Zarana in G.I. Joe: The Movie

"How tepid can Hasbro get with this movie, sister?"

"Oh, pretty fucking tepid, brother!"

The production histories of Transformers:  The Movie and G.I. Joe:  The Movie were deeply intertwined, and the choices Hasbro made on one film directly reshaped the other. 

Several key pieces of this history ... especially around Duke's death, the Optimus Prime backlash, and the late‑stage audio change.  I am more interested in the Zarana factor, but to make sense of this all, I do have to somewhat touch on other factors.

This might be a bit NSFW under the jump, so read at your own risk.  And knowing is half the battle!  Yo Joe!

"Kiss me! This I command!"

"It's a little hard to kiss you wearing your headdress, oh great Serpentor..."

The ethics of AI...

 Really, who cares?  It's beyond my pay grade. 

I can barely draw a straight line!  

Cobra CLAWS Are Coming to Town

This episode operated as Sunbow G.I. Joe's only Christmas episode. 

"A Jem of that size..."

 "A Jem of that size answers all my questions!"

"Thisss sssuckssss. Two Pythona figures in 2025!  Now I'll never rule the world!  I hate this job!"

Grey Hairs and Growing Pains - Zarana

 

Grey Hairs and Growing Pains - Jinx