Steven Rogers (Earth-2310)

"We don't fight so we can be famous and show up on famous comics. We don't fight so that the media turn all their eyes on us and get hailed as gods. We fight because we believe in truth and justice, no matter what way you're talking about. Personally, I won't stop fighting until justice is served and peace is restored. Anyone else has differing opinions?"

- Captain America Steven Rogers, AKA Captain America is a world-famous superhero and the leader of the globe's premier superhero team, the Avengers. A product of the Cold War, Steve was actually a deceased soldier that died in the Battle of Okinawa in the final stages of World War II But with the government seeing him as such a precious asset, Steve's destiny to die was averted and he's resurrected as a super-soldier thanks to the Weapon Plus project in the Cold War. Even though side-effects such as memory losses and PTSDs plague his mind, Captain America ended up being the leader of Earth's Mightiest Heroes and a great example of a leader in the modern world.

Early Life
Born in the Depression Era of the 30s, Steven always had a hard life as a child. His father constantly disregarding him as a son while abusing his mom, cheating on her multiple times. His mother on the other hand, ended up being so depressed that she committed suicide, leaving young Steven alone. He would later be put in the St. Agnes Orphanage, where he finally knew what kindess and family are. There, Steven would grow up his iconic patriotism and heroism, defending weaker children from young thugs and bullies alike.

At one point, Steven was beat up by a bully that he knew as the biggest bully he had ever known named Pete Ross, who is also a rival of sorts to Steven in both the orphanage and the school he's in. While playing with his friends, Pete ambushed Steve with his fellow bullies, beating him up for not being able to pay his "debt" to him. Lucky for the youngster, he was saved at the nick of time before passing out by a muscular man who intimidated the bullies away. The man later took Steven and his friends back to the orphanage, leaving a little note in Steven's pocket telling him to be careful next time around. Steven knew nothing of what happened after he got beat up, but managed to live another day, thanking this mysterious saviour that helped him and his friends.

Nothing More Than a Greenhorn
After reaching adulthood, Steven worked as a newspaper seller around New York, working hard in order to afford the apartment that he rented at the time. While he did work as hard as he can, he ended up being a homeless and got kicked out of his apartment for not being able to pay up his debt. One day, Steven was trying to find a job, walking down the streets of what would be Hell's Kitchen today. When he's walking, he witnessed a group of men trying to mug a young woman that has just recently purchased a wedding ring. Steve immediately rushed to the woman's help and repelled the muggers. The woman thanked him, but the moment the police arrived on scene, Steven was thought to be the mugger as he's holding the bag and got arrested.

The arrestment only lasted for a day however, as the woman clarified what had happened the other day. After Steve had been freed, the woman approached him and gave him a pair of new shoes, telling him that he deserved it and that his shoes had already been worn out. Steven was greatly thankful and kissed her hand, only for him to realize that that's not supposed to happen. He then awkwardly ran away with the woman smiling at a distance.

Some months after the previous event, the Second Great War broke out and the United States joined the war against the Axis. Steven, without knowing what to do and motivated by his patriotism, joined the army and was set to be sent to the Western Front to fight the Germans. That however, happened after his basic training. While Steve was physically at the same standard as the other soldiers, the moment they knew of his background he's regarded as nothing but a poor kid from Brooklyn.

In his training, Steve met a surprising sight when an officer of the army came to observe the soldiers' training. When the officer stepped out of her jeep, Steve recognized her as the woman he helped previously, and vice versa. This woman, was Peggy Carter. After done observing the training, Peggy invited Steve to a dinner that took time two weeks before Steve's shipped off to Europe. At the dinner, Steven met his would-be commanding officer, Frank Rock, whom Peggy identified as her husband. Cosmic coincidence or not, when the three shared stories and such to one another, Steven managed to identify that Frank was apparently the man that fended off Pete Ross when he was younger. Much to his surprise, Frank couldn't believe in Steven's claim until he showed him his little note. Frank responded by keeping it in his pocket, telling Steve that they'd look at each other's backs the moment they reach the trenches, in which Steve agreed to.

The Career of a Soldier
Finishing basic training, Steve and his commanding officer later got shipped off to the Western Front, where Steven participated in a large number of battles, including large scale ones. He also fulfilled his promise of keeping Frank's back clear of enemy fire and the two became close friends. Steve also managed to survive multiple dreaded battles that consumed many lives as well as some of his squad members, which included his former bully, Pete Ross. Pete was shot in the head by a German rifleman when he tried to kill Steve out of vengeance at night, only to get killed when a German trench-raiding party appeared.

