—U.S.Agent[source]This should never have happened -- none of it! And I don't want to be part of your costume party -- endangering everyone, making cosmic enemies with your unsupervised, dilettante games! It's the little guy I care about -- the little guy, the silent majority -- the people who shouldn't have to have their lives interrupted and threatened by all this super-violence that erupts without warning! Keep your congratulations! I'm just going to keep doing what I'm doing -- being the guy who makes sure all the super-crooks and monsters are subject to the same damn laws as everyone else -- making sure they know that they -- and you -- are nothing special! Nothing at all!
John Walker was a U.S. Army veteran who went through the Power Broker process to enhance his strength and become a hero in hopes of honoring his fallen brother. He planned to join the Universal Class Wrestling Federation to pay back the Power Broker before becoming a super hero, but was convinced to forgo that and pursue his plan and become the super hero named Super-Patriot instead.[15] He was later chosen to take up the mantle of Captain America when Steve Rogers retired.[4] When Rogers returned, Walker re-established himself as U.S.Agent[3] where he went on to serve as a member and even leader of various Avengers teams.[16] Though Walker is a hardline Christian, militant, right-wing conservative believing in country before anything else.[12] He has softened over the years, and even has become disillusioned with his own government.[17][18][19][20][21][22]
History
Early Life[]
Jonathan F. Walker was born and raised in the small town of Custer's Grove, Georgia, to parents Caleb and Emily Walker, and had two siblings. A younger sister, Kate, whom he affectionately called 'HBO' after their favorite cereal Honey Batches of Oats. And an older brother, Mike, a US Army helicopter pilot who fell in battle when John was still young. John idolized his older brother, who once saved his life when their family home caught fire. Mike inspired a lot of who John would become as an adult.[4][23][24]
Wanting to live up to his brother the War Heroes memory, John enlisted in the U.S. Army. John served at Fort Bragg where he became friends with fellow soldiers Lemar Hoskins, Hector Lennox and Jerome Johnson. But after the war was over, John found it became a lot harder to become a hero. After completing his service without seeing any action, he and his three friends were approached by a recruit of the Power Broker, Inc.. The man told them that the Power Broker was capable of augmenting the strength of paying customers to superhuman levels, and they were offered four one-way bus tickets to Los Angeles. Unaware of Power Brokers criminal activities, they signed up for the works. The Power Brokers process worked, but before he could make his parents and his country proud. John had to pay the man back for the treatment, and the Power Broker's job counselor suggested he try out for Unlimited Class Wrestling Federation. But before John could a talent scout by the name Ethan Thurm offered to be their agent.[4][25][26][27][28]
Super-Patriot[]
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Super Patriot
After hearing John's idea to become a costumed hero like Captain America, Thurm got them financial backers to front the money for costumes and gear. He became the Super-Patriot, and talked the others into being his backup, 'Bold Urban Commandos'. With Thurm's help, they mapped out the strategy that would make Super-Patriot a national hero. John travels the country promoting his image to the nation through patriotic rallies and community service. He argued that he stood for America's 'true ideals' and began to publicly discredit Captain America as outdated. John wanted to take symbolic action against some of the problems facing America, but Thurm had his own ideas. Thurm talked the Buckies into passing themselves off as Cap-Boosters, and to pretend to stage a fight. John was against it at first, because Captain America never staged fights, but Thurm convinced him that Captain America did, and everything's show business. Rogers witnessed this mock fight, and despite no one getting hurt, he believed it was real. But became suspicious in how the Bucs were arrested and followed them. He found John and Thurm at a midtown eatery and confronted them about what they were doing. When John challenged Captain America to a fight, Rogers refused and left after telling him that if he wanted to be the symbol of America, he had better be worthy of it. John was upset by this, but Thurm stopped him because he had a plan, sending the Bucs to take care of Captain America. Rogers easily defeated the Buckies.[5][4][27][28]
The Buckies again posing as Cap-Boosters, were sent out to intimidate others by attacking the International House to further discredit Captain America. John didn't join in because Thurm hadn't finished the market research to see if their anti-terrorist crusade would be good for his image. But celebrated with his friends for succeeding in smearing the image of Captain America.[29]
While at the Ameri-Aid Benefit Concert in Milwaukee, John in his Super-Patriot guise, was confronted by Captain America about the campus lawn-burning and the Buckies. John denied any part in it, and again challenged Captain America to a fight. With no evidence, Steve turned to leave, and as he did, he reminded the Super-Patriot that conmen, hoodlums, and frauds all slips up eventually and when Super-Patriot did he would be there. But John wasn't going to let him walk away this time, and attacked him. The two men fought for almost an hour, with John unable to land a hit while taking everything Steve had. Though the fight ended with John declaring himself the winner, he felt that it would have taken everything he had to really defeat Captain America. While Steve felt that it was more of a draw, but even still he couldn't beat the Super-Patriot.[29][27]
