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RoadblockFile Name; Marvin F. Hinton of Biloxi, Mississippi. Grades: Army E-4 (1984-1986); E-5 (1988); E-6 (1992-2005); E-4 (2007-2008) various SNs: RA538203485; 053820347; 434-2390-WT27; 825-38-MF48; 538-20-34MF; 538-20-MF85 Notes: Biloxi is on the Gulf coast, about 60 miles west of Mobile, Alabama. I consider the 2002 "Charles Griffith" Roadblock to be a version of Double Blast. Roadblock was also the name of a Decepticon released in 1989 as one of the Ultra Pretenders.
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Animated Appearances
| Sunbow Voice | Appearances | Time Identifiable On Screen | Total Lines (In Own Voice) | Total Words |
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| Kene Holliday | 68 | 3,981 seconds | 348 | 3,167 |
| DiC Voice | Appearances | Time Identifiable On Screen | Total Lines (In Own Voice) | Total Words |
| Blu Mankuma | 10 | 412 seconds | 24 | 170 |
Sunbow's Roadblock often rhymed when he spoke, and he wore his 1984 outfit through season 1 and in a few season 2 appearances (Last Hour to Doomsday, Let's Play Soldier, Sink the Montana). He did not wear a goatee and almost never wore a helmet, and the contrast of his camo colors was more pronounced than on the figure. He wore brighter orange pants, usually with no leg holsters. For most of season 2 and the Movie he wore his 1986 outfit, with a darker green vest with a brown belt and right chest strap. Roadblock was called by his given name Marvin in the episode Red Rocket's Glare. His 1988 outfit can just be glimpsed in the Tiger Force ad. The DiC series used Roadblock's 1992 outfit. Roadblock does not appear in the Reel FX films, but Spy Troops: The Movie identifies him as Heavy Duty's cousin.
| The Revenge of Cobra Opening | 10 seconds | (silent) | riding in V.A.M.P.2, part of final assault, in final pose |
| The Revenge of Cobra, Part 1 | 8 seconds | 3 lines | flying Sky Hawk in convoy, crashing Skystriker |
| The Revenge of Cobra, Part 2 | 100 seconds | 8 lines | helping build gyrocopter, rescued from vines by sunlight |
| The Revenge of Cobra, Part 3 | 79 seconds | 9 lines | escaping mountain lions, meeting Honda Lou in convoy |
| The Revenge of Cobra, Part 4 | 91 seconds | 8 lines | taking into Cobra temple, captured and taken to arena |
| The Revenge of Cobra, Part 5 | 96 seconds | 8 lines | fighting in arena, escaping, using creeper vines to capture Cobra Cmdr. |
| Season 1 Opening (Sunbow) | 5 seconds | (silent) | catching Destro, in final pose |
| Cobra's Creatures | 10 seconds | (silent) | in Silver Mirage attacking Lucifer's castle; at prison |
| Cobra Soundwaves | 221 seconds | 15 lines | in Skystriker pursuing Rattlers, captured, escaping, in Skystriker to Cobra base; fixing a meal |
| Cobra Stops the World | 4 seconds | (silent) | deployed from W.H.A.L.E. at Cobra base near Patagonia |
| Haul Down the Heavens | 3 seconds | 1 line | in W.H.A.L.E. turret against Cobra base |
| The Pyramid of Darkness, Part 1 | 43 seconds | 3 lines | in J.U.M.P. defending shuttle, in S.H.A.R.C., at Joe HQ during satellite attack |
| The Pyramid of Darkness, Part 2 | 42 seconds | 2 lines | on U.S.S. Flagg encouraging crew, assigned to lead mission to City of the Dead |
| The Pyramid of Darkness, Part 3 | 77 seconds | 12 lines | leading Joes at City of the Dead, capturing Tomax |
| The Pyramid of Darkness, Part 4 | 39 seconds | 3 lines | guarding and chasing Tomax |
| The Pyramid of Darkness, Part 5 | 28 seconds | 1 line | attacking Cobra base |
| Red Rocket's Glare | 302 seconds | 42 lines | assaulting Cobra base, visiting family's diner, in R.A.M., riding rocket to DC; in final scene |
