Which G.I. Joe Character was born closest to you?

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For me, it would be Lift Ticket whom was born in Lawton, OK. He is 78.6 road miles away.

Thanks to http://www.halfbattle.com/listpob.html for the info.

* Alabama (7)
o Auburn: Beach Head, Joe-Bob, Billy-Bob, Otis, Cletus, Vance, Roscoe
* Alaska (2)
o Galena: Frostbite
o Kotzebue: Kwinn
* Arizona (3)
o Fort Huachuca: Armadillo
o [[Grand Canyon: Spirit (1989 filecard only)]]
o Navajo Nation: Airborne (83)
o Phoenix: Mainframe
* Arkansas (3)
o Helena: Tracker
o Little Rock: Chuckles
o Quitman: Hollow Point
* California (19)
o Boulder Creek: Long Arm
o Burlingame: Starduster
o Cambria: Altitude
o Chula Vista: Shipwreck
o Lodi: Flash
o Los Angeles: Quick Kick, Jinx, Skidmark, Sure Fire, Wreckage, Steel Brigade Commander
o Malibu: Rock 'n Roll
o Sacramento: Budo
o San Diego: Cloudburst
o San Francisco: Psyche-Out, Knockdown, Dojo
o Stockton: Red Zone
o Walnut: Ambush
* Colorado (2)
o Denver: Hawk, Mace
* Connecticut (3)
o Bridgeport: Whiteout
o Hartford: Stretcher
o New Haven: Airtight
* Delaware (0)
o [none]
* Florida (6)
o Cape Canaveral: Payload
o Key West: Pathfinder
o Kissimmee: Crusher
o Panama City: Blaster
o Pensacola: Skydive
o Tampa: Blowtorch
* Georgia (1)
o Atlanta: Scarlett
* Hawaii (1)
o Aiea: Torpedo
* Idaho (2)
o Boise: Tollbooth
o Minidoka: Alpine
* Illinois (10)
o Chicago: Short-Fuze, Hardtop, Ghostrider, Scoop, Static Line, Heavy Duty, Bullet-Proof
o Downers Grove: Freefall
o Evergreen Park: Captain Grid-Iron
o Peoria: Cover Girl
* Indiana (3)
o Fort Wayne: Topside
o Gary: Footloose
o South Bend: Dodger
* Iowa (5)
o Cedar Rapids: Windchill
o Emmetsburg: Sergeant Hacker
o Fort Dodge: Crazylegs
o Ida Grove: Maverick
o Sioux City: Hit & Run
* Kansas (5)
o Kinsley: Cutter
o Lawrence: Crankcase
o Pittsburg: Barricade
o Wichita: Flint, Lightfoot
* Kentucky (3)
o Fort Knox: Cold Front
o Louisville: Thunder, Airwave
* Louisiana (3)
o Fer-de-Lance: Gung-Ho
o New Orleans: Vypra (1998)
o Thibodaux: Muskrat
* Maine (2)
o Bangor: Sneak Peek
o Madawaska: Avalanche
* Maryland (2)
o Annapolis: Metal-Head
o Baltimore: Deep Six
* Massachusetts (15)
o Boston: Barbecue, Blocker, Colonel Courage
o Brockton: Cross Hair
o Clarksburg: Dr. Link Talbot
o Concord: Doc (83), Doc (07)
o Douglas: Tiger Claw
o Everett: Space Shot
o Fall River: Rip It
o Hingham: Side Track
o Martha's Vineyard: Lady Jaye
o Newton: Cesspool, Wide Scope
o Northampton: Wildcard
* Michigan (4)
o Dearborn: Shockwave
o Detroit: Stalker, Lieutenant Clay Moore
o Goblu: Road Pig
* Minnesota (6)
o Blackduck: Charbroil
o Duluth: Steam-Roller
o Hibbing: Tripwire, Bazooka
o St. Paul: Hi-Tech
o White Earth: Dart
* Mississippi (1)
o Biloxi: Roadblock
* Missouri (4)
