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| AVALANCHE - a large mass of snow and ice crashing down the side of a mountain. | Char. #132, 82nd Joe Team member | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ian M. Costello (American with Irish surname) of Madawaska, ME.
Madawaska (pop. 4,534), is a small, predominantly French-speaking town just across the St. John River from the Canadian town of Edmundston, and is the northernmost town in the continental US. Note: The filecard misspells the town Madawask. The other Joe from Maine is Sneak Peek, from Bangor. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Grades: E-5: 1987 | SNs: 512-89-8788 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Comic and Animation Notes: Avalanche appeared in 7 issues between 1988 and 1991: #68, 74-76, 81, 113, and Special Missions #20. Avalanche died in #113 in an explosion, along with most of Battle Force 2000. He was animated only for commercials.
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| BLASTER - a detonation box for explosives, or in fiction, an energy weapon such as a ray gun. | Char. #133, 83rd Joe Team member | ||||||||||||||||
| Brian R. Davis (American with Saxon English surname) of Panama City, FL.
Panama City (pop. 37,188), on I-10 in the panhandle between Tallahassee and Skydive's home of Pensacola, is a beach city and home to Tyndall Air Force Base and one locaiton of hte Naval Surface Warfare Center. The other Florida Joes are Blowtorch, Payload, and Pathfinder. | |||||||||||||||||
| Grades: E-5: 1987 | SNs: 641-05-7835 | ||||||||||||||||
 Comic and Animation Notes: Blaster appeared in 6 issues between 1988 and 1991: #68, 74-77, and 113. Blaster died in #113 in an explosion, along with most of Battle Force 2000. He was animated only for commercials.
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| BLOCKER - several meanings: anything that prevents passage; a playing card held by one player but needed by another; one who impedes an opposing sports player | Char. #134, 84th Joe Team member | ||||||||||||||||||
| David B. McCarthy (American with Irish surname) of Boston, MA.
Boston, at I-90 and I-95 on the east coast, is the state's largest city (pop. 590,763) and was the site of a large Irish immigrant settlement from the 1820s to the 1890s. Barbecue and Col. Courage are also from Boston, and Cross Hair, Side Track, Space Shot, and Wide Scope were born in other cities in the metro area. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Grades: E-5: 1987 | SNs: 500-63-0163 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Comic and Animation Notes: Blocker appeared in 7 issues between 1988 and 1991: #68, 74-76, 81, 83, and 113. Blocker died in #113 in an explosion, along with most of Battle Force 2000. There are two images from the Battle Force 2000 commercial that, lacking clearer recordings, could represent Blocker.
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| MAVERICK - someone determined to act differently from a group. | Char. #135, 85th Joe Team member | ||||||||||||||||
| Thomas P. Kiley (American with Irish surname) of Ida Grove, IA.
Ida Grove (pop. 2,350), is a small county seat in western Iowa. Also from Iowa are Windchill of Cedar Rapids, Sgt. Hacker of Emmetsburg, Hit & Run of Sioux City, and Crazylegs of Fort Dodge. | |||||||||||||||||
| Grades: Air Force O-3: 1987 | SNs: 519-46-7007 | ||||||||||||||||
 Comic and Animation Notes: Maverick appeared in 9 issues between 1988 and 1991: #68-71, 74, 75, 113, and Special Missions #12 and 16. Maverick died in #113 in an explosion, along with most of Battle Force 2000. He was animated only for commercials.
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| DODGER - one who avoids by quickly moving to the side. | Char. #136, 86th Joe Team member | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richard Renwick (American with Saxon English surname) of South Bend, IN.
South Bend (pop. 107,789), on I-80/90, is in north-central IN between Footloose's hometown of Gary and Topside's Fort Wayne. The city was at one time the home of the Studebaker and is near the University of Notre Dame. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grades: E-7: 1987-1991 | SNs: 439-67-9256; 439-6792-QS56 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Comic and Animation Notes: Dodger appeared in 7 issues between 1988 and 1991: #68, 74-76, 81, 83, and 113. He is the only surviving member of Battle Force 2000. He was animated only for commercials.
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| KNOCKDOWN - demolition of a structure | Char. #137, 87th Joe Team member | ||||||||||||||||||
| Blaine M. Gonsalves (American with Portuguese surname) of San Francisco, CA.
San Francisco (pop. 764,976), at I-5 and I-80, is a major city halfway up the California coast, whose Hunters Point Naval Shipyard was the main point of departure to the WWII Pacific Theater. It became a countercultural magnet beginning in the 1950s. Other Joes from the city are Dojo and Psyche-Out, with Starduster's Burlingame and Long Arm's Boulder Creek close by. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Grades: E-5: 1987 | SNs: 501-32-4065 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Comic and Animation Notes: Knockdown appeared in 7 issues between 1988 and 1991: #68, 74-76, 81, 83, and 113. Knockdown died in #113 in an explosion, along with most of Battle Force 2000. He was animated only for commercials, where he had a gold-tinted lens over his left eye.
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