the Oktober Guard

With the success of the Americans' GI Joe team, the USSR decided it needed a similar force. Taking volunteers from the militaries of the various Warsaw Pact nations, the Kremlin had assembled its crack group of commandos: the one and only Oktober Guard!

This group would face off against the likes of Cobra and other threats to the motherland, not to mention the competition (such as GI Joe) when necessary: the Oktober Guard has remained rather small over the years, but nonethless includes the following operatives:

the Mastermind:

Iron Bear: the brains behind the Oktober Guard, Iron Bear is a general who assembled the team to help him put decades of anti-terrorism experience to good use. Though his team is small, it is feared and respected around the world thanks to his efforts! Availability:

the Original Guard:

Colonel Brekhov: leader of the original Oktober Guard, Colonel Ivan Nikelovich Brekhov is notorious for his take no prisoners and make no apologies attitude. This cigar-chomping veteran is a fair and patriotic role model for his subordinates! Availability:

Daina: a Czechoslovakia native, Daina is a competent tactician, an excellent helicopter pilot and a world-class sniper. She's also got a murderous temper, a strange sense of humor, and what she describes as an utter lack of charm - simply the will to win! Availability:

Dragonsky: having been a fighter since he was but five years old, Dragonsky Freisov is a Hero of the Soviet Union. A mechanic, combat driver and flamethrower expert, he was a shoe-in for membership in the USSR's elite anti-terror unit, the Oktober Guard! Availability:

Horror Show: Stepan Drukersky may not be the brightest member of the Oktober Guard, but he makes up for that in his gleeful destruction of all which stands in the Guard's way. He's infamous world-wide as the rocket-blasting strong-man of the Oktober Guard! Availability:

Shrage: a former East German infantryman, Shrage was drawn into the Oktober Guard thanks to his spotless record and unique personality profile. While not big on things like 'words' or 'talking', Shrage definitely says what he means as a man of action! Availability:

Stormavik: a Moscow native, Stormavik was raised in an environment brimming with patriotic imagery, and grew up as a highly motivated patriot as a result. This has allowed him to excel in the Soviet military, which easily earned him a place in the Guard! Availability:

Additional Personnel:

After most of the original Oktober Guard was killed in action in the midst of one of Sierra Gordo's latest revolutions, the Kremlin put together an all new team of Oktober Guardsmen, though the members of this team mostly hailed from the Soviet Union.

After the collapse of that governmental body, the Oktober Guard was officially disbanded, but its members - having years of combat experience together - continued to work as a team, even if in an unofficial capacity. Later members of the Guard include the following:

Big Bear: filling the role of Horror Show in the Oktober Guard after a fashion, Big Bear was recruited onto the team after the death of most of its original line-up. Big and surly, Big Bear more than makes up for his attitude with his effective performance. Availability:

Lieutenant Gorky: tapped to replace the late Stormavik, Lt. Gorky quicky proved himself an effective member of the Oktober Guard. He served with the team until it was disbanded, though he quickly fell into a life of crime soon afterwards. Availability:

Sergeant Misha: drawn from the ranks of the Soviet Union's elite Spetsnaz units, Sgt. Misha was recruited onto the Oktober Guard after most of the original team met its demise. Misha is very well-read, and often waxes philosophical on the battle field. Availability:

Red Star: after the death of Colonel Brekhov, Captain Anatoly Fyodorovich Krimov (who has an eerie similarity to the late Colonel) was tapped to replace the man as leader of the Oktober Guard. And he's gung-ho enough to live up to his predecessor! Availability:

Amination-Exclusive Personnel:

Wong: a Chinese national who occasionally works with the Oktober Guard, Wong typically joins them on missions that benefit both Russia and his home. Reflecting his love of American cowboys, Wong has mastered the revolver, and dresses like a Union soldier. Availability:

Disavowed Personnel:

Ruslan: little is known about the newest recruit into the technically defunct Oktober Guard. Of course, since the GI Joe team has been 'inactive' for some time, its quite possible that Russia assigned Ruslan to the group in an official capacity... Availability:

Equipment:

the Oktober Guard Attack Helicopter: though it took them three decades, Russia finally stole enough data about the GI Joe team's Dragonfly XH-1 to copy the thing. And then, naturally, they allowed the Oktober Guard to test these cloned aircraft out! Availability:

the Oktober Guard Dnepr: a high-speed motorcycle featuring numerous armaments on its side car, the Dnepr is (ironically) manufactured in Ukraine for the Oktober Guard. While not as fast as its consumer counterpart, the Guard's Dnepr is far more durable. Availability:

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