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59-451: One year after the previous series, satellites begin falling out of orbit and crashing into major cities, resulting in massive civilian casualties. The G.I. Joe Team , deactivated at the end of the previous series, is reactivated to deal with the new threat. Led by General Joseph Colton , the core roster initially consists of Duke , Flint , Roadblock , Scarlett , Shipwreck , Snake Eyes , Stalker and Storm Shadow . Their new headquarters

118-551: A leader, the Coil fell to Cobra's newest troopers, the Neo-Vipers. Zandar's actions come back to affect him when Duke and former Joe commander, Phillip Rey, arrive at a Dreadnoks HQ to confront him for information. Zartan literally throws Zandar at the pair, saying that apart from killing him, the two can do what they wish; this is Zandar's punishment for betraying Cobra. Zandar and Zarana make an appearance supplying weapons to

177-813: A monster loyal to the Wraiths. But the impostor was later killed by Rom , whose death made G.I. Joe declare war against the Autobots , until they realized the truth about the Wraith infiltration. Meanwhile, the real Colton is revealed to be alive, having cut off his right hand in order to escape from the Dire Wraith who replaced him. Convinced that the Transformers are in league with the Dire Wraiths and must be destroyed, Colton went on hiding and became

236-466: A new call center for Cobra marketing schemes; this despite interference from a G.I. Joe squad. Zandar and his siblings grew up in a Catholic orphanage. He was small for his age and was bullied by other children. His older brother accidentally killed a boy for bullying young Zandar. As teenagers, the twins grew up on the streets of London rather than be separated to different foster homes. He and his sister searched out their brother and found themselves in

295-538: A pack of spears on his back. Zandar and Zarana operated several scams and schemes for Cobra, using their advanced skills as con artists. Later Zarana spent a lot of time with Cobra Commander and Zandar was nowhere to be seen. In the Marvel Comics G.I. Joe series, he first appeared in G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #51 (September 1986) as part of a successful rescue attempt of Zartan. Zandar briefly disguised himself as an auto mechanic at Zartan's hideout while

354-699: A rescue mission for Scarlett, General Colton puts the team on leave from active duty. They discover Scarlett on Destro's submarine in the Pacific Ocean, and succeed in rescuing her, but Destro escapes and Snake Eyes dies during the operation. General Colton meets the team at a U.S. Naval base in Kyushu, Japan, where Kamakura arrives to discover that Snake Eyes' body is missing. The Joes investigate information on all Cobra enclaves, in order to recover Snake Eyes. Storm Shadow confronts Major Bludd in Australia, and

413-455: A safe house. Civil war took over Cobra Island once again. As a masked member of the Coil, Zandar fought Zartan, but the younger brother lost, taking a knife in the gut. Zandar removed his mask, revealing himself to Zartan, who hadn't realized until that moment it was Zandar fighting him. Zartan pulls all his forces, which would have lost the battle for Cobra if Cobra Commander hadn't personally seen to Serpentor himself being taken down. Without

472-469: A small unit in retaking Fort Meade. When the Joes attack Cobra's Appalachian base, General Colton is shot in the back by Cobra Commander, but again survives. At the end of the series, he is able to convince the president that G.I. Joe is still needed. With Hawk at his side, he leads a fully restored and recognized G.I. Joe team into battle. General Colton has made one appearance as a major character outside of

531-459: A strike team of GI Joes to Crystal Ball's cult stronghold, where they were ambushed by Crystal Ball and the Dreadnoks. Zandar and Zarana sneak away some time during the battle. During the Dreadnoks' pursuit of the Joes, they were snatched away underground by Crystal Ball's summoned, large "Fatal Fluffies". Zandar and Zarana appear again with the Dreadnoks, ambushing Duke in the underground, with

590-535: Is a fictional character from G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero , a line of military -themed toys created by Hasbro . He also appeared as a character later in the comic book series , but did not appear in any of the animated series. He is portrayed by Bruce Willis in the film G.I. Joe: Retaliation . Joseph B. Colton graduated with the highest honors from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1960. An expert marksman, he

