Garrison Kreiger - Revision history

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	====''Legends'' comic====		====''Legends'' comic====
	Kreiger was still part of the Concurrence in [[2021]] and sat in a meeting where they discussed using the Mutant [[Targetmaster (technology)\|Targetmasters]] trapped in the [[Legends World]] to destroy the [[Autobot]]s and rule the galaxy. {{Storylink\|Mutant Targetmaster Birth Chapter}} He was later part of the forces of the Concurrence that attempted to invade [[Tera-Kura Co.]] and use the company's resources to take over the [[Legends World]]. But thanks to [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Megatron]]'s actions, the Concurrence were forced to flee the universe. {{Storylink\|~~Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 63\|Bonus Edition Vol. 63~~}}		Kreiger was still part of the Concurrence in [[2021]] and sat in a meeting where they discussed using the Mutant [[Targetmaster (technology)\|Targetmasters]] trapped in the [[Legends World]] to destroy the [[Autobot]]s and rule the galaxy. {{Storylink\|Mutant Targetmaster Birth Chapter}} He was later part of the forces of the Concurrence that attempted to invade [[Tera-Kura Co.]] and use the company's resources to take over the [[Legends World]]. But thanks to [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Megatron]]'s actions, the Concurrence were forced to flee the universe. {{Storylink\|LG63 G2 Megatron}}

	===''TransTech''===		===''TransTech''===

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	===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===		===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
	====''Story of Binaltech''====		====''Story of Binaltech''====
	In [[2004]], General Kreiger and [[Iron Klaw\|Count von Rani]] together led the [[Concurrence]], a cabal of [[human]]s who planned to drive all [[Transformer]]s away from [[Earth]], turning the [[Solar System]] into a robot-free "resort". To accomplish this, the Concurrence began creating [[Decepticon]] [[Binaltech]]s to challenge the [[Autobot]] Binaltechs. {{storylink\|Expose All of Evil's Designs!}}		In [[2004]], General Kreiger and [[Iron Klaw\|Count von Rani]] together led the [[Concurrence]], a cabal of [[human]]s who planned to drive all [[Transformer]]s away from [[Earth]], turning the [[Solar System]] into a robot-free "resort". To accomplish this, the Concurrence began creating [[Decepticon]] [[Binaltech (technology)\|Binaltech]]s to challenge the [[Autobot]] Binaltechs. {{storylink\|Expose All of Evil's Designs!}}

	====''Legends'' comic====		====''Legends'' comic====

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	:''Garrison Kreiger is a [[human]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family\|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''		:''Garrison Kreiger is an [[I.R.O.N.]]-aligned [[human]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family\|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

	[[File:First Strike 0 - Kreiger and the Talisman.jpg\|thumb\|right\|"I promise to hurt you the right way, with cartoonish physical violence and elaborate traps made out of strange things I bought over the Internet."]]		[[File:First Strike 0 - Kreiger and the Talisman.jpg\|thumb\|right\|"I promise to hurt you the right way, with cartoonish physical violence and elaborate traps made out of strange things I bought over the Internet."]]
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	====''Legends'' comic====		====''Legends'' comic====
	~~In the main timeline,~~ Kreiger was still part of the Concurrence in [[2021]] and sat in a meeting where they discussed using the Mutant [[Targetmaster (technology)\|Targetmasters]] trapped in the [[Legends World]] to destroy the [[Autobot]]s and rule the galaxy. {{Storylink\|Mutant Targetmaster Birth Chapter}} He was later part of the forces of the Concurrence that attempted to invade [[Tera-Kura Co.]] and use the company's resources to take over the [[Legends World]]. But thanks to [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Megatron]]'s actions, the Concurrence were forced to flee the universe. {{Storylink\|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 63\|Bonus Edition Vol. 63}}		Kreiger was still part of the Concurrence in [[2021]] and sat in a meeting where they discussed using the Mutant [[Targetmaster (technology)\|Targetmasters]] trapped in the [[Legends World]] to destroy the [[Autobot]]s and rule the galaxy. {{Storylink\|Mutant Targetmaster Birth Chapter}} He was later part of the forces of the Concurrence that attempted to invade [[Tera-Kura Co.]] and use the company's resources to take over the [[Legends World]]. But thanks to [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Megatron]]'s actions, the Concurrence were forced to flee the universe. {{Storylink\|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 63\|Bonus Edition Vol. 63}}

