

Īfter the line was canceled in 1994, Hasbro made several attempts to resurrect A Real American Hero through repaint series. When the arm was let go, the torso sprang back forward, resulting in a punching motion with the right arm. Zartan was designed with a spring-action hip if Zartan's right arm was pushed back, his upper torso turned right. All the Ninja Force figures were designed with a "real ninja move". Instead of a cowl, he wears a short orange mohawk on his otherwise bald head. A complete departure from his classic uniform, Zartan wore a leather jacket and neon green pants. Zartan was updated in 1993, as part of the Ninja Force line. The action figures for Zartan's brother Zandar and sister Zarana were also constructed of the same UV reactive plastic. A small face mask, included in a detachable backpack, completed the disguise. The Chameleon could be disassembled into several parts and loaded into a small cart that was included with the action figure the cart, loaded with the vehicle's parts, would act as part of a disguise, making Zartan appear to be a parts or junk dealer. Zartan was sold with an accompanying "swamp skier" called the Chameleon, which also contained thermal reactive plastic. These stickers changed from maroon when cold, to aqua at room temperature, and blue when hot. The action figure also came with thermal sensitive stickers that were applied to Zartan's chest- and thigh-armor.
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In its natural state, Zartan appeared Caucasian, but when exposed to sunlight, Zartan's skin changed to a dark blue. The 1984 Zartan action figure featured UV reactive plastic. He was later named Zartan, an anagram of Tarzan, by writer Larry Hama. In early development, he was called Captain Chameleon. After a complaint from a mental health organization, Hasbro removed this information from the file for later print runs, and was not referenced on file cards for future releases of the character. When Zartan was originally released in the toy line, it stated on his file card that he suffered from paranoid schizophrenia and multiple personality disorder. They are affiliated with Cobra as shock troops, offering their mercenary services as subordinates of Zartan. Joe: A Real American Hero toyline, comic books and cartoon series. The Dreadnoks are a fictional biker gang from the G.I. He has a younger brother and sister, twins named Zandar and Zarana. Zartan and the Dreadnoks have also been known to use holographic technology and other means to disguise themselves. He is also a ventriloquist, a polyglot (speaking over 20 languages and dialects), and an acrobatic-contortionist. Zartan can alter his skin color at will to blend in with his environment, and is a practitioner of several mystic martial arts. Very little is known of his background, but he is suspected to have received European military academy training at St.

Zartan is a master of make-up and disguise. Joe: The Rise of Cobra and its 2013 sequel, G.I.
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His character was voiced by Zack Hoffman in the 1985 TV series, and he was portrayed by Arnold Vosloo in the live-action film, G.I. He is one of the main villains in the franchise as the leader of the Dreadnoks, and a mercenary who often worked directly for Cobra Commander.

Joe: A Real American Hero toyline, comic books, and animated series. Zartan is a fictional character from the G.I. UNKNOWN (his third filecard states that it is Nice, France, but later filecards ignore it). Joe: A Real American Hero issue #25 (July 1984)Ĭhris McCann ( G.I.
