Red Dog is a G.I. Joe character from the A Real American Hero series.

Red Dog
Personal information
File Name	David Taputapu
Gender	Male
Birthplace	Pago Pago, Samoa
Military information
Grade / Rank	E-5 (equivalent)
Specialties	Infantry
Organizational information
Factions	G.I. Joe Team
Subteams	Renegades

Fiction

Animated continuity - Sunbow

Red Dog was a member of The Renegades, a team that Sgt. Slaughter commanded. Little background is given on him, except that he was booted out of pro-football for unnecessary roughness.

A Real American Hero comics continuity - Devil's Due

Toys

	Sgt. Slaughter's Renegades (1987) Red Dog was first released in a special three-pack along with Mercer and Taurus for the 1987 series of A Real American Hero toys. Appearance: black curly hair; gold headband, tooth necklace, and wristbands; red sport shirt with "1" on front; white short sleeves; blue pants with brown belt and holster; black boots Accessories: reddish brown "Dusty" backpack; dark grey .45 caliber pistol with long hammer and trigger some distance from grip. YoJoe.com page/Filecard
	Convention exclusive (2006) YoJoe.com page/Filecard
	Slaughter's Marauders (2012) YoJoe.com page/Filecard

Trivia

• Like his fellow Renegade Taurus, Red Dog is depicted in the G.I. Joe Movie as fighting with a melee weapon in addition to a firearm, in this case some sort of wooden sports tool. The figure, however, did not come with this item.
• Red Dog's last name comes from Cape Taputapu, on the main island of Samoa.

External links

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