Ace (G.I. Joe)

Ace
G.I. Joe character
Illustration of Ace from G.I. Joe: Order of Battle. Art by Herb Trimpe.
First appearance	1983
Voiced by	Pat Fraley (Sunbow) Alistair Abell (Valor vs. Venom)
Affiliation	G.I. Joe
Specialty	Fighter Pilot
File name	Armbruster, Brad J.
Birth place	Providence, Rhode Island
SN	AF335986725
Rank	O-3 (Captain, USAF)
Primary MOS	Fixed Wing Pilot
Secondary MOS	Intelligence Operations

Ace is a fictional character from the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero toyline, comic books and cartoon series. He is the G.I. Joe Team's original fighter pilot and debuted in 1983.

His real name is Brad J. Armbruster, and his rank is Air Force captain O-3 in his initial release and in 1993, and was listed as major or O-4 in 1992, 1997, and 1998. Ace was born in Providence, Rhode Island. His primary military specialty is fixed wing pilot (single or multiple engine) and his secondary military specialty is intelligence operations.

Ace was originally the pilot for the Skystriker. He would rather fly planes than anything else, and worked during high school to pay for flying lessons. He spent a year flying pipelines in Alaska and two years stunt flying for movies, before he enlisted at age 22 in the USAF, and later transferred to the G.I. Joe team. Prior to joining the Joe Team he worked as a senior instructor for the USAF Fighter Weapons Squadron "The Aggressors" (pilot combat training school). Ace is a qualified expert in flying the F-5E Tiger II; the F-15 Eagle; the F-16 Fighting Falcon; the XP-14; as well as any F-class fighter. He is also a cutthroat poker player, who apparently never loses.

When G.I. Joe temporarily disbanded, Ace returned to flying stunts for movies. He gladly accepted the offer to return on reserve status when the team was reinstated.

Ace was first released as an action figure in 1983, packaged with the Skystriker. A new version of Ace was released as part of the Battle Copters line in 1992. The figure was repainted and released as part of the Battle Corps line in 1993, packaged with the Ghoststriker X-16 fighter jet.