History and Origin of GI Joe's LT. FALCON!

[@JLSComics]

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[@FnRenner]

Falcon vs Flint was a common fight in my childhood sandbox lol

[@JLSComics]

Karl Renner I believe it!

[@mercenaut]

Can’t help but hear BeachHead’s voice: “Lewww-tinint Fal-kin”

[@charlierobles7188]

Cool bio on Lt. Falcon one of the underrated Joe's for sure

[@Scorch1028]

It’s interesting that the storyline of Lt. Falcon being Duke’s little half-brother is omitted.

[@UziNineMillomeetah]

Falcon was voiced by Don Johnson but Chuckles has more of a Sonny Crockett look.

[@dubuyajay9964]

Yeah, that's a WTF moment for me too. Chuckles would have more of an uphill climb in Joe than Falcon since he's an MP Investigator and Intel Officer instead of Spec Ops.

[@dinomonzon7493]

Lt. Falcon is one of my fave Joes and I hated it that the 1987 movie misrepresented him. Anybody who’s read his filecard would know straightoff that anyone who passed the US Special Forces Assessment and Selection Course, its following Qualification Course (which includes the Robin Sage wargame) and qualified for Blue Light, with the rank of a 1st Lieutenant would never be considered for the G. I. Joe Team if his record was ‘a shameful parade of insubordination and gross dereliction of duty.’ * Moreover, that would cast aspersions on Duke, given that the movie tried to make viewers believe he was Falcon’s half brother. Why? Because it implied that the reason he was part of the Rawhides was because Duke greased the wheels, given Falcon’s cartoon record. Guess that’s why Larry Hama had him play a major role in the Cobra Civil War (Marvel’s G. I. Joe #s 72-78), if only to give a kick in the teeth to the writer of the shoddy G. I. Joe: The Movie. * Refer to: From O. S. S. to Green Berets by Col. Aaron Bank Delta Force by Col. Charles A. Beckwith Secret Armies by James Adams Special Forces: A Guided Tour of U. S. Special Forces by Tom Clancy. NB: Blue Light existed. It was a provisional anti terrorist unit which was an offshoot of the 5th Special Forces Group Airborne by Col. Bob Mountel to serve as a stopgap while Col. Charles Beckwith assembled Delta. It was later ordered deactivated and disbanded by Pres. Jimmy Carter and US Army Chief of Staff Bernard Rogers when the latter during a meeting at Ft. Bragg with Col. Beckwith that Blue Light was using Delta’s funding, plus the fact that the CO of both the JFK Center (Gen. Jack Mackmull) and the head of XVIIIth Airborne Corps (Gen. Volney Warner) barred the Green Berets, Rangers and Airborne from volunteering to be part of Delta.

[@Barada73]

I got the Falcon figure in 1987 and it was actually the last GI Joe figure I owned during my childhood. Shortly after getting Falcon, I saw the Cobra-La 3-pack in a store and instantly thought, "Nope. I'm done," and I walked away from GI Joe for well over a decade.

[@deadpilled2942]

I was too young so Cobra La seemed alright. I didn't like the treatment of Cobra Commander.

[@noz48a2]

Rightfully so! It's getting me to walk away from Classified too

[@TheQuincyEdwards]

Please do all the Dreadnoks. They were always my favorite. Maybe an episode or two of Drunk GI Joe History would be dope too. Get a buzz, cuss a bit and have fun explaining overarching GI Joe History according to it’s story or it’s actual history IRL.

[@JLSComics]

Lord Key haha that would be a fun one to make sure. I do have Dreadnoks on my list excellent suggestions!

[@remyguzman58]

I've been waiting for this episode. He is my favorite GI Joe.

[@123451248ify]

I just saw the movie a couple of days ago. Lt. Falcon should have been Flint's brother and not Duke's. That would have made more sense because they resembled each other, Flint and Falcon both wore berets, and their codenames started with "F."

[@ikeb9367]

He was my favorite Joe and still is. I know there are a lot of people who like him as well. Evidence of this, sideshow made a 12 inch Falcon.

[@HiddenSoulsMusic]

My favorite GI Joe thanks for the video!

