THE G.I.JOE LEADERSHIP.
A Father to His Men: Needless to say, none of them buy into We Have Reserves.
Command Roster: The "Arise, Serpentor, Arise" mini-series that opened Season 2 reveals the Joe chain of command: Hawk to Duke to Flint to Beachhead to Sgt. Slaughter.
Artistic License – Military: All of the Joe commanders have taken direct part in fighting, despite the fact that as a general Hawk really ought to be directing things from afar.
Likewise, Duke's rank is First Sergeant, and yet in the Joe chain of command he outranks the higher-ranked Flint. Cutter and Ace outrank them even more as a Lt. and Captain, respectively, but they are never seen actually participating in the planning of missions unless they're related to Marine, underwater, or Air operations. Their otherwise not even mentioned in the Joe chain of command.
ABERNATHY, CLAYTON M./GENERAL HAWK.
The 2nd leader of G.I. Joe after taking over from Duke at some point in-between seasons 1 & 2. As with Duke, he is rarely behind a desk. In Marvel's GI Joe comic book, as well as in the first line of action figures, Hawk was the team's original commander, with Stalker as his second-in-command.
Four-Star Badass: Kind of. A scene of him using a rocket belt in Paris showed he's a one star in "Arise, Serpentor, Arise".
Helmets Are Hardly Heroic: Averted. He is always seen in action with his on, the goggles fitted over that helmet however...
Sunglasses at Night: He is always seen wearing sunglasses in the second season of the DiC series.
HAUSER,CONRAD S./DUKE.
All-American Face: He's basically the Joe version of Captain America - chiseled good looks, blond hair, blue eyes, intensely loyal, and a natural-born leader.
Avengers Assemble: He's usually the one to shout "YO JOE!" when leading the team into battle.
Badass in Distress: He constantly gets captured in spite of being a formidable fighter.
Sergeant Rock: He's the Joes' First Sergeant and prefers to lead from the front.
Standardized Leader: Compared to even the Joes in the original mini-series Duke was pretty straight-laced and "regular" military. By the series proper you'd swear he came from a completely different show.
FAIREBORN, DASHIELL R./FLINT.
The Cameo: Makes an appearance as an older man in The Transformers season 3, though only as a hologram to trick his daughter into a trap.
Captain Smooth and Sergeant Rough: A confusing case. Flint generally comes off as being smoother than the more boisterous Duke and looking at their ranks, Flint is actually higher up the military totem pole. However, Duke is explicitly higher up the Joe chain of command.
Establishing Character Moment: His exchange with Lady Jaye in her javelin made oxygen bubble during the Pyramid of Darkness arc.
The Lancer: He's the tactician and planner while Duke's the "man of action".
Official Couple: With Lady Jaye. Their daughter, Marissa Faireborn, makes several appearances in the third season of the Transformers cartoon.
SNEEDEN, WAYNE R./BEACHHEAD.
The G.I. Joe drill sergeant. He's a mean, by the book military man who acknowledges the Joes are the best there are, but they could still use a bit more military discipline. He's no slouch himself: as an Airborne Ranger he's often the first one into a firefight and can be counted on to lay down covering fire for his comrades.
Always Someone Better: When a recruit is such a screwup even Beachhead can't do anything with him, then the Joes call in Sergeant Slaughter.
By-the-Book Cop: The military equivalent. Beachhead accepts that a certain amount of leeway and improvisation is crucial on the battlefield, but off the field he generally prefers things to be done according to military regulation. This has sometimes been used against him, such as in "The Most Dangerous Thing In The World" he complies with orders to inform Shipwreck, Dial-Tone and Lifeline that they've been made colonels (despite correctly pointing out Shipwreck isn't even in the army) or being fooled by Zarana's forged papers in "Computer Complications" and allowing her access to the Joe computer centre because said papers claimed she was authorised.
However, in the latter case Beachhead's insistence on sticking to regulation makes him a Spanner in the Works to Zarana's infiltration, since her forged papers only give her Secret access while her target is in the Top Secret area. Mainframe manages to get her inside by pointing out to Beachhead that his orders come straight from Duke, and so Beachhead reluctantly allows her in.
Butt-Monkey: Outside of Shipwreck, Beachhead often gets this treatment partially because he's the Comically Serious.
Drill Sergeant Nasty: Was definitely this in the movie, topped only by Sgt Slaughter. This is his actual function, making sure the Joes stay sharp.
Honest Advisor: If Beachhead thinks something is wrong, he's going to speak his mind. It doesn't matter if he's talking to Flint, or Duke, or General Hawk himself.
