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Kwinn

(aka Tracker Kwinn)

File Name: Jesse Kwinn of Kotzebue, Alaska.
Notes: Kotzebue is the county seat of the Northwest Arctic Borough and is situated at the end of the peninsula on Kotzebue Sound, just north of Alaska's "nose." Kwinn's name presumably comes from the Bob Dylan song "Quinn the Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn)," which was popularized by Manfred Mann.




chronological: Vance<< Tracker Kwinn >>Venomous Maximus
alphabetical: Knockdown<< Tracker Kwinn >>Lady Jaye

 

Animated Appearances

To my knowledge, Kwinn was never animated; his character originated in Marvel's G.I. Joe comic series.


Kwinn Classic Marvel Comic Appearances

By my count, Kwinn was discernible in 181 panels in 9 issues from Aug. 1982 to Jan. 1987: #2, 12, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 21, and Order of Battle 2. He was killed in #19.

Figure Releases

Versions: 1. 2004 (Comic #2)    
Version 1: late July 2004 Wave 1 comic three-pack assortment
MercenaryMOS 1: Freelance Special Ops Enforcer
MOS 2: Tracker
  • head: Tracker Kwinn (04)
  • arms: Big Ben (91, 93, 00, 02/I, 02/II), Crossfire (01), Tracker Kwinn (04), Rock 'n Roll (05)
  • torso: Big Ben (91, 93, 00, 02/I, 02/II), Crossfire (01), Tracker Kwinn (04), Shrage (05), Rock 'n Roll (05)
  • waist: Big Ben (91, 93, 00, 02/I, 02/II), Tracker Kwinn (04), Shrage (05)
  • legs: Big Ben (91, 93, 00, 02/I, 02/II), Tracker Kwinn (04), Gen. Flagg (04), Shrage (05)
Accessories: black rifle (86 Dial-Tone's), black machine gun and tripod (84 Roadblock's), black German shepherd (87 Law's), off-white weasel-skull necklace (new).
KWINN is a mysterious mystic mercenary who had at one time worked for COBRA, but eventually ended up siding with G.I. JOE. He's an expert tracker, hunter, and woodsman who can speak eight languages including three Inuit dialects. Although unerringly accurate with pistol, long-range rifle, and harpoon, his weapon of choice is the belt-fed, air-cooled, .30 caliber machine-gun. A man of deep convictions, KWINN holds strictly to a code of honor that makes his word a sacred bond; he never lies, and never goes back on a deal. In the end, it was his adherence to his personal code that led to his downfall at the hands of a venomous COBRA scientist. Although KWINN had the doctor in his power, he overcame the dark urges that he called "the voice of the weasel spirit" and let the evil doctor go rather than become that which he despised.
"Break your word and you are a traitor not only to others but also to yourself."
Toy Notes: Carded in a three-pack with Scarlett, Snake Eyes, and a reprint of Marvel #2. Item #30360.