Full Name: Jackson Steel
Nickname(s)/Alias(es): Master Sergeant Steel, Agent Steel, "Absorbing Man" or simply, "Steel"
Sex/Gender: Male
Species: Human
Age: 39
Birthday: 4 October
Comes From: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Skills:- Can change into any substance that he touches.
- Trained in four different Martial Arts disciplines. Holds 4th degree black belt.
- Trained and has practical experience in Small Unit Tactics as a US Army Ranger.
- Trained in Counter Terrorist techniques as a US Army Special Operator.
- Agent Steel can speak English (Fluent), Mandarin Chinese (80%) and Farsi (60%)
- He is skilled in the use of all S.H.I.E.L.D weapons including all US Army Firearms.
- Can operate every ground vehicle S.H.I.E.L.D. has in their inventory.
- Parachutist qualified
- Scuba qualified
Personality:Sergeant Steel is laid back, difficult to get a rise out of. He is calm, cool and collected. What he perceives as his primary duty, the preservation of human life; this is paramount for Agent Steel. Nothing is more important for him and he will not allow anyone or anything to stand in his way.
History:Jackson Steel is a former US Army Ranger and the US Army Special Operator. His martial Arts experience is in Krav Maga, Muay Thai, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Tae Kwondo. The Krav Maga is trained to all American Special Operations units to include Rangers, SF, SEALs, and MARSOC. He reached the rank of Master Sergeant before leaving the Military to work for S.H.I.E.L.D. He received the title of Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. as well as being known as a
Super due to his body altering super power.
After he became the Absorbing Man when he drank a liquid which Loki laced with a magic potion, Sergeant Steel was recruited into S.H.I.E.L.D. and then Nick Fury recruited him to head up the newly resurrected Howlin' Commandos. Nick Fury saw something in Steel that reminded him of himself.
Agent Steel's powers allow him to absorb the properties of anything he touches. Although he is mortal, Steel's fantastic abilities make him comparable for the supers in the Avengers Initiative.
Agent Steel's primary responsibility is to the leadership and care for the members of the newly resurrected Howlin' Commandos. He has four other members including:
CPO Ning Zheng "Lotus", Chinese-American Female, former US Navy SEAL and Universal Pilot.
SGT Javed Khalid "Spitfire", Pakistani-British Male, former British SAS and gentleman, extraordinaire.
SSG Max Mendoza "La Cucaracha", Mexican American Male, former US Army Special Operations Combat Medic.
SGT Emily Louden "Dingo", Australian Female, former Australian Special Operations Engineer, Demolitions expert.
Current Occupation:Leader of the recently resurrected Howlin' Commandos
Genre(s): Marvel AU
Members of the Howlin' Commandos:Full Name: Ning Zheng
Nickname(s)/Alias(es): Lotus, Chief Petty Officer Zheng, Agent Zheng
Sex/Gender: Female
Species: Human
Age: 37
Birthday: 17 April
Comes From: San Francisco, California
Skills:- Can operate every air vehicle S.H.I.E.L.D. has in their inventory. She is a universal pilot.
- Trained in four different Martial Arts disciplines. Holds 4th degree black belt.
- Trained and has practical experience in Small Unit Tactics as a US Navy Special Operator.
- Trained in Counter Terrorist techniques as a US Navy Special Operator.
- Agent Zheng can speak English (Fluent), Mandarin Chinese (90%), Vietnamese (80%) and Japanese (75%)
- She is skilled in the use of all S.H.I.E.L.D weapons including all US Army Firearms.
- Parachutist qualified
- Scuba qualified
Personality::Chief Zheng is meticulous in her approach, paying attention to the tiniest detail. Sometimes she gets bogged down in the details; allowing them to slow her down. She is very anal retentive in her behavior and difficult to get to know on a personal level. She appears hostile or angered to friends, but that is just a ruse she employs because she does not want to be "friends".
History:Chief Petty Officer Zheng is a former US Navy Special Operating and member of SEAL Team one and SEAL Team Six. She has trained in Krav Maga, Karate, Shohei-Ryu and Muay Thai. Zheng holds a 4th degree black belt. She has spent extensive time in the Far East with several contacts in China, North Korea, Vietnam and Japan.
Chief Zheng's father was a pilot and he trained her how to fly a Beechcraft King Air 350i when she was a teenager. She took those skills and was fortunate to apply them to learning to fly other larger and faster aircraft. There isn't any aircraft she cannot fly. If she has never flown it before, she can figure it out.
Current OccupationAgent of S.H.I.E.L.D. & Member of Howlin' Commandos
Full Name: Javed Khalid
Nickname(s)/Alias(es): Spitfire, Agent Khalid, Sergeant Khalid
Sex/Gender: Male
Species: Human
Age: 35
Birthday: 15 August
Comes From: Manchester, England
Skills:- He is a skilled confidence man and manipulator.
- Has an excellent singing voice
- Trained in four different Martial Arts disciplines. Holds 4th degree black belt.
- Trained and has practical experience in Small Unit Tactics as a Royal Marine Commando.
- Trained in Counter Terrorist techniques as a British SAS Operator.
- Agent Hancock can speak English (Fluent), Urdu (85%), Farsi (70%) and Arabic (60%).
