Unlike other agents, he has a black fedora. This could mean some kind of age as since in the 80-90's the usual fedora color was black. However, his fedora is brown in another shot, which could simply mean a color error but in his rest of appearances his fedora is like other agents.
He's good for land and sea work, but his remote Easter island home makes him a poor candidate for last-second missions and after mission get-togethers.