Armstrong's life was just as described in the VF-2 write up in VIPER, until the day he finally set up the Golden Avenger for good. He'd meant to defeat D.J., his old friend, then confront him about what PRIMUS had really been up to.

He was defeated, for the promised back up never arrived. Python, who had arranged for Armstrong's forces, slowly withdrew the agents and left Armstrong and VF-2 at the mercy of the Golden Avenger and Hudson Hawks, who soundly defeated and captured them.

Armstrong was taken to Stronghold-NJ, where he remained for a week. When CNN reporter Marjorie Dellinger arrived to interview him, however, Darin Falswell was disguised as her cameraman. Falswell had made arrangements with Ronan O'Neill and with the help of the Wild Geese, Armstrong was rescued.

Personality: Armstrong was betrayed by PRIMUS and by VIPER. He is loyal to the Wild Geese, but his loyalites aren't what they used to be. Now married to an interpreter in San Francisco who knows about his past, Armstrong spends much of his free time with his wife Moira Rennie and their daughter, "Ed" (Ellen Danielle Rennie).  Note: Armstrong, while with VF-2 was granted a favor for assisting a magical being. Since Avengers were made sterile by the advanced Cyberline process they're put through, Armstrong, newly married, asked for the ability to have children.

Armstrong is still a very charismatic and charming man -- he is universally well liked by his teammates, and will never leave a man behind.

His wife, Moira Rennie Armstrong, understands his motivations better than he himself does. In a conversation with Odyssey of the Golden Gate Guardians, Moira explained:

"Kev was the Silver Avenger in Washington, D.C. -- everyone knows that now. He was young to be admitted into the Avenger Program -- a year out of West Point, and he was very naive. He'd been sheltered his entire life, and could never see the evil in people." She smiles again. "He still can't -- he's very idealistic, even now."

"At any rate, things were fine in PRIMUS for five years. Kev was very well decorated, very prized by the agency. But in 1990, he uncovered evidence that PRIMUS was engaging in clandestine human genetic experiments that would make the Nazis blush. And being as naive as he was, he went to Kaufman -- I mean, the Golden Avenger at the time. Rather than allay his fears, he threatened Kev -- said if any word of this got out, he'd make sure Kev's mother would suffer for it.

"He was shocked, shocked beyond belief. His trust in the agency was shattered. All of a sudden, he started putting together other pieces that had been floating around in his mind -- rumors of Kaufman's complicity in murders of low-level paranormals, rumors of other indiscretions. He started looking for a way out. Avengers can't just quit PRIMUS," she explains. "They have to be medically excused -- and even Falswell, who almost died, wasn't given that option.

"To be honest, I'm not really sure why the leap to VIPER, either," Moira continues. "It was a little extreme, really. But I think Kevin realized that he would need the protection of another agency in order to stage his death well. I think that he is also someone who has always had structure in his life -- his mother, military boarding school, West Point, and then PRIMUS -- and that the idea of being completely on his own was, well, frightening, in a way. His reason was that he needed their kind of assistance in order for him to wage an effective war on PRIMUS.

"It was not easy for me to accept it, even though I believed him completely," Moira says. "In one fell swoop, I had to accept that he was paranormal -- which isn't easy by itself -- and also someone who was wanted by the government for treason." She shakes her head. "If you knew him, you would know that he is not an evil man, not even close. For Kevin it's rarely even shades of gray. He is always helping someone or a cause. I think he was able to compartmentalize when he was with VIPER. He maintains to this day that he never killed anyone by his actions, either. But he hated PRIMUS, irrationally hated the organization." Moira pauses. "I think I know why it was so irrational with him. You know how it is when you discover that your parents have feet of clay? It's pretty devastating as a kid. Well, it never happened to Kevin, and when it finally did, he realized
that everything he held dear was corrupt at some level, and in his mind, I think it was turned into this irrational hatred of PRIMUS and Kaufman especially."

"When he told me -- about who he really was -- it was before he told me about what had happened with PRIMUS -- frankly, I stormed away before he had a chance to finish. When he arrived at my parents' a week later, he finally got the chance. And really, I had no reason to disbelieve. I'd been doing PRIMUS' security, and I knew some of what he had been telling me -- knew it had been true, and knew about Kaufman's involvement, as well as PRIMUS' Intelligence Director, a man by the name of Avery Vasquez."

