ly , ▁Rh ode ▁Island . ▁ ▁His ▁primary ▁military ▁special ty ▁is ▁chief ▁engineer ▁( special ▁projects ). ▁His ▁secondary ▁military ▁special ty ▁is ▁research ▁and ▁development . ▁His ▁figure ▁was ▁a ▁rep ain ting ▁of ▁an ▁earlier ▁G . I . ▁Joe ▁figure , ▁Bar rica de . ▁ ▁General ▁Joseph ▁Col ton ▁ ▁General ▁Fl agg ▁ ▁General ▁Philip ▁Rey ▁General ▁Philip ▁Rey ▁was ▁introduced ▁in ▁the ▁Dev il ' s ▁Due ▁G . I . ▁Joe ▁series . ▁His ▁real ▁name ▁is ▁Philip ▁A . ▁Rey , ▁and ▁he ▁emer ged ▁from ▁seem ingly ▁now here , ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁field ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁G . I . ▁Joe ▁Team . ▁It ▁was ▁later ▁revealed ▁that ▁Rey ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁dozen ▁original ▁cl ones ▁that ▁were ▁produced ▁during ▁Cob ra ' s ▁development ▁of ▁Ser pent or . ▁Dr . ▁Mind b ender ▁alter ed ▁Rey ' s ▁growth ▁patterns ▁and ▁features ▁to ▁hide ▁his ▁connection ▁to ▁the ▁Cob ra ▁Emperor . ▁Additionally , ▁Cry stal ▁Ball ▁helped ▁construct ▁Rey ' s ▁person ality , ▁and ▁Z and ar ▁helped ▁insert ▁him ▁as ▁a ▁U . S . ▁military ▁general , ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁make ▁him ▁Cob ra ' s ▁most ▁ins id ious ▁sle eper ▁agent . ▁Une x pected ly , ▁Rey ' s ▁years ▁of ▁service ▁and ▁his ▁time ▁with ▁G . I . ▁Joe ▁helped ▁him ▁sh ake ▁off ▁Cob ra ' s ▁control , ▁and ▁he ▁refused ▁to ▁bet ray ▁his ▁coun tr