The Dreadnoks -- RANKED!

[@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal]

Who is your favorite Dreadnok?

[@Weremoogle]

My top five aside from Zartan: Zarana, Buzzer, Road Pig, Ripper, Torch. No complaints about your list. Good vid, and there were definitely some lesser known Dreadnoks I didn't know about. Thanks!

[@SciFiGeorge]

My top Dreadnoks after Zartan are: Zanya, Zarrana, Zandar, Thrasher, Ripper, Buzzer, and Torch

[@cowpuddles4851]

Buzzer was my favorite and Thrasher, Road Pig, and anyone related to Zartan the least. I think the subteam got a little too bloated and the biker gang idea was watered down after the original three.

[@ljpanther23]

Ripper and or Burnout. No Dreadnok is Harder than Ripper and no Dreadnok is more Hip Hop assassin than BurnOut. Imagine BurnOut with a unique custom 2 wheeled motorcycle doing Dreadnok the Zartan way (Spy Troops).

[@jamesschulziii9098]

Well, I did like Zarana a lot . Cool figure,needed imo. Road pig was a cool figure in 1988 and to be honest he was is the shit. 50 here gentlemen. #yojoe #zartanforpresident #notforrealofcourse lol

[@bufordhighwater9872]

I'd say the Dreadnoks were more inspired by Mad Max specifically than Road Warrior, since the villains of the first movie were actually a biker gang.

[@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal]

That actually makes more sense, because the only ones that look like Road Warrior characters are Road Pig and Thrasher, which were later in the line

[@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal]

They look more like Spinal Tap than Road Warrior

[@PontFlair]

​@@DestroIsMySpiritAnimalThe Road Warrior was the sequel to Mad Max, correct? Thrasher and Road Pig fit that mold PERFECTLY

[@PontFlair]

​@@DestroIsMySpiritAnimalI can see Spinal Tap w/ Buzzer, Ripper & Torch LOL

[@PontFlair]

To the post, that's how I see the Dreadnoks. The Mad Max Dreadnoks were before the appearance of Thrasher. After Thrasher appears, & G.I.Joe : The Movie, Him & Road Pig were The Road Warrior. Even Zanzibar kinda fit that Road Warrior mold in my opinion.

[@charlesbailey7839]

I only had Zartan, I wanted the other Dreadnoks so bad, but we couldn't find them anywhere in my part of Ontario, My Nana went to Vegas and that Christmas under the Tree, Buzzer, Ripper and Torch. It was awesome

[@Armageddonsteellegionioneri]

Hay, another canadian cool. I don't go one way or another when I t comes to them, but that's great what your grandma did for you

[@thereviewartistrrp5493]

I had Zartan, Zander, Monker wrench, Ripper, Thrasher, and Road Pig. Road pig was my favorite.

[@GVV6675]

Dreadnok American HQ was in Florida Everglades .... hence the names like Billy Bob and Cletus, etc.

[@robertcopeland1354]

The deadheads were from Alabama. And have beef with beach head.

[@TKFKU]

Knowing is half the battle. The other half is red and blue lasers which never kill anyone. Thrasher was certainly the road warrior, even came with the car. He and Road Pig were my favorites as a kid.

[@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal]

Road Pig is great

[@Astro319]

Nice to see Road Pig so high up on the list! He was my first Dreadnok figure, actually (I got into Joes kinda late in the game, lol) That cinder block on a stick was my favorite "signature" weapon for those figs.

[@howardsun]

When i was kid watch those GIJOE cartoons afterschool , i could never recall whos Road Pig

[@haventorres6658]

Buzzer is the real world equivalent of Hunter S. Thompson. Someone at the developmental process was obviously a fan of Hunter’s story of documentation of his own experience with the Hells Angels. Just my take on that Dreadknok. 🤔

[@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal]

Love that idea. yeah, i read Thompson's book on the Hell's Angels. Somebody's gotta do a Buzzer origin story

[@jeffc3455]

Wasn’t Buzzer a sociology graduate student?

[@dubuyajay9964]

Now I want a 1/18 bucket hat.

[@MiKeMiDNiTe-77]

It's hard to rate the Dreadnoks cos they're all so cool and unique from one another but Thrasher Zanzibar and Road Pig are tops for me...

[@bobbywold2311]

The Dreadnok were always entertaining to watch! I love in the episode Countdown for Zartan where the Dreadnok are training the new cadets. And they're just going to town on a tank but then Storm Shadow had to one up them give it three karate chops and the tank basically disintegrated.

[@christophermoody6840]

The most dangerous man associated with Cobra.... Storm Shadow. 😉

[@Mario2M]

Yeah I after that I thought he was the most dangerous and that made snake eyes more mysterious to me

[@brianmeen2158]

Storm Shadow karate chopped a tank and destroyed it? Oh man lol

[@Mario2M]

@@brianmeen2158 yeah it was a thing 😆

[@Googleisstupid-sk3hm]

​@brianmeen2158 the 80s

[@nedflanders8968]

Did you ever notice how many figures from the Dreadnok Rampage set were named after characters from the Dukes of Hazzard? Roscoe, Cletus, and Vance.

