#Franklin Talltree

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Preordered! I might also try to get Recondo and/or the Action Soldier, but these were my must-haves.

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Airborne - One of the Best Supporting Joes, and a Great American Indian Character

So, by now, I'm pretty sure everyone knows I love Airborne, at least if you typed #airborne, #gijoe airborne, or #gi joe airborne into my search engine. Admittedly, I first fell in love with the character through being a fan of Peter Cullen. He brought Airborne to life in a way that made the character approachable, endearing, and familiar to me, given he used a voice that, to my ears, sounded like a cross between Optimus and Ironhide.

But upon my (many) rewatches of Airborne's debut, Operation: Mind Menace, and his other guest star roles, I've come to love him for who he is as a character.

To summarize his history, Airborne, birth name Franklin Talltree, was born in the Navajo Nation. His parents were oil rich, often indulging him with skydiving lessons from a young age. Despite this love for the air he nurtured, Airborne, as he was later known, decided to at first (I believe) take classes to become a lawyer. He passed all the exams, and would've gone into the business except he didn't like the idea of signing legal papers day-in and day-out. Instead, he enlisted as an airborne infantryman/paratrooper in the Army, hence his call-sign when he transferred to G.I. Joe.

What really makes him stand out, especially compared to the more common Native representative Spirit, is how Airborne is such a fun personality. He makes jokes, he teases his fellow Joes, and often approaches life with a smile and a quip. It makes him feel down-to-Earth in a way that Spirit usually lacks [except Spirit's appearance in Sigma 6; that was a good spin on his usual characterization.] Seeing an American Indian with this relatable, relaxed manner about him makes Airborne stand out and feel like someone you could be comfortable around.

Despite his "normality", though, Airborne actually has a more serious side. One paired with a trait that Spirit seemingly lacks:

He has telepathic/ESP abilities.

Airborne has a younger brother, Tommy, who's roughly ten to twelve years younger than him, given that he was a teenager in Airborne's debut. Because of this strong familial tie, Airborne and Tommy share a psychic link that allows them to be aware of where the other is and what's happened to him. Additionally, Airborne can sometimes experience remote viewing, which allows him to see where a person - regardless of their personal meaning to him - is and what danger is threatening them. Obviously, this is a trait he keeps under wraps, as too much talking about it either "spooks people" (especially if he appears to be randomly staring right into your soul), will get him pulled into a psi-ops division rather than the frontlines, or have him become the target for some testing due to his powers and their unpredictability. It's no wonder why he hardly talks about his gifts.

Combining all of these traits, Airborne manages to be a fun, interesting, and friendly Navajo character. He's never seen being a "stereotype", or harping on his special shaman powers like Spirit does. Merely, he's an "ordinary Joe" who will get into the thick of a fight with his friends, or wrestle with them for grins and giggles. And if there's an apt joke to be made - whether about his powers or something else - you can bet your back pocket dollar Airborne will jump to make it first. He's just truly fun and underrated, and I wish we had more content with Airborne. He's one of a kind in the American Indian representation department, if you ask me, and I wish we had more guys like him in media, who's heritage just happened to be Native.

That's all I really have to say about him. Airborne deserves more love, especially since his old Wikipedia file has been deleted. I hope you enjoyed this, and that it inspires any artists who find it interesting to draw him some more.

Til then -

"Yooooooo, Joe!!!"

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G.I. Joe Classified Series Big Boa, Franklin "Airborne" Talltree, Quick Kick, And Techno-Viper

MCUcollector24 nagy akcióra vállalkozott, hiszen egy szusszal végigvette a G.I. Joe Classified Series Big Boa, Franklin “Airborne” Talltree, Quick Kick, és Techno-Viper figurákat.

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A Real American Hero fancast (part 14)

Boyd Holbrook as Dick Blinken/Buzzer

Hugh Jackman as Morgan Teach/Zanzibar

Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson as Big Boa

Colin Cunningham as Daniel M. LeClaire/Recondo

Ethan Suplee as David L. Katzenboge/Bazooka

Dacre Montgomery as Billy

Kellan Lutz as Robert M. Six/Airborne

Ben Foster as Franklin E. Talltree/Airborne

Pom Klementieff as Pale Peony

Josh Hutcherson as Jack S. Morelli/Dial-Tone

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I can't pick more than the one favorite (not to mention, Airborne/Franklin Talltree is missing from this list, so it's incomplete for me!)

Where does your personal favorite rank? What would you change?

Did you know that as of 2011 there have been 528 characters for G.I. Joe across all lines starting from A Real American Hero-G.I. Joe vs. Cobra-Venom vs. Valor-Rise of Cobra-Pursuit of Cobra in the 3.75 to 4-inch scale.

Of those 528 characters, a total 218 characters, have been (or confirmed) made into the Modern Era (25th, ROC, POC) sculpt and scale of 4-inches. Of the 218 characters that have been made in the last 5 years during the Modern Er (2007-Current), this is an average of 43.6 characters that have been released per year with more bound to up the total with Joe Con and SDCC coming out this year.

That is an incredible pace for action figures given all of the repaints and duplications of a character.

Note 1 : The G.I. Joe Club Characters are included.

Note 2 : Does not include Sgt. Savage, G.I. Joe Extreme nor International figures other than what were produced by the Collector Club via Hasbro.

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G.I. Joe Classified Series Franklin "Airborne" Talltree - Videón a figura

Új hét, új videó! Enewtabie alkotásában a legutóbb megjelent Airborne figurát vesézte ki:

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G.I. Joe Classified Franklin ''Airborne'' Talltree - Még több fotó a figuráról

Az elmúlt napokban az sb_toyz csapata is ellátta az internet világát szép fotókkal a megjelenő Airborne figuráról. Continue reading G.I. Joe Classified Franklin ”Airborne” Talltree – Még több fotó a figuráról

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File Name: Talltree. Franklin E.

SN: RA030446233

Grade: E-5 (Sergeant)

Birthplace: Navaho Reservation, Arizona

Primary Specialty: Airborne Infantryman

Secondary Specialty: Helicopter Gunship Gunner

Airborne's parents are oil-rich Navahos who indulged their eldest son with sky-diving lessons. Talltree also studied law and passed the Arizona State Bar exams. Joined the army and opted for airborne training, commenting: "l'd rather jump out of airplanes than write legal briefs.

Graduated top of class from Airborne School, Fort Benning. Qualified Expert: Hughes Helicopter Chain Gun, M-16. M-60 and M-1911A auto pistol.

Airborne jokes around and gets loose, but he's serious too…dead serious. You look at him and sometimes he's looking right through you. Must be the Indian in him. The Navahos call it "the far-seeing look." Spooky!