G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra explodes into theaters this weekend, and fanboys everywhere are wringing their hands in anxiety. Reactions to another certain robotic Hasbro toy franchise's film adaptations have been mixed in recent years, in part because of the liberties that have been taken with the characters and their distinct appearances. With this in mind, we here at RT decided it would be worth a walk down memory lane to see how the Joes of the big screen matched up with their action figure and cartoon doppelgangers. Join us as we briefly examine the similarities (or lack thereof) between Hawk, Destro, and the rest of the major players in The Rise of Cobra with the toy line -- created in the 60s but popularized in the 80s -- that inspired them.

General Hawk - Dennis Quaid

Dennis Quaid's General Hawk is pretty close to the classic 1986 action figure design, with the camouflage pants and the loosely fitting gun belt tilted to the side. He probably didn't have to mimic the toy's constipated posture, though; everyone knows General Hawk farts where he damn well pleases.

Duke - Channing Tatum

No one embodied "A Real American Hero" like Duke, who was so awesome in action that they gave him the most boring uniform. And who better to play the Joe poster boy than Channing Tatum? I mean, just look at the hair, the sideways glance, the lack of any visible neck. He's like a Ken doll in khakis, which is basically what Duke represents.

Ripcord - Marlon Wayans

The Rise of Cobra Ripcord is significantly different from classic Ripcord in many ways, from the size of his role to his uniform to his, er, ethnicity. It's a good thing nobody really remembers the original Ripcord, though, because they might have been put off by his transformation from Star Trek android lookalike into Little Man.

Snake Eyes - Ray Park

Alright, this one is pretty spot-on, but let's be honest. The original version of Snake Eyes was so cool to begin with, there wasn't much they could have done to make him even more awesome. Except for maybe casting Ray "Darth Maul" Park in the role. Which they did.

Scarlett - Rachel Nichols

I'm going to go out on a limb here and say the casting director did a magnificent job nabbing Rachel Nichols for Scarlett, considering the action figure looks like a pacified Edward Norton with cone boobs. The film version of the uniform is the standard black G.I. Joe body armor, but honestly, in this case, who's complaining?

Breaker - Said Taghmaoui

While the brown hair and mustache are still there, the Michael McDonald beard is gone, and the Southern accent has been replaced by an Arab one. The new Breaker is from Morocco, where Robocop suits and hi-tech monocles are all the rage.

Heavy Duty - Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

A backwards neon green baseball cap, matching camo pants, a tattered sleeveless shirt, and space boots? That's so 80s, amiright? Let's throw some black armor on him and put him behind a ginormous Gatling gun. Oh, and let's make him British while we're at it. Nothing helps shed the image of a backwards baseball cap like a British accent.

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