F Gd 10

A Gd 10

S Ty 6

E Rm 30

R Gd 10

I Rm 30

P Ex 20

Res Ex 20

Pop Sh 0

Health: Karma:

56 60

Origin:

As are the rest of his fellows on the elite G.I. Joe team, David is naught but a normal human. While he may seem possessed of super human stamina, the man is just the same as you or me - assuming that both you and me are in amazing physical condition, and are highly trained in military operations.

Known Powers:

(none)

Equipment:

Assault Rifle: his primary martial implement, this weapon can be used by David to inflict serious damage. It can be fired to inflict Typical (6) Shooting damage in a single shot, Good (10) Shooting damage in a short burst, and Excellent (20) Shooting damage in a full-auto spread.

Grenades: David usually has plenty of these handy on missions, usually kept in a special grenade bag. Working with Remarkable (30) effectiveness, these explosives (which affect everybody in the area they detonate within) are of either an incendiary (SD Energy) or fragmentary (Edged Attack) type.

the Joe-Com *: this is a new device given to all Joes since the group's reactivation. This high-tech wristband functions as an audio/video transceiver with a Typical (6) - 250 mile - range, is equipped with a G.P.S. system, a heart monitor, and can store up to a terabyte of raw data - not bad, eh?

Of course, this device also stores a variety of nutrients it can use to supplement activity, which are absorbed directly into one's pores (think of this as Feeble (2) life support, where food is concerned). So, not only is the thing a nice, high tech video phone, but it can also save one's life in a pinch!

Knife: David always carries a blade with him on missions, for you never know when something (or someone) requires a good cutting. Made from Incredible (40) m.s. metals, this blade can be used to slice through items of up to a like m.s., and allows David to inflict Edged Attack damage in melee.

Semi-Automatic Pistol: a back-up for his assault rifle, this sidearm also comes in handy when using his 'big gun' is somewhat impractical. David can fire this weapon to inflict Typical (6) damage with a single shot, or Good (10) Shooting damage in a semi-automatic hail of lead.

* The Joe-Com is something that the Joes started using in their new (as of 2001) comic, but wasn't featured on the 2002 Big Ben action figures.

Quirks:

(none)

Talents:

Detective / Espionage: David has something of a background in espionage work, having been active in various subversive operations and enemy infiltrations during his time with the S.A.S. Regarding information gathering techniques, David should make attempts to acquire such at a +1 CS.

Guns: one of David's essential military skills, this talent describes his ability to utilize most any firearms in battle. Whether he's wielding a standard, semi-automatic, or fully automatic rifle or pistol, or even esoteric weapons like shotguns, David may do so as though his Agy was +1 CS in rank.

Martial Arts type B: another vital military skill, honed to a fine degree both with the S.A.S. and the G.I. Joe team, this talent represents David's ability to defend himself should he be rendered unarmed. Whether punching, kicking, head butt-ing, or whatever, David does so at his Ftg rank +1 CS.

Military / United Kingdom: unlike the vast, vast majority of the G.I. Joe team members he works with, David was not trained by the U.S. military machine; in fact, he received his martial education from his homeland, the United Kingdom. However, he's a quick study, and can function Joe-style just fine.

Survival: a skill he apparently picked up while the G.I. Joe team was defunct, this talent greatly enhances David's versatility and ability to act most anywhere. Whether he finds himself in a jungle, desert, or tundra climate, David can find enough food, water, and shelter to get by.

Contacts:

Thanks to a sort of G.I. Joe / S.A.S. exchange program, David has been incorporated into the G.I. Joe team (though who replaced him in the S.A.S. hasn't been revealed as of yet). As such, he can count the Joes as reliable contacts, as he can with both the United States and United Kingdom militaries.

Costume:

David's fourth field outfit is superficially the same as his others. It consists of a pair of green and brown 'camo' trousers (with a black G.I. Joe logo on the left leg), a brown T-shirt under a light brown, collared jacket with fuzzy cuffs, green webbing, a brown leather belt, black leather boots, and a brown and green cap.

For his fifth G.I. Joe field uniform, he chose yet another variant on his first. It includes gray trousers (with a black G.I. Joe logo on the left leg), a green T-shirt under a light blue, collared jacket with fuzzy cuffs, green webbing, a brown leather belt, black and gray leather boots, and a green cap.

Personality:

David is a tough fellow - real tough; the man is a cut above most others in his field, and he knows it. Of course, he's all business when on the job, and gives a mission his all - this, of course, because the man gets a rise out of doing everything right - it's why he's kept himself in such good shape all these years...

Real Name: David J. Bennett, grade Staff Sergeant
Occupation: subversive operations
Legal Status: citizen of the United Kingdom with no known criminal record
Marital Status: single
Alias(es), if any: none
Group Affiliation: G.I. Joe, the S.A.S. (Special Air Service)

Height: 5' 9"
Hair: light brown
Eyes: brown
Weight: 160 lbs
Other Distinguishing Characteristics: none

Story:

Competence is something that David strives for, and has been his underlying motivation for most of his adult life. For instance, the S.A.S. entrance exam includes a thirty mile march over the worst terrain in Britain, carrying fifty pounds of gear; while he had twenty hours to finish this, David did it in but twelve.

David received his initial training Bradbury Lines Barracks in Hereford, and was on cadre with the N.A.T.O. Long Range Recon Patrol School in West Germany. Though most of his activities in the Special Air Service are classified, it is assumed that David took part in the Falklands campaign.

Not to mention various other, covert operations. His expertise in such areas made him one of the best S.A.S. ops around, which got him a position, oddly, on the G.I. Joe team. While not an American citizen, he was assigned to the group 'on loan' in a sort of exchange program between the U.S. and the U.K.

Which Joe was assigned to trade places with him has yet to be identified, however.

Regardless, David began to serve with the Joes shortly after the debacle in Trucial Abysmia, which marked a rather large increase in Cobra's aggressive tendencies in the world. In fact, his first mission saw him working with the Joes in Scotland, protecting Destro from Cobra Commander's wrath.

David saw plenty of further action with the Joes while he was with them, but the team was eventually disbanded in '94, which meant that he had to return to his regular duties with the S.A.S. Over time, though, the threat Cobra posed to the world increased to the point that the G.I. Joe team had to be reinstated.

A short time after this occurred, David was once again 'loaned' to the G.I. Joe team, and this time on the job, he acted as one of several Arctic specialists that the team employed; after all, he's had several years to pick up new skills. It is assumed that David's been with the G.I. Joe team since this time...