[@JLSComics]

The Hidden Awesome and thank you

[@TheSMPStudios]

I loved Miami Vice! Watched it CONSTANTLY as a kid! When Don Johnson was cast as Falcon (the main selling poit for the movie to bring in new fans) I sat in front of my tv to watch it! (Can’t remember if I saw it in theaters or tv for the first time). That’s when I became a Joe fan!

[@123451248ify]

Don Johnson wasn't too bad as a voice actor, either!

[@satior420]

Great to see you back at it! Enjoyed the video and hope you stayed healthy and safe!

[@JLSComics]

Schwifty Pool Thanks Schwifty and I hope you are healthy and safe as well

[@jamesmoss3424]

He is from the movie in 1987.😀👍

[@lennyalcina4340]

Great to see you back and with another video, this time Lt. Falcon, although I wasn't a big fan of the character i started to enjoy a little bit more about him, thanks and keep up the great work

[@JLSComics]

Lenny Alcina Thanks Lenny I appreciate and seeing you in the comments - I took a week off but I’m back at it now

[@KingKong-fj4dk]

Love me some Green Berets! For my immediate response team, I used the Green Berets 12 man ODA model. Duke. Flint Spirit. Snake-eyes Low-Light Scarlett Torpedo. Wet-suit Falcon. Stalker Beachhead Leatherneck

[@chrisingram4209]

Scarlett?? Not my army! Kidding man. Solid team!

[@JLSComics]

King Kong great team set up !

[@KingKong-fj4dk]

@@JLSComics In true ODA form, they can obviously be split into two 6 man teams. Each team has a leader, a super sneaky guy, a sniper, a demolitions expert, and a medic. And in this 12 man unit I get an Arashikage ninja, an SAS member, 2 SEALs, 4 Delta Force operators, 6 Green Berets, 1 Force Recon Marine, 9 Rangers, and 3 LRRPs.

[@paulleyharris7851]

Who's the SAS specialist? I don't see Big Ben

[@napoleonwilson6499]

Don Johnson really was big in the 80s. Even got recruited by the joes

[@bryansardegna4195]

Jessie, great video. Love how in-depth these are. Would love to see one on Grand Slam or Scrap Iron. Keep up the Great work.👍

[@paulleyharris7851]

I had Lt. Falcon. In my collection he had a special team that had the following Joes: Lt. Daina, Stalker, Gung Ho, Outback, Tunnel Rat, Lady Jaye, Heavy Duty, Beach Head, Spirit.

[@JLSComics]

Paul Ley Harris great team!

[@paulleyharris7851]

@@JLSComics thanks. I have others but they are also reserves too

[@spacepiratejacen2258]

Definitely on of my favorite G.I. Joe's as a child! Thank you for explaining lore video appreciate it! Yo Joe! 👨🏻‍✈️

[@aaronscott5882]

A super cool video of an awesome G.l. JOE!

[@paulpizzlewizzle]

Had him when I was a kid but I pretended he was Flint.

[@ghostbusterguy20011]

Omg me too dude I couldn't get flint as a kid so I also used to pretend he was flint awesomeness

[@JLSComics]

Paul Pizzlewizzle haha there was definitely some over lap there in their look

[@ghareebcolt3954]

Haha you demoted him.

[@omarlawrence5239]

I remember I was so shocked as a kid with the situation with saw viper. I keep reviewing it over and over in amazement. Lol. Sounds silly right.

[@MiKeMiDNiTe-77]

LT FALCON IS REALLY COOL YOU KNOW, NIGHT FORCE FALCON BEING THE BEST.

[@briandillingham890]

Any chance of seeing a video on Shooter?

[@JLSComics]

Brian Dillingham I’ll add Shooter to my list!

[@demo3456]

GI Joe is literally still my favorite comic 30 years later. I go back and read the entire library of comics at least twice a year. Even though Hama is a flaming liberal d bag commie I will always love GI Joe

[@maximusprime3459]

I always liked that he was Duke's brother in the cartoon. I wouldn't doubt that more Joes should've had relatives make the team.

[@dinomonzon7493]

Jinx is Storm-Shadow’s second cousin on his mother’s side (Marvel’s G. I. Joe #62).

[@maximusprime3459]

Roadblock and Heavy Duty are cousins I think.

