Renegade

Filename: Ayvazyan, Varujan
S/N: 401-19-8426
Primary Military Speciality: Demolitions
Birthplace: Istanbul, Turkey
Grade: E-5 (Equivalent)

Taurus' name isn't carried on the rosters of any existing military unit. There is no computer access to his dossier and he is paid through a special fund earmarked for 'Pentagon Pest Control'. This gives him a freedom of operation which GI Joe can't match. It also means that the government can deny everything if he's caught.

Taurus was a circus acrobat in Europe who did occasional undercover work for Interpol. His circus act involved breaking two-by-fours on his own face, a feat which so impressed the GI Joe top brass, he wasrecruited on the spot. Taurus has been cross-trained in explosives and mountaineering and is fluent in a dozen languages.