Snake Eyes (G.I. Joe) - Live-action Movies

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Child actor and martial artist Leo Howard, and martial artist/stuntman Ray Park, play young Snake Eyes and adult Snake Eyes respectively, in the film adaptation G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra. In an early draft by Stuart Beattie, Snake Eyes would have spoken as a gag, but Larry Hama convinced him to drop the joke.

In the movie, Snake Eyes' background is rebooted, with him being an abandoned 10 year old child who found his way to the home of Arashikage Clan, where he battled the young Thomas Arashikage (Storm Shadow) who attacked him for stealing food from them. However, the orphan's natural ability to fight impressed the Hard Master, who gave Snake Eyes his name while bringing him under his wing. While Snake Eyes would initially lose to Thomas, Snake Eyes eventually surpassed Thomas and gained the favor of the Hard Master, becoming recognized as Hard Master's top student. Angered at Hard Master choosing Snake Eyes over him, Thomas appears to kill the Hard Master off-screen, and is then seen running off in midst of the chaos. Since then, Snake Eyes has chosen to take a vow of silence. Learning that Thomas, now known as Storm Shadow, is now a member of Cobra, Snake Eyes fights him before stabbing him, allowing him to fall into icy water in Cobra's Arctic base, and leaving him presumed dead. After this, Snake Eyes returns to The Pit with the surviving members of G.I. Joe.

Park returns as Snake Eyes in the sequel, G.I. Joe: Retaliation. In the film, Snake Eyes is framed by Zartan for assassinating the President of Pakistan under orders of G.I. Joe. Storm Shadow disguises himself as Snake Eyes to break Cobra Commander out of prison as the real Snake Eyes watches from the shadows. With the help of Jinx, Snake Eyes captures Storm Shadow and takes him to the Blind Master to pay for his assassination of Hard Master. However, Storm Shadow reveals he was framed by Zartan and teams up with Snake Eyes and the Joes to stop Cobra Commander's plan to destroy several countries to take over the world. Snake Eyes and the Joes stop Cobra Commander's plan and are declared heroes, absolved of their accusations.