Gung-Ho
| Strength 9c |
Agility 4c |
Intellect 3x |
Willpower 6c |
| Hand Size: Edge: |
4 (25) 2 |
Powers:
(none)
Equipment:
the Assault Quad (v3) (i): having proven himself behind the wheel of the Slugger a few years back, Ettienne was given a slightly different vehicle to play with. This one, the Assault Quad, is a small A.T.V. that has a back-mounted rocket launcher, a secondary (hidden) launcher under the front bumper, and even a small, side mounted rotary-barrel machine gun! This miniature destructive engine is described in its own entry.
Colt M1911A1 Pistol (a): a handy backup should his heavier projectile weapons be rendered inoperative or inadequate for the task at hand, Ettienne usually wears this pistol in a hip holster. He can fire this semi-automatic weapon as a +4 weapon in a single shot, or as a +5 weapon in a clip-burning burst of doom! Ettienne usually prefers semi-auto.
Grenades (i): you never know when you'll need to blow something up. Keeping this in mind, Ettienne carries two of these with him whenever he goes into action, both of which are pinned to his vest. He can throw these (likely fragmentary) grenades to inflict intensity 10 fragmentary damage to everything within striking distance of where they detonate, if said things (or people) are not somehow under cover.
the Joe-Com (i): this newer, advanced device was given to all Joes upon the group's reactivation at the beginning of the 21st century - and thus, to Ettienne as well, since the Joes are rarely seen without him around. This high-tech wristband functions as an audio/video transceiver with various other goodies built in to help a soldier on the go, and is described in greater detail in its own equipment entry.
Knife (s): a knife fighter since his wee youth, Ettienne naturally carries a blade with him on missions, should he find himself unarmed or need to utilize stealth in the elimination of a foe. This blade is of material strength 12, and can inflict damage per a +2 weapon in melee. On occasion, Ettienne also carries with him a much longer (and more imposing) machete.
Machine Gun (a): during most of his military career, Ettienne carried a machine gun with him on missions, though the exact type varied from adventure to adventure. He can use these devastating guns to inflict damage per a +4 weapon in a single shot, a +5 weapon in a small, semi-automatic burst, and a +6 weapon in a clip-burning, fully automatic barrage of lead.
Hindrances:
(none)
Skills:
Artillery (a): in addition to his ability to utilize standard weaponry, Ettienne has been educated in the use of heavier ballistic devices. Whether he uses a grenade launcher, mortar, rocket launcher, or tank, Ettienne can fire such a weapon at one difficulty level lower than would normally be required when doing so - and he so loves to use this skill against the forces of evil...
Boxing (s): Ettienne's military training has merely fine-tuned his already impressive melee combat skills. In essence, he is allowed to divide his pre-cardplay action score between two unarmed melee attacks, the last of which will occur as a contingent action. Of course, both of these are made at one difficulty level lower than is usually required for such actions...
Knives (s): in his formative years, Ettienne was a first rate knife fighter, a skill which he maintains to this very day. In melee combat, Ettienne lowers the difficulty of any action to resolve a knife attack made by his person by one difficulty level. Of course, he'd rather just fight with a grenade launcher or some such, these days, but in a pinch he'll do what he has to.
Marksmanship (a): part of his essential Marines training, Ettienne has been schooled in the proper use of guns - any guns. Whether it be a standard, semi-automatic, or fully automatic rifle or pistol, Ettienne can use it at one difficulty level lower than is usually required to do so; the only guns Ettienne doesn't gain this bonus on are high tech, energy rifles.
Military (w): having gone through years of training with the Marine Corps, Ettienne can be considered a natural with this talent. He knows military protocols like the back of his hand, and can easily exist within an armed organization. Furthermore, this talent is the basis for most of his combat skills - save for the knife fighting, which he gained elsewhere (not a common Marine talent).
Survival (w): Ettienne grew up in a swamp, and years of healthy living in the middle of Cajun country have given him the ability to subsist off the land there, no matter what condition he finds himself in. Additional military training has extended this capability to just about any terrain, from jungles to deserts. Should he find himself left in the lurch somewhere, Ettienne will most likely come back... with a vengeance!
Calling:
Soldier: when he was a child, Ettienne fought because he had to in order to survive. When he was a teenager, he did so in order to make a pretty penny. In more recent years, he did so in order to protect the clueless masses from the threat that walks amongst them. However, though all the years and motives for battle, he's done so - in the end - mostly to prove that he could.