| Money to Burn | 175 seconds | 16 lines | playing poker at HQ; in Silver Mirage; in Armadillo against Cobra base |
| The Phantom Brigade | 133 seconds | 9 lines | in convoy defending factory; on hovercraft; present at burial |
| Synthoid Conspiracy, Part 1 | 46 seconds | 4 lines | detecting Cobra attack on Joe HQ; in cannon defending HQ; at Franks' inspection |
| Synthoid Conspiracy, Part 2 | 38 seconds | (silent) | at briefing, stealing fuel trucks, flying Skystriker against island base |
| Spell of the Siren | 81 seconds | 1 line | in S.H.A.R.C. against undersea base; entranced at Joe HQ; in final scene |
| Twenty Questions | 16 seconds | (silent) | on obstacle course |
| The Viper Is Coming | 169 seconds | 19 lines | at Barbecue's party, in Snow Cat, at West Point & Enterprise Tower, meeting The Viper |
| Where the Reptiles Roam | 18 seconds | 1 line | assaulting ranch hideout |
| Lasers in the Night | 16 seconds | (silent) | at briefings on Gung-Ho's disappearance and theft of the guidance system |
| The Germ | 59 seconds | 6 lines | on Flagg, observing Airtight's mission, in Flint's convoy, capturing Eels |
| The Traitor, Part 1 | 35 seconds | (silent) | rounding up Cobra prisoners, at briefing, capturing Dusty, at Dusty's rescue |
| The Traitor, Part 2 | 7 seconds | (silent) | defending chemical plant; at hospital with Duke |
| Cobra Quake | 4 seconds | (silent) | standing guard outside economic summit |
| Excalibur | 1 second | (silent) | hit by tidal wave (15:03) |
| Cobra CLAWs Are Coming to Town | 148 seconds | 10 lines | at HQ on Christmas, cooking turkey, captured, operating an A.S.P. |
| Eau de Cobra | 2 seconds | (silent) | at HQ during SOS (3:51-52) |
| An Eye for an Eye | 24 seconds | 2 lines | at HQ when Lady Jaye found missing; flying Skystriker against Cobra base |
| Primordial Plot | 29 seconds | 3 lines | at HQ when Cobra's cloning plan discovered |
| Hearts and Cannons | 5 seconds | (silent) | driving V.A.M.P. Mark II as part of search team |
| The Wrong Stuff | 129 seconds | 15 lines | helping with crossword; space training; flying Skystriker against space station |
| The Pit of Vipers | 2 seconds | (silent) | in A.W.E. Striker with Flint's team in Everglades (9:27-28) |
| Cold Slither | 34 seconds | 1 line | attacking vault, at briefing |
| The Great Alaskan Land Rush | 223 seconds | 9 lines | in DC convoy; at HQ during broadcast; sent to Alaska to recover seal; captured by Romanov crew |
| Skeletons in the Closet | 35 seconds | 3 lines | chasing Destro; at HQ receiving secret admirer letter |
| There's No Place Like Springfield, Part 1 | 42 seconds | 3 lines | on Flagg; in wedding photo, melting in Springfield [synthoid] |
| There's No Place Like Springfield, Part 2 | 26 seconds | 2 lines | dream image; on U.S.S. Flagg escorting Prof. Mullaney |
| Season 2 Opening (Sunbow) | 7 seconds | (silent) | leaving Flagg, at top of Terror Drome, running at the end, in final pose |
| Arise Serpentor Arise Part 1 | 49 seconds | 7 lines | pitcher in ball game; on airfield; on night-time run; at briefing on Dreadnoks |
| Arise Serpentor Arise Part 2 | 25 seconds | 4 lines | at command center; guarding Napoleon's tomb in Paris; on cargo plane with Hawk |
| Arise Serpentor Arise Part 3 | 42 seconds | 4 lines | with Hawk on cargo plane; driving A.W.E. Striker to defend tomb of Genghis Khan |
| Arise Serpentor Arise Part 5 | 31 seconds | 2 lines | at Joe HQ briefing; driving A.W.E. Striker in DC battle |
| Last Hour to Doomsday | 23 seconds | (silent) | at Joe HQ during Cobra broadcast; part of diving team |
| Let's Play Soldier | 80 seconds | 8 lines | part of team in Thailand |
| Computer Complications | 7 seconds | (silent) | with greenshirts outside Joe HQ; at diner during Dreadnok attack |
