Post by FreeTimeUniverses on Dec 26, 2008 14:15:55 GMT -6
Character Type: Canon
Code Name: Storm Shadow
File Name: Thomas (Tommy) S. Arashikage
Birth Place: Classified
Age: Unknown
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Brown
Height: Unknown
Weight: Unknown
Primary Military Specialty: Ninja, Assassin, Sabotage, Covert Operations
Secondary Military Specialty: Intelligence, Martial Art Instructor
Service Branch: US Army
Rank: First Sergeant (E-8)
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Moral Compass: Neutral
Affiliation: COBRA, Arashikage Clan
Subgroups: Cobra Ninja Strike Force, Cobra Urban Strike
Previous Affiliation: G.I. JOE, U.S. Army
Previous Subgroups: Ninja Force, Shadow Ninjas
Weaknesses:
Training: Tommy has been trained since childhood in the way of the ninja by his family clan the Arashikage Clan. He has been trained by the U.S. Army and went through Ranger School to become a U.S. Ranger. He is diverse in all forms of the ninja, and has even mastered most. Highly skilled with all traditional weapons of the Ninja he is said to be second to none with a bow and arrow. He is equally skilled as an acrobat and contortionist. He is an expert in stealth. He can climb the walls with his bare hands and feet. Storm Shadow is an all around true ninja.
History:
Storm Shadow is best known as the Cobra Commander's ninja bodyguard and assassin. He can trace his lineage through thirty generations of assassins. He is a classic character study in conflict. Storm Shadow real name is Tommy Arashikage. Tommy Arashikage underwent ninja training at a young age, including the ability to use a bow and arrow better than almost anyone else, before enlisting in the US Army and serving in the Vietnam War. He was a member of a Long Range Recon Patrol along with Snake-Eyes, Stalker, Wade Collins, Dickie Saperstein and Ramon Escobedo among others. The war served as a virtual continuation of his training.
Whilst serving in Vietnam Storm Shadow and an eighteen year old soldier called Donald Jefferson were captured by General Loi. They were tortured and Jefferson died. Storm Shadow escaped, vowing vengeance. Tommy struck up a strong friendship with Snake-Eyes, and talked of his uncle's business in Japan that he would join after the war, hinting there was a place for Snake-Eyes as well. During a mission the LRRP was attacked and only Snake-Eyes, Stalker and Storm Shadow escaped. As they headed to be picked-up by a helicopter the patrol came under fire. Snake-Eyes was hit and a bullet damaged the photo. Believing Snake-Eyes to be dead, Stalker ordered the helicopter to withdraw but Storm Shadow charged out and saved Snake-Eyes's life.
After the war Tommy returned to Japan and became the "Young Master" in the Arashikage ninja clan under his uncles, the Hard Master and the Soft Master. Snake-Eyes would later join them. Snake-Eyes proved even better than Tommy, but sometimes let Tommy save face in fights. However Tommy was always better at the bow, able to hear so well beyond the line of sight. He was also willing to use it to kill a point on which he disagreed with Snake-Eyes.
Snake-Eyes was growing in the favor of the Hard Master and there were rumors that the adopted member of the clan would inherit the leadership rather than the Hard Master's own nephew. One evening the Hard Master was teaching Snake-Eyes "Darkened Room" techniques when Snake-Eyes heard a third person in the courtyard. But the Hard Master didn't believe there was any danger and went behind a screen to continue the training, imitating someone and challenging Snake-Eyes to identify the impression. It was in fact an impression of Snake-Eyes himself. Suddenly an arrow came through the screen and killed him. The Soft Master rushed into the courtyard to see Tommy rushing away with a bow and assumed he was chasing the intruder. But the arrow was one of Tommy's and only he had the skill to aim by sound and force to fire it. However the dying Hard Master denied Tommy's guilt. In fact the arrow had been taken from a squirrel that Tommy killed that morning. Tommy had seen a masked bowman fleeing onto a Cobra helicopter and was pursuing him. Tommy never returned and the family business disbanded. Later they learnt that Tommy had become a Cobra agent using the English translation of the family name: "Storm Shadow". The Soft Master would for a long time believes that it was Tommy who killed the Hard Master, but had really been targeting Snake-Eyes. Many years later the truth would be learned.
