G.I.Joe Commander

Code Name:

General Hawk

Desimone Guide: #289

Tomart's Guide: #GI6503

Carded Figure

General Hawk's Filecard

Figure Description:

General Hawk was released carded as part of the tenth series (1991). He was discontinued domestically in 1992.

Versions of General Hawk:

• Hawk (1982)
• Hawk v1.5 (1983) (Swivel Arm)
• Hawk v2 (1986)
• General Hawk (1991)
• General Hawk v2 (1991)
• General Hawk v3 (1993)
• General Hawk v4 (1993)
• General Hawk v5 (1997)
• General Tomahawk (2000)
• General Tomahawk v2 (2002)
• General Abernathy (2004)
• General Abernathy v2 (2004)
• General Abernathy v3 (2005)
• G.I Joe Hawk (2008)
• G.I Joe Hawk v2 (2008)

In 1991 Hawk was renamed "General Hawk", in 2000 renamed "General Tomahawk", in 2004 renamed "General Abernathy", and in 2008 renamed "G.I. Joe Hawk". So while there are several names, there are a total of fifteen figures based on the character "Hawk".

Accessories:

General Hawk came with a gold helmet with a removable clear shield, a dark gray submachine gun, a dark gray backpack (with wings that folded out), and four gold missiles.

Variations:

There are no known variations of General Hawk.

Body Construction:

General Hawk's body is entirely original - no parts were taken from other figures.

The entire mold was later re-colored and re-used in 1993 to create General Hawk (v3). The torso, arms, waist, and legs were later re-colored and used to create the 1993 Roadblock (v6) and 1994 Roadblock (v7).

International Versions:

In India, General Hawk was released in different colors.