History and Origin of GI Joe's STALKER!

[@marcomcdowell8861]

Stalker was the reason I joined the military, but Gung-Ho is why I joined the Marines...that and I didn’t want to go to school lol

[@blackmanta777]

Do it big playa

[@lokiwartooth1138]

I too joined because of GIJoe and I too joined the corp

[@kratoscraken5614]

People still dont know Stalker worked and friends with Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow before G.I.Joe was commissioned and was the catalyst to start The Joe teams. He's a legendary memeber, good job JLS🇺🇸💪

[@stoneEdshot]

He's a friggen legend..I can't believe it took this long to get a stalker class. fig.

[@kratoscraken5614]

@@stoneEdshot agreed 👍

[@stoneEdshot]

My fig. arrived on my porch as I liked this comment, good day

[@kratoscraken5614]

@@stoneEdshot then your day already started of great 👍 have a good 1

[@stoneEdshot]

A great start indeed Mr. Craken..TY kindly

[@BrotherDerrick3X]

Stalker was voiced by Arthur Burghardt aka Devastator on Transformers, as well as Destro and Iceberg, also on GI Joe.

[@Robocline]

Wow he has to be about 70 or so now. Still a badass.

[@johnsorrow1987]

I remember the first cartoon episode i saw Stalker on. He did that cool flip off that motorcycle on to the top of that building. I was like whaaaaaaaaaat!!!!

[@1971thedoctor]

This was a Joe I didn’t know about his background. Stalker is part of the first line up and one of the toughest. Thank you for the information.

[@WillNelson73]

Thank you for posting this. I loved Stalker! I was a little black boy at the time and I was so proud to see one of the Joes look like me. Don’t get me wrong, I loved all the Joes, but Stalker was very important at the time. He wasn’t just some background guy. He was respected. Unfortunately, I could never find his action figure

[@leroy592]

Yeah, I remember that feeling of seeing the first Black man on G.I. Joe.

[@noecruz8627]

Will Nelson I’m sorry you could never find his action figure, I ordered his 1999 model a few weeks ago because it was the first joe I ever got and honestly it’s worth a look around the internet lol

[@quezshowedup]

I have one action figure of him I can send it to u I’m in the army and I’m from Detroit this is one of my fav gi joes

[@WillNelson73]

@@quezshowedup if you are serious, how do I contact you?

[@quezshowedup]

@@WillNelson73 my Walmart has a lot in stock if u text my number I can get you one and send it to you I don’t want money at all I just wanna help you Bc he is my favorite too

[@moeomoton520]

I really enjoyed his friendship with SnakesEyes , StormShadow, and Breaker!

[@docpoochcalico]

Stalker was my very first JOE figure. And me being born and raised in Detroit, he's always been favorite.

[@noecruz8627]

chris sims sr he was my first JOE figure along with cobra girl

[@noecruz8627]

chris sims sr videos like this brings me back lol

[@tawe487]

One of the baddest, coolest, all around awesome G.I. Joe character that Hasbro didn't put in either live action movies. Instead they race changed characters.

[@UncleBlerd]

I call SPIRIT for the next one!

[@thedarkknight803able]

Stalker was my first GI JOE. When GI JOE came out. A soldier who looked like my dad. Even though he was a Marine. In the 80s. It was Awesome to play and have Imagination. To play in the grass. And wait for the next Episode that would come on the next day. The Fun. Know I will get into them collecting them again. One by one. YO JOE!💥😁👍🏿

[@caseysmith3329]

This is fantastic! It is amazing to see how prominent Stalker was to the early comics versus how rare he was in the show. I guess with a cast that large you can only highlight so many, but I loved the diversity of G.I. Joe and it all just seemed natural. Great vids!

[@mistermusik]

My FIRST Joe! Christmas 1984 my brothers and I got him, Grunt, the Slugger tank w/Thunder, and one Cobra trooper. Never knew Stalker had so much back story. He was pretty cool in the show. Holy ****, Storm Shadow was a Joe? Maybe I'll get around to reading the comics someday. LOL

[@tukalors7577]

Good story on Stalker my favorite joe along with snake eyes being number 2!!

[@jasonryan1942]

One of my favorites

[@YasharelYahawadah]

He was my first Gi Joe fig, when i was a youngling..i didn't know much about the history of the character but, i alway felt he an integral importance to the Joe's.