Costume:
Ettienne changed his field uniform again in 2002, adopting a slightly more standard military outfit. This was comprised of an Army green pair of trousers, an Army green, long sleeved shirt (with a light blue shirt beneath it), a green Marines cap, black leather boots, black leather gloves, a black leather belt, black webbing to hold his various gear, and of course black and brown sheathes and holsters for his weapons.
His ninth uniform is a slight variation on his eighth - very slight, when you get down to it really. It consists of a grass green pair of trousers, a grass green, long sleeved shirt (with a white T-shirt beneath it), a grass green Marines cap, black leather boots, black leather gloves, black webbing to hold his various gear, and black and brown sheathes and holsters for his weapons.
Ettienne's tenth uniform is another minor variation on his eighth - again, it's a very slight alteration. It consists of a dark green pair of trousers, a dark green, long sleeved shirt (with a white T-shirt worn beneath it), a brown Marines cap, black leather boots, black leather gloves, black webbing to hold his various gear, and dark green sheathes and holsters for whatever weapons he's currently carrying.
Personality:
Ettienne is one of the toughest, gruffest human beings around, at least when he's fighting; otherwise, he's one of the most easy-going and relaxed people you'll know; when his life's not on the line, he doesn't bother to get worked up over the little things. He is a strange one, though, being one of the only people capable of eating - and liking - ham 'n lima bean C-rations. No, really...
Real Name: Ettienne La Fitte, Grade E-7 (later E-9 for a time)
Occupation: Recondo, jungle warfare
Legal Status: American citizen with no known criminal record
Marital Status: single
Alias(es), if any: none
Group Affiliation: Gi Joe, the Mega Marines (a Gi Joe sub team), Night Force (another Gi Joe sub team)
Height: 6' 2"
Hair: none (shaved bald)
Eyes: brown
Weight: 190 lbs
Other Distinguishing Characteristics: Ettienne has a rather large array of military tattoos, the most notorious of which is his large, chest-mounted Marines Corps logo. He also wears a thick, drooping moustache most of the time - which sometimes morphs into either a goatee or no facial hair at all.
Story:
Ettienne was born on the bajou to a rather large Cajun clan. He grew up in the middle of nowhere with no one but his relatives and the local alligators to keep him company, until he moved to New Orleans in his early teens. Once he did that, he learned the hard way how to become an expert brawler and knife fighter, and did so to make a living until he joined the Marines at age 18.
Being stationed at Parris Island, Ettienne graduated in the top of his class, and went on to attend Recondo school, Airborne school, and the Marine Ordnance School. Being tough and crazy enough, Ettienne earned a position on the one and only Gi Joe team, and even excelled in this capacity. In fact, on his very first mission, he stunned his fellow Joes with his combat prowess.
This while wading into combat bare-chested, in Alaska, at temperatures below zero - if only to show off his tattoos. After this odd introduction to his new teammates, Ettienne went on to serve with distinction on various Joe operations, including several tours of duty in war-torn Sierro Gordo, and multiple operations on Cobra Island, being present for both the nation's formation and its civil war.
In fact, he was present during all three of Cobra's attacks on the Pit, the Joe team's secret headquarters - all three Pits, actually! Furthermore, Ettienne was placed in command of the so-called 'mega marines' for a time, an elite group of Joes wielding advanced armor and weaponry that they used in the fight against various genetically engineered horrors created by Cobra.
Shortly after that battle was won, however, the Joe team was mothballed, as the government had decided that Cobra - now the power behind war-torn Borovia - was no longer a direct threat to its interests. With this move, Ettienne had suddenly acquired a lot of spare time. Exactly what he did with this time has yet to be revealed, but he was one of the first Joes to return three years later.
You see, it was determined that the move to close down the Joe team was rather short-sighted, and while the team was out of action, Cobra practically tripled in its power and influence. As such, the Joes were reactivated a few years later, and when he returned, Ettienne was placed in command of the Joe team's armor - in other words, he got to drive the Slugger in to battle!
Ettienne continues on as a Joe to this very day.
Extra Goodies:
Other Gi Joe directories featuring a version of Gung-Ho:
| 1983 | 1987 | 1992 | 1993 | 1997 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 |
| 2008 |
* Note: 1993 saw two versions of Gung-Ho (Versions 4 and 5), while 2002 saw three (Versions 8, 9 and 10), 2003 saw two (Versions 11 and 12), and 2004 saw four (Versions 13, 14, 15, and 16).