Major Bludd
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| G.I. Joe character | |
| Major Bludd | |
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| Affiliation | Cobra |
| Specialty | Mercenary |
| File name | Bludd, Sebastian |
| Birthplace | Sidney, Austalia |
| Rank | O-4 |
| Primary MOS | Terrorist |
| Secondary MOS | Weapons and Tactics |
| Subgroups | Super Sonic Fighters |
| Voiced by | Michael Bell |
| Year introduced | 1982 |
Major Bludd (Sebastian Bludd), is a character from the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero series of the 1980s. Appearing in both the comic books and the cartoons, Major Bludd is one of the series villains, a mercenary working for the Cobra Organization.
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[edit] Action Figures
Major Bludd first appeared in 1983, he has had 6 figures in the 3 3/4" scale and one convention exclusive figure. Bludd has commanded the Super Sonic Fighters, Python Patrol, and the Skull Squad for Cobra. The original Bludd figure is notable for having a right arm that is one solid piece of black plastic with no joints. It has been speculated that this was meant to represent an artificial or mechanical limb, though it was not portrayed as such in any fiction. Later releases altered the arm to the normal multi-jointed Joe style.
[edit] Fictional character biography
An Australian, he served in the Australian Special Air Service Regiment and French Foreign Legion before becoming a mercenary. He is wanted on almost every continent for numerous war crimes and even a few crimes against humanity. Bludd is easily identified by his eyepatch and Snidely Whiplash-style mustache. He was also something of a poet at heart, albeit a very bad one, and was possibly the only poet to ever utilize the word "Uzi" in a poem, as seen in this poem from his file card: "When you're feeling low and woozy/slap a fresh clip in your uzi/assume the proper firing stance/and make those suckers jump and dance".
[edit] Comic books
In the Marvel comic book series, Cobra Commander hires Bludd to kill Destro, fearing that Destro would try to usurp the commander's authority. The Baroness, who was in love with Destro, foiles the attempt. Afterwards he was apprehended by an injured Hawk and brought to Joe headquarters. He escapes during a Cobra attack on Joe's Headquarters. He leaves behind the Cobra Trooper known as Scar-Face. During the escape he shoots and kills General Lawrence Flagg, the Joe's original commanding officer.
He remains in Cobra employment despite Destro's knowledge of his attempted murder. Bludd eventually leaves Cobra to resume his career as a mercenary. He was captured and sent to Leavenworth, but he escapes during a prison riot. Cobra Commander offers him a chance to rejoin Cobra, and he accepts. Bludd was captured following the battle against The Coil on Cobra Island and sent to Blackwater Prison. He and Scrap-Iron were broken out of jail by Wraith. He continued to serve with Cobra until the terrorist group was defeated. Bludd rejoins Cobra during Destro's brief period of leadership, serving as the Coil's field commander with Mistress Armada, but secretly working for the Commander. During this time, his hand was cut off by General Philip Rey and replaced with a cybernetic hand. Following Cobra's defeat at the Monolith Base, Major Bludd disappears and is still at large working as a mercenary.
[edit] America's Elite
In the G.I. Joe: America's Elite comics, Major Bludd attempts to kill the Vice President of the United States. Storm Shadow stops him. During the battle his cybernetic hand is blown off.
Bludd later returns when his hideaway in Switzerland is found by the presumed dead Baroness. She enlists his help, promising him power and a chance to kill Joes.
Bludd journeys to Saudi Arabia, recruiting a local anti-West faction in an attack on an oil refinery. The Joes trails him and stop his assault. Bludd allows himself to be captured by Duke. During this incident, Bludd claims to have killed the G.I.Joe member Recondo. What Bludd and the Baroness's plan is remains to be seen.
In G.I.Joe America's Elite #26 Stalker and Flint escort Major Bludd to his "new home", a prison in Greenland nicknamed The Coffin created special to house COBRA's elite operatives. Bludd is extracted from the facility by Tomax in #30.
[edit] G.I. Joe: Reloaded
In the reboot series G.I. Joe Reloaded, Bludd was hired by Cobra Commander to train the forces of Cobra. He also leads the attacks on Blue Mountain and Hawaii.
[edit] G.I. Joe animated series
[edit] A Real American Hero
Major Bludd makes his debut in the first miniseries, as a Cobra Field Commander. He appeared frequently throughout the first season, but was not seen at all in the second season. Major Bludd appeared mainly loyal to Cobra Commander, and The Commander once made a reference to Major Bludd being in charge of recruitment for Cobra. He was a conniving character, and usually only hung around when he was being paid enough.
He appeared briefly in the beginning of G.I. Joe: The Movie, in the attack on the statue of Liberty, just before his glider was shot down by The Joes. He is shown to survive this, when he appears in the Cobra Terrordrome with the other members of the High Command. He was absent for the rest of the Movie however. He was voiced by Michael Bell.
[edit] DIC Series
Major Bludd is absent in the first DIC produced season, but appears frequently in the second season. He once again serves as Cobra's primary field Commander, working alongside Cobra Commander and The Baroness. Where as some characters had very different appearances and voices in the DIC series, Major Bludd is very accurate to his previous portrayal. He now wears a blue Cobra uniform, unlike his previously brown officers outfit.
[edit] G.I. Joe vs. Transformers
Major Bludd also made a brief appearance in the first G.I Joe/Transformers crossover from Devil's Due. Bludd had control of a jet during an Autobot invasion and attempts to use it to fight back. The jet turns out to be Thundercracker who had ideas of his own. He transforms into robot mode, crushing Bludd inside his cockpit.
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