José "Joe" Zavala

Personal Profile:

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Eye Color: Brown.

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Hair: Black, straight and combed back.

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Height: 5'10".

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Weight: 175 lbs.

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A humorous, slight smile never leaves his lips.

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Has scar tissue around his eyebrows from boxing.

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Gregarious and soft-spoken.

Blue Gold (1)

His parents migrate from Morales, Mexico, in the sixties across the Rio Grande and settle in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where Joe is born and raised.

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White Death (4)

Their adobe house in Santa Fe is surrounded by flower beds.

Fire Ice (25)

His father is a skilled carpenter and woodcarver; builds furniture.

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Blue Gold (6)

Finances his way through college as a middleweight boxer.

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  • Won twenty-two fights, twelve by knocks outs, and lost six.

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    A graduate in marine engineering from the New York Maritime College.

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    Admiral Sandecker recruits him right out of college.

    Serpent (21)

    A member of the NUMA Special Assignments Team.

    Blue Gold (1)

    Thinks of himself as the team's propulsionist.

    Serpent (6)
  • A professional in every kind of propulsion. Can repair, modify or restore any engine (steam, diesel, and electric) in an automobile, ship or aircraft.
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    White Death (4)
  • Doesn't hesitate to get his hand greasy.

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  • His talents extend to the sky having thousands of hours as a pilot in helicopters, small jets, and turbo prop aircraft.
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    Blue Gold (1)
    White Death (4)

    NUMA marine engineer.

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    Designs NUMA underwater craft,as well as planes, including the:

  • The Brogan, a mini submersible.

    • Blue Gold (9)
  • SeaBus, a submersible.

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  • The "Gooney", an ultralight seaplane.

    • Fire Ice (4)
  • The Sea Lamprey, a submersible rescue vehicle.

    • White Death (3, 6)

    Often works on submersible and construction with Al Giordino.

    Trojan Odyssey (15)
  • They design the Pisces, an underwater habitat.

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    Lives in a small building that once housed a district library in Arlington, Virginia.

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    The living quarters on the main floor are decorated in a Southwest flair. His father built most of the furniture.

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    His residence is spotless.

    White Death (31)

    Likes to tinker in his basement - restores mechanical devices and creates new technical underwater devices.

    Serpent (13)

    The basement is crammed with models of undersea craft, metal cutting tools, and piles of diagrams with greasy fingerprints.

    White Death (31)

    There is a locked metal cabinet where he keeps his weapons, including:

    White Death (31)
  • .9-mm VP70M Heckler and Koch pistol.

    • Fire Ice (13)
  • Ithaca Model 37 repeating shotgun, the main weapon used by the SEALs in Vietnam.

    • White Death (31)
  • Carries a Heckler & Koch .45 model developed for the Army Special Forces.

    • Polar Shift (29, 31)

    Smokes cigars.

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    Fire Ice (13)

    Drives a 1961 Corvette convertible, the last model with a trunk. Color: Red.

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