Original, so fave that as well, please:

http://www.furaffinity.net/view/32397845/

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Another gift art piece by the talented  BlueMario1016. Seen here giving a salute while holding one of his favorite books, retired Lt. Commander Vito Striper is the owner and operator of "Vito's Memorabilia," a unique military surplus store. Here's the bio on this legend:

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Vito Striper Bio

Name: Vito Striper
Alternate Name: none
Species: White tiger
Nationality: American
Occupations: Retired US Air Force Lt. Commander; owner and operator of the military surplus shop "Vito's Memorabilia," which sells military surplus items, but also sells other military-themed items, from pictures and paintings of all eras of military history (US and world) to collectibles of WWI biplanes and other famous airplanes and ships, as well as VHS tapes, DVDs, uniforms with matching hat or shako, and even musical instruments (with a significant amount of drums and fifes). His store's address is 1515 Marine Ave., Wildcat City, Kansas, 67450.
Apperance: Slim but athletically built tiger with green eyes. He still dresses in military-style clothing, and likes to continue to wear his Air Force uniform.
Original Hometown: Wildcat City, Kansas, USA
Current Hometown: Wildcat City, Kansas, USA
Age Immortalized by CNG: 50
Superpowers: none
Bio: Vito served in the US Air Force for well over 20 years, and alongside Super Leo, he has been hailed as one of the finest combatants the Air Force has ever recruited. He is one of the few tigers to have a perfect record as far as missions are concerned (meaning he's never been shot down and he's never missed a target). Thanks to his family's history of military service, he continued to take up interests in all things military-related, past and present, and was able to profit off it by opening the shop "Vito's Memorabilia," a unique military surplus store that also sells other items (see above). 2020 will mark his 25th year in business.

At 50 years old, he is the oldest ally to the G-52s in regards to reaching a certain age before the CNG freezes an individual at that age (SSG Benjamin Wilder, father of Tom the Patriotic Tiger, froze at age 45, and Leo the Patriotic Lion and all his parallels froze at the age of 30). He has no memory of being immortalized by the CNG effect, but because he doesn't have superpowers, he's not concerned about finding out the truth. (Common theories claim it was a smuggling operation that backfired, but they don't state if Bendraqi was doing the smuggling.)

UPDATE: The original Samson Brothers, two lion superheroes, have since surpassed Veto as the oldest allies, having frozen at age 55.

Quotes: none publicized
Catchphrases: "Come on down to Vito's!" (advertising slogan)

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Artwork (C)  BlueMario1016.
Character originally created by Blue, but full ownership of the character was transferred over to me.