When the Robot Rebellion broke out, the U.S. Government mobilized all of it's armed forces to destroy the threat. After the first US counter-attack failed and resulted in the loss of most of the Eastern Seaboard as well as parts of the Mid-West, the US provisional government turned to GI Joe. This highly trained special mission force would lead the remaining US forces against the BAT onslaught. To accomplish this, General Hawk recalled all former members of GI Joe to active service.

With the BATs resistance to damage and given their large numbers, Hawk realized that troops with hi-tech gear had a better chance of defeating this new threat. Anthony 'Flash' Gambello was put in charge of assembling the first LASER Trooper battalion.

Flash was one of my first Joes growing up. Whereas his Original 13 team mates were all rooted in realistic military concepts, Flash was the first "hi-tech" Joe on the team. To me, his inclusion in this theme is perfectly logical. RoC Flash was one of the best figures in that line, in my opinion. I wanted to see what the mold would look like in more traditional colors.