characters of the series. He often serves a comedic purpose in contrast to the more serious characters. He serves as the team's medic, having field medic training. He is an outdoor survival expert with extensive knowledge of soil microbes, plants, fungi, and insects. In the episode "White Out," it was revealed that Tunnel Rat was once on the same military team with Snow Job and Frostbite. In the episode "The Anomaly," it is revealed that Tunnel Rat has a brother named Teddy. The siblings work together in saving a friend who had been abducted by a Sewer Viper. At the end of the episode, Tunnel Rat goes to see his family. The reunion takes place off-screen, as the viewers only hear Tunnel Rat's mom yell "Nicky!?" in a surprised tone. Books Tunnel Rat is a featured character in the G.I. Joe novel Fool's Gold. He is briefly mentioned in the e-book Diary Of An American Boy. Video games Tunnel Rat appears as a non-playable supporting character in the video game G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra voiced by Bumper Robinson. References External links Tunnel Rat at JMM's G.I. Joe Comics Home Page Comics characters introduced in 1987 Fictional characters from Brooklyn Fictional Chinese American people Fictional combat medics Fictional commanders Fictional gunfighters Fictional military sergeants Fictional Trinidad and Tobago people Fictional United States Army Rangers personnel Male characters in animated series Male characters in comics G.I. Joe soldiers