[@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal]

Oh, damn. Didn't think of that.

[@ghostman5620]

So...three?

[@mattygee6712]

@@ghostman5620 Also Otis was a recurring character on the Dukes.

[@Beedo_Sookcool]

And then you get the original three Dreadnoks, whose names are Tom, Dick & Harry . . . or Winken, Blinken, and Nod. And, of course, Monkeywrench is Wee Willy Winkie, for the nursery rhyme slam-dunk. They were definitely having fun with making those guys.

[@joeconcepts5552]

You could probably have a real geeky debate about whether or not Zartan is a Dreadnok. But the cartoon introduced them as "Zartan and the Dreadnoks," and I always see them as Zartan's henchman. But for whatever reason the two Z siblings I guess ARE Dreadnoks.

[@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal]

Right. That's why I felt justified leaving him out of the ranking

[@PSTA]

I say he is, But he is the "FOUNDER" of the bunch, which kind of put him slightly above the rest of the Dreadnok's.

[@Chris-dz3rs]

They were interesting. Very much inspired by Road Warrior. I created a Canadian Dreadknock called Slap Shot. Armed with a serrated hockey stick and explosive pucks ,he was repeatedly suspended and eventually kicked out off every team for being too aggressive. But his team always won, usually by forfeit. Yeah ,the weapons are inspired by Sub--Zero from the "Running Man". Known for crashing parties uninvited , attacking student driver cars,seniors gambling jaunt busses, pizza delivery cars and cabs .His father was always pushing his son to become a pro player and pull the family out of poverty,but he pushed too far. Canadian , dressed in jack boots ,blue Jeans ,Grey t--shirt , and a sleeveless Jean jacket ,he doesn't seem to notice really cold temperatures.

[@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal]

Nice, I'd buy that figure

[@konstantinkoverchenko9587]

Sounds cool!

[@Chris-dz3rs]

Well ,l tried to make him a little more unique than some of the more mediocre Dreadnock they created . As for the father pushing his son to become a pro- player well ,I grew up in a town where every second father was CONVINCED his boy(s) was absolutely destined for the NHL .They would get very.......intense. No ,none of them made it to even the minors.

[@prof.badfellow9868]

Nice. His former coach Shoresy also had a lot to do with pushing him over the edge.

[@brandondavis8005]

I got a mod for his outfit; instead of just a sleeveless jacket, make it his "battle vest" and the guy's a die hard headbanger.

[@thegeorgiealityshow359]

Hi there how's it going.I still have my 1989 GNAWGAHYDE action figure.Thx for this review it brings memories.

[@FothergillMD]

I always assumed Buzzer's gas can was just fuel for the chainsaw.

[@eddyspurlock1299]

Exactly which is why it's stupid that the Classified one doesn't have one. Is his chainsaw solar powered? They're already making the gas cans for the VAMP so that's a no Brainer. Unless they're planning a retro carded version to bilk you out of another 25 bucks lol

[@OnTheBlockPod]

My dude! Been watching for weeks now! Love your channel. Keep it going.

[@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal]

Thanks!

[@dewapd1169]

I remember when this series of figures came out... i was totally taken by suprise when I saw them in the hobby story. Me and my dad went there to get HO Train stuff for his train display and I saw a whole display of the new GI Joes series! I got Ripper, Torch and Buzzer that day.

[@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal]

Yes, good memories seeing Buzzer in the store

[@hollywood6079]

Bro I'm ecstatic just thinking about that!!! 🤣👍

[@PontFlair]

That's crazy!! It's almost like getting a box set!! Leaving the store w/ Buzzer, Ripper & Torch?!? Clutch gets

[@simonpaquet7161]

Received Torch Christmas 1986. Best gift ever.

[@thomasmeehan4581]

25:40 - Cold Slither!!!

[@justinmk]

My favorite part of Joe lore! Man, can you imagine if the owners of this IP could get their crap together, we could have an incredible GI Joe film series and a Dreadnok tv show to fill in the gaps. Love your channel. I would love it if you would keep a picture of the figure or character you are talking about on the screen to the left or wherever. Maybe pull the camera back a bit. Great stuff.

[@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal]

Thanks! Yes, a GI Joe movie series could be amazing. Part Mission Impossible, part Star Wars, Part Mad Max

[@hey_keith]

Wow this is so awesome! Had no idea there were so many Dreadnoks! Subscribed!

[@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal]

Thanks! Yes there are a ton of minor ones. Some kinda lame, but some good ones mixed in

[@driftwood9705]

I always thought Torch should’ve came with the Gas Can, not Buzzer !

[@starrhunter633]

Love the list, the original three have my most love but Road Pig and Thrasher and Monkey Wrench came in and man just made it sure I would never stop loving them. I have been a Dreadnok fan from the first time I saw them. Especially reading the comics they had so much more depth. To me the Noks are people who kind of outcast and they do have special interest which makes them have there specialties. I want all these in the Classified figures.

