G.I. Joe Classified Series #193, David "Red Dog" Taputapu & Varujan "Taurus" Ayvazyan

“Red Dog” and “Taurus”, like the rest of the highly secretive G.I. Joe branch called The Renegades, are tough, unruly, and most importantly willing to take on "secret" missions some Joes might deem "out of character."

Classified Dossier


There comes a time when even the Joes, with the highest standards of military discipline, must resort to unconventional tactics in order to successfully complete a mission. The Renegades are the Joes’ answer to offensive ullying. This highly secretive branch of G.I. Joe is made up of soldiers who are not your typical Gung-Ho oe. They’re tough, unruly, and most importantly willing…willing to take on “secret” missions the Joes ight deem “out of character.” The Renegades are hardened, unyielding, and the tour-de-force of counter-Cobraism.


Code Name: Taurus
File Name: Ayvazyan, Varujan

Primary Specialty: Demolitions

Secondary Specialty: Mountaineering

Birthplace: Istanbul, Turkey 

The Renegades aren’t carried on the rosters of any existing military unit. There is no computer access to their dossiers and they’re paid through a special fund earmarked for “Pest Control.” This gives the Renegades a freedom of operation that the Joes can’t match. It also means that their superiors can deny everything if they’re Caught. 

Taurus was a circus acrobat in Europe who did occasional undercover work for an international police task force. His circus act involved breaking two-by-fours on his own face, a feat which so impressed the G.I. Joe top brass, he was recruited on the spot. Taurus has been cross-trained in explosives and mountaineering and is fluent in a dozen languages. 

“He’s an animal. He stops hockey pucks with his forehead and opens bottles with his nostrils. Lucky for us, he does everything G.I. Joe HQ tells him!”

G.I. Joe is a highly skilled special operations force of men and women from around the globe tasked with defending the world from Cobra, a ruthless criminal organization bent on total domination.

This set is bursting with 20 accessory pieces. Red Dog comes with 2 alt hands, football, kicking tee, backpack, knife, backpack, Fa’alaufa’i club, war club, and weapon accessories. Taurus has 2 alt hands, knife, Ottoman battle axe, kilij sword, and weapon accessories.

#193 in the Classified Series sequence. The window-box display showcases the figure along with accessory loadout, figure-specific File Card Icons, gorgeous original character artwork, and dynamic digital renders.