- He is skilled in the use of all S.H.I.E.L.D weapons including all US Army Firearms.
- Parachutist qualified
- Scuba qualified
Personality:Sergeant Khalid is a lover first. He enjoys charming the ladies and is very confident about his abilities and himself. He is very gregarious, engaging everyone in conversation. He is the center of attention in any party and knows how to turn a situation to his favor.
History:Javed Khalil started out his military career with the Royal Marine Commandos. He spent several years with the infantry and then transferred to 22 SAS Regiment. He became qualified in special operations and remained their for several more years. When approached by S.H.I.E.L.D., Agent Khalid accepted the offer and became an agent. When Nick Fury offered him a position on his newly resurrected Howlin' Commandos, Javed believed this was an excellent offer for him.
He has always been somewhat cocky or confident about his abilties, his looks and whatever talent he could muster. This has turned into a game for Agent Khalid where he manipulates situations. He is an excellent actor and gets just about anything he wants. He has been reprimanded twice for conduct unbecoming of a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent.
Khalid has trained in Krav Maga, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Karate and Muay Thai. He began training in Karate when he was 4 years old. As a teen ager, he trained in Jiu-Jitsu and Muay Thai. The Krav Maga came in the military.
Current Occupation:Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. & Member of Howlin' Commandos
Full Name: Maximiliano Luis Mendoza
Nickname(s)/Alias(es): La Cucaracha, Agent Mendoza, Staff Sergeant Mendoza
Sex/Gender: Male
Species: Human
Age: 33
Birthday: 21 December
Comes From: Del Rio, Texas
Skills:- Trained and experienced as a US Army Special Operations Combat Medic.
- He is a skilled computer hacker.
- Trained in four different Martial Arts disciplines. Holds 4th degree black belt.
- Trained and has practical experience in Small Unit Tactics as a US Army Ranger.
- Trained in Counter Terrorist techniques as a US Army Special Operator.
- Agent Mendoza can speak English (Fluent), Spanish (90%), German (80%) and Russian (65%)
- He is skilled in the use of all S.H.I.E.L.D weapons including all US Army Firearms.
- Parachutist qualified
- Scuba qualified
Personality:Sergeant Mendoza is a fierce fighter. He is intense when engaged in hand to hand combat. He views just about every situation as a possible combat scenario. He is "Semper Paratis" Always prepared for a fight.
History:Max Mendoza spent time in the Ranger Regiment until he attained the rank of Sergeant. Then he attended Special Forces Qualification Course at Ft. Bragg and became a Special Operator. He trained in Combat Medic MOS. He served in 7th Special Operations Group (Middle East).
When approached by S.H.I.E.L.D., he had to think it over. Nick Fury personally invited Max to join his newly resurrected Howlin' Commandos. Max is somehow distantly related to Isadora Martinez who is a former member of the V-Battalion.
Max trained in Krav Maga, Judo, Jiu-Jitsu and Muay Thai. He started training when he was a teenager and has kept with it ever since. He enjoys the cardio vascular activity and the physicality fo the training. The aggressive conduct of the activity helps to vent frustration.
As a young man, he learned how to use computers and became quite skilled at various computer languages and understanding software. He can write his own programs and once hacked into the Department of Defense as well as the FBI.
Current OccupationAgent of S.H.I.E.L.D. & Member of Howlin' Commandos
Full Name:Emily Louden
Nickname(s)/Alias(es): Dingo, Agent Louden, Sergeant Louden
Sex/Gender: Female
Species: Human
Age: 36
Birthday: 3 February
Comes From: Melbourne, New South Wales, Australia
Skills:- Trained and experienced as a Australian Army Demolitions Specialist.
- Trained in four different Martial Arts disciplines. Holds 4th degree black belt.
- Trained and has practical experience in Small Unit Tactics with the Australian Special Operations Engineer Regiment.
- Trained in Counter Terrorist techniques as an Australian Army Special Operator.
- Agent Louden can speak English (Fluent), Vietnamese (90%), Indonesian (80%) and Mandarin (65%)
- She is skilled in the use of all S.H.I.E.L.D weapons including all US Army Firearms.
- Parachutist qualified
- Scuba qualified
Personality:Sergeant Louden is a friendly young woman and will engage in most people who she feels is personable. Those who either act unfriendly or unnecessarily hostile, she will leave alone. She is slow to forgive and can hold a grudge for a long time. It is the one character flaw she does not appreciate about herself. She can be loud and boisterous at times.
History:Emily Louden joined the Army and ended up as a combat engineer in the Special Engineer Regiment. Her training includes the use of various forms of explosives as well as analyzing the structures to determine what weights and stresses it can withstand. She knows how to both blow something up and how to disarm a bomb.
After six years in the Special Engineer Regiment, she was afforded the opportunity to train in the Australian Special Air Service and did it. She passed with flying colors, even shaving her head for training. She eventually was promoted to Sergeant during her time with the Australian SAS.
Emily Louden trained in Krav Maga, Muay Thai, Karate and Kung Fu. She actually spent some time at a Shao Lin temple in China while studying Kung Fu. She was able to increase her fluency in Mandarin while in China.
Current OccupationAgent of S.H.I.E.L.D. & Member of Howlin' Commandos