 
Duke managed to escape and is brought back to G.I. Joe base. However, the trauma and exhaustion from the escape has given him no idea where Cobra is actually located.
 
   
 
Flash melts the blast door sealing the cave's entrance only to find Bludd and the Cobras waiting outside. Bludd sets off an explosive charge in the mine, releasing a cloud of radioactive gas. Snake-Eyes manages to come back from deep the cave with the radioactive gas following him. Rather than let his teammates be caught in the poison cloud, he seals himself behind a blastproof glass. Reluctant to leave Snake-Eyes, the Joes have no choice but to leave him behind.
   
 
In a forest, Duke shook off the Cobras but passed out and was somehow found by some of his fellow G.I. Joe's then brought back to base. Meanwhile, A conference in an island in the Pacific discusses how to deal with the threat of Cobra. [[General Flagg]] assures a reporter that they remain firm in their stance: to never surrender. This is tested as they are abducted by being teleported to Cobra's base and turned into mindless prisoners.
   
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After hearing Cobra's threat, Scarlett sees Doc and Cover Girl bringing an injury and unconscious Duke over. Seeing this, the G.I. Joes rush to Duke side just as he reigns consciousness. However, Duke becomes confused as to how he was brought back to base and Stalker explains to him that he hoped he would tell everyone in the room. Stalker explains to Duke that was captured by Cobra and hoped that he knew where their base was and they would be able to end the fighting fast. However, due to the trauma, effects of the headband and exhaustion from the escape, Duke doesn't remember anything that happened during his imprisonment or where Cobra is actually located, expect his meeting with Selina.
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==Appearances==
 
===Featured Characters===
 
===Featured Characters===
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{{Featuredcharacters
 
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{|border=5 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=5 align=center style="border:#800000"
 
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*[[Breaker (RAH)|Breaker]] (7)
! style="background:#FFEEEE" | [[G.I. Joe]]
 
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*[[Cover Girl (RAH)|Cover Girl]] (19)
! style="background:#EEEEFE" | [[Cobra]]
 
 
*[[Doc (Carl Greer)|Doc]] (18)
! style="background:antiquewhite" | Others
 
 
*[[Duke (RAH)|Duke]] (1)
|-
 
  +
*[[Flash (RAH)|Flash]] (17)
| style="background:#FFEEEE" valign="top" |
 
*[[Duke (RAH)|Duke]]
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*[[Gung-Ho (RAH)|Gung Ho]] (21)
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*[[Rock 'n Roll (RAH)|Rock 'n Roll]] (22)
*[[Stalker]]
 
*[[Breaker (RAH)|Breaker]]
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*[[Scarlett (RAH)|Scarlett]] (10)
*[[Snake-Eyes (RAH)|Snake-Eyes]]
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*[[Snake-Eyes (RAH)|Snake-Eyes]] (9)
*[[Snow Job]]
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*[[Snow Job (RAH)|Snow Job]] (14)
*[[Scarlett (RAH)|Scarlett]]
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*[[Stalker (RAH)|Stalker]] (8)
*[[Tripwire]]
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*[[Tripwire (RAH)|Tripwire]] (16)
*[[Flash]]
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*[[Zap]] (20)
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|c2=
*[[Doc (Carl Greer)|Doc]]
 
*[[Cover Girl (RAH)|Cover Girl]]
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*[[Cobra Commander (RAH)|Cobra Commander]] (4)
*[[Steeler]]
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*[[Cobra Officer]] (11)
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*[[Cobra Slavemaster]] (13)
*[[Flash]]
 
*[[Zap]]
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*[[Cobra Trooper]] (3)
*[[Rock 'n Roll]]
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*[[Destro (RAH)|Destro]] (5)
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*[[Major Bludd (RAH)|Major Bludd]] (15)
*[[Gung Ho]]
 
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|c3=
*[[Stalker]]
 
 
*[[Dr. Laszlo Vandermeer]] (6)
 
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*[[Ramar]] (2)
| style="background:#EEEEFE" valign="top" |
 
 
*[[Selina]] (12)
*[[Cobra Commander (RAH)|Cobra Commander]]
 
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|c4=
*[[Destro (RAH)|Destro]]
 
*[[Cobra Trooper]]
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*[[General Flagg]] (23)
 
