Editing H.I.S.S. tank

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:''HISS tanks are [[Cobra]] vehicles from the [[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:GIJoe vs. the Transformers1 HISS tank.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Patchouli Oil...Entitlement...Poster board glue...Smooth hands...HIPPIIIIIIIIES!!]]
The [[Cobra]] '''HISS tank''' is a type of tank. "HISS" stands for "High Speed Sentry".

==Fiction==
===S.T.A.R.S. continuity===
[[Overdrive]] offered the HISS tank along with various G.I. Joe vehicles and weaponry to members of [[S.T.A.R.S.]] for use in their battles against Cobra, oddly enough. {{storylink|Earthlings: THE S.T.A.R.S. need your help now!}}

===Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic===
[[File:Cobra-G2.jpg|upright=1.66|left|thumb|<big>'''''your metal toys are NO match for me!</big>]]
Some of the HISS tanks at [[Silent Castle]] were equipped with a new type of [[rail gun]] designed by [[Sidney Biggles-Jones]]. When [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] attacked the castle, Sidney Biggles-Jones fetched a tank and blew a hole through Megatron. Impressed with the rail gun's power, Megatron agreed to a deal with Cobra Commander that would get him a new body. Once Megatron was rebuilt, Cobra Commander provided him with three radio-controlled HISS tanks to test the new body's abilities. Megatron destroyed them all in one fell swoop. {{storylink|Realignments}}

Cobra Commander apparently had brought a few HISS tanks with him when he travelled to [[Milleville]], as they were part of the convoy that would bring the [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] technology acquired from Megatron to a safer location. [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] destroyed them all long before they reached their destination. {{storylink|All or Nothing!}}
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===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
When Cobra unearthed a number of deactivated [[Transformer]]s, they reprogrammed them and gave them new [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]]s. [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] were modified into HISS tanks and utilized during Cobra's first [[Transformer]]-aided act of terrorism. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 1|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #1}} Cobra wasn't satisfied with the way Optimus Prime, HISS-14, functioned and had [[Doctor Mindbender]] take a look at it. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #2}} Thanks to [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], the three and all other Transformers were freed from their servitude to Cobra not much later. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #4}}

===San Diego Comic Con tech specs===
[[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] cut a deal with Destro and was given a new HISS tank alternate mode, with his astroblaster integrated into it! <ref>[http://www.yojoe.com/vehicles/12/shockwavehiss/ Shockwave H.I.S.S. page at yojoe.com]</ref>

==Games==
===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
'''[[Soundwave (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Soundwave]] H.I.S.S.'''
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[[File:Soundwave GiJoe EarthWars.jpg|right|thumb|400px|"Maybe you should buy a better weapon at Mann Co.?"]]

*'''Class:''' Special
*'''Lowest Star Rating:''' 2 stars
*'''Ability: Cobra Command''' - Follow [[Cobra Commander#Transformers: Earth Wars|Cobra]]’s command! Aim at a defence and the H.I.S.S. Tank will deal some damage. Defences in the area receive 20% (2-Star) / 30% (3-Star) / 40% (4-Star) more damage and get prioritized by all bots for 3.5 seconds.
**'''Cost''': 5 ability points, +3 for reuses.
[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:soundwave-h-i-s-s  Soundwave H.I.S.S. at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]
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==Toys==
===''G.I. Joe and the Transformers''===
[[File:ShockwaveHISS.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4||With his accent, he fits right in with Cobra.]]
*'''Shockwave H.I.S.S. Tank with two figures & Energon''' ([[July 12]], 2012)
**''Accessories:'' Astroblaster, missile

:An [[exclusive]] release for [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2012, this is a [[redeco]] of the 2012 new-[[mold]] ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe: Retaliation]]'' HISS tank in Shockwave's colours, including an adorable painted yellow "eye" on the nose of the cockpit.  Shockwave's body can rotate independently from its chassis, which features sculpted faux treads with rolling wheels on the undersides.  The body can also rock forward into an "elevated attack position".  Shockwave is armed with two tilting Gatling cannons, one either side of his revolving tank turret; the turret features a spring launching missile, the same hole for which can also hold an included additional "Astroblaster" cannon piece designed to resemble the original Shockwave toy's gun barrel.  Shockwave can seat a ''G.I. Joe'' figure in both the turret and his cockpit.