[@mrjones5025]

I just watched some dude I just found talk about the Dreadnoks for 30+ minutes and Ii enjoyed every bit of it. Well done sir! My favorites will always be the original 3 plus Zandar and Zarana. I remember going to Toys R Us with Christmas money and looking at the GIANT wall of Joes they had, I got Gung-Ho V1 and Torch. In my head canon they were always mortal enemies because I bought them together.

[@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal]

Thanks! It is weird what you can get into on KZbin

[@chrisold97]

I didn’t realize how many there were- I think they came out just before I aged out

[@Dusarrion]

This really takes me back. I had all of the Dreads that were released in the mid through late 80's. Every time you introduce a figure on the "good" side (except Zartan's daughter) I feel nostalgia again and again, I played with these so much as a child. I really enjoyed this video man. I'm a serious MotU collector and customizer; I've really had to restrain myself from going down the 'Joe rabbit hole, but when I see these new 6" versions of so many of my favorite childhood toys, I really want to buy them. Maybe I'll just do a Dreadknok collection. And Tomax & Xamot. And Snake Eyes & Storm Shadow. And... see why I have to restrain myself? 😅

[@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal]

Yeah, I was a minor He-Man fan, bigger on GI Joe, but still have big fond memories of He-Man

[@ljpanther23]

@Dusarrion They got me the same way. Stalker is my guy and I wouldn't buy one classified until Stalker showed up. Now I'm at half a hundred waiting on Ripper to show up at the door in Dec.

[@gregarcher8177]

You should check your local Ross stores and grab tomax and xamot while they're $6, also check Ollie's and Burlington coat factory, they have stalker, zarana and several good ones and you can't beat $6👍✌️

[@jamesschulziii9098]

I was blessed enough to get Zartan from my uncle Eric and my Dad's sister, my aunt Bonnie bought me Torch Ripper and Buzzer 💯 1985 was a cool Christmas time!

[@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal]

Good memories. Love how mysterious they all felt back then. Especially Zartan

[@jamesschulziii9098]

@@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal yeah they definitely were different. I mean I enjoy the post apocalyptic theme the drednoks had but I just find it funny that they together (torch,ripper,buzzer) form a whole brain amongst them. I dug the biker bladed weapon carrying theme. 👍💯

[@mrnic4787]

Informative and fun! My favorite is Ripper. Everyone loved Buzzer when I was a kid, Ripper had the cool bayonet on a GI Joe laser rifle. Come on man! Great video!

[@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal]

Yeah, I can see that. Ripper did have the best weapons. And he rocked the half-shirt. He had the most 80's look

[@G7M9W]

Catching up on videos I missed before I subscribed: Some great picks here. My personal favorite from a nostalgia standpoint is Torch -- my first bad guy figure when I go into G.I. Joe almost 40 years ago. That said, Buzzer is definitely the most fascinating. I still wonder why he's wearing what basically looks like Duke's shirt. An idea I think would be hilarious occurred to me while listening to your descriptions: Buzzer is obviously much smarter than the other 'Noks and gets a fair amount of grief from them for it (I think they showed that in the recent Skybound Cobra Commander miniseries...) so he tries to blend in and be "one of the guys (or mates, if you prefer). But there's one exception. When Road Pig is in Donald mode, Buzzer gets a moment of relief and has highly intellectual conversations with Donald... until they come to a grinding halt as Road Pig takes over, and Buzzer just sighs. At the risk of making this post too long, Gnawgahyde is one that's moved way up on my list in the past year. When I was a kid I had a friend who had Gnawgahyde, and I've always thought he was a great figure. Such solid sculping and his gear loadout is phenomenal -- and he can carry it all! Obviously he was extremely ridiculous in the DiC cartoon, which I think has hurt perceptions of the character over the past 35 years, even by Dreadnok standards. But when his Classified figure was announced, I decided to revisit his file card, and, man, does Gnawgahyde have some potential. He's gross, but he's definitely not dumb. Dude could seriously *actually* live off the land and survive, unlike the other 'Noks. He could be the most realistically deadly of them all; kind of an "anti-Outback." Lastly, Demolisher, while non-descript, is a cool nod to ARAH history, as Steamroller (i.e. Demolisher'd body doner) was originally intended to be a Dreadnok figure.

[@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal]

Yeah, I always loved Buzzer's backstory. He's like a Hunter S Thompson type journalist who gets sucked in and decides to become a Nok. The new classified Gnawgahyde is incredible

[@G7M9W]

@@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal That's a great way to describe Buzzer. I'm picking and choosing with Classified, and Gnawgahyde was one that I seriously considered, but haven't pulled the trigger on... yet (a dangerous word, 'cuz if I get one 'Nok, I'm going to need them all... )

[@paloso23]

Monkeywrench definitely has to be a Top 3 based on the criteria, the figure probably makes him #1. Cool Channel

[@pitmatix1457]

For me the original three and Monkeywrench are what I think of when I think Dreadnoks. Those look like four guys who could realistically wander into some dodgy bar in small desert town and give everyone a REALLY bad day. After that they leaned more into the Mad Max look with the armour and crazy neon punks with the bright colours which was cool but less realistic. Zarana was hot though obviously.

[@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal]

Agreed. They all look like they are in the same gang.

