Player Name: Sloth
GI REINSTATEMENT FILE #223976
Name: Daiki Oroku (Highly Classified, need to know basis.)
Code name: Snake Eyes, "Hebi no me" (ヘビ の 目)
Previous Branch of Service: United States Navy SEALs
Rank: E-8 Master Sergeant
Date of Birth:
ClassifiedPlace of Birth:
ClassifiedHeight: 6'2"
Weight: 200 lbs.
Specializations: Covert Opts, Intelligence and Recon, Infiltration, extremely dangerous hand-to-hand combatant and martial arts specialist.
Weapons of choice: Snake Eyes' optimized battle kit most often includes a Modernized Ninjatō, Katana, and a dozen or so shuriken. While only used as a last resort, Snake Eyes is a more than capable gunman and explosive specialist.
Alignment: Neutral Good
Known Associates:
Oroku Saki - Snake Eyes' father is essentially a total unknown, even to the military's greatest intelligence officers. No records of birth exist for the mysterious progenitor of the Joes' Ninja Commando, and Snake Eyes himself has stated his father to be deceased. The most anyone has ever been able to dig up about "Oroku Saki" is tales of a mystical leader of an obscure ninja clan during Japan's Feudal Period, shadowed in intrigue and speculation. Although unusual, most of the armed forces choose not to inquire about Snake Eyes' family history.
Thomas S. "Tommy" Arashikage, "Storm Shadow" - Both Snake Eyes' greatest friend and fiercest rival, Thomas Arashikage is the only person outside of Snake Eyes' family and the military chain of command that the former member of The Foot has entrusted with his identity. While practically inseparable whilst fighting in Afghanistan, the duo had a drastic falling out following a failed operation at the tail end of their tours of duty, resulting in Snake Eyes' still standing vow of silence. Eventually, Snake Eyes migrated to Japan to train under the Arashikage clan along with his sword brother, to signify the completion of his training, Snake Eyes received the ancient
Arashikage Tattoo on his right forearm. Snake Eyes has not heard from or contacted Tommy since his reinstatement in the military and transfer to the Joe Initiative, nor has he encountered the enigmatic assassin known as Storm Shadow.
Kimi Arashikage, "Jinx" - Daughter of the Hard Master and Storm Shadow's cousin, Snake Eyes became acquainted with Jinx during his and Tommy's time training under the Arashikage ninja clan. Despite Snake Eyes' selective mutism, the two bonded almost as quickly as Daiki and Tommy reconciled. Word quickly spread amongst the clan that the two were in actuality romantically linked, while this theory holds no solid evidence, the duo's relationship took a turn for the worse upon the Hard Master's assassination. Kimi, blaming her cousin, sought revenge, Snake Eyes being the sole member of the Clan who sought restraint and patience, was at odds with Jinx for weeks. It is speculated that Kimi's shift in personality caused Snake Eyes to leave the clan just as much as Tommy's murder of the Hard Master. With both of the Hard Master's star pupils gone from the clan, Jinx has taken leadership of the Arashikage, becoming the Young Master.
Personal History:
Birth and Heir to The Foot ClanThe man who would come to be known as Snake Eyes was born "Oroku Daiki" in a rather isolated village within Japan in the late 1970's, the first and only son of The Shredder, the Foot's infamous and long reigning Grandmaster. Snake Eyes was essentially raised from birth to be the ultimate ninja, trained in stealth, weaponry, and The Foot's black magic. Daiki was one of few members within The Foot that longed for the days of the Clan's storied past, when they were considered honorable and diligent. This resulted in a permanent split between Snake Eyes and his father. Despite his prowess, Shredder was always disappointed in his firstborn, who, according to Shredder, didn't possess half of the talent of his predecessors. Upon his eighteenth birthday, Oroku Daiki abandoned The Foot, the only known person to do so and live. He has not heard from his father since.
Enlistment and SEAL trainingHaving to manufacture an identity for himself, Daiki fabricated a history as a Japanese Immigrant with exceptional scholastic talent, complete with documentation of citizenship, and enlisted within the United States Navy. During basic training, Daiki's superiors took note of his exceptional talent and almost immediately referred him to the Navy SEALs. Despite his background within one of the world's most ancient ninja clans, Snake Eyes maintains to this day that the hardest training of his life was within the SEALs. It was during this time that Snake Eyes initially caught the attention of General Clayton Abernathy, who at the time had just pitched the idea of an international special operations team that would become the Joes. Daiki eventually graduated from SQT at the top of his class.
Deployment, Vow of SilenceDue to his rather unorthodox skill-set, Daiki was given the code name Snake Eyes upon his graduation from SEAL Training and immediately placed in Special Forces. During his time in Afghanistan, Snake Eyes' squad often spearheaded cross-branch operations with the Marines and Air Force, resulting in Snake Eyes' and one Thomas Arashikage's close friendship. During Snake Eyes' final week of deployment, his squad was captured and held hostage by Taliban Extremists in a remote region of Afghanistan's Registan Desert. Rather recklessly, Snake Eyes and Sgt. Arashikage went AWOL and assaulted the compound, during this unsanctioned mission, Snake Eyes' squad members were killed in action and Tommy received brutalizing scars along his back. Snake Eyes barely escaped a dishonorable discharge and subsequently left the armed forces, taking his vow of silence as a form of repentance for his failure.
