All I can say is I've always loved Wild Weasel and the Rattler. I also just realized it's based somewhat off of an A-10 in design which makes me love it more.
Wild Weasel has to be the best pilot in the ENTIRE Joe-Universe. He's gotten the better of "Ace" in a dogfight, flying an attacker aircraft vs a "Sky-Striker" which is a F-14 Super Tomcat..
I remember getting The Rattler and Fang at the same time for my birthday. I loved those toys. And I really like your content, your research into each character is crazy detailed. Looking forward to the next one! Thanks!
@@JLSComics my favorite toy was the HISS tank for some reason' As an adult, I know it to be a REALLY badly designed tank but it looked so cool when I was a kid
@@dragonweyr44 i loved the HISS also.Mainly liked the Hiss driver.Thats like when i got the water moccasin.I think i was just as excited getting Copperhead.And then the Bridgelayer with Tollbooth who has an uncanny resemblance to Powers Booth lol.Who i used more as a pilot because Red Dawn coming out and the resemblance.Sorry rambling.Take care of each other :)
@@mattbarnes3467 same here.i begged every relative i had to get me either gi joe,Motm or transformers.I remember the smell.Goodness i loved that old time new toy smell lol
God, I hope he is the next haslab, Having a 1/12 scale A-10 warthog would be a dream comwe true. WIld Weasel will always be one of my favorite designs.
Baron Vonreg on Star Wars Resistance bears a striking similarity to Wild Weasel, possibly as an homage to the fact that the Roboskull looked like a TIE fighter (which is what Vonreg flies). starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Elrik_Vonreg
Wild Weasel is LEGEND in the comics and the toyline. I don't care that I havnt got a Rattlor but I'm happy having the OG Wild Weasel in my collection....🚀
Every night I put a couple of your Who Is videos on to help me learn about the obscure Joes. It also helps me be more disappointed in Sigma 6 which is hilarious. Either way, if you keep making them, I'll keep listening.
Hellz Yeah!!! Just started the video and saw the Rattler action play vehicle, (which I had as an 80's kid,) so I know, already, that this video is awesome.
bought a bargained cobra rattler, box was damaged but wild weasel wasn't included.. i loved that rattler with it's 3 engines and it's hovering feature.. also had had tons of missiles and bombs.. only issue was i forgot it had wild weasel..
Theory - in the Marvel comics Wild Weasel seemed to appear AFTER Scar Face (I cant remember his exact name but he had a pair of fang like scars on his face) disappeared and was part of Cobra Commanders OG inner circle. Same person maybe??? What ya think JLS?
I remember my brother finding the rattler at a flea market and we already had a wild weasel figure that we go from another flea market for I think 25 cents if not 50 cents. And I would play with it all the time even though the rattler was in complete I think it was just missing missiles and other small pieces but it still had the cock put wind shield or hatch top.
A generic viper (strato viper), not an individual pilot, like Wild Weasel, Copperhead or Thrasher. Actually, I can't think of many other individual Cobra pilots/drivers. The Night Raven is easily my favorite vehicle in the entire line.
The F4 Phantom was one of the worst fighter planes in the early days of Vietnam, primarily for the fact that it was never designed to be a fighter in the first place but an interceptor. its main function was to hunt do hunt down enemy bombers comparable in size to our B 52 Stratofortresses. it was forced into the role of a fighter because the US government, in their infinite wisdom, thought that with the advent of missile technology, no dogfighting between planes would ever occur again and designed the F4 without any guns, only missiles. unfortunately, like our torpedoes of ww2 they were never tested properly and they failed to fire or even hit a target over 75% of the time and enemy fighters soon realized this, knowing that if they could get close enough to our planes, they could shoot them down with impunity Navy, Air Force and Marine pilots actually had to strap on gun pods from wherever they could find them in order to survive dogfights against Washington's orders It is for this and many other incompetent decisions made by then Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara for singlehandedy losing the Vietnam war But then again, Lyndon B Johnson MAY be just as guilty of losing that was as much as McNamara for the same reason
I did. There were three main deficiencies of the F4 Phantom, no gun for dogfighting, missiles and it was too damn big and over-engineered for it's own good. It was MUCH too big for the aircraft carriers that launched them IMO
@@dragonweyr44 Was this the plane that had so many alerts and alarms that the pilots turned them off and checked for SAMs coming out of the jungle visually?
The Rattler from the 80s, is one of my all time favorite toys I owned as a kid. That and Castle Gray Skull.
