Courtney Krieger

## Background

### 1990 - 2012: Courtney Krieger

Since she was born, Courtney's grace & beauty have always centered the conversation she's been involved in. The daughter of former German basketball player Flynn Kreiger & former Markovian model Katrina Kreiger, Courtney was used to being in the spotlight. It bothered her some as many ridiculed her for her height but it was this characteristic that got her noticed by a modeling agency. Following in her mother's footsteps, Courtney began modeling at the age of sixteen.

To support her career, her parents moved the family from Germany to Capital City after Courtney scored an appearance in many fashion & lifestyles magazines in America. At the age nineteen, she even scored the cover of *Mode*. She continued to grace the covers of various magazines & participated in multiple couture fashion shows. People constantly noted that she looked like an angel walking down the runway.

She also went on to win multiple awards, such as Model of the Year, made the list Sexiest Women Alive & starred in some movies. In one particular movie, *Rise of Python*, she portrayed a military woman instead of the stereotypical "pretty face" in the background." Knowing she was more than just that pretty face, she decided to drop out of her modeling contract & enlist in the military. It came as quite a shock to the media & brought Courtney the rage of her mother but she did not care.

### 2012 - 2014: Courtney Krieger

Upon her enlistment, Courtney specifically went out her way to learn "un-feminine" skills & soon mastered Armored Fighting Vehicle (AFV) Operation & Repair. Proving herself to be a quick-study & a dedicated student, it wasn't long before she was an instructor herself. She came into contact with the Joes when Hawk had her join a combat exercise. Most of the Joes were practicing Anti-Armor Combat on the firing range so Hawk sent in Cover Girl & her "Wolverine" Missile Launcher Tank against the remote control targets. She made a good impression on the team, though she did get a bit "catty" with Scarlett & suggested that she would hold up better in battle than her face has. When Duke saw her skills, he knew he could not pass up on the opportunity & had Specialist Krieger inducted as the second woman to join the elite G.I. Joe Team.

### 2014 - 2016: Cover Girl

Courtney took on the codename Cover Girl, a nod to her former occupation before joining the military. Her first mission was when Cobra threatened a full-scale attack on the nation's capital, forcing Hawk to have his superiors call almost every army unit in the metropolitan area to defend the Capitol. They were able to deduce that their target was the Treasury Building & Hawk deployed the Joes to defend the building, knowing the small unit (at that particular time in the their history) would face long odds if Hawk was correct. Though the Joes were spread quite thin, the team was able to stop the attack with Cover Girl's Wolverine Tank disguised as a garbage truck to deliver some heavy firepower.

After the success of first mission, the team went out to celebrate. Most of the members attended, with Ripcord inviting former member Pinball to catch up with them. Pinball, aka Jake Jenson, was the team's communication specialist before he was placed on another special ops unit. After exchanging battle stories all night, Courtney & Jake exchanged numbers. The two soon became a couple, to the happiness of the Joes.

The next year, the Joes faced off against Cobra again (for the millionth time). Ripcord & the Joes' new member Flint had been captured by Cobra while providing escort for a shipment of rediscovered missiles with great destructive power. The terrorist group not only kidnapped the two but also took the missiles. Because of the delicacy of the situation, Hawk was forced to tell his team to stand down after orders from his superiors. But they would never leave one of their own behind enemy lines.

Trying to work around their orders, Cover Girl reaches out to her associate & DEO agent Johnny Barracuda. He worked as the handler of Danger Girl, a team attached to the DEO that's had plenty of run-ins with Cobra. The brass didn't approve of the team up until Danger Girl revealed that they had exclusive intel on Cobra's current location & their intended targets. Scarlett, Barracuda & Sydney Rojas headed off to intercept Snake-Eater in Markovia while Cover Girl, Duke & Natalia Kassle went to Rhelasia to stop Major Bludd from detonating his missile. The remaining people went to Cobra's temporary hideout, where they faced off against against their assassins.

All the missions seem to be a success with both team stopping the missiles & Snake Eyes rescuing his teammates before blowing up Cobra's temporary base. But word soon came in that another missile was heading towards the USS *Flagg*, a Navy aircraft carrier named for the team's deceased commanding officer General Flagg. Taking it upon herself, Natalia left Cover Girl & Duke to stop it but was killed saving the lives of everyone on the vessel. When everyone reunited on the USS Flagg, Cover Girl gave the news of Natalia's death to her teammates. With the earlier death of General Flagg & now Natalia Kassle, the Joes felt that had suffered another major loss.