649-530: Is also present. Spirit and Snake Eyes also track Flint to the Baroness' location, where the three of them are attacked by Black Out . After a brief fight, Destro agrees to trade the M.A.R.S. corporation, his Iron Grenadier forces, and his eldest son Alexander to Cobra Commander, in exchange for his and the Baroness' baby. Cobra Commander also avoids capture, by revealing that he possesses the personal information of every G.I. Joe agent, because of his time working in

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708-515: Is asked by the president to head a much smaller G.I. Joe team in the absence of Hawk. He is reluctant, but accepts the position, and leads the Joes from their new headquarters, a secret facility known as The Rock. When Cobra takes control of M.A.R.S., and begins to sell weaponry to insurgents, terrorists, and rebel groups, General Colton goes on the offensive, mobilizing the entire G.I. Joe roster, and launching missions to capture Cobra agents still at large. During " World War III ", General Colton leads

767-435: Is briefly featured in the fiction novel 6 Sick Hipsters . In the story, the character Paul Achting spent four years collecting G.I. Joe figures to set up a battle scene between the Joes and Cobra. As he imagined the characters in his head, he described the Dreadnoks as "an elite team of maniacal mercenaries allied with Cobra for this battle", with the figures lying in the thick of the shag carpet, and sitting next to Monkeywrench

826-441: Is capable of remaining motionless for long periods. Zandar is the secondborn of twins; his sister Zarana often the unequivocal leader of the two, and he dresses in blues and pinks, similar to Zarana, and wears a torn scarf which is material from her tattered pink shirt. Like his sister, Zandar has naturally auburn hair. Zandar speaks between himself and his sister privately with a shared language between them as twins. Zandar

885-531: Is deeply psychologically and emotionally attached to and dependent upon his twin, refusing to be separated from and loyal to her above all else. The Dreadnoks are frightened of Zandar for an undisclosed reason—one of them was late for patrol and another commented "Get goin mate, Zandar's supervising tonight. If he's on your bad side you better hope the gators get you first." Zandar is the only other Dreadnok that Road Pig has obeyed besides Zarana. Zandar and his twin sister Zarana were introduced in 1986, along with

944-677: Is in Yellowstone National Park and is code named "The Rock". Thinking that Cobra is responsible for the attacks, General Colton, Duke and Storm Shadow interrogate the Baroness , who is being held in a classified sub-level of The Rock. Duke, Scarlett and Snake Eyes all leave to conduct solo investigations, while the rest of the team follows a lead to Puerto Rico. They discover the attacks were made possible by Destro's M.A.R.S. operation, and call in Firewall to help retrofit

1003-425: Is locked away in a special underwater prison. A series of one-shots featuring reservist members of G.I. Joe, and set in different parts of the world. The various Declassified series and one-shots explore the origins of the characters, and are set before #1 of Marvel's G.I. Joe series. Storm Shadow was a comic book series published by Devil's Due Publishing in 2007 . Scripted by Larry Hama , it centered on

1062-606: Is temporary, as he is quickly sidelined by the cabal of Generals known as the Jugglers who instead want General Philip Rey to lead the team. Colton becomes a target when the Red Shadows began going after G.I. Joe and Cobra agents. He is shot and apparently killed by the Red Shadow's leader, Wilder Vaughn, a man Colton once knew. The injuries are critical, but Colton survives. After a year of disbandment, General Colton

1121-690: The Adventure Team , featuring the Joseph Colton, Atomic Man and Bulletman as members. General Joseph Colton made very few appearances during the original G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero series. In issue #86, he is working with his old colleague Jane in a secure level in the Chrysler Building (renamed as the Studebaker Building due to licensing issues). The laboratories are attacked by Cobra forces, which desire

1180-529: The Dreadnoks . He is portrayed by Matt Gerald in the 2013 film G.I. Joe: Retaliation . Zandar is the younger brother of Zartan and fraternal twin of Zarana . Zandar excels at his specialty as a master of camouflage and covert movement as an infiltrator and assassin. Zandar has also used disguise in his repertoire and can disguise himself as anyone. He is a master of silent weapons, including harpoons, crossbows, Bowie knives and silenced handguns, and

