popularity, including sales of his Marvin Hinton Grill. In the alternate continuity of Devil's Due G.I. Joe Versus Transformers, Roadblock is one of the few Joes to pilot large, humanoid robots. They befriend and team up with the Autobots to stop a conspiracy happening literally below their own headquarters. Animated series Sunbow Roadblock appeared in various episodes of the original G.I. Joe animated series, voiced by Kene Holliday. Roadblock is the most prominent African-American character in the animated series. He frequently talks in rhymes and has a talent for cooking. Roadblock is one of the most good-natured of the Joes, both in and out of combat situations and is a very capable leader when the situation calls for it. He is particularly good friends with Flint and Lady Jaye. Roadblock first appeared in the miniseries "The Revenge of Cobra", in which he had a major role. He is among the Joes led by Flint to rescue Duke and Snake Eyes, as well as to retrieve a laser core from Cobra. However, Destro creates a storm over the Pit of Chaos with the Weather Dominator weapon. A tornado traps Flint, Roadblock and Mutt into the pit, where Destro has planted strangling vines, which grow due to a rainstorm. Roadblock lets Flint and Mutt escape via a makeshift helicopter made from parts of a Skystriker, while he struggles against the vines. The vines die when the rain has stopped, allowing Roadblock to climb out of the pit. He later stows away in a trailer, where he meets and befriends truck company owner Honda Lou West. He and Honda Lou are smuggled into the Cobra Temple, and captured alongside Duke and Snake Eyes. The four work together to escape the arena of sport, and successfully execute Roadblock's idea of stopping Destro's control of the Weather Dominator using the vines. He also had a prominent role in the episode "Red Rocket's Glare", as did his uncle and aunt, Caleb and Sarah Bronson, who were part of the episode's plotline. In the episode, Roadblock and Recondo discover a series of new "Red Rocket" restaurants, and find Roadblock's aunt and uncle's diner replaced with one of them. The Joes later learn that the restaurants were opened by Cobra through Extensive Enterprises and are armed with missiles, which they then set out to disarm. As Roadblock climbs onto the last rocket, Tomax and Xamot try to stop