:The set also includes the [[Cobra]]s [[Destro#G.I. Joe and the Transformers 2|Destro]] and a "[[Battle Android Trooper#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Constructicon B.A.T.]]" with a trolley for carrying [[Energon cube]]s. Destro's many accessories include [[Soundwave (G1)/merchandise#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Soundwave]] in the form of a non-transforming tape deck, along with three "[[Mini-Con]] [[Deployer (WFC)|Deployer]]s" – a.k.a. compatible micro-cassettes, that the toy's press release identifies as [[Laserbeak (G1)/toys#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Laserbeak]],  [[Ravage (G1)/toys#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Ravage]], and [[Ratbat (G1)/toys#G.I. Joe and the Transformers 2|Ratbat]].

::*[http://www.yojoe.com/vehicles/12/shockwavehiss/ More information on Shockwave at YoJoe.com]
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[[File:SoundwaveHISS.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4||Missile batteries aren't usually this literal.]]
*'''Scarlet vs Zartan & Autobot Powerglide vs Soundwave''' (2016)
:*''Accessories:'' two rocket launchers with rockets, two missile launchers, four missiles, two nose guns
: Exclusive to the [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] booth at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2016 and the Hasbro Toy Shop website, Soundwave is a recolor of a 2005 version of the [[Cobra]] HISS tank vehicle done up in a traditional Soundwave motif. It features four firing missiles, rotating turret, an opening cockpit, and opening sides to fit figures inside.  Exclusive to this release of the vehicle are non-firing rocket launchers that resemble G1 Soundwave's iconic battery-weapons. 

: The set also includes a redeco of an equally non-transforming Cobra [[Rattler]] colored as [[Powerglide (G1)/toys#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Powerglide]] and figures of ''G.I. Joe'' characters [[Scarlett#VSZartan|Scarlett]] and [[Zartan#G.I. Joe and the Transformers 2|Zartan]].

::*''[https://www.yojoe.com/vehicles/16/soundwave/ More information on Soundwave at YoJoe.com]''

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===''Collaborative''===
[[File:Collab-toy-Megatron-HISS-Tank.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|<center>''This one was invented by Mann. Co, specifically to kill [[Starscream (G1)|you]]...<br><big>'''TWICE.'''</big></center>'']]
*'''Megatron H.I.S.S. Tank and Baroness''' ([[2022]])
**''Accessories'': [[Baroness]], fusion cannon, backpack

:The tenth figure released in the ''[[Transformers Collaborative|Collaborative]]'' line, "[[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#Collaborative|Megatron H.I.S.S. Tank]]" transforms from the Cobra organisation's signature H.I.S.S. Tank into a roughly Commander Class-sized Megatron (resembling his [[:File:WFCS-Voyager-Megatron.jpg|''Siege'' form]] despite not being a [[retool]] of any kind). He comes with his traditional fusion cannon accessory and has a twin turret backpack, whose guns can be lowered down to tilt over Megatron's head. Megatron's fusion cannon can detach from his arm to mount atop his H.I.S.S. form's turret platform.

:The set also includes a figure of [[Baroness]], who can ride Megatron's H.I.S.S. mode cockpit or man his turret guns via the tank hatch.
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==Notes==
[[File:SignalFlare-devsketch.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|A [[Cyclonus (Armada)#Energon|Joe Decepticon]], and a Cobra Autobot.  Hm.]]
*Design sketches for the [[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|''Energon'']] [[Omnicon]] [[Signal Flare (Energon)|Signal Flare]] show that an early plan was to give him a HISS tank alternate mode.

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.yojoe.com/vehicles/83/hiss/ H.I.S.S. at YoJoe.com]

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