When a terrorist called Warhead threatened to detonate a nuclear weapon on top of the Washington Monument and blowup all of Washington, D.C.. While in Atlanta, Thurm caught the news of Warhead's threat and saw it as an opportunity for them, and if John could save the day, the Super-Patriot would became a national hero. Once there, John made his way past the police and into the monument. When he reached the top, he started climbing up the outside wall, but Warhead spotted him and opened fire. John managed to get through the situation and knocked Warhead off his perch, and as Warhead fell he blew himself up. With no experience of disarming a nuke, John got it to the authorities waiting below.[30] For the first time in his life, John stared death in the face like his brother Mike did, and it was like nothing he had ever felt before. He saved the monument, and the city, and for the first in his life he was a bona fide hero.[27]
Captain America[]
Later, when the Commission on Superhuman Activities tried to make Steve work for them and follow their mandate.[30] Steve retired from his post as Captain America, unaware that Red Skull's was manipulating the Commission. With two of their candidates dead and Nomad, Falcon, and Nick Fury unfit, Valerie Cooper introduced the Super-Patriot to the Commission for the role of Captain America. Despite not wanting to give up being the Super-Patriot, John accepted the role, but had to pass their background check first. While waiting he told Thurm the news, and he was excited to get a list of demands. But John didn't want to hear it, he was more concerned about why the original Captain America resigned and tried to set up a meeting at Lincoln Memorial. But the Buckies showed up instead to celebrate John becoming Captain America and he promised to take the three of them with him. When John met the Commission, he got the all clear to be the new Captain America. They had him suit up and tested his skills against their superpower team, Freedom Force. A few days later, he learned that the Commission couldn't grant all of the demands on the list. In particular, he would have to drop Mr. Thurm as his agent, and Hector and Jerome.[31][27]
They had John go to Fort George G. Meade, in Maryland to train to talk, act and fight like the original Captain America. While there, Lemar became his sidekick Bucky, and John began his training under Taskmaster, who used his Photographic Memory of the original Captain America fighting style to help teach him to fight just like him. Also, during this time they met with Thurm, who had been flooding Cooper's office with calls. When Thurm told them that he would expose John as the new Captain America if the Feds didn't pay up. John, not wanting to hurt Hector and Jerome or dishonor what it means to be Captain America came up with a plan. With him and Lemar dressed as Guardsmen, they went to scare Thurm, but their former teammates attacked and John accidentally blasted Jerome. The next day, feeling bad for hurting his friend and as Captain America he should of handled it better. He took full responsibility when Cooper came to him about the break-in at the armory and the fight at an area tavern.[32]
They were sent to deal with the Watchdogs, which saw John return to his hometown and infiltrate the chapter there. To learn who their backer was, and to catch them in the act, John and Lemar staged a situation in which John would attack him for trying to get the local women to pose for an adult magazine. It worked, after they were arrested and John was bailed out by the Watchdogs through his an old friend Harold. Later at night, he was sworn-in, and the Watchdogs brought out a tied-up Lemar with plans to lynch him. John torn between the mission and helping his friend, was made to leave as the Watchdogs headed to torch down a library. Now as Captain America, John stopped them and left them for the police as he rushed back to save his friend. But John had nothing to worry about, because Lemar easily saved himself. Though they weren't able to learn who the Watchdogs' backer was, they were able to learn of the Watchdogs' next three attacks were and stop them. But the mission felt off to John and made him question the Commission's planning of it, and wonder if this was part of why the original Captain America left.[33]
Captain America and Bucky were sent to neutralize Professor Power, who had previously escaped from an S.H.I.E.L.D. facility where he was believed to be in a vegetative state. They found him in his medieval castle in the Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York, they fought their way through mercenaries in Roman dressed garb and robots. Once inside, they found him in a room with scientists, and he appeared to still be a vegetable. But they were just then attacked by Leviathan, together they defeat him and made their way through more Roman dressed marcs. John stopped the rocket the scientists placed Power in from taking off, he found Powers and was caught off guard when Power's blasted him with an electron-beam. Enraged, John beat Power to death. And despite Lemar reminding him that they were told to neutralize Power at any cost, John, taking his role as Captain America seriously, felt he should have found a better way.[34]
After the debriefing, they run into Freedom Force, who told them about the death of the X-Men.[35] John didn't care for the Blob and his team going off to celebrate, and despite not knowing the X-Men, he figured they must have been something if Freedom Force hated them. During one of Famine's attacks in Kansas, Captain America and Bucky are alerted to the possible mutant attack and sent to stop her. Unaware that Steve, now calling himself The Captain, and his team were fighting Famine. And when she vanished, Steve and Demolition-Man got the injured Nomad and Falcon out of there. So by the time John and Lemar arrived, there was no sign of Famine, just the destruction she left behind.[36]
