I’m watching the original G.I. Joe cartoon. If you’re old enough to remember the show from it’s original run you, like me, are probably terrified about the upcoming live action movie.

Not that the cartoon was amazing really. In retrospect, watching it as an adult (or as much of an adult as I can claim to be) is quite painful. Terrible voice actors cold reading equally terrible one liners during impossibly silly plots; it’s not as awesome as you remember.

That said, it did have one saving grace: Zartan.
Originally described as suffering from Paranoid Schizophrenia and Multiple Personality Disorder, Zartan turned green in the sun and wore KISS makeup.

If you’re wondering “what in christ’s name does this have to do with Scarification” the answer is simple: It’s Ryan Ouellette’s birthday today. While I can’t be 100% certain that Zartan is Ryan’s favorite G.I. Joe character… I can almost bet he is.

Happy birthday, buddy!

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