	===''TransTech''===		===''TransTech''===
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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	[[Image:SgtSavage-GeneralBlitz.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|''I've fooooooound a brand-new best friend and it's me!'']]		[[Image:SgtSavage-GeneralBlitz.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|''I've fooooooound a brand-new best friend and it's me!'']]
	*General Garrison Kreiger AKA General Blitz, hails from ''Sgt. Savage and his Screaming Eagles'', an early '90s attempt to rebrand the ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)\|G.I. Joe]]'' toyline to stave off faltering sales. It presented Kreiger as an [[United States of America\|American]] soldier in [[World War II]] who defected to the I.R.O.N. Army (the main {{w\|Axis powers\|Axis power}} in that universe) and had become its leader by the modern day.<ref>[http://www.yojoe.com/filecard/95/genblitz.shtml General Blitz's filecard on YoJoe.com]</ref> This franchise had a short life, ending when [[Kenner]] took over [[Hasbro]]'s "boys' toys" brands and replaced it with ''G.I. Joe Extreme''. That series continued to feature the [[Sgt. Savage]] character, but against a new villain: Count von Rani, aka [[Iron Klaw]], and his paramilitary organization S.K.A.R. The I.R.O.N. Army was referred to in one episode, but not Blitz. It was the ''TransTech'' Facebook pages that finally brought more of his backstory into ''Transformers'' fiction, as well as inventing a tie between Sgt. Savage's two enemies (previously the I.R.O.N. Army and S.K.A.R. were unrelated).		*General Garrison Kreiger AKA General Blitz, hails from ''Sgt. Savage and his Screaming Eagles'', an early '90s attempt to rebrand the ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)\|G.I. Joe]]'' toyline to stave off faltering sales. It presented Kreiger as an [[United States of America\|American]] soldier in [[World War II]] who defected to the [[I.R.O.N.]] Army (the main {{w\|Axis powers\|Axis power}} in that universe) and had become its leader by the modern day.<ref>[http://www.yojoe.com/filecard/95/genblitz.shtml General Blitz's filecard on YoJoe.com]</ref> This franchise had a short life, ending when [[Kenner]] took over [[Hasbro]]'s "boys' toys" brands and replaced it with ''G.I. Joe Extreme''. That series continued to feature the [[Sgt. Savage]] character, but against a new villain: Count von Rani, aka [[Iron Klaw]], and his paramilitary organization [[S.K.A.R.]] The I.R.O.N. Army was referred to in one episode, but not Blitz. It was the ''TransTech'' Facebook pages that finally brought more of his backstory into ''Transformers'' fiction, as well as inventing a tie between Sgt. Savage's two enemies (previously the I.R.O.N. Army and S.K.A.R. were unrelated).
	*In the lone direct-to-video ''Sgt. Savage and his Screaming Eagles'' episode, General Blitz is voiced by [[Transformers brand\|''Transformers'']] alumnus [[Garry Chalk]].		*In the lone direct-to-video ''Sgt. Savage and his Screaming Eagles'' episode, General Blitz is voiced by [[Transformers brand\|''Transformers'']] alumnus [[Garry Chalk]].
	*In real life, the German surname is spelled "{{w\|Krieger_(surname)\|Krieger}}". The ''Joe'' franchise spells it inauthentically but pronounced it correctly as "CREE-gurr" in the ''Sgt. Savage'' episode.		*In real life, the German surname is spelled "{{w\|Krieger_(surname)\|Krieger}}". The ''Joe'' franchise spells it inauthentically but pronounced it correctly as "CREE-gurr" in the ''Sgt. Savage'' episode.
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	==References==		==References==
	~~<references />~~		{{reflist}}

