I just had the maddening Idea...
The foil of the wimpy dude....
is a Super-Gary-stu who can take on IS with his bare hands.
He is a super solider, has eight packs and fangirls.
To balance it out... he is an exhibitionist and say Chesto! (strip and go shirtless)
Every way impossibility better than the wimpy dude....
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Probably overkill and ridiculous but then again, that character is just pandering to those who like that kind of thing.