}}
*[[Viper Pilot]]
 
*[[Baroness (RAH)|Baroness]]
 
 
| style="background:antiquewhite" valign="top" |
 
*[[Dr. Vandermeer]]
 
*[[Selina]]
 
*[[General Flagg]]
 
 
|}
 
   
 
===Featured Vehicles===
 
===Featured Vehicles===
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{{Featuredequipment
 
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|c1=
{|border=5 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=5 align=center style="border:#800000"
 
! style="background:#FFEEEE" | [[G.I. Joe]]
 
! style="background:#EEEEFE" | [[Cobra]]
 
|-
 
| style="background:#FFEEEE" valign="top" |
 
 
*[[Polar Battle Bear]]
 
*[[Polar Battle Bear]]
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|c2=
 
*[[H.I.S.S.]]
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*[[M.A.S.S.]]
 
*[[S.N.A.K.E.]]
 
*[[Viper glider]]
 
}}
   
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===Featured Locations===
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{{Featuredlocations
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|c1=
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*[[G.I. Joe Headquarters]]
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|c2=
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*[[Silent Castle]]
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|c3=
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*[[Sea of Ice]]
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*[[Tanu Island]]
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}}
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==Quotes==
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"The first element we need is a radioactive crystal, which can be found buried near the Arctic Circle, not far from a glacial expanse known as 'The Sea of Ice.'"
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:--'''Dr. Vandermeer''' introduces the first plot coupon.
   
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"The M.A.S.S. Device is not a toy for your amusement!"
| style="background:#EEEEFE" valign="top" |
 
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:--'''Destro''' is right, it wouldn't be a toy for another 25 years.
*[[SNAKE|S.N.A.K.E. Armor]]
 
*[[HISS|Cobra H.I.S.S.]]
 
*[[Viper (Cobra glider)|Viper Glider]]
 
   
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"Reptilian popinjay".
|}
 
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:--'''Destro''' doesn't think very highly of .Cobra Commander
 
==Notable quotes==
 
 
 
==Other notes==
 
===Animation and/or technical glitches===
 
*Cover Girl has blonde hair in this episode- a trend that will continue for the duration of this miniseries.
 
   
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==Notes==
 
===Animation and technical errors===
  +
*[[Flash (RAH)|Flash]] is portrayed with a flamethrower, rather than a laser rifle.
  +
*Flash is also missing his blue visor during one of the close-ups.
 
*[[Cover Girl (RAH)|Cover Girl]] has blonde hair in this episode - a trend that will continue for the duration of this miniseries.
 
* Major Bludd refers to a [[Cobra Trooper|Blueshirt]] as "lieutenant," but the Cobra troop spoken to lacks the "V" chevron helmet device worn by other officers.
   
 
===Continuity errors===
 
===Continuity errors===
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*At end of the first episode, Ramar destroys two giant stone pillars by spreading his arms (a preposterous notion in and of itself). At the start of this episode an overhead shot of the Arena of Sport shows the pillars about a hundred feet apart from each other.
* Major Bludd refers to a Cobra Blueshirt as 'lieutenant,' but the Cobra troop spoken to lacks the "V" helmet device worn by other officers.
 
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*When they enter the cave Tripwire states that he cannot read any human life but he's carrying a metal detector and supposed to be sweeping for mines.
 
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*Snake-Eyes brings down the protective shield by tripping an electric eye with his pistol. The electric-eye is on ''his'' side of the shield, though. Which means that in the event of an emergency, someone would ''have to'' stay on the side with the deadly radioactive gas and sacrifice himself in order to activate it. Doesn't sound like a very well thought-out safety measure.
 
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*After Snake-Eyes activates the protective shield, Tripwire starts pounding on it with the butt of his rifle, trying to save his teammate by busting him out. Needless to say, that would flood the cave with the radioactive gas, killing all of them and making Snake-Eye's sacrifice a moot point.
===Real-world references===
 
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*The world's leaders refuse Cobra's order to surrender, yet stupidly follow Cobra Commander's order to show up at Tanu Island. Did ''no one'' take a moment to think that they were possibly walking into a trap?
*
 
 
 
===Miscellaneous trivia===
 
*The action figures of the Viper Pilots, Cobra troopers who operate the Viper Glider, bear silver Cobra insignias, rather than the red shown in animation. They are otherwise indistinguishable from regular Cobra Troopers.
 
