In G.I. Joe: Renegades, Snake Eyes is a member of G.I. Joe. He was given the name “Hebi no me” (“Snake Eyes”) by his Arashikage clan sensei, Hard Master, because he possesses the “steely gaze of a serpent”.

Both films were savaged by critics. Probably the biggest evidence that the films failed to create a new fanbase is the failure of the Renegades TV show. Renegades launched a year after the release of The Rise of Cobra and was meant to take advantage of the film in drawing younger viewers to the G.I. Joe concept.

Though a “solo” origin movie, Snake Eyes is also functioning as a reboot of the G.I. Joe franchise, which was previously made up of G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009) and G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013) where Star Wars actor Ray Park played Snake Eyes.

Joe: Renegades, Storm Shadow is voiced by Andrew Kishino. Born Tomisaburo Arashikage, he is the cousin of Kimi Arashikage (Jinx) and nephew of the Hard Master, head of the Arashikage clan of ninja. He once trained with Snake Eyes and has had a bitter rivalry with him.

In most cases, this outcome is very disadvantageous for the player – and since the pair of pips looks just like a pair of eyes, the gamblers have associated it with snakes since they’re considered to be a symbol of treachery and bad luck. The odds of rolling snake eyes are 1:36.

That relationship carries over not just into the new movie, Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins, but its actors. Henry Golding (Crazy Rich Asians, Last Christmas), who plays Snake Eyes, and Andrew Koji (Warrior), who plays Tommy (aka Storm Shadow), didn’t meet until they were cast in Snake Eyes.

by Blackmail, Revolution and Anarchy

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