| Sink the Montana | 26 seconds | (silent) | volunteering to steal U.S.S. Constitution; boarding Montana and fighting B.A.T.S on board |
| The Million Dollar Medic | 11 seconds | 1 line | defending Joe HQ during attack |
| The Rotten Egg | 54 seconds | 7 lines | attacking weapons lab; flying Conquest; fighting Cobra cadets at ceremony |
| Once Upon a Joe | 5 seconds | (silent) | helping rebuild orphanage ; present after Cobra raid |
| Glamour Girls | 7 seconds | 1 line | firing on targets at shooting range |
| Iceberg Goes South | 2 seconds | (silent) | leaving for Tropodome with rescue team (11:32-33) |
| Raise the Flagg! | 327 seconds | 43 lines | in Killer W.H.A.L.E.; in S.H.A.R.C. to help salvage Flagg; captured by B.A. LaCarre |
| The Most Dangerous Thing in the World | 79 seconds | 4 lines | breaking up fights; using Mauler to rescue Leatherneck and Wet-Suit; defending Joe HQ |
| Second-Hand Emotions | 134 seconds | 9 lines | at wedding; captured by Zartan; affected by mood organ while in custody |
| Sins of Our Fathers | 23 seconds | 4 lines | preparing to party with Leatherneck and Wet-Suit; part of rescue team |
| Into Your Tent I Will Silently Creep | 44 seconds | 2 lines | in H.A.V.O.C. fighting Tele-Vipers, in line in mess hall |
| Knowing Is Half the Battle PSAs | 35 seconds | 6 lines | warning not to give info to strangers; warning not to play with fallen wires |
| G.I. Joe: The Movie Opening | 8 seconds | (silent) | emerging from Liberty's crown, in J.U.M.P., in final pose |
| G.I. Joe: The Movie, Part 1 | 49 seconds | 4 lines | at B.E.T. test; driving H.A.V.O.C. during attack and to pursue Cobra; captured by Nemesis Enforcer |
| G.I. Joe: The Movie, Part 3 | 103 seconds | 8 lines | blinded by Nemesis Enforcer; escaping ice dome with Cobra Commander |
| G.I. Joe: The Movie, Part 4 | 52 seconds | 4 lines | negotiating underground river with Cobra Commander |
| G.I. Joe: The Movie, Part 5 | 103 seconds | 11 lines | found by search party; helping Rawhides assault ice dome |
| Season 2 Opening (DiC) | 3 seconds | (silent) | in final pose |
| The Eliminator | 157 seconds | 15 lines | flying Retaliator, rescuing & defending Mercer, captured, escaping in Ice Sabre |
| El Dorado – The Lost City of Gold | 115 seconds | 7 lines | at Joe HQ, in cargo plane, driving Badger, captured, freed by Grunt |
| The Sludge Factor Part I | 2 seconds | (silent) | Climbing onto raft after rice flooding (7:18-19) |
| The Greatest Evil Part I | 21 seconds | (silent) | boarding Locust at Joe HQ, at Duke's briefing, at Joe/Cobra briefing, paired with Night Creeper |
| The Greatest Evil Part II | 6 seconds | (silent) | cheering explosion of distribution house, rounding up prisoners, cheering again |
| Infested Island | 1 second | (silent) | flying a Glider on Cesspool's screen (13:51) |
| A Is for Android | 48 seconds | (silent) | on parade ground |
| Basic Training | 36 seconds | 1 line | seen in flashback |
| The Legend of Metal-Head | 23 seconds | 1 line | seen in flashback |
Classic Marvel Comic Appearances
By my count, Roadblock was discernible in 800 panels in 83 issues from Apr. 1984 to Dec. 1994: #22, 23, 24, 25, 28, 29, 33, Yearbook 1, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, Yearbook 2, 48, 49, 50, 51, SM 1, 52, 53, SM 2, Order of Battle 2, GIJTF 1, GIJTF 2, GIJTF 4, 56, SM 4, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 67, 69, SM 10, 70, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 81, 82, 83, 86, 88, 90, SM 27, 93, 94, 95, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 110, 111, 112, 113, 121, 122, 123, 128, 129, 131, 132, 133, 134, 136, 137, 140, 141, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 151, 154, and 155.
