Spitfire (G.I. Joe) - Revision history

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	Thanks to Shah's actions, [[Scarlett]] invited him to join [[G.I. Joe (team)\|G.I. Joe]], {{storylink\|G.I. Joe vol. 5 issue 9\|G.I. Joe vol. 5 #9}} where he took the role of an aerial combat specialist, codenamed "Spitfire". When acting G.I. Joe commander [[Shipwreck]] assembled a fast response team to deal with Cobra's attacks on international museums, Spitfire was selected for aerial support. When the newly [[Cobra]]-aligned [[V.E.N.O.M.]] attacked the [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]] in [[New York City]], Spitfire used a jetpack built by [[Grand Slam (G.I. Joe)\|Grand Slam]] to engage the [[Manta]] in the skies. {{storylink\|G.I. Joe: First Strike}} However, when the V.E.N.O.M. vehicles combined into [[King Cobra]], Spitfire was unable to get close enough to the massive snake-shaped mech, until Shipwreck formulated a battle plan; Spitfire distracted the robot so that Skywarp could hold it in place, allowing [[Salvo (G.I. Joe)\|Salvo]] and [[Gung-Ho]] to take it down. Though the V.E.N.O.M. agents were arrested, the Joes failed in their primary mission, with the Cobra agents escaping with the antediluvian artifact they were seeking. {{storylink\|M.A.S.K.: First Strike}}		Thanks to Shah's actions, [[Scarlett]] invited him to join [[G.I. Joe (team)\|G.I. Joe]], {{storylink\|G.I. Joe vol. 5 issue 9\|G.I. Joe vol. 5 #9}} where he took the role of an aerial combat specialist, codenamed "Spitfire". When acting G.I. Joe commander [[Shipwreck]] assembled a fast response team to deal with Cobra's attacks on international museums, Spitfire was selected for aerial support. When the newly [[Cobra]]-aligned [[V.E.N.O.M.]] attacked the [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]] in [[New York City]], Spitfire used a jetpack built by [[Grand Slam (G.I. Joe)\|Grand Slam]] to engage the [[Manta]] in the skies. {{storylink\|G.I. Joe: First Strike}} However, when the V.E.N.O.M. vehicles combined into [[King Cobra]], Spitfire was unable to get close enough to the massive snake-shaped mech, until Shipwreck formulated a battle plan; Spitfire distracted the robot so that Skywarp could hold it in place, allowing [[Salvo (G.I. Joe)\|Salvo]] and [[Gung-Ho (G.I. Joe)\|Gung-Ho]] to take it down. Though the V.E.N.O.M. agents were arrested, the Joes failed in their primary mission, with the Cobra agents escaping with the antediluvian artifact they were seeking. {{storylink\|M.A.S.K.: First Strike}}

	With higher-ups in the U.S. military wanting to vet Spitfire and his family, Duke contacted his man within ''[[Nemesis (G1)\|Lemuria]]'', [[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)\|Roadblock]], for details on the new team member; Roadblock, however, was furious at the profiling of the Pakistani-British Joe, and broke off his connection with Duke. Subsequently, Roadblock selected Spitfire as air support for his mission to the [[North Pole]], having faith in his talents despite his being new to the team. At the North Pole, the Joes discovered a verdant rainforest created by the melting of the polar ice caps; on the ground, Spitfire teased Salvo over the excessive size of her weaponry... shortly before the team were set upon by hostile [[dinosaur (dinosaur)\|dinosaurs]]. {{storylink\|Scarlett's Strike Force issue 1\|Scarlett's Strike Force #1}}		With higher-ups in the U.S. military wanting to vet Spitfire and his family, Duke contacted his man within ''[[Nemesis (G1)\|Lemuria]]'', [[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)\|Roadblock]], for details on the new team member; Roadblock, however, was furious at the profiling of the Pakistani-British Joe, and broke off his connection with Duke. Subsequently, Roadblock selected Spitfire as air support for his mission to the [[North Pole]], having faith in his talents despite his being new to the team. At the North Pole, the Joes discovered a verdant rainforest created by the melting of the polar ice caps; on the ground, Spitfire teased Salvo over the excessive size of her weaponry... shortly before the team were set upon by hostile [[dinosaur (dinosaur)\|dinosaurs]]. {{storylink\|Scarlett's Strike Force issue 1\|Scarlett's Strike Force #1}}

CyclonustheWarrior: EarthSpark Spitfire.