o Kirkwood: Blast-Off
o St. Louis: Duke, Storm Shadow, Spearhead
* Montana (1)
o Geraldine: Sci-Fi
* Nebraska (1)
o Stromsburg: Leatherneck
* Nevada (2)
o Las Vegas: Dusty, Thunderwing
* New Hampshire (1)
o Wolfeboro: Blizzard
* New Jersey (4)
o Asbury Park: Clutch
o Elizabeth: Clean-Sweep
o Iselin: Mutt
o Plainfield: Countdown
* New Mexico (1)
o [[Crosby: Low-Light (1989 and 1993 filecards only)]]
o Taos: Spirit
* New York (15)
o Catskill: Burn Out
o Cooperstown: Hardball
o Hartsdale: Banzai
o New York City: Zap, Backblast, Rampart, Big Brawler
o - Long Island: Crossfire
o - Brooklyn: Heavy Metal, Tunnel Rat, Nunchuk
o - Hollis, Queens: Bushido
o Somers: T'Gin-Zu
o Spring Valley: Lifeline (02)
o Yonkers: Hard Drive
* North Carolina (3)
o Fayetteville: Falcon
o Greensboro: Cross-Country
o Raeford: Rumbler
* North Dakota (2)
o Bismarck: Updraft
o Crosby: Low-Light
* Ohio (9)
o Cincinnati: Barrel Roll, Red Spot
o Cleveland: Downtown
o Columbus: Grunt, Rip Cord
o Dayton: Super Trooper, Double Blast
o Parma: Agent Faces
o Springboro: Checkpoint
* Oklahoma (2)
o Lawton: Lift-Ticket
o Poteau: Drop Zone
* Oregon (1)
o Eugene: Dial-Tone
* Pennsylvania (5)
o Allentown: Windmill
o Philadelphia: Sideswipe
o Pittsburgh: Steeler, Depth Charge
o Three Mile Island: Ozone
* Rhode Island (18)
o Central Falls: G.I. Joe
o Cranston: Bombstrike
o Cumberland: Repeater, G.I. Jane
o East Greenwich: T'Jbang, Rollbar
o [[North Kingstown: Dusty (2002/I filecard only)]]
o Pawtucket: Hot Seat
o Providence: Ace, Skystriker, Dee-Jay, Dogfight, Bullhorn, Major Storm, Ice Cream Soldier
o Rumford: Major Altitude
o Smithfield: Sub-Zero
o Warwick: Long Range (89)
o Westerly: Gears
* South Carolina (3)
o Aiken: The Fridge
o Myrtle Beach: Wet-Suit
o Parris Island: Sergeant Slaughter
* South Dakota (1)
o Sioux Falls: Cannonball
* Tennessee (3)
o Collierville: Fast Draw
o Gatlinburg: Breaker
o Nashville: Med Alert
* Texas (5)
o Brady: Wild Bill
o Brownsville: Iceberg
o Fort Worth: Effects
o Houston: Law
o Victoria: Major Barrage
* Utah (1)
o Provo: Slip-Stream
* Vermont (2)
o Manchester: Claymore
o Rutland: Snow Job
* Virginia (4)
o Alexandria: General Flagg
o Arlington: Salvo
o Charlottesville: Keel-Haul
o Norfolk: Wet Down
o [[Richmond: Mercer (1991 filecard only)]]
* Washington (4)
o Molson: Mirage
o Seattle: Lifeline (86), Rapid-Fire, [[Ace (1992 filecard only)]]
o Vashon: Recoil
* West Virginia (2)
o New Manchester: Sidetrack
o Spencer: Mercer
* Wisconsin (4)
o Chippewa Falls: Grand Slam
o La Crosse: Rook
o Lake Geneva: Airborne (90)
o Wheaton: Recondo
* Wyoming (2)
o Big Piney: Outback
o Casper: Robo-JOE
* Unspecified US (4)
o Ken Masters, Guile, Balrog, Snow Serpent Commander
o [[Frag-Viper, Ice Viper, Night-Viper (Flaming MOTH filecards only)]]

Europe (28)