[@josephnicolino8529]

Several people have called Stalker the "token black guy" on the Joe team. I disagree, he's not the token if he's second in command.

[@roryaustin9]

one of the first action figures i got as a kid (since i didn't get GI joe with the kung fu grip)...lol

[@dinomonzon7493]

Stalker's definitely one of my fave Joes! I liked it that he was Hawk's right hand man & the de facto XO of G. I. Joe (Larry Hama NEVER created even a comic continuity Executive Officer for the team). He was definitely also far more interesting than Roadblock as a character. Stalker was treated far better in the comics compared to the cartoon.

[@lajas44]

I love this video. My favorite Joe. Subscribed.

[@patrickhurley481]

Very nice video, enjoying all your videos on GI Joe very much. Stalker is my second favorite joe after Duke. Stalker was the first joe chosen which is awesome and he is a ranger so definitely a bad azz! One issue Stalker was not hunting deer in Wisconsin, he was taking pictures of wildlife. I am sure he is a hunter but the scope he is looking through in that particular issue was a camera 📷

[@WardenSpectreCommander]

It's time for another animated attempt. The last one: Renegades was off to a promising start and just disappeared

[@Saintbow]

When I play military-esque games such as Division 2. I tend to make my characters look like Joes like Recondo, Wild Bill, Flint, Falcon, Bazooka, and Dusty!

[@ljpanther23]

To this day Stalker and the GI Joe team are my favorite toy line and apart of the heart of me. I'm super ready to see what 2020 has in store for the special forces super soldier, Lonzo R. Wilkinson.

[@astroboyvr]

great video great series i played with gi joe when i was a kid now my kids love them and we can watch this together to explain there origins

[@theonlymatthew.l]

I would love to see you do one of these videos for Dusty

[@littlejimmy5370]

The new art work looks great. Not trying take anything away from previous artists.i just like they way go crazy with tac gear.

[@Outlawstar79]

Ahh yes, my Saturday fix of Joe goodness! Great video as always my friend and I am hoping we get a vid on my local Joe soon. This makes it worth getting out of bed on a Saturday!

[@zebrapetey9746]

This series.....I mean it just keeps getting better and better as it progresses. Thanks JLS ☠😎🇨🇦

[@samuelfawley646]

Stalker is my favorite G.I.Joe character ever! I think he's one of the most underrated G.I.Joe characters ever! When I was a kid I had the Talking Stalker either from 1991 or 92 but I currently own a straight arm Stalker from 1982 and the 25th anniversary figure of Stalker both opened and unopened! I thought he had the coolest military fatigues on the G.I.Joe team! I wish he was in more episodes of the cartoon!

[@scottlinting6308]

Stalker and Snake Eyes were my first Joe's. I remember getting the Joe's Parachute and throwing Stalker into the air and watching it deploy . One of the reasons I chose him was that I was Born (and living at that time) in Detroit. Stalker never got enough love in the cartoon.

[@Adam-su2jj]

Thank you JLS Comics great video.

[@theafroalien3169]

Nice 👍🏾. Stalker and Snake Eyes is my 1982 GIJOE sweet spot

[@jesserichards5582]

Never watched enough of the show but gotta say my favorie would be stalker considering he is my first gi joe action figure

[@magnuslauglo5356]

Stalker is one of my favorite Joes and it is always nice to see him get the attention he deserves. There's lots of really great info here, but I think the video would benefit from if you can speak a fair amount slower.

[@naturalice79]

DUDE, THANK YOU!

[@collinsdarkwa281]

Very interesting

[@RecoilCDS]

It’s not a proper Saturday morning, without a G.I. Joe video from JLS. You should do Cobra Vipers next. Btw, issue 8 was ridiculous. The Cobra vehicles before Destro entered, were ridiculous. It was in issue 11, when the HISS tank was introduced, that Cobra started getting more legitimate vehicles.

[@jameslamasters5254]

On the part about hunting. It's the fact he wasn't hunting with a firearm or a bow and arrow. He was hunting with a camera. He was pissed at the Chopper pilot for causing the deer to runaway...

[@lokiwartooth1138]

The LRRP storylines will always be some of my favorite. 3 of the coolest joes in Nam. I just printed a set of heads and gear to make customs of Johnny and snake eyes (before the plastic surgery). The new classified line of toys is fantastic!!!

