

Later Stalker and Hawk were putting together G.I. With the Arashikage clan dissolved Snake-Eyes returned to America and took residence in a cabin in the High Sierras, with only the wolf Timber for company. Many years later the truth would be learned. The Soft Master would for a long time believe that it was Tommy who killed the Hard Master, but had really been targeting Snake-Eyes. Later they learnt that Tommy had become a Cobra agent using the family name "Storm Shadow". Tommy never returned and the family business disbanded. However the dying Hard Master denied Tommy's guilt. But the arrow was one of Tommy's and only he had the skill to aim by sound and force to fire it. The Soft Master rushed into the courtyard to see Tommy rushing away with a bow and assumed he was chasing the intruder. Suddenly an arrow came through the screen and killed him. But the Hard Master didn't believe there was any danger and went behind a screen to continue the training, imitating someone and challenging Snake-Eyes to identify the impression. Snake-Eyes was growing in the favor of the Hard Master and one evening the latter taught him "Darkened Room" techniques known as "Blind Sword" when Snake-Eyes heard a third person in the courtyard. But the only way to refine the skill was to kill and Snake-Eyes disagreed with this. However Tommy was always better at the bow, able to hear so well beyond the line of sight. Snake-Eyes entered into a rigorous life of training and concentration and proved even better than Tommy, but sometimes let Tommy save face in fights. He left America for Japan and joined Tommy's family business - the Arashikage ninja clan run by Tommy's uncles, the Hard Master and the Soft Master, and Tommy himself, known as the "Young Master". He was often spat at and called a baby killer by strangers. Snake-Eyes found life back in America difficult due to the public backlash against the war and the soldiers who fought in it. The veteran, who also died, was the brother of the future Cobra Commander.

Four hours later a young lieutenant, later to be the Joe commander Hawk, arrived late to inform Snake-Eyes that his family had been killed when their car was hit by one driven by a stoned-out veteran. When Snake-Eyes returned home he found no one waiting for him at the airport. Believing Snake-Eyes to be dead, Stalker ordered the helicopter to withdraw but Storm Shadow charged out and saved Snake-Eyes's life. Snake-Eyes was hit and the photo was damaged by a bullet. As they headed to be picked-up by a helicopter the patrol came under fire. During a mission the LRRP was attacked and only Snake-Eyes, Stalker and Storm Shadow escaped. Throughout his time in Vietnam Snake-Eyes treasured a photo of his sister, believing that so long as no harm came to it he would be okay. The latter talked of his uncle's business in Japan that he would join after the war and was hinting there was a place for Snake-Eyes. He struck up a strong friendship with Storm Shadow, then known as "Tommy". The others were Wade Collins, Dickie Saperstein and Ramon Escobedo. Two men who would later become important in his life also served in the very same patrol, Stalker and Storm Shadow. Joe Team, he was a soldier serving a tour of duty in the Vietnam War as a member of a LRRP. Snake-Eyes came from a close-knit family consisting of him, his twin sister and their parents. 1.4 Action Force (British) Comics continuityįiction Comics A Real American Hero continuity Marvel Comics continuity The Vietnam War.
