ARAH in "Sgt. Savage and his Screaming Eagles"

In 1994, Hasbro released a spinoff G.I. Joe toyline called "Sgt. Savage and his Screaming Eagles". The new figures were in a slightly larger scale from the old ARAH (A Real American Hero) toyline and introduced a new character; Sgt. Savage. Savage - not unlike Marvel's Captain America - was a soldier from World War II who had been placed in cryogenic suspension and re-awakened in modern times. 

To support the new toyline, a direct-to-video cartoon was produced called "Old Soldiers Never Die" which explained the origin of Sgt. Savage, and was packaged with certain figures in the toyline. The Sgt. Savage toyline was ultimately short lived; but Savage himself would go to appear prominently in Hasbro's next G.I Joe spinoff, "G.I. Joe: Extreme". 

The half hour Sgt. Savage cartoon therefore acted as a bridge between the classic series and the new storyline introduced in G.I. Joe: Extreme, and featured several ARAH characters. 

General Hawk returns as commander of the Joes, introducing Savage (who had been one of his heroes as a child) to the modern world and assigning him command of his screaming eagles. Hawk's design here is a slightly updated version of his 1992 figure, which was featured in the second season of the DIC cartoon. David Kaye, who took over the role of Hawk from Ed Gilbert in the DIC series, returns to voice Hawk. 

Lady Jaye also appears, sporting an update of her classic design and a new, blonde hairdo. Here, she was voiced by Kathleen Barr. 

Doc, a character who had not been seen since "G.I. Joe: The Movie" returns here to assist with the unfreezing of Sgt. Savage. His design to quite close to his original Sunbow character model, but he now sports a white lab coat instead of his original yellow Medic's uniform. 









Cobra Commander makes a brief cameo, talking to the new villain; General Blitz, on a monitor. Blitz sternly warns the Commander not to interfere with his plans, and hints that he actually helped to create Cobra. Like Hawk, the Commander's appearance is based on his 1992 action figure, as it was in the second DIC season. For the first time, the Commander was not voice by Chris Latta; instead, Scott McNeil took on the role, and managed to perfectly emulate Latta's sinister tones.