Steve Rogers

Background
''Fearing the up-and-coming war, Joseph Rogers fled from Ireland to the United States. When Joseph arrived in the U.S he settled down in Brooklyn, where he met George Barnes, who with little effort quickly became his best friend. Months later George and Joseph visited Coney Island looking for work. It was there they would meet recently widowed Irish Immigrant, Sarah McCarthy. Soon after meeting each other, Sarah and Joseph attended George's wedding where Joe jovially popped the big question towards Sarah, to which she accepted.''

''On January 17th, 1916 the two got married and lived a comfortable and happy life for two years, up until the United States officially entered the conflict now known as World War I, in which Joseph much to his dismay was drafted into. Sarah now pregnant, quit her job because since working as a nurse during the recent surge of the Spanish Flu was a death wish.''

Early Life: 1918 - 1940
''Steve Rogers was born on July 4th, 1918, while his father was serving in the 107th Infantry Regiment. Once Joseph finally returned home months later, he came back a drunken mess, constantly berating and beating Sarah along with a younger Steve. Joseph continued this behavior for a six years up until his inevitable death in 1924. Growing up Steve had little to no memory of his father or his past, only having separate accounts from his remaining family and friends. The only thing Steve had of his father was his old sketchbook, finding this book sparked some type of creative ambition as shortly after he began drawing in his spare time.''

''Growing up Steve was a frail and feeble young man, which wasn't helped by the poor living conditions he lived in. Steve's peckish physique caused him to be targeted of bullying by street kids all around Brooklyn, ironically the torment caused him to build up a strong sense of compassion, and determination. Steve would often hang out with the oldest member of the Barnes Family, James "Bucky" Barnes since he would help him deal with neighborhood bullies. In 1930, Sarah became sickly and as some sort of dying wish requested the Barnes family take care of Steve before her eventual demise.''

On November 2nd, 1930, Sarah Rogers died of tuberculosis, her funeral was attended by Steve and all five members of the Barnes family.

''George asked Steve if he wanted to stay with the family for the next couple of years, but Steve declined not wanting to burden the family. Steve moved into a rooming house, working multiple jobs to earn money. Steve would often visit the library along with theaters with Bucky and the rest of the family, to strengthen his education. In 1940, Steve had witnessed horrifying newsreels of the atrocities caused by the Nazis, making Steve emboldened to enlist in the Military. Unfortunately for Steve, his frail body labeled him as a 4-F, marking him ineligible.''

Project Rebirth: 1940 - 1941
''Steve went to multiple recruitment centers around New York City, even going as far as to claim he was a young man from Paramus, New Jersey. Unfortunately for Steve, his attempts all failed. Luckily for Roger, his endeavors did not go unnoticed when General Chester J. Phillips, along with other members of a top-secret military intelligence agency in association with the Brotherhood of Shield, approached Steve with the opportunity to be a part of an experimental program, called Project Rebirth. This program would help train and engineer so-called "super-soldiers" for The U.S. to use in the possibility of world war. Steve was hesitant at first as the whole idea of being a living weapon for the government sounded cruel and inhumane, regardless Steve jumped at the chance to serve his country.''

''Roger's was sent to Camp Lehigh to begin his training. Steve worked strenuously to prove himself as a worthy soldier of the U.S. Army, but struggled greatly with the physical aspect. Due to Roger's tiny stature and frail physique, he was often mocked, and bullied by his peers, similarly to his life back in New York. But just like New York, Steve overcame this mockery and continued to work tirelessly. Despite constantly falling his training, the young Private slowly but surely gained the respect of his fellow peers.''

''After being accepted for Rebirth in 1940, Steve was sent to a hidden lab to undergo the project body enhancement procedure. Unbeknownst to Steve, and the rest of the lab's scientists Project Rebirth was infiltrated by Nazi spies during the projects early years, the Nazi's had planned to kill Dr. Erskine, the project's lead scientist. In the middle of Roger's procedure, the spies revealed themselves and recklessly shot at the Vita-Ray Chamber while Roger's was inside. Erskine busted into the lab in an attempt to stop them from killing Roger's, his contest was in vain as he was immediately shot dead by Heinz Kruger. Shortly after the death of Dr. Erskine, the Vita-Ray Chamber exploded, killing all the spies and leaving the lab a smoldering mess. Seconds later, Steve stumbled out of the wreckage a two hundred forty pound indomitable giant.'' On December 3rd, 1940, Rogers became the first verified Super-Soldier. Despite Rebirth's success the overseers of the operation were hesitant to deploy Steve overseas due to the death of Erskine and the projects breached security.

Instead of the military service Steve was promised, Rogers was given a inane, and rather showy costume to go out on tour and promote war bonds as the U.S.' personal propaganda machine "Captain America."

Trivia

 * Steve's favorite romcom is 1998's "You've Got Mail."
 * Ever since he was unfrozen Steve has been addicted to reality television, and ice cream.
 * Steve has some strange, unspoken hatred for tattoos.
 * Steve has quite the liking for modern music, often listening to Beyoncé, claiming that "she has an absolutely beautiful voice" an opinion I simply can't protest.
 * Steve's favorite song is It's Been a Long, Long Time by Harry James.
 * Steve has written two books about his service in WWII, and one autobiography.
 * Steve considered running for president, but drop the idea shortly after.
 * Steve's favorite foods include a whole wheat sandwich, with American cheese, oreos, and a cold glass of milk.