[2] In this role, he has served as a rugged leader by example, a precise giver of orders, a source of history and knowledge, and a fair settler of disputes.

One such mission was to locate and detain the mercenary Major Bludd, which led to evidence that Cobra Commander had returned, and hastened the reinstatement of G.I.

Joe when the team was reinstated, though his maverick and dangerous behavior took some of his longtime colleagues by surprise, and caused him to relinquish his position as field commander for a more behind-the-scenes advisory role.

Joe figure, and was dressed for Desert Storm combat, with a backpack, commemorative stand, a light-up weapon with sound effects, grenades, and a Beretta handgun and holster.

[19] Duke was released in a box packed with Snake Eyes, Scarlett, Roadblock, and Gung-Ho, created from an entirely new mold that was based heavily on the original design.

Joe Classified Series, a new line of highly articulated 6-inch scale action figures that includes prominent characters like Duke.

[24] In the opening ceremony of the new Pit headquarters, Hawk chooses Duke as the new field commander and the top sergeant of the G.I.

[32] As leader of Star Brigade, Duke teamed up with the Oktober Guard to destroy an asteroid threatening Earth.

[37] When Hawk is incapacitated in a Cobra assassination attempt, Duke takes up his injured mentor's causes, fighting the corrupt Jugglers while holding the team together in the wake of the loss of their leader.

During his search, he is captured by a group of B.A.T.s under the control of a Crimson Guardsman, who also had a grudge against Cobra Commander and wished to locate him.

[40] Following the invasion of The Rock, General Rey goes on a sabbatical to fill in some of the holes in his memory, and Duke accompanies him because he does not trust his intentions.

Dr. Stevens is then revealed to be Cobra hypnotist Crystal Ball, who has brainwashed General Rey, and commands him to kill Duke.

[42] After being rescued by Roadblock, Duke leads battles against The Plague in both the Middle East and in New York during "World War III".

[45] A scientific accident eventually sends a small group of Joe and Cobra soldiers twenty years into the future.

[46] In this series, Duke is a double agent working for Cobra, due to his distress over the U.S. government's willingness to create destructive weaponry.

[47] In the mirror universe created by Fun Publications, Duke's counterpart is Secretary of Defense Conrad Hauser, serving in the administration of U.S. President Joe Colton.

In the story "Eye in the Sky", Hauser had to report to the president on the loss of an orbital defense satellite to the evil alien robots called the Autobots, and its eventual destruction thanks to the efforts of the heroic Decepticons.

Duke also appears briefly alongside Torpedo in one of the series' public service announcements about the dangers of swimming alone.

Duke reprimands Lt. Falcon for neglecting his guard duty, which allows the captured Serpentor to escape with the aid of Cobra-La and the Dreadnoks.

In Cobra's second attempt to obtain the BET machine, Duke is critically wounded while protecting Falcon when Serpentor impales him in battle.

This makes the second time that Duke has lapsed into a coma - the first being in "The Traitor" two-part story, where his condition prevents him from letting the other Joes in on Dusty's triple-agent status.

However, due to fan backlash regarding the death of the Autobot leader Optimus Prime in The Transformers: The Movie, Hasbro asked for a re-edit, so Duke would merely fall into a coma following Serpentor's venomous attack, and a later edit added dialogue near the end of the movie, indicating Duke recovered from his injuries.

He and the other Joes learn of Cobra Commander's latest scheme to take over the world with a particle superweapon, sending his various underlings across the globe to ensure its success.

After Duke saves his parents and reunites with the other Joes, they arrive at the Hauser household where Connie wanted to treat them to a meal.

Duke ends up defending his actions towards the other Joes and tells Flint upon the group's arrest to see that their families are protected.

In the beginning of the film, Duke and Ripcord lead a convoy to deliver a case of nanomite warheads to the United Nations and North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

During Cobra's infiltration of the Pit, Duke asks the Baroness to drop the case of warheads that she came for, and is unable to shoot her.

Duke manages to shut down a warhead fired by Storm Shadow before the nanomites could spread through the city, but not before it destroys the Eiffel Tower, and is captured.

He is taken to the laboratory of a masked man called The Doctor, who reveals he is Rex Lewis and that he has been controlling Ana with nanomites.

After saving Flint, Duke is killed off early in the film via an airstrike ordered by Zartan (who was masquerading as the President of the United States).