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 EL
JEFE. The leader of the Counter-revolutionaries of the
Central
American country, Sierra Gordo. After the government of Sierra Gordo
was
overthrown by revolutionaries, the leaders of the revolt became
dictators,
running the country through the military. The new provisional
government
became as corrupt as the previous government. Soon, a
"counter-revolution"
was born under the leadership of the man known as El Jefe. His group
turned
to guerilla warfare, striking from the mountains and jungles of Sierra
Gordo. In time, the provisional government was supported by
Cobra,
with the
U.S. sending the Joes to support El Jefe's revolution. The war
escalated
when a new contender, General Villavaca got the support of the Sierra
Gordan
military and a corporation -- the North American Banana Monopoly --
intending
to stop their considerable holdings in the nation from being taken over
by the government. El Jefe helped a group of Joes led by Hawk escape
Sierra
Gordo from General Villavaca with a U.S. ambassador. He and the others
were cornered by Villavaca's troops, but were unexpectedly saved by
Destro.
The weapons dealer offered El Jefe a deal: if he nationalized the N.A.
Banana Monopoly's holdings and let him run them, he would supply El
Jefe
with weapons. El Jefe agreed, angering the U.S. ambassador who believed
he was trading off pieces of Sierra Gordo to an arms dealer. El Jefe
saw
it as a necessary evil. Over the course of the next year, El Jefe's
idealism faded as he had
to give in to compromises and Destro's corporation came to control even
more of Sierra Gordo. When Destro rejoined Cobra, the terrorist
organization
now regained a foothold in the country. Soon, the counter-revolution
began
anew, this time fighting Destro and Cobra. El Jefe had changed sides
again.
Eventually, Destro's general - Voltar - and his forces captured El Jefe
and held him prisoner. Both the U.S. and the Soviet Union organized
rescue
missions to free El Jefe, hoping he wouldn't support the other
superpower.
A small group of Joes infiltrated Voltar's base camp as peasant
workers,
and were ready to secretly release El Jefe until the October Guard
raided
the base camp and rescued El Jefe. They escaped into the mountains,
with
the Joes close behind. After his release, El Jefe was less than
grateful
to the October Guard, telling Colonel Brekhov that not only was he
uninterested
in Soviet help and suspect of their motives, but he was no longer
interested
in ruling for the peasants. Now he was just interested in power for
himself.
The group encountered a train filled with El Jefe's revolutionaries,
and
were on their way to the country's capitol, Rio Lindo when Voltar's
forces
caught up with them. A battle followed where the Joes and the October
Guard
fought to keep the train on the tracks, and to defeat Voltar's men. In
the course of the battle, the October Guard's Brekhov, Horrorshow,
Schrage
and Horrorshow sacrificed themselves to save the revolution, but in the
end, El Jefe betrayed them all, allowing the North American Banana
Monopoly
to takeover his country's assets once again and sided with the
corporation
to assure he's be put in charge. The remaining members of the
October Guard and the Joes were held prisoner until more Joes rescued
them,
but El Jefe had lost his way. A few months after joining with the NABM,
he was seen buying
arms on Cobra Island. In recent years, Sierra Gordo has become a more
or less stable country, and now has a democratically-elected president.
El Jefe's current status is unknown. (GI 54-56, 69-71, 92, 98; SM 26) |
| EL PRESIDENTE. The leader of
the republic
of Punta del Mucosa, a central american country bordering Sierra Gordo.
El Presidente allowed a group of Joes to demonstrate the new
Thunderclap
long range artillery weapon in his country. In reality, the Joes were
there
to use the Thunderclap to assist a group of Joes on a rescue mission in
Sierra Gordo. The gullible president was duped by the Joes, but
continued
his relationship with the United States, his dislike for Sierra Gordo
probably
playing a part. El Presidente was later seen with the Joes during an
aerial
attack on one of Punto del Mucosa's airbases. He was last seen outside
of his country buying arms on Cobra Island. (GI 92, 98) |
| EMIL. A member of a group of
Sierra Gordan
terrorists known as the Menshevikistas. The group threatened to blow up
the Cobra Consulate in New York if Cobra did not withdraw its support
of
Sierra Gordo's current government. Emil and the other surviving
terrorists
failed and were arrested. Their current status is unknown. (SM 7) |
| EMIR OF BENZHEEN. The ruler of
the middle
eastern nation, the Emirate of Benzheen. Benzheen is an oil-rich nation
that was allied with the United States. When Cobra invaded Benzheen
from
the nearby Trucial Abysmia, the Emir escaped the invasion on a fighter
jet, just missing his own death by seconds. The Emir got word to the
United
States and the G.I. Joe team was sent to free Benzheen. An arrogant
man,
the Emir seemed more interested in saving his precious art treasures
than
freeing his country. He and Hawk clashed often during the bloody
battles
that took place. Tired of Hawk's attitudes, the Emir sought out Cobra
Commander
to make a deal and save his country, but things did not go as planned.
