Flint
| F Ex 20 |
A Ex 20 |
S Ty 6 |
E Ex 20 |
R Gd 10 |
I Ex 20 |
P Rm 30 |
Res Rm 30 |
Pop Sh 0 |
| Health: Karma: |
66 60 |
Origin:
As are the vast, vast majority of his teammates on the Gi Joe team, Dashiell is but a normal human, lacking ascendant powers of any stripe. In other words, he has a completely mundane origin, bereft of occult shenanigans, genetic mutations, or even freak, power-granting happenstance.
Known Powers:
(none)
Equipment:
Knife: since you never know when you'll need to cut something, Dashiell always carries one of these implements with him on missions. Made from Incredible (40) m.s. metals, this blade can be used to cut through materials of like strength, and allows Dashiell to inflict Edged Attack damage in melee.
Machine Gun: though he prefers a shotgun, Dashiell took to carrying these weapons on him later in his Gi Joe career. These guns, of various makes and models, can be fired to inflict Typical (6) Shooting damage with a single shot, +1 CS in a small burst, and +2 CS in a full-auto spread.
Rocket Launcher: after the Eco-Warriors were disbanded, Dashiell replaced his Eco-Cannon with this, a rather large, shoulder-mounted rocket launcher. This powerful device fires laser-guided (for a +1 CS to hit) missiles that possess these vehicular statistics:
| C Gd 10 |
S Am 50 |
B Ex 20 |
Damage Rm 30 Edged Attack |
Semi-Automatic Pistol: a backup piece for his shotgun, or whatever else he may be hauling around on a mission, this gun is kept handy 'just in case'. It can be fired to inflict Typical (6) Shooting damage with a single shot, or Good (10) Shooting damage in a clip-burning, semi-auto spread.
XJT Baseball Grenades: during his stint as a desert combat specialist, Dashiell carried three of these in the event of an explosive emergency. These explosives can be thrown at a target to inflict Remarkable (30) Edged Attack (fragmentary) damage to said target - and everyone else within his area.
Quirks:
(none)
Talents:
Guns: one skill that Dashiell mastered during his Army basic training, this talent describes his ability to use most any firearms in combat. Whether it be a standard, semi-automatic, or fully automatic rifle or pistol, or even his trademark shotgun, Dashiell can use a gun at his Agy score +1 CS.
Leadership: Dashiell is a likeable fellow, being rather friendly and charismatic despite a few of his more... endearing qualities. This, combined with his keen tactical mind, equates to an effective ability to lead others. When he's a member of a Karma pool, Dashiell's leadership adds 50 points to its total.
Martial Arts type B: the other skill he learned as a result of his basic training, this talent represents Dashiell's ability to fight without armament - which he prefers. Whenever engaging in melee, Dashiell may attempt any unarmed maneuver (punch, kick, etc...) as though his Ftg score was +1 CS in rank.
Military / United States: the source of most all his skills, this talent serves mostly as a background piece for the man. Nonetheless, Dashiell has learned all military protocols and procedures like the back of his hand, and also receives two additional military contacts thanks to having this talent.
Pilot / Air: for his second military specialty, Dashiell has been trained in the fine art of helicopter piloting - while he can't really handle a fixed-wing aircraft, per se, the man's a demon at the stick of most any helicopter. When flying such aircraft, Dashiell makes any Control FEATs at a +1 CS.
Survival: Dashiell is a fully qualified Airborne Ranger and H.A.L.O. jumper, and has been trained how to get by in virtually any environment on earth. While he specialized in desert climates later in his military career, Dashiell can find enough food, water, and shelter to survive most anywhere on earth.
Contacts:
As a long-standing member of the Gi Joe team, Dashiell can rely on his collective fellows in a pinch, should he need assistance; after all, the Joes look after their own. Furthermore, Dashiell has cultivated quite a few additional military contacts in his long military career.
Costume:
After his hitch with the Eco-Warriors ended, Dashiell ditched the neon suit. His new uniform consists of khaki-colored pants, a khaki-colored T-shirt with an orange vest on top, khaki-colored webbing and shoulder pads, black leather boots, a brown leather belt, and a khaki-colored desert cap.
Personality:
Dashiell joined the Army because he was bored with the academic life - he's always up for some adventure or another. The man is bombastic, brash, and arrogant as all-get-out, but these are endearing qualities in those that know him, for he's also likeable, charismatic, and a real stand-up kind of guy
Real Name: Dashiell R. Fairborne, grade WO-2
Occupation: warrant officer, helicopter pilot, desert specialist
Legal Status: citizen of the United States with no known criminal record
Marital Status: widower
Alias(es), if any: none
Group Affiliation: Gi Joe, Tiger Force (Gi Joe sub-team), Eco-Warriors (Gi Joe sub-team), Night Force (Gi Joe sub-team)
Height: 6'
Hair: black
Eyes: brown
Weight: 180 lbs
Other Distinguishing Characteristics: Dashiell has been described as having a 'lop-sided grin'.
