Stalker (G.I. Joe)
| This article is about the human member of G.I. Joe. For the Generation 1 Decepticon Predator, see Stalker (G1). |
- Stalker is a human from the Generation 1 continuity family.
Stalker is the code name of Army Sergeant Lonzo R. Wilkinson, a long time member of the G.I. Joe team. Stalker grew up on the mean streets as a gang member but made good after joining the US armed forces. Despite a questionable code name he still manages to be cool rather than creepy.
Fiction
Devil's Due G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers comics
As part of the United States military, Sergeant Lonzo Wilkinson was sent to keep an eye on things during a peace summit in Washington, D.C., although he found it ironic that a peace talk would require the military to uphold order. With the demonstrators in the area relatively calm, Lonzo found himself wishing that something exciting would happen. Unfortunately, his wish was granted when the summit came under attack by the terrorist organization Cobra. He attempted to organize his troops to fight back against the attacking H.I.S.S. tanks, but they were ultimately unable to stop Cobra from wrecking the place. G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #1 When G.I. Joe was created to counter the threat of Cobra, Lonzo joined under the codename Stalker. G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #2 He later briefed the other Joes on the SPS Satellite, a powerful energy-collecting satellite that Cobra were intending to steal. G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #3
Two years later, Stalker, Beachhead and Scarlett captured the Dreadnoks in Boston. After learning of more Cobra activity in the area, he drove a truckload of Joes to an apparently abandoned building. They stormed in and attacked the terrorists, only to for a stray shot to hit Cobra's wormhole-generating machinery, causing it to malfunction and send Stalker and the others to Cybertron. There, they learned that the malfunction had also put Earth in danger, requiring teams of Joes and Cobras to travel through time and save their planet. G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #1 Stalker stayed behind, waiting inside the force field Ultra Magnus had erected around Teletran 3. G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #2 However, the field went down before all teams could return, giving Shockwave's troops a chance to attack. The Autobots were defeated, and Stalker and the other humans were forced to run and hide in Cybertron's smaller holes and passages. G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #3 While waiting for Roadblock and Lady Jaye to save the day, Stalker offered to help Destro with the arms dealer's belief that he would one day die in Scotland. Destro was unamused. After Shockwave's army was defeated by the Dinobots, Stalker negotiated a one-hour truce between G.I. Joe and Cobra before returning to Earth with his comrades. G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #4
Along with many other Joes, Stalker was sent back to Cybertron to help the Autobots defeat Serpent O.R.'s new Decepticon army. The Art of War #5
Dreamwave Transformers/G.I. Joe comics
In 1939, Sgt. Lorenzo Wilkinson was taken off his regular base by General Hawk, given the codename "Stalker" and placed in the newly created G.I. Joe. A day later, as the Joes were flown to Cobra's headquarters on the Fera Islands, Stalker thought he saw "a shadow like a man's" buzz by their plane's window. After parachuting onto enemy territory, he was wounded by a sniper and almost killed by Stormshadow, but Snake-Eyes saved him. The Line Stalker later helped Snake-Eyes fight Stormshadow, but despite emptying an entire clip towards the enemy ninja, he didn't hit him once. He was shocked to see Snake-Eyes's face all cut up, but failed to convince him to seek medical care from Scarlett. As the ninja ran off on his own, Stalker picked up his dropped dice and reflected on how he knew Snake-Eyes and Scarlett were into eachother. Transformed
Alone, Stalker made his way across the island in search of the other Joes. After running into a giant plane robot who told him not to get in the way, he found the rest of Strike Team One, which he was a part of. Apparently not too shocked that they had allied themselves with the Autobots, Stalker reported that Snake-Eyes would likely not be returning. Trial by Fire As they advanced towards Cobra's fortress, however, Stalker became very pessimistic, certain that the US fleet would never come to their aid and that were all going to die. Despite this, he happy to have fought alongside the other Joes, with "nobody caring who was what color". Grimlock was not impressed that the human acted like a quitter so close to the end, and pointed out that the fleet was, in fact, just arriving. While Stalker threatened that he'd break Grimlock's face if he could reach it, his mood did improve some. He later witnessed Bruticus's activation and the subsequent death of all Transformers present. The Iron Fist
Some 45 years later, two new Transformers crashed on Earth. Deciding that the current incarnation of G.I. Joe needed to know about the past, the retired Stalker got together with Duke and Scarlett to show Flint and Spirit footage from the battle on the Fera Islands. Targets of Opportunity
