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Joe vehicles move across a rocky landscape, and we see Cobra positioned outside Joe Headquarters, trying to blow their way in. Stalker flies in with a jet pack, removes the bomb, and destroys it in the air. After a training montage, the battle takes to the skies until Cobra Commander is shot out of his FANG, and Cobra troops on the streets of a city retreat. In the last shot, the Joes pose in front of a US flag backdrop.
Appearing Cast and Equipment
| Characters
| | Duke | 10 seconds | 1 line | battle cry, leading base and city assaults, landing in JUMP, in final pose
| | Cobra Commander | 15 seconds | | with troops outside Joe HQ, flying F.A.N.G. in city assault
| | Stalker | 15 seconds | | in J.U.M.P. and with Duke in base assault, obstacle course, fighting at farm
| | Flash | 11 seconds | | in V.A.M.P. with Clutch, driving R.A.M., target practice, in final pose
| | Destro | 9 seconds | | with troops outside Joe HQ, retreating from city assault
| | Scarlett | 9 seconds | | on battlefield with Duke, in final pose
| | Clutch | 8 seconds | | driving V.A.M.P. during base assault, in final pose
| | Gung-Ho | 8 seconds | | on battlefield with Duke, lifting weights, in final pose
| | Steeler | 7 seconds | | on battlefield with Duke, sparring with Rock 'n Roll, in final pose
| | Snake Eyes | 6 seconds | | on battlefield with Duke, in final pose
| | Rock 'n Roll | 5 seconds | | on battlefield with Duke, sparring with Steeler, in final pose
| | Zap | 5 seconds | | on battlefield with Duke, in V.A.M.P., in final pose
| | Airborne | 4 seconds | | flying Falcon Glider in base and city assaults
| | Bludd, Maj. | 4 seconds | | retreating from city assault
| | Breaker | 3 seconds | | on battlefield with Duke
| | Cover Girl | 3 seconds | | driving Wolverine in base assault, in final pose
| | Short-Fuze | 3 seconds | | on battlefield with Duke, in final pose
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| | Troops Appearing
| | Cobra | 13 seconds | | on foot and in H.I.S.S.es outside Joe HQ, fighting in city streets
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| | Vehicles Appearing
| | H.I.S.S. | 9 seconds | | positioned outside Joe HQ and fighting in city streets
| | F.A.N.G. | 8 seconds | | fighting over the city
| | M.O.B.A.T. | 8 seconds | | fighting on rocky terrain
| | J.U.M.P. | 7 seconds | | used by Stalker and Duke
| | Skystriker | 6 seconds | | flying over rocky terrain
| | V.A.M.P. | 5 seconds | | traveling over rocky terrain
| | Dragonfly | 4 seconds | | flying over rocky terrain, fighting over the city
| | Falcon Glider | 4 seconds | | flying over rocky terrain, fighting over the city
| | R.A.M. | 1 second | | traveling over rocky terrain (0:23)
| | Wolverine | 1 second | | fighting on rocky terrain (0:26)
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Misc. Notes
- This miniseries, originally aired as G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, was retitled G.I. Joe: The M.A.S.S. Device for the 2008 DVD figure set and A Real American Hero: The M.A.S.S. Device for the Shout!Factory DVD release.
- Though originally only aired with this miniseries, this is perhaps the most famous opening sequence, since it appeared on VHS releases of G.I. Joe episodes from Family Home Entertainment and is commonly used in advertisements for other G.I. Joe home releases.
- Perhaps due to such frequent use, the visual quality of this sequence is noticeably degraded on the Shout!Factory DVD release, compared to earlier releases (grainy with colors bleeding slightly).
- The sequence with Duke charging toward the screen and the G.I. Joe logo was reused for the season 1 opening sequence.
- The lyric "It's G.I. Joe against Cobra and Destro" was changed to "It's G.I. Joe against Cobra the enemy" for Sunbow's later uses of the song, and to "It's G.I. Joe against a ruthless enemy" for DiC's Operation Dragonfire.
- While most Joes raise a single fist in the final shot, Gung-Ho raises both arms, Zap lifts his rifle over his head, and Scarlett strikes a fashion model pose.
- The five DVD figure sets released in 2008 each came with a piece of the M.A.S.S. Device featured in this miniseries, and several of 2008's figures came with element canisters.
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