Drill Instructor

Code Name:

Sgt. Slaughter

Desimone Guide: #126

Tomart's Guide: #GI5447

Sgt Slaughter's Filecard

Figure Description:

Sgt.Slaughter was available via mail-order from Hasbro Direct in late 1985. He was also available on and off from 1986 through 1989.

Professional wrestler Sgt.Slaughter was the first celebrity immortalized as a member of G.I.Joe. In addition, he voiced his own character in the G.I.Joe cartoons, filmed promotional spots and introductions for some of the G.I.Joe cartoons, and served as the spokesman in G.I.Joe toy commercials from 1987 to 1990.

Versions of Sgt Slaughter:

• Version One (1985)
• Version Two (1986)
• Version Three (1988)
• Version Four (1989)
• Version Five (2006)

Accessories:

Sgt Slaughter came with a dark brown baton.

Variations:

No variations of Sgt. Slaughter are known to exist.

Body Construction:

Sgt Slaughter's body is completely original - all new body parts.

Sgt Slaughter's head, chest, and arms were re-used to create Sgt Slaughter (v2) (1986). The entire body and mold were re-used to create Slaughters Marauders Sgt. Slaughter (v4) (1989).

Starting with this series (Series Four, 1985), the head joint on G.I.Joe figures was changed into a head "ball". This ball allowed the head to look up and down, in addition to left and right.