Pretty certain this bald eagle wasn't perched on my shoulder when this video started.

@patriot17764th

Жыл бұрын

Comes with the clip.

@W2ATL

11 ай бұрын

Man, this intro was epic. But it grossly oversold Cobra. It made them seem fucking terrifying. They were that badass. And Duke murdered lots of them.😂😂😂

@user-kq8hz2wl6p

2 ай бұрын

Pretty sure it's self defense, defending USA, besides, they aren't innocent for that term to be valid.​@@W2ATL

@PeachWookiee

Ай бұрын

Dude, a lot of the COBRA troops were robots. Duke could still be PG-13!

1:20 You have to hand it to Cobra Commander for ACTUALLY doing the job himself.

35 years later this opening still kicks.

Can we please give lifetime props to the artists that brought us that incredible intro?!

@Fenrir72

Жыл бұрын

Satoshi Urushibara

@thepubknight6144

10 ай бұрын

​@@Fenrir72 Chris Latta the voice of Cobra Commander is the one singing background and screaming "Cobra" in his natural voice

@sir.bishopdesigns8384

5 ай бұрын

Japan

@Radiohead801

2 ай бұрын

Larry Houston

@kxmode

29 күн бұрын

Japanese animators did it

This sequence had more keyframe animation than entire seasons of the show.

@7DARKHELLS

7 жыл бұрын

I agree. This was the best part of the GI Joe movie here.

@StoicLion

Жыл бұрын

@@7DARKHELLS Sadly, I agree. Even if it took me 5 years to see this after you posted.

Toei Animation was on fucking fire in the 80’s and 90’s. These must have been so much fun to animate.

@maximusprime3459

Жыл бұрын

Imagine the storyboards and what didnt make the cut

@DiscothecaImperialis

5 ай бұрын

@@maximusprime3459 Toei Doga was at their peaks then. so many TV Animes and Animated movie projects with so many big name Mangakas like Shotaro Ishinomori (Father of Japanese Superheroes, particuarly Kamen Riders and Super Sentais, also so many others), Leiji Matsumoto (Master of Japanese Space Opera, also influencing 80s scifi arts particularly round dials seen in many other works including G.I. Joe and The Transformers (G1), the devices are called 'Leiji meters' after him (in fact it was Itabashi (his lifelong friend since 1968) who did actual illustrations of that device) ) Tetsuya Chiba (Tomorrow's Joe, yeh another 'Joe' as boxer).) all of these are masterpieces in these own rights. especially two Galaxy Express 999 movies (by Rintaro as director) one that the very movie footages are used in Freedom Fighter arcade game that released in the same time.

Still the Best intro ever.

I’m more of a Transformer and He-man kid but this opening is just awesome Best US military recruitment ad ever!

Man idk if there is a voice from my childhood that is as recognizable as Chris Latta's RIP.

@Spongemonkey26

9 ай бұрын

Yep both Cobra Commander and Star Scream. Only one more recognizable to me is Peter Cullen's Optimus Prime.

Duke punches Cobra Commander as Captain America punches Adolf Hitler in a classic comic books...Great!

@AldenRDavis

6 жыл бұрын

Cool

@Collageman90

4 жыл бұрын

It also funny how Marvel Productions (Marvel's first animation studio) also made this GI Joe cartoon.

@PrinceTrunks26

4 жыл бұрын

The original comics also were done at Marvel comics and made by legend Larry Hama

@gabrieldjatienza6971

4 жыл бұрын

Cobra Commander has already planted a bomb, but he clearly wants to vandalize the Constitution tablet!

@aaronmaguire4678

Жыл бұрын

Cobra Commander is nothing like Captain America!

Still hits the spot!!! Especially on the Fourth. About to play it AGAIN!!!!

I'm more of a Transformers fan, but I have to admit this opening is awesome.

@Christolclear101

Жыл бұрын

Agreed. I grew up with both in the 80’s, but ultimately leaned more towards Transformers, but this theme is epic!

@angeliquaserenity5009

Жыл бұрын

SAME

@kaijudirector5336

Жыл бұрын

Personally I think the Transformers had the better cartoon. GI Joe had the better comic.

@ConstantineCydonea

11 ай бұрын

It's the best of the millennium

@TheHumanWiki

10 ай бұрын

Duke only survived his "coma" because of the backlash over murdering Prime on screen for like 10m in front of a bunch of 6yr olds.... not to mention that drawn out ICU scene where he dies and literally fades away. I still have issues from that as a kid.

Imagine if the next GI Joe had an opening sequence just like this

@gabrieldjatienza6971

4 жыл бұрын

Mount Rushmore next target of Cobra ..but you-know-who is ready to defend it.

@seanpiverger9405

6 ай бұрын

​@@gabrieldjatienza6971 Yeah. Yo Joe!