When Lemar took on a new costume and name, Battlestar, he no longer wanted to be sidekick Bucky but John's partner. John was all in and held a press conference to introduce Battlestar as Captain America's new partner. As they celebrated, Hector and Jerome, now calling themselves Left-Winger and Right-Winger, stormed the stage, and publicly revealed John's identity. A fight broke out before they could also reveal Lemar's, and they defeated Right-Winger and Left-Winger.[37]
The Commission was led to believe by State Department's Colonel South that Spider-Man was aiding a known terrorist of the South American government in the US. Captain America was sent to Manhattan to help an agent from the Republic of Delvadia, Tarantula. John questioned Tarantula about the mission, and he told him a twisted version of what really happened. Which he made Elvira Corona out to be a terrorist, and Spider-Man attack him and his men, and she would have escaped if it wasn't for the immigration service. He found it hard to believe Spider-Man would be involved, but orders were orders, and went into the Federal building to question Elvira about where Spider-Man was. Once they got the information, they lured him to the West Thirties Railroad Yard, and John briefly engaged Spider-Man but still conflicted stopped. Watching the two fight, John heard Tarantula slip that his mission there was to terrors the refugees that escaped Delvadia. Knowing the truth, John watches Spider-Man defeat Tarantula and left. After contacting the Commission about what he had learned, they discovered that Colonel South was a rogue agent and without authorization was backing the South American country. John confronted South and after knocking him out, placed him under arrest.[38]
During the Mutant Registration Act, Captain America and Battlestar were sent to arrest mutants that failed to register with the government. One such mutant was Quill, who didn't register, but ran and shot his razor sharp needles at them, hurting Battlestar. They managed to arrested him without further incident, and seeing that he was just a scared kid, John told him that if he doesn't cause any more trouble that he'll leave out that he resisted arrest. Well in transit, they were attacked by a mutant freedom force called Resistants. They stunned John and Lemar, and escaped with Quill as the helicopter crashed somewhere in Pennsylvania. They survived, but the pilot was dead, and when they reached the Commission they were told to forget the mutants and head to Washington, D.C. because the Serpent Society was a attacking. Unaware that again, The Captain and his team were already dealing with the Serpent Society and the citizens they turned into reptilian creatures. By the time John and Lemar arrived, they found some of the Serpent Society already in cuffs and were suddenly attacked by Steve's teammates Demolition Man and Diamondback. While Steve was at the White House saving the President, who was turned into a reptilian creature, and stopped Viper. John and Lemar having defeated Diamondback and Demolition Man, and the people returning to normal, they took them into custody as the police brought in a beaten Nomad.[39]
During a briefing, John learned that Steve Rogers was the original Captain America and was now going by The Captain. That his gone rogue and was there during the Serpent Society attack, he assaulted the President, and even though he was seen escaping with Viper. He turned her over to the police, but is believed to still be in the area, since they have his team in custody. They want him and Battlestar to apprehend Rogers by any means necessary, and even though John felt Rogers was trying to save the President, they headed out. While searching for Rogers, they heard over the news that his parents were kidnapped by the Watchdogs. John tried to let the Commission know, but they didn't want to hear it. Going to go anyways, Lemar covered his back on the mission while he went to save his parents. John made it to his parent's place, and was sent to Simon's Road House bar outside town, where the Watchdogs took him hostage. Bringing him to a barn, they exposed him to his parents as Captain America and planned to lynch him in front of them. John broke free and attempted to subdue them, when during the melee his parents were gunned down right in front of him. He snapped, and tore into the Watchdogs, and after held his dead parents as he talked to them as if having a conversation with them.[40]
The Commission picked John up, and seeing the state he was in and learning of what he did, planned to fire him. But after Douglas Rockwell had a secret meeting with his superior, Mr. Smith aka the Red Skull, who told him to keep John as Captain America and back in action as soon as possible. Rockwell told John they have invested too much into him, and despite his mental state, had him join in on their attempt to follow the Resistants to their headquarters. They set up a mock trail with Mystique posing as Quicksilver to lure Resistants to the County Courthouse but thanks to their newest recruit, the Think-Tank, they knew it was a trap and decided to just attack. Captain America tore into them, taking some of their hits, and brought them down. Lemar, who was posing as a Guardsmen, had to prevent John from continuing his assault on Meteorite. Who was already unconscious like the rest of the Resistants. Even though Mystique would later salvage the mission, John messed up, and was given hell for it. When Lemar checked on John, he revealed that today was his parents' funeral and that he had missed it for the mission.[41]