NOw I need to ask How many times did Wlld Weasel strafe Castle Greyskull?
@@shawn6860 Numerous. Lol
Out of all cobra members Wild Weasel has to be my favorite one.
The more of these joe videos I watch the more I’m convinced the first 50-60 issues of GI Joe the marvel run was worth reading
All I can say is I've always loved Wild Weasel and the Rattler. I also just realized it's based somewhat off of an A-10 in design which makes me love it more.
Wild Weasel and Copperhead were my favorite Cobra drivers/pilots.
Wild Weasel has to be the best pilot in the ENTIRE Joe-Universe. He's gotten the better of "Ace" in a dogfight, flying an attacker aircraft vs a "Sky-Striker" which is a F-14 Super Tomcat..
Thank you I did not like how they unmasked him with the rattler jets cool but just don't unmasked weasel😮
Seriously one of my 2 favorite gi joe vehicles, the other being the Thunder machine!! I love your content!! THANK you
Dwald Pilar Thank you!
I remember getting The Rattler and Fang at the same time for my birthday. I loved those toys. And I really like your content, your research into each character is crazy detailed. Looking forward to the next one! Thanks!
Wild weasels first dogfight with ace way favorite Gi Joe Comic! A truly amazing and surprisingly deep and intense comic!
Probably my favorite cobra character
"I think FIREFLY is the most secretive of all the Hasbro characters!"
Yup!! even cobra commander doesn’t know his real name
Happiest moment of my childhood is when i got a Rattler with Wild Weasel.
Voodoo Child777 Agreed! This and the X-30 Conquest
@@JLSComics my favorite toy was the HISS tank for some reason'
As an adult, I know it to be a REALLY badly designed tank but it looked so cool when I was a kid
Christmas 1984. I was wound for sound.
@@dragonweyr44 i loved the HISS also.Mainly liked the Hiss driver.Thats like when i got the water moccasin.I think i was just as excited getting Copperhead.And then the Bridgelayer with Tollbooth who has an uncanny resemblance to Powers Booth lol.Who i used more as a pilot because Red Dawn coming out and the resemblance.Sorry rambling.Take care of each other :)
@@mattbarnes3467 same here.i begged every relative i had to get me either gi joe,Motm or transformers.I remember the smell.Goodness i loved that old time new toy smell lol
Damn i love the Cobre Rattler, A-10 Warthog, a plane built around a gun
And yet the Warthog can carry warheads alongside its cluster bombs
Who is Wild Weasel? He is awesome- enough said
Yet another great video! Keep up the good work!
That’s some bright camouflage on the water moccasin in its first appearance.
Wild weasel one of my favorite cobras
God, I hope he is the next haslab, Having a 1/12 scale A-10 warthog would be a dream comwe true. WIld Weasel will always be one of my favorite designs.
Haslab has the rattler out now for a Kickstarter through September for over 300 bucks
Baron Vonreg on Star Wars Resistance bears a striking similarity to Wild Weasel, possibly as an homage to the fact that the Roboskull looked like a TIE fighter (which is what Vonreg flies). starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Elrik_Vonreg
Awesome video. Do one on Bazzoka
Slick, bad ass character! Love Wild Weasel!
Wild Weasel is LEGEND in the comics and the toyline. I don't care that I havnt got a Rattlor but I'm happy having the OG Wild Weasel in my collection....🚀
As I too.
Great in depth view on an awesome cobra character!
Wild Weasel and the Rattler are the coolest ever!!!
Personally my favorite was the Cobra night Raven and the strato vipers but the Rattler was a close second.
The Rattler isn't really anything more that a souped up A-10 Warthog
I'm kinda new to GI Joe so I have been streaming your videos daily.
Awesome, thank you! I hope you are enjoying them
Every night I put a couple of your Who Is videos on to help me learn about the obscure Joes. It also helps me be more disappointed in Sigma 6 which is hilarious.
Either way, if you keep making them, I'll keep listening.
I didn't remember him having such a presence in the comic/ cartoon thank for the great video!
I bought a loose original complete Cobra Rattler with Wild Weasel from a local independently owned toy store in my hometown!
Can you make videos about Mercer and the Blue Ninjas from GI Joe ? Thanks
Hellz Yeah!!! Just started the video and saw the Rattler action play vehicle, (which I had as an 80's kid,) so I know, already, that this video is awesome.
There's a character named Snake Eater? Did that come out before or after Metal Gear Solid 3?
