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Mainframe(aka Dataframe)File Name: Blaine L. Parker of Phoenix, Arizona. Grade: Marine E-5 (1986-2008) SNs: RA 818-50-1673; 818-50-BL73 Notes: Phoenix, in south central Arizona, is the state's capital and largest city, and former home to Williams Air Force Base. Mainframe was also the name of an Autobot released in 1990 as part of the Action Masters team.
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Animated Appearances
| Sunbow Voice | Appearances | Time Identifiable On Screen | Total Lines (In Own Voice) | Total Words |
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| Patrick Pinney | 26 | 1,700 seconds | 172 | 1,724 |
Sunbow's Mainframe wore his first 1986 outfit, but with dark grey pants and with a black or dark grey collar on his shirt. Despite his young face and voice, the series made mention of an ex-wife (with whom he had children) and of his service in Vietnam. The series also gave him a mutual romantic attraction with Zarana.
| Season 2 Opening (Sunbow) | 3 seconds | (silent) | leaving Flagg, in final pose |
| Arise Serpentor Arise Part 1 | 54 seconds | 3 lines | playing video games; on airfield; sparring; on night-time run; opening Zartan's pod |
| Arise Serpentor Arise Part 2 | 86 seconds | 10 lines | guarding Vlad Tepes' tomb in Transyvlania |
| Arise Serpentor Arise Part 3 | 18 seconds | 3 lines | rescued from Vlad Tepes' crypt; defending tomb of Genghis Khan |
| Arise Serpentor Arise Part 4 | 20 seconds | 2 lines | one of volunteers sent to Cobra Island |
| Arise Serpentor Arise Part 5 | 30 seconds | (silent) | assaulting Terror Drome; at Joe HQ briefing; seen after DC battle |
| Last Hour to Doomsday | 41 seconds | 5 lines | at HQ during Cobra broadcast; repairing damaged floppy disk |
| Computer Complications | 372 seconds | 44 lines | fooled by Zarana's disguise; reprogramming robot subs; misdirecting search team |
| Sink the Montana | 39 seconds | 1 line | volunteering to steal U.S.S. Constitution; fighting on U.S.S. Montana; on Constitution |
| Cobrathon | 191 seconds | 19 lines | on raid to software site; watching telethon; flying Conquest to sabotage mainframe computer |
| The Million Dollar Medic | 14 seconds | 3 lines | recommending Lifeline refuse Bree's gifts |
| The Rotten Egg | 9 seconds | (silent) | at command center with Dial-Tone |
| Once Upon a Joe | 7 seconds | (silent) | riding in Shipwreck's H.A.V.O.C. |
| Glamour Girls | 84 seconds | 6 lines | investigating models' disappearance; captured with Flint's team |
| Grey Hairs and Growing Pains | 255 seconds | 25 lines | arriving by Recon Sled; interviewing Brett Tinker; turned into a child; helped by Zarana |
| My Favorite Things | 39 seconds | 3 lines | identifying Serpentor's faces; monitoring communications |
| The Most Dangerous Thing in the World | 69 seconds | 9 lines | rescuing Dial-Tone; informing Hawk of promotions; driving H.A.V.O.C. in lab attack |
| Ninja Holiday | 4 seconds | 1 line | retrieving info on Pierre LaFonte |
| Nightmare Assault | 61 seconds | 5 lines | working on computer; at breakfast; in final dream |
| Joe's Night Out | 164 seconds | 17 lines | assisting Dr. Mullaney; communicating with Club Open Air and Cobra |
| Sins of Our Fathers | 31 seconds | 1 line | monitoring Dial-Tone's activities; detecting Zarana's impersonation of Flint |
| Into Your Tent I Will Silently Creep | 37 seconds | 10 lines | playing self-designed video game, reporting its theft, locating Cross-Country |
| G.I. Joe: The Movie, Part 1 | 51 seconds | 3 lines | at B.E.T. test; covering Duke during attack |
| G.I. Joe: The Movie, Part 2 | 4 seconds | (silent) | running from barracks during Serpentor's escape; at Serpentor's cell afterward |
| G.I. Joe: The Movie, Part 4 | 9 seconds | 2 lines | hiding B.E.T. |
| G.I. Joe: The Movie, Part 5 | 8 seconds | (silent) | at Hawk's briefing; at ice dome entrance |
Classic Marvel Comic Appearances
By my count, Mainframe was discernible in 100 panels in 15 issues from Feb. 1987 to Dec. 1994: GIJTF 2, GIJTF 3, GIJTF 4, #57, 58, 65, 72, 73, 74, 79, 115, 118, 137, 140, and 155. He was not featured in the Order of Battle.