Storm Shadow joined the Cobra Organization with the intention of rising high enough in the ranks to learn who had killed his uncle. He served as the organizations lead ninja at the Silent Castle where he first encountered Snake-Eyes as an adversary when the latter infiltrated the castle after Scarlett had been was captured. At first the two did not recognize each other, but Storm Shadow glimpsed Snake-Eyes's tattoo. Storm Shadow was subsequently captured and taken to Alcatraz Island, but he soon escaped. When Snake-Eyes visited Gung-Ho in hospital the latter mentioned seeing the same tattoo on the Cobra ninja and remembering his name as "Storm Shadow". Snake-Eyes immediately realized the ninja was Tommy and sought to discover more about his former comrade. Snake-Eyes met with the Soft Master in Spanish Harlem to learn that the old ninja had kept the arrow that killed his brother. They were suddenly interrupted by Storm Shadow who snatched the arrow and fled. Snake-Eyes pursued him and Storm Shadow told him the truth of what happened on the day of the murder.
Storm Shadow continued working his way up the Cobra hierarchy, becoming Cobra Commander's main bodyguard at a time when other leading Cobras were hatching several plots. Cobra Commander told Storm Shadow that because he knew the identity of the Hard Master's killer he knew the ninja could be trusted to keep him alive. At a celebration rally Storm Shadow had to keep Cobra Commander alive but a member of the Cobra Youth Brigade called Billy got close enough to Cobra Commander to pull a gun on him. Only the intervention of Destro saved the Commander, who made him and boy look closely enough to recognize each other as father and son. The boy was subsequently confined by Cobra, but freed by Storm Shadow who took the boy to his secret hideout where he trained him in the art of the ninja. Billy subsequently left to return to Springfield in the hope of repaying Storm Shadow by discovering the Hard Master's killer. However in Springfield the boy was badly wounded in a missile attack on the car he was in and spent a long time in a coma. The Soft Master was killed in the same attack, but before he died he sent word to both Snake-Eyes and Storm Shadow that he had discovered the identity of the real killer. From the information available that deduced that whilst everyone thought the Hard Master had been was killed by a ninja because the killer was able to hear through a wall, pull a very powerful bow to fire an arrow through a wall, the Hard Master and a practice pole in one shot, all this could have been done with technology - "with a compound bow fitted with sound amplification-directional-ranging equipment" - and by someone who could change his appearance to walk onto the grounds unnoticed. They realized the real killer was Zartan and headed to Cobra Island for vengeance. On Cobra Island Zartan unknowingly eluded them. The two turned their attention to escape but although Snake-Eyes was recovered by a Joe team, Storm Shadow was shot several times by the Baroness.
Storm Shadow's corpse was preserved for the experiments of Dr. Mindbender, who used it to create Serpentor. In the process Storm Shadow was brought back to life. He joined the Dreadnoks in an attack on the Pit to free Zartan, but instead of seeking revenge he instead sought out Snake-Eyes, explaining that although healed in body his soul was in pain and he wanted to escape. Snake-Eyes gave him the key for what was left of his cabin in the High Sierras. Subsequently Snake-Eyes was captured by Cobra and held in their New York consulate building. Storm Shadow teamed up with Scarlett and Timber to rescue his old friend.
Later Storm Shadow served on the G.I. Joe team, often alongside Snake-Eyes and also with Ninja Force on missions such as evacuating Destro and the Baroness from the Silent Castle and storming the Cobra occupied town of Milleville, USA. They fought their way through the town, and rescued Scarlett, whose cover as a defector to Cobra was now blown.
Storm Shadow subsequently undertook a solo mission to invade the Silent Castle and rescue both the Baroness and Billy, but he was captured by Cobra and brainwashed into being loyal to Cobra Commander once more. However, it is yet to be really said if Storm Shadow is truly with Cobra due to the brainwash alone or if he himself chooses to be with them.
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Costume Information: He usually wears a white uniform and mask.
Special Gadgets: Normal Ninja gear
Notes: Arashi = "Storm" and kage = "shadow" in Japanese
-------------- Player Information --------------
Name: Mark W.