[@aaronwilliams007]

Thanks again for your content, how about a bio on Barbecue 😆

[@JLSComics]

Aaron Williams thanks Aaron! Great suggestion, I’ll add him to my list

[@andrewdau1299]

Nice to see you mention Renegades. Will you talk more about it?

[@JLSComics]

Andrew Dau I will try to incorporate it more since I know people enjoy Renegades

[@justuntheranderson3141]

Boy they sure did him dirty on his classified figure! Thank goodness that they rereleased his night force version w/Quarrel and made a new Head sculpt!! But then they buffed him up just a tad too much by giving him outback’s arms! So it looks like he got back on the spark 😂

[@dennismarek1580]

He was also on the cover of another puzzle with him chasing Battle Armour Cobra Commander from the Thunder Machine

[@JLSComics]

Dennis Marek Very cool, thank you for adding to it!

[@pawlee77]

I heard he was intended to be Hawks son originally.

[@ReaverPrime]

I hate how the movie and cartoon portrayed him as an arrogant screw up. Also, I will always be of a mind to wish they had gone forward with the thread of Falcon being Hawk's son.

[@naquingreen1603]

​@Jamaal Simpson Don't forget he was also portrayed as a sexist misogynistic Pig around Jinx.

[@erictbrown1]

Great video this is a great Joe

[@jaebee81]

Still waiting on that Captain Gridiron, Jessie...

[@HOLYLIFEIFY]

Here at comment #94 prophetic for 1994 the year I graduated high school it also prophetic for my #94 business wise key chain purchase during around my 5th semester of college "it looks like an escape from Hawaii Five-O". Terrill TC!

[@aaronwilliams007]

Yooooo Joe!

[@Jeff_Pryce]

So basically, he’s Rodimus Prime.

[@kimberlincacapit6796]

Wow, the Joes had a Blue Falcon.

[@dubuyajay9964]

Heyooooo!

[@gabrielcabazos223]

Lt. Falcon was 1 of my favorite Joe's!! Lt Falcon, Stalker, Desert Dusty, Lr Flint, wouldve been a badass Team Lol SpFU13 have bk team SpDU69 LMFAO

[@OdariArt]

I love G.I. Joe The Movie. As much as I love Duke, in my eye's he died. It gave Falcon the push to be the hero at the end. They also did a crappy job with the voice-over when they through in that Duke went into a coma and at the end when Doc said, "Hey guys, Duke is out of his coma." Kids are not stupid. We all know that no one ever dies in G.I. Joe cartoons. Yeah, I was hurt when Prime died, but it gave the story more meaning. I try to ignore that edit in the G.I. Joe movie, but that's just me. It's still an awesome movie.

[@terrancechilds3049]

Think you so much from all of your friends in cobra

[@1nONLY_DRock]

Was there such as thing as a Blue Falcon in the 80s? Because that would make Lt Falcon hilarious.

[@dubuyajay9964]

I wonder this myself.

[@dinomonzon7493]

Blue Light is/was Real- it was an offshoot of the 5th Special Forces Group Airborne assembled by Col. Robert Mountel as a stopgap anti terrorist team while Col. Charles Beckwith’s 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment Delta (Delta Force) was being formed. It was later deactivated and ordered disbanded by then Pres. Jimmy Carter and USA Chief of Staff Bernard Rogers when the latter learned that funding and munition meant for Delta was transferred to Blue, plus the fact that JFK Center at Ft. Bragg barred the Rangers and Green Berets were barred by their CO from volunteering for membership for Delta. See: Delta Force: The US Army’s Elite Anti Terrorist Unit by Col. Charles A. Beckwith (1983, Jove Books) Secret Armies by James Adams (1992 Bantam Books) Unlike the shoddy GI Joe movie, Larry Hama treated Falcon with Respect.

[@gonzalosirera7103]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@bombyouup62]

Didn't know Todd did Gi .Joe . Also i live near Fayetteville lol

[@JLSComics]

[-[tRiX]-] He did! I think it surprises a lot of people when they learn he worked on ARAH

[@p0w3rpu77y]

I was born in Fayetteville, when dad was stationed at Fort Bragg.. But I grew up in Colorado.. Cursed with a hawk eyed view and saltwater in my blood

[@jalenikezeue4114]

I ❤️ Green berets

[@KirksCORNER1983]

Just got a sealed moc Chuckles

[@wayigotitfigured9800]

Hawk's son, not brother.

