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Doctor Mindbender










chronological: Monkeywrench<< Dr. Mindbender >>Mainframe
alphabetical: Metal-Head<< Dr. Mindbender >>Mirage

 

Animated Appearances

Sunbow VoiceAppearancesTime Identifiable On ScreenTotal Lines (In Own Voice)Total Words
Brian Cummings312,993 seconds3534,044
Reel FX VoiceAppearancesTime Identifiable On ScreenTotal Lines (In Own Voice)Total Words
Jim Foronda2474 seconds46460

Notes: Sunbow's Mindbender wore his 1986 outfit, but his cape was dark purple and attached to his chest straps by red Cobra insignia. He acted as Cobra's chief interrogator and science officer and was responsible for most of the second season's new weapons and experimental devices. In Spy Troops: The Movie he wore his 2003 outfit, and his 2004 outfit appeared in Valor vs. Venom.

 

Season 2 Opening (Sunbow)2 seconds(silent)in Trubble Bubble (0:25-26)
Arise Serpentor Arise Part 1163 seconds18 linesdefending B.A.T.s' design; dreaming of Serpentor; holding secret meeting
Arise Serpentor Arise Part 20 seconds5 linesvoice on tape to guide Zarana through tomb of Xanoth Amon-Toth (audio only)
Arise Serpentor Arise Part 3267 seconds23 linesflying Trubble Bubble at Sun Tzu's burial mound; capturing Sgt. Slaughter
Arise Serpentor Arise Part 4255 seconds43 linescreating and pursuing protoplasm monster; creating Serpentor
Arise Serpentor Arise Part 5106 seconds14 linesobserving Serpentor; deploying B.A.T.s in DC; freeing Cobra Commander
Last Hour to Doomsday14 seconds1 lineattacked by octopus on Undersea Base Delta
Let's Play Soldier138 seconds18 linesin charge of mind-altering drug in Thailand
Computer Complications13 seconds2 lineson helicarrier during its assault on U.S.S. Flagg
Cobrathon135 seconds11 linespresenting computer virus to Serpentor; participating in telethon
Once Upon a Joe23 seconds4 linesleading Night Ravens to recover MacGuffin Device
Glamour Girls161 seconds19 lineshelping Madame Vail prepare her transference machine
Iceberg Goes South218 seconds32 linessupervising mutation research at Tropodome; experimenting on Iceberg
The Spy Who Rooked Me145 seconds17 linespurchasing nerve gas; fighting Joes to retrieve chemical
Grey Hairs and Growing Pains78 seconds11 linesoverseeing Ageless Care process; fighting Joes at factory
My Brother's Keeper251 seconds31 linesrecruiting Penser to fix machine, testing Penser's loyalties
My Favorite Things73 seconds2 lineswith Serpentor at Castle Dracula and Serpent Cave
G.I. Joe and the Golden Fleece118 seconds24 linesflying Night Raven to retrieve alien coil; sent back in time; flying Trubble Bubble
The Most Dangerous Thing in the World89 seconds11 linesforging Joe promotion orders; with Serpentor during attacks on lab and Joe HQ
Nightmare Assault139 seconds18 linesoperating nightmare machine; entering nightmares; defeated by Low-Light
Joe's Night Out83 seconds6 lineswith Serpentor during Club Open Air plot
Second-Hand Emotions180 seconds13 linesoperating mood organ to torment Joes
Not a Ghost of a Chance127 seconds10 linesinterviewed by Hector Ramirez
Sins of Our Fathers40 seconds3 linesfiring lasers at Destro's creature
In the Presence of Mine Enemies26 seconds2 linesmonitoring Slip-Stream and Raven; taunting them on communication panel
Into Your Tent I Will Silently Creep17 seconds4 linesassigned to investigate disappearance of Cobra Cmdr and many Vipers
G.I. Joe: The Movie, Part 168 seconds7 linesin Serpentor's war room; driving Stun in B.E.T. attack
G.I. Joe: The Movie, Part 218 seconds(silent)captured by Cobra-La
G.I. Joe: The Movie, Part 329 seconds3 linespledging loyalty to Golobulus; witnessing Cobra Commander's punishment
G.I. Joe: The Movie, Part 43 seconds(silent)driving Stun out of ice dome
G.I. Joe: The Movie, Part 514 seconds1 linewith Cobra leaders when Rawhides' attack begins
Spy Troops: The Movie194 seconds23 linesat Cobra Mountain building B.A.T.s, assigned to repaint Chopper, in lab
Valor vs. Venom280 seconds23 linesin Viper Pit lab, overseeing creation of V-Troops, at Brazil citadel, in final battle

