Up first is Dr. Link Talbot, a figure I ended up with because he came with a version of Cobra Commander.
Looks: I think the picture says it all. He's wandering around in a G.I. Joe tank top (with yellow shoulder pads), and bright green pants (with yellow pads on the sides). You can't tell from the picture, but hes also got elbow pads attached directly to his skin. Overall, I'd say it's a bit unprofessional and not quite fashionable.
Specialty: According to his file card, his primary specialty is being a veterinarian. Let that sink in for a bit. G.I. Joe, an elite anti-terrorist unit, has a vet. (There's actually a semi-good reason for this, involving a Cobra plot to genetically engineer their soldiers using animal DNA, but that's something I'd rather not get into.) Anyway...he's the team vet. His secondary specialty is..."special operations", which is kind of meaningless and nondescript. I'd like to think G.I. Joe is a special operation in and of itself, so "special operations" is pretty much everyone else's tertiary specialty. Or do I just not understand the military as well as I thought I did?
Character: Link (who you may have noticed doesn't have a proper codename) is a third generation vet. Which I guess is okay, but there's not much else going on there. Apparently, he's also a former SEAL and a trained martial artist and loves animals. I think the most interesting aspect of Dr. Link Talbot is the fact that he comes with a grenade launcher of all things. When you primarily deal with animals, I think a grenade launcher is a bit much...it's not like they're tranquilizer grenades either.
I've considered this guy to be pretty much the lamest of the lame, but who knows? Maybe my research will unearth some other priceless gems of lame.
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