Firefly (G.I. Joe)

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Firefly is a male character who features in G.I. Joe.

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Biography

Origin

Firefly was the code name of a male human whose true name and even appearance was largely unknown. He was known to had been working for the Cobra Organization ever since the Cobra Commander first adopted his identity.

Marvel Comics

Firefly's father was owed a debt by the Koga Ninja Clan. When his father died, Firefly was taken in by the ninja. Training with them he eventually earned Master status, and took the name Faceless Master. Soon after Cobra Commander approached Firefly with a job: kill the man known as Snake-Eyes. Cobra Commander blamed Snake Eyes for his brother's death. Traveling to the Arashikage dojo where Snake Eyes was training, Firefly realized that he was no match for Snake Eyes.

To remove this threat, he would approach the assassin Zartan for help. In a case of mistaken identity, Zartan instead killed the Hard Master who was the leader of the Arashikage. The Hard Master's nephew, Storm Shadow, was blamed and he fled the dojo, dishonored and branded a traitor.

On another mission for Cobra Commander, Firefly was left in the Florida Everglades by the Commander. Running into Destro, who had also been left behind, the two returned to Cobra's base in Springfield, stopping for multiple battles with the Joes. The two would then make their plans to get their revenge for being abandoned by their ally.

Devil's Due

He was responsible for stealing a heavily modified Battle Android Trooper from a squad of Joes and Dreadnoks. To do this, he risks killing himself and hundreds of innocent people.

After Cobra was defeated Firefly reappears, working for the Nowhere Man and recruiting soldiers for a new army. Snake Eyes, his student Ophelia and the elite Hammer Team try to stop him. Ophelia and all but one of the Hammer members are killed. The survivor, Sean Collins, becomes Snake Eyes' new apprentice.

The members of the Phoenix Guard were Cobra agents in disguise, but for Cobra Commander's elaborate ruse to succeed, each member of the team needed doctored military records and manufactured personal histories. Firefly's fabricated identity was Snake-Eater, real name Jason B. Lee, most likely an alias, as his birthplace and serial number were classified. Snake-Eater's specialties were ranger, counter-intelligence and cartography. He attended basic training, advanced infantry training, Airborne School and Ranger School all at Fort Benning, and also completed the Special Forces Qualification course at Fort Bragg. General Rey noted him to be brutal, impulsive and unpleasant to be around, but could not deny his great skill in the field.

America's Elite

Reloaded

IDW

Overview

Personality and attributes

After training with the Koga ninja clan, he came to earn the rank of master and went by the name of Faceless Master. As a member of the Phoenix Guard, he came to operate under the name of Jason B. Lee who went by the code name of Snake-Eater.

No one knew what Firefly's real name nor what he really looked like with much of these details being a mystery.

This was to the point that not even the Cobra Commander knew much about the mercenary. His fees were paid to a numbered Swiss bank account and this was always payable in advance. Firefly did not give guarantees for his jobs nor offered his clients any refunds.

Powers and abilities

Firefly was known for his infiltration skills with him able to bypass security to the point that there were no reports of him entering or leaving the target zone.

He was known for his work with him being an expert in all NATO and Warsaw Pact explosives as well as detonators. Firefly often placed his charges in the place that brought the most damage to the target.

Notes

  • Firefly was created by Hasbro and featured in the setting of G.I. Joe.

In other media

Television

  • In G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, Firefly appeared in the setting of the 1985 animated television series where he was voiced by actor Gregg Berger. He was shown to be almost paranoid about concealing his identity, going so far as to threaten captives' lives if they turn to look at him despite the fact that he is wearing a mask; and becoming mildly enraged when Cobra Commander refers to him by his codename (acting as though he had just been addressed by his real name). He has important underworld contacts, which Cobra Commander is forced to turn to after he goes broke. Firefly is absent for most of the second season but appeared in the episode "Into Your Tent I Will Silently Creep", in which he is involved in one of Cobra Commander's plots to kill Serpentor.
  • In G.I. Joe: Sigma Six, Firefly appeared in the animated television series where he was voiced by actor Sean Schemmel in the English version.
  • In G.I. Joe: Renegades, Firefly appeared in the animated television series in the episode "Fire Fight" where he was voiced by actor Peter MacNicol.

Films

  • In G.I. Joe: Retaliation, Firefly appeared in the live-action film where he was portrayed by actor Ray Stevenson. His codename in this version stemmed from his trademark weapon system which were insectoid robot drones which he uses to surreptitiously deliver explosive charges.

Video games

  • In G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, Firefly appeared as a boss level antagonist in the video game tie-in.

Appearances

  • G.I. Joe:

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