1239-558: The VLA in New Mexico, in order to counter the tractor beam that is pulling the satellites out of orbit. Despite an attack by Iron Grenadier robots, the G.I. Joe team tracks the signal to Oregon, and discovers that a man named Vance Wingfield , who once attempted to start a nuclear war and was presumed dead, is behind the attacks. Snake Eyes returns, to find that Scarlett has been captured while investigating Cesspool . Unable to authorize

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1298-543: The 1987 animated film G.I. Joe: The Movie . Zandar appears in the 2013 film G.I. Joe: Retaliation , portrayed by actor Matt Gerald . In the film, Zandar is a member of Cobra, and the head of the detail for the President of the United States (his brother Zartan in disguise). He was shot and killed by General Joseph Colton , when he was holding the real President of the United States hostage. Zandar's figure

1357-660: The Amazon and Antarctica. Cobra Commander and The Plague retreat to a secret base in the Appalachian Mountains, where the final battle takes place. The series ends with G.I. Joe forces defeating and apprehending Cobra Commander, by taking control of the M.A.R.S. satellite systems (with aid from Destro). In the aftermath, the Joes are still active and fully funded. Destro turns himself in. Major Bludd and several Cobra agents are back in The Coffin. And Cobra Commander

1416-534: The Baroness pursues her campaign of revenge against her betrayers, Cobra Commander and Wraith . During her quest, she locates and horribly disfigures the Cobra surgeon Scalpel , in order to find Wraith's location. She also enlists the aid of Major Bludd. While the Joes find Scalpel barely alive, the Baroness finds Wraith in a club in Prague, and lures him into a cemetery where she confronts and defeats him, shooting him in

1475-441: The G.I. Joe prison facility "The Coffin". He is partially successful, but Tomax manages to free Major Bludd and several others, while killing those Cobra Commander considered "loose ends". Storm Shadow then tracks down Destro and the Baroness, so that they can help disable Cobra's M.A.R.S. tech devices. They join the rest of the main team, in defeating several Cobra cells, and disarming nuclear weapons that Cobra Commander has placed in

1534-474: The G.I. Joe team. Before they arrive, Storm Shadow leaves for parts unknown, but the Phoenix Guard infiltrates The Rock, and manages to capture Roadblock, Shipwreck, Stalker and Hawk. The remaining Joes fight off the attack, as Duke finally returns, and General Rey discovers the true identities of the Phoenix Guard members. G.I. Joe finally captures most of the Phoenix Guard, but the Baroness escapes during

1593-810: The Heathens motorcycle gang, who are working under "The One's" program. Concerned only with their money, not the gang's politics or goals, the twins demand their payment, but not before a G.I. Joe strike team attacks and orders them to surrender. The twins flee on their motorbike, but not before realizing neither one of them collected their fee. They also realize "The One" considers them expendable and vow to put an end to "The One." Shipwreck follows them as they speed away, informing them he's got them outgunned. Zandar and Zarana use holography to conceal themselves and their bike. The Dreadnok twins were apprehended shortly thereafter and taken into custody. The Dreadnok Twins, disguised as inner Mongolian locals, Ying and Yong, lead

1652-543: The Joes. General Colton also appears in issue #152, where he is called back to active duty for a secret mission. Ace is assigned to deliver Colton to D.C., and asks Colton when the last time he was in the back seat of a combat jet. This prompts Colton to reminisce about his earlier years in battle, leading to a flashback story about the original plan to form a G.I. Joe team . The first four issues of Devil's Due Publishing's G.I. Joe: Frontline featured Larry Hama's story of one last mission, "The Mission That Never Was." After

1711-493: The President to shut down the G.I. Joe team. When he fails, he creates a new team called the Phoenix Guard led by General Philip Rey , a former G.I. Joe commander, and consisting of Friday (Zarana), Halo (Wild Weasel), High Tide (Copperhead), Mech (Scrap-Iron), and Snake-Eater (Firefly). They initially upstage G.I. Joe, by beating them to a Cobra base in Utah, before the government sends them to take over The Rock and displace

1770-627: The Tomb of Amtoltec, they battled an army of robotic mummies, before having an encounter with the Decepticon named Soundwave . By the end of the search, the Adventure Team retrieved an ancient artifact they codenamed as the "Talisman". After Megatron led the 2007 Decepticon invasion on Earth , Colton began fearing what the Transformers could do to humanity. In the meantime, he joined his fellow Joes in their final victory against Cobra. By

