Lady Jaye (G.I. Joe)
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Lady Jaye is the code name of Corporal Allison R. Hart-Burnett, a fictional character in the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero animated and comic book series of the 1980s. She is the covert operations specialist.
She was born in Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. She is a Bryn Mawr graduate and also did graduate work in Trinity College in Dublin. She is an accomplished actress and fluent in several languages. She has a knack for impersonation, right down to the subject's voice and mannerisms. Something in her heritage makes her easily pass for a number of cultures particularly European and some Middle Eastern. She has a famed romance with Flint, the rugged warrant officer, and their banter was a trademark of the animated series, and also one of the few things the animated series and the comic book had in common. Both first appeared in the Revenge of Cobra miniseries. She is generally the second main female character of the series, after Scarlett.
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[edit] Comics
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In the comic books, Lady Jaye's relationship with Flint got off to a rocky start. Flint was drawn to her from the moment he saw her, but she was turned off by his occasional arrogance and basically thought he was a jerk. Through an act of courage, holding off invading Cobra Eels long enough for Lady Jaye to alert the other Joes, which almost cost Flint his life, she started to reconsider her opinion of him. While Flint was recovering from his injuries, he confided some of his fears and doubts in her and they grew closer, eventually falling in love.
[edit] Reinstatement - Devil's Due
After G.I. Joe disbanded, Lady Jaye married Flint. When G.I. Joe was re-formed, many Joes commented that her marriage to Flint seem to have a positive effect on Flint, given how much more mellow he seemed in his later years than he had during the unit's earlier days. She was killed by Red Shadows member Dela Eden while trying to save Flint. Flint was devastated by her death, yet could not bring himself to kill his wife's murderer. Her death marked a critical turning point in Flint's life.
[edit] Animation
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In the animated series, she is voiced by Mary MacDonald-Lewis. In the first season episode Skeletons in the Closet, it is revealed that she is related to the Joes' enemy, Destro, but it was never specified to what extent the relationship was. Lady Jaye was a more mellow and level-headed person compared to her comic book incarntation, but she did occasionally display a potent temper.
Lady Jaye also made use of a variety of specialized throwing javelins as signature weapons that featured unique properties like energy projectors, a pure diamond head for cutting through hard materials, one that released nets for capturing enemies, rescue flares, and even one that generated a protective force field-like bubble that let her and another person breathe under water and included small propulsion units that could carry them to the surface.
[edit] Sunbow - Transformers
In the Transformers series, a character named Marissa Faireborn was featured, and Faireborn happened to be the surname of Flint's real civilian name. In one episode, Bill Ratner, who voiced Flint, gave voice to Marissa's father. In another episode, The Killing Jar, her father is shown as a slightly shadowed version of Flint. It has often been theorized by fans that Marissa was the daughter of Flint and Lady Jaye, and on the Transformers the movie 20th aniversery DVD, it was confirmed.
[edit] G.I. Joe: The Movie
Like many of the original characters, Lady Jaye does make an appearance. However, like most of the characters from the original series, she is not shown as part of the main focus of the movie.
[edit] DiC
Lady Jaye makes her first appearance as a member of the Slaughter's Marauders, wearing a blue version of her original uniform in the five part mini-series, Operation Dragonfire. She still uses her javelins as her primary weapon. As the regular season progressed, Lady Jaye’s personality began to change from her original version. She would be used in episodes paired with Captain Grid Iron instead of Flint, as Flint was not around at this time.
[edit] Beyond
Lady Jaye has yet to appear in any series beyond the DiC episodes.
| Toy Line | G.I. Joe | G.I. Joe Adventure Team | G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero | Action Force | Sgt. Savage and the Screaming Eagles | G.I. Joe Extreme | Hall of Fame | Masterpiece Edition | Timeless Collection | Classic Collection | G.I. Joe: Sigma 6 |
|---|---|
| Comics | List of G.I. Joe comics |
| Animated Series | Sunbow series | DiC series | G.I. Joe Extreme | Sigma 6 |
| G.I. Joe Characters | Duke | Snake-Eyes | Scarlett | Stalker | Hawk | Flint | Lady Jaye | Roadblock | Shipwreck | Cover Girl | List of G.I. Joe ARAH characters |
| G.I. Joe Villains | Cobra Commander | Destro | Baroness | Zartan | Storm Shadow | Dr. Mindbender | Serpentor | Firefly | Overkill |
| Movies | G.I. Joe: The Movie (1987) | Spy Troops (2003) | Valor vs. Venom (2004) |
| Factions | G.I. Joe | Cobra | Dreadnoks | Oktober Guard | Iron Grenadiers | Cobra-La | Arashikage | Phoenix Guard |
| Video Games | G.I. Joe | The Atlantis Factor |
