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Player Name: 
Roosan

Character You Wish To Play: 
Union Jack (Brian Falsworth)

Moral Alignment: 
Walking the Line

Affiliation: 
S.H.I.E.L.D.

Character Origin:
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Brian grew up on the many tales of Union Jack's exploits and missions against the threat of Hydra, thrilling to every comic, film or cartoon about his hero. Even as a young boy, Brian felt he knew what he wanted to do with his life, he wanted emulate his hero and serve his country. Fate had other plans, however, and Brian's start in life was nowhere near as privileged and wealthy as his hero's; Lord James Falsworth was the oldest son of one of Britain's oldest noble houses while Brian was just an orphan from east London. Still, he did his best in school and tried to fight for justice like Union Jack. By the age of thirteen, he had been arrested several times, twice for donning a mask and attacking criminals.

At this time in his life he came to the attention of Lord Falsworth, the secret identity of Union Jack. His lordship was alerted by some old contacts when Brian was threatened with a prison sentence if he didn't desist in his activities. Lord Falsworth took the young man under his wing, adopting him, training him to control his temper and to fight like Union Jack. After some years, he revealed his secret to Brian and asked if he would be willing to don the mask and continue the legacy. Brian gladly accepted and has been Union Jack and an agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. since then, being deployed on clandestine operations to ensure the safety of the free world by doing things that might not be seen as particularly democratic by the general public. Sometimes he wondered whether the people of the UK would be accepting of him using the name and uniform of one of their iconic heroes in such a way. 

While being imprisoned by A.I.M. after a mission gone wrong, Brian encountered a man named Professor Eric Schmitt. A Bio-Chemist who had spent his life trying to replicate the Super Soldier Serum used to turn Steve Rogers into Captain America, Schmitt had been kidnapped by A.I.M. who intended to force him to give up what he had developed so far. During his capture, the Professor had managed to conceal a single dose of the serum on his person. He feared to take it, not having done human trials yet, but told Brian all he needed to do for them to escape was drink the serum. Upon swallowing the formula, Brian underwent intense physical changes. When he recovered, he discovered his abilities to be greater than even that of a peak human athlete. His newfound abilities were immediately put to the test as he escaped the A.I.M. prison with Professor Schmitt in tow.

Although Schmitt died during the escape, Brian was able to return to S.H.I.E.L.D. with his new powers and offer himself up as an improved version of Union Jack. Director Fury was impressed with his abilities, as they compared favourably with those Captain Rogers possessed but was unwilling to allow Brian too much leeway inside the organisation. Fury worried that the power would go to his head and decided to keep him on more small scale operations for some time, under the eye of a famously disciplined S.H.I.E.L.D. agent named Smythe. 
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Powers and Abilities:
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Brian gained enhanced speed, strength, endurance and durability granted from Professor Eric Schmitt's Super Soldier Serum derivative. He has not possessed theses powers long enough for it to be known whether this version of the SSS will affect the speed at which he ages. Schmitt's attempt to recreate Erskine's serum was not entirely successful, however, and Brian cannot match Steve Roger's physical abilities as recorded by those who saw him in action during WWII, putting him somewhere between the peak abilities of a normal human and Captain America.
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[b]Hand to Hand combat:[/b] Brian has received training in how to fight with his hands since the age of thirteen and had more than a little experience at brawling even then. Before his exposure to the formula, he was ranked as one of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s foremost hand-to-hand combatants. With the addition of his serum given abilities, it is doubtful anyone not similarly enhanced could pose a threat to him in unarmed combat.

[b]Ranged combat:[/b] Much like the original Union Jack, Brian is well versed in the use of firearms, particularly the modern military grade weapons used by S.H.I.E.L.D. agents in the field. Assault rifles and pistols are his speciality, there not being much call for heavier weapons during covert Ops. The abilities he gained from the serum augment his shooting with improved hand eye coordination and faster reflexes.

[b]Gadgets:[/b] As an agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., Union Jack has access to and has trained with the standard equipment for field agents, including smoke grenades, flash bangs and grenades that are all of an improved variety to those used by traditional armed forces.
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Sample Story Arcs:
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- [b]Inheriting the mantle[/b]
As the second hero to bear the name and mantle of Union Jack, Brian Falsworth has big shoes to fill. Lord James Montgomery Falsworth, his father, was the first man to use the title, when he fought alongside Steve Rogers in WWII and helped defeat Hydra. He was just a man who chose to fight for what he saw as right, without special powers or enhanced abilities. For Lord Falsworth, the mask was a symbol of what he stood for and what he fought to protect. It meant a great deal to him and just as much to the men who fought alongside him. Brian must not only serve his country as best as he is able but also live up to the family name and the inherited title.

[i]Same sort of themes as the second Captain America film, only using the different views consecutive generations have on doing the right thing rather than how the world has changed. I'd like to use Brian as a secretive agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. who goes on undercover OPs, rather than a frontline hero like Lord James Falsworth and see how the public would react to news that the mantle of a hero and veteran of WWII is being used by someone who participates in arguably illegal operations.[/i]

- [b]The Return of Baron Blood[/b]
Legacy, it affects every hero. What you create, what lasts and what you leave behind. Unfortunately, many heroes leave villains behind them, villains that aren't content with their rivals retirement or death. Those villains return again and again, tearing down whatever the hero has built in an attempt to achieve a final victory over their opponent. The first Union Jack's greatest enemy was a vampire named Baron Blood, a vampire who seemingly perished with the third Reich. Should he return, it would be Brian's greatest test to date.

[i]So Baron Blood is actually the original Union Jack's (James Falsworth) younger brother, John Falsworth because that's how Silver Age comics worked. He was 'killed' by Kraven the Hunter (sort of) at the end of WWII but was eventually resurrected by Dracula's servants in the 616 Universe. Having him return in this universe would be interesting, particularly if used in concert with the Red Skull or the return of Hydra.[/i]
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