Iceberg F A S E R I P Res Pop Gd 10 Gd 10 Ty 6 Ex 20 Gd 10 Ex 20 Ex 20 Ex 20 Sh 0 Health: 46 Karma: 50 Origin: Like the vast majority of his fellow Joes, Clifton is nothing but a human, even if he may seem to be possessed of super human skill in frigid climes. He has no ascendant powers, whether they come from an occult background, education in the psionic arts, genetic mutation, or anything else. Known Powers: (none) Equipment: Arctic Gear: when on the job in the cold, Clifton always wears an insulated, fur-lined winter coat, some sort of face protection (goggles and/or a frost-free face mask), a knitted hat of some sort, insulated boots (with crampons), insulated trousers, and if without a vehicle, skis and ski poles. Beretta 9mm Pistol: on any mission he may find himself, Clifton will usually carry this standardized Army firearm. This semi-automatic handgun can be fired to inflict Typical (6) Shooting damage in a single shot, or Good (10) Shooting damage in a semi-automatic hail of lead. Jet-powered Snowboard: a rather entertaining vehicle that Clifton makes use of while navigating the snow-bound landscapes that are his specialty, this was an otherwise-normal snowboard that had been retrofitted with a small rocket thruster. This odd vehicle has these statistics: C S B P Gd 10 Rm 30 Ex 20 Sh 0 Knife: Clifton always carries a blade with him on missions, for you never know when you need to cut something. This knife (an 'Arctic Assault Razor-Edged Machete' in his '93 arsenal) is made from Incredible (40) m.s. metals, and allows him to inflict Edged Attack damage in melee. Rifle: Clifton's primary combat implement while a member of the G.I. Joe team is a simple rifle, bucking the trend that his team-mates follow with their rather large, fully automatic arms. This gun can be fired to inflict Good (10) Shooting damage per shot, and has eight rounds per clip. Rocket Launcher: for a short time, Clifton carried about this rather heavy, though rather deadly implement of destruction. The laser-guided (for a +1 CS to hit) missiles that it fires are as camouflaged as is most of Clifton's second uniform, making them hard to spot. They have these vehicular stats: C S B Damage Gd 10 In 40 Gd 10 Rm 30 Edged Attack XJT Baseball Grenades: Clifton always has two of these handy explosive devices regardless of his other mission-based gear, explosives he can use to inflict Remarkable (30) Edged Attack (fragmentary) damage to whoever he throws them at, in addition to everybody else within that area (who isn't under cover). Quirks: (none) Talents: Guns: one of the universal skills he picked up in basic training, this talent allows Clifton to use most any gun in battle. Whether it be a standard, semi-automatic, or fully automatic rifle or pistol, or even an oddball firearm like a shotgun, Clifton may use it as though his Agy score was +1 CS in rank. Martial Arts type B: another of the 'standard' skills he picked up in the military, and then refined by years of time with the Joes, this talent describes Clifton's unarmed fighting ability. When engaged in unarmed melee combat, Clifton may attack with a +1 CS bonus to his Ftg score. Military / United States: the wellspring from which most of Clifton's talents derive from, this 'background' talent describes his inherent understanding of military protocols and procedures. In addition to this, though, the military talent provides Clifton two additional military contacts. Pilot / Air: Clifton has demonstrated the ability to fly fixed-wing aircraft in the past, though it is unclear if he acquired this knowledge in the Army or before then. Regardless of where it came from, this talent allows Clifton to make Control FEATs when flying an airplane at a +1 CS. Sport / Skiing: his love of the snow has caused Clifton to learn how to ski - a sport he engages in whenever possible while off the job, and when on the job, he even uses it aboard his jet-powered snowboard! When operating this device (or regular skis), Clifton should receive a +1 CS to applicable control FEATs. Survival: it's no secret that Clifton loves the cold - as such, he's learned just about everything one needs to in order to get around in the harshest of earth's cold climes. If stranded in a cold environ, Clifton can easily find enough food, water, and shelter to get by until he can get himself out of said situation. Teaching: as his secondary military specialty, Clifton has been charged