Title:
Storm Shadow
Description:
Affiliation: Cobra
Specialty: Ninja
File name: Arashikage, Thomas (Tommy) S.
Birth place: Fresno, California
Primary MOS: Assassin
Sabotage
Secondary MOS: Intelligence
In his original A Real American Hero incarnation, Storm Shadow’s real name is Thomas S. Arashikage (トーマス・嵐影) (Arashi meaning "Storm” and kage meaning "shadow” in Japanese), a Japanese American. Storm Shadow served in the U.S. Army special operations group along with Snake Eyes, and later invited him to train as a ninja with his family in Japan. The duo have been everything to one another from the bitterest of enemies to the most loyal of friends who would fight and die for one another.
Storm Shadow can trace his family history through thirty generations of assassins. He is an 8th degree black belt in several martial arts, and can endure unimaginable amounts of hardship and pain. Storm Shadow moves with blinding speed, can scale sheer walls with bare hands and feet, and is an expert with a long bow, katana, shuriken and nunchaku. He usually wears a white uniform and mask. When out of his uniform, he is shown to be Japanese with black hair and dark eyes.
In 2007, the character’s creator, Larry Hama, revealed an alternate name for the character, Tomisaburo Arashikage (嵐影富三郎), in the solo series Storm Shadow. His tattoo is a hexagram of the I Ching named 既濟 (jì jì), or "Already Fording”.
Storm Shadow was only listed with a rank while a member of the Joe team. There are four instances where his file card provides a pay-grade: 1991, 1994, and 1997 releases all have him listed as a Master Sergeant or E-8 (the same rank as Duke), and in the 2007, 25th anniversary release, the file card lists him as E-5.
Specialty: Ninja
File name: Arashikage, Thomas (Tommy) S.
Birth place: Fresno, California
Primary MOS: Assassin
Sabotage
Secondary MOS: Intelligence
In his original A Real American Hero incarnation, Storm Shadow’s real name is Thomas S. Arashikage (トーマス・嵐影) (Arashi meaning "Storm” and kage meaning "shadow” in Japanese), a Japanese American. Storm Shadow served in the U.S. Army special operations group along with Snake Eyes, and later invited him to train as a ninja with his family in Japan. The duo have been everything to one another from the bitterest of enemies to the most loyal of friends who would fight and die for one another.
Storm Shadow can trace his family history through thirty generations of assassins. He is an 8th degree black belt in several martial arts, and can endure unimaginable amounts of hardship and pain. Storm Shadow moves with blinding speed, can scale sheer walls with bare hands and feet, and is an expert with a long bow, katana, shuriken and nunchaku. He usually wears a white uniform and mask. When out of his uniform, he is shown to be Japanese with black hair and dark eyes.
In 2007, the character’s creator, Larry Hama, revealed an alternate name for the character, Tomisaburo Arashikage (嵐影富三郎), in the solo series Storm Shadow. His tattoo is a hexagram of the I Ching named 既濟 (jì jì), or "Already Fording”.
Storm Shadow was only listed with a rank while a member of the Joe team. There are four instances where his file card provides a pay-grade: 1991, 1994, and 1997 releases all have him listed as a Master Sergeant or E-8 (the same rank as Duke), and in the 2007, 25th anniversary release, the file card lists him as E-5.
Theme:
G.I. Joe - A Real American Hero
Manufacturer:
Hasbro
Size:
6 in
Series:
Classified Series
Date Added:
2022-10-12 18:30:06
Automatic Estimated Value:
~$9.99
Automatic Estimated Date:
2024-01-25
Date Added:
2022-10-12 18:30:06
