Storm Shadow
| Fighting |
Excellent |
| Agility |
Good |
| Strength |
Good |
| Endurance |
Good |
| Reason |
Good |
| Intuition |
Typical |
| Psyche |
Typical |
| Health |
90 |
| Karma |
36 |
| Resources |
Not Applicable |
| Popularity |
0 |
Powers
None
Talents
None
Contacts
None
History
Storm Shadow is a fictional character from the G.I. Joe comics series and television shows. He serves as the Cobra Commander's ninja bodyguard and assassin at times, and is the only member of the team to change sides several times. He usually wears a white uniform with a mask that covers his face, leaving his eyes exposed. When out of his uniform, he is shown to be Japanese, with black hair and dark eyes.
Storm Shadow first appeared in G.I Joe (vol. 1) issue #21 and was created by Larry Hama. His real name is Thomas S. Arashikage (Arashi = "Storm" and kage = "shadow" in Japanese) and he served on the same LRRP as future Joes Stalker and Snake-Eyes; the intense nature of this service together forged a strong friendship between he and Snake Eyes. After Vietnam, Storm Shadow visited his family in Japan. His family, the Arashikage, had actually been a fierce ninja clan but for many centuries had remained clandestine. Hoping to learn the ways of the ninja, Storm Shadow studied under his estranged uncle's tutelage.
When Snake-Eyes arrived in Japan following the death of his entire family in a horrific car crash, he was invited to study with the clan. He quickly began to surpass Storm Shadow's abilities and was his uncle, the Hard Master's, choice to succeed him as the head of the clan. This caused a rift between the two friends, and Snake-Eyes decided that he would leave the clan. However, before he could, an assassin (who later would be revealed as Zartan) killed Storm Shadow's uncle while he was demonstrating a ninja technique. Storm Shadow, seeing the assassin fleeing in a Cobra helicopter, left the clan to follow the assassin. Due to his abrupt disappearence, and the fact that the killer appeared to use a technique that Storm Shadow was a master of, Snake-Eyes, the Soft Master and the remaining clan members thought that Storm Shadow was to blame for the murder. Storm Shadow blamed Snake-Eyes for the murder.
Years would pass and Storm Shadow eventually was led to the international terrorist organization called COBRA. He was quickly made Cobra Commander's bodyguard and soon thereafter encountered his old friends Stalker and Snake-Eyes as members of the American strike team designed to destroy Cobra, the G.I. Joe team. After several battles with the Joes, Storm Shadow and Snake-Eyes would work together to bring down the men responsible (Zartan, Cobra Commander and Firefly). Finally, Storm Shadow was made an official member of the G.I. Joe team and regained his honor through countless acts of courage.
He would later return to COBRA after being captured and brainwashed along with all other former Cobra agents. He was frequently given continuous sessions of brainwashing to ensure his loyalty and it took him a few years to finally shake off the programming and rejoin his swords brother, Snake- Eyes.
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