G.I. Robot: Better Known As J.A.K.E.

The Comic Book Character of G.I. Robot

G.I. Robot, also referred to as J.A.KE., which stands for Jungle Automatic Killer - Experimental I.

Who is G.I. Robot?

G.I. Robot, or J.A.K.E. Was specifically used in World War II. Here, they placed them to take on dangerous missions, which they didn’t just want to send humans on. Plus, G.I. was a good addition to the team. And, as a comic book character, they are just one with a very interesting history.

The Comic Book History of G.I. Robot

Let’s actually get into their history. In 1942, the government started with a top-secret project called Project M. On this project, people such as Professor Mazursky and Doctor Charles Grayson worked, to develop one of the world’s first fully-functional robotic automatons (maybe even the start of the Cyborgs we have at Metropolis University right now). J.A.K.E. (G.I. Robot) was created and actually almost destroyed before ever coming online by Per Degaton (the assistant of Professor Mazurksy who turned out to be a villain) and some other supervillains. Fortunately, they were defeated, and G.I. Robot was still activated.

At that time of the DCU, J.A.K.E. was only programmed for jungle combat, outfitted with several weapons (make that a lot of weapons, actually). Together with Sgt. Coker (a young marine) and another robot (a dog), G.I Robot went on several missions. Most of which turned out to be a succes - G.I. Robot even saved Sgt. Coker’s life several times.

In 1943, J.A.K.E. sacrificed himself to save the lives of a whole marine crew. They got destroyed, but a second model (J.A.K.E. II or G.I. Robot II) was created soon after. Throughout the rest of World War II, this robot fought and even joined the creature commandos.

Where is G.I. Robot now?

Currently, you can watch the adventures of G.I. Robot and the other creature commandos in the DCU TV show called Creature Commandos. It kind of depends on the country you're in, but in most cases, you can watch it on HBO Max.

Trivia on The Comic Book Character of G.I. Robot

There are quite a lot of interesting things that can be said about our G.I. Robot, about J.A.K.E. Below, we have listed some for you!

J.A.K.E. Fun Facts

Starting of with just some interesting fun facts:

In the Comic Books, G.I. Robot can mostly be found in the New Earth Comics.

G.I. Robot makes a total of 14 appearances throughout the New Earth Comics.

G.I. Robot was actually introduced during DC’s Earth-One era, but afterwards, several elements of their character have been changed.

They were also there throughout the events of the 1985-86 limited series, Crisis on Infinite Earths.

G.I. Robot is usually referred to with they/them pronouns, but their body was patterned after that of an adult male.

G.I. can’t use their vocals (or, well, they just don’t have any), which makes talking rather difficult. Fortunately, they can still communicate in other ways.

G.I. Robot Powers

Oh yeah, we’re speaking about a DC Comic Book Character again - and you know what that means. Getting into their powers and abilities! And let me tell you, this G.I. Robot has a lot.

A List of All J.A.K.E.’s Abilities

When creating G.I. Robot, they put several special abilities into their design. Below, you can find a list of J.A.K.E.’s abilities:

Superhuman Strength

Superhuman Speed

Superhuman Durbability

Superhuman Stamina

Superhuman Agility

Weapon Use

Flight

Superhuman Intelligence

Audio Sensivity

Visual Scanners

Vocal Limitation of G.I. Robot

I already mentioned it briefly, but there is one big limitation which G.I. Robot has (if you do not count the fact that they are a robot and thus don’t have feelings or whatever) - they cannot speak. They can still communicate, just not verbally.

J.A.K.E.’s Equipment & Weapons

J.A.K.E. has several weapons they can easily draw and use. Including (but not limited to) all of their automatic machine guns and a flamethrower. Besides this, they also have rocket jet boots they can use if needed.

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