   
 
===Miscellaneous trivia==
==References==
 
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*The [[S.N.A.K.E.]]s are treated as robots, rather than armored suits.
{{reflist}}
 
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*Destro says he developed the [[M.A.S.S.]] technology, when it was really created by [[Dr. Laszlo Vandermeer]].
 
*The action figures of the [[Viper Pilot]]s, Cobra troopers who operate the Viper Glider, bear silver Cobra insignias, rather than the red shown in animation. They are otherwise indistinguishable from regular Cobra Troopers.
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*Just like last episode, this episode features at least one death: a [[Viper Pilot]] crashes his glider into an outcropping of rock, and after clinging to the cliff briefly, he falls off the mountain.
 
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===Real world references===
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*The Russian delegate at the Tanu Island conference looks like [[wikipedia:Leonid Brezhnev|Leonid Brezhnev]].
   
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sunbow ARAH #002}}
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[[Category:1983]]
 
[[Category: Sunbow episodes]]
 
[[Category: Sunbow episodes]]
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[[Category:A Real American Hero (miniseries)]]

Revision as of 22:08, 18 April 2020

The search for three precious elements begins as the Joe team races to complete their own M.A.S.S. Device!

Plot

RAH mini03

Cobra Commander knows his way around a joystick.

In the Cobra Arena of Sport, Duke is forced into a battle with the giant. Cobra Commander and Destro control the two combatants via the mind controlling headbands. With joysticks in their hands, the Commander controls the giant while Destro controls Duke. Cobra Commander chides Destro's lack of gaming skills as the giant proceeds to beat Duke up. Furious but calm, Destro lets go of the joystick to let Duke fight the giant on his own will.

At Joe HQ, Dr. Vandermeer tells the Joes that he can build a M.A.S.S. for them but to power it, he will need three essential elements. The first of which is a red radioactive crystal that can only be found in the Arctic region, specifically in an area called the Sea of Ice.

RAH mini04

Duke faces of with the giant.

While Duke is dwarfed by the giant's size and strength, his combat skills allow him to put up a good fight and knock the giant down. In a defiant move, he goes towards the controllers' direction. Destro would have none of that and immobilizes Duke. The giant is about to pummel Duke when a Cobra Officer has to interrupt the game with information from their spies. Cobra Commander is furious that the world refuses to surrender before him while Destro is upset that the Joes will be building their own M.A.S.S. and is on the way to obtain one of the catalytic elements. With the bad news, they both leave the Arena to attend to the distressing matter. The slave girl Duke met before enters the arena to give him water.[1] She introduces herself as Selina and gives him a gold strip to place between his headband and his forehead. She warns him it may hurt but he will be able to move of his own free will.

In the Arctic, Snow Job, Scarlett, Snake-Eyes, Flash and Tripwire arrive in the area of the Sea of Ice. Their radiation tracker leads them to a cave. What they don't know is that Major Bludd is in the area and is watching them. The Joes arrive at the cave and proceeds to walk in. Further inside the cave, S.N.A.K.E. robots lie in wait.

Cobra Commander gives another ultimatum to the world. In another demonstration of the M.A.S.S. Device, he has Destro teleport a battalion of Soviet troops to their headquarters. Destro becomes increasingly distressed at every demonstration of the M.A.S.S.'s power as their supply of catalytic elements are running low. The Commander is unconcerned, satisfied at another showing and confident in their ability to find more of the elements.

Cobra Commander and Destro go back to their game. Duke has had enough of being toyed around and inserts the gold strip between his headband. Somehow, the result shorted the joysticks in the two evil leaders' hands. Duke takes the headband off and runs to escape. He is assisted by Selina and led to a hangar. She couldn't go with him but assures him that she knows her way around the Cobra base. Duke gives her his ring and promises to come back for her. He escapes in a Viper glider with several Cobras in hot pursuit.

Back at the cave, the Joes trigger a booby trap that seals them in the cave and now has to face the S.N.A.K.E.s. At first menacingly dangerous, the S.N.A.K.E.s turned out to be poorly programmed and slow to respond to changes in tactics. They are soon taken care of enough. Snake-Eyes gets in a rail car to get the crystals.

