Ramshot
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Samuel Caulkin aka Ramshot is a fictional character
in the Marvel comics
universe.
. Caulkin was recruited into the Jury by General Orwell Taylor
to help him avenge the death of his youngest son Hugh. Samuel and Hugh were close friends from their time in the army. Soon after Hugh left the army he became a Guardsman
at the Vault
a prison for super powered criminals. Not long after Hugh was murdered by Venom
during his escape.
Ramshot was the most hesitant member of the team often questioning the team's actions. Ramshot was placed on reserve status by General Taylor for trying to save Spider-Man from being executed by his teammates. Ramshot frequently clashed with General Taylor and his son Maxwell Taylor (aka Screech
). By the time new recruit Wysper
joined, Ramshot had seemed to be past his earlier doubts about the way the Jury operated and was there to help push Wysper past her own doubts.
Ramshot and the Jury were later led by the U.S. Agent
and financed by Edwin Cord
. They were sent against the Thunderbolts but failed. Later the Jury would team up with the Thunderbolts against the new Secret Empire
. Max Taylor (Screech) once claimed that Samuel Caulkin was a drug addicted cop when he was recruited by General Taylor. Some appearances seem to imply Ramshot was once a guardsman at the Vault along with Sentry. This does not seem to be in the spirit of their first appearances where the distinction was made that Hugh Taylor and Samuel Caulkin were friends from the army while Curtis Elkins
(Sentry) was a friend of Hugh Taylor's from the Vault and that they were brought together by Hugh's father Orwell.
Fictional character
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in the Marvel comics
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universe.
Fictional character biography
Ramshot is a member of an armored group of vigilantes dubbed The JuryThe Jury (comics)
The Jury is a fictional group of armored vigilantes in the Marvel Comics universe. The team was first introduced in Venom: Lethal Protector #2.-History:...
. Caulkin was recruited into the Jury by General Orwell Taylor
General Orwell Taylor
General Orwell Taylor is a character in the Marvel comics universe.-Fictional character biography:Orwell Taylor and his wife had two sons Hugh and Maxwell . Hugh joined the army, and afterwards he became a guard at the Vault, a prison for super powered criminals...
to help him avenge the death of his youngest son Hugh. Samuel and Hugh were close friends from their time in the army. Soon after Hugh left the army he became a Guardsman
Guardsman (comics)
Guardsman was the name of a superhero in the Marvel Universe, but was later applied to a small squad of agents. He/they wear suits of power armor while working security at the Vault; the suits were designed by Tony Stark, better known as the superhero Iron Man....
at the Vault
Vault (comics)
The Vault is the widely used nickname of a fictional defunct prison facility for technological-based superhuman criminals in Marvel Comics' Marvel Universe. The prison's full official name is the United States Maximum Security Installation for the Incarceration of Superhuman Criminals.It first...
a prison for super powered criminals. Not long after Hugh was murdered by Venom
Venom (comics)
Eddie Brock is a fictional character created by David Michelinie and Todd McFarlane. A comic book supervillain, Brock's earliest appearance is a cameo in Web of Spider-Man #18 before making his first full appearance in The Amazing Spider-Man #299 as Venom...
during his escape.
Ramshot was the most hesitant member of the team often questioning the team's actions. Ramshot was placed on reserve status by General Taylor for trying to save Spider-Man from being executed by his teammates. Ramshot frequently clashed with General Taylor and his son Maxwell Taylor (aka Screech
Screech (comics)
For other uses of the word Screech, see Screech .Maxwell "Max" Taylor aka Screech is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe.-Fictional character biography:...
). By the time new recruit Wysper
Wysper
Wysper is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. She first appeared Venom: Lethal Protector #2 and was created by Dan Slott and John Calimee.-Fictional character biography:...
joined, Ramshot had seemed to be past his earlier doubts about the way the Jury operated and was there to help push Wysper past her own doubts.
Ramshot and the Jury were later led by the U.S. Agent
U.S. Agent
U.S. Agent is a fictional comic book superhero appearing in books published by Marvel Comics, usually those starring Captain America and the Avengers. He was created by Mark Gruenwald and Paul Neary in Captain America vol...
and financed by Edwin Cord
Edwin Cord
Edwin Cord is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. He is created by David Michelinie, Bob Layton, and John Romita, Jr. in Iron Man #125 .-Fictional character biography:...
. They were sent against the Thunderbolts but failed. Later the Jury would team up with the Thunderbolts against the new Secret Empire
Secret Empire
-Fictional organization history:This subversive organization has been headed by a number of different leaders, always known as “Number One,” with each iteration's goals following the desires of its current leader. The Secret Empire was originally founded by a scientist who felt like an anonymous...
. Max Taylor (Screech) once claimed that Samuel Caulkin was a drug addicted cop when he was recruited by General Taylor. Some appearances seem to imply Ramshot was once a guardsman at the Vault along with Sentry. This does not seem to be in the spirit of their first appearances where the distinction was made that Hugh Taylor and Samuel Caulkin were friends from the army while Curtis Elkins
Curtis Elkins
Sentry is a member of The Jury in the fictional Marvel comic universe. His rank is commanding officer. His ethnicity is African-American.-Fictional character biography:...
(Sentry) was a friend of Hugh Taylor's from the Vault and that they were brought together by Hugh's father Orwell.