Quick Kick (deceased)

Powers:

(none)

Equipment:

Nunchaku (s): his preferred combat implement, MacArthur can use this to inflict cathartic pain upon the forces of evil - that and it just looks cool, too. In combat, MacArthur can wield this intimidating device to inflict his Strength +3 in crushing, brutal damage.

Shuriken (a): when he needs a bit of range, MacArthur breaks out one of the several throwing stars he always keeps ready for just such a contingency. He may fling these sharp, aerodynamic projectiles to inflict his Strength +2 damage.

Sword (s): when his nunchaku just isn't enough, sometimes MacArthur will make use of his beautifully crafted Oriental sword. He may wield this incredibly sharp blade to inflict his Strength +3 in lethal damage, or to cut through items of up to material strength 15.

Hindrances:

(none)

Skills:

Boxing (s): as an aside to his intense martial arts skills, MacArthur has also been schooled in the fine arts of fisticuffs. In unarmed melee, he may divide his action score into two such attacks, the last of which will occur as a contingent action.

Brawling (s): while he is highly skilled in fighting 'clean', MacArthur can also get dirty when he needs to. If he reduces an opponent to zero (0) Health, that foe will drop into a coma - and generally require immediate medical attention from the beating he received.

Marksmanship (a): a standard skill given as a part of modern military training, this talent describes MacArthur's ability to fire most firearms. Though he rarely has cause to, he may fire any standard, semi automatic or fully automatic rifle or pistol at a reduced difficulty.

Martial Arts Weapons (s): MacArthur has been training in the use of various Oriental-style weaponry since he was a little kid - and is very, very skilled in their use. He may wield shuriken, crossbows, sais, and Oriental swords and daggers at a reduced difficulty.

Martial Arts (a): the reason he was recruited into the military in the first place, MacArthur has demonstrated an uncanny ability with the martial arts. He may wield his Strength or Agility in unarmed combat (whichever benefits him at the time, really).

Military / United States (w): though he wasn't originally military minded, MacArthur was recruited by very persuasive men to use his skills against the forces of evil in a direct fashion. As such, he's well versed in the Army Way (or in other words, the S.O.P.).

Wrestling (s): MacArthur can attempt to grapple opponents by passing a Strength (strength) action against his foe. For every subsequent exchange in which he succeeds at this action, he can inflict identical damage until he lets up or his opponent falls unconscious.

Calling:

Gloryhound: MacArthur relishes the fight against evil and enjoys using his skills for the betterment of his fellow man - but he doesn't see any problem with looking good while doing so. He tends to ham it up at all times, whether he's in the field or not, enjoying all the attention it gets him.

Costume:

While in action with the Gi Joe team, MacArthur wears a costume that allows him to best use his martial arts skills in battle. It mainly consists of a pair of black, loose fitting trousers, black wrist bands, a red bandoiler for throwing stars, a gray belt with blue pouches, and a white and red headband.

Personality:

MacArthur is an upbeat, happy go lucky fellow despite his somewhat difficult childhood. He enjoys his work on the Gi Joe team since it lets him fight real villains, as opposed to those he dealt with on the silver screen. He likes to do random impressions of famous actors for friend and foe alike.

Real Name: MacArthur S. Ito, Grade E-4
Occupation: infantryman, former stunt man
Legal Status: citizen of the United States with no known criminal record, legally deceased
Marital Status: single
Alias(es), if any: none
Group Affiliation: Gi Joe

Height: 5' 7"
Hair: black
Eyes: brown
Weight: 165 lbs
Other Distinguishing Characteristics: none.

Story:

MacArthur is the child of Japanese and Korean immigrants, both of whom owned a small grocery store in Watts. Due to his split heritage, MacArthur found himself rejected by both cultures, and as such he turned to martial arts as a support structure (being too short to play basketball).

But he didn't just stop at one style of martial arts, oh no. MacArthur trained heavily in multiple fighting forms, eventually gaining black belts in Go Ju Ryu, Tae Kwon Do, Southern Praying Mantis Kung-Fu, Wing-Chun, and has worked extensively with Tai Chi Sword and Zen Sword.

But what does one do with this level of skill? Why, work in show business of course! Living near Hollywood, MacArthur began to work as a stunt man in various movies, not to mention doing consulting work on martial arts films, and quickly became somewhat famous - for both his skill and his impressions.

Impressed enough with his abilities, someone made the military powers that be aware of MacArthur, and they successfully recruited him onto the Gi Joe team. Of course he had to go through basic military training, and then pass the horribly torturous Gi Joe entrance exams.

Being rather tough and tenacious, MacArthur managed this easily enough, and was quickly moved onto the team. His first mission saw MacArthur deployed to Cobra Island alongside Flint, Alpine and Spirit to rescue a wayward Ripcord, who went there against orders to find his lost girlfriend.

He was later seen during the invasion of Springfield, Cobra's U.S. Headquarters, and shortly afterwards, when a seemingly resurrected Storm Shadow infiltrated the Pit alongside Zartan and his surly siblings. MacArthur attempted to defeat Storm Shadow with his skills but was outmatched.

One of MacArthur's most infamous adventures was perhaps in the then-communist nation of Borovia, where he was captured along with Snow Job and Stalker on an operation gone wrong. The trio of Joes spent several months locked in a brutal gulag until they could be rescued by their fellows.

MacArthur continued to serve with the team for several years, though most of his specific activities have yet to be revealed - or are highly classified, Special Missions that were covert in nature. However, his final mission would come in the early nineties, in the land of Trucial Abysmia.

A regular hot spot for Cobra activity, the Joes arrived there to break up a ring of Terror Dromes they'd located. The job was going pretty well until MacArthur and his team were captured by Tomax and Xamot. Radioing the Cobra Commander with the news, the two were confounded.

When the Commander told them to 'get rid of' the Joes, the twins thought he meant to kill them, instead of just letting them go in the desert. So, after some wrangling, the villains got one of their SAW-Vipers to do the deed, and he immediately opened up on the captive Joes.

Killing four of them outright, he taunted them until they fought back. Seizing the SAW-Viper's guns, MacArthur gunned down the Cobra forces remaining to watch them after the Crimson Twins had left the scene. With the surviving Joes, he then stole a Cobra Rage and fled the scene.

Having survived their escape, that SAW-Viper was wanting some payback, pursuing the Joes with a large force. Catching up to them, this Cobra destroyed the Rage that the escaped Joes were fleeing on, killing several of them in the process, one of which was MacArthur.

Extra Goodies:

Gi Joe directories featuring a version of Quick Kick: