Med Alert

Powers:

(none)

Equipment:

First-Aid Kit (i): his stock in trade, Kirk always carries a first aid kit with him on missions. It includes of various medicines, antibiotics, drugs, sterilized medical tools, and even a small oxygen tank. Sometimes, he even carries extra first aid gear in various pouches and such.

Helmet (s): Kirk wears a helmet which provides him +2 protection against head shots in general. It also has a flashlight built in (intensity 5 illumination) and a radio transceiver with a intensity 2 range, or 2.5 miles - enough to connect with teammates easily.

Knife (s): handy if you need to cut something - or someone - in the field, carrying a blade on the Gi Joe team is standard practice. Kirk can use this sharp implement to inflict +2 damage in melee, or to cut through items of up to m.s. 12 - the m.s. of this weapon.

Semi-automatic Pistol (a): an item you normally see on Gi Joe medics even though they're often pacifists, Kirk can wield this weapon well in combat. He can fire it to inflict his Agility +4 damage in a single shot, raised to his Agility +5 damage when fired semi-auto.

Shotgun (a): on the other hand, most medics don't carry an assault shotgun with them on the job - but they're not Med Alert. Kirk can fire this weapon to inflict his Agility +5 damage to anyone within near missile range, in a thirty degree arc in front of himself.

Hindrances:

(none)

Skills:

Marksmanship (a): though he's a practitioner of a decidedly defensive martial art, Kirk is also very well-versed in the practice of gunplay. Whenever wielding a standard, semi-automatic or fully automatic rifle or pistol, or even a shotgun, Kirk does so at a reduced difficulty.

Martial Arts (a): Kirk is a master of Tai Chi Chuan, and specializes in using the art in a defensive manner. As such, he can resolve unarmed melee attacks with his Strength or Agility, and may reduce the difficulty of dodging attacks and catching thrown weapons.

Medicine (i): originally working in an emergency room, Kirk naturally has this skill. This allows him to restore one card of lost Health to someone who fell unconscious in the previous exchange, as well as the performance of more serious operations (though not in the field!)

Military / United States (w): though it was not his first career choice, Kirk has embraced the military lifestyle completely. Thanks to his training, he can function seamlessly in a martial environment, and he can recite the S.O.P. in his sleep.

Calling:

Soldier: Kirk has always wanted to save lives, but he found that his work as an emergency room doctor just wasn't 'important' enough. Enlisting in the military seems to have given him what he was looking for, as the man thrives in an active combat environment.

Costume:

Kirk wears a rather conspicuous uniform as a Gi Joe field medic. It includes an orange jacket beneath white belts and gear webbing, orange trousers beneath white belts and equipment holsters, white gloves, brown leather boots, black knee pads, and his black helmet.

Personality:

Kirk has a whole lot of experience with chaos and calamity, which is why he so easily keeps his cool when others around him lose it. Whether he's getting a dressing down from a drill Sergeant or treating a wounded soldier in the field, Kirk always keeps his wits about him.

Real Name: Kirk Bacus, Grade E-4
Occupation: medic, martial arts instructor
Legal Status: citizen of the United States with no known criminal record
Marital Status: single
Alias(es), if any: none
Group Affiliation: Gi Joe

Height: 6'
Hair: light brown
Eyes: brown
Weight: 175 lbs
Other Distinguishing Characteristics: none

Story:

Kirk went about his career in a manner opposite the usual manner. He went to medical school and got his degree easily enough, and did some time working in the emergency room of various hospitals. Apparently Kirk needed a change, however, and thus enlisted in the Army.

Naturally, the man was put to use as a combat medic, and he's shown time and time again that he's more than willing to run into a firefight in order to collect and/or treat his patient. It was one such patient that introduced the man to the art of Tai Chi Chuan.

Using it to help himself heal, this patient intrigued Kirk. As such, the man looked into the matter, and ultimately began training in the art while not on duty. He's become so good at the art of his choice over the years that he makes a good martial arts instructor for others.

Of course, it doesn't hurt that he can use his skills to turn his enemy's own energies against them. Seeing that he was developing into a soldier of great and versatile skill, the recruiters for the Gi Joe team came calling upon Kirk one day, and he was quickly brought onto the team.

Once he made it in, he made it a point to share his knowledge with his fellow Joes, though people weren't too keen on the idea of hanging with Kirk and his 'serene' class until they watched the man take a Cobra Viper apart with his bare hands. Now, there's a bit more interest.

The Joes are resourceful folks, after all, and if offered yet another tool with which to pummel a terrorist senseless, they'll jump on it in a heartbeat. So Kirk helps to mentor Joes during their downtime, and patches them up while they're in the field.

You can see why they can't help but like the guy...

Extra Goodies:

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