Barrel Roll |
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Tuesday, 19 February 2008 | |
![]() Barrel Roll's first mission was to infiltrate Cobra Island, posing as a glider-flying Cobra Raptor-Viper. Once inside Cobra's headquarters, he broke into their computers to give the Joes secret access to their system. He narrowly escaped a number of Cobra troopers and Tomax and Xamot. Dr. Mindbender, in hiding on the island, tried to force Barrel Roll to take him along as the Joe escaped in a jet-ski. He tricked the Doctor, and left without him. He was extracted by the Joes as he evaded capture by Cobra's navy. Barrel Roll's brother, Thomas, was also one of the team's greenshirts but did not fair well on the team. During a disastrous mission into the Cobra-infiltrated town of New Moon, Colorado, team leader Mirage considered Thomas to be a poor soldier, and he was soon charged with negligence that led to the deaths of two greenshirts and would even possibly be charged with treason. ![]() During this time, the Jugglers began trying take complete control of the Joe team. Barrel Roll became a member of a smaller variation of the team under the command of General Philip Rey. He and the remaining Joes fought Cobra Commander's plans to unleash the deadly superweapon known as the Tempest. To end the threat, the government authorized a nuclear attack on Cobra Island. A somber Barrel Roll piloted the bomber that dropped the nuclear bomb onto the island. Most Cobra operatives escaped, though Cobra Commander set up the traitorous members of The Coil to die in the explosion. The Joes then discovered that the Tempest was now mobile and had been moved from Cobra Island. Barrel Roll attacked the device in a fighter jet until he ran out of missiles. He then flew his fighter on a collision course for the Tempest and destroyed it, but managed to eject at the last moment. He spent some time in the hospital recovering from his wounds while the other Joes battled a new threat known as the Red Shadows. After their defeat, the G.I. Joe team was disbanded by the president. One year later, the Joe team was reformed with a smaller roster. Like most former Joes, Barrel Roll was a reserve member of the team. During the conflict known as World War III, Barrel Roll went undercover as a Cobra Strato-Viper to steal a Night Raven jet upgraded with advanced cloaking technology. The access to the technology helped the Joes disable many of Cobra's weapons. As the war reached its conclusion, the Joes battled enemy troops at an old Cobra training camp in Appalachia. There, Barrel Roll fought and captured his brother, Blackout, as Cobra was finally defeated. (GIv2 28-30, 36, 37, 39, 40; SM:M; AE 33-36; Figures: 1, 2, 3) |
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