Strength 6c

Agility 5c

Intellect 5d

Willpower 6d

Hand Size: Edge:

4 (25) 2

Known Powers:

(none)

Equipment:

Bullhorn: his namesake equipment, Stephen (naturally) has this on his person at all times on a mission when he has to negotiate with some nutjob wacko or another. It can amplify his voice to an intensity 10 degree, letting his words be heard loud and clear through almost any impediment.

Gas Mask: in the even that negotiations fail, Stephen is usually armed with a gas mask in order to let him use his own grenades with impunity during a crisis situation. This mask covers his entire face, and filters particulate matter with intensity 10 ability before it can reach his eyes or lungs.

Grenades: Stephen carries a bevy of grenades with him while on the job. His miniature arsenal includes fragmentary grenades (to inflict physical, lethal type damage), tear gas grenades (to incapacitate foes), and smoke grenades (to provide obfuscation). These all work at intensity 10.

Semi-Automatic Pistol: a back-up for his rifles, should he run out of ammunition or simply not have time to assemble his main firepower, Stephen is still deadly when armed with this implement, which he can fire to inflict his Agility +4 damage in a single shot, +5 in a small burst.

Rifles: Stephen carries two collapsible sniper rifles on his person should he need to break out serious firepower. Both are equipped with a long range scope (+2 to hit with an exchange of preparation), and can fire a single shot per exchange to inflict +5 lethal damage per blast.

Hindrances:

(none)

Skills:

Boxing: Stephen was a hand to hand combat instructor at Quantico before becoming a member of the G.I. Joe team. Naturally adept in hand to hand combat, he may divide his pre-cardplay action score between two unarmed melee attacks, the last of which occurs as a contingent action.

Criminology: his primary military specialty being an intervention specialist, Stephen has a natural understanding of the criminal mind and how it operates. As such, he may attempt any action concerning criminal actions and activities at one difficulty level lower than is usually required.

Marksmanship: a natural component of military training, Stephen has been well educated in the use of most conventional firearms. Whether he's using a standard, semi-automatic or fully automatic firearm, or even an oddball weapon like a shotgun, he may do so at one difficulty level lower than is normally necessary.

Martial Arts: Stephen is incredibly adept at hand to hand combat. He may use his Strength or Agility to resolve unarmed melee actions, has the ability to attempt an action to reduce falling damage in a pinch, and can attempt to catch thrown weapons and objects to negate their impact damage.

Military / United States: the source of his various martial and other skills, Stephen is a highly trained and effective member of the United States Army. This skill provides a handy 'origin' for Stephen's other talents, not to mention various additional resources.

Wrestling: in addition to his basic boxing skill, Stephen has the ability to wrestle with competence. With an average Strength (strength) action, Stephen can put a foe in a hold, and for every exchange he can pass an additional action, he can inflict like damage to his unfortunate opponent, until he lets go, is forced off, or his foe falls unconscious.

Calling:

Peace of Mind, with a secondary calling of Mentor: Stephen truly tries to be the Best He Can Be, and continually struggles to do just that - not to mention help others achieve the same. He's one of the most centered military types you're likely to meet, and you'll rarely - if ever - see him angry.

Costume:

When he's in action for the G.I. Joe team, Stephen wears a light green jacket with gray webbing on top to hold some gear, brown trousers, brown and gray combat boots, gray gloves, a gray belt, a gray holster on his right leg, and occasionally (when he feels the need) brown camo paint on his face.

Personality:

Stephen is a very mellow, compassionate person - he's the kind of guy everyone just loves talking to. He's a very good listener, and people tend to relax when talking to him. At the same time, his calm, steely resolve comes in just as handy when negotiations fail, and he has to deal with an opponent - permanently!

Real Name: Stephen A. Ferreira, Grade E-5
Occupation: intervention specialist, hand-to-hand combat instructor
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

Height: 6' 1"
Hair: black
Eyes: brown
Weight: 195 lbs.
Other Distinguishing Characteristics: Stephen is described as having 'the looks of a choir boy'.

Story:

At first glance Stephen is not the kind of guy you'd consider one of the most deadliest grunts alive. He's incredibly calm and compassionate, and people just can't help talking to him. But then he's an excellent listener, and his 'choir boy' looks simply scream 'I'm harmless' to everyone around him.

It's hard to count how often this has proven to be a fatal mistake to global terrorists and other nutjobs. Stephen is an excellent negotiator, able to calm most situations down simply by getting the bad guys talking. Of course, he's also unerringly calm, and able to gun a villain down without blinking if negotiations fail.

Mind you he's not all talk. Stephen is a perpetual contender for the national practical pistol title, and has served as a hand to hand combat instructor in Quantico. You can imagine that these exceptional qualities all added up to paint Stephen as a man who was Going Places in the military.

And you'd be right. Always on the lookout for the military's top-shelf talent, the mysterious recruiters for the G.I. Joe team added Stephen to their list, and after he made it through the group's grueling entrance exam without washing out, the man began lending his considerable talents to the fight against evil.

Not that Stephen wasn't before - it's just that his efforts had suddenly become... more direct in nature. Having joined the Joe team in 1990, Stephen performed his duties on various classified, 'special mission' operations until the team was temporarily deactivated but four years later.

When the group was reactivated but a scant few years later, it appears that they were going for a much tighter organization overall, with less active 'main' Joes and a series of 'grunts' to do the heavy lifting. As it turned out, Stephen was not chosen to join this revamped team.

It is assumed he returned to his conventional military posting in 1994, but Stephen's current whereabouts have yet to be revealed.