Kung

Kung
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Dex:   9   Str:   5   Body:    6
Int:   5   Will:  9   Mind:    9
Infl:  7   Aura:  7   Spirit:  9
Initiative: 25  Hero Points:  45

Powers:
Shape Change: 9

Skills: *linked
Acrobatics: 6
Martial Artist: 9*
Military Science: 9
Thief: 9*
Vehicles: 9*
Weaponry: 9*

Advantages: Connections: Imperial Japan (High); Intensive Training; Iron Nerves; Lightning Reflexes; Scholar (Samurai Lore)

Drawbacks: Catastrophic Irrational Attraction to fulfilling samurai code.

Alter Ego: Thomas Morita
Motivation: Power Lust
Occupation: Would-be Samurai
Wealth: 6



Source: World at War Sourcebook, page 80




Ed's Notes:
 For the Golden Age, pretty much the definitive example of a badass normal, outside of Mister Terrific. Basically a solid gold, five-star badass. BUT... Apparently his sense of honor caused him to do a heel-face turn at some point because, well... THIS happened:



But, in the meantime, about as blindly loyal and badass a Japanese operative as one can find in the Golden Age / WWII era.

2 comments:

  1. A Japanese operative with a Chinese name. That's interesting.

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    1. Not necessarily Chinese... I didn't know (and still DON'T really) but I found THIS on

      https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=morita

      "Morita Family History
      Morita Name Meaning
      Japanese: rice paddy near the forest, a common place name, variously written. The surname is mostly found in western Japan and the Ryukyu Islands."

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