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Die-hard



Real name: Unknown


Hair: None
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 250 lbs
Race: Human - cyborg


Occupation: Government agent
Legal Status: U.S. citizen with no criminal record
Identity: Secret
Group affiliation: The Allies
Youngblood
Base of operations: Youngblood headquarters, Washington D.C.


Story: The man who became Die-hard was chosen in the 1940's to become the first of the U.S. government's genetic experiments, and is believed to be the first successful fusion af man and machine. Die-hard has been in all the incarnations of Youngblod [1]. Generally he has been percieved more as a combat unit than as a man and has therefore mostly been assigned for suicide missions [3]. The golden age Die-Hard is supposed to be dead [2].


Skills & abilities: Enhanced strength and endurance. Die-hard is skilled in hand-to-hand combat. Die-hard is a cyborg, and is able to download his memory and brain waves to other Die-hard units [3].
Equipment: Die-hard carries a shield, which is attached to his back when not in use.


Continuity: Rob Liefeld's part of the Image universe
Publisher(s): Malibu Comics
Image
Extreme Studios
Maximum Press
Awesome Entertainment
First app.: Youngblood (vol. 1) #1 (1992)
Creator(s): Rob Liefeld
Country of origin: USA USA


Related links/characters:
- Liefeld Characters
- Bruce Stinson/Chapel
- Die-hard II
- Jake Holland/Dutch
- Jeff Kessler/Brahma
- Nikola Voganova/Vogue
- Photon
- Thomas John McCall/Badrock
- Youngblood


References: 1: Youngblood Battlezone (vol. 1) #2
2: Youngblood Strikefile (vol. 1) #1
3: Youngblood Strikefile (vol. 1) #7