The General is the coach and leader of the War Slammers, one of the best teams in the Mutant Football League.
War Slammers
We Are VR Troopers![]
The General was one of the main characters during the Virtual Reality War. He first met Chita as she was being sucked into a computer from Tao's Dojo and into virtual reality, at his turf, the War Stadium. He came to know the kid and warmed up to her, even members of her favorite team. As Footbot, who was considered an abomination, invaded, The General ordered his team to assist Ryan and fend him off! The General was well aware of the many dangers Grimlord left, and he almost instantly enlisted his team as allies to the war effort. He soon recruited his own special team assisted by Razor Kidd, Blood Clot, Snake, and Mo and Spew Puke. And he has become a sort of assistant and close ally to Prof. Hart, even agreeing many times with his advice. One time, he even grew concerned over Ryan sapping his powers, which were confirmed as he obsessively saved his father after the brutal fights with Wolfbot, then Grimlord at the Virtual Cave. He even received intel, according to Tyler, of Razor Kidd passing the word of Grimlord's true identity as Karl Ziktor!
He seems to have a calm, mellow personality during peacetime, but when there's a fight going on, or if something doesn't go his way like his team losing, he can snap almost instantly, endangering himself and others if they dare to be in his way! If he does seem joyful, he laughs like a girl, or more like one of the Skeletons, and if his team wins, he advises them they shouldn't lose their guard, nor count on easing his blood pressure for long.
By the time the war began, he went completely mental! After the failed attempt on investigating Asteroid 66, he immediately went directly toward the assaults without thinking of a proper plan! His erratic behavior even alarmed the Mutants, especially Razor Kidd, since he never witnessed him this insane! Still, he remained as one of the mentors monitoring the fights, along with Professor Hart till his untimely deactivation. The General was even outraged that a plan strategized by him, and Tyler backfired, while the Kickers disobeyed orders and shot up their wired footballs toward the air forces, allowing the Battleship and Grim Stars to strike.
He was finally able to calm his nerves as the Dark Fortress was obliterated, winning the war! However, not everything was well. The General was the only Mutant aware of Ryan going thru his PTSD and fighting his inner demons, as he and his distant cousins (Iced Bodies, Madness, and Median) roughly went thru the same unfortunate experiences. He informed Chita on her VR-VT, although as a kid she was clueless, so Blood Clot and others had to break it down for her. The General was so impressed Ryan succeeded, as he believed these past experiences were inherited by Tyler and was surprised it wasn't even Tyler who would short circuit, despite him being on the move for a decade, being capture prone, becoming Dark Heart--then he was interrupted, to stop his dialect.
Still, he and Tyler guided the new Galaxy Aces to victory over the Manic All-Stars and Toxic All-Pros in the Mayhem Bowl!
Quotes[]
"The <team> may beat us really bad, but they can't break our spirit. After they break our necks, they probably won't care much about our spirit."
"On any given day, the <team> can beat any team in the league. Except today, when they'll probably just beat us and leave the other teams alone. To win, we have to cheat our sneakiest."
"The <team> match up with us so evenly that they're almost our twins: Immoral, cruel, savage, and ugly as homemade sin."
"The <team> are slower than the south end of a northbound garden slug and just as soft. I can't wait to hear the sound they'll make when you squish them."
"Gee, you guys aren't half as awful as I thought you'd be."
"The way you're playing today is a beautiful thing. It's almost worth losing the money I bet against you."
"The way you're stomping the <team> is lowering my blood pressure very nicely, thank you. Good going, leathernecks! Bash 'em, sack 'em!"
"The only thing that goes good with ties are suits, which you'll all be wearing to job interviews if you don't start playing better!"
"If you guys would pump up with as much enthusiasm as you foul up, we wouldn't be losing!"
"Our victory has given me a warm feeling of peace and serenity. It won't last, though."
"Our long march is almost over, fellas. The championship is almost in your grasp. If you lose the next game, your throats will be in MY grasp."
"It all goes to show that hard work, careful planning, insane screaming and hysterical ranting all pay off in the end."
"Just like I expected. Our defense is offensive, and our offense is defensive. I'd cut every one of you right now, but I don't have anything sharp enough."
"Play that lousy should end your entertainment career, but it won't. We've sold you to a rock concert promoter -- to be on the receiving end of flying rocks."
"That ref is making such bad calls I don't think he has much of a future in this league. As long as that's his fate, might as well use Nasty Audible C."
"Beautiful play. Score another one and you can skip your next turn at being a tackling dummy."
"Good going. I'll let you sit on the part of the bench with the fewest splinters."
"Great job, but don't let it go to your head, no matter how much empty space there is up there."
"It's great to see you give it your best, especially after I've seen so much of your worst."
"Outstanding second effort. It almost makes up for some of your lousy first ones."
"Nice effort; keep on scoring like that and I may stop screaming and treat you like a useful individual worthy of respect. But don't count on it."
"That play shows you have the seeds of greatness. Too bad they'll never sprout since you live in dark places."
"I could have found better players than you on a puppy farm! Shape up, or I'll give my next team your bones to teethe on!"
"It's like you're playing dead out there! Get with the program or you won't just be playing."
"You blockheads were nothing when I started with you! Get on the ball or you'll be less than nothing when I'm finished with you!"
"In this league, you live and die by your kicking game. I can't live with yours, but you might die because of it if you don't improve."
"You're not going to intimidate the ball into going between the goalposts just because you run up to it and scowl. You have to kick it hard and at the right angle!"
Trivia[]
- The General was the coach of Ikran's favorite team, the War Slammers; Madness as her second, since he coaches the Psycho Slashers.