Springfield (G.I. Joe)

This article is about the location from Transformers vs. G.I. Joe. For the real-world city, see Springfield.

At a glance, Springfield seems like a nice place, but that's exactly what Cobra want you to think. This cozy little town is totally fake- nothing more than a pleasant facade for some of their most heinous operations. It's such a disarming charade that they may even build another...

Notes

• Springfield has its roots in various pieces of earlier G.I. Joe fiction:
  • The idea of a town named Springfield serving as a public front for Cobra comes from the Marvel Joe comics, where it otherwise appeared to be a normal, fully-functioning town.
  • The events that transpire inside Scorponok are inspired by the two-part episode "There's No Place Like Springfield" from the 1980s G.I. Joe cartoon, where the heroes are trapped in a fake town populated by facsimile humans. Tom Scioli noted in his commentary that Shipwreck, who had a prominent role in the episode, was going to be the star of 'Headmasters' before Scarlett became the viewpoint character.