***STORM SHADOW***Specialty: Ninja Mercenary
Preferred Hand-Forged Steel
Weapon: Heirloom Katana Sword
The Sworn Enemy of Former Sword Brother Snake Eyes!
Back in the ‘80s, ninja were fairly cutting-edge as pop-cultural mythology objects go, which is perhaps why they played such a large role in the GI Joe comics and cartoons. Perhaps the most famous ninja of the bunch is still Storm Shadow, the white-clad assassin employed by Cobra.In the most popular version of his origin, told in Marvel’s comic-book series, Storm Shadow was a Japanese-American soldier, who served in Vietnam alongside his future comrade and rival Snake Eyes. After their tours in southeast Asia were over, he took Snake Eyes with him to Japan, where they became two of the most accomplished students of the Arashikage ninja clan.
Eventually, Storm Shadow betrayed the group, choosing to take his skills with him to the rising Cobra terrorist organization. (The codename “Storm Shadow” is a literal translation of “Arashikage,” an ironic memento of his former loyalties.) There, he became one of Cobra Commander’s most dangerous agents, as both the Commander’s personal bodyguard and the first choice for any difficult assassination assignment.
In 2009’s G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra Movie, Storm Shadow is played by Korean actor Byung-Hun Lee, in his Hollywood debut. Like earlier versions of the character, he’s a rogue former member of the Arashikage ninja clan, with a long-standing grudge against Snake Eyes.
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