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Tele-Viper(aka Python Tele-Viper)
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Animated Appearances
| Sunbow Voice | Appearances | Time Identifiable On Screen | Total Lines (In Own Voice) | Total Words |
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| Various | 22 | 565 seconds | 34 | 239 |
| DiC Voice | Appearances | Time Identifiable On Screen | Total Lines (In Own Voice) | Total Words |
| None | 3 | 20 seconds | 0 | 0 |
Notes: Sunbow's Tele-Vipers had alternately dark grey or black gear on their headsets, with or without a chinstrap. A red mirror image of words often scrolled across their goggles. Operation Dragonfire included the 1985 outfit in Day 2 and introduced the 1989 outfit in Days 4 and 5. The 1989 outfit was also animated for the Python Patrol ad, but with a black vest instead of a grey one.
| Lights! Camera! Cobra! | 5 seconds | 2 lines | informing Zartan of prisoner exchange |
| Red Rocket's Glare | 31 seconds | 5 lines | leading attack on Roadblock's family's diner, fleeing on a Ferret |
| Synthoid Conspiracy, Part 1 | 8 seconds | in sub activating Cobra's interference in Joe war games | |
| Synthoid Conspiracy, Part 2 | 19 seconds | 1 line | placing island base on alert, activating defenses |
| Spell of the Siren | 8 seconds | 1 line | at Enterprise Tower; preparing for attack on Joe HQ |
| The Gamesmaster | 26 seconds | 2 lines | at Cobra Commander's procession; reporting to Destro; present after island battle |
| Where the Reptiles Roam | 2 seconds | operating camera during Cobra Cmdr's broadcast (15:30-31) | |
| Lasers in the Night | 43 seconds | 1 line | capturing Gung-Ho on Snake Island; manning Snake Island command center |
| The Germ | 4 seconds | 1 line | detecting theft of supergerm from Destro's lab |
| Captives of Cobra, Part 1 | 46 seconds | 2 lines | manning controls at Baroness's base |
| Worlds Without End Part I | 26 seconds | 1 line | manning rocket base; alt versions guarding Joe HQ |
| The Great Alaskan Land Rush | 28 seconds | 3 lines | attacking convoy transporting US documents through DC |
| There's No Place Like Springfield, Part 2 | 9 seconds | 1 line | in control room at Temple Alpha |
| Arise Serpentor Arise Part 4 | 9 seconds | assisting Dr. Mindbender in lab | |
| Arise Serpentor Arise Part 5 | 68 seconds | 6 lines | manning Terror Drome command center; cheering Serpentor; reporting President's surrender |
| The Most Dangerous Thing in the World | 17 seconds | 2 lines | planting false promotion orders |
| Not a Ghost of a Chance | 1 second | urging quiet during Hector Ramirez interview (10:41) | |
| Sins of Our Fathers | 73 seconds | 3 lines | managing communication project; capturing Flint; at Terror Drome during Hawk's warning |
| In the Presence of Mine Enemies | 16 seconds | 1 line | aboard Cobra sub transmitting to satellite |
| Into Your Tent I Will Silently Creep | 113 seconds | 1 line | attacked in arctic, supervising slaves in Coil hideout |
| G.I. Joe: The Movie, Part 1 | 9 seconds | 1 line | detecting Pythona's infiltration |
| G.I. Joe: The Movie, Part 4 | 4 seconds | assaulted by Falcon | |
| Operation Dragonfire: Day 2 | 12 seconds | at command center in caves | |
| Operation Dragonfire: Day 4 | 4 seconds | one seen with Python Conquests | |
| Operation Dragonfire: Day 5 | 4 seconds | captured by Scoop at Charlie Delta |
Classic Marvel Comic Appearances
By my count, Tele-Vipers were discernible in 214 panels in 48 issues from Mar. 1986 to Oct. 1994: Yearbook 2, #47, 49, 52, 55, Order of Battle 3, GIJTF 3, SM 7, 65, 68, 74, 76, 79, 80, 86, SM 21, 89, SM 26, 93, SM 28, 95, 96, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 115, 116, 118, 121, 122, 123, 126, 129, 131, 137, 138, 141, 142, 144, and 153.