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	A veteran of the [[Royal Air Force]] turned top player in the {{w\|English Football League}}, '''Farooq "Spitfire" Shah''' subverts the stereotype of the ego-driven celebrity athlete. Kind, humble, and always friendly to his fans, Spitfire Shah is always ready to jump into trouble in a time of crisis; and those heroic instincts, coupled with his RAF training and talent in aerial combat, make him a ''shoe''-in for membership in the international [[G.I. Joe (team)\|G.I. Joe]] team.		A veteran of the [[Royal Air Force]] turned top player in the {{w\|English Football League}}, '''Farooq "Spitfire" Shah''' subverts the stereotype of the ego-driven celebrity athlete. Kind, humble, and always friendly to his fans, Spitfire Shah is always ready to jump into trouble in a time of crisis; and those heroic instincts, coupled with his RAF training and talent in aerial combat, make him a ''shoe''-in for membership in the international [[G.I. Joe (team)\|G.I. Joe]] team.

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	[[File:GIJoev5-7 Spitfire Shah.jpg\|thumb\|upright=0.6\|left]]		[[File:GIJoev5-7 Spitfire Shah.jpg\|thumb\|upright=0.6\|left]]
	After leaving the Royal Air Force, Farooq Shah became a star football player, earning the nickname "Spitfire". Some time after G.I. Joe re-formed as an international organisation, Shah and his teammates travelled to a friendly game in [[the Hague]], though Farooq insisted on stopping to take a selfie with a eager fan at [[Heathrow Airport]], to his hungover teammate [[Taylor (G.I. Joe)\|Taylor]]'s dismay. {{storylink\|G.I. Joe vol. 5 issue 7\|G.I. Joe vol. 5 #7}} Shortly after the team arrived in the Hague, a group of [[Cobranarchist]]s attacked a military convoy transporting [[Crystal Ball]] and the [[Baroness]], causing panic and chaos; over Taylor's protests, Farooq rushed into action and kicked an improvised explosive device into the air, where it exploded harmlessly, earning him raucous applause. {{storylink\|G.I. Joe vol. 5 issue 8\|G.I. Joe vol. 5 #8}} When the [[Dreadnok]]s attacked [[Duke (G.I. Joe)\|Duke]], Farooq intervened to save the ex-Joe's life, and when the progenitors of the "[[Fatal Fluffy\|Fatal Fluffies]]" attacked, he commandeered [[Zanzibar]]'s hoverboard to help [[Quick Kick]] take down one of the monsters.		After leaving the Royal Air Force, Farooq Shah became a star football player, earning the nickname "Spitfire". Some time after G.I. Joe re-formed as an international organisation, Shah and his teammates travelled to a friendly game in [[the Hague]], though Farooq insisted on stopping to take a selfie with an eager fan at [[Heathrow Airport]], to his hungover teammate [[Taylor (G.I. Joe)\|Taylor]]'s dismay. {{storylink\|G.I. Joe vol. 5 issue 7\|G.I. Joe vol. 5 #7}} Shortly after the team arrived in the Hague, a group of [[Cobranarchist]]s attacked a military convoy transporting [[Crystal Ball]] and the [[Baroness]], causing panic and chaos; over Taylor's protests, Farooq rushed into action and kicked an improvised explosive device into the air, where it exploded harmlessly, earning him raucous applause. {{storylink\|G.I. Joe vol. 5 issue 8\|G.I. Joe vol. 5 #8}} When the [[Dreadnok]]s attacked [[Duke (G.I. Joe)\|Duke]], Farooq intervened to save the ex-Joe's life, and when the progenitors of the "[[Fatal Fluffy\|Fatal Fluffies]]" attacked, he commandeered [[Zanzibar]]'s hoverboard to help [[Quick Kick]] take down one of the monsters.

