Dusty (G.I. Joe)
| Dusty | |
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| G.I. Joe character | |
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| First appearance | 1985 |
| Voiced by |
Neil Ross (Sunbow/Marvel) Maurice LaMarche (DiC Series) Alessandro Juliani (Spy Troops) Andrew Toth (Valor Vs. Venom) |
| Information | |
| Affiliation | G.I. Joe |
| Specialty | Desert Trooper |
| File name | Tadur, Ronald W. |
| Birth place | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| SN | 371-11-4605 |
| Rank | E-4 (Corporal) |
| Primary MOS | Infantry |
| Secondary MOS | Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Maintenance |
| Subgroups | Tiger Force Desert Patrol Squad |
Dusty is a fictional character from the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero toyline, comic books and cartoon series. He is the G.I. Joe Team's desert trooper and debuted in 1985.
His real name is Ronald W. Tadur, which is based on an anagram of Hasbro artist Ron Rudat. Dusty was born in Las Vegas, Nevada. He grew up in the desert and became intimately familiar with it. After high school, he worked as a refrigeration repairman by day, while studying the ecology of the desert in his spare time. He went through basic training at Fort Bliss, Texas, and is a qualified expert with the M-14, M-16, M-16A2, M-60, M-1911A1 auto pistol and M-203 40mm grenade launcher.
Dusty is an excellent tracker. He is fluent in Arabic and Hebrew, and conversant in Kazakh and the Oirat-Khalkha languages of Central Asia. He is also noted for his patience, his strong leadership qualities, and his excellence for sneaking up behind bad guys in the desert, and popping a can of firefight. When the G.I. Joe Team was disbanded, Dusty signed up for a tour in Israel, in order to keep his skills sharp. He returned to active duty when the team was reinstated, and can usually be found leading new recruits in target practice.
Dusty was first released as an action figure in 1985. It sports the chocolate-chip camouflage BDU, and hooded desert headgear. The same figure was recolored, and released as a member of the G.I. Joe subgroup "Tiger Force" in 1988.
A new version of Dusty was released in 1991. Inspired by the Persian Gulf War, this version came packaged with a pet coyote, Sandstorm. He wears a light-yellow shirt and light-yellow pants with brown splotches, and a light-yellow beret.This release also listed Dusty's Rank as Sergeant E-5 but all other releases still list him as E-4. This version was recolored and released in 2000, in a two-pack with Law & Order.
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