Short-Fuze

Canonical/Pre-MUX/Theme History:
Short-Fuze was the G.I. Joe team's original mortar soldier and joined the team in 1982. His real name is Eric W. Friestadt, and his rank is that of Staff Sergeant (E-6). Short-Fuze was born in Chicago, Illinois. Short-Fuze comes from a military family (his father and grandfather were both career Top Sergeants). He enjoys abstract mathematics and can plot artillery azimuths and triangulations in his head. Short-Fuze is logical and sensitive. Has also has a noticeable temper, hence his code-name.

In one of his first missions as a Joe, Short-Fuze took part in an effort to rescue a peace activist that Cobra forces had kidnapped and taken to an island they had controlled. He later took part in another invasion of Cobra Island to help nuetralize the Cobra civil war.

Short-Fuze and the Joes invaded the island a second time when Serpentor used it to establish an army that answered only to him.