Deciding that Hector and Jerome are to blame for his parent's deaths, he went after them. First visiting Hector's mom in Park Ridge, Illinois, and though he didn't threaten her, she was scared enough to call her son to warn him. He then visited Jerome's mother, in Philly, but she didn't care for her son or Captain America's message that he will kill him the next time he sees him. So he went to see Jerome's father who work at on oil field outside of Dallas, Texas, and just as he found his father, Left-Winger and Right-Winger attacked. The battle was intense, but John wouldn't slow down, even after Hector hit him with a pipe and tried to run him over with a truck. As he was attacking Hector, Jerome hit John with his old 'torchsword' he used back when he was the Super-Patriot. John was unfazed, taking them both out, he tied and hung them to an oil tanker. He gave them a torchsword to try and free themselves as another one cut into the tanker. They didn't make it, but they also didn't die right there. Horribly burned from the explosion, John pulled them out, so their suffering would continue, and left them there. But John was unaware that what Hector and Jerome did was actually Thurm's idea all along.[42]
Being horribly burnt the way they were, Jerome and Hector committed suicide at some unknown point later on. Leaving John remorseful when he became aware of it, realizing that they made a mistake and what he did to them did not equal the pain he put them through.[43]
After the oil field incident, the Commission was going to fired John and have him turn himself over to Guardsmen pending an investigation of possible criminal acts. When President Reagan showed up, to meet the new Captain America, and to know why the Commission didn't tell him that Steve Rogers was replaced. The Commission's Raymond lied to the President as to why Rogers resigned,[31] and told him that he was currently being held for questioning in connection with the assault on Reagan during the Serpent Society incident.[44] But the President believed right that it was Rogers who saved him, and ordered his release. As the President left, he gave John his endorsement in continuing to uphold the proud tradition of being Captain America. With that, the Commission was unable to fire John, and they decided to put him on ice until January, when a new administration will take over and tell them whether to indict him or not.[45]
But when Flag-Smasher attacked the Ice Station Able in the Arctic Circle, and took hostages, he made them send out a challenge to Captain America to face him. Captain America and Battlestar were sent to Ice Station Able to stop him. Going on ahead, John faced Flag-Smasher and when John showed that he did not care if he killed the hostage, Flag-Smasher knew he was not the real Captain America. Flag-Smasher, thinking the government did not take him seriously and sent an imposter, attacked. John got the better of him and as he repeatedly punched him, Flag-Smasher used his energy-absorbing exoskeleton to sap John's strength. Now with John's strength, he knocked him out, but before he could do anything more, Battlestar showed him. Taking John captive, he threatened to kill him and the hostages if Lemar didn't bring him the real Captain America.[45]
Flag-Smasher took John's shield, and chained him up, with the lower part of his body kept in the Arctic water. When Battlestar returned with The Captain and Demolition Man, they found Flag-Smasher's U.L.T.I.M.A.T.U.M. attacking the Ice Station Able, which he was in. Confused, Lemar and Steve engaged U.L.T.I.M.A.T.U.M. and when one opened fire on Steve, Lemar saved him by throwing one of the enemies into their own shooter. However, Steve took off to find Flag-Smasher, and despite being disappointed that The Captain didn't see what Lemar did to help, he continued fighting until he found John. Seeing the seriousness of John's condition, Lemar freed him and got him out of there as fast as he could.[46]
While recuperating in Fort Meade Special Powers Compound, Medical Centre, and not happy, Lemar brought in the old Captain America to help. He got a mysterious phone call with the stranger telling John that he knows where his shield was and to meet him at the Smith Building. Once there, John was confronted by the mystery man, Mr. Smith. When the Scourge, Sweat Shop, Rust from Resistants, a member of U.L.T.I.M.A.T.U.M., and a member of the Watchdogs appeared. Smith not only looked like Steve Rogers, but claimed to be him, the original Captain America. And he revealed to John that he was behind them all, and behind everything that has happened to him. Believing it's true, and unaware that it was really the Red Skull, John fought imposter Steve's men, as the Red Skull left to see to The Captain, Steve. Steve, who came to the building after confronting Rockwell, which the Red Skull killed him using his Dust of Death. The Red Skull revealed to Steve that he was the Red Skull and was now Steve too. That he was behind the Commission and the situation that led to Steve resigning, and everything that happened to John, even sending the Watchdogs to kill his parents. Steve found John, who had finished off the Red Skull's men. John attacked Steve, and as the fight went on, Steve managed to temporarily knocking him out. When the Red Skull confronted Steve in person, it was like looking in a mirror. As Red Skull revealed his plans, John heard everything and when the Red Skull tried to use his Dust of Death through his cigarette. John hit him with the shield, forcing him to bite down on it, and got a face full of his own Dust of Death. Despite it not killing him, it did ruin his face, and the Red Skull escaped.[47]
