Strength 10b

Agility 10a

Intellect 6d

Willpower 10a

Hand Size: Edge:

6 (40) 4

Powers:

Resistance to Disease: a physically perfect human, Steve is blessed with a +2 resistance to diseases, whether they be of the viral or bacterial sort. This means that he's still susceptible to the more deadly plagues known to mankind, but is less likely to catch a cold or the flu...

Equipment:

Chain Mail Shirt: this heavy coat of arms provides Steve +2 resistance to physical attack forms, such as punches, bullets, etc..., but no resistance to energy or other forms of attack, as long as such attacks are centered upon his head or torso.

Shield: this unique weapon, given to Steve by President Roosevelt himself, is a metal shield made of a bizarre Adamantium-Vibranium alloy, and is of 25 material strength. Furthermore, it grants Steve a +5 bonus when used as a weapon, and a +15 bonus when used defensively (unique bonus). Finally, this item is blessed with the unbreakable equipment power. Neat, huh?

Hindrances:

(none)

Skills:

Acrobatics: having become nimble and dextrous to the extreme through harsh training, Steve has the ability to lessen the difficulty of such actions as dodging, and reducing the amound of damage caused by a fall, by one difficulty level.

Art: Steve loves painting, drawing, and the like, and he's quite good at it, in fact. This has allowed him to do various comic book art and such in the past, which can be a nice skill to fall back on when Evil isn't afoot for a little while...

Boxing: having been trained by the best combatants the United States government had to offer, Steve is himself a master of unarmed combat. As such, he can divide his total action score by two in order to make two unarmed attacks per exchange, the last of which will occur as a contingent action.

Driving / Motorcycle: Steve can drive just about anything, now, but he can drive a motorcyle really, really well. In fact, his skill in this area ought to be considered world-class, and as such, when he performs motorcycling maneuvers, he receives the benefits of an autotrump.

Leadership: unyieldingly charismatic, Steve is a natural leader of men (and women). Any group benefiting from his leadership can add a +1 to all of their actions is Steve passes an average difficulty willpower action, though this converts into a -1 if his leadership disappears.

Martial Arts: this skill allows Steve to use Agility instead of Strength when resolving his attacks, which can help if he has no Strength cards. Furthermore, if he neglects to attack in an exchange, Steve can attempt to catch an object thrown at him if he could normally lift it, negating any applicable damage.

Military: Steve got his superheroic start in the military. As such, he can easily lead a large body of troops, understand the commands of a military superior, and knows proper military protocols like the back of his hands.

Ricochet: Steve can use his shield to strike more than one opponent in one throw, dividing his total action score by the number of people he's trying to hit; all additional hits occur as contingent actions. Furthermore, he can use this skill to bounce his shield back into his hand after an attack. Neat, eh?

Shields: having honed his skills with the shield over years of direct hand to hand combat with Nazi scumbags, Steve has raised his level of proficiency with such items to a world-class talent. This allows him the benefit of an autotrump when using his shield, whether for defense or to attack.

Sociology: Steve knows people. He's quite competent at judging their imminent actions and such, usually in regards to some action or event. Furthermore, with this talent, if Steve decides not to attack in an exchange, he can nonetheless make an undeclared contingent attack at the exchange's end.

Survival: tough and hardy to the extreme, Steve is well-versed in dealing with the harsh conditions that Mother Nature can throw his way, and as such, reduces the difficulty level of actions centered around getting by in all kinds of natural settings.

Wrestling: to complement his boxing skills, Steve has also learned the fine technique of wrestling an opponent. If Steve damages an opponent while in unarmed melee, he can make a contingent action to hold on, which is an average difficulty Strength (Strength) action.

Once he's latched onto his opponent, Steve can continue to inflict the original amount of damage his unarmed attack caused to his target, until he fails that contingent action at the end of each exchange to hold on (or his opponent does something to otherwise dislodge him).

Calling:

Idealist: the pre-eminent patriotic hero in his day and age (and even in the present), Steve Rogers truly loves America and what it stands for, and would give his all to defend America and the ideals behind it. Of course, Steve doesn't take this love for America too far, unlike some other 'patriots'... Costume:

Captain America's costume is red, white and blue: blue body suit with a white star on the back and chest, white forearm sleeves and red and white stripes across the abdomen. He has red gloves and boots. His mask is blue with a white wing coming from the side of each temple and a white "A" on his forehead. Cap's shirt is made of chain mail.