Figure Releases
| Versions: | 1. 1985
2. 1989 (Python Patrol) | 3. 2003 (Spy Troops)
4. 2004 (VvV Wave 5) 5. 2005 (Single Pack) | 6. 2008/I (Flight Pod)
7. 2008/II (Extreme Conditions) |
| Version 1: spring 1985 regular carded figure assortment | |
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| Fig. #0066: Cobra Communications | MOS 1: Communications MOS 2: Electronics |
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| Accessories: black comm-scan gun with cone-shaped barrel (new), black communications backpack with conical antenna (new), long black hose (common). | |
| These are the RTOs (Radio Telecommunications Operators) of the COBRA ground forces. They carry a standard modular radio pack that contains as a main unit a VHF transceiver equipped with an automatic frequency hopper, a crypto unit and passive jamming and anti-jamming devices. The Tele-Viper helmet contains high resolution earphones with overload dampers and two sets of voice actuated microphones. The interior of the helmet offers an alternative LED readout triggered through the optional computer pack. Optional transmission modes include microwave beam and laser - Both available as add-ons to the basic pack. | |
| Toy Notes: Item #6447. | |
| Version 2: spring 1989 Python Patrol carded figure assortment | |
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| Python Patrol Communications Python Tele-Viper | |
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| Accessories: black comm-scan gun (85 Tele-Viper's), black backpack (85 Tele-Viper's), long black hose (common). | |
| He's the RTO [Radio Telecommunications Operator] of Python Patrol's ground forces. The PYTHON TELE-VIPER is equipped with a modular radio pack that contains all new, sophisticated radar jamming devices. He carries digital scrambler/decoders and low speed recording decks for ultra-high speed burst transmissions, enabling Python Patrol personnel to communicate rapidly with other Cobra units and support elements. "It's almost impossible to stay undetected as long as this guy is in the field! As soon as your position is discovered, you might as well 'call it a day' because he is going to radio in for an air strike on your location before you can get away! Once he has you, he has you!" | |
| Variations: Some copies may have come without the black hose. | |
| Toy Notes: Item #6623-3. | |
| Version 3: November 2003 Spy Troops Wave 8 figure two-pack assortment | |
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| COBRA Communications Specialist | |
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| Accessories: black silencer pistol (02 Shipwreck's), black shotgun (02 Dat's), large graphite mic bent at wide angle (new), grey shoulder-mounted antenna on C-shaped mount (new), tiny grey walkie-talkie with short antenna (new). | |
| TELE-VIPER troops are the radio and satellite communications specialists of the COBRA legions. The micro-miniaturized equipment built into their helmets and web gear includes a high-speed burst microwave transceiver, VHF and laser signal units, a random series digital encryption module, third generation passive jamming devices, a GPS receiver, a voice synthesizer, and an FM receiver with automatic frequency control. All high-end COBRA command personnel have a TELE-VIPER trooper assigned to them as their personal link to headquarters and as bodyguards. Each TELE-VIPER trooper carries a multi-shot grenade launcher and a suppressed sub-machine gun as well as all his communications equipment, which means that even while he is calling down an air strike he can be laying down his own cover fire. It is suspected that off-duty TELE-VIPER troopers are employed by COBRA as telemarketers to sell pirated technology. "Half of our job is to provide clear communications up and down the COBRA chain of command. The other half of our job is to degrade or completely jam all G.I. JOE communications" | |
| Toy Notes: Carded in a two-pack with Halo Jumper, who was reidentified as Sgt. Airborne as a running change. Item #55454. | |
| Reissues: Included in August 2004's Costco-exclusive Battle-in-a-Box set with Dart, Tunnel Rat, Nunchuk, Pit Viper, Cobra Coils, and the vehicles Smoke Screen Transport and Cobra Ringneck. | |
| Version 4: October 2004 Valor vs. Venom Wave 5 figure two-pack recolor assortment (Python Patrol) | |
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| COBRA Communications Specialist | |
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| Accessories: black silencer pistol (02 Shipwreck's), black shotgun (02 Dart's), grey mic (03 Tele-Viper's), gold antenna (03 Tele-Viper's), gold walkie-talkie (03 Tele-Viper's). | |
