We keep mentioning, in these GI Joe Classified reviews, that you can tell which characters were planned from the beginning of the line and which weren't by virtue of who was given a profile on the old website before penny-pinching shut it down. But as it is shut down, you have no way to know who was or wasn't there. So here's a list:
GI Joe is a highly skilled, on-demand, international special missions force of men and women from around the globe, selected for their elite abilities in their chosen disciplines. Officially, GI Joe doesn't exist, and very few know the truth: these heroes fight a secret war, as the first and last line of defense against forces that seek to plunge our world into chaos.
- Barbecue
- Chuckles
- Cover Girl
- Doc
- Duke
- Dusty
- Flint
- Gung-Ho
- Hawk
- Helix
- Jinx
- Lady Jaye
- Ripcord
- Roadblock
- Rock 'n Roll
- Scarlett
- Sci-Fi
- Snake-Eyes
- Stalker
- Wild Bill
Cobra is a multi-faceted and masterfully coordinated global criminal network. Few know the truth: Cobra's ultimate mission is to bring chaos and their nefarious ideology into the world.
- Alley Viper
- BAT
- Baroness
- Buzzer
- Cobra Commander
- Cobra Trooper
- Cobra Viper
- Destro
- Firefly
- Major Bludd
- Red Ninja Viper
- Ripper
- Road Pig
- Sand Scorpion
- Scrap-Iron
- Storm Shadow
- Tomax & Xamot
- Torch
- Zarana
- Zartan
The site said "More Classified Files Coming Soon," but it said that from Day 1 and nothing was ever changed or added, so that was an optimistic thought at best. While most of the characters have been made at this point, it's interesting to see, even five years into the line, that there are still a few who haven't. And judging by the release order, the first character they made who wasn't planned from the beginning, but added later, was Beachhead at #10. How surprisingly early!