IM Contacts: FreeTimeUniverse (AIM) _lord_Helmet_1 (AIM)
Email: _lord_Helmet_1@yahoo.com
Code Name: Storm Shadow
File Name: Thomas (Tommy) S. Arashikage
Birth Place: Classified
Age: Unknown
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Brown
Height: Unknown
Weight: Unknown
Primary Military Specialty: Ninja, Assassin, Sabotage, Covert Operations
Secondary Military Specialty: Intelligence, Martial Art Instructor
Service Branch: US Army
Rank: First Sergeant (E-8)
-------------- Character Information --------------
Moral Compass: Neutral
Affiliation: COBRA, Arashikage Clan
Subgroups: Cobra Ninja Strike Force, Cobra Urban Strike
Previous Affiliation: G.I. JOE, U.S. Army
Previous Subgroups: Ninja Force, Shadow Ninjas
Weaknesses:
Training: Tommy has been trained since childhood in the way of the ninja by his family clan the Arashikage Clan. He has been trained by the U.S. Army and went through Ranger School to become a U.S. Ranger. He is diverse in all forms of the ninja, and has even mastered most. Highly skilled with all traditional weapons of the Ninja he is said to be second to none with a bow and arrow. He is equally skilled as an acrobat and contortionist. He is an expert in stealth. He can climb the walls with his bare hands and feet. Storm Shadow is an all around true ninja.
History:
Storm Shadow is best known as the Cobra Commander's ninja bodyguard and assassin. He can trace his lineage through thirty generations of assassins. He is a classic character study in conflict. Storm Shadow real name is Tommy Arashikage. Tommy Arashikage underwent ninja training at a young age, including the ability to use a bow and arrow better than almost anyone else, before enlisting in the US Army and serving in the Vietnam War. He was a member of a Long Range Recon Patrol along with Snake-Eyes, Stalker, Wade Collins, Dickie Saperstein and Ramon Escobedo among others. The war served as a virtual continuation of his training.
Whilst serving in Vietnam Storm Shadow and an eighteen year old soldier called Donald Jefferson were captured by General Loi. They were tortured and Jefferson died. Storm Shadow escaped, vowing vengeance. Tommy struck up a strong friendship with Snake-Eyes, and talked of his uncle's business in Japan that he would join after the war, hinting there was a place for Snake-Eyes as well. During a mission the LRRP was attacked and only Snake-Eyes, Stalker and Storm Shadow escaped. As they headed to be picked-up by a helicopter the patrol came under fire. Snake-Eyes was hit and a bullet damaged the photo. Believing Snake-Eyes to be dead, Stalker ordered the helicopter to withdraw but Storm Shadow charged out and saved Snake-Eyes's life.
After the war Tommy returned to Japan and became the "Young Master" in the Arashikage ninja clan under his uncles, the Hard Master and the Soft Master. Snake-Eyes would later join them. Snake-Eyes proved even better than Tommy, but sometimes let Tommy save face in fights. However Tommy was always better at the bow, able to hear so well beyond the line of sight. He was also willing to use it to kill a point on which he disagreed with Snake-Eyes.
Snake-Eyes was growing in the favor of the Hard Master and there were rumors that the adopted member of the clan would inherit the leadership rather than the Hard Master's own nephew. One evening the Hard Master was teaching Snake-Eyes "Darkened Room" techniques when Snake-Eyes heard a third person in the courtyard. But the Hard Master didn't believe there was any danger and went behind a screen to continue the training, imitating someone and challenging Snake-Eyes to identify the impression. It was in fact an impression of Snake-Eyes himself. Suddenly an arrow came through the screen and killed him. The Soft Master rushed into the courtyard to see Tommy rushing away with a bow and assumed he was chasing the intruder. But the arrow was one of Tommy's and only he had the skill to aim by sound and force to fire it. However the dying Hard Master denied Tommy's guilt. In fact the arrow had been taken from a squirrel that Tommy killed that morning. Tommy had seen a masked bowman fleeing onto a Cobra helicopter and was pursuing him. Tommy never returned and the family business disbanded. Later they learnt that Tommy had become a Cobra agent using the English translation of the family name: "Storm Shadow". The Soft Master would for a long time believes that it was Tommy who killed the Hard Master, but had really been targeting Snake-Eyes. Many years later the truth would be learned.