Figure Releases
| Versions: | 1. 1984
2. 1986 3. 1988 (Tiger Force) 4. 1992 5. 1993/I (Battle Corps) | 6. 1993/II (Star Brigade white)
7. 1994 (Star Brigade orange) 8. 2003/I (JvC Wave 6) 9. 2003/II (Tiger Force) | 10. 2004/I (Walmart)
11. 2004/II (Night Force) 12. 2004/III (Anti-Venom) 13. 2005/I (Comic #24) | 14. 2005/II (Heavy Assault)
15. 2007 (Battle Pack) 16. 2008/I (post-25th Wave 8) 17. 2008/II (DVD) |
| Version 1: spring 1984 regular carded figure assortment | |
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| Heavy Machine Gunner | MOS 1: Infantry Heavy Weapons [prob. 11B] MOS 2: Cook [92G] |
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| Accessories: light green M2 Browning .50 Caliber machine gun and tripod with short legs (new), light green helmet (83 Duke's), red-brown backpack with handle and pegs for ammo box and tripod (new), red-brown rectangular ammo box (new). | |
| Roadblock's dream was to be a gourmet chef. He was working as a bouncer to earn money to attend Escoffier School in France when an army recruiter convinced him that the army could train him to be a chef. Roadblock joined but found army menus and preparation techniques too appalling. Transferred to the infantry. Qualified expert: M-2 Browning .50 cal.; Heavy Machine Gun; all Warsaw Pact Heavy MGs; M-16; M-1911A1 Auto Pistol. "A .50 cal. Browning weighs 84 pounds. Add fifty pounds for the ammo - that's about 134 pounds of steel generating 2930 f.p.s. in muzzle velocity at a cyclic rate of 550 r.p.m. Anybody who can handle that doesn't need a machine gun to keep me away!" | |
| Toy Notes: Item #6419. Featured in the Sky Hawk commercial. | |
| Version 2: spring 1986 regular carded figure assortment | |
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| Heavy Machine Gunner | MOS 1: Infantry Heavy Weapons [prob. 11B] MOS 2: Cook [92G] |
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| Accessories: silver FN MAG L7A2 machine gun with long tripod mount and large tripod (new). | |
| Roadblock's dream was to be a gourmet chef. He was working as a bouncer to earn money to attend Escoffier School in France when an army recruiter convinced him that the army could train him to be a chef. Roadblock joined but found army menus and preparation techniques too appalling. Transferred to the infantry. Qualified expert: M-2 Browning .50 cal.; Heavy Machine Gun; all Warsaw Pact Heavy MGs; M-16; M-1911A1 Auto Pistol. "A .50 cal. Browning weighs 84 pounds. Add fifty pounds for the ammo - that's about 134 pounds of steel generating 2930 f.p.s.in muzzle velocity at a cyclic rate of 550 r.p.m. Anybody who can handle that doesn't need a machine gun to keep me away!" | |
| Toy Notes: Item #6467. | |
| Version 3: summer 1988 Tiger Force carded figure assortment | |
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| Tiger Force Heavy Machine Gunner | MOS 1: Infantry Heavy Weapons [prob. 11B] MOS 2: Cook [92G] |
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| Accessories: dark grey machine gun and tripod (84 Roadblock's), yellow helmet with black tiger stripes (83 Duke's), light green backpack (84 Roadblock's), light green ammo box (84 Roadblock's). | |
| ROADBLOCK's dream was to be a gourmet chef. He was working as a bouncer to earn money to attend the Escoffier School in France when a recruiter convinced him that the Army could train him just as well. At boot camp, Roadblock found Army menus and preparation techniques too appalling! He remained steadfast in his goal to be a chef, but at the same time, developed a new skill - being a heavy machine gunner! He was selected by Tiger Force because of his ability to operate a heavy machine gun, in addition he could transform simple K-rations into gourmet delicacies. "A .50 cal. Browning weighs 84 pounds. Add fifty pounds for the ammo - that's about 134 pounds of steel generating 2930 f.p.s.in muzzle velocity at a cyclic rate of 550 r.p.m, and you have one awesome machine gun! Anybody who can handle that doesn't need a machine gun to keep me away!" | |
| Toy Notes: Item #6697-2. | |
| Version 4: spring 1992 Wave 1 carded figure assortment | |
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| Heavy Machine Gunner | MOS 1: Infantry Heavy Weapons [prob. 11B] MOS 2: Cook [92G] (Escoffier qualified Chef) |
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| Recalled Accessories: black "M90 continuous-fire machine gun" with grip on very back and huge scope (new), blue spring-loaded rotor launcher/machine gun mount with black trigger (new), black spring rotor with ring around three blades (new), black "XF-45 combat knife" (new), black figure stand (common).
Battle Corps Accessories: black pistol (88 Shockwave's), black submachine gun (88 Hit & Run's), black rifle (90 Bullhorn's), teal spring launcher with black trigger (93 Cross-Country's), two black spring missiles (93 Bazooka's), black figure stand (common). | |
| What can you say about a guy who totes a 134 pound machine gun as his personal weapon and who can whip up a mean crawdad stew? Not much. You just stay out of his field of fire, and ask for seconds. ROADBLOCK is the man who lays down the covering fire with his heavy machine gun. That means he makes the enemy keep their heads down when the G.I. Joes are advancing, as well as making them think twice about giving chase when the G.I. Joes are withdrawing! He usually leads his squad into battle while riding the G.I. Joe Patriot.