Later, John and Steve were in front of the Commission, and with the truth out, they wanted to make up for their part to Steve. They had John step down as Captain America and wanted him to hand over the uniform and shield to Steve. Feeling it's the man that counts, not the clothing, Steve said no and left. To everyone's shock, including John, who went after Steve. John told Steve that he is Captain America, that he didn't come up with the name or made the uniform. But he created the role, the code of conduct, the reputation and legend that is Captain America. That he has had enough with people expect John to be exactly like Steve, his not and never will be. That he has his own way of serving the Nation that he loved, and it's not the way of Captain America![47]
Having convinced Steve to once again become Captain America, a press conference was held. After, Cooper spoke to the crowd with both Captain America's standing beside her. John told them of what an honor it had been, but is giving the uniform and shield to its rightful possessor, Steve. John was then gunned down by one of the Watchdogs, and as Steve tried to catch him he was killed by a Scourge of the Underworld, who then escaped. No one knew, not the Commission, and not even his best friend Lemar, that this was all staged. That a member of the Commission secretly faked his death, and had Lemar and Cooper believe John's sister Kate had his body cremated.[48][3]
U.S.Agent[]
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Walker as U.S.Agent
With John's death being faked, even to the Commission by their own General Haywerth, he had John re-emerged as U.S.Agent. He wore a variation of the costume that Rogers had worn as the Captain, and used his vibranium disc as a shield. To show what the U.S.Agent could do, Haywerth had John battle a Guardsmen in a Iron Monger as a test for the Commission.[3] John was additionally placed as leader, and a watchdog of Avengers West Coast and the Vision by the Commission, as a condition to possibly get their government clearance reinstated.[49] He later rescued his former partner Battlestar from the Power Broker, and reconciled with him; John learned that his memories had been altered and that his parents were dead.[50]
Force Works[]
When the West Coast Avengers dissolved, John dumped his costume and shield into the Hudson River.[51] Tony Stark formed a new team known as Force Works. While he was initially reluctant to join the team, Scarlet Witch, who believed he would be the backbone of the team, eventually persuaded him to do so. John intended to run the team on tight military lines, emphasizing the values of strength and dedication. Donning a new costume and using an energy shield,[52] he remained a member throughout the team's tenure, fighting threats such as the Kree; alien parasites, the Scatter;[53] the supernatural threat Ember, Slorenia's armored protectors, the Black Brigade;[54] and The Mandarin.[55] They went on to fight alongside Australian super hero Dreamguard against the dream-manipulating Orphan;[56] Slorenia's undead shock troops, The Targoth; and Volkhvy the Eternal One.[57]
John work briefly with the Commission again, while still with Force Works. He was assigned to lead a team to counteract a group called the Shadows, and would run into Hawkeye, and War Machine. Though the three were on opposite sides of the conflict in San Revilla, they quickly learned that they were being manipulated by the Advisor. He was trying to take advantage of the chaos, and the three worked together to stop him and end the killing.[58][59][60]
Force Work's teamed up with the Avengers against the Kree commandos, Starstealth.[61] They later went up against intergalactic mercenary the Broker.[62] They even had to fight their security system V.I.R.G.I.L.;[63] and a alternate version of Ultron, Cybermancer and their dead teammate Simon Williams from Earth-9528.[64]
John disagreed with the team's decision to disband due to Tony's death,[65] feeling they would better honor him by staying on, but he nonetheless joined them on their final mission.[64]
The Jury[]
John eventually became the field leader of the Jury, a group of armored corporate vigilantes owned by Edwin Cord, owner of Cordco. U.S.Agent again wore his original U.S.Agent uniform and used an eagle-shaped shield that could be directed in mid-air via remote control. The Jury's job was to take down the Thunderbolts, but they were defeated by the Thunderbolts and their new leader Hawkeye.[66] The Jury attempted to apprehend the Thunderbolts a second time, but instead the two groups joined forces together against Brute Force and the soldiers of the Secret Empire.[67]
U.S.Agent was later severely beaten nearly to death by Protocide. Due to emergency medical procedures performed on him, he was outfitted by S.H.I.E.L.D. with an enhancing exoskeleton.[68]
S.T.A.R.S.[]
Walker eventually appeared in Texas working on behalf of the US government as leader of S.T.A.R.S. to arrest Piledriver for attempting to escape to Mexico and act as international representative of US interests.[14] Walker acted as the leading figure on behalf of the US government in their cooperation effort with the Avengers, but was greatly disliked due to his abrasive behavior and domineering personality. Walker convinced a number of alien convicts to fight on his behalf for their freedom and led the charge against the Kree and Ronan the Accuser. Walker stalled Ronan while the Avengers stopped his plan to use Ego the Living Planet as a weapon by assimilating the Earth. After the Kree were defeated, the Avengers tried to thank Walker but he rebuffed them and rebuked them before leaving for letting the alien threat be drawn to Earth in the first place.
