Sgt. Slaughter's Renegades

G.I. Joe - Classic Collection

Multi-Packs

Hasbro

1987

The Renegades aren't carried on the rosters of any existing military unit. There is no computer access to their dossiers and they are paid through a special fund earmarked for "Pentagon Pest Control." This gives the Renegades a freedom of operation that the Joes can't match. It also means that the government can deny everything if they're caught.

Mercer

Mercer was the only Cobra Viper that ever defected to the Joes and survived. He had joined Cobra for the adventure and the promise of material gain but soon grew disaffected with the Cobra philosophy. He escaped Cobra Island by hot-wiring a hydrofoil and outrunning his pursuers across the Gulf of Mexico. Mercer is proficient with all Cobra small arms and explosive devices. "Mercer found his true home with the Renegades. He gets three meals a day, a warm place to sleep, and a chance to shoot at Cobras!"

Red Dog

Red Dog was suspended for excessive roughness. He later worked briefly as a stuntman in "B" movies until he was recruited by G. I. Joe Command. "The other Renegades think that Red Dog is a handy gun to have along on missions. If they encounter an obstacle of any kind: barricade, tank-trap, or phalanx of armed guards, they simply point Red Dog in the appropriate direction, let him go, and wait for the dust to settle."

Taurus

Taurus was a circus acrobat in Europe who did occasional undercover work for INTERPOL. His circus act involved breaking two-by-fours on his own face, a feat which so impressed the G. I. Joe top brass, he was recruited on the spot. Taurus has been cross-trained in explosive and mountaineering and is fluent in a dozen languages. "He's an animal. He stops hockey-pucks with his forehead and opens bottles with his nostrils. Luckily for us, he does everything G. I. Joe HQ tells him!"