The Emir made a deal with Cobra, but he did so while at gunpoint. Cobra
essentially held the country for ransom, and the Emir was forced into
giving
up considerable amounts of Benzheen's wealth to free the Emirate. Since
the Battle of Benzheen, the United States has been less willing to be
the
Emir's ally. (GI 110-116) |
| ERNESTO. An old man who often
served as
a guide through the jungles of his home, Sierra Gordo. Ernesto was
known
to assist the revolutionary leader, El Jefe and was killed when
soldiers
of the counter-revolution's enemy, General Villavaca, occupied his
house
during the nation's civil war. (GI 70) |
| ESCAVARILLO, PABLO. The leader
of a Columbian
drug cartel who once hired the services of mercenary Major Bludd. (GIv2 5) |
 ESCOBEDO,
RAMON. A Long-Range Recon Patrol soldier who fought in the
Vietnam
War - a member of the same LRRP unit that Stalker, Snake-Eyes and Storm
Shadow belonged to. During his time in Vietnam, all Ramon wanted to do
was get back home to East L.A. When he was three months away from the
end
of his tour of duty, Ramon learned that his brother had graduated from
basic training. To prevent his brother from being sent to Vietnam,
Ramon
extended his tour, knowing of the Army's rule that two members of the
same
family cannot serve in the same war zone. Two weeks later, while
patrolling
the jungle, his LRRP unit stumbled upon a large group of North
Vietnamese
soldiers. In the ensuing battle, Ramon was killed along with Dickie
Saperstein.
Years later, Snake-Eyes and Stalker visited the Vietnam memorial in
Washington
D.C. to remember their fallen friends, Dickie and Ramon. (GI 42, 43, 155; SE:D 1) |
 ESTERHAZY,
AGENT CULLEN. In 1972, the C.I.A. sent Cullen Esterhazy to
the
tiny Himilayan kingdom of Chomo-Lungma aid the Chomo-Lungman
Resistance.
Esterhazy was carrying out his mission when President Richard Nixon
opened
U.S. relations with communist China. Soon afterward, Esterhazy's
mission
was cancelled, and he was ordered to return home. Esterhazy never
contacted
the C.I.A. again and moved by the peoples' struggle, stayed in
Chomo-Lungma
to assist the resistance, becoming its leader, known as the "White
Devil
from Virginia." Twenty years later, the United States discovered
Esterhazy
was still alive and sent C.I.A. Agent Anderson and the G.I. Joe team's
Chuckles, Iceberg, Scarlett and Snake-Eyes to retrieve Esterhazy. The
Joes
were unaware that Anderson had been ordered to kill the agent. When the
local Chinese army officer, Colonel Peng, discovered that Esterhazy
still
lived, he captured the Abbot of the Hidden Monastery hoping to draw out
the "White Devil." The Joes helped rescue the abbot, but Esterhazy
sacrificed
his life during the battle that ensued. (SM 14-15) |
| EUGEN. A neo-Nazi protecting
the former
Nazi officer, Dr. Otto Totenschadel, when he was living in exile in
South
America. The G.I. Joe team was sent to make a deal with Totenschadel,
asking
for his help in stopping a crashed bomber full of poison gas from
leaking
into the ocean. In return they would protect him from the Israelis who
wanted him dead. When the Joes revealed to Eugen and others that
Totenschadel
had lied and had actually betrayed the crew of another Nazi plane
carrying
gold and stole the precious metal to fund his secret retirement. Eugen
and another guard named Hans killed the Doctor after learning of his
betrayal.
(SM 2) |
| EVITA. A leader of a group of Sierra Gordan terrorists known as the Menshevikistas. The group threatened to blow up the Cobra Consulate in New York if Cobra did not withdraw its support of Sierra Gordo's current government. Evita and the other surviving terrorists failed and were arrested. Their current status is unknown. (SM 7) |