Code Buster (GW)


 * This is for the regular universe Buster Witwicky. For his evil mirror counterpart, see Buster Witwicky (SG).

While most encryption is done these days on computers, there are still spies who do things the old way - numbered words in books, messages left in obscure languages, and the like. Robert "Code Buster" WITWICKY is a master of the more traditional aspects of spy-craft. A skilled comparative linguist, he knows several languages and has an encyclopedic knowledge of books and codes. Although a menace with real-world electronics and mechanical systems (he leaves that sort of thing to his brother), Code Buster is a master of both human and computer languages.

Growing up at the knee of his father, the brilliant gadgeteer and top mechanic code-named Sparkplug, Code Buster encountered family tragedy early when his mother (Susan) was gunned down by an unknown assailant (widely believed to have been in retaliation against her and Sparkplug's covert work). He also saw his older brother institutionalized following several mental breakdowns and a suicide attempt. For nearly a decade, Sparkplug and Buster lived in the same house alone, giving Sparkplug plenty of time to mentor his younger and more accomplished son. Code Buster joined the Marines at a young age as a Special Forces recruit and was selected to his dream assignments - military intelligence work for G.I. Joe. His next employment was as a National Security Agency (NSA) security agent for the Center for Advanced Study of Language at the University of Maryland, before joining the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to work on IT security. Firmly ensconced in the worldwide security network, at first Code Buster couldn't be happier, and felt his work monitoring militants helped keep the world save from terrorism.

In 2007, Code Buster was promoted to field work and given cover as a travelling columnist. To maintain his cover, Code Buster's columns began showing slight anti-G.I. Joe bent, which became more pronounced over the years, and began to include satirical cartoons as well. By 2013, Code Buster's articles and comics were beginning to have enough bite that they drew the attention of Joe brass, and some began to wonder if he'd started to believe his own anti-N.W.O. paranoid rants.

Personality-wise, Code Buster possesses a confidence that borders on reckless. He's supremely confident in his abilities and isn't afraid to strike back at any organization, be it terrorism or his own bosses, that he feels has done him an injustice. His brashness has led to an occasional lecture by his far more measured father.

Players
Buster is currently temped by Bzero.