[@corbralang1351]

Love your idea for Thrashers weapon. Great video! It's gotta be tough choosing the last ones. I might bump gnawgahyde up one or two but other than that I like your choices

[@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal]

Thanks!

[@ralpheichenlaub7004]

I loved how the cartoon showed that Zarana had some humanity to her with her soft spot for Mainframe. I grow more curious about Zandar.

[@DJdarkalbino]

I love your ranking, good job. Zanzibar, Zandar and Road Pig are my top 3.

[@ShaneBrayla-ed9qz]

If you make the scene when the Dredknox fed Serpentor frozen pizza and grape soda and chocolate covered donuts and Serpentor loved it. That would be a cool diorama. Set in a garage.

[@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal]

That would be awesome. Somebody needs to make six inch scale grape soda bottles and chocolate donuts so we can make this happen

[@JFS-v1r]

Zartan is the most dangerous man affiliated with Cobra, and the Drednoks are his crew, I always figured he insisted on them being hired as well.

[@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal]

If you look at Zartan's list of accomplishments in the comic: killed the Hard Master, killed Serpentor with an arrow, beat the Blind Master to death--he is pretty much the baddest of all

[@JFS-v1r]

@@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal killed Serpentor from a couple hundred yards away on a moving vehicle

[@Cavillier1970]

In DC comics there was a mid-level team of villains called the Demolition Team and they all had weapons that were construction equipment based. Their leader is named Rosie and brandished a rapid-fire hot rivet gun. Scoopshovel a former professional jai-alai player from San Diego. His hydraulic power-arm allowed him to dig up almost anything. Steamroller former motorcycle stunt rider from Chicago. He rode a compact version of a steamroller that could flatten buildings. Jackhammer carried a larger, more powerful version of a jackhammer capable of untold destruction. Hardhat - A former heavyweight boxing palooka from New York City. His powered helmet and harness made him into a human juggernaut. My point is I think with some of these characters weapons that with some of these newer Dreadnoks it could have worked like with that girl heart wrencher I agree completely that some of these weapons and characters really stunk. But they were given some of this stuff from the DT I can see it working for some of these characters. But those relatives those brothers those two sets of triplets I'm sorry but that was just lazy. Hell, they look like a clan of brothers or cousins or somebody's family whose parents or brother and sister and they bombed out of Cobra. it was almost like Cobra Commander looks at these guys and says 'Nope these guys are too stupid for even us.'

[@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal]

Yeah, a lot of this seems like someone spent fifteen minutes coming up with a character and thought that was good enough

[@ChattanoogaEd]

Very cool video I just subbed

[@davidr8389]

Great list. Buzzer is probably my number 1 as well. Hopefully we get Torch soon in classified and a lot more dreadnoks in 2024.

[@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal]

I think they announced Road Pig and Gnawgahyde, so more are coming.

[@Mario2M]

I enjoy your descriptions along with whatever lore thereay be. Hope your channel takes off

[@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal]

Thanks!

[@Robd07]

I hope we get a full line of Dreadnoks for the Classified line

[@GeezyCE]

Just subscribed cause I really want to see more of this style of videos!

[@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal]

Will do!

[@ryandaly01]

Great video! The other quintessential element to being a Dreadnok I always felt when I was growing up--aside from being a biker and being destructive--was blue jeans. So my favorites (aside from Zartan), were the original three and then Monkeywrench. If I had to rank them: 1. Zartan * 2. Buzzer 3. Torch 4. Ripper 5. Monkeywrench 6. Zarana 7. Thrasher 8. Roadpig 9. Zanzibar 10. Gnawgahyde 11. Zandar I can only rank the 'Noks from the original '82-93 line. I barely know any of the later characters, although I have read some good comics with Zanya so she might be close to my Top 10.

[@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal]

Thanks. Yeah, the newer ones are new to me, and mostly suck except Zanya and Storm Rider

[@ryandaly01]

@@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal Hey, if a nail gun worked as a lethal weapon for James Bond in Casino Royale, it works for a Dreadnok.

[@AintNobodyAtAll]

This was fun to watch. I'm a He-Man guy, not a GI Joe guy, so I'm not sure what made me click. People talking about fun topics they're passionate about is just interesting, I guess.

[@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal]

Thanks!

[@darrenrenna]

First video I have seen from your channel, love it!

[@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal]

Thanks!

[@sammylane21]

0 seconds ago I love Zarana. She's the type of person that when a paper instructs her to not write on this side, she'd write"F**k you, luv!".

[@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal]

Yup. She's hot.

[@ColtonFultonUK]

It always seemed like they were going for a Mad Max aesthetic with the Drednoks. Zartan was always amazing in the comics and cartoons. His figure was real goofy though. I'd rank them: Torch, Zanzibar, Monkeywrench, Road Pig, Ripper, Buzzer, Gnawgahyde, Thrasher, Zarana, Zandar. The twins just were not fleshed out well, too goofy looking, and took away from the mystique of Zartan. The original trio made me think of the Three Stooges! Also, Zanzibar was the Dreadnok that had a penchant for chocolate donuts and brushing his teeth with grape soda.