	==External links==		==External links==

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	*In real life, the German surname is spelled "{{w\|Krieger_(surname)\|Krieger}}". The ''Joe'' franchise spells it inauthentically but pronounced it correctly as "CREE-gurr" in the ''Sgt. Savage'' episode.		*In real life, the German surname is spelled "{{w\|Krieger_(surname)\|Krieger}}". The ''Joe'' franchise spells it inauthentically but pronounced it correctly as "CREE-gurr" in the ''Sgt. Savage'' episode.
	*Due to some funny continuity magic, the IDW continuity contains ''both'' the Iron Army (led by General Blitz) and the I.R.O.N. company (led by Garrison Kreiger).		*Due to some funny continuity magic, the IDW continuity contains ''both'' the Iron Army (led by General Blitz) and the I.R.O.N. company (led by Garrison Kreiger).
	{{--}}
			===Foreign names===
			*''Japanese:'' '''Kreiger-shōgun''' (クリーガー将軍 ''Kurīgā-shōgun'', "General Kreiger")

	==References==		==References==

Saix: /* External links */Consistency across all franchise categories, replaced: Category:G.I. Joe properties → Category:G.I. Joe franchise

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	[[Category:Legends humans]]		[[Category:Legends humans]]

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	It was he who named Kalistan's team the Invasion, Reconnaissance, Occupation, and Neutralization Army. [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)\|Hawk]] has to admit that guy has a flair for the dramatic! {{storylink\|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News Reporter\|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News Reporter, 2016/05/01}}		It was he who named Kalistan's team the Invasion, Reconnaissance, Occupation, and Neutralization Army. [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)\|Hawk]] has to admit that guy has a flair for the dramatic! {{storylink\|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News Reporter\|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News Reporter, 2016/05/01}}

	===IDW ~~Generation 1~~ continuity===		===2005 IDW continuity===
	{{main\|Merklynn}}		{{main\|Merklynn}}

Cyberlink420 at 13:51, 11 September 2018

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	[[Image:SgtSavage-GeneralBlitz.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|''I've fooooooound a brand-new best friend and it's me!'']]		[[Image:SgtSavage-GeneralBlitz.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|''I've fooooooound a brand-new best friend and it's me!'']]
	*General Garrison Kreiger AKA General Blitz, hails from ''Sgt. Savage and his Screaming Eagles'', an early '90s attempt to rebrand the ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)\|G.I. Joe]]'' toyline to stave off faltering sales. It presented Kreiger as an [[United States of America\|American]] soldier in [[World War II]] who defected to the I.R.O.N. Army (the main ~~[[Wikipedia:~~Axis powers\|Axis power]] in that universe) and had become its leader by the modern day.<ref>[http://www.yojoe.com/filecard/95/genblitz.shtml General Blitz's filecard on YoJoe.com]</ref> This franchise had a short life, ending when [[Kenner]] took over [[Hasbro]]'s "boys' toys" brands and replaced it with ''G.I. Joe Extreme''. That series continued to feature the [[Sgt. Savage]] character, but against a new villain: Count von Rani, aka [[Iron Klaw]], and his paramilitary organization S.K.A.R. The I.R.O.N. Army was referred to in one episode, but not Blitz. It was the ''TransTech'' Facebook pages that finally brought more of his backstory into ''Transformers'' fiction, as well as inventing a tie between Sgt. Savage's two enemies (previously the I.R.O.N. Army and S.K.A.R. were unrelated).		*General Garrison Kreiger AKA General Blitz, hails from ''Sgt. Savage and his Screaming Eagles'', an early '90s attempt to rebrand the ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)\|G.I. Joe]]'' toyline to stave off faltering sales. It presented Kreiger as an [[United States of America\|American]] soldier in [[World War II]] who defected to the I.R.O.N. Army (the main {{w\|Axis powers\|Axis power}} in that universe) and had become its leader by the modern day.<ref>[http://www.yojoe.com/filecard/95/genblitz.shtml General Blitz's filecard on YoJoe.com]</ref> This franchise had a short life, ending when [[Kenner]] took over [[Hasbro]]'s "boys' toys" brands and replaced it with ''G.I. Joe Extreme''. That series continued to feature the [[Sgt. Savage]] character, but against a new villain: Count von Rani, aka [[Iron Klaw]], and his paramilitary organization S.K.A.R. The I.R.O.N. Army was referred to in one episode, but not Blitz. It was the ''TransTech'' Facebook pages that finally brought more of his backstory into ''Transformers'' fiction, as well as inventing a tie between Sgt. Savage's two enemies (previously the I.R.O.N. Army and S.K.A.R. were unrelated).
	*In the lone direct-to-video ''Sgt. Savage and his Screaming Eagles'' episode, General Blitz is voiced by [[Transformers brand\|''Transformers'']] alumnus [[Garry Chalk]].		*In the lone direct-to-video ''Sgt. Savage and his Screaming Eagles'' episode, General Blitz is voiced by [[Transformers brand\|''Transformers'']] alumnus [[Garry Chalk]].
	*In real life, the German surname is spelled "{{w\|Krieger_(surname)\|Krieger}}". The ''Joe'' franchise spells it inauthentically but pronounced it correctly as "CREE-gurr" in the ''Sgt. Savage'' episode.		*In real life, the German surname is spelled "{{w\|Krieger_(surname)\|Krieger}}". The ''Joe'' franchise spells it inauthentically but pronounced it correctly as "CREE-gurr" in the ''Sgt. Savage'' episode.

