Lifeline (G.I. Joe)
| Lifeline | |
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| G.I. Joe character | |
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| First appearance | 1986 |
| Voiced by | Stan Wojno (Sunbow/Marvel) |
| Affiliation | G.I. Joe |
| Specialty | Rescue Trooper |
| File name | Steen, Edwin C. |
| Birth place | Seattle, Washington |
| SN | RA 128-03-2496 |
| Rank | Sergeant E-5 |
| Primary MOS | Medic |
| Secondary MOS |
X-Ray Technician Rescue Operations |
| Subgroups | Tiger Force Battle Corps Anti-Venom Task Force |
Lifeline 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 rescue trooper and debuted in 1986.
His real name is Edwin C. Steen, and his rank is that of sergeant E-5. Lifeline was born in Seattle, Washington.
Lifeline's primary military specialty is medic. Lifeline worked as a paramedic with the Seattle Fire Department for five years, before discovering that EMS personnel were not eligible for pensions if they became disabled while giving aid off-duty. Since he figured rescue personnel were never off-duty, he decided to make his status permanent by enlisting in the army as a corpsman. Lifeline is also an avowed pacifist; he's a black belt in 'aikido', the art of directing violent energy away from oneself.
The filecard for the 2002 Real American Hero Collection version of Lifeline inexplicably altered his backstory, changing his real name to Greg Scott (a name derived from Hasbro's design manager at the time) and his hometown to Spring Valley, New York. This incarnation of Lifeline is depicted separately alongside the original Lifeline on the cover of G.I. Joe: American Elite #25 (which depicts almost every character who was part of the G.I. Joe Team up to that point), but never had a significant role in the comics or any other media outside the toyline.
Lifeline was first released as an action figure in 1986. Kellogg's cereal offered this figure as a mail-in premium in 1991.
The figure was repainted and released as part of the Tiger Force line in 1988.
A new version of Lifeline was released in 1994 as part of the Battle Corps line. This was re-released in 2002 as part of The Real American Hero Collection, but with different arms and a new head sculpt. A second repaint was released in 2010 as a G.I. Joe Convention exclusive, with this version retaining all the original parts.
As part of the 30th Anniversary toy line, a new version of Lifeline has been released in 2011
In the Marvel Comics G.I. Joe series, he first appeared in G.I. Joe: Special Missions #4. His fellow Joes become angry at him due to his unwillingness to fire a gun or assault an enemy. Lifeline saves the day by utilizing aikido against the Oktober Guard member 'Horrowshow'. He supervises the calm evacuation of wounded after the first Cobra Island civil war.
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