G. W. Bridge
G. W. Bridge is a male comic character who features in Marvel Comics.
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Biography
Origin
George Washington Bridge
Looking to enlist, he lied about his actual age in being 17 years old which led to him joining the Army where he served in the Vietnam War. (Punisher War Journal v2 #22)
At some point, he came to join S.H.I.E.L.D. where he rose to the position of Commander. (X-Force v1 #1) Around this time, he was tracking the activities of Cable who had begun to form a paramilitary group of Mutants called X-Force. To capture his quarry, Bridge came to have shield form an alliance with Department K where together they funded a joint task force called Weapon P.R.I.M.E. with the attention of apprehending Cable. (X-Force v1 #11)
In the aftermath, Director Tony Stark came to dismiss Bridge from his position for his repeated failures. This did not stop him though from going freelance where he offered millions to bounty hunters for information on the Punishers whereabouts. (Punisher War Journal v2 #8)
After the fall of S.H.I.E.L.D., Bridge no longer had money to feed his new wife and her child. Abducted by some of the criminals resurrected in order to kill Castle, he was finally killed by the resurrected Microchip as a sacrifice for the resurrection of Frank Castle and Microchip's families. (Punisher v8 #10)
Despite his death, he was seemingly revived through unknown means where he became a member of the ruling board of the organization J.A.N.U.S. He attended a meeting with J.A.N.U.S.'s other leaders where they were briefed by Norman Osborn who served as their mole within the Ravencroft Institute. (Ravencroft v1 #5)
Overview
Personality and attributes
Bridge had said that did not like titles or labels with him preferring to be called George rather than his rank. In addition, he cared not about whether a person was a hero, a villain, a human or a Mutant. What mattered to him was right and wrong. (X-Force v1 #1)
He came to be familiar with Cable's trademark weapons and tactics. (X-Force v1 #1)
Powers and abilities
G. W. Bridge has no superhuman powers but was trained in hand-to-hand combat, the use of firearms, and was a skilled strategist. As a high-ranking member of S.H.I.E.L.D. he has contacts all over the world and has access to advanced technology and classified information. (X-Force v1 #1)
Notes
- G. W. Bridge was created by Fabian Nicieza and Rob Liefeld where he made his first appearance in X-Force v1 #1 (August, 1991).
Alternate Versions
In other media
Television
- In X-Men: The Animated Series, G. W. Bridge made a non-voiced cameo appearance in the setting of the animated television series in the episode "Time Fugitive Pt. 1". he along with War Machine and Nick Fury were shown watching a conference held by Graydon Creed dealing with a virus for which mutants are supposedly responsible.
Appearances
- X-Force v1: (1991)
- Punisher War Journal v2:
- Ravencroft v1:
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