G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero: Rise of Serpentor #[nn]

In "Who's Who on Cobra Island," Ripcord—posing as Zartan—finds himself trapped in the heart of Cobra’s new island stronghold, where a single photograph of Candy exposes his ruse to Professor Appel. As the Joes launch a high-stakes rescue mission, tensions rise when Spirit questions Ripcord’s injuries, and Snake-Eyes and Storm Shadow close in on their target—only to be saved by Appel’s unexpected new minifighter.

In "Sea Duel," the Joes launch a daring naval operation to rescue a stranded recon team on Cobra Island, where a shocking betrayal unfolds when the Baroness fatally wounds Storm Shadow during Snake-Eyes’ escape. Meanwhile, Zartan—disguised as Ripcord and drugged during the mission—wakes up at the Pit, where Doc notices a fleeting glitch in his holographic disguise, and Ripcord, still posing as Zartan, lands at Springfield airport under the care of the unsuspecting Dreadnoks.

In "Slaughter," Storm Shadow’s fate hangs in the balance as Cobra repurposes his remains for a sinister experiment, while tensions escalate between Cobra and the U.S. when the island’s strategic value is leveraged as a bargaining chip. As Zartan attempts to flee after a shocking revelation from a blood test, he’s intercepted by the newly arrived Sgt. Slaughter—just as the Joes are cut off from Cobra Island by the Jugglers’ warning.

In "Serpentor," Dr. Mindbender unleashes a terrifying new threat by fusing the DNA of history’s greatest warriors—alongside Storm Shadow—into the ultimate Cobra leader. When Ripcord, posing as Zartan, risks everything to expose Cobra’s hidden base beneath Springfield, his betrayal leads to capture, forcing General Hawk to rally every available Joe for a desperate assault on the underground stronghold.

In "The Battle of Springfield," the G.I. Joe team pushes through the final assault on the city, rescuing Ripcord just as Cobra retreats to Cobra Island—led by Serpentor in a bold, diversionary strike. Storm Shadow returns from the brink, his revived memories now tied to the very origins of Serpentor, while Hawk faces the fallout of lost evidence and a war that’s far from over.

In "Thunder Machine," Zandar and Zarana pull off a daring prison break, freeing their brother Zartan from The Pit by impersonating Lady Jaye and an interrogation specialist—setting off a high-stakes cat-and-mouse game with the Joes. Meanwhile, General Hawk races against time to reach a crucial meeting at the Pentagon, grappling with the fallout from the Springfield incident, as tensions escalate across the battlefield and behind the scenes.

In "Snap Decisions," Serpentor returns to Cobra Island hailed as a hero, but the Commander sees him as a threat—so he sends Zartan and the team on a mission to eliminate him, a plan that quickly unravels. Meanwhile, in the Pit, Storm Shadow confronts his past, revealing how he survived the Baroness’s shots and seeking forgiveness from Snake-Eyes, who grants it and hands over the key to his cabin. As Hawk announces the team’s suspension and the Pit’s closure, Cobra prepares a strike on the Joes’ base—leaving the future of the team hanging in the balance.

In "Pit-Fall," the G.I. Joe team faces a crisis when a Pentagon investigation into the Springfield attack coincides with Cobra’s daring assault on Ft. Wadsworth. With the Pit under siege and explosives set to destroy it from within, Flint sends Lady Jaye to warn the others as the base collapses, trapping the Commander and Destro beneath the rubble. The surviving general ultimately clears the Joes’ names and reassigns them as a nomad unit, leaving their future uncertain.