Pathfinder File Name: William V. Iannotti of Key West, Florida. Grade: Army E-6 (1990-2004) SN: 040-9812-JA41 [same as Stretcher's] Notes: Key West is a seaport at the western end of the Florida Keys south of the mainland. chronological: Bullhorn << Pathfinder >> Airwave alphabetical: Para-Viper << Pathfinder >> Payload

Animated Appearances

DiC's Pathfinder wore his 1990 outfit, changing to a new color scheme in the second season (brown shirt with light green vest).

Classic Marvel Comic Appearances

To my knowledge, Pathfinder did not appear in the vintage comic.

Figure Releases

Version 1: spring 1990 regular carded figure assortment
Jungle Assault Specialist	MOS 1: Jungle Assault Specialist MOS 2: Forward Observer/Recon
	head: Pathfinder (90, 01, 04) arms: Pathfinder (90, 01, 04) torso: Pathfinder (90, 01, 04), Clutch (07) waist: Pathfinder (90, 01, 04) legs: Pathfinder (90, 01, 04)
	Accessories: two light grey hip-mounted machine guns with long handles (new), black weed trimmer with arm clip and pointed silver blades (new), light grey fuel tank backpack with pegs for hose and ammo belts (new), medium-length black hose (common), two short silver ammo belts with rings on both ends (new).
	By growing up in the alligator-infested swamplands of southern Florida, PATHFINDER quickly learned how to find his way around in order to stay alive! With his father's help, Pathfinder mastered the ways of jungle survival. He learned how to make trails where there were none, to detect unnatural jungle sounds, and to attack unsuspecting targets swiftly and quietly. When he was eighteen, Pathfinder enlisted in the Army and began a career as a jungle recon specialist. Almost immediately, he became the Army's premiere jungle/rain forest tactical assault expert. Pathfinder was then ordered to serve as G.I. Joe's jungle assault specialist where he is now responsible for all covert operations involving attacks on Cobra Island. "We could be chest-deep in a midnight swamp, with mosquitos in our ears, leeches in our boots, and Cobra NIGHT-VIPERS firing up our tails with tracers, but as long as Pathfinder has the point, we'll come out smelling like roses. He learned everything from his father, a decorated reconnaissance grunt from the Korean War. Like his father, he doesn't know the meaning of the word surrender. When Pathfinder leads a jungle patrol he doesn't stop until the job is successfully completed and all objectives have been accomplished. And I mean ALL objectives!"
Toy Notes: Featured in 1990's second new figures commercial. Item #6577. The prototype shown in the 1990 insert catalog has a peg for only one hip-mounted machine gun and has a grey handle added to the pole saw.

Version 2: winter 2001 boxed A.W.E. Striker vehicle
All-Weather Assault Specialist	MOS 1: All-Weather Assault Specialist MOS 2: Forward Observer/Recon
	head: Pathfinder (90, 01, 04) arms: Pathfinder (90, 01, 04) torso: Pathfinder (90, 01, 04), Clutch (07) waist: Pathfinder (90, 01, 04) legs: Pathfinder (90, 01, 04)
	Accessories: none
	When a G.I. Joe assault team is faced with an obstacle, such as having to scale a 15,000 foot mountain to invade a COBRA fortress, Pathfinder's there to get them over the "hump." Ever since his childhood days in Key West, he's always had a fascination with being able to "rough it" in the wild. When he was only 9 years old, he spent a week alone in the everglades, just to prove that he could do it. His only worry wasn't the alligators, but the mosquitoes. Pathfinder can't stand bugs. After joining the G.I. Joe Team, he spent over 10 years learning how to overcome whatever Mother Nature dished out. His ability to survive in dense jungles, barren tundras, and sand-swept deserts is uncanny. When the G.I. Joe team deployed the A.W.E. Striker vehicle there was only one choice for its driver...Pathfinder. It was as if the vehicle was made just for him. Like him, the A.W.E. Striker never quits. That's probably why this man and machine combination is such a good match!
Toy Notes: Item #57768. Distinguished from version 3 by a dark grey belt buckle.

Version 3: September 2004: boxed V.A.M.P. (Multi-Purpose Attack Vehicle) with Twin Battle Gun vehicle set
All-Weather Assault Specialist	MOS 1: All-Weather Assault Specialist MOS 2: Forward Observer/Recon
	head: Pathfinder (90, 01, 04) arms: Pathfinder (90, 01, 04) torso: Pathfinder (90, 01, 04), Clutch (07) waist: Pathfinder (90, 01, 04) legs: Pathfinder (90, 01, 04)
	Accessories: two black machine guns (90 Pathfinder's), black pole saw with rounded-off black blades (90 Pathfinder's), black backpack (90 Pathfinder's), medium-length black hose (common), two black ammo belts (90 Pathfinder's).
	When a G.I. Joe assault team is faced with an obstacle, such as having to scale a 15,000 foot mountain to invade a COBRA fortress, Pathfinder's there to get them over the "hump." Ever since his childhood days in Key West, he's always had a fascination with being able to "rough it" in the wild. When he was only 9 years old, he spent a week alone in the everglades, just to prove that he could do it. His only worry wasn't the alligators, but the mosquitoes. Pathfinder can't stand bugs. After joining the G.I. Joe Team, he spent over 10 years learning how to overcome whatever Mother Nature dished out. His ability to survive in dense jungles, barren tundras, and sand-swept deserts is uncanny. "My job isn't just to find a path in and out for the team. It's to make a path if there isn't one. You'll always come out all right if you work with nature, have respect for it, and learn from it."
Toy Notes: Boxed in a Toys 'R Us-exclusive vehicle set with Chief Torpedo, Big Brawler, and recolors of the V.A.M.P. and Whirlwind. Item #60352. Distinguished from version 2 by a black belt buckle.