Quick Kick (G.I. Joe)

Quick Kick
G.I. Joe character
Quick Kick as seen in the Sunbow/Marvel G.I. Joe cartoon.
First appearance	1985
Voiced by	François Chau (Sunbow/Marvel)
Affiliation	G.I. Joe
Specialty	Silent Weapons Martial Arts Expert
File name	Ito, MacArthur S.
Birth place	Los Angeles, California
SN	631-42-7104
Rank	E-4 Corporal
Primary MOS	Infantry
Secondary MOS	Intelligence

Quick Kick 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 martial arts expert, and debuted in 1985.

His real name is MacArthur S. Ito, and his rank is that of corporal E-4. Quick Kick was born in Los Angeles, California.

Quick Kick's Japanese father and Korean mother owned a grocery store in Watts. He found difficulty being accepted by either the Japanese or Korean community because of his mixed heritage. Quick Kick also has a passion for basketball, but was always turned down because of his height. Therefore, he turned to martial arts, and has earned black belts in Tae Kwon Do, Goju Ryu, Judo, Southern Praying Mantis Kung-Fu, Tai-Chi Sword, Zen Sword and Wing-Chun fighting arts. He later worked in Hollywood as a stuntman, where the U.S. Army noticed his skills and recruited him for the elite Rangers. After the Army he went on to join the G.I. Joe Team. Quick Kick is also a qualified expert with all NATO and Warsaw Pact small arms.

In the Marvel Comics G.I. Joe series, Quick Kick first appeared in G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #45 (March 1986). His first mission involved aiding Flint, Alpine, and Spirit on a mission to Cobra Island to retrieve Ripcord, who had parachuted, against orders, to the island in search of his girlfriend, Candy Appel.