Motto: "Baste a turkey every twenty minutes and change the barrel on a Ma-Deuce .50 caliber after every second belt." | |
| Toy Notes: Item #6727. The figure was first delayed and then recalled due to safety concerns about the disc launcher, and so the Battle Corps reissue is actually more common. The launcher and disc are high-demand accessories; the same machine gun (in slightly lower-quality plastic), was included with Roadblocks sold in India. | |
| Reissues: Reissued in winter 1993 on a Battle Corps card along with the new Wave 1 figures. | |
| Version 5: winter 1993 Battle Corps Wave 1 carded figure assortment, #7 (93/I) | |
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| Heavy Machine Gunner | MOS 1: Infantry Heavy Weapons [prob. 11B] MOS 2: Cook [92G] (Escoffier qualified Chef) |
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| Accessories: black pistol (88 Shockwave's), black submachine gun (88 Hit & Run's), black rifle (90 Bullhorn's), teal spring launcher with black trigger (93 Cross-Country's), two black spring missiles (93 Bazooka's), black figure stand (common). | |
| What can you say about a guy who totes a 134 pound machine gun as his personal weapon and who can whip up a mean crawdad stew? Not much. You just stay out of his field of fire, and ask for seconds. ROADBLOCK is the man who lays down the covering fire with his heavy machine gun. That means he makes the enemy keep their heads down when the G.I. Joes are advancing, as well as making them think twice about giving chase when the G.I. Joes are withdrawing! He usually leads his squad into battle while riding the G.I. Joe Patriot.
Motto: "Baste a turkey every twenty minutes and change the barrel on a Ma-Deuce .50 caliber after every second belt." | |
| Toy Notes: Item #6763. | |
| Version 6: summer 1993 Star Brigade carded figure assortment, #9 (93/II) | |
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| Space Gunner | MOS 1: Heavy Machine Gunner MOS 2: Cook [92G] (Escoffier qualified Chef) |
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| Accessories: gold submachine gun (91 Tracker's), gold machine gun (91 Grunt's), gold shotgun (88 Muskrat's), dark blue spring launcher with gold trigger (93 Duke's), two gold spring missiles (93 Bazooka's), gold machete (88 Muskrat's), light blue helmet (91 Hawk's), clear red face shield (91 Hawk's), gold figure stand (common). | |
| What can you say about a guy who totes a 134-pound machine gun as his personal weapon, and who can whip up the meanest freeze-dried crawdad stew this side of the Milky Way? Not much. You just stay out of his field of fire, and ask for seconds. ROADBLOCK is the man who lays down cover fire when the Joes need to clear Cobra Astro Vipers off a planet's surface. "It's like scraping bugs off your windshield," Roadblock always says. "They're a hassle at first but eventually they get squished and disappear."
Motto: "The only way I like Cobra is the way I like astronaut food: freeze dried!" | |
| Toy Notes: Item #81103. | |
| Version 7: summer 1994 Star Brigade carded figure assortment, #27 | |
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| Space Gunner | MOS 1: Heavy Machine Gunner [13B] MOS 2: Cook [92G] (Escoffier qualified Chef) |
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| Accessories: gold submachine gun (91 Tracker's), gold machine gun (91 Grunt's), gold shotgun (88 Muskrat's), silver spring launcher with black trigger (93 Duke's), two gold spring missiles (93 Bazooka's), gold machete (88 Muskrat's), black helmet (91 Hawk's), clear red face shield (91 Hawk's), gold figure stand (common). | |
| What can you say about a guy who totes a 134-pound machine gun as his personal weapon, and who can whip up the meanest freeze-dried crawdad stew this side of the Milky Way? Not much. You just stay out of his field of fire, and ask for seconds. ROADBLOCK is the man who lays down cover fire when the Joes need to clear Cobra Astro Vipers off a planet's surface. "It's like scraping bugs off your windshield," Roadblock always says, "They're a hassle at first but eventually they get squished and disappear." | |
| Toy Notes: Item #81118. | |
| Version 8: April 2003 Spy Troops Wave 6 figure two-pack assortment (03/I) | |
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| Heavy Machine Gunner | MOS 1: Infantry Heavy Weapons [prob. 11B] MOS 2: Cook [92G] |
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| Two-Pack Accessories: black M134 Minigun with slots for harness and ammo box with short belt (new), dark green ghillie suit (03 Cross Hair's).