* British Isles (6)
o Burford, England: Big Ben
o Cambridge, England: Buzzer
o Callander, Scotland: Destro
o Glasgow, Scotland: Rowdy Roddy Piper
o Johnstown, Wales: Slice [filecards say Jonestown]
o Rhyl, Wales: Monkeywrench
o Unspecified: [[Flak-Viper (2006 filecard only)]]
* Western Europe (8)
o Brussels, Belgium: Thrasher
o Lyon, France: Wraith
o Nice, France: Zartan
o Bavaria, Germany: Hotwire
o Carcare, Italy: Sparks
o Spain: Vega
o Island in the Mediterranean: Tomax, Xamot
* Eastern Europe (11)
o Ostrava, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic): Daina
o Unspecified Russia: Zangief
o Arkhangelsk, Russia: Big Bear, Gorky
o Moscow, Russia: Stormavik, Dragonsky
o Smolensk, Russia: Misha
o Istanbul, Turkey: Taurus
o Odessa, Ukraine: Red Star, Colonel Brekhov
* Unspecified (3)
o Baroness, Chameleon, CLAWS Commander

Other (31)

* North and South America (non-US) (10)
o Brazil: Blanka
o Pikangikum, Ontario, Canada: Demolishor
o Montreal, Quebec, Canada: Back-Stop
o Cayman Islands: Zanzibar
o Bogota, Colombia: Switch Gears
o Havana, Cuba: Snow Storm
o Montego Bay, Jamaica: Gristle
o Monterrey, Mexico: Long Range (05)
o Saint Thomas, US Virgin Islands: Rampage
o Tenochtitlan (now in Mexico): Montezuma
* Asia (7)
o China: Chun Li
o Tbilisi, Georgia: Horror Show
o India: Dhalsim
o Japan: Ryu, Edmond Honda
o Chukchi Peninsula, Siberia, Russia: Ghost Bear
o Thailand: Sagat
* Australia (5)
o Botany Bay, New South Wales: Torch
o Sydney, New South Wales: Major Bludd
o Cape Grim, Tasmania: Ripper
o Queenstown, Tasmania: Skymate
o Perth, Western Australia: Night Stalker Commander
o Unspecified: [[Range-Viper 2006 filecard only)]]
* Miscellaneous (9)
o Carthage (now in Tunisia): Hannibal
o Cobra Island (cartoon) or Springfield (comic): Serpentor
o Pago Pago, American Samoa: Red Dog
o Extraterrestrials: Lobotomaxx, Predacon, Carcass, Warwolf, Iguanus, Slythor
 

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Catskill: Burn Out is the closest to me
5 hrs 22 mins / 322.55 miles

these are not in ny
o Cooperstown: Hardball
o - Hollis, Queens: Bushido
o Somers: T'Gin-Zu
o Spring Valley: Lifeline (02)
 
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Skyhawk

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Seattle, WA... Lifeline and Rapid-Fire (dont even know who this dude is.... haha)... I live 3 miles from the Seattle City line and was born in Seattle... I really liked Life Line as a kid! :D
 

Midget

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Metal-Head was born in Annapolis? REALLY?

For me, it's Wet-Down. Which is kind of disappointing because he's not one of the Joes I remember. I actually live closest to B'more, where Deep Six was born.

I think Oliverbox will agree with me- why aren't there more Joes born in VA?
 

Midget

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That's a good question. I thought his family was based in Cali? Or NY… one of the big cities with a "Little Tokyo"
 

bigdaddyblue73

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None. I was never born. The devil shat me out to come wreck havoc and cause trouble on the internet.
 

Mandingo Rex

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For me, it's Wet-Down. Which is kind of disappointing because he's not one of the Joes I remember. I actually live closest to B'more, where Deep Six was born.

I think Wet-Down is one of those made-up, semi-fake Joes that is a later repaint of Torpedo from 2001. I don't count any ARAH figures made after 1994 as actually being ARAH, except for the few designed in the 80s but never made, like Big Lob.
 

