Johann Schmidt (Earth-82111)

Red Skull
Name	Johann Schmidt
Current Alias	Red Skull
Affiliation and Relationships
Affiliation	Hydra Formerly Adolf Hitler, Nazi Germany
Marital Status	Single
Physical Characteristics
Gender	Male
Eyes	Irises: Blue
Hair	Bald
Skin	Red
Unusual Features	Severe facial and cranial scarring give his head the appearance of a red skull
Origin and Living Status
Origin	Human mutated by an unstable version of the Super-Soldier Serum
Living Status	Deceased
Reality	Earth-82111
Place of Birth	Germany
Cause of Death	Killed by "Champion of Hydra"
Personal Information
Identity	Secret
Citizenship	German
Occupation	Conqueror
Base of Operations	Castle de Krake, Black Forest, Germany
Creators and Appearances
Creators	A.C. Bradley
First	What If...? S1E01 (August 11, 2021)
First	What If...? S1E01 (August 11, 2021)
Death	What If...? S1E01 (August 11, 2021)
Death	What If...? S1E01 (August 11, 2021)

History

Around 1943 Schmidt sought out and obtained the Tesseract, a powerful artifact believed to be of Asgardian descent, from a monastery in Tønsberg, Norway. He tasked Doctor Arnim Zola with delivering the Tesseract to their base personally, however in the very center of Berlin Zola's convoy was attacked by Captain Carter, SSR Super-Soldier who took Zola prisoner and captured the Tesseract. Left without his prize, Schmidt saw Hydra suffer several defeats at the hands of Captain Carter and the so-called Hydra Stomper.

Adolf Hitler demanded Schmidt to present himself in Berlin, a message delivered to Schmidt by SS offier Roeder. Roeder also mocked Schmidt's failures and dismissed his activities as "playing with metal trinkets". For this, Schmidt shot Roeder point-blank in the stomach. In his final moments, Schmidt revealed to Roeder his true Red Skull face and procalimed that the Third Reich's fall will precede Hydra's rise. Eventually, Hydra managed to lure Captain Carter, Hydra Stomper and the Howling Commandos into a trap by feeding them false intel, which led to the capture of the Tesseract-powered Hydra Stomper Armor, with Steve Rogers still inside.

Finally back with the Tesseract

As the war neared its end, Schmidt had constructed an interdimensional gateway to summon Hydra's "true champion" from beyond the stars. Just as he used the Tesseract to activate it, Captain Carter and the Howling Commandos stormed his base at Castle de Krake. A massive tentacled monster emerged from the portal, only to immediately grab Schmidt and crush him to death.

Notes

• Voiced by Ross Marquand, reprising the role from Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame, in the What If...? episode "What If... Captain Carter Were The First Avenger?".

See Also

• 1 appearance(s) of Johann Schmidt (Earth-82111)
• 1 minor appearance(s) of Johann Schmidt (Earth-82111)
• 2 image(s) of Johann Schmidt (Earth-82111)
• 1 victim(s) killed by Johann Schmidt (Earth-82111)