### 2016 - Present: Cover Girl

The following year got no better for Courtney as she learned that her now fiancée Jake was declared an enemy of the state with reports saying his unit had killed 25 innocents & dozens of officers. Their engagement was effectively ended, though she & the Joes refused to believe that Jake would be involved in such an act. She investigated herself with the help of Scarlett & newcomer Dial Tone. Some calls were made between government organizations & Courtney was asked to drop her mission of saving her fiancée's reputation. Over the years, Jake has been sighted & been reported dead about the same amount of time. Despite everything, Courtney still believes him to be innocent.

Outside of her personal life, Courtney was promoted to the rank of Sergeant the same year that Jake went MIA. She's been at the position since & is looking to be promoted to Staff Sergeant in the next couple of years.

## Romantic Relationships

* Drew Archer: Boyfriend (2011 - 2012); Fiancée (2012)
* Jake Jensen: Boyfriend (2014 - 2016); Fiancée (2016)

## Personality

Before she was a tank jockey, Courtney was a beautiful and famous model who wanted to be "more than a pretty face." Her looks have often made her a target for chauvinistic insults. But those who know her better state that she is one with a multitude of talents. She is a skilled helicopter pilot, a marksman, an excellent mechanic, a competent diver, a brilliant tactician & an impressive weapons specialist. Even with all these skills, she still does not get all the respect she deserves & more than anyone, feels she has to prove her worth constantly.

## Powers & Abilities

* **Aviation:** She is a skilled helicopter pilot & has flown the team or some of their missions.
* **Disguise:** Though her specialty is primarily armor based, Cover Girl is occasionally called upon to use her expertise in makeup & stagecraft for undercover & intelligence-gathering operations.
* **Hand to Hand Combat:** Despite having no former training prior to joining the military, Courtney quickly became a formidable combatant. She once slaughtered a group of pirates single-handed. She is considered a skilled under-cover operative & has helped train new members of the Team.
* **Marksmanship:** Due to her expertise in weapons, she is an excellent marksman.
* **Mechanic Engineering:** Cover Girl is proficient in diesel mechanics & gas turbine technology. She excels at both vehicular combat & fixing any machinery involved with that vehicle. Because of her expertise, she is the armored fighting vehicle mechanic.
* **Multilingualism:** She speks fluent English, German & Markovic.
* **Seduction:** Courtney has been known to use her good looks & history of modeling to get the mission done. Her grace, beauty, intelligence & ability reduce most men to slack-jawed awe.
* **Tactical Analysis:** Courtney has been described as an brilliant & impressive tactician.
* **Vehicle Operation**
* **Weaponry:** She is a qualified expert of various weapons. She can operate a LAW (Light Anti-Armor Weapon) rocket, Dragon AT (Anti-Tank) missile, M-16 & the M1911A1 Auto Pistol.

### Ratings

* **Intelligence:** 3 - Average / Basic
* **Strength:** 3 - Average / Basic
* **Speed:** 4 - Trained / Learned
* **Occult:** 1 - Nonexistent
* **Weapons:** 6 - Expert / Advanced
* **Range:** 4 - Trained / Learned
* **Strategy:** 4 - Trained / Learned
* **Combat:** 5- High / Exceptional
* **TOTAL:** 86 - Threat Level 2 / Low Threat

## Trivia

* Courtney likes to make the joke that she used to grace the covers of various magazines, now she loads them.
* She frequently banters with Scarlett.
* Many of her teammates have noted that she shows aptitude for cold-blooded killing.
* She resented assignments that took advantage of her natural beauty but eventually expanded her knowledge with undercover work.
* Dora Leigh (aka Godiva), who also used to be a model, is a good friend of hers.
* She is a HUGE fan of crime procedure shows. She watches them with Roadblock.
* After breaking off her first engagement & her second fiancée going MIA, she has no desire to be married.
* Cover Girl is a model turned armoured fighting vehicle (AFV) mechanic & weapons specialist. She is also known as the Joes' tank jockey, specializing in the Wolverine missile tank.
* She currently has the rank of Sergeant (SGT), earning the enlisted grade of E-5.

## Notes

* Cover Girl/Courtney Krieger is a character from G.I. Joe & its related media.
* When the character was first being introduced, her codename was "Hurricane Helga" & her real name was Ariana. On Earth-44, its her middle name.
* She shares a birthday with Karolína Kurková, the real life supermodel that portrays her in the film of *G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra*.
* *Rise of the Python* is a nod to the movie *G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra.*
* Looking like an angel is a play on Victoria Secret's Angels.
* Katrina Krieger is the niece of Captain Nazi & a character from the DC comics.
* Watching crime procedure shows with Roadblock is a nod to NCIS episode "Identity Crisis" where there were two characters named after them.