Spirit (G.I. Joe)
Spirit is a male character who features in G.I. Joe.
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Biography
Original
Charlie Iron-Knife
Marvel Comics
His first mission was guarding Snake Eyes, who is staying at his cabin at the time. That issue showed some of his capabilities as a hunter and tracker. He was the only one who spotted a Cobra tracking device inside the C-130 plane they were flying on. During that mission, he and Airborne kept moving around and trying to deceive Snake Eyes from their presence. After injuries from that mission, he was seen in a shopping mall in G.I. Joe #33 looking for medicinal herbs. In the same issue, he was recognized by a Crimson Guardsman, which resulted in several others Joes battling Cobra forces. Spirit later participates in the invasion of Springfield, and Cobra Island.
Spirit has accompanied Mutt to Millville. While there, the two visit Mutt's uncle Jeff. Mutt's dog Junkyard naturally comes with. During their stay, Cobra invades and takes over the town. Most of the citizenry are brainwashed one by one. Spirit and Mutt form a resistance movement. Assisted by Junkyard, they ambush a Cobra patrol, taking out two soldiers and a HISS Tank. They stop to check on Jeff, who seemingly betrays them. The two are joined by a local veterinarian and a small group of teenagers. The whole thing falls apart when it is discovered there was ever the presence of Cobra, although the town returns to its brainwashed condition when the authorities leave. Mutt and Spirit are arrested on the orders of Hawk.
Devil's Due
IDW
As a child, Charlie Iron-Knife was diagnosed with sensory integration dysfunction, which caused him to overwhelmed with input in crowded situations: while most people are able to focus on only part of what's happening around them, such as one conversation or scent, Charlie couldn't shut the others out, so experienced them all equally. It got to be too much for him, and he took to going into the desert for solitude. One night, he noticed pawprints, and tracked the coyote that had made them.
Overview
Personality and attributes
He went through the education and rites of a Shaman and became a mystic himself. He's a medicine man but he's not a doctor, he performs rituals but he's no priest, he knows how to fix what ails you that he couldn't be a quack. He is so attuned to nature and his surroundings that his tracking skills just may be second to none. He can read even the faintest of trail signs. As a Native American mystic warrior with a degree in psychology, he has a whole different perspective on how his quarry thinks and moves.
Spirit was raised to respect nature and in the ways of his ancestors. His family was poor but he made extra money as a hunting guide during high school. After graduating, he enlisted in the Army and even saw action in Southeast Asia as a member of long range recon patrols. He returned to civilian life and completed his education but re-enlisted once more, an action very few people may ever understand. He is familiar with most NATO small arms and is proficient with the compound bow and throwing knife.
Powers and abilities
His primary military specialty is infantry and his secondary military specialty is social services. He was a hunting guide through high school and then served in Southeast Asia after joining the military. Spirit returned to civilian life to complete his education and then inexplicably returned to the service. His primary specialty is as a tracker, and he is a qualified expert with the M-16, M1911A1 Auto Pistol, and the Remington sniper rifle.
Notes
- Spirit was created by Hasbro and featured in the setting of the G.I. Joe universe.
In other media
Television
- In G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, Spirit appeared in the setting of the 1980s animated television series starting in the mini-series "The Revenge of Cobra" where he was voiced by actor Gregg Berger, whilst Freedom's vocal effects were provided by Frank Welker. He was used as a foil to Storm Shadow, fighting one another to a stalemate over a fragment of the Weather Dominator. In the first-season episode "Countdown for Zartan", Spirit and Freedom are on guard in the Worldwide Defense Center, where Zartan infiltrates posing as the French scientist Dr. Emil Mettier. Suspicious of "Mettier", Spirit follows him, leading to another encounter with Storm Shadow. Spirit sends Freedom to call for help before he is knocked out by Zartan. Spirit is imprisoned alongside the real Dr. Mettier in a Cobra base, where they are tortured by the Dreadnoks with laughing gas. However, he allows himself and Dr. Mettier to escape by throwing his knife into a button on a control panel that frees them.
Video games
Appearances
- G.I. Joe:
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