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Willy Armitage [Season 1 - 7], played by Peter Lupus
Little is known of this enigmatic strongman, other then his primary dossier photo where he is shown lifting weights and billed as "The World's Strongest Man." Willy's primary asset is his strength, and he often ended up carrying in luggage that was far heavier than it looked due to the hidden presence of Barney Collier. He has extraordinary endurance, capable of withstanding multiple doses of pain drugs used as truth serum.
Willy is also a skilled construction worker, but serves primarily as the team's "utility man," carrying gear and backing up Barney. He also can drive almost any vehicle, often acting as the team's driver.
After the team's disguise experts left, Willy often works as a secondary infiltrator, assuming the role of an ex-convict as the team goes after gangsters on American soil. He is a skilled hand-to-hand fighter although the team's reliance on intellectual solutions meant he rarely has to use his fighting abilities. He has some knowledge of judo and received a crash course in jujutsu for one mission, but his boxing skills are sufficient to take out a trained marital artist in seconds and a single one of his massive blows have dropped many an unsuspecting guard.
Willy seems to have a soft touch for women in distress and on occasion goes out of his way to rescue one during the course of a mission, although never if it would keep them from achieving their objective. Equally, Willy's strong silent demeanor seems to attract such women, leading them to take risks for him that they wouldn't normally. While not a commonly used talent, this has saved Willy's life on a couple of occasions. |
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