Who Is Snake Eyes? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Snake Eyes is a Hasbro comic book character, the alter ego of , with over 645 comic issue appearances. Snake Eyes is one of the original members of G.I. Joe and a key character of the G.I. Joe franchise. He is a westerner that was taken in by the Arashikage Ninja Clan and trained in the Martial Arts. He now serves as a ninja commando and Martial Arts trainer of G.I. Joe.

Who is Snake Eyes?

Origin Classified Information Snake Eyes is the code name of a member of the G.I. Joe Team . He is the team's original commando, and much of his history and information, including his real name, place of birth and service number, have remained "CLASSIFIED" throughout all depictions of his origin. All that is known for certain is his rank/grade (originally U.S. Army Sergeant/E-5, eventually reaching Sergeant First Class/E-7 before it too was made "CLASSIFIED"), his primary military specialty is infantry, and his secondary military specialty is hand-to-hand combat instructor. Snake Eyes was trained at the MACV Recondo School (Nha Trang), and served in LRRPs in Southeast Asia with Stalker and Storm Shadow , eventually leaving the service to study martial arts with Storm Shadow's Arashikage ninja clan . He has undergone drill sergeant training, and is a former U.S. Army Special Forces and Delta Force operator.

Key facts

Snake Eyes is of human origin and first appeared in "Operation: Lady Doomsday; ...Hot Potato!". The character is published by Hasbro. With 645 recorded issue appearances, Snake Eyes ranks among the most featured characters in comics.