Strength 7d

Agility 5b

Intellect 5x

Willpower 7d

Hand Size: Edge:

4 (25) 2

Known Powers:

(none)

Equipment:

Deep Sea Diving Suit, Mk 3: when he started working with the Eco-Warriors, Malcom started using a third diving suit, one enhanced to deal with the poisons and corrosives that Cobra's Toxo-Vipers and Sludge-Vipers use. Malcom's third diving suit has these special properties:

* Life Support: an essential ability for a diving suit, Malcom's third set of outer wear also gives him the ability to breathe under the water. It offers him this power at intensity 15, giving the man enough air to breathe underwater for two full days before his supply runs out (limited to air only).

* Resistance to Cold, Corrosives, Toxins, and Pressure Variance: built for use by the G.I. Joe Eco-Warriors, Malcom's third diving suit is rather durable. It provides him +5 resistance to cold and pressure variance, and special coating to repel corrosives and toxins with like ability.

Grenades: while working with the Eco-Warriors, Malcom carried several variable-intensity, underwater grenades for use in combat. He can tune these explosives to cause anywhere from intensity 6 to intensity 12 fragmentary (physical) damage, depending on the situation (and the surrounding environs).

Knife: most military men carry a knife on them in the field, Malcom being no exception to this. He can use this handy, standard-issue blade to inflict +2 damage in melee. Also, since it is made from material strength 12 metals, it can be used to cut through items of like m.s.

Laser Rifle: specially designed for underwater combat, the AVB-40 laser rifle uses a coherent blue-green light beam for maximum effect beneath the waves. It can fire a beam capable of inflicting +5 energy damage per blast, 15 of which it can fire per charge (or power pack).

Hindrances:

Phobic / Crowds: though he's not scared of other humans, per se, Malcom simply cannot stand to be around them for any length of time. If he finds himself among a large group of people, he should be at zero (0) in all abilities until he returns to a solitary condition - or at least one with minimal folks around.

Skills:

Boxing: an essential Navy skill, Malcom has learned how to defend himself if he should find himself totally unarmed. In weaponless melee, Malcom can divide his pre-cardplay action score between two attacks, the last of which he may attempt as a contingent action.

Demolitions: since a large portion of his job involves dealing with underwater compounds and vehicles once he finds them, Malcom has been trained in the fine art of blowing them to bits. He should receive a difficulty reduction on any action required when setting explosives in the best place on a given target.

Marksmanship: a skill he gained while in training to become a Navy man, Malcom can use most guns with ease. Whether it be a standard, semi-automatic, or fully automatic rifle or pistol, or even a weird weapon like a shotgun or a harpoon gun, Malcom may use it at a reduced difficulty level.

Military / United States: serving as a handy origin for his many talents, this skill represents most of the ability granted by Malcom's basic training. This skill imparts unto him an almost instinctual understanding of military protocols and procedures, and allows him to lead fighting men into battle.

Underwater Combat: his primary claim to fame, Malcom is highly adept in underwater combat, since he's a deep sea diver with extensive military training in this area. This allows him to use Agility instead of Strength or Intellect in combat when applicable (to hit, initiative, etc...).

Calling:

Peace of Mind, with a secondary calling of Soldier: Malcom has no problem doing his job - he's really good at it, since it allows him to be alone, after all. He strives for this state of being more than anything else, and will go to great lengths to achieve it - only in solitude does Malcom truly feel comfortable.

Costume:

When he's not actually diving on some mission to blow up lots of Cobra subs or underwater bases, Malcom wears a simple, day to day uniform. It includes a pair of blue trousers, a thick gray turtleneck sweater with blue shoulder pads, a standard pair of black leather boots, and a sailor's cap.

His third field uniform was donned when he joined the Eco-Warriors for a time. It is another diving suit, mostly dark blue in color. It is complemented with purple gloves, a purple knife sheath, some additional purple straps, black boots, a green, gear-laden chest plate, and an angular green, transparent helmet.

Personality:

Malcom is a cold fish... really. He hates being around other people, and his inter-personal skills are next to none. Most of his time is spent on solo pursuits, like bottle cap collecting or crossword puzzles, since he just can't deal with the rest of humanity. He's loyal and hard-working... just barely human.

Real Name: Malcom R. Willoughby, grade E-7 CPO (Chief Petty Officer)
Occupation: G.I. Joe deep sea diver
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: red-brown
Eyes: brown
Weight: 180 lbs
Other Distinguishing Characteristics: whenever surrounded by even small groups of people, or even just one, Malcom tends to sulk, and looks rather unhappy to be alive.

Story:

Malcom isn't the kind of guy who ever won popularity contests - just the opposite, in fact. He's not a people person, and never has been; all of his leisure time is taken up in solitary pursuits and hobbies, such as bottle cap collecting, playing solitaire, and solving the New York Times crossword puzzle.

This is one of the reasons he wanted to become a diver: to be alone. To this end, he joined up with the Navy, and his ability to focus for extended periods of time when cut off from the rest of humanity made him rather good at deep sea assignments. When the Joes needed such a diver, Malcom readily applied.

The G.I. Joe team is a rather small outfit, really. Out of the 50 Navy deep sea divers who applied, only twelve were qualified - but eight of those washed out when going through the practical application. Of the remaining four, Malcom was the one who could hold his breath the longest... so he got the job.

Once accepted onto the G.I. Joe team, Malcom took the name Deep Six, and began to train in the use of an experimental new vehicle, a sort of flying submarine. This marvel of modern engineering, an undersea craft that can actually go from submerged to airborne instantly, is very tricky to operate.

But Malcom has gotten the hang of it, and used it on his very first mission with the Joes. On this mission, he bailed several Joes out of a jam when they were losing a firefight with Firefly and Wild Weasel. When Wild Bill went to thank him for it, though, the man couldn't even bear to acknowledge Bill's presence.

This almost got him hit by the southern pilot, but Cutter and Airborne held him back, describing Malcom's exceptionally poor people skills to the man. Sure, Malcom is loyal to a fault and very good at what he does, but he just can't deal with other human beings more than is minimally necessary.

Nonetheless, Hawk keeps Malcom around, since he's the most qualified man in the armed forces to fill his position. This is why, after several years, Malcom was assigned to work with the Eco-Warriors for a time. After all, Cobra troublemakers work all over the world, even deep beneath the ocean waves.

Naturally, this tends to irk Malcom, since he enjoys hanging out on the ocean floor for the darkness, quiet, and solitude it provides - and wanna-be world dominators intruding on his personal space make him angry, especially when they bring toxic goo with them to pollute the water for no good reason.

For a time, Malcom worked with this small group of environmentally-friendly Joes, but he eventually returned to the Joe team proper, at least until its deactivation in '94. When this occurred, he seemed to abandon military life for a time, occupying himself by recording whale songs with his dolphin, Finback.

Malcom will presumably rejoin the Joes should they need him anew, whether on a temporary or a permanent basis.

Strength 3x

Agility 5x

Intellect 6x

Willpower 4x

Hand Size: Edge:

2 (10) 0

Like all dolphins, Finback has the ability to swim as if he had intensity 2 lightning speed, allowing him significant mobility beneath the waves - and Malcom as well, if he hangs on for the ride. Sure, Malcom may have problems dealing with other humans, but he seems to get along with Finback just fine...!