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Black Major Of The Red Shadows

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I've been working on some custom GI Joe action figures and card style artwork lately and in the process doing a lot of research. Meaning watching old cartoons and reading old comic books. LOL. Hard work, I know.

Here's my take on The Black Major, Field Commander of The Red Shadows. Black Major was part of the Action Force line of toys that served as the international version of the G.I. Joe toys.

Pencil drawing with photoshop inks and colors. Based on the classic Action Force Data File image.

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The Black Major. The "black sheep" of the GI Joe/Action Force. One of the first soldiers in the newly built international counter-terrorist team - and it's first traitor. According to his file, his real name is John Shephard. He was an excellent student, but the only reason he go to school was because it was founded by the British Marine Corp, which Shepherd were eager to join. Even when he was still in school, Shepherd was showing his arrogance, like when he challenged school rowing class in a boat race. Shepherd trained his team "rock hard", and i do mean "HARD": simply, by putting rocks in the teammates backpacks. During the competition, Shepherd's team wins, but all the members were exhausted to almost breaking point. When Shepherd join the Marines, he desided to become the best at all costs: like when he blackmailed a fellow-cadet from Nepal to teach him mountain claiming. The cadet were soon expelled from academy, but Shepherd were satisfied about his dirty stunt. Then, during military exsirsize with Dutch Marines, his team fails miserably. Shepherd retaliates with arranging "accident" with the Dutch convoy on their way home. After that, Shepherd was more looking for the "edge", like when he contracted a group of burglars to rob a bank, only so that he can have the exitment of the danger during the robbery. Then there was his tamper with the files, so that he become the leutenant. Then Shepherd decided to join the SBS, the British equivalent of the US NAVY SEALS, but then he discovered, that he's affraid of closed spaces. That's when Shepherd and his partner Dillon join the Action Force, but their first mission was a disaster: they fell into the ambush by the infamous terrorist, Baron Ironblood and his fanatical troupers, the Red Shadows. Only Dillon and Shepherd survived, but then Ironblood has psychologicaly torture them, so that they shall join his Red Shadows. First, he let them stay the night in the cold Arctic with temperature are 140 below zero. Then, he allowed them to eat inside his submarine, prommising them action, adventure and wealth by joining his Shadows. After that, he has them dressed in diving gear and submerged beneath the ice, during witch he slowly taunt them with attached microphones to join him. After that, the Shadows chased Dillon and Shepherd, who's supposed escape, but then Ironblood reapperred in his submarine, cutting their escape. It was then Shepherd has backstabbed Dillon and joined Ironblood, but Dillon survived long enough to paint a message on his clothings with blood about Shepherd's betrayal. After that, Court-Marshall in abcentia has stripped Shepherd of all ranks, but then in South America Shepherd has led the Shadows in attack, during with one of the chilian soldier called him "El Commandante Negro", or "Black Major'. Thus was born one of the most deadliest terrorist in the world: Black Major, a deputy commander of the Red Shadows, Baron Ironblood's personal bodyguard and his chief of strategic planning. Never underestimate this man: he's completely ruthless, crueland fanatical to the Shadows "cause".