Storm Shadow joined the Cobra Organization with the intention of rising high enough in the ranks to learn who had killed his uncle. He served as the organizations lead ninja at the Silent Castle where he first encountered Snake-Eyes as an adversary when the latter infiltrated the castle after Scarlett had been was captured. At first the two did not recognize each other, but Storm Shadow glimpsed Snake-Eyes's tattoo. Storm Shadow was subsequently captured and taken to Alcatraz Island, but he soon escaped. When Snake-Eyes visited Gung-Ho in hospital the latter mentioned seeing the same tattoo on the Cobra ninja and remembering his name as "Storm Shadow". Snake-Eyes immediately realized the ninja was Tommy and sought to discover more about his former comrade. Snake-Eyes met with the Soft Master in Spanish Harlem to learn that the old ninja had kept the arrow that killed his brother. They were suddenly interrupted by Storm Shadow who snatched the arrow and fled. Snake-Eyes pursued him and Storm Shadow told him the truth of what happened on the day of the murder.
Storm Shadow continued working his way up the Cobra hierarchy, becoming Cobra Commander's main bodyguard at a time when other leading Cobras were hatching several plots. Cobra Commander told Storm Shadow that because he knew the identity of the Hard Master's killer he knew the ninja could be trusted to keep him alive. At a celebration rally Storm Shadow had to keep Cobra Commander alive but a member of the Cobra Youth Brigade called Billy got close enough to Cobra Commander to pull a gun on him. Only the intervention of Destro saved the Commander, who made him and boy look closely enough to recognize each other as father and son. The boy was subsequently confined by Cobra, but freed by Storm Shadow who took the boy to his secret hideout where he trained him in the art of the ninja. Billy subsequently left to return to Springfield in the hope of repaying Storm Shadow by discovering the Hard Master's killer. However in Springfield the boy was badly wounded in a missile attack on the car he was in and spent a long time in a coma. The Soft Master was killed in the same attack, but before he died he sent word to both Snake-Eyes and Storm Shadow that he had discovered the identity of the real killer. From the information available that deduced that whilst everyone thought the Hard Master had been was killed by a ninja because the killer was able to hear through a wall, pull a very powerful bow to fire an arrow through a wall, the Hard Master and a practice pole in one shot, all this could have been done with technology - "with a compound bow fitted with sound amplification-directional-ranging equipment" - and by someone who could change his appearance to walk onto the grounds unnoticed. They realized the real killer was Zartan and headed to Cobra Island for vengeance. On Cobra Island Zartan unknowingly eluded them. The two turned their attention to escape but although Snake-Eyes was recovered by a Joe team, Storm Shadow was shot several times by the Baroness.
Storm Shadow's corpse was preserved for the experiments of Dr. Mindbender, who used it to create Serpentor. In the process Storm Shadow was brought back to life. He joined the Dreadnoks in an attack on the Pit to free Zartan, but instead of seeking revenge he instead sought out Snake-Eyes, explaining that although healed in body his soul was in pain and he wanted to escape. Snake-Eyes gave him the key for what was left of his cabin in the High Sierras. Subsequently Snake-Eyes was captured by Cobra and held in their New York consulate building. Storm Shadow teamed up with Scarlett and Timber to rescue his old friend.
Later Storm Shadow served on the G.I. Joe team, often alongside Snake-Eyes and also with Ninja Force on missions such as evacuating Destro and the Baroness from the Silent Castle and storming the Cobra occupied town of Milleville, USA. They fought their way through the town, and rescued Scarlett, whose cover as a defector to Cobra was now blown.
Storm Shadow subsequently undertook a solo mission to invade the Silent Castle and rescue both the Baroness and Billy, but he was captured by Cobra and brainwashed into being loyal to Cobra Commander once more. However, it is yet to be really said if Storm Shadow is truly with Cobra due to the brainwash alone or if he himself chooses to be with them.
-------------- Other Information --------------
Costume Information: He usually wears a white uniform and mask.
Special Gadgets: Normal Ninja gear
Notes: Arashi = "Storm" and kage = "shadow" in Japanese
-------------- Player Information --------------
Name: Mark W.
IM Contacts: FreeTimeUniverse (AIM) _lord_Helmet_1 (AIM)
Email: _lord_Helmet_1@yahoo.com