There was perhaps a miscommunication between the animators and the toy designers. The Dreadnok Swampfire was supposed to change colors, not Zartan's sister and brother, Zarana and Zandar, and even the song notes that the Swampfire was to change colors in sunlight. But as Breaker said in the miniseries G.I.Joe: A Real American Hero: "Nobody's perfect."
	The contrast between the murky waters and mist-shrouded trees in the background versus bright lasers and quickly moving allows the Joes to appear even more vibrant in the eyes of the viewer.
	Because the animators cut to a shot of the Dreadnok Thundermachine, which is carrying Ripper, Buzzer and Torch, barreling towards the camera, the audience is drawn into the action.