Sgt. Slaughter was an Americann wrestler from the US World Wrestling Federation. He greatly distrusted American culture and battled wrestlers as Hulk Hogan and the Ultimate Warrior. He went to the "good" side (known as becoming a "face" in professional wrestling) to help spread the American way of life and bring justice and freedom.

He was also part of the G.I. Joe cartoon series, as a member of the G.I. Joe team and first appeared in an episode entitled " Arise, Serpentor, Arise!"