	[[File:Gi joe first strike spitfire.jpg\|thumb\|upright=0.5]]		[[File:Gi joe first strike spitfire.jpg\|thumb\|upright=0.5]]

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	*As a British member of G.I. Joe from the RAF, Spitfire is named after the iconic British WWII fighter plane, the {{w\|Supermarine Spitfire}}. The name ''has'' been used before in the [[G.I. Joe (franchise)\|''G.I. Joe'' franchise]], but only for a [http://www.yojoe.com/action/other/extreme/spitfire/ missile platform playset] rather than a character.		*As a British member of G.I. Joe from the RAF, Spitfire is named after the iconic British WWII fighter plane, the {{w\|Supermarine Spitfire}}. The name ''has'' been used before in the [[G.I. Joe (franchise)\|''G.I. Joe'' franchise]], but only for a [http://www.yojoe.com/action/other/extreme/spitfire/ missile platform playset] rather than a character.
	*Spitfire was originally intended to be named Farooq Bin Nasir, aka "Big Bin", and would have been a new version of and successor to classic Joe [[Big Ben]] (in keeping with writer [[Aubrey Sitterson]]'s [https://www.dynamicforces.com/htmlfiles/interviews.html?showinterview=IN12091615022 belief] that ''G.I. Joe''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> expansive cast made creating new characters unnecessary). However, the creators were asked to change him to be a new character after the pages had been drawn, with {{w\|Simon Spurrier}} suggesting the new codename.<ref>~~[https://twitter.com/aubreysitterson/status/956279331222798338 "~~In this week's Behind-the-Scenes post, I share the first draft script for G.I. Joe #7 & explain the original plans for our new Pakistani-British Joe. Farooq "Spitfire" Shah was meant to be Farooq Bin Nasir, aka BIG BEN…up until we were told to change it…~~"] — [http~~://twitter.com/aubreysitterson ~~@aubreysitterson] on~~ Twitter</ref> He was named after Sitterson's friend Farooq Nomani.<ref>~~[https://twitter.com/aubreysitterson/status/956280509029498880 "~~Hahahah. If you can believe it, the first name comes not from Mr. Simmons, but from my dude @FarooqNomani, who helped me make sure I gave the character a culturally appropriate name!~~"] — [http~~://twitter.com/aubreysitterson ~~@aubreysitterson] on~~ Twitter</ref>		*Spitfire was originally intended to be named Farooq Bin Nasir, aka "Big Bin", and would have been a new version of and successor to classic Joe [[Big Ben]] (in keeping with writer [[Aubrey Sitterson]]'s [https://www.dynamicforces.com/htmlfiles/interviews.html?showinterview=IN12091615022 belief] that ''G.I. Joe''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> expansive cast made creating new characters unnecessary). However, the creators were asked to change him to be a new character after the pages had been drawn, with {{w\|Simon Spurrier}} suggesting the new codename.<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=In this week's Behind-the-Scenes post, I share the first draft script for G.I. Joe #7 & explain the original plans for our new Pakistani-British Joe. Farooq "Spitfire" Shah was meant to be Farooq Bin Nasir, aka BIG BEN…up until we were told to change it…\|link=https://twitter.com/aubreysitterson/status/956279331222798338\|name=Aubrey Sitterson\|site=Twitter\|year=2018\|month=1\|day=27\|(defunct=y)}}</ref> He was named after Sitterson's friend Farooq Nomani.<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=Hahahah. If you can believe it, the first name comes not from Mr. Simmons, but from my dude @FarooqNomani, who helped me make sure I gave the character a culturally appropriate name!\|link=https://twitter.com/aubreysitterson/status/956280509029498880\|name=Aubrey Sitterson\|site=Twitter\|year=2018\|month=1\|day=27\|(defunct=y)}}</ref>

