Marvin Hinton

## Background

### 1989 - 2007: Marvin Hinton

Though the only son of his parents, Marvin grew up with a large extended family in Dakota City. Despite his large family & the dynamics of his community, he was a shy & quiet boy. Because of the crime ridden city, his parents signed Marvin up to be a Boy Scout & to sing in the church choir. Though he may not have been the most outspoken, he did find a passion in cooking in the kitchen with his mother. He made plans to attend Escoffier School in France after earning himself enough money. But his plans did not go as he had originally intended when he decided to follow his grandfather's footsteps & join the military. Though he mostly did it out of duty, he soon discovered that he could learn to be a chef in the army.

### 2007 - 2014: Marvin Hinton

Upon enlisting, he found army food appalling to say the least & immediately put in a transfer to infantry where he excelled at using heavy weapons. As one of the biggest & strongest members of his unit, Marvin was able to carry a fully loaded M2 Browning machine gun as a personal weapon (up to 134lbs), which usually required a dedicated squad to transport & operate. Despite working in infantry, he still maintained his passion for making good food & indulged in it while engaging in his secondary duty.

Though he became acquainted with Duke shortly after making Sergeant, he would not join the team until the death of the Joes' Commanding Officer General Flag at the hands of Major Bludd, an associate of Cobra. His first action on the team was actually when Flag was being laid to rest at the national cemetery. When Cobra learned of the funeral, they launched a ground attack jet to strike the Joes while they were vulnerable. The plan would have succeeded if Duke & Roadblock hadn't been present & armed. Together, they were able to successfully & commendably down the jet with their hand-held weapons. It was a hell of an introduction to say the least.

## Powers & Abilities

* **Culinary**
* **Hand to Hand Combat**
* **Mechanic Engineering**
* **Weaponry:** When he transferred to infantry, he quickly excelled. He is a qualified expert with the M2 Browning .50 cal heavy machine gun, all Warsaw Pact heavy machine guns, M-16 & the M-1911A1 auto pistol.

### Ratings

* **Intelligence:** 5 - High / Exceptional
* **Strength:** 5 - High / Exceptional
* **Speed:** 4 - Trained / Learned
* **Occult:** 1 - Nonexistent
* **Weapons:** 6 - Expert / Advanced
* **Range:** 4 - Trained / Learned
* **Strategy:** 4 - Trained / Learned
* **Combat:** 5 - High / Exceptional
* **TOTAL:** 120 - Threat Level 3 / General Threat

## Trivia

* Roadblock was well acquainted with Duke & Flint before joining the Joe Team. He later supported Flint joining the team.
* He is closest with his cousin Hershel Dalton.
* He enjoys speaking in rhyme.
* When Claymore saw him in action at Flag's funeral, he said "You must be a new Joe because if the bad guys can hand-hold a .50, I quit!"
* Most of his family still resides in Dakota City except for his uncle Sterling & his wife Lindy. They moved to Fawcett City where Sterling became the new owner of WHIZ Radio, the premiere station of the city.
* He enjoys watching crime procedure shows with Cover Girl.
* Roadblock is the team's residential Renaissance man. He is their mechanic, heavy weapons specialist & chef. Though he can be imposing, he is a gentle giant.
* He currently has the rank of Staff Sergeant (SSG), earning the enlisted grade of E-6.

## Notes

* Roadblock/Marvin Hinton is a character from G.I. Joe & its related media.
* His family is unique to Earth-44.
	+ Jefferson Hinton is Marvin's grandfather in the show *G.I. Joe: Renegades*.
	+ Donna Morris is Black Narcissus, a superhero in Detroit.
	+ Thomas Dalton is Magno from the Freedom Fighters.
	+ Sterling Morris is the owner of WHIZ Radio & employer of Billy Batson.
	+ Lindy Morris is a Shakespearean scholar who was trapped in The Dreaming.
	+ Hershel Dalton is Heavy Duty, the cousin of Marvin Hinton, in *G.I. Joe: Renegades* & the film franchise.
	+ Lamont Morris is also Heavy Duty & Hinton's cousin in the original comics.
	+ Paul Morris is Virus, an enemy of Static.
* Watching crime procedure shows with Cover Girl is a nod to NCIS episode "Identity Crisis" where there were two characters named after them.