@KRobinson-ko1ne

3 ай бұрын

America…Fuck yeah! Comin’ again to save the mother fuckin’ day, yeah!

This is on my music playlist. And proud at 48 years old.😊

I was (still am) the one kid rooting for Cobra, and laughing at Cobra Commander and his wacky antics.

@flashpoint_shorts

4 ай бұрын

Cobra commander is still one of my favorite characters of all time. So funny and iconic

The most glorious three minutes ever. Happy Birthday 'Mericuh!

I got chills when it panned down to the statue of liberty and the fire works started going off

This movie ALMOST gets a pass because of how badass this intro is!

@altarush

Жыл бұрын

They should have made a movie with Serpentor getting himself killed along with the poor Cobra Commander and rest of the high up of Cobra. The vipers and officers decide to make their own emperor using both the DNA of Serpentor and Cobra Commander .

@maximusprime3459

Жыл бұрын

Almost?

@hecbec

9 ай бұрын

is it that bad? I havent seen it but can only imagen

@alecaquino4306

9 ай бұрын

@@hecbec It could have been much better. There were a lot of issues behind the scenes during the production of the movie that really ruined the end product. The main script changed a few times and there were several other production problems that emerged throughout the development process. Also, Hasbro released movies for Transformers and My Little Pony in theaters prior to this movie and both were considered box office bombs and were not well received by audiences. Because of that they decided to pull some of the funding for GI Joe's movie which led to several animation errors and scenes that really didn't make much sense without additional context. They introduced a brand new main character to replace Duke but he turned out to be very unlikable. Also, they completely retconned the origin of Cobra from the comics and made it more like a science fiction premise instead. There are several other issues, but those are the most prominent. I DO, however, recommend that you still watch it. It's kind of a guilty pleasure of mine and I can definitely find some enjoyment in the spectacle of the whole mess.

Most fire intro to a cartoon. Cobraaaaa!

1:52 Snake eyes friggin got us 32 years in the future

@ZaKaTaKofSteel

4 жыл бұрын

I'm pretty sure he was giving Alpine an 'A-Okay' gesture. Still; good eye catching that! Haha.

The intro is beautiful, haunting, and magnificent at the same time. This is also amazing propaganda

@megamanx2293

4 жыл бұрын

It used to make feel proud to be an American when I was a child. Even helped me getting my off the couch and join the Marines. Now I watch this and I feel deep sadness for what our country had turned into.

@VirtuaFighterRPG

4 жыл бұрын

@@Zeton-THESEEKER i would love if they could go back, and repaint and enchance all cells of animation, and get it the 4k treatment. That would be incredible. I loved seeing the weird origin story of Cobra. It was such an epic enemy for GI JOE to face, finally seeing who Cobra commander and serpentors leader. Galobulus? I think thats how you spell it. He was like some strange dictator of the Cobra la people. I can only imagine what back story that could have. Did that guy take over by force? Did Cobra La used to be a peaceful nation? Apparently humanity was to blame for their fall from ruling the earth or something, according to Galobulus. Cuz he said humans created all this machine technology and he didnt agree with it, and he says Cobra culture was noble or something

@catsuhako

3 жыл бұрын

China? You mean a colony of Israel.

@BIacklce

Жыл бұрын

yeah the 80s rocked

@prisonerofthehighway1059

Жыл бұрын

@megmanx2293 You and me both devil dog.

The 80’s was the best decade so far

@ziffy88

2 ай бұрын

the 90s had better cartoons like Batman that aged way better

@Knightfall3000

2 ай бұрын

@@ziffy88 you know whats weird? The 90’s did have the best comic book animated series like Batman, X-Men & Spider-Man. The 80’s was the best at introducing all the other best pop icons like Transformers, He-Man Voltron & Thundercats. TMNT also! Cant forget the turtles.

Epic intro

Some great nostalgia for ya from yesterday year. Still one of the best sequences from an animated movie. Cobra isn’t gone. It’s just another name. We need GI Joe more than ever. YO JOE!

Saturday mornings at my grandmas house 🏡…miss those days

If they ever do a good GI Joe movie, they need to recreate this intro in live action.

@gandalflotr2898

10 ай бұрын

Get the director of top gun maverick

If Sgt Slaughter had been there, the battle would have ended much quicker

@danielhaire6677

Жыл бұрын

This movie was what introduced him as a JOE in the cartoon stroyline.

@altarush

Жыл бұрын

So true.

@1983jblack

11 ай бұрын

​@danielhaire6677 No it wasnt...he was introduced in Arise Serpentor Arise!!! in 1986

@altarush

11 ай бұрын

@@1983jblack I felt for Poor Cobra Commander in those episodes. He should left when he had a chance.

