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IC INFORMATION
Character Name: Steve Rogers
Canon: Marvel Cinematic Universe
Canon Point: Toward the end of Endgame, after Tony's funeral
Age: 38
Background: "This is the fight of our lives. And we’re going to win. Whatever it takes."
Arrival Scenario: Free Cities
Suitability: With Steve's strong military background in mind, the Free Cities is an intriguing choice for him, as it means that he will be surrounded by an infrastructure and government that is both very familiar and uncomfortable because of the familiarity. Part of Steve's character is his inability to pull himself away from the fight, whatever that fight may be. Yet he is also suspicious of any sort of military industrial complex, having seen their corruption and disregard for human lives in multiple eras. The fact that the Free Cities essentially drafted the Summoned into their war (or this is how he'll perceive it, at least) will start him on the wrong foot with them from the start.
Yet he will soon come across Sam Wilson, his trusted friend who has in fact taken on his mantle and who is well-established within the Free Cities. Steve will be willing to take a lot of cues from Sam in regards to how to approach the Free Cities and its Prime Minister's plans. His feelings will in many ways run parallel to Sam's, with wanting to remain neutral and prevent war at all costs if they can.
All of his wariness aside, as Steve comes to regard Abraxas as a world populated with innocent people just like Earth, it will be hard to simply stand by the sidelines during events that unfold — whether that's war or something else. He's not one to stay idle, and will both contribute to the investigation into how to send people back home while also understanding that the people of Abraxas may be in need of their help as well, regardless of what faction they live in.
Powers:
Steve has been treated with a serum that both altered his body, putting him in peak physical condition, and also gave him enhanced abilities. They are as follows:
Enhanced strength. This isn't exactly quantified, but Steve is able to lift up a motorcycle (with people sitting on it) without breaking a sweat. If he runs too hard at a wall, he'll basically break it apart. Even when he's severely injured, he's able to pull a large metal beam up off of Bucky, though he does it with a lot of strain. He also single-handedly prevented a helicopter from flying away, so yeah, he's strong.
Enhanced speed. When Steve is first getting used to the serum, he runs so fast while chasing after a HYDRA spy that he goes crashing into a store front because he can't control his legs. Sam says that he ran 13 miles in 30 minutes, and while that may be something of exaggeration, it also may not. He's really fast!
Enhanced stamina. Along with being able to run fast, he can also do it seemingly endlessly. His body doesn't tire out, though this heightened metabolism of his also means that he can't get drunk. (I can only assume it also means that he has to eat more than an average human of his build, but this isn't expressly shown in the films.)
Enhanced durability. Steve can take a wallop, that's for sure. This includes falling many stories and being able to stand up and keep running (though he did land on his shield, to be fair) and also being shot multiple times yet still being capable of moving enough to finish his mission.
Enhanced healing. Steve is more or less incapable of getting sick now, and his injuries heal at a much faster rate as compared to a normal human. He is hospitalized at the end of Winter Soldier, it should be noted, but what seems like only a few days later (if that) he's out and about again. It can also be assumed that the serum had something to do with him being preserved in the ice for all those years, whereas a normal human would have died.
Enhanced agility. Steve is able to jump insanely far distances and to impressive heights, far beyond what an Olympic athlete would be able to accomplish.
Steve also has enhanced senses, can hold his breath longer than an average human, and has enhanced reflexes. All of this makes him a near-unbeatable combatant.
PERSONALITY QUESTIONS
Describe an important event in your character's life and how it impacted them.
This would undoubtedly have to be Steve being chosen by Dr. Abraham Erskine to be the recipient of the super soldier serum. Steve really wasn't even supposed to be in the running, having ended up as a part of Project Rebirth through his stubborn determination to join the war despite his litany of health conditions. Yet Dr. Erskine was able to see past his frail physical form to what was beneath — a good man with unwavering principles who could be entrusted with the serum. In fact, it's implied that the only reason that the serum worked is because Steve had such a good heart.
This changed his life, not only plunging him into the war that he'd refused to not be a part of, but also leading to him becoming a national icon in the form of "Captain America." With this title and the shield and everything they represented, Steve suddenly had the entire world on his shoulders. It wasn't just about doing his part anymore — he'd become a symbol of America's hope for a brighter future.
If it weren't for the serum, Steve also never would have sacrificed himself by piloting the Valkyrie (which was rigged with explosives) into the Arctic, saving the world but losing so much in the process. This is what led to him waking up a whole seventy years later, to becoming an Avenger, his life altered forever as a man out of time.
Does your character have a moral code, or other set of standards they try to live by?
Steve Rogers is defined by the fact that he is a good man, equipped with an ingrained sense of right and wrong and a moral compass that always points north. If he sees any sort of injustice in the world around him, he's incapable of ignoring it. He has to step forward and make a stand. At a young age, before he became Captain America, this was as simple as telling off bullies and getting himself beat up for his trouble. Then it evolved to marching to war to stop the Nazis (and Hydra), and eventually to serving as leader of the Avengers to keep the Earth safe from those who would do it harm.
