Kammala wannan jumla: A cikin wasan kwaikwayo na farko ("Mexican Slayride: Sashe na 1"), abokin aikin Amy Allen ya bayyana Hannibal kamar haka: "Shugaban [A-Team] shine Kanar mai suna John Smith. Amma kowa ya kira shi Hannibal. Mutumin yana da salon da ba a saba da shi ba. " Smith ya ɗauki sunansa daga sanannen kwamandan soja da kuma mai dabaru, kamar yadda B. A. Baracus ya ambata a cikin wannan labarin; abubuwa daban-daban na adabin da aka haɗa don jerin sun yi sharhi cewa kamar yadda
Hannibal na asali ya jagoranci giwaye a kan Alps, wannan Hannibal ya jagoranci mutanensa a kan bango na Fort Bragg bayan an kama su ba daidai ba. An bambanta shi da halin da ba shi da tabbas, koda kuwa yana cikin haɗari, shan taba sigari, safofin hannu na fata baƙi, da kuma ɓoye-ɓoye da yawa. Shi babban mai dabara ne (duk da cewa tsare-tsarensa ba safai suke fitowa kamar yadda ake tsammani ba; lokacin da aka tambaye ta ko tana tsammanin wannan zai yi aiki, Amy Allen ta taƙaita ta da cewa, "Shirin Hannibal ba ya aiki daidai. Suna aiki ne kawai. ") kuma da alama suna da tsari don fitar da ƙungiyar daga duk halin da suka shiga. Maganar da ya fi so ita ce, ""Ina son shi lokacin da shirin ya zo tare"; sau da yawa ana jin ya yi sharhi "Nice"" bayan wani ɓangare na shirinsa ya yi nasara - wani lokacin tare da lalacewa ko fashewa.