Mission Disc Accessories: black pistol (88 Shockwave's), black rifle (02 Dreadnok Ripper's), black machine gun and tripod (84 Roadblock's). | |
| A qualified expert with anything that weighs more than fifty pounds and has a full-auto switch on it, ROADBLOCK prefers the M2 "ma-deuce" .50 caliber heavy machine gun as his personal weapon. He can be totally depended on to provide all the fire suppression necessary to carry out a mission, and anyone on the team will tell you that there is nothing more comforting than seeing ROADBLOCK coming up behind you, laying down a steady protecting covering fire. ROADBLOCK is a world class chef, and equally at ease with preparing a seven course gourmet dinner as he is with laying out a staked-out field of fire for an ambush. Amiable and well-liked by his fellow team members, ROADBLOCK does not appear to have any irritating faults - other than a tendency to put a dash too much cayenne pepper in his famous crawfish stew. "You keep telling me that my ma-deuce is not a hand-held weapon, and I keep saying, maybe not for your hands." | |
| Variations: Early releases of the figure had a very short neck. | |
| Toy Notes: Carded in a two-pack with Dreadnok Ripper. Item #57400. | |
| Reissues: Carded in April 2004 with Mission Disc #2 (Item #55334). | |
| Version 9: late August 2003 Spy Troops Wave 7.75 figure two-pack recolor assortment (Tiger Force, 03/II) | |
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| Heavy Machine Gunner | MOS 1: Infantry Heavy Weapons [prob. 11B] MOS 2: Cook [92G] |
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| Accessories: black minigun with harness and ammo box (03 Roadblock's), dark green ghillie suit (03 Cross Hair's). | |
| A qualified expert with anything that weighs more than fifty pounds and has a full-auto switch on it, ROADBLOCK prefers the M2 "ma-deuce" .50 caliber heavy machine gun as his personal weapon. He can be totally depended on to provide all the fire suppression necessary to carry out a mission, and anyone on the team will tell you that there is nothing more comforting than seeing ROADBLOCK coming up behind you, laying down a steady protecting covering fire. ROADBLOCK is a world class chef, and equally at ease with preparing a seven course gourmet dinner as he is with laying out a staked-out field of fire for an ambush. Amiable and well-liked by his fellow team members, ROADBLOCK does not appear to have any irritating faults - other than a tendency to put a dash too much cayenne pepper in his famous crawfish stew. "You keep telling me that my ma-deuce is not a hand-held weapon, and I keep saying, maybe not for your hands." | |
| Toy Notes: Carded in a two-pack with Wild Bill. Item #5695. | |
| Version 10: February 2004 special figure two-pack assortment (04/I) | |
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| Heavy Machine Gunner | MOS 1: Infantry Heavy Weapons [prob. 11B] MOS 2: Cook [92G] |
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| Accessories: black minigun with harness and ammo box (03 Roadblock's), giant tan spring missile launcher with square green trigger (new), green plain spring missile, tapered near back end (new). | |
| A qualified expert with anything that weighs more than fifty pounds and has a full-auto switch on it, ROADBLOCK prefers the M2 "Ma-Deuce" .50 caliber heavy machine gun as his personal weapon. He can be totally depended on to provide all the fire suppression necessary to carry out a mission, and anyone on the team will tell you that there is nothing more comforting than seeing ROADBLOCK coming up behind you, laying down a steady protective covering fire. ROADBLOCK is a world class chef, and equally at ease with preparing a seven course gourmet dinner as he is with laying out a staked-out field of fire for an ambush. Amiable and well-liked by his fellow team members, ROADBLOCK does not appear to have any irritating faults - other than his tendency to put a dash too much cayenne pepper in his famous crawfish stew. "You keep telling me that my M-Deuce is not a hand-held weapon, and I keep saying, maybe not for your hands...." | |
| Toy Notes: Carded in a Walmart-exclusive two-pack with Cobra C.L.A.W.S.. Item #55338. This figure is considered a moderately high-demand item. | |
| Version 11: February 2004 Night Force carded set (04/II) | |
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| Heavy Machine Gunner | MOS 1: Infantry Heavy Weapons [prob. 11B] MOS 2: Cook [92G] |