	==References==		==References==

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	Thanks to Shah's actions, [[Scarlett]] invited him to join [[G.I. Joe (team)\|G.I. Joe]], {{storylink\|G.I. Joe vol. 5 issue 9\|G.I. Joe vol. 5 #9}} where he took the role of an aerial combat specialist, codenamed "Spitfire". When acting G.I. Joe commander [[Shipwreck]] assembled a fast response team to deal with Cobra's attacks on international museums, Spitfire was selected for aerial support. When the newly [[Cobra]]-aligned [[V.E.N.O.M.]] attacked the [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]] in [[New York City]], Spitfire used a jetpack built by [[Grand Slam (G.I. Joe)\|Grand Slam]] to engage the [[~~Manta (M.A.S.K.)\|~~Manta]] in the skies. {{storylink\|G.I. Joe: First Strike}} However, when the V.E.N.O.M. vehicles combined into [[King Cobra]], Spitfire was unable to get close enough to the massive snake-shaped mech, until Shipwreck formulated a battle plan; Spitfire distracted the robot so that Skywarp could hold it in place, allowing [[Salvo (G.I. Joe)\|Salvo]] and [[Gung-Ho]] to take it down. Though the V.E.N.O.M. agents were arrested, the Joes failed in their primary mission, with the Cobra agents escaping with the antediluvian artifact they were seeking. {{storylink\|M.A.S.K.: First Strike}}		Thanks to Shah's actions, [[Scarlett]] invited him to join [[G.I. Joe (team)\|G.I. Joe]], {{storylink\|G.I. Joe vol. 5 issue 9\|G.I. Joe vol. 5 #9}} where he took the role of an aerial combat specialist, codenamed "Spitfire". When acting G.I. Joe commander [[Shipwreck]] assembled a fast response team to deal with Cobra's attacks on international museums, Spitfire was selected for aerial support. When the newly [[Cobra]]-aligned [[V.E.N.O.M.]] attacked the [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]] in [[New York City]], Spitfire used a jetpack built by [[Grand Slam (G.I. Joe)\|Grand Slam]] to engage the [[Manta]] in the skies. {{storylink\|G.I. Joe: First Strike}} However, when the V.E.N.O.M. vehicles combined into [[King Cobra]], Spitfire was unable to get close enough to the massive snake-shaped mech, until Shipwreck formulated a battle plan; Spitfire distracted the robot so that Skywarp could hold it in place, allowing [[Salvo (G.I. Joe)\|Salvo]] and [[Gung-Ho]] to take it down. Though the V.E.N.O.M. agents were arrested, the Joes failed in their primary mission, with the Cobra agents escaping with the antediluvian artifact they were seeking. {{storylink\|M.A.S.K.: First Strike}}

	With higher-ups in the U.S. military wanting to vet Spitfire and his family, Duke contacted his man within ''[[Nemesis (G1)\|Lemuria]]'', [[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)\|Roadblock]], for details on the new team member; Roadblock, however, was furious at the profiling of the Pakistani-British Joe, and broke off his connection with Duke. Subsequently, Roadblock selected Spitfire as air support for his mission to the [[North Pole]], having faith in his talents despite his being new to the team. At the North Pole, the Joes discovered a verdant rainforest created by the melting of the polar ice caps; on the ground, Spitfire teased Salvo over the excessive size of her weaponry... shortly before the team were set upon by hostile [[dinosaur (dinosaur)\|dinosaurs]]. {{storylink\|Scarlett's Strike Force issue 1\|Scarlett's Strike Force #1}}		With higher-ups in the U.S. military wanting to vet Spitfire and his family, Duke contacted his man within ''[[Nemesis (G1)\|Lemuria]]'', [[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)\|Roadblock]], for details on the new team member; Roadblock, however, was furious at the profiling of the Pakistani-British Joe, and broke off his connection with Duke. Subsequently, Roadblock selected Spitfire as air support for his mission to the [[North Pole]], having faith in his talents despite his being new to the team. At the North Pole, the Joes discovered a verdant rainforest created by the melting of the polar ice caps; on the ground, Spitfire teased Salvo over the excessive size of her weaponry... shortly before the team were set upon by hostile [[dinosaur (dinosaur)\|dinosaurs]]. {{storylink\|Scarlett's Strike Force issue 1\|Scarlett's Strike Force #1}}

