Rock 'n Roll
| F Gd 10 |
A Gd 10 |
S Gd 10 |
E Ex 20 |
R Ty 6 |
I Ex 20 |
P Ex 20 |
Res Gd 10 |
Pop Sh 0 |
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Origin:
Like the vast majority of the G.I. Joe strike force, Craig is a 'normal' human, if a human with exceptional combat training thanks to the United States Army, and an almost natural knack with the use of heavy machine guns.
Known Powers:
(none)
Equipment:
Knife: should he run out of ammo or simply need to cut something in a jiffy, Craig often carries a blade on him whenever he's on a mission - a machete or smaller blade. In his hands, a knife will inflict Typical (6) Edged Attack damage on any opponent, and is usually of Remarkable (30) m.s.
M-60 Machine Gun: his veritable baby, this large machine gun is extremely deadly in Craig's hands. The weapon can be used to inflict Good (10) Shooting damage with a single shot, or Remarkable (30) Shooting damage in an automatic burst of rounds. And he's usually got plenty of gun-belts to spare...
Shotgun: Craig occasionally carries a spare shotgun slung on his back, 'just in case' something goes wrong with all his other weaponry. This stylish, pistol-grip shotgun can fire two shots before it needs to be reloaded, each of which will inflict Excellent (20) Shooting damage per shot.
Sonic Cannon: this advanced weapon generates tightly focused sound waves that can inflict Remarkable (30) Force or Energy damage, depending on the gun setting. This device is energized by a large power pack mounted on Craig's back, and can fire ten shots before it needs to be recharged.
Star Brigade Armor: for a very short period of time, Craig utilized an extremely heavily armed suit of space-fitted combat armor, while serving as a heavy gunner for the G.I. Joe 'Star Brigade'. See the Star Brigade entry out for more on this.
Quirks:
(none)
Talents:
Detective / Espionage: having undergone specialized training in Covert Ops school, Craig can easily perform surveillance missions, infiltrations, and can typically piece together clues and such involving a crime or mystery of some type. He receives a +1 CS when performing actions towards these ends.
Guns: it almost goes without saying that Craig is exceptionally skilled in the use of guns, from small, hand-held pistols to big-honking man-shredders like the M-60. He can make attacks with any gun (save for your advanced, energy-types) as if his Agility score were +1 CS.
Martial Arts type B: Craig's military training has provided him the basic tools of self-defense, which basically come in the form of an offensive talent (for Craig, at least). If unarmed, Craig can still make melee attacks at a +1 CS to his standard Fighting score.
Military: having been in the Army for a serious amount of time, Craig knows military protocols like the back of his hand. Furthermore, he gains a +1 CS in all military matters, such as commanding troops, knowing rules and regulations, and receives the military as a free Contact.
Sports / Surfing: growing up on the beaches of Malibu, Craig mastered the fine art of surfing as a wee youth, an art he has refined over the years while on leave or stationed near beaches with 'gnarly' waves. Any surfing FEATs made by Craig should be rolled at +1 CS.
Contacts:
As a member of the United States Army and the G.I. Joe team, Craig can rely on both of these government institutions for aid should he need it (the Joes never leave their own for dead). This extends to the whole of the military, should they be available to at all help him.
Costume:
Craig's fourth suit was basically that extremely large Star Brigade battle armor he wore for a time. This technological terror had a gray chest plate, legs, shoulder pads, elbow joints, and the rest was of a metallic blue coloration. It also had a silvery helmet with a clear visor.
Personality:
While Craig can be described as a loyal trooper, a real tough cookie, or one mean mother, the biggest thing a body remembers about him is his total surfer attitude. Truly in love with the wave, this man will do just about anything to go surfing on a decent beach.
Of course, when he's not making loud, blaring noises with his M-60 in combat or on a training course, he's often making loud, blaring noises with his electric guitars, often to the dismay of his fellow Joes. Well, except for those that're really into heavy metal music, that is...
Real Name: Craig S. McConnel, Grade E-5 (later E-7)
Occupation: Gi Joe heavy machine gunner
Legal Status: American citizen with no known criminal record
Marital Status: presumably single
Alias(es), if any: none
Group Affiliation: Gi Joe
Height: 6' 1"
Hair: blonde
Eyes: blue
Weight: 170 lbs
Other Distinguishing Characteristics: Craig has a fully grown beard and moustache.
Story:
Born and raised on Malibu Beach, California, Craig spent most of his youth in search of great waves and playing the guitar for various heavy metal bands. Though the man refuses to grow up, per se, he did eventually decide to get a real job, and joined up with the Army in order to do so.
Graduating from advanced infantry school at the top of his class, Craig was given a unique opportunity to join an advanced anti-terrorist fighting force, one with a membership that welcomed operatives from all the armed forces: Gi Joe! He was one of the organization's very first members.
As such, Craig was present on that fateful mission that resulted in the extreme disfigurement of Snake-eyes, as well as many other of the group's most important operations, like the assault on Springfield (then Cobra's headquarters), and the Cobra Island civil war.
Like his good friend Clutch, Craig also found himself inadvertently involved in several encounters with Cobra operatives while actually on leave or temporarily off of active duty rosters; one such encounter involved his '56 Bel Air Nomad being crashed and burned thanks to the thuggish Dreadnoks.
Another such ruined vacation involved Clutch and Craig's inadvertent discovery of another Cobra controlled town, the result of which saw him and his pal getting mentally reprogrammed by the insane Doctor Mindbender to destroy the Gi Joe base upon their return to it.
The brainwashing didn't take too well, however, and once inside the so-called Pit, both Craig and Clutch managed to overcome their mind control simply because they were both extremely stubborn, and since their natural morals were stronger than those imposed by the good Doctor.
Times change, however, and late in 1994 the Gi Joe team was disbanded. During this time, Craig went on a sort of Zen quest for the greatest wave, touring various beaches around the world for this elusive quarry. He never found it, though, because several years later the Gi Joe team was reactivated.
Anxious to see old friends and continue the fight for freedom, Craig returned to the team, and participated in its first battle against a renewed Cobra organization. He has since remained with the group, as it continues to battle its eternal enemy even to this day.
This is because, even though Cobra was supposedly defeated with some finality in the wake of their triggering World War III, there are plenty of Cobra operatives still at large (if not their Commander himself). As such, Craig remains with the team until their threat is ended.
And you know, no one else is in a position to oppose Cobra remnants, what with all global power structures so devastated...
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