The Invaders[]
Walker joined the new Invaders squad acting as its Captain America; he in fact demanded to be called by that name.[69] Those Invaders who knew the real Captain America refused to do so. He claimed that today's world requires a tougher symbol of America to battle terrorism.[70] Alongside the Invaders, he battled Axis Mundi. When the Human Torch (Jim Hammond) was killed, most of the team disbanded.[71]
Civil War[]
U.S.Agent sided with the Superhuman Registration Act, and was instrumental in the apprehension of several super-villains.[72] When he was called into Avengers Tower to meet Tony Stark, he learned that Tony planned to send him to Canada, to be America's liaison of a new team called Omega Flight. But feeling that Tony was trying to get rid of him, and specially after all his done, refused. Even after Tony told him that helping the Canadian government deal with the hordes of super-villains flooding their borders, was in the best interests of both governments. Something Agent Brown of the CSIS reminded Tony of earlier.[73] John still refused, feeling insulted he angrily told Tony that he would not serve under Dudley Do-Right, and only serves Uncle Sam. So Tony threatened to have John court martialed if he did not do as he was told.[9]
Still, John disobeyed the order and went to Philadelphia to apprehend the Purple Man. There he was attacked by Purple Man's controlled S.H.I..L.D. Agents, who opened fire on him from their S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier. After saving a new crew, who got in the line of fire, and kept their helicopter from crashing down and killing innocent people. He jumped onto the Helicarrier, and took out the mind controlled Agents. But as he did the Purple Man snuck up on him, and not only took control of the U.S.Agent's mind but his shield too. The Purple Man made the U.S.Agent fall to his death, but he survived the fall. Despite being badly hurt, once he learned that the Purple Man fled to Canada, he didn't hesitate to follow.[9]
Once in Toronto the U.S.Agent ran into one of the States super-powered criminals who fled to Canada, Daisy. She had robbed a bank in Nova Scotia, and was continuing her crime spree in Toronto. The two fought an instance battle, going through the side of a building, crashing into a water tower, and down a number of stories to the streets. Coming to a stop when the two crashed into a mail truck, where John would get the upper hand. Until two civilian's distracted him when they shouted that Captain America was being the hell out of a woman. Daisy stunned him with a uppercut, and as she was about to crush him with the same mail truck. Arachne (formerly Spider-Woman), snuck up on Daisy and stunned with her psi-webs. Causing Daisy to drop the mail truck onto herself, knocking herself out. Arachne came to get the U.S.Agent to report for duty with Omega Flight.[74]
After Walter aka Sasquatch had a meeting with Agent brown about becoming the new leader of Omega Flight. He met with Michael Pointer, who was incarcerated for murdering Walter's teammates Alpha Flight and countless others in Alaska while under the control of the Collective. Now on loan by S.H.I.E.L.D.s director Tony Stark to the Canadian government. Once he learned of Pointer's guilt and desire to make thing right, he told him he will make things right by joining Walter, U.S.Agent, Talisman, Arachne formerly Spider-Woman and Beta Ray Bill on the new Omega Flight team.[73][75]
After, and before he was able to introduce each team member to one another, Sasquatch ran into the Wrecking Crew. Who like other State side super-villains, came to Canada to continue their life of crime without superpowered opposition. The Wrecker defeated Sasquatch, and took him hostage.[76] With Sasquatch kidnapped, CSIS liaison to Omega Flight Agent Brown brought in Talisman (who only agreed to join to help rescue Walter). During a meeting with Iron Man and Ms. Marvel, they were joined by new member Arachne and her daughter Rachel, and now team leader U.S.Agent. Who brought with him a still in restraints Pointer, and revealed he would be the new Guardian. But Talisman wanted nothing to do with her father's murderer, even if he was used against his will and wanted to die for what he was made to do. And as she was about to leave, Agent Brown got word of a news feed showing the Wrecking Crew with a chained up Sasquatch down by the Royal Ontario Museum. The three of them headed out, and even though Agent Brown wanted the new Guardian with them, U.S.Agent refused to bring a rooky along to watch his back.[77]
As the team headed to rescue Walter, they were unaware that the situation had become worse and that Beta Ray Bill was already there. Being in his human form, Simon Walters, Beta Ray Bill was drawn to the Royal Ontario Museum through strange dreams. When the Wrecking Crew showed up with a chained up Sasquatch, having been led by Wrecker who also was drown there. Once they broke down a wall within the Museum, creating a dimensional rift and entered the Realm of the Beasts. Bill, believing the Demons of the Beast to be the same ones that destroyed his home and people, turned to is true form and attack. Despite outing up a fight, he was defeated by Wrecker.[78]
