Jaromír Kovář (ME-1)

"You are who you choose to be."

Not a Perfect Soldier...
"Promise me one thing: No matter what they say, no matter what they do; promise me that you'll remember who you are: not a perfect weapon, but a [super...human, good man, hero]."

Leonid Kovar was a young, frail recruit in the Russian military; his physique, and powers were granted to him in a government experiment in an attempt to create super soldiers, but his powers were fueled by unstable radiation, which is liable to go berserk should he be put under stress; this caused Kover and the other test subjects to destroy Russian cities. With his countrymen turning against him, Kovar chose to exile himself, and began living in an abandoned SIberian power plant, where he would funnel his excess radiation into capsules whenever his energy would build up too much.

...But A Good Man
'"Why should I care about them!? They turned their backs on me, mocked me; all I wanted to do was help my country and countrymen. None of you could understand my pain?" '

'"I can, Kovar. I know exactly what it's like for the people you love and serve to see nothing when they look at you. I've spent my entire life trying to do what's right, while everyone that I tried to protect tell me I can't: that I'm not good enough, but I still try, because they don't define me, I do. You don't have to a gun: you can be anything you want." '

Checkmate
'"For as long as I can remember I just wanted to do what was right. I wanted to be Superman. I guess I'm not quite sure what that right thing is. And I thought I could throw myself back in and follow orders, serve. It's just not the same. I fear I have too much power...That I can't do what's right." '