Fictional character biography Isaiah Bradley

1 fictional character biography

1.1 josiah x
1.2 steve rogers
1.3 patriot

fictional character biography

project: rebirth begins collaboration between us, british , german eugenicists led dr. josef reinstein (real name dr. wilfred nagel), , dr. koch. when world war ii begins, koch takes on german program , josef reinstein takes on american program. each attempts recreate super soldier serum had turned steve rogers captain america year prior pearl harbor. reinstein s attempts refine formula tested on african-americans. 3 hundred of these soldiers taken camp cathcart , subjected potentially fatal experiments @ undisclosed location, seen in truth: red, white & black. 5 subjects survive original trials. in name of secrecy, soldiers execute camp s commander , hundreds of black soldiers left behind @ camp cathcart. government tells families of 3 hundred subjects loved ones had died in battle.

due field missions in europe , internal strife, bradley emerges sole survivor of test group. steals spare costume , shield intended captain america before engages in suicide mission destroy super-soldier efforts of nazis @ schwarzebitte concentration camp. there, able assassinate koch, mission ends when germans capture bradley. nazi interest in american supersoldier high; brought before führer himself, decides dissect him in order reverse engineer powers , send spare parts america message. bradley later rescued german insurgents, court-martialed , imprisoned @ leavenworth around 1943. in 1960, bradley pardoned president eisenhower , released.

considered black captain america , isaiah bradley depicted underground legend among of african-american community in marvel universe. number of noted africans , african-americans of twentieth century s last 4 decades visit bradley sign of respect and, in many cases, hero worship. receives fictional visits malcolm x, richard pryor, muhammad ali, angela davis, alex haley, nelson mandela, , colin powell. outside black community, however, remains largely unknown. when arrives special guest @ wedding of storm , black panther, several african-american heroes awestruck, including luke cage (who describes him first me ), goliath (bill foster), monica rambeau, triathlon, , falcon. however, canadian-born wolverine totally unaware of man s identity or importance.

josiah x

while isaiah in prison, government attempts use altered dna create super-soldier. after 39 attempts result child named josiah, isaiah , faith s genetic son. josiah x, later call himself, born surrogate mother, smuggles him out of government s clutches.

steve rogers

meanwhile, long-term effects of test serum severely damage isaiah bradley s mind , body, similar in part effects of various steroids , alzheimer s. in 2003, steve rogers (captain america) learns truth behind super-soldier program , attempts reconciliation now-childlike isaiah bradley. however, captain america never discovers true mastermind behind super-soldier program clandestine organization weapon plus , bradley 1 in long line of weapons, including wolverine , fantomex.

patriot

isaiah grandfather of elijah bradley (aka patriot of young avengers). elijah claims powers originated blood transfusion isaiah, whereby gained abilities of super soldier serum; however, subsequently revealed lie, , elijah gains powers artificially drug mutant growth hormone. young avengers convince him not need superpowers superhero, , becomes head of young avengers using intelligence , natural athletic abilities. eli critically injured in battle kree , skrulls, , ends getting blood transfusion grandfather.