1985 Eels: Cobra Frogman
Includes: JLS double harpoon with stunner, flippers, air hose, air tank, jet pack
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File Name: CLASSIFIED
Primary Military Specialty: Underwater Demolitions
Secondary Military Specialty: Marine Engineering
Birthplace: Various Countries
Grade: E-4 (or equivalent)
Eels are the underwater demolitions specialists of the COBRA legions. They man and operate the COBRA marine outposts disguised as off-shore drilling rigs and augment the crews of larger COBRA naval vessels.
Eels undergo a rigorous two-part training program in the warm shark and pirate infested waters of the Cayman Islands in the Caribbean and in the frigid dark depths of the North Atlantic. Their training regimen includes marine structural engineering, explosive ordnance, underwater fighting techniques and marine geology.
Primary Military Specialty: Underwater Demolitions
Secondary Military Specialty: Marine Engineering
Birthplace: Various Countries
Grade: E-4 (or equivalent)
Eels are the underwater demolitions specialists of the COBRA legions. They man and operate the COBRA marine outposts disguised as off-shore drilling rigs and augment the crews of larger COBRA naval vessels.
Eels undergo a rigorous two-part training program in the warm shark and pirate infested waters of the Cayman Islands in the Caribbean and in the frigid dark depths of the North Atlantic. Their training regimen includes marine structural engineering, explosive ordnance, underwater fighting techniques and marine geology.
Creator Commentary
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Ron Rudat designed Eels in 1984. The red pencil feedback (most likely from the G.I. Joe Product Manager, Kirk Bozigian) reads "entire figure, not head." The rest of Ron's sketch made it into the final design virtually untouched. I believe the head design was revisited for the 1987 Techno-Viper. Sketch by Ron Rudat, presentation art by George Woodbridge.
