Short-Fuze (G.I. Joe)
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| G.I. Joe character | |
| Short Fuze | |
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| Affiliation | G.I. Joe |
| Specialty | Mortar Soldier |
| File name | Freistadt, Mark W. |
| Birthplace | Chicago, IL |
| SN | RA380225432 |
| Rank | E-4 |
| Primary MOS | Artillery |
| Secondary MOS | Infantry Engineer |
| Year introduced | 1982 |
Short-Fuze is a character from the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero toyline, comic books and cartoon series of the 1980s. He is the G.I. Joe team's original mortar soldier and debuted in 1982. His real name is Eric W. Friestadt, and his rank is that of corporal E-4. 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. He as a tendency to blow his stack, hence his code name.
In the Marvel comics G.I. Joe series, he first appeared in issue #1, along with the rest of the original team. He takes part in the Cobra civil war. Much later, he would again help invade Cobra Island, to help fight the a revived Serpentor's army.
He first appeared in the animated series in the A Real American Hero mini-series.
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