This moral compass of his means that he isn't constrained by rules or orders. He will follow orders if he believes they're just ones, but if he thinks that the rules in place are wrong, he will fight to overturn them. Fighting is, simply put, what Steve does. This isn't to say that he will pick a fight at random, but there is always some kind of fight to be fought, and he's thus far proved himself to be incapable of pulling himself away from that. He is a soldier and at times still struggles with how to be anything else. (He has made some strides with this, following in Sam's footsteps by leading support groups to help people through their trauma.)
He in fact believes so strongly in his own morals that he won't let any government dictate what battles he and the rest of the Avengers do or don't participate in, not wanting to introduce a slippery slope where their skillsets are misused and controlled by people in power.
What quality or qualities do they admire most?
Steve admires loyalty in people, whether that's to their own set of convictions, to a person, or to a cause. That's with the caveat that this loyalty isn't misplaced, of course. Steve has had a lot of people follow him, from Bucky Barnes in the schoolyard (and beyond), to the Howling Commandos in World War II, to the Avengers in the modern day. Never has he wanted anyone to simply follow him blindly just because of who he is, but rather because they also believe in the same future that he does. He isn't looking for yes men, and in fact appreciates anyone who's willing to challenge him on his decisions if they believe them to be wrong. He doesn't consider himself infallible.
This is why even during the conflict of the Sokovia Accords, where he and Tony were diametrically opposed to each other, his behavior toward Tony was never overtly malicious. He knew that Tony was coming at the issue believing just as strongly that his stance was the correct one, the safe one — even if they were unable to see eye-to-eye on that point. It's also why they did function as co-leaders of the Avengers for a time. Even if they did butt heads, they maintained respect for each other and the fact that both of them cared enough to take a stand.
He admires people who are upstanding, who stick to their guns, who want to leave the world in a better place than where they found it. This is why he's always surrounded himself with a team of sorts — he is inspired by others who want to do good, and adds their strength to his own.
Do they have a part of themselves they dislike?
There is a telling conversation between Steve and Tony during Civil War, where Steve says, "If I see a situation pointed south, I can't ignore it. Sometimes I wish I could." Tony calls him out on this being untrue, and Steve agrees.
However, that's only true to a point. There is a point where the moral argument over the Sokovia Accords becomes less about government oversight and more about a very personal issue, in that Steve's long-lost friend Bucky Barnes is framed for terrorism and hunted down. Suddenly Steve's only interest is in protecting his friend, and he drags a lot of his friends into that fight, getting them branded as fugitives in the process and separating them from their families.
While Steve is not someone who can back down once he's made a decision about something, there are times when other people get caught up in that and are hurt in the crossfire. This is the aspect of his stubbornness that he dislikes about himself — when there's collateral damage. That guilt is something he carries with him constantly, a burden he knows he has to bear.
He also never told Tony about the fact that Bucky was the one to kill his parents, leading to the actual fallout between them and fracturing the Avengers almost past the point of no return. Bucky is in many ways Steve's emotional blind spot, leading him to make choices he never would otherwise.
What is their sign, and why?
The Hierophant. Steve's moral values and personal code are what make him who he is, and his inability to renege on them in any way is both his greatest strength and his worst flaw. The Hierophant is also the other side of the coin from Justice, Sam's sign, and is thematically appropriate given that they have both carried the mantle of Captain America but approached the role in parallel, yet somewhat differing ways.
SAMPLES & ARRIVAL
Samples: Test drive: Top level | Tag out #1 | Tag out #2
Player Name: Court
Are you over 18?: Y!
Contact:
Other Characters in Game: Thancred Waters
IC INFORMATION
Character Name: Steve Rogers
Canon: Marvel Cinematic Universe
Canon Point: Toward the end of Endgame, after Tony's funeral
Age: 38
Background: "This is the fight of our lives. And we’re going to win. Whatever it takes."
Arrival Scenario: Free Cities
Suitability: With Steve's strong military background in mind, the Free Cities is an intriguing choice for him, as it means that he will be surrounded by an infrastructure and government that is both very familiar and uncomfortable because of the familiarity. Part of Steve's character is his inability to pull himself away from the fight, whatever that fight may be. Yet he is also suspicious of any sort of military industrial complex, having seen their corruption and disregard for human lives in multiple eras. The fact that the Free Cities essentially drafted the Summoned into their war (or this is how he'll perceive it, at least) will start him on the wrong foot with them from the start.
Yet he will soon come across Sam Wilson, his trusted friend who has in fact taken on his mantle and who is well-established within the Free Cities. Steve will be willing to take a lot of cues from Sam in regards to how to approach the Free Cities and its Prime Minister's plans. His feelings will in many ways run parallel to Sam's, with wanting to remain neutral and prevent war at all costs if they can.
All of his wariness aside, as Steve comes to regard Abraxas as a world populated with innocent people just like Earth, it will be hard to simply stand by the sidelines during events that unfold — whether that's war or something else. He's not one to stay idle, and will both contribute to the investigation into how to send people back home while also understanding that the people of Abraxas may be in need of their help as well, regardless of what faction they live in.
Powers:
Steve has been treated with a serum that both altered his body, putting him in peak physical condition, and also gave him enhanced abilities. They are as follows:
PERSONALITY QUESTIONS
Describe an important event in your character's life and how it impacted them.