S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47 at 21:56, 29 May 2018

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	*General Garrison Kreiger AKA General Blitz, hails from ''Sgt. Savage and his Screaming Eagles'', an early '90s attempt to rebrand the ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)\|G.I. Joe]]'' toyline to stave off faltering sales. It presented Kreiger as an [[United States of America\|American]] soldier in [[World War II]] who defected to the I.R.O.N. Army (the main [[Wikipedia:Axis powers\|Axis power]] in that universe) and had become its leader by the modern day.<ref>[http://www.yojoe.com/filecard/95/genblitz.shtml General Blitz's filecard on YoJoe.com]</ref> This franchise had a short life, ending when [[Kenner]] took over [[Hasbro]]'s "boys' toys" brands and replaced it with ''G.I. Joe Extreme''. That series continued to feature the [[Sgt. Savage]] character, but against a new villain: Count von Rani, aka [[Iron Klaw]], and his paramilitary organization S.K.A.R. The I.R.O.N. Army was referred to in one episode, but not Blitz. It was the ''TransTech'' Facebook pages that finally brought more of his backstory into ''Transformers'' fiction, as well as inventing a tie between Sgt. Savage's two enemies (previously the I.R.O.N. Army and S.K.A.R. were unrelated).		*General Garrison Kreiger AKA General Blitz, hails from ''Sgt. Savage and his Screaming Eagles'', an early '90s attempt to rebrand the ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)\|G.I. Joe]]'' toyline to stave off faltering sales. It presented Kreiger as an [[United States of America\|American]] soldier in [[World War II]] who defected to the I.R.O.N. Army (the main [[Wikipedia:Axis powers\|Axis power]] in that universe) and had become its leader by the modern day.<ref>[http://www.yojoe.com/filecard/95/genblitz.shtml General Blitz's filecard on YoJoe.com]</ref> This franchise had a short life, ending when [[Kenner]] took over [[Hasbro]]'s "boys' toys" brands and replaced it with ''G.I. Joe Extreme''. That series continued to feature the [[Sgt. Savage]] character, but against a new villain: Count von Rani, aka [[Iron Klaw]], and his paramilitary organization S.K.A.R. The I.R.O.N. Army was referred to in one episode, but not Blitz. It was the ''TransTech'' Facebook pages that finally brought more of his backstory into ''Transformers'' fiction, as well as inventing a tie between Sgt. Savage's two enemies (previously the I.R.O.N. Army and S.K.A.R. were unrelated).
	*In the lone direct-to-video ''Sgt. Savage and his Screaming Eagles'' episode, General Blitz is voiced by [[Transformers brand\|''Transformers'']] alumnus [[Garry Chalk]].		*In the lone direct-to-video ''Sgt. Savage and his Screaming Eagles'' episode, General Blitz is voiced by [[Transformers brand\|''Transformers'']] alumnus [[Garry Chalk]].
	*In real life, the German surname is spelled "{{w\|Krieger_(surname)\|Krieger}}". The ''Joe'' franchise spells it inauthentically but pronounced it correctly in the ''Sgt. Savage'' episode.		*In real life, the German surname is spelled "{{w\|Krieger_(surname)\|Krieger}}". The ''Joe'' franchise spells it inauthentically but pronounced it correctly as "CREE-gurr" in the ''Sgt. Savage'' episode.
	*Due to some funny continuity magic, the IDW continuity contains ''both'' the Iron Army (led by General Blitz) and the I.R.O.N. company (led by Garrison Kreiger).		*Due to some funny continuity magic, the IDW continuity contains ''both'' the Iron Army (led by General Blitz) and the I.R.O.N. company (led by Garrison Kreiger).
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S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47 at 21:55, 29 May 2018

