Line #16 Characters/HowlingCommandos


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3	!!'''WARNING:''' There are unmarked spoilers on these sheets for all but the most recent comics.
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6	!! Able Company
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8	[[folder:Capt. Samuel "Happy Sam" Sawyer]]
9	!!Capt. Samuel "Happy Sam" Sawyer
10	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/generalsamsawyer.jpg]]
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12	A U.S. army captain responsible for recruiting Nick Fury as the leader of the First Attack Squad, nicknamed the "Howling Commandos."
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14	* AlliterativeName: '''Sa'''m '''Sa'''wyer
15	* GoodSmokingEvilSmoking: He's a dedicated pipe-smoker, in accordance to his distinguished military officer persona.
16	* IronicNickname
17	* KilledOffForReal: Is killed by Baron Von Strucker's self destructing Life Model Decoy in Captain America issue 274.
18	* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: As Fury's direct superior, he's the one the Howlers answer to.
19	[[/folder]]
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21	!!! First Attack Squad / Howling Commandos
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23	[[folder:Sgt. Nick Fury]]
24	!!Sgt. Nick Fury
25	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kirby_fury.gif]]
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27	The one and only, [[Comicbook/NickFury later famous as an agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.]], Sergeant Fury leads his squad to victory time and time again against impossible odds.
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29	-> See ComicBook/NickFury
30	[[/folder]]
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32	[[folder:Cpl. Timothy Aloysius Cadwallader "Dum-Dum" Dugan]]
33	!!Cpl. Timothy Aloysius Cadwallader "Dum-Dum" Dugan
34	[[quoteright:227:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dum_dum.jpg]]
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36	A former circus strongman and Fury's second-in-command, known for his distinctive bowler derby and his impressive 'stache. The only things that scare Dugan are his wife and mother-in-law.
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38	* TheBigGuy: A former circus strongman, no less.
39	* BodyBackupDrive: [[spoiler:As Duggan learns, Nick Fury has a whole bunker filled with Duggan [=LMDs=], which his mind is downloaded into after the previous body is destroyed.]]
40	* DashinglyDapperDerby: He keeps his Corporal's insignia pinned to it.
41	* DeadAllAlong: [[spoiler:An ''Original Sin'' tie-in claims Duggan's been dead since the 60s, and the Duggan we've been following all that time is actually a series of Life Model Decoys... except a few years later, ''New Avengers'' reveals this isn't quite true - Duggan's just been only mostly dead since the 60s.]]
42	* DependingOnTheWriter: His Post-[=WW2=] rank varies, as he's been addressed as Captain, Commander, and Colonel.
43	%%* DrillSergeantNasty
44	%%* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Nick.
45	* MoralityChain: One of the vanishingly few people who can keep Fury from being a total bastard... usually. [[spoiler:He even accuses Nick of turning him into a "hair shirt" at one point.]]
46	* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Most people just know him as Dum-Dum.
47	* OverlyLongName: His full name is Timothy Aloysius Cadwallader Dugan. No wonder most people just call him by his nickname and last name.
48	* SignatureHeadgear: His signature bowler hat. It might actually be SHIELD protocol that it's part of his uniform.
49	* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: On the receiving end when he's apparently an LMD. John Garrett even tries to justify brainwashing him because he thought Duggan was "just a robot". John Garrett is an asshole. Duggan [[TalkToTheFist punches his head off]].
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52	[[folder:Pvt. Dino Manelli]]
53	!!Pvt. Dino Manelli
54	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dino_manelli_earth_616.jpg]]
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56	A famous movie star who chose to stop making movies about the war and actually enlist. Dino is the squad's resident linguist, speaking German and Italian fluently.
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58	* BilingualBonus: Dino is fluent in both German and Italian, making him the perfect candidate when the Howlers are incognito.
59	* TheCharmer: Aside from being able to attract a multitude of women with his personal charm, he can also handle a lot of social situations when dealing with enemy troops.
60	* CunningLinguist: Spoke fluent German and Italian, which was pretty useful.
61	* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Appears to be based on fellow Italian American actor Creator/DeanMartin, who was also drafted in WWII, though Martin became famous after the war.
62	** The comic also revealed that Dino used to be a comedian, working as a duo with an old friend named Jerry Larkins, who was obviously based on Creator/JerryLewis.
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65	[[folder:Pvt. Robert "Rebel" Ralston]]
66	!!Pvt. Robert "Rebel" Ralston
67	[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rebel_ralston.jpg]]
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69	A southern farm boy never seen without Confederate cap.
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71	* AlliterativeName: '''R'''obert '''R'''ebel '''R'''alston.
72	** FamilyThemeNaming: He has a grandson, Ryan.
73	* ComicBookFantasyCasting: In ComicBook/SecretWarriors, where he's an elderly US senator, he's drawn to resemble Creator/RobertRedford.
74	* GenerationXerox: His grandson followed in his footsteps as an Army Ranger.
75	* InexplicablyAwesome: Unlike Fury and Dugan, he doesn't have the infinity formula, nor was he even active in SHIELD. He still looks remarkably young, especially in his appearances right before he was killed.