Classic Marvel Comic Appearances

By my count, Dr. Mindbender was discernible in 489 panels in 48 issues from Feb. 1986 to Aug. 1994: #44, 47, 48, 49, 50, 52, 54, 55, GIJTF 1, GIJTF 2, GIJTF 3, GIJTF 4, Order of Battle 3, 56, Yearbook 3, 63, SM 7, 64, 65, 67, Yearbook 4, 68, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 80, 83, 84, 86, 87, 88, 90, 97, 98, 99, 116, 139, 140, 141, 145, 146, 148, 149, 150, and 151.

Figure Releases

Versions: 1. 1986
2. 1993 (Battle Corps)
3. 2002 (JvC Wave 3)
4. 2003 (JvC Wave 6)
5. 2004 (Valor vs. Venom)
 
Version 1: spring 1986 regular carded figure assortment
Master of Mind Control
  • head: Dr. Mindbender (86)
  • arms: Dr. Mindbender (86)
  • torso: Dr. Mindbender (86)
  • waist: Dr. Mindbender (86)
  • upper legs: Mutt (84, 89), Dr. Mindbender (86)
  • lower legs: Dr. Mindbender (86)
Accessories: light grey pistol with circle in front of trigger guard (new), black cloth cape with silver Cobra emblem (new), black stun rod generator with peg for hose (new), silver electric stun rod with peg on end for hose (new), long black hose (common).
Dr. Mindbender was at one time an excellent orthodontist and a very kind and honest man. Tinkering with electric brainwave simulation as a means of relieving dental pain, the good doctor made the tragic mistake of experimenting on himself. He underwent a complete personality change and became hateful, deceitful, and vain!
Dr. Mindbender abandoned his practice and devoted all his time to perfecting his digital brain-scrambling into a hand-portable weapon system capable of reducing the most strong-willed individual into a cowering wimp.
"Dr. Mindbender doesn't think he's deluded - he feels he used to be. Now that he has seen the light, or the dark if you will, he feels it is his personal mission to bring the miracle of thought control to each and every one of you!"
Toy Notes: Featured in the Terror Drome commercial. Item #6461. Referred to as "The Interrogator" on Serpentor's filecard and in the commercial for Marvel #49, and as "Dr. Brainwave" in Marvel #44.
Version 2: spring 1993 Battle Corps Wave 2 carded figure assortment, #15
Master of Mind Control
  • head: Dr. Mindbender (93)
  • arms: Dr. Mindbender (93)
  • torso: Dr. Mindbender (93)
  • waist: Viper (86, 89, 91), Dr. Mindbender (93)
  • legs: Viper (86, 89, 91), Dr. Mindbender (93)
Accessories: yellow laser pistol (88 Iron Grenadier's), yellow submachine gun (89 Snake Eyes's), yellow submachine gun (88 Voltar's), yellow laser rifle (91 Sci-Fi's), yellow rifle (89 Dee-Jay's), purple spring launcher with yellow trigger (93 Alley Viper's), yellow spring missile (93 H.E.A.T. Viper's), yellow knife (88 Hydro-Viper's), yellow figure stand (common).
DR. MINDBENDER was at one time an excellent orthodontist and a very kind and honest man. His personality was drastically altered when he experimented on himself with electronic brainwave stimulation. He changed into an egotistical madman filled with hatred and deceit! Even COBRA COMMANDER disliked him and buried him in a tanker deep beneath a volcano on Cobra Island. After bionically enhancing his badly damaged body with various machine parts, he barely escaped with his life. He eventually proved himself worthy of Cobra Commander and re-enlisted as a member of Cobra.
Motto: "I get a real CHARGE out of shocking G.I. Joe!"
Toy Notes: Item #6782.
Version 3: late September 2002 Joe vs. Cobra Wave 3 figure two-pack assortment
COBRA Master of Mind ControlMOS 1: Mind Control
  • head: Dr. Mindbender (02, 03)
  • arms: Dr. Mindbender (02, 03)
  • torso: Dr. Mindbender (02, 03)
  • waist: Dr. Mindbender (02, 03)
  • legs: Dr. Mindbender (02, 03)
Accessories: two large gold revolver with visible trigger in trigger guard (new), silver comm-scan gun (85 Tele-Viper's), gold shotgun (88 Muskrat's, with Sound Attack tab), black two-shoulder plastic cape with gold Cobra emblems (new).