WOW! Didn't know the back story on Cobra Wild Weasel. COBRA!💥😯👏🏿👏🏿😁👍🏿
I wonder if we'll ever see a version of Wild Weasel with a removable helmet. I would love to know what he looks like.
Apparently we see his face in devils due, though he is wearing a bandana
@@IsaiahINRI He was doing Covid before Covid was cool ;-p
We need one of these on Overlord
bought a bargained cobra rattler, box was damaged but wild weasel wasn't included.. i loved that rattler with it's 3 engines and it's hovering feature.. also had had tons of missiles and bombs.. only issue was i forgot it had wild weasel..
intense documentary Loved it. ! subscribed Yesterday.
I have me a wild weasel I got on eBay the 84 one still in great condition love it.
Actually going to have to track down GI Joe #34 now
I really do love a cobra rattler
Was there a marvel issue with a big dofight with wild weasel i vagley remember having that issue. Disregard its covered in this issue
That would be GI JOE issue #34.
You'll never know my face but you'll fear my tactics!!!
I had no idea so many figures were made
Boba Fett mysterious? If you don't read the books maybe
Theory - in the Marvel comics Wild Weasel seemed to appear AFTER Scar Face (I cant remember his exact name but he had a pair of fang like scars on his face) disappeared and was part of Cobra Commanders OG inner circle.
Same person maybe???
What ya think JLS?
I remember my brother finding the rattler at a flea market and we already had a wild weasel figure that we go from another flea market for I think 25 cents if not 50 cents. And I would play with it all the time even though the rattler was in complete I think it was just missing missiles and other small pieces but it still had the cock put wind shield or hatch top.
Cool I did not know wild weasel was red wolf
Phoenix guard are my next 3'75" custom's to do in Vintage or modern dude's!? Cheer's for this too 🤘🏻🐍🤘🏻
Love wild weasel man
Strangely I remember reading that he was attacked by weasel hurting his throat when he was younger which explained his voice and name.
Was he part of the high command in the toon or just an extra regular?
Did the Cobra "Night Raven" have an actual pilot?
Yes night Raven has a pilot don't remember code name
A generic viper (strato viper), not an individual pilot, like Wild Weasel, Copperhead or Thrasher. Actually, I can't think of many other individual Cobra pilots/drivers.
The Night Raven is easily my favorite vehicle in the entire line.
The "water moccasin " had a driver/pilot... cant remember his name, but he was Cajun or deep Southern.
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Copperhead.
@@AnthonySforza nice!... thanks
If you enjoy the F-4 and the Wild Weasel doctrine. Check out the movie “Flight of the Intruder.”
funny COBRA has this guy he should have been a Joe with that name
I think this is 2024, G.I.Joe Haslab
His voice changed in the episode Last hour to Doomsday.
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Vermin?
How about bio on some G.I Joe vehicles
What rank would he have ???
I had this toy
Haslab project live!
Do Scrap-Iron
I've got a chub weasel
The F4 Phantom was one of the worst fighter planes in the early days of Vietnam, primarily for the fact that it was never designed to be a fighter in the first place but an interceptor. its main function was to hunt do hunt down enemy bombers comparable in size to our B 52 Stratofortresses. it was forced into the role of a fighter because the US government, in their infinite wisdom, thought that with the advent of missile technology, no dogfighting between planes would ever occur again and designed the F4 without any guns, only missiles. unfortunately, like our torpedoes of ww2 they were never tested properly and they failed to fire or even hit a target over 75% of the time and enemy fighters soon realized this, knowing that if they could get close enough to our planes, they could shoot them down with impunity
Navy, Air Force and Marine pilots actually had to strap on gun pods from wherever they could find them in order to survive dogfights against Washington's orders
It is for this and many other incompetent decisions made by then Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara for singlehandedy losing the Vietnam war But then again, Lyndon B Johnson MAY be just as guilty of losing that was as much as McNamara for the same reason
It also didn't have guns.... idk if you said that or not....
I did.
There were three main deficiencies of the F4 Phantom, no gun for dogfighting, missiles and it was too damn big and over-engineered for it's own good.
It was MUCH too big for the aircraft carriers that launched them IMO
dragonweyr44 This is fantastic thank you for writing it all!
@@dragonweyr44 Was this the plane that had so many alerts and alarms that the pilots turned them off and checked for SAMs coming out of the jungle visually?
I don't know about that but it was definitely the wrong plane for the job it was asked to be
Dis Jet plane with da pilot r da coolest!
The one with the parachute is bad a too he looks like he's with the royals.
Holy great Scots it's.time.for the wrapth