1829-518: The White House. G.I. Joe counters by going on the offensive, launching missions to capture Cobra agents still at large. To spread chaos and violence, Cobra Commander sells M.A.R.S. weaponry to insurgents, terrorists, and rebel groups. In response, the entire G.I. Joe roster is mobilized, and the team deploys its armed forces around the world. G.I. Joe is warned of a coming "World War III" by Agent Delta, an undercover operative who joined Cobra before

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1888-484: The antimatter pod before the Joes. They are taken prisoner alongside Roadblock , Leatherneck and Wet-Suit by an insane Cobra chef named B.A. LaCarre and his B.A.T.s , who force them into labor. The Joes, Dreadnoks and LaCarre eventually put aside their differences and hook the antimatter pod to the helicarrier's rotors, rising them out of the water. Cobra Troopers take the Dreadnoks to a chamber to recover from decompression sickness . Zandar also appeared briefly in

1947-448: The elite squadron known as The Plague to attack G.I. Joe headquarters. Cobra bombs Russia, claiming retaliation for the missile attack on Boston, and seizes control of U.S. military installations. In Israel, the evenly matched Plague and G.I. Joe teams clash. As Alexander attacks England and France, Cobra sleeper cells attack government buildings in nations across the globe. Storm Shadow returns to stop Cobra from liberating prisoners from

2006-548: The end, Colton's worldview is drastically changed after the treachery of Galvatron with the Earth Defense Command. Prior to the Revolution event, Colton was replaced by a Dire Wraith who attempted to control the Earth Defense Command by excluding Marissa Faireborn and Spike Witwicky. He also made horrific experiments on Aaron Grundy (Axiom), a skilled computer programmer who would be transformed into

2065-575: The exploits of Storm Shadow , traveling the world as a freelance operative, after leaving the G.I. Joe team in G.I. Joe: America's Elite #15. The series began publication in May 2007, and was intended to be an ongoing series, but was canceled after seven issues in December 2007 at the request of Hasbro . It was notable for being the third G.I. Joe comic to have Hama as a writer since the original Marvel Comics run (the first being G.I. Joe: Frontline , and

2124-521: The fight, and after the failed attack on G.I. Joe headquarters, Cobra Commander abandons the White House. General Rey goes on a sabbatical following the invasion of The Rock, to fill in some of the holes in his memory. Duke accompanies General Rey, because he does not trust his intentions. During the sabbatical, General Rey and Duke discover that Zandar was involved, and travel to the Florida Everglades. They learn that one of Zandar's aliases

2183-612: The figures and no more were produced, eventually leading Hasbro to mail an apology. He was not released again until 2006, this time as part of a multi-figure pack, the Viper Lockdown . This version of the G.I. Joe was made up of parts from different figures, and is not a separate mold. Overall, he has had 2 releases using a total of 2 different molds. He was also released in the 12 inch line in 1994, as an homage to his original figure released in 1964. Between 1975 and 1976, Hasbro published comic book advertisements starring

2242-460: The film, General Colton has one of George S. Patton 's M-1911 pistols. Colton was mentioned by Scarlett in Snake Eyes as the G. I. Joe's general and leader after she handed Snake Eyes a file on his father. Zandar Zandar is a fictional character from the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero toyline, comic books and animated series. He is affiliated with Cobra as a member of

2301-626: The head. She trades his armor to the Red Shadows in exchange for information on the whereabouts of Cobra Commander. Flint, who is tracking Red Shadows' leader Wilder Vaughn, spots the Baroness with Vaughn and alerts G.I. Joe. Hoping to throw the G.I. Joe team off the Baroness' trail, Major Bludd raids an oil refinery in Saudi Arabia, but he is captured by the Joes. The Baroness locates the Commander in Honduras, but finds that Destro, her husband,