[@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal]

Yes, Ron Rudat said his inspiration for the design was the Mad Max series

[@jasonchislett3282]

Love your channel, you're a dude I'd definitely chill witn and have a drink with.

[@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal]

Thanks. Maybe at a GI Joe convention?

[@powerupmike]

Nice list, just not sure if your criteria is consistent with the signature weapons and destruction weighing so heavily on the Dreadnock ranking. Zartan, Zarana and Zandar are less weapon and destruction focus, with Zartan and Zarana being major members. Zarana or Zanya would be in charge over Buzzer.

[@stevenhenry5267]

The Dreadnoks were multinational as soon as they started to work with Cobra. The OG three,Thrasher,Zanya and Road Pig are my favorites.

[@thelazymercenary]

You’re from RI? I grew up in South Kingstown. When you grow up in the 80s with The Road Warrior on TBS or WPIX every weekend you’re going to love the Dreadnoks!

[@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal]

Oh yeah? Nice. Yeah, I lived in North Kingstown for a while in the early 2000s

[@Ryekenhoshin23]

I always felt the Dreadnoks were Cajun. With the whole Bayou type vehicle themes and all…

[@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal]

They started out in the Florida Everglades, then moved to New Jersey, so that might be what gives them the Cajun feel

[@DocChristiansen]

Love the list and jus subed...I think that Storm Rider would be higher on my list. He looks so cool and that bike rocks. Will be looking for that fig, thank you.

[@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal]

Yeah, that bike is pretty great. A lot of the Pursuit of Cobra stuff is really good

[@JKevin1977]

I had a bunch of this Joe stuff. When Zarana and Zandar came out it introduced those fluorescent colors

[@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal]

They look good in pink though. Works with the punk/road warrior aesthetic. Later it just gets colorful for stupid sake

[@bryanheinrich371]

Buzzer is kinda like Johnny Utah from point break! (or Brian Conner-Fast and furious..kinda the same show!) loved the video, I didn't know much about the dreadnoks!

[@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal]

Oh yeah, I would love to see Point Break done with a Buzzer & Zartan bromance

[@handof8182]

I always put croc master in with my dreadnoks he just seems to fit in with them

[@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal]

Yeah, anything Florida fits in nicely with Dreadnoks and nothing says Florida like a Crocodile. Copperhead too.

[@crypticjim]

At minimum he'd be a neighbor

[@handof8182]

@@crypticjim or a cobra ambassador to oversee operations

[@crypticjim]

@@handof8182 they would be the type to need a little supervision

[@handof8182]

@@crypticjim they would lol

[@danielherrin]

I never got into the Dredknocks, but would love to get into Zaranna 😂😂😂

[@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal]

Yes, she is legit hot. And as she is crazy, probably not bad in the sack

[@ljpanther23]

🤣😂🤣😂🤣It's Princess Ariel from Thundarr for me.

[@danielherrin]

@ljpanther23 I'll give her my Sword of Thundar

[@ljpanther23]

🤣😂🤣@@danielherrin The Sun Sword what a perfect gift 😂🤣😂

[@kratoscraken5614]

Interesting video but i was waiting for the "cold slither" dreadnought theme 👍

[@bozzy7946]

maybe the sets of brothers are just simply the alabama chapter dreadnoks! Awesome video, buzzer is my favorite.

[@medleystudios72]

Fully agree with this ranking. I seem to remember a Masher from the original comics. Edit: I just remembered that Masher was the name of a Dreadnok vehicle.

[@levierickson7321]

Trying to get past the idea of the grape soda/chocolate donuts flavor profile!

[@lamondjack4349]

II put my Boa, Crock Master, Crystal Ball and Raptor figures with my dreadnok figure collection because they are dressed up way too weird to fit in with my Cobra and Destro's men. They fit right in.

[@PontFlair]

How could I forget about Zanzibar?!? *16:30* He's a Dreadnok action figure I remember and owned.

[@rupertpendergrass4014]

This was great...I thought I knew about the Dreadnoks but was wrong after this video. Go Joe...😊

[@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal]

Thanks! Yeah there's a lot of mid-tier Dreadnoks I didn't know about until I researched for the video

[@efman1313]

Thanks for showing Heartwrencher. I think she rumored to possibly released as a Classifed Series. I first saw her as a cosplay.girl, shes a fun obscure character with a cool name that I think they should bring back.

[@DocChristiansen]

Do you have any info on the character Apach??

[@demetricsmith471]

Zarana is my number 1 but I loved the video. Good list!❤

[@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal]

Good choice! And Thanks!

[@AZTLANSOLDIER13]

Weren't there 2 different versions of the Zarana figure?

[@mcagayat]

this was an awesome video!!! thank you!