Steve was also noted for his many successful missions, even solo ones that was supposed to take an entire army to accomplish. His heroism and relentlessness were also known, and he's deemed a noble example and an awesome asset for the US troops at the Western Front. With this, he was nicknamed the "Super-Soldier" and was widely celebrated even by other Allied soldiers from other countries.

While he's a decorated soldier that advanced to the rank of "Captain" himself, his heroism and such would not be clearly seen until his efforts and survival at the infamous Normandy Landings, better known as the D-Day. He received a couple of wounds, but managed to get back safely with Frank Rock himself. But after the Normandy  Invasion had been done, Frank and Steven started to part ways when Steven got transferred to fight the Japanese in the east. At that, was when Steve's life changed.

Okinawa
In the campaign against the Japanese, Steve was still competent enough to outmatch them, although he admitted that they're a bit more unorthodox for him than the Germans. He however, only participated in two battles. The first one being the Battle of Iwo Jima, and the second and last being the Battle of Okinawa. Steve nearly died in the Battle of Iwo Jima, getting hit by a grenade with a shrapnel being close to piercing his heart. But in the Battle of Okinawa, Steve finally lost his status as a "Super-Soldier" and died when saving a squad of soldiers from a trench line filled with Japanese soldiers. While he did succeed in saving them, he failed to save himself when a Japanese pilot did a kamikaze and took his soul.

After the battle had been over, Steve's body was discovered and it was in a very gruesome condition. With him losing his left leg and having his right leg broken to pieces, his head suffering heavy burn damage, and a multitude of other  disturbing injuries. His comrades paid respects to him, while his former friends also did the same thing and mourned for him for an entire day.

On the other hand, Frank also received the message of his death and was deeply saddened by this. Frank died in the last battle of the war himself, getting shot by the same type of bullet (7.92x57mm Mauser) that was about to take his life when Steve saved him at the Western Front for the first time. His wife, Peggy, also died when she was mysteriously found dead in her house with a knife sticking out of her neck.

At the end of World War II, when the US Government commemorates the heroes that died during the war, Steven was one of the heroes that was mentioned and he was posthumously given several medals to honor his efforts.

Weapon Plus
While his death was indeed, a depressing moment, the US Government apparently refused to accept him as a dead man and had other plans in hand. During the war, rumours of Axis soldiers with unusual appearances and physical characteristics surfaced among the soldiers. These Axis "super-soldiers" were known as super-soldaten, super soldati, and the cho heishi. While none of those were proven to be true, the government realized of the need of an enhanced soldier of sorts in order to increase the effectivity of their combat skills. They considered starting a super-soldier program when the Vietnam War started, but decided not to and wanted to save the best for the last.

When the Cold War started, Steve would finally be used as the main test subject for the Super-Soldier program, the Weapon Plus Initiative. His body was kept in a cryogenic state, making it unable to decompose to nothing but a corpse. There, Steve's corpse was, unsurprisingly, treated in inhumane ways when the humane ways didn't work. They experimented on his corpse, month after month, trying to bring him back in a program that slowly became something akin to an illegal operation. But on the 4th of July, 1995, the Super-Soldier Serum that was injected to his body miraculously reacted in an "atrocious" manner and triggered an unexpected reaction. All of a sudden, Steven's entire body regenerated to its prime state, even regenerating his lost left leg and recovering his other broken leg. And five minutes after that, Steve returned to life and ended up fighting his way out of the base, showcasing his newly-found powers by beating down advanced guards and such until he was sedated and was open to reason.

Upon being asked of some questions to test out whether his brain's still working properly, apparently Steve was discovered to have been amnesiac after the process and was only capable of reflecting some of his past experiences during the war, which he considered not being his memories due to him not remembering many things. Treatments were done to recover his memories, but apparently none of them worked. Still, Steve was told of what happened over the past couple of years. When he heard of the Vietnam War, he nearly rampaged but calmed down later, accepting the offer of being a special agent for the government, with him being told that the world's not as simple as it was supposed to be back in his day.

Trivia

 * When the Normandy Landings took place, Steven was with the 1st Infantry Division at the time.
 * When Steve wasn't out taking down terrorist cells or working out with the Avengers or other heroes, Steve does another form of heroism: community service. He usually does community services on Friday nights, Saturday, and Sunday.