STORM SHADOW
NINJA

FILE NAME: Thomas S. Arashikage
PRIMARY MILITARY SPECIALTY: Covert Operations
SECONDARY MILITARY SPECIALTY: Intelligence
BIRTHPLACE: San Francisco, CA
GRADE: E-5

Storm Shadow served with Snake Eyes in Southeast Asia and both of them later studied the secret arts of Ninjitsu with Storm Shadow's family, a ninja clan that could trace its history back through thirty generations of assassins. Unhindged by the murder of his uncle and mentor, he infiltrated Cobra seeking revenge but found vengence to be a poor substitute for life. Now, in semi-retirement in a remote mountain hideaway, he occasionally takes on a special mission or two - if Snake Eyes asks him nicely.

A ninja is a silent wraith with a razor-edged blade in one hand and a scaling grapple in the other. Ninjas can penetrate the most sophisticated defenses and leave without a trace. They are mystic swordsmen, spies, assassins, acrobats, quick-change artists, and conjurors. Most people will tell you that ninjas don't exist. That's exactly what ninjas want you to believe.

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