Appearing in "Thunderclap"
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Synopsis for "Thunderclap"
Cross-Country, Long Range, and Rumbler, travel with the president in Punto del Mucosa, near the border of Sierra Gordo. They are demonstrating military hardware to the president, and Cross-Country identifies a Cobra Condor plane overhead, which worries him that it's spying on them. However, Rumbler points out that they've got nothing to hide. Meanwhile, an Iron Grenadier checks the dossier and identifies Thunderclap as being on board the train, which has a range of twenty miles. Voltar isn't bothered, as he thinks the dense rain forest will protect them from GI Joe.
As Cobra battles Swinson's mercenaries around El Jefe's headquarters, a spy named Horatio reports the presence of Joes and Thunderclap. El Jefe worries they intend to rescue Lt. Falcon's team and the survivors of the Oktober Guard. Still, Swinson insists on going ahead with the Miss Sierra Gordo parade, which he organized as a favor for a local businessman. Unknown to Swinson, the parade float conceals the Warthog and a group of Joes led by Stalker. They are worried that the crowd they were meant to use as a distraction hasn't turned up, but the arrival of Cobra reinforcements acts as a substitute.
The Thunderclap leaves the train and heads for the border. The Warthog breaks cover and smashes into the North American Banana Monopoly office, prompting Swinson and El Jefe to flee. The general in Swinson's pay is a double agent and told the Joes that the prisoners were there. The Warthog loads up the freed prisoners and heads for Punto del Mucosa. Meanwhile, Voltar orders the Cobras on the scene to concentrate on El Jefe and Swinson, instead telling the Condor to provide aerial observation while he despatches a group of D.E.M.O.N.s to intercept the Joes.
Finally, after a running battle brings them within fifteen miles of the border, Scoop gives Thunderclap the signal to open fire. The missile blows a crater in between the D.E.M.O.N.s and the Warthog, forcing them to stop. The Condor detaches its rear section to make an attack run, but the Warthog has already crossed the border. The Joes reassure El Presidente that they have video evidence that proves they only fired to stop Cobra invading his country.