Cobra La, BF2000, Eco Warriors (though I have been know to customize the vehicles ), Star Brigade, Tiger Force, Python Patrol.

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"...but for a soldier his duty is plain. He is to obey the orders of all those placed over him and whip the enemy wherever he meets him."
- General Ulysses S. Grant

Hmmm...Cobra La right off the bat and the Star Brigade aliens and the Bio-monsters. I can pretty much fit everyone else in. Although characters like Raptor and Crystal Ball are difficult to take seriously, you can put a spin on them and they fit nicely.


Im much like Outrider, I prefer hardcore realism, but I also hate letting some figures (Raptor and Crystal ball) go to waste. The other Option is rather than deny deny they exist, just never have them take an active role in your joeverse.....

a good point here. even the characters i hate (all ninjas but stormy, jinx, snakes, slice and dice) still exist in my world, just not like many of them were in the comics. and rather then say any character doesnt exist, i prefer to have them all, that way you can have lots of deaths of supposedly main characters. but they wont be missed by you.

I have no problem taking characters out of existence. Screw the "I'm just gathering dust" reasoning. That has more to do with keeping a full collection. I wasn't going to say it before, but any 'celebrity' that was made has no place in my verse. Yup, that includes Slaughter who was never that good in the WWF.

It's funny tho. Carlos says that Leatherneck and Torpedo don't exist. He have something against Marines and their brother Navy SEALs???

Agreed. All of the special teams ultimately turned out to be a bad idea.

And GI Joe is no place for zombies, mutants or aliens. There's always been some sci-fi elements to GI Joe but that's going too far.

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Yeah, leave the aliens to Indiana Jones

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I have aliens in mine! But at least mine have a semi-decent reason for being, right?

I have to say that there are a LOT of characters that I have no use for and some who have new roles.
The following don't exist in my Joeverse;
GI Joe Teams;
Eco-Warriors
Mega Marines
Slaughter's Marauders
Star Brigade
Desert Patrol Squad
Night Force
Ninja Force
Tiger Force
Cobra Teams;
Cobra-La
Mega Monsters
Ninja Cobra Strike Team
Eco-Warriors
Evil Headhunters
Cobra’s Star Brigade
Lunartix Empire

GI Joe/Government Teams:
Anti-Venom Task Force – FBI/Homeland Security Group investigating domestic terrorist activities by Cobra or known Cobra agents
Battleforce 2000 – Originally a testbed team using experimental equipment. After their destruction in Benzheen City, the Battleforce 2000 is deactivated, the remaining equipment is mothballed and their combat related existence is recorded only on the roster of the fallen at GI Joe HQ. DARPA took over the research aspect and field testing.
Drug Elimination Force – Special DEA group assigned to battle more radical elements of the drug trade in US and US interests worldwide.
Sky Patrol – Does not exist. United States Air Force Joint Forces Command fills this role.
Steel Brigade – A special Pentagon security team sent to handle operations too “Hot” for regular or special forces.
Cobra Teams:
Dreadnoks – Classic “Bad Boy” Aussie biker gang. Zartan is the financial backer who uses them as hired muscle when needed.
Plague Troopers – Origins unknown, Mystery team
Python Patrol – Major Bludd’s personal combat group. No aviation units exist.
Strike Team - Urban Division – Alley Vipers? Uh…well NO! Regular Cobra operatives dressed either as non-descript terrorists or in Cobra Blue.
Other:
Iron Grenadiers - Destro’s personal security
Oktober Guard - Russian Special Mission force

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Convention only characters--- General Mayhem, con Dreadknoks, and the like. I feel these are second rate customs only.

Vypra--- or is that Vypra twins? Hard to keep track. Weak conception. Should have been Jinx in a stolen Cobra jeep. They came out with Luke on a speed bike, why cant GIJoe do the same?

Surefire and Crossfire--- vanity characters. I let Big Brawler slide for comedy relief, the other two are not worth anything in my world.

Everything else exists if they got a figure even if I don't own them. The toyline is my Joe bible above all, then the toon, then the hama-verse, then finally other forms of media. I give less merit to characters who seem to have more basis in fandom than official media, which is why I dismiss the characters I do.