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	With higher-ups in the U.S. military wanting to vet Spitfire and his family, Duke contacted his man within ''[[Nemesis (G1)\|Lemuria]]'', [[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)\|Roadblock]], for details on the new team member; Roadblock, however, was furious at the profiling of the Pakistani-British Joe, and broke off his connection with Duke. Subsequently, Roadblock selected Spitfire as air support for his mission to the [[North Pole]], having faith in his talents despite his being new to the team. At the North Pole, the Joes discovered a verdant rainforest created by the melting of the polar ice caps; on the ground, Spitfire teased Salvo over the excessive size of her weaponry... shortly before the team were set upon by hostile [[dinosaur (dinosaur)\|dinosaurs]]. {{storylink\|Scarlett's Strike Force issue 1\|Scarlett's Strike Force #1}}		With higher-ups in the U.S. military wanting to vet Spitfire and his family, Duke contacted his man within ''[[Nemesis (G1)\|Lemuria]]'', [[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)\|Roadblock]], for details on the new team member; Roadblock, however, was furious at the profiling of the Pakistani-British Joe, and broke off his connection with Duke. Subsequently, Roadblock selected Spitfire as air support for his mission to the [[North Pole]], having faith in his talents despite his being new to the team. At the North Pole, the Joes discovered a verdant rainforest created by the melting of the polar ice caps; on the ground, Spitfire teased Salvo over the excessive size of her weaponry... shortly before the team were set upon by hostile [[dinosaur (dinosaur)\|dinosaurs]]. {{storylink\|Scarlett's Strike Force issue 1\|Scarlett's Strike Force #1}}

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	With higher-ups in the U.S. military wanting to vet Spitfire and his family, Duke contacted his man within ''[[Nemesis (G1)\|Lemuria]]'', [[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)\|Roadblock]], for details on the new team member; Roadblock, however, was furious at the profiling of the Pakistani-British Joe, and broke off his connection with Duke. Subsequently, Roadblock selected Spitfire as air support for his mission to the [[North Pole]], having faith in his talents despite his being new to the team. At the North Pole, the Joes discovered a verdant rainforest created by the melting of the polar ice caps; on the ground, Spitfire teased Salvo over the excessive size of her weaponry... shortly before the team were set upon by hostile [[dinosaur (dinosaur)\|dinosaurs]]. {{storylink\|Scarlett's Strike Force issue 1\|Scarlett's Strike Force #1}}		With higher-ups in the U.S. military wanting to vet Spitfire and his family, Duke contacted his man within ''[[Nemesis (G1)\|Lemuria]]'', [[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)\|Roadblock]], for details on the new team member; Roadblock, however, was furious at the profiling of the Pakistani-British Joe, and broke off his connection with Duke. Subsequently, Roadblock selected Spitfire as air support for his mission to the [[North Pole]], having faith in his talents despite his being new to the team. At the North Pole, the Joes discovered a verdant rainforest created by the melting of the polar ice caps; on the ground, Spitfire teased Salvo over the excessive size of her weaponry... shortly before the team were set upon by hostile [[dinosaur (dinosaur)\|dinosaurs]]. {{storylink\|Scarlett's Strike Force issue 1\|Scarlett's Strike Force #1}}

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A veteran of the [[Royal Air Force]] turned top player in the {{w|English Football League}}, '''Farooq "Spitfire" Shah''' subverts the stereotype of the ego-driven celebrity athlete. Kind, humble, and always friendly to his fans, Spitfire Shah is always ready to jump into trouble in a time of crisis; and those heroic instincts, coupled with his RAF training and talent in aerial combat, make him a ''shoe''-in for membership in the international [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] team.

==Fiction==
===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:GIJoev5-7 Spitfire Shah.jpg|thumb|upright=0.6|left]]
After leaving the Royal Air Force, Farooq Shah became a star football player, earning the nickname "Spitfire". Some time after G.I. Joe re-formed as an international organisation, Shah and his teammates travelled to a friendly game in [[the Hague]], though Farooq insisted on stopping to take a selfie with a eager fan at [[Heathrow Airport]], to his hungover teammate [[Taylor (G.I. Joe)|Taylor]]'s dismay. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vol. 5 issue 7|G.I. Joe vol. 5 #7}} Shortly after the team arrived in the Hague, a group of [[Cobranarchist]]s attacked a military convoy transporting [[Crystal Ball]] and the [[Baroness]], causing panic and chaos; over Taylor's protests, Farooq rushed into action and kicked an improvised explosive device into the air, where it exploded harmlessly, earning him raucous applause. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vol. 5 issue 8|G.I. Joe vol. 5 #8}} When the [[Dreadnok]]s attacked [[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]], Farooq intervened to save the ex-Joe's life, and when the progenitors of the "[[Fatal Fluffy|Fatal Fluffies]]" attacked, he commandeered [[Zanzibar]]'s hoverboard to help [[Quick Kick]] take down one of the monsters.