2360-542: The intention of taking the Joes' prisoners, the Baroness and Crystal Ball . Zandar appeared in the second season of the Sunbow G.I. Joe cartoon voiced by Peter Cullen and understudied by Milton James in "Arise Serpentor, Arise" Pt. 5. In the five-part episode "Arise Serpentor, Arise," Zandar and Zarana join Zartan in finding new recruits for the Dreadnoks. During this five-part episode, Roger C. Carmel voiced Zandar in

2419-539: The international criminal known as " Baron Ironblood ", which made him cross paths with the Action Man Program. He has been secretly recruiting villains to form the Iron Ring and launch a pre-emptive nuclear strike against Cybertron, setting the events of First Strike in motion. As the Iron Ring attacked Cybertron, Colton sent Doctor Mindbender (disguised as Ironblood) as a decoy while he searched

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2478-709: The main G.I. Joe continuity. During this fourth miniseries, Hawk discovered G.I. Joe was being held captive by the forces of Cobra-La in the Himalayas . Along with his team, Joe was captured by the Decepticons in 1978. He later escaped to help Hawk and Optimus Prime defeat Cobra-La. In the Hasbro Comic Book Universe , Colton was a member of the Adventure Team , alongside Miles "Mayhem" Manheim, Mike "Atomic Man" Power, Richard "Bulletman" Ruby, and Lonzo "Stalker" Wilkinson. On their mission to

2537-650: The official disbandment of the G.I. Joe team they hold one last mission. They had to transport the Rapid Pulse Particle Beam from Florida to Colton's location in New York City. During this series, Colton is stationed in the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI). General Colton appears later in the series. He comes out of retirement to lead the G.I. Joe Team, after Hawk is paralyzed by Cobra Commander . His leadership

2596-702: The orbital pulsed weapon system hidden inside. Joe, Jane and a small squad of official G.I. Joe forces (including Repeater and Lightfoot ) defeat the Cobra soldiers. In issue #127, General Colton explains the Rapid Pulse Electron Beam (RPEB) to Duke and Stalker . He discovers a tap into the control system, leading to a telephone switching station in New Jersey, where Cobra Commander has taken charge. Realizing that their systems are breached, General Colton has Jane shut down all systems. General Colton, Duke, Stalker and Wild Bill then head to

2655-536: The organization's rise. Agent Delta contacts G.I. Joe after Cobra tells him to assassinate the Israeli Prime Minister. G.I. Joe manages to stop the assassination attempt, but discovers that it was a set-up. As part of Cobra Commander's sinister plot, Cobra sniper Black Out sneaks on board a Russian submarine and launches missiles at Boston. America declares a state of war. Cobra then attacks Washington, D.C., and Cobra Commander assumes control. He sends

2714-403: The others hid, and diverted the Joes on their tail, who didn't realize it was the young punk. During the first Cobra civil war (which takes place on Cobra Island ) Zandar and his siblings commanded troops on the side of Cobra Commander. A few issues later, Zandar is seen helping a squad of Dreadnoks oversee the new Cobra stronghold of Broca Beach, New Jersey. Zandar helps successfully create

2773-529: The outback of Australia as members of the Dreadnok biker gang. Zandar fights against invading Joe forces when Zartan's expanded Everglades headquarters comes under attack. He and Road Pig capture Scarlett and Snake Eyes . Zandar turned up alongside the Baroness when Cobra made a deal with radical terrorist Tyler Wingfield in Devil's Due's G.I. Joe: Frontline . He and the Baroness kill four agents guarding

2832-602: The phone switching station, but Cobra shoots down the Joes Tomahawk, and Cobra Commander escapes, rushing to New York City and the RPEB. General Colton, Stalker and Duke use Battle Copters to fly back to the Chrysler Building, but Cobra Commander has already taken control of the RPEB, and uses it to eliminate a drug shipment by Headman. Cobra Commander and his crew then use civilian disguises to walk undetected past

2891-734: The planet's core in order to power the Talisman and destroy the Transformers. Inside the core, Colton and the Iron Ring are confronted by Scarlett and her comrades. At the battle's climax, Colton's closest ally, Garrison Kreiger, reveals his true identity as Merklynn (a wizard from the planet Prysmos) and explains that he has been using the Iron Ring's needs so he could use the Talisman to transform Cybertron and Earth into new versions of Prysmos. He then magically teleports everyone back to Cybertron's surface, where Colton sadly surrenders, having realised that he helped an even worst enemy to ensure Earth's incoming destruction, rather than saving it. Colton