The entire text of this conversation can be found here.

Appearance: 6'1, 218 lbs. Long black hair and midnight blue eyes. Wears khakis and jeans when not in uniform. Appears to be in his middle twenties. 34 years old.

Kevin Armstrong
Val	Char	Cost
40  29  28  13  18  18  28  24  20  20  7  14  70  47	STR DEX CON BODY INT EGO PRE COM PD ED SPD REC END STUN	30  57  36  6  8  16  18  7  12  14  31  0  0  0
Cost	Powers and Talents					END
7  20  5  18   13  13 13 13 13 13 13   7  3  3  7  3	10 Power Defense, 14- Activation (-1/2)  20/20 Damage Resistance  9 Mental Defense  +9" Running  Elemental Control (20), OIF (-1/2)  15/11 Armor  20" Flight  Targeting Sense, Radar  20" Swinging  Invisibility, Sight Group, Radio Group  +20 STR Clinging    High Range Radio Transmit/Receive, OIF (-1/2)  Infrared Vision, OIF (-1/2)  Ultraviolet Vision, OIF (-1/2)  10 Flash Defense, Sight Group, OIF (-1/2)  5 Flash Defense, Hearing Group, OIF (-1/2)					2     4      4
Cost	Martial arts		OCV	DCV	Effect	END
5  4  3  4  5	Defensive Strike  Martial Block  Martial Grab  Martial Dodge  Offensive Strike		+1  +2  -1  n/a  -2	+3  +2  -1  +5  +1	STR Strike  Block, Can Abort  Grab, +10 STR  Dodge, Can Abort  STR+4d6, Strike	4  0  4  0  4
Cost	Skills and Perks					Roll
3  3  7  3  3  3  3  3    6  3  1  1  1  1  1  1  2    3    9  16  3	Acrobatics  Breakfall  Computer Programming  Combat Driving  Disquise  Persuasion  Stealth  Tactics    PS: Mercenary (INT based)  PS: Silver Avenger (INT based)  KS: Criminal Law  KS: Criminal Organizations  KS: PRIMUS  KS: VIPER  KS: Paranormals  KS: Boxing and Boxers  AK: Washington D.C.    Scholar    3 Levels: Boxing, tight group  2 Levels, all combat  WF: Small Arms, clubs    Quirks  Often hums Moria's favorite Israeli pop tunes off key.  Resorts to silly baby talk around his daughter.  Loves Thai food.  Wishes that he had the chance to explain things to D.J.     (but knows that it wouldn't have mattered.)  Rides a Harley-Davidson whenever the weather's nice.					15-  15-  15-  15-  11-  15-  15-  13-    16-  13-  11-  11-  11-  11-  11-  11-  11-
200	Disadvantages
10  15  10  5  20  15  15  15  25  20  15  5  15  10  5	Reputation,"Very competent leader",occur 11-  Reputation,"Traitor to the US" ,occur 11-,extreme reputation  Public ID,"Former Silver Avenger and VF-2 Leader"  Dependent NPC,"Moira Rennie, wife",less powerful,useful skills,appear 11-  Dependent NPC,"Ellen Rennie Armstrong", incompetent,appear 11-  Psychological Limitation,"Adores Moira" ,common,total  Psychological Limitation,"Very protective offamily and friends",common,strong  Psychological Limitation,"Hates PRIMUS and VIPER",common, strong  Hunted,"PRIMUS",as powerful,non-combat influence,harsh, appear 14-  Hunted,"VIPER",as powerful,non-combat influence,harsh,appear 11-  Hunted,"UNTIL",less powerful,non-combat influence,harsh, appear 11-  Distinctive Features,"Handsome, athletic man",easily concealable,minor  Vulnerability,"Poisons, toxins",very common,x1 1/2 effect  Unluck,2D6  Quirks
OCV: 10+ DCV: 10+ ECV: 6 Phases: 2, 4, 6, 7, 9 , 11, 12
242 Char + 264 Powers & Skills = 506 Total = 250 Base + 200 Disads + 56 Exp