Mainframe (G.I. Joe)
| The name or term "Mainframe" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Mainframe (disambiguation). |
- Mainframe is a member of G.I. Joe from the G.I. Joe portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
Mainframe, real name Blaine L. Parker, is G.I. Joe's resident computer nerd. He's no pencil-necked geek, mind you - he joined the Army at seventeen, and after a brief, mind-numbing sojourn into Silicon Valley, he signed up with the Marines. Dude can probably kill you with a flash drive.
Fiction
Marvel Comics continuity
G.I. Joe and the Transformers
After Bumblebee's destruction by G.I. Joe, Mainframe and Crankcase examined his remains at Fort Lewis in Seattle. Power Struggle There, they were visited by G.B. Blackrock, who informed them that Bumblebee was not the menace G.I. Joe thought him to be. Mainframe suspected that it would be possible to revive the Autobot. Ashes, Ashes... Mainframe did manage to resurrect Bumblebee, and partially rebuilt him. After the Joes allied themselves with the Autobots and Cobra to stop the Decepticons, Mainframe was assisted in his efforts by Ratchet and Dr. Mindbender, who rebuilt the fallen Autobot into Goldbug. Later, Mainframe, Ratchet, and Mindbender devised a way to override the Decepticon-controlled Power Station Alpha. ...All Fall Down!
Marvel Generation 2 comic
After visual confirmation was made of Megatron working with Cobra, Hawk ordered Mainframe to commandeer a deep-space satellite dish and warn the Autobots of the Decepticon's return on Earth. Goin' South War Without End!
G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers
While giving a presentation about a prototype satellite at Echelon 5, Mainframe was interrupted by Michael, who informed him of an image of one of the nascent Cobra organization's enslaved Transformers. Leaving the meeting, he left Michael in charge of completing the presentation. G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #2 Now a member of G.I. Joe, Mainframe attempted to decode the message, but was unable to until the Joes' Autobot ally Wheeljack identified it as a coded message from Optimus Prime. The Autobot subsequently sent out a virus that freed all of Cobra's Transformers. G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #3 Mainframe accompanied G.I. Joe on their mission to Cobra Island G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #4 and battled Cobra's forces there. G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #5 With the reluctant aid of Dr. Mindbender, Mainframe and Wheeljack managed to use the SPS Satellite Cobra had hijacked to shoot down the nuclear missiles the US government had launched at Cobra Island, preventing a global catastrophe - all while being shot at by Storm Shadow, Firefly, and a legion of Cobra soldiers. The satellite began firing randomly, endangering everyone on the island, until Mainframe and Sci-Fi transmitted its position to Optimus Prime, allowing him to shoot it down. G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #6
Mainframe was amongst the Joes who welcomed Perceptor, Bumblebee, Grimlock, and Arcee to Earth after they emerged through the Warp Gate from Cybertron. (He made sure to have Firewall hide her Optimus Prime coffee cup before they came through though.) Together with the Joes, this team had been tasked by Optimus Prime to destroy the remaining Decepticon technology on Earth. But as soon as the Autobots had arrived on Earth, Cobra attacked their installation, freeing their top-secret bio-weapon, Serpent O.R.. The Art of War #1 Mainframe attempted to defend the Warp Gate to from Serpent O.R. as he ran wild, but he was quickly struck down. The Art of War #2 After recovering, Mainframe and Doctor Li, a member of Serpent O.R.'s design team, attempted to repair the gate. When Mainframe sensed that Li was more interested in retrieving his creation than stopping its rampage, he punched the doctor's lights out. Working with Firewall and Li's colleague Professor Martin, he managed to get it operational, and also learned the details of the Serpent O.R. project. Sending a small contingent of Joes and Autobots through the gate, Mainframe promised to send as much backup as he could find. The Art of War #3 True to his word, Mainframe sent an army of Joes to Cybertron to battle Serpent O.R. and his forces. The Art of War #4
Some time later, while lamenting the Autobots' failure to capture Destro, Mainframe and Duke received a distress call from Firewall, alerting them to Hawk's altercation with Cobra-La in the Himalayas. Black Horizon, Part 1 of 2 As the dreaded Unicron neared the Earth, Mainframe monitored global weather disturbances, and predicted worse calamities if he continued to approach. Black Horizon, Part 2 of 2
Transformers vs. G.I. Joe
After a hostile encounter with the extraterrestrials from planet Cybertron, several members of G.I. Joe were dispatched to invade the mechanical planet, Mainframe among them. He was assigned to a group entrusted with the destruction of the massive furnaces at Cybertron's north pole. After placing down targeting markers for a missile strike, they were caught by Rodimus, putting the team at risk of being caught in the upcoming explosion. The Joes escaped after Rodimus had a confrontation with his fellow Autobot Blaster by hitching a ride on their former captor. Form Follows Function Rodimus brought the group back to Metroplex, the Autobots' mobile city. There, they learned that the rest of the Joes had allied themselves with the Autobots to take on the evil Cybertronians, the Decepticons... Who were attacking at that very moment! After an arduous battle, the Decepticons and their Cobra allies were forced into a tactical retreat. Everybody Hates Metroplex After the defeat of the Decepticons and Cobra, Mainframe returned to Earth, where he was seen having a drink with Tripwire during the Joes' celebrations. The War Never Ends
IDW Generation 1 continuity
After an Ore-13 cache in Mount Olympus exploded, Mainframe was contacted by Ian Noble, the current Action Man. Mainframe had previously met Ian and Mercy Gale at a conference in Vienna. Ian informed Mainframe that ex-Joe Big Ben had given him a pair of dog tags that Ben took off one of the guys that killed his team... Dog tags belonging to G.I. Joe member David Dubosky. Mainframe said that was impossible, having just spoken to Countdown two minute prior, and posited that it was likely planted by someone trying to frame G.I. Joe. Ian warned Mainframe to keep an eye on his fellow Joes, since in their weird world, things aren't always what they seem.
Mainframe was part of the G.I. Joe unit in Portland, Oregon. He controlled a drone that was used to spy on Arcee and Jazz while the Autobots were engaged in humanitarian efforts. When Scarlett asked if an attack would result in collateral damage to the civilians, Mainframe decided to remind his ex how accurate he could be, using the drone to fire on Jazz and lure the Transformers into a trap. When the other Cybertronians arrived, including Soundwave, Mainframe decided to use an upgraded Earth Defense Command mindbomb to kill Soundwave, lamenting how many of his friends were killed by the Decepticons. Mayday tried to get him to stop, but before he even got the chance, Soundwave disabled all of the Joes' equipment. After Rom the Space Knight appeared and vaporized several of the Joes, the Transformers retreated, Soundwave restoring their communications capabilities so that Mainframe could radio for evacuation. Concorde Hymn
External links
- Mainframe at YoJoe.com
- Mainframe at the IDW Hasbro Wiki
