Ronald Tadur

## Background

### 1988 - 2015: Ronald Tadur

Though born in Reno, Ronald would split his time between there & Edge City for most of his childhood. His parents separated before Ronald hit his first birthday. His mother moved back to Edge City where Ronald's grandparents resided while his father stayed in Reno. Both locations have formed Ronald as a person, leading to his fascination for desert & him gaining deep southern accent. His love for the desert was clear at a young age, finding it "clean, pure & unforgiving."

Other than his parent's separation, Ronald upbringing was mostly uneventful. After graduating high school, he decided to stay in Reno while regularly visiting his mother back in Texas. He got a job at his father's home repair shop, becoming a refrigeration & air conditioning repairman by day, while studying the ecology of the desert in his spare time. His father thought it was a weird fascination & after making a few comments, he let it go as he realized Ronald wasn't giving up on his hobby.

After working for his dad for four years, he left both Reno & Edge City behind to enlist in the army. He went through basic training at Fort Bliss, Texas & was the only one who really enjoyed his training. In time, he was eventually promoted to Corporal. As the Joes were looking for experienced soldiers who could operate in difficult climates, they brought in Dusty, who was widely acclaimed as the best in the desert.

## Personality

Dusty's cordial & easy-going nature makes him friends easily, but out in the field, fighting his enemy, Dusty is extremely tough & dangerous. He takes much interest in new recruits & can be founding leading them in target practice in his spare time.

## Powers & Abilities

* **Leadership:** Though he is sometimes seen as a lone wolf, he has strong leadership qualities.
* **Multilingualism:** He is fluent in English, Arabic & Hebrew, and conversant in Kazakh & the Oirat-Khalkha languages of Central Asia.
* **Tracking:** He is excellent tracker, being the team's leader in situations that involve finding or following a trail
* **Weaponry:** Dusty is a qualified expert with the M-14, M-16, M-16A2, M-60, M-1911A1 auto pistol & M-203 40mm grenade launcher.

### Ratings

* **Intelligence:** Unknown
* **Strength:** Unknown
* **Speed:** Unknown
* **Occult:** Unknown
* **Weapons:** Unknown
* **Range:** Unknown
* **Strategy:** Unknown
* **Combat:** Unknown
* **TOTAL:** Unknown

## Trivia

* He uses all the money he receives from the Joes to pay for his mother's medical bills.
* Because of his life for the desert, he is usually involved with (and sometimes leads) base security for the Joes headquarters, The Pit.
* One of the reasons he left was due to bad break-up with his girlfriend.
* Dusty worked as a refrigeration repairman after school, while studying the desert in his spare time. He joined the Joes as they wer elooking for someone that was an expert in desert terrain, which comes in handy as their base is located there. He can usually be found leading recruits in target practice.
* He currently has the rank of Sergeant (SGT), earning the enlisted grade of E-5.

## Notes

* Dusty/Ronald Tadur​ is a character from G.I. Joe & its related media.