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File Name: Reeves, Garrison T.

Rank: U. S. Marshal

Assignment: USMIC (U.S. Marshal in Charge), Task Force Red

Powers: Extreme Superhuman Strength and Toughness

Notable Skills and Talents: Veteran Superhero with Extensive Combat/Leadership Experience

Height: 6’6”

Age: 77 (Approximate Physical Age: Mid-40s)

Ethnicity: African-American

Eyes: Brown

Hair: Black (Shaved Head)

Origin & Background:

Garrison Reeves was born poor, the son of two sharecroppers in rural Alabama. Realizing early on that military service was one of the only viable paths out of poverty available to black men at that time, Garrison enlisted in the Army immediately after President Truman’s declaration of national emergency signaled America’s entry to the Korean War in December 1950. Assigned to the 7th Infantry Division, he became one of just three African-Americans to receive the Medal of Honor in that conflict, and the only one to do so while serving in an integrated unit.

After the war’s conclusion in 1953, Reeves was redeployed stateside. While considering whether or not to reenlist, Reeves was approached by President John F. Kennedy, who personally recruited him for Project Acropolis, a top-secret military initiative tasked with creating America’s first generation of supersoldiers. One of just four soldiers who developed superpowers after being subjected to Acropolis’ ‘Catalyst Protocols’, Garrison developed strength sufficient to lift in excess of twenty tons and skin tough enough to withstand the explosive impact of an artillery shell. Dubbed ‘Siege, the One Man Assault Force’, Reeves joined with the programs three other graduates, Navy Commander Jason Colfax, Air Force Master Sergeant Mitchell ‘Huntsman’ Hansen , and Marine Corps Corporal Tony ‘Shakedown’ Romano to form America’s first superhuman combat unit, codenamed ‘Jason’s Argonauts’.

Jason’s Argonauts first saw combat in Vietnam. Despite their heroism and effectiveness as a combat unit, they were unable to turn the tide of the war in America’s favor. However, they did manage to vanquish several Chinese and Soviet superhumans aligned with the Communist North Vietnamese. Unfortunately, tragedy struck the unit two weeks before the evacuation of Saigon when Commander Colfax was lost in battle.

Returning to the USA after the war ended, the surviving Argonauts faced an uncertain future as side effects from the ‘Catalyst Protocols’ that give them their powers began to manifest. Huntsman began to show signs of mental instability and paranoia that eventually led to his medical discharge and Shakedown had a stroke that left him with nerve damage, mobility issues, and diminished superpowers, leaving Siege as the only living Argonaut to retain his powers without suffering any adverse effects. As a result Project Acropolis was scrapped and America became a signatory of the CMRBT (Comprehensive Metahuman Research Ban Treaty), which prohibited the creation and development of supersoldiers.

In the years that followed, Siege would carve out a career as a solo hero and civil rights activist. He was a charter member of the Victory Foundation, where he served until the murder trial of his fellow Foundationer, Terminus led to the schism within the team which caused Siege to resign from the group in disgust. Together with two of his former Foundation teammates and some of Terminus’ other allies, Siege was able to clear his armored ally of all charges. However, when Terminus told Siege of his plans forge the heroes that helped free him into a new team known as The Vindicators, Reeves declined to participate.

Once again a solo hero, Siege refocused his efforts into community activism, fighting crime while working with both corporate and charitable donors to establish centers for at-risk youth in several different cities. However, these endeavors were not without their own difficulties. A born again Christian, cultural conservative, and ardent patriot, Siege found himself increasingly out of step with the increasingly secular, increasingly liberal community activist base. Over time, these differences resulted in Siege’s eventual estrangement from the modern civil rights movement, which came to a head when Al Sharpton denounced him as a ‘the one-man sellout’ and ‘the toughest Uncle Tom in history’ during a stump speech in 1996.

At the beginning of the 21st century, Siege had settled into a kind of semi-retirement. He continued to supervise his chain of youth centers and taught the occasional class at the Victory Institute, but was otherwise inactive. But everything changed for him, as it did for so many others, in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks. In the massive restructuring of the Justice Department and its affiliated agencies that followed the creation of the Department of Homeland Security, the U.S. Marshals Service was given primary jurisdiction over metahuman crime at the federal level, and Siege was asked to help spearhead the creation of the Service’s new Metahuman Operations Division (informally known as the ‘Marshal Forces’). Once again, Siege heeded the call to serve, and was sworn in as a full United States Marshal soon thereafter. Drawing on his decades of experience as a superhero and soldier, Siege helped to design the M.O.D.’s command structure and training program before accepting the position of USMIC (U. S. Marshal In Charge) of the San Francisco, CA based Task Force Red – a superteam charged with defending the Western USA from high intensity metahuman threats.