When U.S.Agent and his team arrived, they found Tanaraq Demons and the Wrecking Crew (who Tanaraq empowered), flooding out of a dimensional rift and causing chaos. They fought the empowered Wrecking Crew and Demons, while also trying to keep the civilian's safe. But even with Beta Ray Bill "re-joining" the fight, they were being overwhelmed, and things got worse when Tanaraq possessed Sasquatch/Walter arrived. When Talisman tried to reason with Walter, U.S.Agent saved her from being crushed by the possessed Sasquatch. John not wanting to hurt Walter, but wasn't about to let him knock around his team attacked him. The possessed Sasquatch didn't feel anything, and sent him flying with a swat, which Beta Ray Bill caught in midair. As the fight continued, U.S.Agent and his team were all but beat, when Pointer arrive to help. Having been freed, and convinced by Rachel to took up the mantle of Guardian. He killed all of the Demons around Omega Flight in a fiery explosion. He did have a chance to kill Walter, which U.S.Agent felt to end this now Pointer should. But he wouldn't, and as Sasquatch attacked Guardian and Arachne, Beta Ray Bill took him on to do what Pointer would not. But neither Guardian nor Talisman wanted that, and as they went to save Walter from Tanaraq's possession. U.S.Agent and Arachne kept the empowered Wrecking Crew busy, while Talisman managed to free Walter of the Tanaraq's possession. She trapped the evil possession within her father's Shaman's Medicine Pouch. With Tanaraq gone and the Wrecking Crew no longer being empowered by him, U.S.Agent used Wrecker's Crowbar to send all four of them flying with one hit. But it wasn't over yet, Taranaq's Demons returned and were after the Medicine Pouch. So Beta Ray Bill took it and flew into the dimensional rift, and Guardian, doing as Bill asked, destroyed the rift and temporarily trapping Bill in the Realm of the Beast.[79]
With Walter saved, the rift destroyed, and the Wrecking Crew under arrest and everyone okay. John, not liking that America will look bad for the troubles in Canada began working hard to fix the problem. And while he was at it, he tracked down the Purple Man, and after taking down his men, the U.S.Agent got his shield back.[80]
Still working with Omega Flight to apprehend super-villains that crossed into Canada,[81][82] U.S.Agent was also given the responsibility of keeping an eye on and training Pointer. Coming to believe something was off with Pointer, John, with the aid of Arachne, discovered that Pointer was being used and experimented on by CSIS under Canadian liaison to Omega Flight, Agent Brown. Learning the truth when Pointer reached out to John and Rachel Carpenter telepathically, that Dr. Benning's had turned him into a power junkie by "spiking" his powers when he absorbed energy from prisoners with Mutant Growth Hormone. Rachel got John and the two confronted Agent Brown, and he admitted to experiment on Pointer by transferring energy to him through his Guardian suit for the Weapon Omega Program. But was unaware of his current state, or what Dr. Benning's was doing to Pointer and joined them in confronting her. Once there, they found she had cut off his suit and was slowly killing him in an attempt to force him to work for Weapon Omega under her. With Agent Brown threatens to reveal what she had done to both the Canadian and American governments, John demanding she turn the suit back on, Pointer threatening that all that was done will be sent to Tony Stark, and the sudden arrival of Arachne and Sasquatch. She gave in, and once she turn his suit back on Pointer grabbed hold of Benning and, draining some of her lifeforce, drew her into himself to see the various victims whose personalities held. She collapsed from the experience.[83]
Mighty Avengers[]
He was recruited without warning by a seemingly recovered Scarlet Witch to a new team of Mighty Avengers. The Scarlet Witch was actually Loki in disguise.[84][85] After the end of the first mission, John told Omega Flight that it was an honor to have served with them but he was called on to stay with the Avengers.[86]
Retirement[]
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Retirement
Sent into battle against Norman Osborn's black-ops Thunderbolts team in Asgard, John's left arm and leg were severed by Thunderbolts leader Nuke/Scourge.[87] Retired from active duty and fitted with a metal hook for a prosthetic hand (refusing better prostheses because he didn't want to become a cyborg like Nuke), Walker became the warden of the super villain prison the Raft.[11]
Back in Action[]
While transporting the Dark Avengers back to the prison, their transport went down and John and the team woke up in an alternate version of New York, divided in various territories controlled by heroes.[88] While knocked out, June Covington, who had managed to gain control over Hank Pym and had free rein in a laboratory, bonded John with that world's Venom symbiote which had its higher brain functions removed. Being bonded with the symbiote restored Walker's lost limbs.[13]
Leading the Dark Avengers, John attempted to find out what had happened to New York and reality. They found out from Reed Richards that A.I.M. was behind the alteration of reality, creating a distorted reality pocket to test potential scenarios and salvage technology created by the denizens of the pocket.[89] The Dark Avengers managed to open a portal into the real world, where they crushed the A.I.M. agents. With the mission completed and the Dark Avengers free, June used her powers to influence Walker into allowing them to remain at large and to lead them on further adventures.[90]
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Doctor Doom's Avengers