2950-407: The second being G.I. Joe: Declassified ). This one-shot published files for America's Elite' s main characters. The files are presented as computer entries written by Commanding Officer General Joseph R. Colton (the original G.I. Joe). Several other files were later published in individual issues of America's Elite , Special Missions , and trade paper back volumes. A two-issue version of the title

3009-484: The second part and Milton James voiced Zandar in the fifth part when Peter Cullen was unavailable for those two episodes. In "Raise the Flagg!", Cobra attempts to salvage an antimatter pod from a crashed helicarrier of theirs. Cobra soldiers under the command of Zartan, Zandar and Zarana use an oil platform for the operation. The three Dreadnoks flee during a battle with the Joes and are sent by Cobra Commander to recover

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3068-404: The second wave of Dreadnok action figures. Zandar and Zarana were made of the same UV reactive plastic as Zartan, and when exposed to direct sunlight, their skin would turn dark blue. The Zandar figure had a punk appearance with orange hair, a blue bandana, earrings, red facial markings, a shirtless torso with jagged tattoos, and a pink neck kerchief. For accessories he carried a speargun and had

3127-651: The team encounters a Cobra enclave in Canada. Meanwhile, the Red Ninja Clan, under the control of Sei-Tin, has stolen Snake Eyes' body in order to resurrect him. The Joes track the Red Ninjas to China, where Sei-Tin takes control of Snake Eyes, and uses him to exact his revenge against Storm Shadow and Kamakura. They eventually defeat Sei-Tin and return Snake Eyes to normal. Snake Eyes renounces his ninja background and returns to his "commando" persona. Flint leaves

3186-443: The team. General Colton confronts Hawk to find out where Duke has been. He sends the Joes to Peru, where they take out a Cobra cell and rescue Spirit , who had also been working on a classified mission for Hawk. Meanwhile, Cobra Commander , who has been rebuilding his forces since the end of the previous series, infiltrates the U.S. government by disguising himself as White House Chief of Staff Garrett Freelowe. He tries to convince

3245-434: Was hired to broker a deal between The Coil and a group of Army generals known as "The Jugglers". This leads them to General Rey's psychiatrist Dr. Scott Stevens, who reveals that General Rey is a clone of Serpentor . Dr. Stevens is then revealed to be Cobra hypnotist Crystal Ball , who has brainwashed General Rey, and commands him to kill Duke. General Rey breaks free from Crystal Ball's control with Duke's help. Meanwhile,

3304-571: Was last seen in the Transformers: Unicron miniseries, where he reluctantly helps the Autobots to battle Unicron , who was awakened as side-effect by the same invasion he had caused on Cybertron. General Colton is portrayed by Bruce Willis in G.I. Joe: Retaliation , the sequel to G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra . The movie was released on March 28, 2013, through collaboration of Paramount Pictures and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer . In

3363-510: Was placed as the head of a secret Strategic Defense Initiative installation in New York City . There he served with the lead scientist, G.I. Jane , who originally maintained cover as a combat nurse. "G.I. Joe" was first released in 1994, as a mail-in exclusive for the 30th Anniversary of G.I. Joe. Based on the version of G.I. Joe from 1964, the figure was available in limited stock. Due to unanticipated orders, Hasbro sold out all of

3422-454: Was published in late 2007, with updated Data Desk Files. This one-shot issue is set in the year between the Devil's Due A Real American Hero series and America's Elite series, and featured G.I. Joe team member Spirit tracking Cobra Commander. The issue is largely told via e-mails Spirit sends Hawk while on the mission. General Joseph Colton Joseph Colton , the original G.I. Joe ,

3481-451: Was recruited by Special Forces , and later became a Green Beret . During service overseas, he participated in numerous combat operations, but saw minimal acknowledgment, as his missions were "ultra" classified. In 1963, he was appointed by then-President John F. Kennedy to create and command an "ULTIMATE freedom fighting force." It was at this time that he received the code name G.I. Joe . He later "retired" from active military duty, and

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