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Baron Ironblood is a fictional character from Action Force, the British equivalent to the G. I. Joe Franchise. He appeared in the ''Battle Action Force'' comic books and annuals of the 1980s and was cast as an action figure by toy-makers Palitoy and distributed around Europe. In West Germany, he was known as Baron Eisenblut.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Baron Eisenblut )〕 ==Character== Baron Ironblood is the leader of the Red Shadows, sworn enemies of Action Force. According to ''Battle Action Force'' his real name and birthplace are unknown (though a detailed comic book back-story, which featured in the 1985 ''Battle Action Force'' annual, places him of possible Swiss descent).〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The File on the Baron )〕 It provisionally identifies him as 'Marcus Kassells', the son of a Swiss diplomat who was raised and educated in Britain, attending Eton college. After compulsory national service in the British Army's Parachute Regiment (marred by an unproven allegation of the murder of a fellow officer who fell from the escape hatch of a plane after an argument) Kassells studied nuclear physics at Trinity College Cambridge. However rather than pursuing a scientific career Kassells joined the US Army and led his own unit during the Korean War nicknamed 'The Baron's Brigade', specialising in behind-the-lines revenge operations. Accused of the massacre of six peasants Kassells subsequently disappeared. Afterwards rumours began to circulate of an ex-British Army officer using the pseudonym 'The Baron' fighting as a mercenary in various African and South American conflicts, eventually forming his own private army. Towards the end of the Vietnam War numerous rockets which fell on American positions bore the inscription 'Sanguineo Ferris', the ancient motto of the Kassells family, literally translated as 'Our blood is of iron'. He is described as a man of scholarly tastes with a passion for chess, wine and horticulture but prone to violent outbursts of anger. In addition, Ironblood's ''datafile'' (as it appeared in ''Battle Action Force'') states that his "primary military speciality" is ''organisational military strategy'' and that his "secondary military speciality" is that he is a ''born leader''. Ironblood was said to be...〔 ''Twisted criminal brain dreams of world dominance. Noted for hypnotic control over men, his madness leads to wild fury in defeat, often taken out on his own troops.'' He is also described as a:〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Baron Ironblood Figure )〕 ''Genius of Evil. Ironblood's sworn intent is to destroy all organised government in Europe.'' Ironblood was said to be the culprit of several armed revolutions in Latin America〔 and was previously a South American-based warlord.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=British Based Action Force Comics )〕 In addition, he uses hypnotic control to indoctrinate the Red Shadow soldiers.〔〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Baron Ironblood」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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