Airwave

F	A	S	E	R	I	P	Res	Pop
Gd 10	Ex 20	Ty 6	Gd 10	Gd 10	Ex 20	Ex 20	Ex 20	Sh 0

Health:	46
Karma:	50

Origin:

As a member of the G.I. Joe team, Cliff has access to a large variety of high tech weapons and vehicles, some of which he utilizes on a semi-regular basis in his own, personal efforts against the forces of evil. Other than that, he simply relies upon his Army-issue hand cannons and an uncanny trickiness to get by in a fight.

Known Powers:

(none)

Equipment:

Helmet: Cliff's helmet actually serves two purposes. It offers him defense against head injuries, providing him Good (10) protection from physical attacks that strike him in that location.  It also has a nifty orange visor that blocks intense light, providing giving him Remarkable (30) Protected Senses where his vision is concerned.

Knife: all paratroopers carry a knife on them while heading into action - you never know when you'll need to cut yourself loose from you parachute, after all. Made from Incredible (40) m.s. materials, Cliff can use this tool to cut through items of like m.s., or to inflict Edged Attack damage in melee combat.

Machine Gun: his principal weapon while on the job, Cliff can fire this fully automatic rifle to deadly effect in combat. He has the option of firing a single shot for Typical (6) Shooting damage, a short, controlled burst for Good (10) Shooting damage, or a full 'rock and roll' spread for Excellent (20) Shooting damage.

Parachute: helpful for those who have to jump out of airplanes as a part of their vocation, Cliff naturally has one of these handy on every Sky Patrol mission he participates in. He can use this item to land safely after a leap from an airplane or other vehicle/structure situated at an extreme height.

Semi-Automatic Pistols: while he may prefer his machine gun in combat, sometimes you just run out of ammo. As such Cliff carries dual pistols, one holstered on each hip, which he can whip out at a moment's notice, and fire to inflict Typical (6) Shooting damage in a single shot, or Good (10) Shooting damage in a high speed burst of lead.

Quirks:

(none)

Talents:

Electronics 2: while he's a competent soldier, and a tough as nails paratrooper, Cliff's true talent lies in the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of electronic devices - especially voice communications systems. Cliff's Reason score should be considered +2 CS when dealing with such matters.

Guns: one half of the practical benefit of his Army basic training, this talent allows Cliff to wield most conventional firearms with competency, regardless of their national origin. He can fire any standard, semi-automatic or fully automatic pistol or rifle as though his Agility score was +1 CS higher than is listed above.

Martial Arts type B: the second half of the useful skills gained thanks to his Army basic training, this talent describes Cliff's ability to function as a living weapon when necessary. He may attempt any unarmed fighting maneuver, from punches to kicks to eye jabs, as though his Fighting score was +1 CS in rank.

Military / United States: another skill Cliff gained as a function of his military training, this talent serves more as an origin than any real practical benefit. However, it does allow him an instinctual understanding of the Army's Standard Operating Procedures, and several additional military contacts as well.

Contacts:

As a member of the G.I. Joe Sky Patrol, Cliff can naturally rely upon his teammates - both in the Patrol and the G.I. Joe team proper - for assistance should things get hairy. As long as the Joes have spent in the never ending war against international terrorism, they're not about to start leaving each other high and dry.

Costume:

When he's in action with the G.I. Joe Sky Patrol, Cliff wears a primarily brown outfit. It consists of a light brown jacket with brown sleeves, brown trousers with dark brown padding, dark brown leather boots, light brown leather gloves, a dark brown leather belt, light brown leg holsters for his twin hand guns, and his chrome helmet.

Personality:

If you had one word you could use to describe Cliff, it's 'spontaneous'. Of course, if you had two, you might also add 'stubborn'. The man doesn't know the meaning of the word 'quit', and he enjoys nothing more than to brainstorm new, unexpected ideas to solve problems on the fly no matter how insurmountable said problems may at first appear.

Real Name: Cliff V. Mewett, Grade E-6
Occupation: audible frequency specialist, signal corps adjutant for the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Legal Status: citizen of the United States with no known criminal record
Marital Status: single
Alias(es), if any: none
Group Affiliation: G.I. Joe, Sky Patrol

Height: 5' 10"
Hair: light brown
Eyes: brown
Weight: 160 lbs.
Other Distinguishing Characteristics: none.

Story:

Cliff is is really inspired, after a fashion, when it comes to electronic circuits. He doesn't have supernatural talent, per se, but he has the ability to push ordinary electronic circuits beyond what you'd normally expect them to be capable of - especially when modifying existing devices that are readily available.

A large part of this ability comes from his own intransigence. The man is incredibly focused on Getting His Way, and can make astounding intuitive leaps to maneuver around obstacles both physical and mental in order to Win. It's not that he's bossy or stubborn, per se, it's just that Cliff simply doesn't know how to give up.

This made him relatively successful in life, although he didn't find himself challenged much - he just got too good at the tasks set before him in his otherwise ordinary life. This is why he ultimately enlisted in the Army - Cliff needed to be pushed to the limits of his ability - and beyond - if only to not be bored.

To this end he simply worked with what he had, and became an audible frequency specialist in no time flat. He managed to prove time and time again that he was one of the best there is at what he does in the field, because of his knack for rebuilding broken circuits while under fire - no matter how badly damaged they are.

When report after report came in about just how handy Cliff was to have on a mission, due to his go-getter attitude and seemingly impossible ability with communications gear, Cliff was eventually given the opportunity to 'audition' for a place on the G.I. Joe team - one of the single most challenging gigs on earth.

How could Cliff say no to that? He accepted this offer and bull-headed his way through the G.I. Joe entrance exam, and was shortly after assigned to the newly forming Joe unit known as the Sky Patrol. This group of paratroopers were assigned the task of countering Cobra Python Patrol espionage and acts of mayhem.

To this end, they got to use fancy, refurbished G.I. Joe (and captured Cobra) vehicles, all of which were retrofitted with a revolutionary, chromium based stealth technology that acted to reflect radar signals at oblique angles off of whatever they were coated with. This basically evened the playing field for the Sky Patrol.

That and getting to play with all this experimental hoo hah really tickled Cliff pink. He stayed on with the G.I. Joe team for the duration of it's original incarnation, until it was deactivated in 1994. What Cliff did with himself after this point is unknown, but he'd likely sign back up with the Joes if they asked him to!