Figure Releases
| Versions: | 1. 1986/I (Carded) | 2. 1986/II (Special Mission Brazil) | 3. 2008 (Comic #11) |
| Version 1: spring 1986 regular carded figure assortment (86/I) | |
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| Fig. #0086: Computer Specialist | MOS 1: Computer Technology MOS 2: Infantry |
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| Accessories: large grey communications backpack with thin antenna (new), black rectangular radio with peg for hose (new), grey portable computer with handle (new), long black hose (common). | |
| Mainframe enlisted in the Army Airborne at the age of seventeen and made it over to South-East Asia for the last year of hostilities, just in time to get his Combat Infantryman's Badge. He left the Army to get his degree from MIT on the G. I. Bill and did a stint toiling in the antiseptic corridors of Silicon Valley making big bucks and fighting off boredom with a stick. Luckily, the Marines were looking for a few good men with just his qualifications. The proper papers were signed, and Mainframe was back in uniform. "Too much of the modern battlefield is computer coordinated not to have a computer specialist right out there in the field with you. Problem is, most hackers don't exactly fit the combat profile. Mainframe is the exception. He was ten years older than the next oldest trainee at Parris Island and he still finished at the top ten of the class. He's got brains - but he's hard." | |
| Toy Notes: Item #6462. | |
| Version 2: summer 1986 Special Mission: Brazil boxed set (86/II) | |
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| Fig. #0100: Computer Specialist | MOS 1: Computer Technology MOS 2: Infantry |
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| Accessories: grey backpack (86 Mainframe's), black radio (86 Mainframe's), grey computer (86 Mainframe's), long black hose (common). | |
| Mainframe enlisted in the Army Airborne at the age of seventeen and made it over to South-East Asia for the last year of hostilities, just in time to get his Combat Infantryman's Badge. He left the Army to get his degree from MIT on the G. I. Bill and did a stint toiling in the antiseptic corridors of Silicon Valley making big bucks and fighting off boredom with a stick. Luckily, the Marines were looking for a few good men with just his qualifications. The proper papers were signed, and Mainframe was back in uniform. "Too much of the modern battlefield is computer coordinated not to have a computer specialist right out there in the field with you. Problem is, most hackers don't exactly fit the combat profile. Mainframe is the exception. He was ten years older than the next oldest trainee at Parris Island and he still finished at the top ten of the class. He's got brains - but he's hard." | |
| Toy Notes: Boxed in a Toys 'R Us-exclusive set with Claymore, Dial-Tone, Leatherneck, Wet-Suit, and an audio cassette. Item #6691. | |
| Version 3: November 2008 Wave 6 comic two-pack assortment (08) | |
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| Fig. #1349: Computer Specialist Dataframe | MOS 1: Computer Technology MOS 2: Infantry |
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| Accessories: grey HK53 compact assault rifle with silencer, short grip, and black barrel (new), black knife with silver blade (07 Snake Eyes's), black radio (86 Mainframe's), grey portable computer with black keyboard and disk drives, on hinged H-shaped legs (new), black Joe figure stand. | |
| DATAFRAME enlisted in the Army Airborne at the age of seventeen and soon headed into battle overseas, just in time to get his Combat Infantryman's Badge. He left the Army to get his degree from MIT on the G.I. Bill then did a stint toiling in the antiseptic corridors of Silicon Valley making big bucks and fighting boredom with a stick. Luckily, the Marines were looking for a few good men with just his qualifications. The proper papers were signed, and DATAFRAME was back in uniform. The world's ever-increasing reliance upon technology makes him a valued member of the G.I. JOE team, and his ability to design computer viruses makes him a nightmarish nuisance for COBRA. "You need a computer specialist in the field nowadays, since a battle is just as much about circuits and gigabytes as it is about sharpshooters and grenades." | |
| Toy Notes: Carded in a two-pack with Beachhead and an original comic (#11). Item #31530. | |