[[File:Gi joe first strike spitfire.jpg|thumb|upright=0.5]]

Thanks to Shah's actions, [[Scarlett]] invited him to join [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]], {{storylink|G.I. Joe vol. 5 issue 9|G.I. Joe vol. 5 #9}} where he took the role of an aerial combat specialist, codenamed "Spitfire". When acting G.I. Joe commander [[Shipwreck]] assembled a fast response team to deal with Cobra's attacks on international museums, Spitfire was selected for aerial support. When the newly [[Cobra]]-aligned [[V.E.N.O.M.]] attacked the [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]] in [[New York City]], Spitfire used a jetpack built by [[Grand Slam (G.I. Joe)|Grand Slam]] to engage the [[Manta (M.A.S.K.)|Manta]] in the skies. {{storylink|G.I. Joe: First Strike}} However, when the V.E.N.O.M. vehicles combined into [[King Cobra]], Spitfire was unable to get close enough to the massive snake-shaped mech, until Shipwreck formulated a battle plan; Spitfire distracted the robot so that Skywarp could hold it in place, allowing [[Salvo (G.I. Joe)|Salvo]] and [[Gung-Ho]] to take it down. Though the V.E.N.O.M. agents were arrested, the Joes failed in their primary mission, with the Cobra agents escaping with the antediluvian artifact they were seeking. {{storylink|M.A.S.K.: First Strike}}

With higher-ups in the U.S. military wanting to vet Spitfire and his family, Duke contacted his man within ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Lemuria]]'', [[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)|Roadblock]], for details on the new team member; Roadblock, however, was furious at the profiling of the Pakistani-British Joe, and broke off his connection with Duke. Subsequently, Roadblock selected Spitfire as air support for his mission to the [[North Pole]], having faith in his talents despite his being new to the team. At the North Pole, the Joes discovered a verdant rainforest created by the melting of the polar ice caps; on the ground, Spitfire teased Salvo over the excessive size of her weaponry... shortly before the team were set upon by hostile [[dinosaur (dinosaur)|dinosaurs]]. {{storylink|Scarlett's Strike Force issue 1|Scarlett's Strike Force #1}}
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==Notes==
*As a British member of G.I. Joe from the RAF, Spitfire is named after the iconic British WWII fighter plane, the {{w|Supermarine Spitfire}}. The name ''has'' been used before in the [[G.I. Joe (franchise)|''G.I. Joe'' franchise]], but only for a [http://www.yojoe.com/action/other/extreme/spitfire/ missile platform playset] rather than a character.
*Spitfire was originally intended to be named Farooq Bin Nasir, aka "Big Bin", and would have been a new version of and successor to classic Joe [[Big Ben]] (in keeping with writer [[Aubrey Sitterson]]'s [https://www.dynamicforces.com/htmlfiles/interviews.html?showinterview=IN12091615022 belief] that ''G.I. Joe''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> expansive cast made creating new characters unnecessary). However, the creators were asked to change him to be a new character after the pages had been drawn, with {{w|Simon Spurrier}} suggesting the new codename.<ref>[https://twitter.com/aubreysitterson/status/956279331222798338 "In this week's Behind-the-Scenes post, I share the first draft script for G.I. Joe #7 & explain the original plans for our new Pakistani-British Joe. Farooq "Spitfire" Shah was meant to be Farooq Bin Nasir, aka BIG BEN…up until we were told to change it…"] — [http://twitter.com/aubreysitterson @aubreysitterson] on Twitter</ref> He was named after Sitterson's friend Farooq Nomani.<ref>[https://twitter.com/aubreysitterson/status/956280509029498880 "Hahahah. If you can believe it, the first name comes not from Mr. Simmons, but from my dude @FarooqNomani, who helped me make sure I gave the character a culturally appropriate name!"] — [http://twitter.com/aubreysitterson @aubreysitterson] on Twitter</ref>

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