Half the Battle!
#16 — Best Disguise Ever!
Snake-Eyes, the mute, black-clad, ninja commando with a pet wolf, is, by far, the most popular character in the GI Joe mythos. I’m convinced that one of the appeals of Snake-Eyes is the fact that he doesn’t talk. Basically, he’s a mysterious and powerful spirit that silently protects the Joe team. Hearing Snake-Eyes say, “Can you pass some of that onion dip?” or “I like burritos, but they sure don’t like me!” kind of shatters the illusion of awesomeness. By extension, knowing what Snake-Eyes is thinking would have the same effect. Especially if he’s the freaky-deaky weirdo that I portray him as…
This strip comes from an actual scene in one of the early episodes of the cartoon. It is probably the goofiest scene in the entire series… *remembers the time Iceberg got turned into a whale* …Well, second goofiest. In the cartoon, Shipwreck and Snake-Eyes are in the back the touring van of a Cobra rock-star(?!?). When Cobra Troopers surround the van and demand a show(?!?), Shipwreck and Snake-Eyes put on some costumes and pretend to be in the band. Shipwreck puts on the costume you see in the last panel of the strip. Snake-Eyes puts on the outfit you see in the third panel, including wig and panty hose over his uniform. Now, maybe it was the only other costume in the van, but the fact that they also found disguises for Snake-Eye’s wolf and Shipwreck’s parrot (including a little hat and sunglasses for the bird) leads me to believe that Snake-Eyes just wanted to wear a dress.
Not that there’s anything wrong with that… Let your freak flag fly, Snake-Eyes!
Now you know…
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