Personality:

Captain America is patriotic, fair and just. He upholds the ideal of America's values of truth, justice and liberty. He is one step ahead of anyone in a combat situation, and is bold, brave and a the defender of the weak and innocent.

Real Name: Steve Rogers
Occupation: adventurer / soldier
Legal Status: American citizen with no criminal record
Marital Status: single
Alias(es), if any: none
Group Affiliation: the Invaders, the Liberty Legion

Height: 6' 2"
Hair: blond
Eyes: blue
Weight: 220 lbs
Other Distinguishing Characteristics: none

Story:

Captain America... Say the name and it rolls of the tongue like it was meant to be said. Steve Rogers was outraged by the war in Europe and tried desperately to enlist. However, due to his poor health they classified him as 4-F and rejected him. A visiting General spotted him and liked what he saw as Steve tried to not only argue but start a fight over being rejected. He was just what they were looking for.

Steve Rogers was the perfect test subject for Operation: Rebirth.

Dr. Erskine, an escaped German doctor, had spent years developing a tissue building serum which had become the keystone of the Operation. The short term goal was to create an army of super soilders, perfectly fit humans. Working with four test subjects (Steve Rogers and three others), Erskine patiently waited and weeded out the worst of the foursome until only the best was left...

There was only one subject who, even through the worst of the testing, even through the martial arts training and the all the hard work wouldn't give up. Steve Rogers was that canidate.

He was told of the nature of the Project he had agreed to be a part of and the risks involved; the serum could very well rip his body apart from the strain of the acceleration of the serum in the blood stream due to the Vita-rays, a special combination of eletromagnetic waves designed to enhance the serum in the blood stream.

Rogers came through it successfully, but Erskine was killed without ever commiting the formula to paper, and as such Steve Rogers is the only legacy of Erskine's work.

A special training program was launched and Steve Rogers received the very best physical training the world could offer: martial arts, weapon use, acrobatics, gymnastics, group leadership skills and military tatics. Wanting to protect their only super soilder the Government hid him as a private on a military base, where he met Bucky and befriended him.

Steve designed the Costume that he would later wear as Captain America as a sketch and when his superior saw it he liked the idea of a symbol for America to rally behind. The costume was fashioned and he was given the code name "Captain America".

His inital job was war ralliess and bond sales, but Steve quickly moved to fighting Nazi spies on his homeland's soil. When Nazi agents tried to round up everyone who might know bits and pieces of the Super Soilder Serum, Captain America leapt into action (and with the help of Bucky) was able to get into occupied France.

This is where he faced the Red Skull for the first time, and was defeated.

Taken captive and shipped to Berlin, Captain America was forced to fight the Red Skull in front of thousands of Nazis. The idea was that Captain America would be killed and the Nazis would have a much needed moral booster. However, Cap won in the rematch and escaped with Bucky and Jewish prisoners of war.

Upon his return to the states Steve Rogers convinced his superiors to allow Bucky to fight along side of him and even trained Bucky himself.

Within months they teamed up with Prince Namor the Sub Mariner, The Human Torch, and his sidekick Toro to form the Invaders, fighting for the side of America in the war. Cap was later joined by Spitfire and Union Jack (Britian's Captain America) and still later by the Whizzer and Miss America. Steve was a member of the Invaders until late November, 1945, when he and Bucky tried to stop Baron Zemo from launching missles at America.

The two heroes were successful, but Bucky died in this incident and Captain America was dropped into the arctic ice, thrown into suspended animation for years.

Cap was revived by the Avengers and joined them as their first new recruit.

Using Captain America in other stories:

Set between the years of 1941-1945 Steve Rogers could have easily showed up anywhere to help the player characters battle all sorts of Nazi menaces, most likely with the Invaders and / or Bucky in tow. After 1945 it's likely to be The Spirit of '76 or the patriot in the costume (Maybe even the commie hater from the early 50's....)

In the 90's Captain America is the man...have no doubts...you could put him anywhere and he would fit in, though now he is likely to be backed by the Avengers instead of the Invaders; if you thought Namor was bad, wait until you piss Thor off.