This would undoubtedly have to be Steve being chosen by Dr. Abraham Erskine to be the recipient of the super soldier serum. Steve really wasn't even supposed to be in the running, having ended up as a part of Project Rebirth through his stubborn determination to join the war despite his litany of health conditions. Yet Dr. Erskine was able to see past his frail physical form to what was beneath — a good man with unwavering principles who could be entrusted with the serum. In fact, it's implied that the only reason that the serum worked is because Steve had such a good heart.
This changed his life, not only plunging him into the war that he'd refused to not be a part of, but also leading to him becoming a national icon in the form of "Captain America." With this title and the shield and everything they represented, Steve suddenly had the entire world on his shoulders. It wasn't just about doing his part anymore — he'd become a symbol of America's hope for a brighter future.
If it weren't for the serum, Steve also never would have sacrificed himself by piloting the Valkyrie (which was rigged with explosives) into the Arctic, saving the world but losing so much in the process. This is what led to him waking up a whole seventy years later, to becoming an Avenger, his life altered forever as a man out of time.
Does your character have a moral code, or other set of standards they try to live by?
Steve Rogers is defined by the fact that he is a good man, equipped with an ingrained sense of right and wrong and a moral compass that always points north. If he sees any sort of injustice in the world around him, he's incapable of ignoring it. He has to step forward and make a stand. At a young age, before he became Captain America, this was as simple as telling off bullies and getting himself beat up for his trouble. Then it evolved to marching to war to stop the Nazis (and Hydra), and eventually to serving as leader of the Avengers to keep the Earth safe from those who would do it harm.
This moral compass of his means that he isn't constrained by rules or orders. He will follow orders if he believes they're just ones, but if he thinks that the rules in place are wrong, he will fight to overturn them. Fighting is, simply put, what Steve does. This isn't to say that he will pick a fight at random, but there is always some kind of fight to be fought, and he's thus far proved himself to be incapable of pulling himself away from that. He is a soldier and at times still struggles with how to be anything else. (He has made some strides with this, following in Sam's footsteps by leading support groups to help people through their trauma.)
He in fact believes so strongly in his own morals that he won't let any government dictate what battles he and the rest of the Avengers do or don't participate in, not wanting to introduce a slippery slope where their skillsets are misused and controlled by people in power.
What quality or qualities do they admire most?
Steve admires loyalty in people, whether that's to their own set of convictions, to a person, or to a cause. That's with the caveat that this loyalty isn't misplaced, of course. Steve has had a lot of people follow him, from Bucky Barnes in the schoolyard (and beyond), to the Howling Commandos in World War II, to the Avengers in the modern day. Never has he wanted anyone to simply follow him blindly just because of who he is, but rather because they also believe in the same future that he does. He isn't looking for yes men, and in fact appreciates anyone who's willing to challenge him on his decisions if they believe them to be wrong. He doesn't consider himself infallible.
This is why even during the conflict of the Sokovia Accords, where he and Tony were diametrically opposed to each other, his behavior toward Tony was never overtly malicious. He knew that Tony was coming at the issue believing just as strongly that his stance was the correct one, the safe one — even if they were unable to see eye-to-eye on that point. It's also why they did function as co-leaders of the Avengers for a time. Even if they did butt heads, they maintained respect for each other and the fact that both of them cared enough to take a stand.
He admires people who are upstanding, who stick to their guns, who want to leave the world in a better place than where they found it. This is why he's always surrounded himself with a team of sorts — he is inspired by others who want to do good, and adds their strength to his own.
Do they have a part of themselves they dislike?
There is a telling conversation between Steve and Tony during Civil War, where Steve says, "If I see a situation pointed south, I can't ignore it. Sometimes I wish I could." Tony calls him out on this being untrue, and Steve agrees.
However, that's only true to a point. There is a point where the moral argument over the Sokovia Accords becomes less about government oversight and more about a very personal issue, in that Steve's long-lost friend Bucky Barnes is framed for terrorism and hunted down. Suddenly Steve's only interest is in protecting his friend, and he drags a lot of his friends into that fight, getting them branded as fugitives in the process and separating them from their families.
While Steve is not someone who can back down once he's made a decision about something, there are times when other people get caught up in that and are hurt in the crossfire. This is the aspect of his stubbornness that he dislikes about himself — when there's collateral damage. That guilt is something he carries with him constantly, a burden he knows he has to bear.
He also never told Tony about the fact that Bucky was the one to kill his parents, leading to the actual fallout between them and fracturing the Avengers almost past the point of no return. Bucky is in many ways Steve's emotional blind spot, leading him to make choices he never would otherwise.
What is their sign, and why?
The Hierophant. Steve's moral values and personal code are what make him who he is, and his inability to renege on them in any way is both his greatest strength and his worst flaw. The Hierophant is also the other side of the coin from Justice, Sam's sign, and is thematically appropriate given that they have both carried the mantle of Captain America but approached the role in parallel, yet somewhat differing ways.
SAMPLES & ARRIVAL
Samples: Test drive: Top level | Tag out #1 | Tag out #2