Heavy Duty (G.I. Joe)

Heavy Duty
G.I. Joe character
Heavy Duty as seen in the DiC G.I. Joe cartoon.
First appearance	1991
Voiced by	William Taylor (DiC) Blu Mankuma (Spy Troops) E.B. Owens (Sigma Six) Keith Ferguson (Renegades)
Affiliation	G.I. Joe
Specialty	Heavy Ordnance Trooper
File name	Lamont A. Morris (also known as Hershel Dalton in the reboot franchise)
Birth place	Chicago, Illinois
SN	807-0246-LM65
Rank	E-5
Primary MOS	Laser Weapons Systems Operator
Secondary MOS	Indirect Fire Infantryman
Subgroups	Star Brigade

Heavy Duty
G.I. Joe character
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje as Heavy Duty in G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra.
First appearance	2009
Portrayed by	Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
Voiced by	Rodney Saulsberry (video game)
Affiliation	G.I. Joe
Specialty	Heavy Weapons Specialist
File name	Hershel Dalton
SN	807-46-LM65
Rank	Sergeant (E-5)
Series	G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra

Heavy Duty is a fictional character from the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero series of toy lines, comics and cartoons. Heavy Duty is the G.I. Joe Team's heavy ordnance specialist. He is described as being unafraid of any situation despite heavy enemy fire. He is also the cousin of Roadblock, and shares the same passion for cooking and speaking in rhyme. This character was created by Walter A. McDaniel.

His original file card indicates that his real name is Lamont A. Morris, and that he was born in Chicago, Illinois. Heavy Duty grew up with a passion for metropolitan living, expressing it through classical guitars and Bach. After enlisting in the Army, he discovered that many of his skills in music also applied to heavy weapons: coordination, dexterity and multi-tasking. His extreme strength and grasp of advanced weapon systems, brought him to the attention of the G.I. Joe Team.

When the G.I. Joe team disbanded, Heavy Duty returned to his hometown of Chicago, and opened a small, home-based recording studio, where he recorded his renditions of popular classical pieces on guitar. He returned to the team when they were reinstated, and when Roadblock did not initially return to G.I. Joe, Heavy Duty also attempted to fill in his cousin's role as a cook. However, his culinary skills weren't nearly as enthusiastic, and Heavy Duty tended to improvise ingredients and methods. Roadblock returned when the team roster was scaled down into an elite unit, and a hungry bunch of Joes greatly welcomed him back.

The first appearance of Heavy Duty was in the 1991 lineup of the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero toyline. A new version of Heavy Duty was released in 1993 as part of the Star Brigade line. Although he appeared in very minimal roles in other G.I. Joe media, Heavy Duty was still able to attain some level of popularity despite appearing late in the series. He is one of very few characters from that time to cross over to the G.I. Joe revival in 2002, and is included in G.I. Joe: Sigma 6.