Flash melts the blast door sealing the cave's entrance only to find Bludd and the Cobras waiting outside. Bludd sets off an explosive charge in the mine, releasing a cloud of radioactive gas. Snake-Eyes manages to come back from deep the cave with the radioactive gas following him. Rather than let his teammates be caught in the poison cloud, he seals himself behind a blastproof glass. Reluctant to leave Snake-Eyes, the Joes have no choice but to leave him behind.

In a forest, Duke shook off the Cobras but passed out and was somehow found by some of his fellow G.I. Joe's then brought back to base. Meanwhile, A conference in an island in the Pacific discusses how to deal with the threat of Cobra. General Flagg assures a reporter that they remain firm in their stance: to never surrender. This is tested as they are abducted by being teleported to Cobra's base and turned into mindless prisoners.

After hearing Cobra's threat, Scarlett sees Doc and Cover Girl bringing an injury and unconscious Duke over. Seeing this, the G.I. Joes rush to Duke side just as he reigns consciousness. However, Duke becomes confused as to how he was brought back to base and Stalker explains to him that he hoped he would tell everyone in the room. Stalker explains to Duke that was captured by Cobra and hoped that he knew where their base was and they would be able to end the fighting fast. However, due to the trauma, effects of the headband and exhaustion from the escape, Duke doesn't remember anything that happened during his imprisonment or where Cobra is actually located, expect his meeting with Selina.

Appearances

Featured Characters

(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)

G.I. Joe Cobra Civilians Others


Featured Vehicles

G.I. Joe Cobra






Featured Locations

G.I. Joe Cobra Civilian
  • Sea of Ice
  • Tanu Island




Quotes

"The first element we need is a radioactive crystal, which can be found buried near the Arctic Circle, not far from a glacial expanse known as 'The Sea of Ice.'"

--Dr. Vandermeer introduces the first plot coupon.

"The M.A.S.S. Device is not a toy for your amusement!"

--Destro is right, it wouldn't be a toy for another 25 years.

"Reptilian popinjay".

--Destro doesn't think very highly of .Cobra Commander

Notes

Animation and technical errors

  • Flash is portrayed with a flamethrower, rather than a laser rifle.
  • Flash is also missing his blue visor during one of the close-ups.
  • Cover Girl has blonde hair in this episode - a trend that will continue for the duration of this miniseries.
  • Major Bludd refers to a Blueshirt as "lieutenant," but the Cobra troop spoken to lacks the "V" chevron helmet device worn by other officers.

Continuity errors

  • At end of the first episode, Ramar destroys two giant stone pillars by spreading his arms (a preposterous notion in and of itself). At the start of this episode an overhead shot of the Arena of Sport shows the pillars about a hundred feet apart from each other.
  • When they enter the cave Tripwire states that he cannot read any human life but he's carrying a metal detector and supposed to be sweeping for mines.
  • Snake-Eyes brings down the protective shield by tripping an electric eye with his pistol. The electric-eye is on his side of the shield, though. Which means that in the event of an emergency, someone would have to stay on the side with the deadly radioactive gas and sacrifice himself in order to activate it. Doesn't sound like a very well thought-out safety measure.
  • After Snake-Eyes activates the protective shield, Tripwire starts pounding on it with the butt of his rifle, trying to save his teammate by busting him out. Needless to say, that would flood the cave with the radioactive gas, killing all of them and making Snake-Eye's sacrifice a moot point.
  • The world's leaders refuse Cobra's order to surrender, yet stupidly follow Cobra Commander's order to show up at Tanu Island. Did no one take a moment to think that they were possibly walking into a trap?

=Miscellaneous trivia

  • The S.N.A.K.E.s are treated as robots, rather than armored suits.
  • Destro says he developed the M.A.S.S. technology, when it was really created by Dr. Laszlo Vandermeer.
  • The action figures of the Viper Pilots, Cobra troopers who operate the Viper Glider, bear silver Cobra insignias, rather than the red shown in animation. They are otherwise indistinguishable from regular Cobra Troopers.
  • Just like last episode, this episode features at least one death: a Viper Pilot crashes his glider into an outcropping of rock, and after clinging to the cliff briefly, he falls off the mountain.

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Real world references

  • The Russian delegate at the Tanu Island conference looks like Leonid Brezhnev.