Jerkass Has a Point:
In the first episode of the "Arise, Serpentor, Arise" he spends much of his time either complaining to General Hawk, Duke and Flint that they're letting discipline lapse too much or yelling at the other Joes for not taking their duties seriously. Him yelling at Mainframe gets the tech expert to show him that everything is fine by displaying the security camera feed... just in time for them to see a fleet of school buses drive up to Joe HQ. General Hawk barely has time to order a general alarm when Cobra launches their attack, and even then the Joes were almost wiped out.
In the movie, he's extremely hard on the "rawhides" for their unorthodox methods and refuses to let them go into battle against Cobra-La because relying on half-baked plans is a good way to get yourself and the rest of your team killed.
Married to the Job: Beachhead has trouble seeing things in anything other than through a military lens. The best example is likely after the Joes recovered the MacGuffin device: when Lifeline observes the Joes have done well Beachhead agrees, listing off the capture of a Cobra vehicle, the recovery of the MacGuffin device and the successful repelling of Cobra's counterattack. Lifeline clarifies he was talking about rebuilding an orphanage that had been destroyed in the crossfire, the rescue of some orphans, and the fact the Joes helping out managed to cheer up the kids.
Mildly Military: He's the last person who'd ever be this. He sometimes makes it clear he thinks the Joes really ought to be more professional, or at least more by-the-book.
My Greatest Failure: In a blink and you'll miss it moment, in "Arise, Serpentor, Arise" Part One after Sergeant Slaughter has just almost single-handedly turned back a Cobra attack that almost wiped out the Joes and is then berating the Joes for letting themselves get soft and sloppy, Beachhead looks away as if he was ashamed. Considering his actual job is keeping the Joes sharp and Sergeant Slaughter is a sort of professional rival, Slaughter's (well-deserved) criticism must've felt very personal.
The Neidermeyer: A very mild example, but his ideas of running a tighter ship if he were in charge of the Joes aren't exactly popular with most of his comrades. No one really holds it against him, though, since they know Beachhead's very much Married to the Job and even harder on himself than he is on them.
The Pigpen: Doesn't use deodorant. His filecard said he eschews all sorts of hygiene products, saying that it's a lot easier to track someone in the jungle when they smell of soap. This is actually Truth in Television.
Reasonable Authority Figure: While he hates when people don't do things by the book, he's more than willing to swallow his pride when the reasoning behind those actions are explained.
Sergeant Rock: While he can sometimes come off as a Jerkass compared to some of the more easygoing Joes, Beachhead is often one of the first into a battle and his bio notes that he does this in order to provide covering fire for his fellow Joes.
Teeth-Clenched Teamwork: On a few occasions, it's pretty clear that Beachhead isn't happy with how Mildly Military or Military Maverick tendencies among the Joes is overlooked simply because such things bring results. As an example, in "Computer Complications" he grumbles "Blast Duke and his rule bending" when he's forced to let Mainframe bring in Sgt Carol Weaver (a disguised Zarana) into a Top Secret zone despite her only being authorised for Secret zones.
SGT. SLAUGHTER
Special Drill Instructor for G.I. Joe. Runs his own boot camp called "The Slaughterhouse", which is the last stop before someone washes out of the Joe team - if he can't whip you into shape (and he means whip), then no one can.
Always Someone Better: Is this to Beachhead in their roles as Drill Sergeant Nasty. The really big screw ups get sent to him.
Sgt. Slaughter: There are only two ways out of my command; on your feet like a man, or in a ditty bag. An itty-bitty ditty bag. Got it?
Asskicking Leads to Leadership: When General Hawk orders Sergeant Slaughter to put the Joe team through the "Slaughterhouse Routine" to whip them back into shape, Slaughter agrees... before noting that General Hawk is also a Joe and needs to start running along with the others. Hawk doesn't argue the point and starts running.
He's not strictly speaking part of the Joe command structure, but no one really wants to argue with him when he gives orders.
Atop a Mountain of Corpses: Actually Battle Android Trooper wreckage, but same basic principle.
Badass in Distress: In spite of ordinarily depicted as among the strongest, if not the strongest, of the Joes, his getting captured and held prisoner was part of Cobra's goal during their plot to create Serpentor in the latter half of the season 2's first few episodes.
Cool Shades: Always wears mirrored sunglasses, even at night.
Ink-Suit Actor: He looks exactly like Bob Remus.
Lantern Jaw of Justice: He has a big chin and he's affiliated with the Joes.
Worf Effect: Does this to previously unbeatable B.A.T.s in his first appearance.
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