SCC Figure Spotlight - LIFELINE (Version 1)
- - - - - RESCUE TROOPER - LIFELINE (version 1) The year 1986 brought us Series 5 of the G.I. Joe toy-line. With 5 years of figures/characters building up in the Joe Universe , the original Joe Medic - Doc , is going to need some help patching up the troops after the action heats up. So the Joes brought in the Rescue Trooper - Lifeline . Lifeline's file card tells that he worked with the Seattle Fire Department for 5 years as a paramedic. He switched and joined the army when he found out that Emergency Medical Service personnel who were disabled administering aid while off-duty, weren't eligible for pensions. To Lifeline, anyone in rescue personnel were always on-duty. Eventually, he made his way to the G.I. Joe Team. Lifeline's uniform was bright red with multiple white pouches and pockets on it. He wore a matching red and white helmet and had green glasses (Doc also had green glasses???). Some noteworthy details on his uniform include the white larg