Story:
While most folks find it hard to believe after working with the man, Dashiell actually started out his life as an English Literature major, getting his degree as a Rhodes scholar. However, he quickly grew bored with the 'Groves of Academe', and in order to inject some adventure into his life, he enlisted.
His scholastic diligence helped him push his way through Airborne School, Ranger School, Special Forces School, and even Flight Warrant Officers School, all of which he passed with flying colors. Being so skilled at what he does, Dashiell wound up drafting and leading numerous rescue operations.
For security reasons, however, the details of these missions, including who he rescued and who he rescued them from, have yet to be revealed. However, it is believed that it was during one (or several) such missions that Dashiell met and impressed upon the Gi Joe team's Duke just how good he was.
Not that Duke was on the Joe team at that time, mind you. As soon as he was in a position to recommend new recruits for the anti-terrorist strike force, however, Duke convinced Dashiell to hook up with the team, and he's proven time and time again that he's more than qualified for membership.
It's hard to see that at first, of course, because Dashiell's something of a braggart, and definitely a loud mouth. He demonstrated this quite well on his first Gi Joe mission, which saw him brawling it up with Tomax and Xamot, the leaders of Cobra's Crimson Guard, on top of a roller coaster!
His swaggering bravado tends to put folks off at first, at least until they see that he's really rather likeable when you get down to it - and very, very good at what he does. One such person that it took a bit longer to come around to his odd charms is the one and only Lady Jaye, who Dashiell immediately took a liking to.
After he risked his life to save the Joes from a surprise Cobra ambush on the Pit (once they figured out its location), she warmed up to the man's advances, and the duo then began a sort of on-again, off-again romance. This was bolstered by the fact that they tend to end up working together on missions.
They did so during most of the Joe team's major operations, including the Cobra Island Civil War, an extended mission in the small nation of Sierra Gordo, and the infamous Battle of Benzheen, where many Joes lost their lives. But then, that's because their skills do complement each other nicely.
This changed for a time when Dashiell was chosen to lead the so-called Eco-Warriors, environmentally friendly Joes who were pulled together to combat the threat that the madman known as Cesspool posed to the world, thanks to his Plasmatox ™ process, which created weapons-grade sludge.
The Joes had a hard time dealing with the man, though, for in fighting him and destroying his equipment, they would simply release more of his pollutants into the environment. They ultimately quashed the man's threat by siccing a series of prosecutors on him, who seized his assets - thus ruining his business.
All good things come to an end, however, and late in 1994 the government deactivated the Gi Joe team, leaving the fight against Cobra to conventional military forces. As such, Dashiell was relieved from his job as the Joes' executive officer, though the specific path his military career took at this point has yet to be revealed.
While Lady Jaye went into semi-retirement for a time, Dashiell continued on in the military, and the two eventually got married. Dashiell became sort of famous after the Joe team's activities were partially declassified, and he even wrote a book about his experiences - though it apparently didn't sell too well.
When the Gi Joe team was reassembled a few years later, Dashiell and Lady Jaye were among the first to rejoin the team. They stuck with the group through both good times and bad, until Cobra was apparently dismantled a second time. When following up on loose ends from Cobra's fall, however, things got ugly.
While investigating the existence of another terrorist organization, the Red Shadows, Lady Jaye was killed by one of that group's operatives - while saving Dashiell's life, in fact. Naturally this has had a terrible effect on Dashiell, and he hasn't dealt with his grief very well.
After the Red Shadows were defeated, he was chosen to work on the third incarnation of the Gi Joe team, though his service with the group has been... troubled. Though most of the team feels his pain, he's nonetheless become reckless and blinded with rage towards the terrorists the team face on a regular basis.
Dashiell eventually managed to work through enough of his pain to function effectively with the group - though he almost got pitched out before this - and was on hand to witness Cobra's greatest plot unfold: the triggering of World War III itself!
Though cut off from command and hunted by a gang of highly trained Cobra assassins, Dashiell and his fellow Joes managed to fight back and liberate the entire world before Cobra could sink its claws in too far. They even managed to capture the Cobra Commander - yet again!
This caused remaining Cobra forces to scatter to the four winds, and Dashiell has stayed on to help capture all of those loose ends. Besides, with world governments totaled by Cobra, someone has to help keep the peace until everyone can rebuild all the damage Cobra caused...!
* The only caveat to Dashiell's history is the exceptionally short appearance of an 'anomalous' version of himself at one point in the recent past - hence the 'Anomaly' Dashiell references above. This fellow precisely fit the description of the Gi Joe Headquarters minder, Rock 'n Roll, at about that time.
Was this fellow a traveler from a variant timeline, or was this just Rock 'n Roll, pulling a gag like Double Blast himself may have been with Roadblock? The world may never know, when you get down to it, but I figured it was important to at least mention this oddity for the sake of future reference...
Extra Goodies:
Gi Joe directories featuring a version of Flint:
| 1985 | 1988 | 1991 | 1994 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2008 |
* Note: 2002 saw two versions of Flint (Versions 6 and 7), as did 2003 (Versions 8 and 9).