Torpedo is a fictional character from the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero toyline, comic books and animated series. He is the G.I. Joe Team's original

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and debuted in 1983.

Profile

His real name is Edward W. Leialoha, and his rank is that of navy chief warrant officer WO-4. Torpedo was born in Aiea, Hawaii. His primary military specialty is Navy SEAL (Sea, Air & Land) and his secondary military specialty is demolitions. Torpedo was originally a scuba instructor and also achieved black belts in the martial arts Wu-Shu,

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and Go-Ju-Ryu by age 19, and is skilled with wielding the Balisong. His training records after completing SEAL school are classified, but he is a qualified expert in most small arms used by

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as well as explosive devices used by both NATO and

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nations. Torpedo keeps a strict vegetarian diet and continues to spend time perfecting his fighting skills and marksmanship in his off-duty hours. His teammates recognize him as a very competent professional, but they also say his personality is like a cold fish. Writer

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gave him his file name after Steve Leialoha.

Toys

Torpedo was first released as an action figure in 1983. A version of Torpedo with no accessories came with the Built to Rule Rapid Runner in 2004. The forearms and the calves of the figure sported places where blocks could be attached.

Comics

Marvel Comics

In the Marvel Comics ''

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'' series, he first appeared in ''G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' #13 (July 1983). He assists in repelling a

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terrorist attack on the

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; he is shown shooting a Cobra soldier in the chest with his spear gun. Later, he assists Mutt and

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in recon of

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headquarters. This takes place deep in the Florida Everglades. They get into a running gunfight with most of Cobra high command. The trio escapes successfully. Torpedo and Snow-Job pilot the Joe hovercraft, the ''W.H.A.L.E.'' and destroy a Cobra force operating on an atoll in the middle of the

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. Torpedo and

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are sent to infiltrate

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after a mission of passive surveillance sees the Oktober Guard doing the same. The two come into conflict with Croc Master's crocodiles and try to take the opportunity to kidnap

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. They ally with the Guard, battle Cobra forces and are forced to retreat in a stolen Cobra vehicle. Torpedo is one of the many G.I. Joe soldiers to take part in the Cobra Island civil war. In ''G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' #76 (Sept. 1988) he is shown as part of a secondary assault team attack Cobra Commander's position from the swampy west.

IDW

Torpedo goes undercover as a surfer, along with Lady Jaye to spy on suspected Cobra operations. This goes bad when both are assaulted and injured by the

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Animated series

Sunbow

Torpedo appeared in the original ''

'' animated series. He first appeared in the episode "The Worms of Death", the third part of "The M.A.S.S. Device" miniseries, in which he is one of the Joes participating in the mission to obtain a heavy water element and the ensuing battle with Cobra. He also proposes to the Baroness that both G.I. Joe and Cobra team up against the giant tubeworms. Torpedo appears in a G.I. Joe Public Service Announcement where he tells a kid who had fallen into the ocean how to tread water until help arrives.

DiC

Torpedo appeared in the DiC ''

'' cartoon.

Spy Troops and Valor vs. Venom

Torpedo appeared in the direct-to-video CGI animated movies '' G.I. Joe: Spy Troops'' and '' G.I. Joe: Valor vs. Venom'', voiced by Phil Hayes.

Video games

Torpedo is one of the featured characters in the 1985 '' G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' computer game.

References

External links

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