Live-action Movie
| G.I. Joe character | |
Channing Tatum as Duke in G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra |
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| Duke | |
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| Affiliation | G.I. Joe |
| Specialty | Soldier |
| File name | Conrad Hauser |
| SN | 234-55-GI89 |
| Rank | Captain (O-3) |
| Series | G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra G.I. Joe: Retaliation |
| Voiced by | Roger Craig Smith (video game) |
| Portrayed by | Channing Tatum |
| Year introduced | 2009 |
Channing Tatum portrayed Duke in the 2009 film G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra. He is the primary protagonist and is part of General Hawk's team. Contrary to his original back-story, he is a newcomer to the G.I. Joe team; all Joe rookies are already established, well-trained soldiers. Also in the 2009 film, Duke identifies himself as a Captain, while conspicuously wearing the rank of Major (Army) or Lt. Commander (Navy), although all versions of his action figure have him graded at Major/O-4. There is no reference in the film to him ever performing duties as a First Sergeant. He was also engaged to marry Ana Lewis, (who would end up becoming the Baroness), but left her at the altar because of guilt due to the apparent death of Ana's brother, Rex.
Tatum will return as Duke in the sequel, G.I. Joe: Retaliation.
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