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Description
Art by

File Name: Reeves, Garrison T.

Rank: U. S. Marshal

Assignment: USMIC (U.S. Marshal in Charge), Task Force Red

Powers: Extreme Superhuman Strength and Toughness

Notable Skills and Talents: Veteran Superhero with Extensive Combat/Leadership Experience

Height: 6’6”

Age: 77 (Approximate Physical Age: Mid-40s)

Ethnicity: African-American

Eyes: Brown

Hair: Black (Shaved Head)

Origin & Background:

Garrison Reeves was born poor, the son of two sharecroppers in rural Alabama. Realizing early on that military service was one of the only viable paths out of poverty available to black men at that time, Garrison enlisted in the Army immediately after President Truman’s declaration of national emergency signaled America’s entry to the Korean War in December 1950. Assigned to the 7th Infantry Division, he became one of just three African-Americans to receive the Medal of Honor in that conflict, and the only one to do so while serving in an integrated unit.

After the war’s conclusion in 1953, Reeves was redeployed stateside. While considering whether or not to reenlist, Reeves was approached by President John F. Kennedy, who personally recruited him for Project Acropolis, a top-secret military initiative tasked with creating America’s first generation of supersoldiers. One of just four soldiers who developed superpowers after being subjected to Acropolis’ ‘Catalyst Protocols’, Garrison developed strength sufficient to lift in excess of twenty tons and skin tough enough to withstand the explosive impact of an artillery shell. Dubbed ‘Siege, the One Man Assault Force’, Reeves joined with the programs three other graduates, Navy Commander Jason Colfax, Air Force Master Sergeant Mitchell ‘Huntsman’ Hansen , and Marine Corps Corporal Tony ‘Shakedown’ Romano to form America’s first superhuman combat unit, codenamed ‘Jason’s Argonauts’.

Jason’s Argonauts first saw combat in Vietnam. Despite their heroism and effectiveness as a combat unit, they were unable to turn the tide of the war in America’s favor. However, they did manage to vanquish several Chinese and Soviet superhumans aligned with the Communist North Vietnamese. Unfortunately, tragedy struck the unit two weeks before the evacuation of Saigon when Commander Colfax was lost in battle.

Returning to the USA after the war ended, the surviving Argonauts faced an uncertain future as side effects from the ‘Catalyst Protocols’ that give them their powers began to manifest. Huntsman began to show signs of mental instability and paranoia that eventually led to his medical discharge and Shakedown had a stroke that left him with nerve damage, mobility issues, and diminished superpowers, leaving Siege as the only living Argonaut to retain his powers without suffering any adverse effects. As a result Project Acropolis was scrapped and America became a signatory of the CMRBT (Comprehensive Metahuman Research Ban Treaty), which prohibited the creation and development of supersoldiers.

In the years that followed, Siege would carve out a career as a solo hero and civil rights activist. He was a charter member of the Victory Foundation, where he served until the murder trial of his fellow Foundationer, Terminus led to the schism within the team which caused Siege to resign from the group in disgust. Together with two of his former Foundation teammates and some of Terminus’ other allies, Siege was able to clear his armored ally of all charges. However, when Terminus told Siege of his plans forge the heroes that helped free him into a new team known as The Vindicators, Reeves declined to participate.

Once again a solo hero, Siege refocused his efforts into community activism, fighting crime while working with both corporate and charitable donors to establish centers for at-risk youth in several different cities. However, these endeavors were not without their own difficulties. A born again Christian, cultural conservative, and ardent patriot, Siege found himself increasingly out of step with the increasingly secular, increasingly liberal community activist base. Over time, these differences resulted in Siege’s eventual estrangement from the modern civil rights movement, which came to a head when Al Sharpton denounced him as a ‘the one-man sellout’ and ‘the toughest Uncle Tom in history’ during a stump speech in 1996.

At the beginning of the 21st century, Siege had settled into a kind of semi-retirement. He continued to supervise his chain of youth centers and taught the occasional class at the Victory Institute, but was otherwise inactive. But everything changed for him, as it did for so many others, in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks. In the massive restructuring of the Justice Department and its affiliated agencies that followed the creation of the Department of Homeland Security, the U.S. Marshals Service was given primary jurisdiction over metahuman crime at the federal level, and Siege was asked to help spearhead the creation of the Service’s new Metahuman Operations Division (informally known as the ‘Marshal Forces’). Once again, Siege heeded the call to serve, and was sworn in as a full United States Marshal soon thereafter. Drawing on his decades of experience as a superhero and soldier, Siege helped to design the M.O.D.’s command structure and training program before accepting the position of USMIC (U. S. Marshal In Charge) of the San Francisco, CA based Task Force Red – a superteam charged with defending the Western USA from high intensity metahuman threats.

NEXT -- Introducing Hightide: