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:''Garrison Kreiger is an [[I.R.O.N.]]-aligned [[human]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
:''Kreiger is a [[human]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
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'''Garrison Kreiger''', aka General '''Blitz''' is an Axis leader turned terrorist leader of the [[I.R.O.N. Army]], making him two villains in one.  
[[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."]]
 
'''Garrison Kreiger''', aka '''General Blitz''', is an Axis leader turned terrorist leader of the [[I.R.O.N.|I.R.O.N. Army]], making him two villains in one.


==Fiction==
==Fiction==
===''Story of Binaltech''===
===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
According to [[Flint (G.I. Joe)|Agent Faireborne]]'s investigations, 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. What they would have done with the Decepticons after that is anybody's guess. {{storylink|Expose All of Evil's Designs!}}
====''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 (technology)|Binaltech]]s to challenge the [[Autobot]] Binaltechs. {{storylink|Expose All of Evil's Designs!}}
 
====''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|LG63 G2 Megatron}}


===''TransTech''===
===''TransTech''===
During [[World War II]], Kreiger—under his ''nom de guerre'' General Blitz—led the I.R.O.N. Army, [[Kalistan]]'s elite force. Somehow he'd made contact with the Decepticons and was using their super-science to help the Axis-aligned Kalistan in the war, much to the interest of the Allies. 'Blitz' would experiment on that real American hero, [[Sgt. Savage]].
During [[World War II]], Kreiger—under his ''nom de guerre'' General Blitz—led the [[I.R.O.N.|I.R.O.N. Army]], [[Kalistan]]'s elite force. Somehow he'd made contact with the Decepticons and was using their super-science to help the Axis-aligned Kalistan in the war, much to the interest of the Allies. 'Blitz' would experiment on that real American hero, [[Sgt. Savage]].


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===
In WW2, a young 2nd Lieutenant Garrison Kreiger - codenamed "Blitz" - served alongside Master Sergeant Savage and his [[Screaming Eagle]]s. In 1943, while on a mission in Kalistan, the Screaming Eagles encountered robotic troops fighting for the Germans. One of these robots managed to land a hit on Kreiger, scarring his left eye. But the encounter inspired Kreiger...
{{main|Merklynn}}


Over the next several decades, he would spend years hunting down what he knew as "Binaltech", until finding it in an [[Egypt]]ian pyramid, with the help of Dr. [[Elliot March]], who Kreiger promptly killed. In the ruins, Kreiger found a mysterious "[[talisman]]", and began using it to animate and control a horde of robots, before sending out a distress beacon. This attracted not only the attention of [[Joe Colton]] and his [[Adventure Team (G.I. Joe)|Adventure Team]], but also [[Soundwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Soundwave]]. A battle ensued between the team and Soundwave, until the Cybertronian decided to leave, having realized the talisman wasn't his goal. In the aftermath, Kreiger took the device for himself, without giving his "rescuers" so much as a "thank you". According to [[Bulletman|Richard Ruby]], he went on to murder [[Atomic Man|Mike Power]]. Following that, Kreiger established the "International Robotics Operations Network", before disappearing under mysterious circumstances. {{storylink|The Secret of the Mummy's Tomb}}
"Garrison Kreiger", alias "Blitz", was the human guise of the alien wizard [[Merklynn]].  


==Notes==
==Notes==
[[Image:SgtSavage-GeneralBlitz.jpg|thumb|250px|Doctor General Garrison Garrett "Blitz" Kreiger Stromm has almost as many looks as he does names!]]
[[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]].
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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.
*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==
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==External links==
*{{i|Merklynn|Garrison Kreiger/Merklynn}} at the IDW Hasbro Wiki
*{{i|General Blitz}} at the IDW Hasbro Wiki
*[http://www.yojoe.com/sgtsavage/blitz.shtml General Blitz at YoJoe.com]


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Latest revision as of 21:28, 23 February 2026

Garrison Kreiger is an I.R.O.N.-aligned human from the Generation 1 continuity family.
"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."

Garrison Kreiger, aka General Blitz, is an Axis leader turned terrorist leader of the I.R.O.N. Army, making him two villains in one.

Fiction

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Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity

[edit]

Story of Binaltech

[edit]

In 2004, General Kreiger and Count von Rani together led the Concurrence, a cabal of humans who planned to drive all Transformers away from Earth, turning the Solar System into a robot-free "resort". To accomplish this, the Concurrence began creating Decepticon Binaltechs to challenge the Autobot Binaltechs. Expose All of Evil's Designs!

Legends comic

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Kreiger was still part of the Concurrence in 2021 and sat in a meeting where they discussed using the Mutant Targetmasters trapped in the Legends World to destroy the Autobots and rule the galaxy. 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's actions, the Concurrence were forced to flee the universe. LG63 G2 Megatron

TransTech

[edit]

During World War II, Kreiger—under his nom de guerre General Blitz—led the I.R.O.N. Army, Kalistan's elite force. Somehow he'd made contact with the Decepticons and was using their super-science to help the Axis-aligned Kalistan in the war, much to the interest of the Allies. 'Blitz' would experiment on that real American hero, Sgt. Savage.

It was he who named Kalistan's team the Invasion, Reconnaissance, Occupation, and Neutralization Army. Hawk has to admit that guy has a flair for the dramatic! Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News Reporter, 2016/05/01

2005 IDW continuity

[edit]
Main article: Merklynn

"Garrison Kreiger", alias "Blitz", was the human guise of the alien wizard Merklynn.

Notes

[edit]
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 toyline to stave off faltering sales. It presented Kreiger as an American soldier in World War II who defected to the I.R.O.N. Army (the main Axis power in that universe) and had become its leader by the modern day.[1] 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 alumnus Garry Chalk.
  • In real life, the German surname is spelled "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).

Foreign names

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  • Japanese: Kreiger-shōgun (クリーガー将軍 Kurīgā-shōgun, "General Kreiger")

References

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  1. ↑ General Blitz's filecard on YoJoe.com
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