Zartan
| Zartan | |
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| G.I. Joe character | |
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| First appearance | 1984 |
| Voiced by |
Zack Hoffman (Sunbow/Marvel) Marc Thompson (Sigma 6) Steven Blum (Resolute) Brian Bloom (Renegades) |
| Affiliation | Cobra |
| Specialty | Master of Disguise |
| File name | UNKNOWN (Aliases too numerous to list) |
| Birth place | UNKNOWN (his third filecard states that it is Nice, France, but later filecards ignore it). |
| Primary MOS | Infiltration |
| Secondary MOS | Espionage |
| Subgroups |
Dreadnoks Ninja Force |
| Zartan | |
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| G.I. Joe character | |
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| First appearance | 2009 |
| Portrayed by |
Arnold Vosloo (Original likeness) Jonathan Pryce (Disguised as US President) |
| Affiliation | Cobra |
| Specialty | Master of Disguise |
| File name | Classified |
| Series |
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra G.I. Joe: Retaliation |
Zartan is a fictional character from the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero toyline, comic books and cartoon series. He is one of the main villains in the Marvel Comics series G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero as the leader of the Dreadnoks, and a mercenary who often worked directly for Cobra Commander. His character was voiced by Zack Hoffman in the 1985 TV series, and he was portrayed by Arnold Vosloo in the live-action film, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra and its 2013 sequel, G.I. Joe: Retaliation.
Zartan is a master of make-up and disguise. Very little is known of his background, but he is suspected to have received European military academy training at St. Cyr. Zartan can alter his skin color at will to blend in with his environment, and is a practitioner of several mystic martial arts. He is also a ventriloquist, a polyglot (speaking over 20 languages and dialects), and an acrobatic-contortionist. Zartan and the Dreadnoks have also been known to use holographic technology and other means to disguise themselves. He has a younger brother and sister, twins named Zandar and Zarana, as well as a daughter named Zanya.
When Zartan was originally released in the toy line, it stated on his file card that he suffered from Paranoid Schizophrenia and Multiple Personality Disorder. After a complaint from a mental health organization, Hasbro removed this information from the file for later print runs, and was not referenced on file cards for future releases of the character. In early development, he was called Captain Chameleon. He was later named Zartan, an anagram of Tarzan, by writer Larry Hama.
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