| G.I. Joe character | |
| Lightfoot | |
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| Affiliation | G.I. Joe |
| Specialty | Explosives Expert |
| File name | Corey R. Owens |
| Birthplace | Wichita, Kansas |
| SN | 075-0948-0078 |
| Rank | Corporal E-4 |
| Primary MOS | Demolitions |
| Secondary MOS | Artillery Coordinator |
| Subgroups | Night Force |
| Year introduced | 1988 |
Lightfoot is a fictional character from the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero toyline, comic books and cartoon series of the 1980s. He is the G.I. Joe team's explosives expert and debuted in 1988.
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His real name is Cory R. Owens, and his rank is that of corporal E-4. Lightfoot was born in Wichita, Kansas. Lightfoot's primary military specialty is demolitions, and his secondary military specialty is artillery coordinator. Lightfoot has memorized all the mathematical tables that he found in military manuals for explosives, for calculating amounts of explosives needed, safe firing distances, power requirements for firing circuits, and formulas for cutting structural steel, timber and breaching various forms of bunker material. He has also memorized all the conversion tables for foreign and non-military explosives, as he doesn't take any chances.[1]
Lightfoot was first released as an action figure in 1988.[2]
The figure was repainted and released as part of the Night Force line in 1989, packaged with Shockwave.[3]
In the Marvel Comics G.I. Joe series, he first appeared in Special Missions #13. He is sent to the Trucial Absysmia desert with the Joes Outback, Dusty, and fellow trainee Mangler. They are captured by local military forces, who torture the Joe's objective out of Lightfoot; they were sent to Africa to destroy a buried weapons cache. Only Mangler is angry that Lightfoot broke. After escaping, the Joes manage to make their way to the cache; Lightfoot, despite his injuries, succeeds in destroying it. Mangler sacrifices himself to allow the others to escape.[4]
Lightfoot spends much time recovering from his injuries and has to go through training again. Despite the real possibillity of washing out, he makes it along with the fresh recruits Budo and Repeater. All three are drawn in a mission and put under command by the veteran Joe Grand Slam. They are defending a weapons cache, from Iron Grenadiers. Despite their leader being badly wounded, the Joes complete the mission, killing all they came across. Lightfoot saves the day by a time-delayed bomb destroying a retreating helicopter. [5] He is one of the few Joes available to protect a space-based laser weapon from Cobra hands in issue #86.[6]
At one point, he assists in fighting 'Darklonian' terrorists; this happens in New York City. Specifically, he is part of a squad trailing terrorists laden with explosives; they are holed up next to an elementary school. [7]
He makes a cameo appreance in G.I. Joe Frontline #18 (December 2003), walking down a hallway in the current Joe headquarters.[8]
Cobra Commander makes an attempt on General Hawk's life by bombing the television studio he had appeared in. Lightfoot and Zap are two of the Joes who safely rescue Hawk.[9]
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