Difference between revisions of "Thaddeus Ross"
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| teams = [[Heinrich Zemo]] | | teams = [[Heinrich Zemo]] | ||
| − | | socker = | + | | socker = [[Twiller]] |
| plot = [[Set Fire to the Rain]] | | plot = [[Set Fire to the Rain]] | ||
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| − | '' | + | ''"Clearly I have more idea than you all running around in your leather fetish gear. While you all are pussy-footing around 'investigating' and playing nurse, none of you has done jack about -that-!'' |
| − | + | A former four star general until his vendetta against [[The Avengers|The Hulk]] led him to unleash an android Human Torch on New York, Ross is currently MIA after vanishing from military custody. | |
===Details=== | ===Details=== | ||
| − | '''Name:''' | + | '''Name:''' General Thaddeus Ross |
| − | '''Aliases:''' | + | '''Aliases:''' "Thunderbolt" |
| − | '''Affiliation''': | + | '''Affiliation''': [[Heinrich Zemo]] |
| − | '''First appearance:''' | + | '''First appearance:''' [https://xp-logs.dreamwidth.org/4004699.html#cutid1 May 19, 2018] |
| − | '''Family:''' | + | '''Family:''' Unknown |
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
| − | + | Thaddeus Ross’ career as an Army officer had been impeccable - a graduate of West Point, skilled in tactical analysis that was honed by years of command and a variety of schooling at the Army War College and similar. His promotions came like clockwork, and despite being a severe and exacting personality, he even managed to navigate the political gamesmanship required for advancement to ‘flag’ rank. | |
| + | Bruce Banner’s disastrous transformation into the Hulk, and then his redemption and installation as part of the Avengers initiative, tipped that harshness over into obsession and as such, hespent a lot of time and effort looking into weapons capable of dealing with the gamma-enhanced power of the Hulk. When he discovered a gamma-powered android in cold storage, he saw it as [[Set Fire to the Rain|the perfect opportunity]]. Either a rampaging gamma android would draw out the Hulk, or Ross could arrive and corral it with his own military backing, and prove that the Hulk is a coward - either way the Hulk would be dealt with. | ||
| + | Ross kept his involvement buried deep in bureaucratic minutiae, so when the Torch arrived in New York City and began destroying property, it appeared to a cursory examination that an old World War II relic has=d simply gotten loose to cause havoc. Torch’s orders from Ross were to maximize property damage while minimizing civilian casualties, and where possible to hit soft targets that had meaning to Banner - laboratories, libraries, and so on. Arriving at the appropriate heroic moment, Ross attempted to shut the android down, but ended up revealing his part in its rampage and almost being fried by a wave of gamma radiation. He was arrested by [[The Avengers|Black Widow]] and was being taken for treatment when Heinrich Zemo and his men hijacked the ambulance and Zemo offered Ross a deal - in exchange for curing his gamma radiation poisoning, Zemo would expect certain 'services' from Ross. The last that was seen of Ross was an injection and an ambulance speeding off into the night. | ||
==Powers/Abilities== | ==Powers/Abilities== | ||
| − | + | Baseline human. | |
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==Meta== | ==Meta== | ||
| − | '''PB''': | + | '''PB''': [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000458/ William Hurt] |
| − | Socked by: | + | Socked by: [[Twiller]] |
Latest revision as of 14:28, 7 October 2019
| General Thaddeus Ross | |
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 Portrayed by William Hurt | |
| Known Aliases: | None |
| Affiliations: | Heinrich Zemo |
| Socked By: | Twiller |
| Introduction: | Set Fire to the Rain |
"Clearly I have more idea than you all running around in your leather fetish gear. While you all are pussy-footing around 'investigating' and playing nurse, none of you has done jack about -that-!
A former four star general until his vendetta against The Hulk led him to unleash an android Human Torch on New York, Ross is currently MIA after vanishing from military custody.
Contents
Details
Name: General Thaddeus Ross
Aliases: "Thunderbolt"
Affiliation: Heinrich Zemo
First appearance: May 19, 2018
Family: Unknown
Biography
Thaddeus Ross’ career as an Army officer had been impeccable - a graduate of West Point, skilled in tactical analysis that was honed by years of command and a variety of schooling at the Army War College and similar. His promotions came like clockwork, and despite being a severe and exacting personality, he even managed to navigate the political gamesmanship required for advancement to ‘flag’ rank.
Bruce Banner’s disastrous transformation into the Hulk, and then his redemption and installation as part of the Avengers initiative, tipped that harshness over into obsession and as such, hespent a lot of time and effort looking into weapons capable of dealing with the gamma-enhanced power of the Hulk. When he discovered a gamma-powered android in cold storage, he saw it as the perfect opportunity. Either a rampaging gamma android would draw out the Hulk, or Ross could arrive and corral it with his own military backing, and prove that the Hulk is a coward - either way the Hulk would be dealt with.
Ross kept his involvement buried deep in bureaucratic minutiae, so when the Torch arrived in New York City and began destroying property, it appeared to a cursory examination that an old World War II relic has=d simply gotten loose to cause havoc. Torch’s orders from Ross were to maximize property damage while minimizing civilian casualties, and where possible to hit soft targets that had meaning to Banner - laboratories, libraries, and so on. Arriving at the appropriate heroic moment, Ross attempted to shut the android down, but ended up revealing his part in its rampage and almost being fried by a wave of gamma radiation. He was arrested by Black Widow and was being taken for treatment when Heinrich Zemo and his men hijacked the ambulance and Zemo offered Ross a deal - in exchange for curing his gamma radiation poisoning, Zemo would expect certain 'services' from Ross. The last that was seen of Ross was an injection and an ambulance speeding off into the night.
Powers/Abilities
Baseline human.
Plots
Meta
PB: William Hurt
Socked by: Twiller