[@JAPANTH3R]

When are you going to do a video about Flash the laser rifle trooper? He was the most popular figure of the first wave!

[@DavidLLambertmobile]

Lodi CA! Flash had the laser gun 🔫 but Grand Slam had the big laser weapon!

[@terrencechilds8984]

Think you so much from all of your friends in cobra you have help us find the Joe's

[@cowpuddles4851]

Oh man, I love the art on that mail-in form around 8:50. Airborne took center stage! But this was a great review of Stalker. I hated his original, skin tight uniform, but that arctic tundra one was outstanding! I wish he was in command between Duke and Flint. He deserved it.

[@RemyJackson]

You should do Sgt. Slaughter or Dr. Venom sometime

[@thedarkknight4956]

Stalker led the joes under hawk in the comicbooks. I guess the cartoon didn't want to show that.

[@demetriharlan5887]

As a black man him and Roadblock and Snake Eyes where my favorite Joe's and I had a crush on Scarlett....................and Mrs Piggy.

[@corneilusmcgillicuddy]

Even as a kid I always had a very big problem with Stalker having a criminal background.

[@acezanders1715]

bring back a sunbow/ marvel inspired animated version

[@shawnmossop5133]

This just fits

[@darrinkbell1972]

That was a great synopsis of stalker

[@bobbyrne8591]

Tunnel-rat. He was pretty cool.

[@dirus3142]

LRRP: Long Range Recon Patrol, pronounced LERP. Formerly called LRP, then re designated Rangers during Vietnam. Not every thing is considered continuity. For example the story on how Hawk recruited Stalker for the Joes comes from GI Joe Declassified by Devils Due. After IDW got the license from the IP Devil's Due was no longer canon. IDW Has two continuities, one started by Chuck Dixon, and another by Larry Hama. When Hama started working for IDW they let him start his new run were it left off under Marvel. GI Joe Declassified is a nice story. It has the original Joes telling each other how Hawk recruited them. Some stick close to the original story, while others seem to be made up for this series. It also showcases two other Joes Sparks, and Shooter. These names come from a list of names in the original Marvel 1st issue.

[@DavidLLambertmobile]

Rangers are in the 75th Ranger Regiment. Combat arms soldiers can attend Ranger School. Get a tab. The "scroll" is the Ranger Regiment. "Bat Boys".

[@DavidLLambertmobile]

Stalker packed a M32 9mm Pulverizer SMG but that was just a variation of the real Heckler & Koch MP5 9mm. I found it odd too how Hasbro added Sgt to his figure. I guess in the 1990s Stalker was too PC unfriendly...

[@ljpanther23]

Any excuse not to use one of the greatest (the greatest) Joe's of all time.

[@TerranceChilds-ui8nh]

This is Cobra Commander I am sending Storm Shadow to deal with this GI Joe

[@NemoVir]

Will you be doing one on Sgt. Slaughter? I think that would be unique and interesting.

[@61934da]

Wasn't there a cobra called Scrapmetal?

[@ronjolly2062]

Thanks Greg Horn

[@jaybeeeasy]

My 1st Joe!

[@oittisallen4057]

The g I Joe game on nes was hard as hell

[@jamesmoss3424]

Stalker know how to kick some ass. 😀👍

[@lokiwartooth1138]

Awesome stuff

[@charleslennonbaker]