2018-05-29T21:55:56Z

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	*General Garrison Kreiger AKA General Blitz, hails from ''Sgt. Savage and his Screaming Eagles'', an early '90s attempt to rebrand the ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)\|G.I. Joe]]'' toyline to stave off faltering sales. It presented Kreiger as an [[United States of America\|American]] soldier in [[World War II]] who defected to the I.R.O.N. Army (the main [[Wikipedia:Axis powers\|Axis power]] in that universe) and had become its leader by the modern day.<ref>[http://www.yojoe.com/filecard/95/genblitz.shtml General Blitz's filecard on YoJoe.com]</ref> This franchise had a short life, ending when [[Kenner]] took over [[Hasbro]]'s "boys' toys" brands and replaced it with ''G.I. Joe Extreme''. That series continued to feature the [[Sgt. Savage]] character, but against a new villain: Count von Rani, aka [[Iron Klaw]], and his paramilitary organization S.K.A.R. The I.R.O.N. Army was referred to in one episode, but not Blitz. It was the ''TransTech'' Facebook pages that finally brought more of his backstory into ''Transformers'' fiction, as well as inventing a tie between Sgt. Savage's two enemies (previously the I.R.O.N. Army and S.K.A.R. were unrelated).		*General Garrison Kreiger AKA General Blitz, hails from ''Sgt. Savage and his Screaming Eagles'', an early '90s attempt to rebrand the ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)\|G.I. Joe]]'' toyline to stave off faltering sales. It presented Kreiger as an [[United States of America\|American]] soldier in [[World War II]] who defected to the I.R.O.N. Army (the main [[Wikipedia:Axis powers\|Axis power]] in that universe) and had become its leader by the modern day.<ref>[http://www.yojoe.com/filecard/95/genblitz.shtml General Blitz's filecard on YoJoe.com]</ref> This franchise had a short life, ending when [[Kenner]] took over [[Hasbro]]'s "boys' toys" brands and replaced it with ''G.I. Joe Extreme''. That series continued to feature the [[Sgt. Savage]] character, but against a new villain: Count von Rani, aka [[Iron Klaw]], and his paramilitary organization S.K.A.R. The I.R.O.N. Army was referred to in one episode, but not Blitz. It was the ''TransTech'' Facebook pages that finally brought more of his backstory into ''Transformers'' fiction, as well as inventing a tie between Sgt. Savage's two enemies (previously the I.R.O.N. Army and S.K.A.R. were unrelated).
	*In the lone direct-to-video ''Sgt. Savage and his Screaming Eagles'' episode, General Blitz is voiced by [[Transformers brand\|''Transformers'']] alumnus [[Garry Chalk]].		*In the lone direct-to-video ''Sgt. Savage and his Screaming Eagles'' episode, General Blitz is voiced by [[Transformers brand\|''Transformers'']] alumnus [[Garry Chalk]].
			*In real life, the German surname is spelled "{{w\|Krieger_(surname)\|Krieger}}". The ''Joe'' franchise spells it inauthentically but pronounced it correctly in the ''Sgt. Savage'' episode.
	*Due to some funny continuity magic, the IDW continuity contains ''both'' the Iron Army (led by General Blitz) and the I.R.O.N. company (led by Garrison Kreiger).		*Due to some funny continuity magic, the IDW continuity contains ''both'' the Iron Army (led by General Blitz) and the I.R.O.N. company (led by Garrison Kreiger).