[@euhphil]

Falcon was good in the movie

[@AwsomestPrimeChannel]

Who is Alley Viper???

[@masenko81]

They are urban assault troopers. Kind of like cobras version of a swat team.

[@dubuyajay9964]

@@masenko81 No, I think this is meant as a video suggestion.

[@tymotekaitis3872]

From Super7 I hope to see a Reaction Lt. Falcon figure to put alongside Hot Rod/Rodimus Prime “YO JOE “✝️🇺🇸🦅🐘💪🪖🎖⛪️“

[@peterang78]

Lt.Falcon is probably my third least favorite joe. Probably because I always mix him up with Flint, just how similar they look. Plus, I didn’t really found anything interesting, similar to Duke.

[@maximusprime3459]

When I was a kid, I learned the difference was Flint wore gloves, Falcon didn't wear any.

[@MLCOOK51]

I thought you already did falcon

[@JLSComics]

Chief Cook I did too actually but it’s just that ive talked about him quite a bit in other videos

[@tmoore2010]

My personal Joe team is lead by Falcon.

[@eshaw2115]

To this day, I still don't know who that clown in the green beret was in GIJoe the Movie, but that was clearly not Lt. Falcon.

[@dubuyajay9964]

What I want to know his how such an ill-disciplined Rupert managed to qualify for, let alone pass Officer, Airborne, and Green Beret School?

[@white-dragon4424]

Or how a Rupert managed to become a US Special Forces at all. Silly, those old Action Force file cards, making out that half the US military's full of foreigners.

[@dubuyajay9964]

@@white-dragon4424 He's a US Citizen. I just felt like using Brit slang because it accurately described what he was.

[@white-dragon4424]

@@dubuyajay9964 I forget the exact Action Force description of the character. Did they say that he emigrated when he was a kid, then he signed up? If he emigrated as an adult I doubt he'd be good enough to get into the SF so quickly, that is unless his upper-class connections pulled strings for him.

[@dubuyajay9964]

@@white-dragon4424 Oh, sorry. Forgot about Action Force.

[@white-dragon4424]

@@dubuyajay9964 The line was called "International Heroes", which suggests from the file cards that a lot of foreign members were taken from the US military, as if the US military acts like the French Foreign Legion and recruits from all around the world.

[@derekbates4316]

Duke's a Sergeant, and Falcon is a Lieutenant, so wouldn't Falcon out rank Duke?

[@kildert]

From what I know, inside the GI Joe team they have their own rank according to their specialty, kinda ignoring the military rank. At least that's what I get from watching the cartoons, think of it like "ok, you were a lieutenant, but now that you're a gi joe...", after all, they are a highly trained special-missions force (with people going from firefighters, to sailors, to ninjas - remember ninja force?)

[@derekbates4316]

@@kildert Ninja Force? No, no I don't

[@doomsday2703]

What kildert said. Rank is kinda obsolete in the Joes. Bear in mind that when he was part of the Marauders he was under Sgt Slaughter despite being called Lt Falcon

[@derekbates4316]

@@doomsday2703 Then, wouldn't that be confusing? Who outranks whom?

[@VietPham-jj8qt]

I thought Duke's a Captain

[@deadpilled2942]

It's funny that a CG can just walk into a hospital in full uniform, and nobody notices this terrorist soldier walking around

[@Biorythym]

I remember that I kept skipping over Falcon's toy when I was eleven because I wanted one that didn't have a bent antennae

[@Lewthegod]

I heard Flynn was made after a actual soldier.

[@tedb1918]

Any LGBQT Joes?

[@JasonArcherVT]

Based on the time period probably not, but I don’t remember all the joes so I’m not the best scouce. However their never stops being potential for new Joes

[@jjmuse75]

Who cares as long as they do their job?

[@tedb1918]

@@jjmuse75 Its not enough they were oppressed and they need to be recognized for their bravery and promoting diversity. Gi Joe should honor these heroes!

[@tedb1918]

@@jjmuse75 Maybe offer a new character 2LT Spenser Rapone a real marxist hero!

[@KirksCORNER1983]

Gay

[@zaberfang]

Now I know where that weird ass original Resident Evil's Chris Redfield box art was inspired from.