Remember when patriotism was a great feeling just by looking at our flag? Damn, good times watching GIJoe 80s friends! I hope we can get back there one day. 🥰

That moment when you realize Duke and Alpine both killed people in this intro, Duke blasted Major Bluud's(he didn't reappear in the movie he literally got killed off in the first five minutes) jetglider and he fell to his death, Alpine sabotaged that red gliderplane he grappled(it had a pilot in a non-blocking outfit so he most likely was a human) that then crashed into a Cobra U-boat that in all previous episodes had at least two human crew members. Hell Duke even tried to give Cobra Commander the Disney treatment, he's (Cobra Commander) is lucky that viper soldier was flying under him at that exact moment or else he'd have been killed by the fall.

@jamespoledna2693

6 жыл бұрын

Mad As A Hatter don't forget Gunho blowing up the trouble bubble at 1:31.

@raydonahue1978

5 жыл бұрын

My favorite is at 1:36. Snake Eyes dropping the flight pod pilot to his death. No. I refuse to believe he sensibly had a parachute.

@raydonahue1978

5 жыл бұрын

Flint got a kill too. 1:03

@newdye7535

5 жыл бұрын

Also Bazooka (or whatever his name is) almost killed Shipwreck with his (Bazooka) bazooka (or rocket launcher) when he (Bazooka) tripped. If you're that clumsy then you shouldn't be carrying and firing a large dangerous weapon. This happened after 2:04 if you want to know.

@newdye7535

5 жыл бұрын

Duke also blew up the C.O.B.R.A. air (or war) carrier with Cobra Commander's bomb. Who knows if anybody was still onboard it alive running the carrier besides the B.A.T.S. and any wounded troops!?! Duke, you are a mass murder.

Cartoons are not made as they used to be anymore.

"COBRA, retreat, retreat!"

@7DARKHELLS

7 жыл бұрын

That's right! Cobra knows when to run.

why distro gave Cobra Commander that bomb you know he's going to f*** it up as usual

BEST Movie Intro Ever

"Cobra, Co-BRAAAAA!!!!" This is the greatest thing ever!

No one. Absolutely no one. Random guy in the background: COOOOBBBRRRAAAA!!!

my favorite show from back in the day when Magic Johnson and Larry Bird along with Michael Jordan made the NBA great again

Shit is sick man. One of the best intros ever.

the HD redo looks so good

What a bad ass intro. the animation on some of these scenes is crazy

Yeah I love GI Joe the animated movie theme song

miss them days

This should have been the climax of the movie! Heck, we should have a GIJoe animated musical!

@wreday720

8 ай бұрын

Apparently it was supposed to be the climax, but then the movie was rewritten

@PeachWookiee

8 ай бұрын

I know! This would have been so awesome!

Honestly the best part of the movie.

Also. Gotta love those first 15 sec. Glittery pride!

I watched G.I.JOE THE MOVIE every 4th of July! Yo Joe!

Duke flying the flag up at the end…chills!!!

Simply the best animated theme/movie of all time and I don't care what anyone says. #NotBiased

@Bigbudd0045

Жыл бұрын

Best animated theme yes. Best animated movie? Im a massive Gi Joe fan, but its not even the best GI Joe animated movie if you take the five parter pyramid of darkness as a movie, or watch all of GI Joe Resolute. Dont get me wrong. I love this movie even for all the wacky Cobra La stuff. The intro is outstanding as is Pythona's infiltration of Cobra Island.

@rockallday0

Жыл бұрын

@@Bigbudd0045 idk why there are people like you out there who thinks the cobra-la was wacky. I never once thought it was out of place at all! I think the plot is much better than Transformers.

Thanks for posting this - great nostalgia vibes :)

Those GI Joe Jetpacks must be massively faster than the Cobra C.L.A.W.s as it took Cobra Commander 2 minutes to fly the bomb to the base of the Statue of Liberty yet took Duke only 6 seconds for the return trip

@TwoTwoSeven227

7 ай бұрын

In some scenes you can actually see the C.L.A.W. Is slower than the jet packs

@TwoTwoSeven227

7 ай бұрын

1:35 you can see how slow he is moving

I suddenly feel much more American halfway through watching this.

So that's what happens when you pay your animators that good shit

Cobra seems to be a pretty popular name for evil armies. In the Hanna Barbera Godzilla cartoon, there was an evil organization called Cobra where they captured the Calaco people and Godzilla rescued them. Also in Batman beyond there was another group called Cobra.