It's been over a year, and I find myself returning to your video repeatedly. Thank you. We were all a little shocked by the Snake Eyes movie. If the studios wish to continue the GI Joe story, they should start from scratch (again). This time instead of promoting a GI Joe theme, they should dismiss all of the movies. Instead, they could start off with Stalker as a young man who comes to a turning point in his young life. The streets, prison, death, or 'something' else. Instead of 'Nam, he could be a young man from the 1990s. He enlists in the US Army to escape his dead-end life in Detroit. He every day sees corrupt law enforcement and politicians the streets and on TV. He deals with less-than-minimum wage jobs as a dead end due to the motor industry falling apart, and has to deal with the daily trauma of staying alive in gang-infested neighborhoods. Seeing his cousin proper in the armed forces and not knowing his father (because he died in 'Nam). Stalker takes the step and says the oath. He soon finds that life in the military is much more than he could have ever appreciated. On top of that, he is ridiculed by his command and fellow soldiers. They question his commitment and his intelligence. To his dismay, he realizes that the physical dangers of his youth back in "Da Hood" were nothing compared to the psychological trauma he suffers as a young soldier. After one encounter with a bigoted NCO and another 'botha' soldier who questions why he would even consider elite training because he barely graduated high school, Stalker takes a soulful pause and decides to plow through all of the negativity in his life and concentrate on making those who thought he was a failure to the wrong. He recommits himself to one mission at a time. First, he maxs out his PT Tests. Then weapons qualifications and any and all military courses that he allowed. After doing so, he's told that he's done enough and doesn't have to prove himself to anyone. But Stalker is on a mission. He 'needs' this. He wants more! He then requests and is granted several specialized courses only offered to the best of the best and, in doing so, graduates at the top of every class. His focus is noticed by Gen. Flag, and after some backdoor deals, he propositions DoD to form a new unit centered around Stalker or, more importantly, military personnel who have shown a no-quit attitude. Flash forward about a year, and Stalker is a senior combat NCO, not even 10 years in the military, and out of nowhere, he's approached by Gen. Flag and offered to help recruit and lead a new and extraordinary unit. Stalker has some reservations. Before this recruitment, Stalker was on a mission that disfigured one of his best friends. Before that, he had led a routine mission when he and his squad were ambushed. The same friend that was horribly scared was nearly killed in that other mission, and Stalker made a command decision to leave him behind. Still, fortunately, one of his squad members disobeyed Stalker's orders and rescued his mate. Regardless Gen. Flag convinces StalkerStalker to take charge and learn from his past mistakes. To reconcile his friendship with his disfigured best friend, Stalker recruits him [Snake-Eyes], and the rest is history.

[@jalenikezeue4114]

WOW Talker is Lethal with a Sniper Rifle he killed a man well he was using Binoculars unbelievable

[@acezanders1715]

great character ....but why would the ever kill snake eyes permanently ?????

[@jonnybridin]

Haha O.J.s love it.

[@joeynelson1311]

Tunnel rat plz and the sailor guy 🤔shipwreck I think....

[@jalenikezeue4114]

When are we gonna have a video about MY Man Duke

[@optimuscprime]

who is Stalker? He is the guy behind you.

[@motodon5686]

Nice

[@baronnickvonsick139]

Apart from the lame asking one to subscribe remark on each video (sorry I’m not drinking the Kool Aid, it’s not important to me but to each their own), kudos to Joe-lord Hama for creating such unique characters/content back then that still resonates today.

[@martindebardeleben2701]

What is the location of Cobra island?

[@efrempeters8237]

Do shipwreck next

[@TheVampirePredator]

Fun fact: Stalker’s original name was Predator.

[@rickyanderson894]

Do Duke

[@allclassallthetime4739]

Stalker is a bad dude, his rack includes paratrooper jump wings, probably served in at least three campaigns and more (vey rare instances) at least including 'Nam also Falklands , Grenada, Korea certainly and maybe the Gulf, he's medic qualified and speaks 5 languages- are you kidding me! Think the guy's got a Purple Heart (sarcasm)?

[@paulleepoy7236]

just like me!

[@charleslennonbaker]

My favorite JOE! Not to mention one of the few Joes with the most 'realistic' bio. If this was a real 'person,' his military bio would be something like this. E-8 Ranger Qualified: Airborne and Air Assault qualified. Accepted into Special Forces. Graduated Special Forces Medical Course. Trained in multiple languages as part of Special Force's specialization. Promoted to Intelligence Sargeant. Expert knife and chain hand-to-hand. Graduate Jungle Warfare School. Recruited into Delta Force ["GI Joe"]. Intelligence Sargeant. Sniper [Long Gun] Qualified. Promoted to Senior Enlisted Team Leader and Operations NCO. Civilian education: A.S. degree Physician's Assistant, B.A business management

[@antioneberry5278]

stalker's file is a stereotype ghetto background him being a black american!

[@75aces97]

I'll take characters of yesteryear with unfortunate names for $400, Alex.

[@andylachiva553]

Detroit Michigan that sucks

[@manolisanastasiou6393]

do lady jay!!!

[@CPTAnonymous]

That's what she said.