STORM SHADOW
Ninja
Filename: Classified
Primary Military Speciality: Covert Operations
Storm Shadow served with Snake-Eyes in Southeast Asia and both of them later studied the secret art of Ninjitsu with Storm Shadow's family, a ninja clan that could trace it's history back through thirty generations of assassins. Unhinged by the murder of his uncle and mentor, he infiltrated Cobra, seeking revenge but found vengeance to be a poor substitute for life. Now, in semi-retirement at 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 defences and without leaving a trace. They are mystic swordsmen, spies, assassins, acrobats, quick-change artists and conjurers. Most people will tell you that ninjas don't exist. That's excatly what the ninjas want you to believe..."