@Bigbudd0045

Жыл бұрын

Larry Hamma at Marvel Comics wrote the file cards, and the comic which were all kind of conceived together along with the animated shorts that became the commercials and art style for the vhs movies that preceded the cartoon (and then were released as five part episodes arcs to start the series). He was originally working on a comic book title concept called "Fury Force" about Nick Fury running a crack group of agents against Hydra. Fury and Hydra had been in comics for a while, but I am unsure about Shield. This then got turned into Gi Joe vs Cobra. Hasbro designers would make characters and send them over to Hamma to come up with a name and back ground (though sometimes they came with names). So an evil secret terrorist/spy/private army concept with a meglomaniacal leader has its roots in hydra.

Animation at its best!

That opening song STILL kicks ass, and the action sequence could be an episode all on its own.

Cobra Commander took more than 2 minutes to deliver the bomb. My man Duke whoops The Commanders ass, rebound back the bomb with 5 seconds and escaped with only 2 seconds to spare. Grabs the fallen American Flag from the ground, goes to raise it on top of Lady Liberty to celebrate with the team. GO JOE!

GI JOE: THE MOVIE (animated in Japan) REAL AMERICAN HERO!!!

BADASS INTRO!!!

Yeah I love gijoe the animated movie theme song

2:02 torch is only dreadnok that appear in the movie intro.

Alpine with the multi kill then escaping on the bubble Snake Eyes stole earlier lol.

The most EXTRA intro to an animated film...fav part is when Duke knocks CC of the statue of liberty, and you see light reflect off his mask @01:57....

2:46 Thought that became Taiwan's flag for a second lmao

Made in Marvel...Great!

Memories

I salute everytime I see Duke carry the American flag to the top of the Statue of Liberty !!!! Because I'm a fucking Patriot !!!!!

That's it for Major Blood.

1:57 - What an awesome shot!

Bad ass opening with theme to match

0:47 and 1:44 are my favorite parts

YO JOE!

2:11 Anybody feel like pizza? I’m thinking Little Caesar’s: you can get two pizzas for the price of one

Best opening ever.

This should be in the live action.

Animations don't come with any balls anymore.

1:38 my man Snake Eyes just can't help being the coolest guy in the battlefield

Scarlett landing that jet powered knuckle sandwich definitely shattered dudes jaw.

Dear, Lord. I have shivers all over…

YO JOE! great pal intro.

Who's watching in 2024? I know I am!!!

Had Hank Hill not had a danged narrow urethra, he’d have been Duke

Great Metal tune

This intro is incredible

I showed this sequence to an immigrant, now he's an American.

G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero: The Movie

I just grew a beard and . mustache in less than 3 minutes

1:57 best part

While I'm not a fan of the movie, I love this intro.

@jonplaud

Жыл бұрын

Even though I'm a big Transformers fan, this intro hit better.

It's the Firebat spinning into a Moray for me

By God do not Fuck with America!!!! YO JOE!!!!!!

Remember the days when destroying our national monuments was frowned upon and something to be fought against?

@Shakeshift

Жыл бұрын

Losers of wars don't get to keep monuments dedicated to slavery ideals. They come down and they STAY down. Permanently.

@bad-people6510

Жыл бұрын

@@Shakeshift First of all that's reductive to the point of ignorance, secondly if you think it's only been happening to civil war monuments, you haven't been paying attention.

@Shakeshift

Жыл бұрын

@@bad-people6510 If you think that dismantling Confederate statues isn't the main crux of your argument, you're the ignorant one.

@Sumdood97

11 ай бұрын

@@bad-people6510it’s ok, he’s part of COBRA and just won’t tell us.

@o82774

26 күн бұрын

@bad-people6510 Nah we don't celebrate or memorialize racist, white supremacist, treasonous, terrorist, slavers, who fought to perpetuate wholesale oppression of others. You can do that in your home with your own money but it's not tolerated in public with public money. Crybaby 😭😫😆😂

how can u watch this and not feel patriotic?

YOOOOOOOPO MAMAMAMMAMAMAMAMAMAMA

This is so badass that when I played it a Bald Eagle crashed into my house, with a .45 colt in one foot and an American Flag in the other.

Only intro that hits as hard as this one is the Thunderkats intro!I mean I literally get emotional listening to this!

Shout out to my 80s kids.

And no one was injured

Brings a tear to my eye when I hear this, because I remember when we actually taught our children to be patriotic and love our country.

Outside Canada and the USA, it is Action Force The Movie, even in the UK.

This intro id the only is the only thing that makes me feel proud to be an American!!!

This opening was very misleading because the regular GI Joe characters were not the main characters in this movie. I think it was a mistake to focus more on the raw hides in the regular GI Joe characters. Because of this opening I actually expected Duke to be a major part in this movie. In a way this was kind of the finale for the series because the DIC series just wasn't the same as the original sunbow series

@PrinceTrunks26

4 жыл бұрын

The DiC series doesn't count as canon, its the equivalent of Dragon Ball GT