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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	[[Image:SgtSavage-GeneralBlitz.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|''I've fooooooound a brand-new best friend and it's me!'']]		[[Image:SgtSavage-GeneralBlitz.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|''I've fooooooound a brand-new best friend and it's me!'']]
	*General Garrison Kreiger AKA General Blitz, hails from ''Sgt. Savage and his Screaming Eagles'', an early '90s attempt to rebrand the ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)\|G.I. Joe]]'' toyline to stave off faltering sales. It presented Kreiger as an [[United States of America\|American]] soldier in [[World War II]] who defected to the I.R.O.N. Army (the main ~~[[Wikipedia:~~Axis powers\|Axis power]] in that universe) and had become its leader by the modern day.<ref>[http://www.yojoe.com/filecard/95/genblitz.shtml General Blitz's filecard on YoJoe.com]</ref> This franchise had a short life, ending when [[Kenner]] took over [[Hasbro]]'s "boys' toys" brands and replaced it with ''G.I. Joe Extreme''. That series continued to feature the [[Sgt. Savage]] character, but against a new villain: Count von Rani, aka [[Iron Klaw]], and his paramilitary organization S.K.A.R. The I.R.O.N. Army was referred to in one episode, but not Blitz. It was the ''TransTech'' Facebook pages that finally brought more of his backstory into ''Transformers'' fiction, as well as inventing a tie between Sgt. Savage's two enemies (previously the I.R.O.N. Army and S.K.A.R. were unrelated).		*General Garrison Kreiger AKA General Blitz, hails from ''Sgt. Savage and his Screaming Eagles'', an early '90s attempt to rebrand the ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)\|G.I. Joe]]'' toyline to stave off faltering sales. It presented Kreiger as an [[United States of America\|American]] soldier in [[World War II]] who defected to the I.R.O.N. Army (the main {{w\|Axis powers\|Axis power}} in that universe) and had become its leader by the modern day.<ref>[http://www.yojoe.com/filecard/95/genblitz.shtml General Blitz's filecard on YoJoe.com]</ref> This franchise had a short life, ending when [[Kenner]] took over [[Hasbro]]'s "boys' toys" brands and replaced it with ''G.I. Joe Extreme''. That series continued to feature the [[Sgt. Savage]] character, but against a new villain: Count von Rani, aka [[Iron Klaw]], and his paramilitary organization S.K.A.R. The I.R.O.N. Army was referred to in one episode, but not Blitz. It was the ''TransTech'' Facebook pages that finally brought more of his backstory into ''Transformers'' fiction, as well as inventing a tie between Sgt. Savage's two enemies (previously the I.R.O.N. Army and S.K.A.R. were unrelated).
	*In the lone direct-to-video ''Sgt. Savage and his Screaming Eagles'' episode, General Blitz is voiced by [[Transformers brand\|''Transformers'']] alumnus [[Garry Chalk]].		*In the lone direct-to-video ''Sgt. Savage and his Screaming Eagles'' episode, General Blitz is voiced by [[Transformers brand\|''Transformers'']] alumnus [[Garry Chalk]].
	*In real life, the German surname is spelled "{{w\|Krieger_(surname)\|Krieger}}". The ''Joe'' franchise spells it inauthentically but pronounced it correctly as "CREE-gurr" in the ''Sgt. Savage'' episode.		*In real life, the German surname is spelled "{{w\|Krieger_(surname)\|Krieger}}". The ''Joe'' franchise spells it inauthentically but pronounced it correctly as "CREE-gurr" in the ''Sgt. Savage'' episode.