I believe I'm most admired for my internal consistency. Here's a character: [hr] [CENTER][h1][color=474747][b]T H E W I N T E R S O L D I E R[/b][/color][/h1][hr][sup][h3][color=828282][i][sub]" M a y b e y o u d i d n ' t h e a r , S c h ä t z c h e n ? I t ' s c o l d o u t s i d e . "[/sub][/i][/color][/h3] [img]http://oi66.tinypic.com/rljos1.jpg[/img] [/sup][h3][sup][sup][color=828282]H E L M U T J A K O B Z E M O / J A M E S B U C H A N A N B A R N E S [color=474747]♦[/color] ? ? ? / ? ? ? / 1 9 1 9 ( A G E ) [color=474747]♦[/color] M A L E [color=474747]♦[/color] T R U E N E U T R A L[/color][/sup][/sup][/h3][img]IMAGE/BANNER[/img] [/CENTER] [COLOR=824e5c][INDENT][B][SUP][SUB][H3]C O N C E P T A B S T R A C T:[/H3][/SUB][/SUP][/B][/INDENT][hr][/COLOR][INDENT][INDENT][i]This interpretation is based on a version of the character that I have been mulling over for sometime. Following their defeat at the hand of the Allies in World War II, the leaders of HYDRA were left with two choices: jump ship to serve under SHIELD or return to operating within the shadows. The remnants of HYDRA survived on in this way, influencing the course of world events with the aid of special operatives known as [b]Winter Soldiers[/b]. Recruited against their will, these assassins and enforcers were mentally conditioned for absolute obedience to their HYDRA masters. As part of their brainwashing, they were fed false and conflicting memories while their own were suppressed, in view of eradicating the person's sense of self, and to ensure their compliance, a method pioneered by Dr. Arnim Zola. When the Winter Soldier was not in use, they were frozen cryogenically, suspending their body's natural ageing process. After Zola's assumed death following a SHIELD raid on their principal facility, the project was thought abandoned and the Winter Soldiers were placed in stasis until such a time as they could be made useful again. I intend to tell the story of one such Winter Soldier, awoke by accident and struggling to reconcile the two lifetimes sharing his head. One, the son of HYDRA's one-time leader, BARON HEINRICH ZEMO; the other, sidekick and follower of American war hero STEVE ROGERS. Their goals: to find out who they are, and to dismantle HYDRA. Nothing too lofty.[/i][/indent][/indent] [COLOR=824e5c][INDENT][B][SUP][SUB][H3]N O T E S:[/H3][/SUB][/SUP][/B][/INDENT][hr][/COLOR][INDENT][INDENT][i][b][sub]P E R S O N S O F I N T E R E S T[/sub][/b][/i] [indent] Dr. Arnim Zola: The engineer of Winter Soldier's current state, and a high ranking HYDRA operative. It is believed that he was killed in 1995, in a raid carried out by SHIELD. Baron Von Strucker: By most accounts, the leader of the international terrorist group HYDRA. There are rumours that he has served them for more than a lifetime. Captain America (Steve Rogers): The American super soldier and hero of World War II. Bucky served under him, alongside Nick Fury's Howling Commandos for much of the war. Cap seemingly died, preventing Baron Heinrich Zemo from launching a super weapon that would have ensured the Axis Powers' victory in the war. Baron Heinrich Zemo: Father of Helmut Zemo and HYDRA super scientist, he served under the Red Skull up until his defeat at the hands of Captain America. He became the leader of HYDRA and survived many attempts on his life, dying of natural causes after retiring to Brazil. Colonel Nick Fury: Rumors say the leader of the clandestine SHIELD agency served in WW2, in charge of the Howling Commandos. But that can't be right surely? [/indent][/indent][/indent]