the Fridge
| Strength 10d |
Agility 3c |
Intellect 4x |
Willpower 7x |
| Hand Size: Edge: |
4 (25) 2 |
Powers:
(none)
Equipment:
Football On A Stick (s): since he's not intended to kill his targets - only to beat them into submission - the Fridge merely carries this fun device while on duty. It's basically a football he can swing on a stick like a morning star, that lets him taunt the Joes at a slight range.
Hindrances:
(none)
Skills:
Boxing (s): though he could throw a punch before he joined the Joe team, he's definitely better at it now. Whenever he's engaging in unarmed melee combat, the Fridge may divide his pre-cardplay action score between two attacks, the last of which occurs as a contingent action.
Marksmanship (a): while he doesn't go armed with a gun when working with the Gi Joe team (simply using his Football on a Stick to taunt Joe trainees), the Fridge knows how to use one, being able to fire any standard, semi-automatic or fully automatic rifle or pistol at a reduced difficulty.
Military / United States (w): you can't get on the Gi Joe team without at least getting through basic training, and the Fridge is no exception to this. His military indoctrination has given him the ability to understand the S.O.P., not to mention function in a fighting unit.
Sports / Football (a): it may go without saying, but the Fridge knows how to play football; just look at that Super Bowl XX ring if you need a hint in that regard. He should make all actions related to this area, whether while playing or knowing football facts, at a reduced difficulty.
Calling:
Gloryhound: the Fridge is well known and well loved by most Chicago football fans, and he doesn't do anything to dissuade them of this notion. Furthermore, the man has a small following as a television actor, and definitely enjoys the trappings of his relative fame.
Costume:
While training the Joes, the Fridge wears his trademark Bears football jersey with the number 72 on the front, Army green trousers, white leather boots, red white and blue knee pads and wrist bands, a brown leather belt, and his Super Bowl ring - still the largest ever made.
Personality:
While the Fridge is like a force of nature both on the football field and while training his fellow Joes, he's also a nice guy - something that's hard to imagine upon first looking at the giant fellow. Of course, he doesn't extend this good humor to Cobra goons, oh no...
Real Name: William 'the Refrigerator' Perry, Grade E-5
Occupation: professional football player, Gi Joe training obstacle
Legal Status: citizen of the United States with no known criminal record
Marital Status: married
Alias(es), if any: the Refrigerator
Group Affiliation: Gi Joe
Height: 6' 2"
Hair: black
Eyes: brown
Weight: 382 lbs
Other Distinguishing Characteristics: there's a reason he's called the Fridge... he's built like one.
Story:
William Perry was born in Aiken, South Carolina, where he had a successful career in high school football. Quickly moving on to dominate the sport at Clemson University, he then found himself a first round draft pick in the NFL, being quickly snapped up by the Chicago Bears.
Gaining the nickname 'the Fridge' due to his immense, square-like physique, the man quickly grew to be a fan favorite in Chicago. Only one year after he was pulled onto the team, participated in the win at Super Bowl XX, where he was given the single largest Super Bowl ring ever.
Hey, he's a big guy.
Impressed by his strength and sheer force of personality, it was deemed a good idea to recruit the Fridge onto the Gi Joe team - if not to directly fight the forces of Cobra, he'd at least help the team better prepare for said fight. To this end, he was put to work on the training field.
When he isn't playing football for the entertainment of the masses, the Joes pull the Fridge in to serve as their obstacle course for Joe trainees. Those who want to join the team essentially have to get by the Fridge, which is easier said than done - and it's not easy to say!
But the Fridge loves his job.
After all, he gets to work with the best and the brightest of all military branches, those who would be Joes - and have a hand in picking just who of these fellows have what it takes to be on the nation's most elite fighting team. While randomly trouncing people here and there.
Of course the Joes don't need him on staff all the time. But since he's since retired from professional football, the Fridge is more than happy to lend a hand to the Joes whenever he can. He isn't always building his personal fortunes with television appearances and barbecue sauce sales...
Extra Goodies:
Gi Joe directories featuring a version of the Fridge:
| 1986 |