# League of Extraordinary...G.I. Joes!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/league-of-extraordinary-g-i-joes/505631>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [August 7, 2009, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/league-of-extraordinary-g-i-joes/505631 "2009-08-07T14:16:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2009, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/league-of-extraordinary-g-i-joes/505631/41 "2009-08-10T00:48:01Z")

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> [@E-Sabbath](#):
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> The ‘Rocky’ one I suggested was… _planned_, but never completed. He did show up in the comic book. And his opponent was made: Big Boa.

He didn’t really show up in the comic book, he showed up in the Order of Battle spinoff of the comic series that was essentially the filecards expanded in a format similar to the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe (similar to how Transformers Universe expanded on the tech specs). His profile appeared in one issue, and the two following issues featured a retraction of the profile.

> [@ArizonaTeach](#):
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> There’s already a Joe named Blowtorch

> [@Lute Skywatcher](#):
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> There’s also one named “Maverick”. 🙂

Not to mention [Grid-Iron](http://www.yojoe.com/action/90/captgridiron.shtml) (post #2)

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**Author:** ![E-Sabbath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e19adc/32.png) [@E-Sabbath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-Sabbath)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2009, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/league-of-extraordinary-g-i-joes/505631/42 "2009-08-10T01:58:47Z")

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Order of Battle is a comic book. I was avoiding being too technical. (I had that issue, but not the followup, so I waited for months for Rocky to show up.)

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**Author:** ![JThunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e95f7d/32.png) [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2009, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/league-of-extraordinary-g-i-joes/505631/43 "2009-08-10T03:41:14Z")

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At the risk of stating the obvious… Batman?

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**Author:** ![Raguleader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/258eb7/32.png) [@Raguleader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raguleader)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2009, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/league-of-extraordinary-g-i-joes/505631/44 "2009-08-10T03:54:20Z")

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For characters with built-in code-names, we have:

Dr. Temperance Brennan -  
Specialty: Forensic Investigation  
Codename: Bones

and if you have Bones, you get:

Special Agent Seely Booth  
Speciality: Law Enforcement/Investigation (also a skilled marksman and former Army Ranger)  
Codename: Either “G-Man” or “Magnum”

A tounge-in-cheek suggestion for Cobra based on a real life figure:

Vladimir Putin  
Codename: Destro 😃

ETA:

Charles “Chuck” Norris  
Speciality: Hand-to-hand Combat, Physical Training Leader  
Codename: Chuck Norris

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