[@josiahalcorne]

If I was given control of the GI Joe brand, instead of trying to reboot the series with the ninjas I'd use the Dreadnoks in an adult oriented but still kid friendly cartoon mini series. I'd have the three siblings pull a heist on an MARS industries arms shipment traveling through the swamps of Louisiana specifically Fer De Lance Louisiana. They run across a game warden from Thibedeaux La ,who has a brother in the military, who is investigating gator poacher with the help of a couple of young Cajun boys from the Lafitte Family. The game warden takes a bullet protecting the Lafitte boys but manages to take Zartan into custody before succumbing to his injuries. Zartan is sent to a new high tech federal prison and Zandar and Zarana go undercover in the prison to break him out. The Dreadnoks would be part of a prison gang they recuit to help in the escape. I'd throw in Mercer, Taurus, and Red Zone into the prison as well as maybe a Detriot gang leader from Stalker's old street gang I'd make the prison coed and dress all the prisoner characters in scrubs with maybe a size variant and different arms like a bare arms and an arms with a shirt underneath and an arms with sleaves of scrubs razored off. The bodies would be fairly similar across the board with minimum tooling to vary the characters up a bit in the toy line. This would make it easy to crank out the 24 figures that come in a toy case. I would have one figure for the Warden and a Prison Guard and the Warden's Female Assistant I'd have three female prisoners with head sculpts that could pass for the Misftis from Jem and the Holograms and have the Warden's assistant be able to pass as one of the good girls from Jem. The series would end with a major prison riot that is used to cover Zartan and a bunch of other key villains to escape mostly Dreadnoks. Mercer, Taurus, Red Dog and the Detriot gang member can see that the riot is out of control and give up their chance to escape to quell the riot. All the scubs bodies could be reused for a new medical inspired toy line I'd mostly aim at girls probably a veterinarian type of line with the Prison Guard figures reused for Park Ranger figures and a receptionist figure that could be another one of the good girls from Jem. Scrubs type figures would be popular with customizers who wanted to make their own figures from: Grey's Anatomy, ER, St. Elswhere, General Hospital, Scrubs, MASH. Next up for Joe I'd do a Dreadnoks biker series like a kiddy version of Sons of Anarchy where they smuggle MARS weaponry and go up against Chuckles and his Partner Morris taking orders from a pregnant (but not showing yet) Intellegance officer whose married name is Sneeden who comes from a long military tradition in her family of MPs. Sneeden could be another one of the good girls from Jem Throw in a biker chicks whose bodies could be the misfits. The series ends with Chuckles and Morris taking down a major terrorist groups funding arm Morris gets shot up in the process but survives and earns the new nickname "Bulletproof" For the customizers you do a Destro ancestor Midieval series with scruffy bearded guys with heads you can swap out with your Dreadnoks bodies to create a larger biker gang. Next you do The DEF in the Jungle.

[@danbadd]

That's a pretty good tier list. Zandar will always be my favourite but your argument is 100% valid. I think KAOS, Burnout and Storm Rider are the best of the rest. Edit: I would argue Thrasher to be a spot or two higher also. His aesthetic and story are both congruent in their fit and uniqueness.

[@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal]

Thrasher gets points for coming with the Thunder Machine. I love that thing

[@shovelchop81bikeralex52]

I love that you said 'Welsh'! I live in Swansea (Wales) and used to be a Harley Davidson mechanic for years, we certainly have a lot of Hells Angels here who are constantly fighting the Outlaws here. TBH I can't be bothered to keep up with who's ruling which area ATM lol. We have special police task forces that follow them around and raid pubs for no particular reason other than as a show of strength, hmm.. seems almost as if they're the antisocial trouble makers... ;-)

[@chrisold97]

I’d love to see a comparison of these along with the other mad max style toys- I know Tonka had a series , I also had some generic wal mart gi Joe figure that had a Mohawk

[@PontFlair]

Ready for this video. The Dreadnoks were awesome!! I feel like I could name them all before the video starts. I used to wrestle my Joes/Cobra bc at the time they had better movement than the Pro-Wrestling action figures of the day. I wish I used the Dreadnoks as Anti-heroes who fought both Joes & Cobra.

[@PontFlair]

The ones I remember: Zartan, Buzzer, Ripper, Torch, Monkey Wrench, Road Pig, Thrasher, Zandar, Gnawgahide, & Zarana.

[@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal]

Yeah, nobody remembers the others. (other than Zanzibar) they are all either from the later comics, or obscure versions of the toy line

[@forumicebreaker]

Monkeywrench is one my favorite figures. Great design. He gets "bulked up" in form compared to the 1984 Dreadnoks with the added neck articulation and yet he visually fits in with the "original" 3 in style really well. Unlike most of 1986 figures with the slightly up-sized heads, Monkeywrench stays in size with the 1985 figures. Gnawgahyde, Thrasher, and Road Pig round out the remainder of my little collection right now. Great figures.

[@AntonXul]

The Dreadnoks are my favorite part of the G. I. Joe line. As a kid I managed to get every one of them. My personal favorite was Monkeywrench. He’s my #1. As an adult, I did manage to score the Dreadnok figures that had Zanya. I also managed to get Demolisher, Crusher and one of the Cousin ones. I personally do like Demolisher & Crusher. I don’t know if you know, but their heads are from the Street Fighter G. I. Joe line in the ‘90s. It’s Sagat as Demolisher and Zangief as Crusher. They just happen to be the two fighters I use to main back in the day of Street Fighter. I think they fit and are good looking figures.

