Rock N' Roll (G.I. Joe)

Rock 'N Roll
G.I. Joe character
Illustration of Rock 'n Roll from G.I. Joe: Order of Battle. Art by Herb Trimpe.
First appearance	1982
Voiced by	Frank Welker (Sunbow/Marvel mini-series), Will Ryan (Sunbow/Marvel, regular series) Kevin Conway (DiC)
Affiliation	G.I. Joe
Specialty	Machine Gunner
File name	McConnel, Craig S.
Birth place	Malibu, CA
SN	RA989091452
Rank	E-5 (Sergeant)
Primary MOS	Infantry
Secondary MOS	PT Instructor
Subgroups	Star Brigade

Rock 'n Roll 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 original machine gunner and debuted in 1982.

His real name is Craig S. McConnel, and his rank is that of Sergeant E-5 (later promoted to Staff Sergeant E-6). Rock 'n Roll was born in Malibu, California.

Rock 'n Roll's primary military specialty is infantry, and his secondary military specialty is PT instructor. He is familiar with all NATO and Warsaw Pact light and heavy machine guns (he often used the M60). He graduated top of class from advanced infantry training, and received specialized education in covert ops school at Langley. In time, Rock 'n Roll moved on from being a machine gunner to a Gatling gunner.

A surfer, weightlifter, and bassist, Rock 'n Roll is cunning but naive, and forceful but shy. He possesses a strong sense of loyalty to his teammates and is sincerely concerned about their well being. Rock 'n Roll is a man of honor and integrity who can be counted on to hold the line.

Rock 'n Roll was first released as an action figure in 1982. His character was re-issued with a new action figure design in 1989, with a slight name change to Rock & Roll, however, his file card's content continued to maintain the code name Rock 'n Roll. The name change was temporary, as the next few editions of his action figure all used the Rock 'n Roll name. The character also became part of Super Sonic Fighters (1991), and Star Brigade (1993) sub-lines.

In the Marvel Comics G.I. Joe series, he first appeared in G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #1 (June 1982), along with the rest of the original team. He participates in the rescue of nuclear physicist and noted peace activist Adele Burkhart from a minor Cobra facility. Adele is rescued safely, only suffering from a gunshot wound to the arm.