Episode
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero: Arise, Serpentor, Arise! (1)
Overview
A surprise attack by Cobra, using the new BATs, reveals that the Joes have gotten sloppy. General Hawk asks Sergeant Slaughter to help whip the team back into shape. Meanwhile, a series of dreams prompt Dr. Mindbender to concoct a plan to build a new Cobra leader from the DNA of long-dead conquerors. A package downed Night Raven reveals that Zartan has been asked to expand his team of Dreadnoks so he turns to his siblings, Zandar and Zarana for help, and the Joes investigate and discover the plan, only to be cornered by Thrasher and his Thunder Machine.
Details
- Series
- G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 1
- Air date
- 1986-09-15
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
Arise, Serpentor, Arise! (1) is Episode 1 in Season 2 of G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero. It aired on 1986-09-15. The runtime is 30 min.
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Episode 3: Arise, Serpentor, Arise! (3)
Cobra takes DNA from the tombs of Ivan the Terrible and Alexander the Great. Sergeant Slaughter retrieves a DNA pack from Cobra's raid on Sun Tzu's tomb, and from it the Joes surmise that Cobra is building a new breed of soldiers. Dr. Mindbender intends to use Slaughter's DNA as a replacement, and so feigns defeat as a ploy to retrieve the sarcophagus of Genghis Khan and capture Slaughter.
Episode 4: Arise, Serpentor, Arise! (4)
Cobra Commander sabotages Dr. Mindbender's first experiment, and it rises as a hideous monster. Sergeant Slaughter briefly escapes, then is recaptured but manages to destroy his DNA sample. The second attempt is successful, and Serpentor is created. Meanwhile, a Joe search party is sent to Cobra Island to rescue Slaughter and learn more about Cobra's plans.
Episode 5: Arise, Serpentor, Arise! (5)
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