[@joeconcepts5552]

Larry Hama made Zarana basically the Dreadnok leader and also made her the most dangerous badass character. Note that in the non-toy profiles he wrote he refers to her as an "Assassin!" Given how Hama basically made the Baroness and Zarana arguably the toughest, smartest, most dangerous villains around, he'd probably be dismissed as "woke" if those two characters got introduced today.

[@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal]

Ha, Yeah. GI Joe was woke before woke as woke. There's a scene in Pyramid of Darkness (I think) where an old admiral is scoffing at Lady Jaye because he doesn 't think women can be good soldiers, and Flint tells him off. Also, it is pretty much the most diverse IP ever, and it has been since day one. However, I think a lot of the folks that normally complain about woke shit migth give it a rest with GI JOe because it wouldn't feel shoe-horned in, since it was always the way. A few of em definitely would though.

[@kurtsimonson6157]

Another good list! This reminds me of how much I missed by not collecting the comics! So many Drednoks I was unaware of! I would put Zarana a little higher thanks to the comics (her romance with Mainframe in the cartoon series was just weird IMO) Only one other note:Based on your criteria, Monkeywrench is appropriately rated, but the 2005 DTC action figure of Monkeywrench is absolutely magnificent! - sleeveless trenchcoat, a pair of SPAS 12 shotguns, and a torn t-shirt that reads "Dreadnok for life". It's so great that I had to put him in my top three.

[@michaeljfoley1]

If I remember correctly, Zarana was promoted to the top ranks of Cobra, at least for a while in the comic. On par with the Baroness. I think it was while Destro was leading Cobra, ironically 🤔😆

[@joeconcepts5552]

@@michaeljfoley1Yes, it got to the point in the comic where Serpentor was dead, Mindbender was dead (temporarily) and most of Cobra's "high command" characters had left the group. Zarana became much higher ranked without Destro, Baroness, Zartan, Firefly, etc. out of Cobra.

[@michaeljfoley1]

@@joeconcepts5552 She really was featured a lot in the comic. I think Hama must have really enjoyed writing for Zarana.

[@ericerler8277]

Love your list man, I completely agree with your choices. 😮

[@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal]

Hey, thanks!

[@ljpanther23]

Man I got to give you the real top 10 Dreadnoks line up. 1. Ripper: Always my team leader behind Zartan. And Zarana's homie lover friend. 2. Burnout: Dreadnok infiltrator master of disguise assassin that rides a custom 2 wheel killing machine . 3. Thrasher: Thrasher the Thunder Machine Nuff said. 4. Buzzer: 5. Monkeywrench: 6. Torch: 7. Zanzibar: 8. Gnowgahyde: 9. Road Pig: 10. Heart Wrencher: Yep. A pretty Goth Girl biker...God I got to have it. 11. Zarana: 12: Zandar: Great video Destro IMSA this was fun man.

[@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal]

Nice list

[@meltedcopper9247]

A great list would be all the joes and cobras that came with pets.. from croc master to law and order.. pets sold toys some times

[@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal]

great idea!

[@meltedcopper9247]

@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal law and order his dog lived longer than. He did.. je was mostly a hostage with chuckles and died.. there was the viper with sting ray.. snakes eye got wolf mutt and junk yard nawgawhyde the bird zartan rip off. Dusty I think got a pet eventually. I heard big boa has a kangaroo in a cartoon.

[@adammcdonald798]

Damn, I was really hoping for a dive into Zartan. He was my first and my favorite, I had him early enough that I had the ORIGINAL file card. Yes, THAT file card.

[@bermudagrass80]

What number was road pig

[@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal]

Two. A lot of people pick him as the favorite

[@citadelli]

Yeah you really went deep. I really can’t disagree with your list. 👍

[@RemyJackson]

I always thought Monkeywrench's rifle was a regular rifle and he had a trident attatched as a bayonet. I also agree with not including Zartan. He was released in the toyline a year before the original Dreadnoks were introduced, so it's hard to say if it was their intention to make him one. Like how Snake-eyes's v1 file card just says he is a black belt in several forms of martial arts. It wasn't until Storm Shadow was released that Snake-eyes became a ninja.

[@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal]

Monkeywrench's weapon seemed to have a spool on it, which always made me think it was supposed to shoot out and have a rope attachment.

[@RemyJackson]

@@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal Hmm, perhaps a modified harpoon gun?

[@fourlomm]

Zandar Zarana and monkeywrench were my 3 favorites

[@JGARCIA2012FULL]

I remember when I found Gi Joe and Transformers figures in a toy store in my country in 1983, I had never seen any cartoons or TV commercials of these toys but was love at first sight, that day I bought more than twenty figures (the first ones Zarana, Zandar, Torch, Buzzer and Ripper) with the M.O.B.A.T and the A.W.E. Striker and Crankcase as vehicles, how ignorant I was, I leave Snake Eyes V2 and Timber on the shelves, simply the worst decision of my life, I have never bought the figure until this day!!

[@loverofbeers]

Subscribed!

[@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal]

Thanks!

