Project Rebirth? [Well, pal, it's all classified - or, most of it was, some of it still is, and it doesn't actually matter a bit here, does it.] There's not much remotely like it where I'm from, either, except for a few attempts. And most of us prefer it that way. It's based on a serum developed by a man named Abraham Erskine. He was a German scientist, and when Hitler and Schmidt found out about his research after the Great War... well, they wanted it. Erskine refused, and after that, he needed a bit of a rescue. [To say the least - but he figures you get the point.]
The serum was meant to enhance human abilities to their highest point. Everything - speed, strength, stamina, agility, cognitive skills. Schmidt forced a version of it on himself before it was ready, and it pushed an already insane fanatic further over the edge. Erskine was willing to use the finished formula to help the Allies stop the Nazis and HYDRA, but they needed a test subject. [He shrugs a little.] I had nothing to lose. Dr. Erskine gave me a chance, when the Army wanted someone who was already in peak condition and thought I was a joke, just like everybody else. He said... he said the serum would take care of the physical, but that he wanted somebody who'd do the right thing with it. Who understood what power meant, and how to use it, rather than taking it for granted.
All told, the whole thing took a couple of minutes. Sure felt like a lot longer, to me, [he says dryly,] but - it worked. It worked perfectly, and then HYDRA assassinated Erskine about ten seconds later. So I was all the Army got, and no one's been able to recreate the formula or the procedure exactly, ever since.
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The serum was meant to enhance human abilities to their highest point. Everything - speed, strength, stamina, agility, cognitive skills. Schmidt forced a version of it on himself before it was ready, and it pushed an already insane fanatic further over the edge. Erskine was willing to use the finished formula to help the Allies stop the Nazis and HYDRA, but they needed a test subject. [He shrugs a little.] I had nothing to lose. Dr. Erskine gave me a chance, when the Army wanted someone who was already in peak condition and thought I was a joke, just like everybody else. He said... he said the serum would take care of the physical, but that he wanted somebody who'd do the right thing with it. Who understood what power meant, and how to use it, rather than taking it for granted.
All told, the whole thing took a couple of minutes. Sure felt like a lot longer, to me, [he says dryly,] but - it worked. It worked perfectly, and then HYDRA assassinated Erskine about ten seconds later. So I was all the Army got, and no one's been able to recreate the formula or the procedure exactly, ever since.
Not for lack of trying, though.