History
Shogun was one of the subjects of Project: Born Again, who resurrected him after he had died. He joined Cabbot Stone in forming a top-secret government task force made up of past Project: Born Again subjects named Bloodstrike.
Shogun worked with Cabbot and teammates Deadlock, Fourplay and Tag. In 1993, they raided a G.A.T.E. International facility called Jericho in the Arizona desert. While Fourplay and Deadlock engaged G.A.T.E. security, Shogun, Cabbot, and Tag penetrated deeper into the complex, where they ran into the base commander Corben and a large group of soldiers. Shogun used his countless mounted weapons to kill everybody, but Corben was appearing via an hologram. They came back outside, and, sensing something was off, Stone aborted the mission. Right then, Corben appeared in the flesh and revealed he had arranged Bloodstrike’s mission. G.A.T.E. was about to fire him, so, by repelling an attack by Bloodstrike, he sought to impress his employers and save his job. Tag used her powers to freeze Corben in place, and Shogun opened fire on him, killing him. After Bloodstrike returned to their headquarters, their artificially intelligent assistant Roam printed out Washington's next order: to take down the superhero team Brigade, led by Cabbot's brother John.[1]
Bloodstrike hit Brigade right as they were landing their ship in their headquarters, and Cabbot initiated the encounter by shooting Brigade member Stasis in the head and killing her. In the course of the ensuing battle, Shogun blasted Brigade member Coldsnap, damaging the apparatus that regulated his powers, which then raged out of control. Deadlock shot Seahawk multiple times, and Fourplay broke Kayo's jaw. Battlestone was about to be defeated by Cabbot and Tag when his ally Martin Grant crashed Brigade's alien ship into the building, granting Battlestone a distraction and allowing him to escape with Thermal, Coldsnap, and Stasis’s corpse. Bloodstrike proceeded to grab Seahawk and Kayo's unconscious bodies.[2]
Afterwards, Roam tracked the surviving members of Brigade to the Los Angeles branch of G.A.T.E. International, so Cabbot sent Fourplay and Shogun there while the rest of the team secured Seahawk and Kayo as their prisoners.[3] Upon arrival, Shogun tackled Bloodstone while Fourplay dealt with Brigade's newest member, Boone. The fight was evenly matched thanks to Stone's zombie status letting him tank even five bullets through his chest, until the rest of Bloodstrike teleported in. However, the fight was halted by the appearance of Coldsnap, who had mutated into an enormous ice monster after Shogun blasted the apparatus that regulated his powers.[4]
Coldsnap took on Bloodstrike, giving Battlestone, Boone, and Thermal time to regroup. The two teams battled until Shogun blasted Coldsnap through a wall, revealing Stasis’s body in a resurrection chamber in the next room. Cabbot was enraged and vowed to stop Stasis's resurrection. Just then, an old ally of Brigade named Lethal and Seahawk teleported in.[5] Amidst the fighting, Shogun shot at Stasis’s rejuvenation chamber under Cabbot's orders, preventing her resurrection. Infuriated, Battlestone lashed out at Cabbot while Shogun fought Coldsnap, who froze Shogun's armor in place in revenge for what he'd done to his body. Battlestone and Cabbot argued and beat the crap out of each other until Battlestone told Cabbot to leave Brigade alone or else he would expose Project: Born Again to the public. Finally, Cabbot told Battlestone to kill him, but Battlestone refused, saying letting him live was even worse, and left with Brigade. Bloodstrike left in their craft, and Cabbot said Battlestone was an even bigger threat to the U.S. government than he previously thought.[6]See Also
- 23 appearance(s) of Shogun (Extreme)
- 2 image(s) of Shogun (Extreme)
- 1 quotation(s) by or about Shogun (Extreme)