with the education of his fellow soldiers in the fine art of cold weather survival. Just knowing what to do isn't enough, though; he has been trained how to dispense information to others, and make it 'stick' properly. Contacts: A member of the G.I. Joe outfit for quite awhile, Clifton can naturally depend on his teammates for assistance in a pinch, should he need it - especially from his fellow cold weather troopers, who he works with rather often. He also has additional, undocumented (as of yet) military contacts. Costume: Clifton's second uniform was slightly... brighter than his first. He wore white insulated trousers, a white insulated jacket (with gray camo blotches on it), white insulated boots (with green stripes on them), a white leather belt, bright yellow insulated gloves, a bright yellow face mask, and gray webbing. Personality: Clifton hates heat - he always has, and always will. That's why he prefers to work in the Arctic (or Antarctic, depending), and which is why he tries to keep his cool at all times; he knows that one mistake while 'on the job' will kill him. That's also why he makes sure he's really darn good at what he does... Real Name: Clifton L. Nash, grade E-5 Occupation: cold weather survivor instructor, infantryman 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' Hair: black Eyes: brown Weight: 178 lbs. Other Distinguishing Characteristics: none Story: Clifton grew up nice and toasty Brownsville, Texas - and he grew up to truly loathe the heat. You see, the Brownsville summers get so hot that you can literally spit on the concrete and watch it sizzle away. In fact, while his peers saved their allowance for bicycles, he saved his own to buy an air conditioner. As such, when he enlisted in the Army, he requested that he get to serve in Alaska, and got his wish. While there, he became a true expert in cold weather survival, so much so in fact that he is qualified to spread his knowledge to other soldiers. His love for the cold made him very, very adept in surviving it. His skill in cold weather maneuvers got him noticed by the G.I. Joe team, who snatched him up to enhance their ever-growing corps of special-environment soldiers. Naturally, the Joes used Clifton's talents often during their snow-bound adventures, the first of which occurred in the tiny nation of Frusenland. He was part of a special team sent in to the Arctic nation to back up the newest G.I. Joe research and development team, the so-called Battleforce 2000, as Cobra was moving in on the country. They were selling Frusenland a bunch of Terror Dromes to rile up a combative atmosphere, you see. The Joes didn't know that the Dromes emitted paranoia-inducing radio waves just yet - not until they fell under the influence of them, at least. This caused the Joes on this mission to begin acting rather hostile and erratically, though this didn't stop them from giving the Cobra forces after them quite a pounding. Ultimately, though, Clifton and his fellows were rescued by the Battleforce 2000 Joes, who'd figured out what Cobra's Terror Dromes were really doing, and knocked them out. Armed with this knowledge, the Joes convinced the Prime Minister of Frusenland to evict the Cobra presence from his country. Another mission Clifton was involved with was the retrieval of one Cullen Esterhazy, a C.I.A. operative that was assigned to assist the opposition to Chinese rule of the tiny Himalayan nation of Chomo Lungma, after that Communist nation absorbed the tiny mountain country back in the sixties. He was supposed to come back home after Nixon got on well with the Chinese, but quit and continued to help the locals resist the Chinese military. This became something of an embarrassment, so Iceberg, along with Chuckles, Scarlett, and Snake-Eyes were sent with C.I.A. Agent Anderson to collect him. This led to a protracted string of misadventures after these Joes met Esterhazy, which ultimately led to the Joes being stranded in Southeast Asia for quite a while. The four ultimately managed to get out in one piece, though, and returned to the States to continue on as Joes until the team was shut down in '94. What exactly Clifton did to occupy his time between then and the time the G.I. Joe team was reactivated several years later has yet to be revealed, but the man did hook up with his fellow defenders of liberty when they put out the call, and he's been a member of the Joe team ever since!