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1992 Equipment
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Air Commandos Gliders
- Lightweight hang gliders with mounted guns and clips for pilots, used by G.I. Joe and Cobra: red, white, and blue for Spirit, black and yellow for Air Devil.
- Packaged as accessories with spring 1992's premium carded Air Commandos figures.
- Related: Air Commandos Gliders (1991).
- No animated appearances.
Battle Cycle
- Green enclosed cycle with sidecar, light green cockpit cover, and top-mounted cannon, used by G.I. Joe.
- Never released as a toy, although it is mentioned on Duke's 1992 filecard.
Battle Cycle Animated Appearances
Notes: Battle Cycles made 6 appearances in the DiC series, with a total of 95 seconds on screen. They were never named in-story.
Chunnel | 25 seconds | used in first rescue attempt
| Kindergarten Commandos | 32 seconds | leaving Joe HQ, among Duke's forces
| The Greatest Evil Part I | 4 seconds | used to attack distribution house
| Shadow of a Doubt | 27 seconds | used to attack Cobra weapons stockpile, returning to new Headquarters
| Cobra World | 4 seconds | used to attack Cobra World
| Basic Training | 3 seconds | seen in flashback
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Barracuda
- Blue fully enclosed submarine with missile launcher, used by G.I. Joe.
- Boxed vehicle from spring 1992.
- Related: Man-O-War (2001).
Barracuda Animated Appearances
Notes: Barracuda made 3 appearances in the DiC series, with a total of 110 seconds on screen. They were named 6 times in-story.
Messenger from the Deep | 59 seconds | used to reach underwater city
| Metal-Head's Reunion | 35 seconds | used to attack undersea base
| Basic Training | 16 seconds | seen in flashback
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Rat
- Red hovercraft with jet engines and disc launchers, used by Cobra.
- Boxed vehicle from spring 1992.
Rat Animated Appearances
Notes: Rats made 4 appearances in the DiC series, with a total of 91 seconds on screen. They were named twice in-story.
Long Live Rock and Roll Part I | 40 seconds | towing raft to deliver Billy Blaster
| Shadow of a Doubt | 10 seconds | destroyed during attack on new Headquarters, used to chase Joes in inner city
| Cobra World | 21 seconds | used to defend Cobra World
| Metal-Head's Reunion | 20 seconds | used to tow cruise ship
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Rat Classic Marvel Comic Appearances
As far as I can tell, Rats were only discernible in 5 panels of 1 issue: #127 in Aug. 1992.
G.I. Joe Battle Copter
Cobra Battle Copter
Patriot
- Tan tread tank with side-mounted missile launcher, used by G.I. Joe.
- Boxed vehicle from spring 1992.
Patriot Animated Appearances
Notes: Patriots made 6 appearances in the DiC series, with a total of 141 seconds on screen. They were named twice in-story.
Season 2 Opening (DiC) | 3 seconds | in final shot
| The Eliminator | 55 seconds | attacking Cobra base in the Alps
| Kindergarten Commandos | 35 seconds | leaving Joe HQ, among Duke's forces
| Keyboard Warriors | 33 seconds | destroyed on viewscreen, attacked at Blizzard Bay
| Basic Training | 8 seconds | seen in flashback
| The Legend of Metal-Head | 7 seconds | seen in flashback
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Parasite
- Orange personnel carrier with top-mounted catapult and forward gun station, used by Cobra.
- Boxed vehicle from spring 1992.
Parasite Animated Appearances
Notes: Parasites made 8 appearances in the DiC series, with a total of 196 seconds on screen. They were named 3 times in-story.
Chunnel | 17 seconds | used to defend tunnel
| Kindergarten Commandos | 37 seconds | parked outside school, called in as reinforcements
| The Greatest Evil Part I | 6 seconds | used to attack distribution house
| The Greatest Evil Part II | 14 seconds | being airlifted, used to attack factory
| A Is for Android | 23 seconds | used to capture Hawk and attack Joe HQ
| Shadow of a Doubt | 19 seconds | used to evacuate desert base, driving to attack Joe HQ, used to chase Joes in inner city
| Cobra World | 73 seconds | crashing Magic World, turned into a float, digging tunnel, used to attack Fort Hobbs and carry gold
| The Legend of Metal-Head | 7 seconds | seen in flashback
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Storm Eagle
- Grey Advanced Tactical Fighter with water cannon, used by G.I. Joe.
- Boxed vehicle from spring 1992.
- Related: Liquidator (1992).
