A loner who became a Navy diver, in his words, so he could be alone. Of fifty Navy divers who tried out for the Joe team, Deep Six was the one of four finalists who could hold his breath the longest. Pilots the SHARC. "Down in the depths where light doesn't reach and the water pressure can crush you like an eggshell, that's where Deep Six likes it."
Deep Six is a G.I. Joe team operative in the A Real American Hero line. First released as a Hasbro carded action figure in 1984, with 4 distinct figure versions produced across the 1982 to 1994 vintage run.
Deep Six did not appear by name in the Sunbow or DiC cartoon series synopses. Original Hasbro file-card lore and Marvel ARAH comics appearances are the primary characterization sources.