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| Accessories: black submachine gun (84 Firefly's), black machine gun (91 Big Ben's). | |
| A qualified expert with anything that weighs more than fifty pounds and has a full-auto switch on it, ROADBLOCK prefers the M2 "Ma-Deuce" .50 caliber heavy machine gun as his personal weapon. He can be totally depended on to provide all the fire suppression necessary to carry out a mission, and anyone on the team will tell you that there is nothing more comforting than seeing ROADBLOCK coming up behind you, laying down a steady protective covering fire. ROADBLOCK is a world class chef, and equally at ease with preparing a seven course gourmet dinner as he is with laying out a staked-out field of fire for an ambush. Amiable and well-liked by his fellow team members, ROADBLOCK does not appear to have any irritating faults - other than his tendency to put a dash too much cayenne pepper in his famous crawfish stew. "You keep telling me that my M-Deuce is not a hand-held weapon, and I keep saying, maybe not for your hands...." | |
| Toy Notes: Carded in a Toys 'R Us-exclusive set with Flint, Short-Fuze, Action Man, Tunnel Rat, and Beachhead. Item #50802. | |
| Version 12: August 2004 Anti-Venom Task Force carded set (04/III) | |
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| Heavy Machine Gunner | MOS 1: Infantry Heavy Weapons [prob. 11B] MOS 2: Cook [92G] |
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| Accessories: black machine gun and tripod (84 Roadblock's), black Anti-Venom helmet (04 Barricade's), black backpack (01 Double Blast's), black figure stand (common). | |
| A qualified expert with anything that weighs more than fifty pounds and has a full-auto switch on it, ROADBLOCK prefers the M2 "Ma-Deuce" .50 caliber heavy machine gun as his personal weapon. He can be totally depended on to provide all the fire suppression necessary to carry out a mission, and anyone on the team will tell you that there is nothing more comforting than seeing ROADBLOCK coming up behind you, laying down a steady protective covering fire. ROADBLOCK is a world class chef, and equally at ease with preparing a seven course gourmet dinner as he is with laying out a staked-out field of fire for an ambush. Amiable and well-liked by his fellow team members, ROADBLOCK does not appear to have any irritating faults - other than his tendency to put a dash too much cayenne pepper in his famous crawfish stew. "You keep telling me that my Ma-Deuce is not a hand-held weapon, and I keep saying, maybe not for your hands...." | |
| Toy Notes: Carded in a Toys 'R Us-exclusive set with Barricade, Charbroil, Sgt. Mutt, Duke, and Sgt. Lifeline. Item #53914. | |
| Version 13: May 2005 Wave 4 comic three-pack assortment (05/I) | |
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| Heavy Machine Gunner | MOS 1: Infantry Heavy Weapons [prob. 11B] MOS 2: Cook [92G] |
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| Accessories: black machine gun and tripod (84 Roadblock's). | |
| A qualified expert with anything that weighs more than fifty pounds and has a full-auto switch on it, ROADBLOCK prefers the M2 "Ma-Deuce" .50 caliber heavy machine gun as his personal weapon. He can be totally depended on to provide all the fire suppression necessary to carry out a mission, and anyone on the team will tell you that there is nothing more comforting than seeing ROADBLOCK coming up behind you, laying down a steady protective covering fire. ROADBLOCK is a world class chef, and equally at ease with preparing a seven course gourmet dinner as he is with laying out a staked-out field of fire for an ambush. Amiable and well-liked by his fellow team members, ROADBLOCK does not appear to have any irritating faults - other than his tendency to put a dash too much cayenne pepper in his famous crawfish stew. "You keep telling me that my Ma-Deuce is not a hand-held weapon, and I keep saying, maybe not for your hands...." | |
| Toy Notes: Carded in a three-pack with Duke, Destro, and a reprint of Marvel #24. Item #61062. | |
| Version 14: August 2005 Heavy Assault Squad carded set (05/II) | |
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| Heavy Machine Gunner | MOS 1: Infantry Heavy Weapons [prob. 11B] MOS 2: Cook [92G] |
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| Individual Accessories: black submachine gun (89 Snake Eyes's), black rifle (03 Sand Viper's), black rifle (02 Dreadnok Ripper's).
