Flight Pod

Flight Pods are vehicles from the G.I. Joe portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.

Flight Pods, also known as "Trouble Bubbles", are floating one-man vehicles used by Cobra. The pods, which are little more than flying chairs with windshields, are very maneuverable and are generally used for patrolling and recon missions. However, Cobra Commander is hardly one to skimp on weaponry, and all Flight Pods carry machine guns, missiles and air mines just in case they run into G.I. Joe.

Fiction

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G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers

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After Cobra captured and reprogrammed a number of deactivated Transformers, they modified the Autobots Gears and Brawn to transform into Flight Pods. G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 4 During Cobra's attack on the SPS Research Facility, Zartan and Firefly piloted two Flight Pods that could turn invisible using Cybertronian cloaking technology. G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 3


Transformers/G.I. Joe

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When G.I. Joe attacked Cobra's New York City-based smuggling facility in 1984, Destro retaliated with his never-before-seen Flight Pod technology. While the Joes were completely overwhelmed by the weird sci-fi-like machines, Destro and Scrap-Iron fled aboard Destro's personal Flight Pod, thereby avoiding capture yet again. Targets of Opportunity


Games

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Transformers Roleplaying Game

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Multiple "Trubble Bubbles" [sic] under the command of Lord MindWaveZ were present in the Apex. During the final battle, they and several other airborne threats dive-bombed a joint force of Autobots, G.I. Joes, and Power Rangers as they forded an energy bridge leading to Lord MindWaveZ's citadel. Worlds Collide: Battle for the Multiverse

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