Skull Squad

Background
Skull Squad is the name of a mercenary group headed by Sebastian Bludd, a former Australian SAS Regiment commando and mercenary, who operated as a member of Cobra for a sustained period. After breaking ties with Cobra in the early 1990s, Bludd, operating under his assumed rank of 'Major', gathered together a small cadre of mercenaries from the US, South Africa, Russia, France and the UK. These seven mercenaries then began recruiting others from various African and Central American states to support them in operations. The principal clients of the Skull Squad to date have been The Coil, who hired them as middle-men to acquire weapons of mass destruction from pariah states; and a Kalingaland militia group who hired them to provide training and advice in their attempts to form a new government of their liking. Following several defeats at the hands of GI Joe, Action Force and the Oktober Guard, Bludd has disappeared, with unconfirmed intelligence reports claiming he is attempting to recruit new members. The Skull Squad were declared a terrorist organisation by over twenty-five countries including the European Union and NATO nations, Russia and Australia.

Key Personnel
Major Bludd - Australian SASR, French Foreign Legion

Sergei Kamarov – Alpha Group, Spetsnaz, Russian Army. Captured by the Oktober Guard.

Mark Johnson – Special Air Service, British Army. Captured by Action Force

Robert Shaw – 3rd Battalion, Parachute Regiment, British Army

John Lyle – United States Army Special Forces. Captured by GI Joe.

Daniel Macomb – 2e Regiment Etrangers Parachutise, (2nd Foreign Legion Parachute Regiment) French Army

Neils Lukaas – 44 Pathfinders, South African Army. Killed by Action Force.

Stories
Skull Squad appear in the following stories:

Skulls in the Sand

The Hunted

Nuclear Oktober