Shared Accessories: black rifle (02 Cobra B.A.T.'s), black rifle (92 Big Bear's), black rifle (02 Neo-Viper's), black cutting rifle (03 Zarana's). | |
| [This is one of the few figures released without a filecard.] | |
| Toy Notes: Carded in a Toys 'R Us-exclusive set with Duke, Snake Eyes, and three versions of Infantry Division. Item #11235. The card back includes filecards Sgt. Mutt and Ace, in addition to Duke, Snake Eyes, and the Infantry Division Marksman and Infantry Specialist, but none for Roadblock, indicating last-minute changes to the set. | |
| Version 15: August 2007 25th Anniversary G.I. Joe Battle Pack boxed set | |
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| Heavy Machine Gunner | MOS 1: Infantry Heavy Weapons [prob. 11B] MOS 2: Cook [92G] |
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| Accessories: green M2 Browning .50 Caliber machine gun with handle on top, and tripod with long legs and small handle on crossbar (new), olive helmet with black interior (05 Breaker's), black webgear: belt and chest straps with green grenade (new), black rectangular ammo box backpack (new), long copper ammo belt with silver shells (new), black Joe figure stand. | |
| ROADBLOCK wanted to be a gourmet chef. He was working as a bouncer to earn money to attend the Escoffier School in France when an army recruiter convinced him that the army could train him to be a chef. ROADBLOCK joined but found army menus and preparation techniques too appalling. Transferred to the infantry. Qualified expert: M-2 Browning/50 cal.; Heavy Machine Gun; all Warsaw Pact Heavy MGs; M-16; M-911A1 Auto Pistol.
"A .50 cal. Browning weighs 84 pounds. Add fifty pounds for the ammo - that's about 134 pounds of steel generating 2930 f.p.s. in muzzle velocity at a cyclic rate of 550 r.p.m. Anybody who can handle that doesn't need a machine gun to keep me away!" | |
| Toy Notes: Boxed in a set with Duke, Agent Scarlett, Snake Eyes, Gung Ho, and a sound box that played a portion of the cartoon theme music. Item #26757. | |
| Reissues: Part of December 2007's 25th Anniversary Wave 4 carded reissue assortment. Item #30413. | |
| Version 16: late May 2008 post-25th Anniversary Wave 8 carded figure assortment (08/I) | |
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| Heavy Machine Gunner | MOS 1: Infantry Heavy Weapons [prob. 11B] MOS 2: Cook [92G] |
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| Accessories: silver machine gun (06 Cobra S.A.W. Viper's, with tripod peg), green vest with red pads and tan chest straps (new), silver tripod (84 Roadblock's), copper ammo belt with silver shells (07 Roadblock's), black Joe figure stand. | |
| ROADBLOCK wanted to be a gourmet chef. He was working as a bouncer to earn money to attend the Escoffier School in France when an army recruiter convinced him that the army could train him to be a chef. ROADBLOCK joined but found army menus and preparation techniques too appalling. Transferred to the infantry. Qualified expert: M-2 Browning/50 cal.; Heavy Machine Gun; all Warsaw Pact Heavy MGs; M-16; M-911A1 Auto Pistol.
"A .50 cal. Browning weighs 84 pounds. Add fifty pounds for the ammo - that's about 134 pounds of steel generating 2930 f.p.s. in muzzle velocity at a cyclic rate of 550 r.p.m. Anybody who can handle that doesn't need a machine gun to keep me away!" | |
| Toy Notes: Item #30939. | |
| Version 17: July 2008 DVD Battles multipack assortment, #2 (08/II) | |
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| Heavy Machine Gunner | MOS 1: Infantry Heavy Weapons [prob. 11B] MOS 2: Cook [92G] |
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| Accessories: black knife with silver blade (07 Snake Eyes's), long green strangler vines on small grey base (new), grey webgear with black pockets and green grenade (07 Roadblock's), black Joe figure stand. | |
| ROADBLOCK still finds time to cook gourmet meals, but usually he's gripping a .50 cal Browning heavy machine gun instead of a spatula. He's attended the prestigious Escoffier School in France before joining the Army and the G. I. JOE team. A courageous soldier, he'll willing [sic] sacrifice himself to save his buddies and the mission, like when he, FLINT, MUTT, and JUNKYARD were trapped in a crevice with deadly strangler vines: he stayed behind so that the others could escape. Whether he's whipping up gratinée de coquille St. Jacques or blasting COBRA TROOPERS with his "Ma Deuce," ROADBLOCK makes his point loud and clear: he's the best at anything he puts his hand to - period.
"Two things I won't tolerate: someone who doesn't ask for seconds, and a COBRA who won't lay down his weapon when he sees me coming." | |
| Toy Notes: Boxed with Destro, Lady Jaye, Weather Dominator, M.A.S.S. Device generator, and The Revenge of Cobra DVD. Item #37251. | |