[@darktoylord]

Hahaha. Grape soda and donuts. I remember that. As a kid, my bus stop was at a mom & pop convenience store. I would get grape soda and mini donuts all the time. Yes, I was young enough that I wanted to be a Dreadnok when I grew up 🤣🤣

[@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal]

That is a pretty gross flavor profile

[@JFS-v1r]

Couple of thoughts 1) Zandar is trash, he sucks, no way should he be ranked above Thrasher. NO WAY. 2) Zartan IS the best Cobra, hands down, he's the deadliest, and the most bad-ass, second most bad ass in the Joe-verse. 3) I agree Zarana was a good character, but her action figure was one of the worst looking figures, easily the weirdest looking female character in ARAH. top ten, fine, but her figure was so bad, I have to dock points. 4) I used to deploy Crystal Ball is a Dreadnok, I felt like he fit in with them. He was like a ruthless, sadistic, twisted, mind-f'n sociopath.

[@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal]

I see your points. Yeah, Zarana's face is weird on the figure, but the package art-she is hot as hell. I think Crystal Ball consults the Dreadnoks in one of the later comic lines.

[@geraldperez2768]

Biker club from G.I. Joe. I loved to hate these guys as a kid. They redid them really cool for the 25th anniversary re-release

[@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal]

Yeah, they are fun to hate. Some of the best characters in the line

[@maggskonerko7810]

Was always a fan as The Drednoks. Thanks for the video

[@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@stevesleg]

Danny Trejo would make an excellent Dred.

[@dope_comix4455]

Great episode brother

[@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal]

Thanks!

[@NoMusicTheory]

I pre ordered the classified Torch, it looks so insane. Dual pistols and a skull flamethrower with action flames.

[@jasonmartin1569]

Hey, are you from Rhode Island?

[@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal]

Yes, I am. Do we know each other? It is a small state

[@jasonmartin1569]

@@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal maybe. You look familiar. I live in Providence. Do you know any skateboarders?

[@pgarza1218]

Had a friend in elementary collection of all Gi Joe's. It seems I can't really find him on Facebook or if he exist ala

[@AlcoholAndAnimeNight]

Love Zarana and would love to see more lore expanded with Heartwrencher.

[@christophermoody6840]

I may be thr only person to have ever seen this.... there was a British dude back in the 90's who had a TV show on American television named Gordon Elliott. He had 2 shows back then... the first was a day time talk show like Salley Jessie Raphael or Montel Williams, Phil Donahue etc. The other was a show where he went around America knocking on doors and interviewing everyday people. One episode he knocked on a door and started talking to this dude... and he asked him what he did for a living and the dude said "I make toys and work for a toy company". Turns out the dude works for Hadbro... he then told Gordon that his face was the basis for a figure and he said it was Road Pig and they showed his face next to the face of a drawing of Road Pig and IT WAS HIM 😳. I was like 😲

[@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal]

Damn that hurts, because the file card describes Road Pig as the ugliest man ever. A man so ugly the doctor said he was ugly at birth!

[@the_flyattractor8656]

Kaos looks like a DC Character that was kind of in a minor Gi Joe Controversy back in the day. (If you know You Know) Good List but my Personal Top Nok is Zandar! Just the one I associate with I guess. Nice List.

[@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal]

Not sure I know. What was the controversy?

[@the_flyattractor8656]

@@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal They had a character around that same time who looked a Lot like Kaos called Wild Dog. He was named Red Dog but had to change it because a Joe Character had the same name...apparently. Course this was back in 1986.

[@bostonrailfan2427]

@@the_flyattractor8656he was featured in the animated movie and the Marvel comics comics so the name was copyrighted months before DC created him and I doubt it’s not a direct shot at DC and their unintentional connection with GI Joe as the timing makes sense as Wild Dog was being featured on TV

[@willy7369]

Remember seeing those box sets , I now regret not buying them back then .

[@FigurHead_1of1]

deep cuts great video.

[@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal]

Appreciate that

[@athos1029]

Heartwrencher would have been better to come with a Demolition bar. One of those multi tools that comes with a pry bar, sledge hammer, a bunch of other tools but most importantly for her is a large wrench.

[@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal]

I don't mind the wrench if she has something else good, but a wrench is not a great weapon

[@athos1029]

@@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal I get it. I just think the demo bar would have been cooler and more in line with the Dreadnoks theme of mayhem.

[@BreakingRealityShow]

@@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal A Halligan tool would have been cool with her. It is the breaching tool that firefighters use.

[@michaelrussom6463]

But, what about instrument accessories for those who were in the band? I guess we can hope someone makes these and sells them.

[@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal]

Somebody has to have 3d printed those by now

[@michaelrussom6463]

@@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal yeah true, I was just hoping some version might include them.

[@ljpanther23]

@michaelrussom6463 I'm kinda into Heart Wrencher now and it would be cool if she played the drums. heart Wrencher a set of drums a demolition bar and a big pistol, G.I. Joe Classified gold.

[@GrassManT]

My favorite faction. My favorite Dreadnok is Monkey Wrench

[@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal]

Monkeywrench is great. I'm excited to see what kind of explosives a Classified Monkeywrench might come with

[@GrassManT]

I completely agree. I’d be fine if they made him one of their deluxe figures with accessories and explosion effects like Scrap-Iron has.