Training under the Arashikage ClanThough reluctant at first, Snake Eyes sought out the Arashikage Clan in Japan at his friend's request. The duo was reunited and swiftly became the top apprentices of the clan, inevitably being placed under the man known as the Hard Master.The training continued for years, and Snake Eyes even has rather disturbing memories of being watched by a man calling himself Zartan. Following his master's death, Snake Eyes was the only person within the clan to not immediately blame the Hard Master's nephew for the deed, and even attempted to contact Tommy following his disappearance from the clan compound. Feeling his training complete, Snake Eyes left the clan after receiving his synonymous tattoo.
Reinstatement and G.I. Joe InitiativeReturning to the United States and taking up residence at the base of a mountain in Alaska, rumors spread that Snake Eyes was in fact a werewolf due to his never emerging from the building and the vigilance of his not quite pet wolf, Timber. For some months, Snake Eyes survived on what he could find in the arctic nature of Alaska, until his door was practically knocked down by one Sergeant Duke, who had mysteriously become aware of the former SEAL's reappearance in America and sought him out to become the final member of the up and running G.I. Joe Initiative. Snake Eyes tentatively accepted, and has spent the last year as the hand to hand instructor and covert ops specialist of the team. He has only had one encounter with the famed COBRA organization, where he left the nefarious Cobra Commander a facial scar as a token of his esteem before the latter's escape.
Appearance:
(Honestly the best thing I could find.)
Sample:
Several Years AgoKandahar, Afghanistan, 23:47, 11:47 PMIt was all his fault. The team had been ambushed and captured. Good men now lie in unmarked graves, and Snake Eyes had led them blindly into their death. Snake Eyes was abruptly ripped from his thoughts as a fist slammed into his cheek, nearly causing the wooden chair he found himself tied to to fall over. Daiki Oroku could feel blood accumulating in his mouth after the action and regretted that he couldn't spit it in his interrogator's face. Sergeant Snake Eyes and the less pompously named Sergeant Arashikage were brought into the interrogation room some ten minutes ago. Snake Eyes couldn't theorize just how long they had been blacked out, but it couldn't have been long, judging by the fact that his suit and balaclava were still on his person. A much less intimidating figure stepped out from the corner of his eye. Taliban, couldn't be taller than 5'11", disheveled beard, smelled of dirt and alcohol.
"I know you understand me." the newcomer calmly asserted in the Pashto Language. "You can understand my excitement at capturing the famed Snake Eyes. You and your team are legends, even to us." the man in question had all but drowned out his assailants, he was too focused on the bindings around his hands. Not handcuffs, just a very tight and thick cloth, perhaps? He would need to keep the man talking in order to divert his attention away from his prisoner's hands, which were already fast at work. He had to get Tommy and his squad out of here, even if it cost him his own life.
"Just what lies behind those goggles and balaclava?" the former Ninja almost cringed at his captor's smirk before one of the faceless extremists there purely for intimidation delivered another right cross, knocking the Snake's goggles almost clear off his head. His breathing hardly changed when they were subsequently ripped off and thrown into the low stone wall to his left. It was at that time that the interrogator grabbed him by the chin and looked him straight in the eyes. Strands of black hair fell over the prisoner's eyes from the impact of the last punch.
"How disappointing. Luckily enough, you and your friend here's lives are worth several of our brothers'." So that's why, hostage exchange. "Not that the rest of your team is of any value, of course." the man gave a nod to the guards and made for the door. "Don't beat them too bad men, we still need them functional." Snake Eyes wasn't sure how many guards were in that dimly lit room, but he could feel the systematic shift in atmosphere when the door slammed shut. Almost in unison with the inanimate object, Snake Eyes was thrown to the ground by a much more vicious punch. There was no more holding back in order for him to maintain consciousness. Snake Eyes heard Tommy receive the same treatment, but he had to remain level headed. The footsteps grew further and further away, it would only be a few more seconds.
"Now we finally get to let loose on you scumbags." a guard stepped forward from the darkness, taking the lead amongst his brothers in arms. He wouldn't be talking for long. Snake Eyes almost smiled underneath his face mask when he felt his binds loosen their grip on his wrists. The next few seconds were a complete blur, he had to calculate his adversaries' locations, weapons, and reactions in a split instant, but surely enough, a broken chair, one missed gunshot and many snapped and broken bones later, and Snake Eyes stood triumphant above five dead bodies. Retrieving a knife from one of his captors, he cut his comrade free, putting a finger in front of his mouth to silence him.
"No one gets left behind." they were the first words the Master Sergeant had spoken since they had arrived at the mountain complex.
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