Zarana
| Zarana | |
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| G.I. Joe character | |
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| First appearance | 1986 |
| Voiced by |
Lisa Raggio (Sunbow/Marvel) Lisa Corps (DiC) |
| Affiliation | Dreadnoks |
| Specialty | Zartan's Sister |
| File name | Zoe (real last name unknown) (Aliases too numerous to list: Friday, Heather, Sgt.Carol Weidler, Dr. Deborah Karday) |
| Birth place | UNKNOWN |
| Primary MOS | Infiltration |
| Secondary MOS | Espionage |
Zarana is a fictional character from the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero toyline, comic books and cartoon series. She is affiliated with Cobra as a member of the Dreadnoks.
Zarana is the sister of Zartan and Zandar. A professional assassin, she is an expert in small arms, explosives and edged weapons. Zarana is a master of disguise who can fool even the best military specialists. She relies on masks, wigs, makeup and costumes. She is also a world-class method actress, literally becoming the object of her impersonation, to the extent that she not only thinks but reacts as they would.
She has short naturally auburn hair, which has been dyed pink (or sometimes red), and is usually depicted with a tattered hot pink T-shirt and blue pants. Her pink shirt resembles the torn scarf worn by her twin brother Zandar. She is the older of the twins, and often the unequivocal leader of the two. She and Zandar speak between themselves in shared, poetical language, echoing each other's words and ideas. Zarana supposedly also has the same ability to change skin color as her brothers, but this was never portrayed in either her comic book or cartoon incarnations. According to former G.I. Joe product manager Kirk Bozigian at the 2013 Official G.I. Joe Convention, Zarana's original filecard art was inspired by 80's punk rock singer Wendy O. Williams.
The members of the Phoenix Guard were Cobra agents in disguise, but for Cobra Commander's elaborate ruse to succeed, each member of the team needed doctored military records and manufactured personal histories. Zarana's fabricated identity was Friday, real name Jennifer K. Larson, born in Hialeah, Florida. Friday's specialties were infantry, heavy weapons, tracking, unit supply specialist and mechanical technician. She received basic training at Fort Jackson, and advanced infantry training at Fort Lee. She also completed the Unit Armorer School at Fort Hood, the Marksman Instructor course and Airborne School at Fort Benning, and the Counter-Sniper course at Camp Robinson, Arkansas. She was the team's weapons specialist, and second-in-command to General Rey.
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