76	* SouthernFriedPrivate: A ranch kid from Kentucky.
77	* TheGambler: Ralston has absurd luck with Poker.
78	* PhoneticAccent
79	[[/folder]]
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81	[[folder:Pvt. Isadore "Izzy" Cohen]]
82	!!Pvt. Isadore "Izzy" Cohen
83	[[quoteright:201:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/isadore_cohen_2528earth_6162529.jpg]]
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85	A wisecracking Brooklyn-born Jewish soldier who joined the army in response to the persecution of his people in Europe. The Howlers' resident mechanic.
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87	* BrooklynRage: He's extremely proud of his Brooklyn roots and is pretty quick to anger.
88	* BusCrash: Passed away offscreen.
89	* ComicBookFantasyCasting: He's a dead-ringer for Creator/CharlesBronson.
90	* TheEngineer
91	* LastOfHisKind: The last Howling Commandos alive and fully human.
92	[[/folder]]
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94	[[folder:Pvt. Gabriel "Gabe" Jones]]
95	!!Pvt. Gabriel "Gabe" Jones
96	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gabriel_jones.jpg]]
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98	A jazz musician from New York, Gabe is the only African-American in the Howlers. He carries a bugle and often plays it when the Howlers are charging into combat.
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100	* InexplicablyAwesome
101	* PoliticallyCorrectHistory: Gabe is a black soldier serving alongside whites in a frontline combat unit, despite the U.S. Army being segregated and black soldier restricted to non-combat roles during WWII.
102	** Actually averted, as the Howling Commandos are an experimental unit. One white soldier assigned to the commandos was surprised and vocally disapproving of his presence.
103	* WhatTheHellHero: Tries unleashing these on Fury during ''Secret Warriors'', but Nick's immune.
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106	[[folder:Pvt. Percival "Percy" Pinkerton]]
107	!!Pvt. Percival "Percy" Pinkerton
108	[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/pinkerton_6.jpg]]
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110	An effete and unflappable British soldier assigned to fill out the Howlers' ranks after the death of their youngest member, "Junior" Juniper.
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112	* AffectionateNickname: Pinky by the other commandos.
113	* AlliterativeName: Percy Pinkerton.
114	* BewareTheNiceOnes: He may be a gentleman who hates violence, but that doesn't make him any less dangerous than the rest of the Howlers.
115	* BusCrash: Passed away at some point, with Dugan for company.
116	* QuintessentialBritishGentleman
117	* NiceGuy: Percy is easily the most soft-spoken and outwardly friendly of the Howlers. In other words, he's the perfect gentleman.
118	-->'''Percy''': You're obedient servant, madam.
119	* ParasolOfPain: Fond of carrying his "bumbershoot" into battle and using it to poke, hook, and otherwise humiliate Nazis.
120	* ParasolParachute: Rather incongruously (in a semi-realistic war comic) uses his umbrella as a parachute.
121	[[/folder]]
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123	[[folder:Jonathan "Junior" Juniper]]
124	!!Jonathan "Junior" Juniper
125	[[quoteright:260:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/junior_juniper.jpg]]
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127	An Ivy League graduate and founding member of the Howling Commandoes, he was the youngest member of the team.
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129	* AlliterativeName: ''J''onathan ''J''uniper.
130	* KilledOffForReal: In an unprecedented move he was killed off early in the comic. As of August 2022, he hasn't been resurrected.
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133	[[folder:Eric Koenig]]
134	!!Eric Koenig
135	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/koenigeric2.jpg]]
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137	A German ex-patriot and former pilot in the Luftwaffe, Koenig was convinced to switch sides by Nick Fury and eventually became a Howler after sharing all the intelligence he had with the Allies.
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139	* DefectorFromDecadence: He highly dislikes what Nazism did to Germany, and figured out that the best way to save his country was by switching sides and help the Allies to purge Nazis from Germany.
140	* DoubleReverseQuadrupleAgent: To Fury's horror, Koening turns against the Allies and goes back to the Nazis, mocking Fury about how he was a Nazi spy all along and how easily he fooled everyone. Later Fury discovers this was a huge lie and Koening was just pretending to be a traitor so the Nazis could accept him back and so, he could spy and report their secrets to the Allies.
141	* HeelFaceTurn: As stated above, he's a former Luftwaffe pilot who defects to the Allied forces.
142	[[/folder]]
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145	%%!!!Second Attack Squad / The Maulers
146	%%[[folder:Sgt. Bull McGiveny]]
147	%%[[/folder]]
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149	%%!! Allies
150	%%[[folder:Jim Morita]]
151	%%!!Jim Morita
152	%%[[quoteright:261:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jim_morita.jpg]]
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154	%% Born to Japanese immigrant parents, and as such considered a Nisei, or second-generation Japanese-American, Jim Morita was raised in America. At the outbreak of war he joined the US Army, becoming a member of the Rangers, assigned to a squad of Nisei soldiers.
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156	%%[[/folder]]
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158	%%[[folder:Pamela Hawley]]
159	%%[[/folder]]

Context Characters / HowlingCommandos