Zartan

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

Biography

Zartan

He had a younger brother and sister in the twins Zarana and Zandar.

A natural skill he possessed as the ability to alter his skin colour allowing him to blend to his environments.

In addition, he had a range of vocal talents as he was a ventriloquist and a gifted polyglot who could speak over 20 languages as well as dialects.

Zartan was an acrobatic contortionist with this lending well to him being a practitioner of several mystic martial arts.

Zartan was created by Hasbro and featured in the setting of G.I. Joe.
As noted in the Heritage Comics and Comic Art Auction #7027, the character was originally named as Captain Chameleon but as stated in The Ultimate Guide to G.I. Joe. he was renamed as Zartan by writer Larry Hama with the name being an anagram for Tarzan.

In G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, Zartan appeared in the 1985 Sunbow animated television series where he was voiced by actor Zack Hoffman.
In G.I. Joe: Resolute, Zartan appeared in the animated mini-series where he was voiced by actor Steve Blum.
In G.I. Joe: Renegades, Zartan appeared in the animated television series where he was voiced by actor Brian Bloom.

In G.I. Joe: Spy Troops, Zartan appeared in the setting of the 2003 direct-to-video CGI film where he was voiced by actor Colin Murdock. Cobra dispatched him to infiltrate G.I. Joe headquarters where he was disguised as Shipwreck to steal the Mind Interface Remote Control (MIRC).
In G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, Zartan appeared in the live-action film where he was portrayed by actor Arnold Vosloo.

In G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, Zartan appeared in the setting of the 1985 action shoot em' up video game.

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