Gung-Ho (G.I. Joe)
| The name or term "Gung Ho" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Gung Ho (disambiguation). |
- Gung-Ho is a member of G.I. Joe from the G.I. Joe portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
Gung-Ho is a member of G.I. Joe with a stereotypical cajun accent and an affinity for gumbo, ah guar-ahn-tee! He also has, quite frankly, a fabulous sense of facial hair.
Fiction
G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers
Gung-Ho watched Quick Kick, Roadblock, and Snake-Eyes do some recreational sparring with each other.G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #2 He was later shot by Laserbeak while defending the SPS Research Facility from Cobra, but survived and was later able to ride in Wheeljack. G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #3
Two years later, Gung-Ho participated in an attack on a Cobra facility in Boston, only to be teleported to Cybertron when Cobra's wormhole equipment malfunctioned. On the alien planet, Ultra Magnus and Perceptor informed the humans that they had to retrieve a number of Transformers scattered throughout Earth's timeline, or else their planet would face destruction. Gung-Ho, Shipwreck, Dusty and a Cobra Viper made up one of the teams tasked with saving the world. G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #1 They ended up on prehistoric Earth, where they located the five Dinobots and brought them back to the present. G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #4
Transformers/G.I. Joe
After G.I. Joe pinpointed that Cobra's east coast smuggling was originating from a facility in New York City, Gung-Ho was among the Joes who attacked the place. Targets of Opportunity
Transformers vs. G.I. Joe
Gung-Ho was part of a Joe strike force. Their mission: to raid the town of Springfield, secretly a Cobra hide-out. He tried to take on both Tomax and Xamot on his own, using a move he learned from Roadblock, but the twins overpowered him. A copter full of Joes came to his rescue, despite his insistence that he had the situation under control on his own, and together they apprehended the Cobra agents in the town. He was later deployed on the Joes' subsequent mission; to travel to and infiltrate the planet Cybertron, its inhabitants having proved themselves hostile. I Saw Three Ships
After an attack against the Decepticon city of Trypticon ended with the Joes on the run, they regrouped at Green Zone 0-8-6, their temporary camp on the hostile alien planet. There, Gung-Ho was already busy setting up equipment for their defensive perimeter. Targetmasters
After Wheeljack was ensnared in one of the Joes' perimeter traps, Gung-Ho assisted his fellow Joes in vivisecting the Cybertronian. The operation was tabled just in time for Wheeljack's friends to burst in on the scene and launch an offensive against the Joes. The humans returned fire, until blasts from both sides rendered all combatants unconscious. Funeral for a Friend
Both teams eventually awakened and readied to take up arms once more when Grimlock showed up, accompanied by Breaker, Jinx, Cover Girl and Clutch. Grimlock declared a truce between the Joes and the Autobots had been reached, and both factions partied together to cement their alliance. Form Follows Function The Joes then set up camp within the Autobots' mobile city, Metroplex. Gung-Ho went the extra mile to show his solidarity towards his new allies by getting Cutter to tattoo him with an Autobot sigil on his left arm. As Cutter finished up his work, the Decepticobra alliance launched an attack on Metroplex. As the bulk of the Autobots and Joes fought back, Gung Ho accompanied an infiltration team that entered Fortress Maximus to rescue the captured U.S.7. The animals acted feral when the Joes came upon them due to being influenced by Blackarachnia, but once she was taken care of, they returned to their normal selves. Gung Ho and his newly expanded team then made their way to Fortress Maximus's head module as the titan tangled with the Decepticons' own living city, Trypticon. Maximus's head detached itself, transformed into the smaller robot Cerebros, and allowed the troops within it to storm Megatron's throne room within Trypticon. The leader of the Decepticons was ready for them though, and Gung-Ho was captured and put into a holding cell. Everybody Hates Metroplex
Lacking any skills Decepticobra found useful, Gung-Ho was shipped off to the Polyhex Killway to fight for Megatron's amusement. With his body under remote-control, he had no choice but to duel against his fellow captive, Inferno.Expelled from the Garden Gung-Ho was afterwards shipped off to another Springfield, this one built into the back of the giant Scorponok. After being brainwashed by "Dr. Mindelbender," Gung-Ho became convinced that none of his past adventures with G.I. Joe had ever happened; instead, he was just a normal suburbanite. But Scarlett, imprisoned alongside him, managed to hold on to the truth. She roused Gung-Ho and the other Joes out of their hypnotized states, and together they rounded up the Autobots held in Springfield with them. The Cybertronians had been rendered dormant in their vehicle modes, which the Joes used to bust their way out of Scorponok. Once outside, the effects of Dr. Mindelbender's brainwashing on everyone vanished completely. Headmasters While the Joes had been inside Scorponok, Optimus Prime had returned to Cybertron to liberate his people. Gung-Ho witnessed Prime be slain be Megatron, and subsequently plummet down into the bowels of Cybertron. Pax Megatronus