DR. MINDBENDER was once a kindly dentist who experimented on himself to find a way to lessen dental pain through brainwave stimulation. As a result, he underwent a complete personality change causing him to devote his life to evil and the complete suppression of humanity by electronic mind-control. After he joined COBRA, DR. MINDBENDER improved and perfected the "brainwave scanner" invented by the nefarious Dr. Venom, and used that device to brainwash anybody who opposed the policies of COBRA COMMANDER or neglected to brush after meals
Meticulous and fussy, DR. MINDBENDER is the type of person who eats pizza with a knife and fork. He has been known to participate in battles, but prefers to manipulate events from behind the scenes, preferably inside a bulletproof bunker. Independent thinkers with strong personalities give DR. MINDBENDER the hives, which is why he has had a long-standing personal antagonism towards BEACH HEAD.
"All these people running around willy-nilly, having their own opinions, and making up their own minds! It's hideously chaotic and totally unacceptable!"
Toy Notes: Carded in a two-pack with Beach Head. Item #53206.
Version 4: April 2003 Spy Troops Wave 6 figure two-pack assortment
Cobra Master of Mind Control
  • head: Dr. Mindbender (02, 03)
  • arms: Dr. Mindbender (02, 03)
  • torso: Dr. Mindbender (02, 03)
  • waist: Dr. Mindbender (02, 03)
  • legs: Dr. Mindbender (02, 03)
Two-Pack Accessories: two gold revolvers (02 Dr. Mindbender's), black comm-scan gun (85 Tele-Viper's), black shotgun (88 Muskrat's, with Sound Attack tab), dark red cape with gold Cobra emblems (02 Dr. Mindbender).
Mission Disc Accessories: two gold revolvers (02 Dr. Mindbender's), brown knife (03 Over Kill's), dark red cape with gold Cobra emblems (02 Dr. Mindbender).
DR. MINDBENDER was once a kindly dentist who experimented on himself to find a way to lessen dental pain through brainwave stimulation. As a result, he underwent a complete personality change causing him to devote his life to evil and the complete suppression of humanity by electronic mind-control. After he joined COBRA, DR. MINDBENDER improved and perfected the "brainwave scanner" invented by a nefarious doctor, and used that device to brainwash anybody who opposed the policies of COBRA COMMANDER or neglected to brush after meals. Meticulous and fussy, DR. MINDBENDER is the type of person who eats pizza with a knife and fork. He has been known to participate in battles, but prefers to manipulate events from behind the scenes, preferably inside a bulletproof bunker
"All these people running around willy-nilly, having their own opinions, and making up their own minds! It's hideously chaotic and totally unacceptable!"
Toy Notes: Carded in a two-pack with Dart. Item #57390.
Reissues: Carded in April 2004 with Mission Disc #2 (Item. 55335).
Version 5: January 2004 Valor vs. Venom Wave 1 figure two-pack assortment
COBRA Master of Mind Control
  • head: Dr. Mindbender (04)
  • arms: Dr. Mindbender (04)
  • torso: Dr. Mindbender (04)
  • waist: Dr. Mindbender (04)
  • legs: Dr. Mindbender (04)
Accessories: two silver pistols (03 Black Out's), black folding laptop computer with blue screen and clips for test tubes (new), two tiny black test tubes (new).
The originator of COBRA mind-control programs, DR. MINDBENDER turned his evil genius towards the creation of genetically altered super-warriors, perfecting a venom that adheres the DNA of the earth's most ferocious and dangerous animals to human DNA. The resulting hybrids are faster, stronger, and more resistant to pain than the normal human COBRA troopers. They also require less maintenance and don't seem to mind that they aren't being paid. DR. MINDBENDER was once a kindly orthodontist who, in his quest to relieve dental pain through mind-control, tested his brainwave scanner on himself and was turned into a malevolent maniac with definite anti-social tendencies. In COBRA COMMANDER, he found a perfect patron who shares his evil views and has unlimited funds to finance his wildest and most unnatural experiments.
"Venom is my crowning achievement. It smells like - victory through microbiology!"
Toy Notes: Carded in a two-pack with Hi-Tech. Item #55467.