G.I.*EDDIE

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I think Wet-Down is one of those made-up, semi-fake Joes that is a later repaint of Torpedo from 2001. I don't count any ARAH figures made after 1994 as actually being ARAH, except for the few designed in the 80s but never made, like Big Lob.

had Wet-Down been a female character, i think she woulda been wildly more popular...at least to us man-childs she would be
 

YT1

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I never knew Cover Girl was from Peoria IL, very close and very cool.
 

lancelot

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I'd like to say all the cool ass KY Joes like Thunder were born near me, but they're so far north east that they're practically in Indiana. Breakers place is closer to me.
 

BL4CK5H33P

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Lawrence, KS: Crankcase

Only 25min away and one hell of a party town if you are under 25. ;)

Livin' in Kansas City, MO - I have 2 concede that Lawrence, KS is closer to my birthplace - But I'm no Jayhawker... I gotta call BORDER WAR here - I'm w/ the group of assholes from St. Louis - Your gonna have to "SHOW-ME" how Crankcase would ever stand a chance of whoopin' any of the Missouri Ruffian's (Duke, StormShadow & Spearhead) asses...
 

fogger1138

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Livin' in Kansas City, MO - I have 2 concede that Lawrence, KS is closer to my birthplace - But I'm no Jayhawker... I gotta call BORDER WAR here - I'm w/ the group of assholes from St. Louis - Your gonna have to "SHOW-ME" how Crankcase would ever stand a chance of whoopin' any of the Missouri Ruffian's (Duke, StormShadow & Spearhead) asses...

Well, Crankcase is Ranger-qualified if not an actual Ranger, so I doubt he's a pushover. Spearhead, on the other hand, appears to be regular infantry, according to their respective file cards. So I wouldn't automatically count Crankcase as the loser there.

Yeah, SS will all ninjafy him and Duke is presumably a badass to most.
 

Oliverbox

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Well, I was born in Germany because my dad was stationed there in the Army... so, no counting Action Force continuity, I guess Big Ben was probably born closest to Germany. I lived in Hawaii for 5 years as a kid because Dad was at Schofield Barracks, so I always like Torpedo. Fast Draw, from Collierville, TN, was the closest Joe to my hometown of Aberdeen, MS... however, we always claimed Roadblock because he was the only Mississippian on the Joe Team. Now I live in Alexandria, Va, so I think it's Gen. Flagg.

I'm moving to Tampa this Summer, so I guess the closest Joe will be: Blowtorch.
 

lancelot

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Well, I was born in Germany because my dad was stationed there in the Army... so, no counting Action Force continuity, I guess Big Ben was probably born closest to Germany. I lived in Hawaii for 5 years as a kid because Dad was at Schofield Barracks, so I always like Torpedo. Fast Draw, from Collierville, TN, was the closest Joe to my hometown of Aberdeen, MS... however, we always claimed Roadblock because he was the only Mississippian on the Joe Team. Now I live in Alexandria, Va, so I think it's Gen. Flagg.

I'm moving to Tampa this Summer, so I guess the closest Joe will be: Blowtorch.

One of the guys in the Oktober Guard is from East Germany I believe.
 

malcadon

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I was born closer to Long Arm (Boulder Creek) or Starduster (Burlingame), in San Jose. (you'll think with all the tech-experts in the team, there would be someone born in Silicon Valley as a nod to the place. Hell, even Dee-Jay seems a better fit for that area - with its tech-savvy populous and established black and latino Hip-hop culture - then fucking Providence "H.P. Lovecraft Was Born Here" Road Island!)
 

lancelot

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I like how out of the three guys from KY two are just Vehicle drivers (Cold Front being obscure) and the one single card guy is a radioman is an obscure character from the early 90's who has only got one figure, and there are a slew of Joes that already do what he does, like Clutch and Dial-Tone.

I noticed Airwaves file card is reminiscent of that movie with Clint Eastwood in it, Heartbreak Ridge.
 

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when i read the title, i read which g.i. joe character was born closet to you. then read the first post and was like wtf?? that has nothing to do with a g.i. joe being born eddie..
 

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None. None of them were born anywhere near El Paso, Texas. I won't even consider if if they were born 70 or more miles away. The Joes from New Mexico and other parts of Texas are the "closest" ones, but they are far as fuck away.