| TELE-VIPER troops are the radio and satellite communications specialists of the COBRA legions. The micro-miniaturized equipment built into their helmets and web gear includes a high-speed burst microwave transceiver, VHF and laser signal units, a random series digital encryption module, third generation passive jamming devices, a GPS receiver, a voice synthesizer, and an FM receiver with automatic frequency control. All high-end COBRA command personnel have a TELE-VIPER trooper assigned to them as their personal link to headquarters and as bodyguards. Each TELE-VIPER trooper carries a multi-shot grenade launcher and a suppressed sub-machine gun as well as all his communications equipment, which means that even while he is calling down and air strike he can be laying down his own cover fire. It is suspected that off-duty TELE-VIPER troopers are employed by COBRA as telemarketers to sell pirated technology. "Half of our job is to provide clear communications up and down the COBRA chain of command. The other half of our job is to degrade or completely jam all G.I. JOE communications!" | |
| Toy Notes: Carded in a two-pack with Cobra Viper. Item #03535. | |
| Version 5: April 2005 Wave 3 discount figure single-pack assortment | |
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| COBRA Communications Specialist | |
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| Accessories: black silencer pistol (02 Shipwreck's), black shotgun (03 Burn Out's), black mic (03 Tele-Viper's), black backpack (85 Tele-Viper's, with no hose pin), black walkie-talkie (03 Tele-Viper's). | |
| TELE-VIPER troops are the radio and satellite communications specialists of the COBRA legions. The micro-miniaturized equipment built into their helmets and web gear includes a high-speed burst microwave transceiver, VHF and laser signal units, a random series digital encryption module, third generation passive jamming devices, a GPS receiver, a voice synthesizer, and an FM receiver with atutomatic frequency control. All high-end COBRA command personnel have a TELE-VIPER trooper assigned to them as their personal link to headquarters and as bodyguards. Each TELE-VIPER trooper carries a multi-shot grenade launcher and a suppressed sub-machine gun as well as all his communications equipment, which means that even while he is calling down and air strike he can be laying down his own cover fire. It is suspected that off-duty TELE-VIPER troopers are employed by COBRA as telemarketers to sell pirated technology. "Half of our job is to provide clear communications up and down the COBRA chain of command. The other half of our job is to degrade or completely jam all G.I. JOE communications!" | |
| Toy Notes: Item #06113. | |
| Reissues: Carded without accessories in July 2008 as part of the Wave 4 discount figure single-pack assortment (Item #35368). | |
| Version 6: June 2008 R.A.M. Cycle vs. Cobra Flight Pod vehicle two-pack (08/I) | |
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| Cobra Communications | |
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| Accessories: purple open vest with quilted pattern on shoulders (new), black Cobra figure stand. | |
| TELE-VIPER troops are electronic communications specialists using headgear outfitted with transceivers, receivers, GPS units, signal jamming devices, encryption modules, and more. They are deployed with COBRA FLIGHT POD vehicles to use their electronic gadgets to monitor and disrupt the G. I. JOE team's communications. When all else fails, they can simply blast the team with missiles, mines, and other firepower. All high-end COBRA command personnel have a TELE-VIPER trooper assigned to them as their link to headquarters and as bodyguards.
"We provide clear communications to and from COBRA command - and at the same time, destroy G. I. JOE communications whatever way we can." | |
| Toy Notes: Boxed with Cpl. Breaker and updates of the R.A.M. and Trubble Bubble. Item #32397. | |
| Version 7: December 2008 Extreme Conditions: Arctic Assault Squad boxed set (08/II) | |
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| Arctic Communications Specialist Cobra Tele-Viper | MOS 1: Communications |
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| Accessories: grey rifle (08 Dataframe's), black knife with silver blade (08 Lt. Falcon's), blue backpack with tan rope (08 Lt. Falcon's), black radio (86 Mainframe's), black radio (08 Lt. Falcon's), blue computer with grey keys and hinged legs (08 Dataframe's), black antenna (87 Falcon's), black Cobra figure stand. | |
| TELE-VIPER troops are electronic communications specialists. Their helmets and web gear have built-in micro-miniaturized equipment that includes a high-speed burst microwave transceiver, VHF and laser signal units, a random series digital encryption module, third-generation passive jamming devices, a GPS receiver, voice synthesizer, and FM receiver with automatic frequency control. Each TELE-VIPER trooper also carries a grenade launcher and a submachine gun, so that while he's calling down an air strike, he can also be laying down his own cover fire. Communication is especially tricky in arctic regions because of severe weather and ionospheric disturbances, making the job of a TELE-VIPER all the more challenging.
"Half of our job is to provide clear communications up and down the COBRA chain of command. The other half of our job is to degrade or completely jam all G.I. JOE communications!" | |
| Toy Notes: Sold in an online-exclusive boxed set with Snow Serpent Officer, Scrap-Iron, two copies of Snow Serpent Trooper, and two versions of Cobra Viper. | |