Storm Eagle Animated Appearances
Notes: Storm Eagles made 12 appearances in the DiC series, with a total of 373 seconds on screen. They were only named once in story (in The Greatest Evil, Part 2).
Season 2 Opening (DiC) | 2 seconds | in footage from DiC season 2 (0:25), passing through final shot (0:58)
| Chunnel | 26 seconds | used to fly to Buckingham Palace
| The Sword | 4 seconds | used to fight off final Cobra attack
| El Dorado – The Lost City of Gold | 32 seconds | shot down over Peru
| The Greatest Evil Part I | 77 seconds | used to attack distribution house
| The Greatest Evil Part II | 21 seconds | crashing, seen near beginning of attack on factory
| Infested Island | 109 seconds | used to fight toxo-bugs in San Francisco, to take off for island base, and to deliver antidote
| Keyboard Warriors | 34 seconds | attacked at Alpha Charlie base
| Cobra World | 31 seconds | flown in stunt show, used to attack Cobra World
| Metal-Head's Reunion | 12 seconds | used to fly to cruise ship
| Basic Training | 23 seconds | seen in flashback
| The Legend of Metal-Head | 3 seconds | seen in flashback
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Liquidator
- Black Advanced Tactical Fighter with water cannon, used by Cobra.
- Boxed vehicle from spring 1992.
- Related: Storm Eagle (1992).
Liquidator Animated Appearances
Notes: Liquidators made 10 appearances in the DiC series, with a total of 238 seconds on screen. They were named twice in-story.
Chunnel | 35 seconds | used after tunnel escape and to attack train and Duke's flight
| El Dorado – The Lost City of Gold | 13 seconds | used to attack Grunt
| The Greatest Evil Part I | 5 seconds | used to attack distribution house
| The Greatest Evil Part II | 3 seconds | seen flying as attack on factory begins
| A Is for Android | 91 seconds | used to attack Joe HQ, flown by Hawk to escape Cobra base
| Shadow of a Doubt | 16 seconds | attacking Joe HQ
| Keyboard Warriors | 30 seconds | launched by A.S.P., attacking Alpha Charlie
| Cobra World | 12 seconds | used against Dusty in stunt show
| Basic Training | 13 seconds | seen in flashback
| The Legend of Metal-Head | 20 seconds | seen in flashback
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Earthquake
- Yellow-green and purple armed bulldozer, used by Cobra.
- Boxed vehicle from spring 1992.
Earthquake Animated Appearances
Notes: Earthquakes made 8 appearances in the DiC series, with a total of 206 seconds on screen. Earthquakes were named 3 times in-story.
Chunnel | 59 seconds | used to attack Chunnel ceremony and defend tunnel, used by Joes to escape flooding tunnel
| El Dorado – The Lost City of Gold | 51 seconds | parked at Cobra camp, used to reopen cave
| Kindergarten Commandos | 29 seconds | called in as reinforcements
| The Sludge Factor Part I | 2 seconds | used to harvest rice underwater (17:33-34)
| The Sludge Factor Part II | 5 seconds | used to load sludge machine
| A Is for Android | 21 seconds | used to attack Joe HQ
| Cobra World | 32 seconds | turned into a float, digging tunnel, used to attack Fort Hobbs
| The Legend of Metal-Head | 7 seconds | seen in flashback
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Headquarters
Eco Striker
Fort America
- Green tread missile tank with red-brown brick fold-up exterior, used by G.I. Joe's Super Sonic Fighters.
- Boxed vehicle from summer 1992.
Fort America Animated Appearances
Notes: Fort America vehicles made 1 appearance in the DiC series, with a total of 40 seconds on screen. They were never named in-story.
Shadow of a Doubt | 40 seconds | airlifted from new Headquarters, used to attack Cobra in inner city
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AH-74 Desert Apache
- Tan helicopter with attachable sound-effect joystick, resembles the Boeing-Sikorsky RAH-66 Comanche, used by G.I. Joe's Super Sonic Fighters.
- Boxed vehicle from summer 1992.
- No animated appearances.
Cobra Toxo-Lab
- Multicolored staging area with crane and diving tank, used by Cobra's Eco-Warriors.
- Boxed playset from summer 1992.
- Related: Shares parts with the Dragon Fortress (1993).
- No animated appearances.
Toxo-Lab Classic Marvel Comic Appearances
By my count, the Toxo-Lab was discernible (as a commandeered oil rig) in 21 panels in 2 issues from May 1992 to Jun. 1992: #124 and 125.
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