John joined Doctor Doom's Avengers and battled the now-evil Scarlet Witch, who arrived in Latveria to have revenge on Doctor Doom.[91] The Avengers fought the Scarlet Witch and saved villagers trapped in the crossfire. 3D Man managed to get hold of the Witch and take her to a machine that Doctor Doom had created to specifically cannibalize her abilities. Soon after being put into the machine, the Scarlet Witch escaped and set out to find Doom, leaving the Avengers behind. After condensing a portion of Scarlet Witch's powers into the device, Valeria Richards informed the heroes their job was done.[92]
Confronting Sam Wilson[]
Following the loss of his powers, Steve Rogers entrusted the mantle of Captain America to Sam Wilson, the Falcon.[93] A polarizing figure due to his political activism,[94] Wilson was targeted by the conservative alliance of industrialist Paul Keane and Senator Tom Herald.[95] They brought U.S.Agent back from deployment in the Middle East and enlisted him with the promise to send armor to his boys back in Iraq and Afghanistan. But once he learned that they wanted him to reclaim Rogers' shield from Wilson he refused. Even though he and Sam never saw eye-to-eye on much, and he never cared for Sam's politics. He felt it wasn't his fight, and they should get the man who gave Sam the shield in the first place, Steve Rogers. As John continued to say no, they were interrupted by Steve Rogers. But John was unaware that the Steve in front of him, was a fascist doppelganger from an altered timeline and agent of Hydra. This Steve ultimately convinced John that Sam had gone rogue, and how he could not do this himself and needed John. After promising that he will not reveal the truth that it was Steve who wanted the shield back, he left to confront Sam.[96]
U.S.Agent battles Captain America
U.S.Agent intercepted Captain America during a confrontation with the Americops, Kaene's private police force, and told him that he needed to give up the shield. He tried to talk Sam down, and relate to him and get Sam to stop. But Sam told John he wasn't like him when he was Captain America, how John didn't see Sam murdering anyone like he did. Having enough, Walker told him that there was only one Captain America, and it was not Sam or himself, it's Steve Rogers. That it was time for him to give him back his shield, or he would take it back. Sam refused and the two began fighting, with John's much greater physical strength, he began to easily overpower Sam early on. But Sam managed to turn the fight around by forcing Walker into a dark tunnel and using his powers to get the aid from owls to see in the dark, defeating him and leaving him on the pavement.[97]
The following week, it was reported that John went missing on a mission in Syria.[97] He would resurface later on, as one of the countless American super heroes fighting against the doppelganger Steve (now calling himself Hydra Supreme) and Hydra forces in Washington, D.C., following their takeover of the United States.[98]
Robot Revolution[]
In the midst of the robot revolution, Force Works was reinstated and John was placed on the team. He, Quake, War Machine, and Mockingbird were sent to Lingares where they were met with an army of Deathloks and the giant robot Ultimo.[99] M.O.D.O.K. helped them stop Ultimo, but only so he could take control of his body. After the team failed to retrieve data on how to build the Deathloks which M.O.D.O.K. made to fight Ultimo, everyone present besides John were removed from the team by Maria Hill. John instead gave a blank drive to Hill so she would go through with wiping Lingares clean of the Deathloks and the data.[100]
Devil's Reign[]
When Mayor Wilson Fisk decided to ban vigilantism from New York, he used a new team of Thunderbolts to enforce his law. This prompted John to break into the mayor's office and ask to join the team as their new leader while secretly working undercover for the FBI to find some sort of evidence to incriminate Fisk. He also used his time as leader of the Thunderbolts to keep the villains in check, making sure they uphold the law. During one of Fisk's big campaign events, a mysterious villain named Conviction possessed the crowd of civilians, forcing them to attack the mayor. The U.S.Agent quickly sprung into action to save lives with the help of Rhino, but the villain took control of Electro and used her to attack the crowd.[101]
After finding out that Conviction was a victim of Fisk's experiments on Ravencroft, John confronted him about it, but Fisk used the Purple Man's powers to force Walker to continue leading the Thunderbolts.[102][103] John was later ordered to go after the Purple Man's children and kidnap them for Fisk, during this he confronted the Champions.[6] When Fisk sent a supercharged Purple Man onto New York to kill all heroes, John was among the mind-controlled people that fought the small army of super heroes, though he was later freed from this control when they defeated the Purple Man.[104]
After the events of Devil's Reign, John would serve a short stint as the warden of the Myrmidon superhuman prison. He was on duty when Daredevil and his Fist forces broke into the prison to bolster their ranks with supervillains. John would lose a one-on-one fight with the magically enhanced Daredevil, who would leave with his shield.[105]Attributes
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Powers
Power Broker Enhancements: U.S.Agent possesses various super human physical attributes as a result of undergoing the Power Broker's process.[106] U.S.Agent's physical enhancements were boosted during his recuperation after nearly being killed by Protocide:[14]
- Superhuman Strength: U.S.Agent is superhumanly strong and is capable of lifting over 11 tons and making high jumps over 20 feet.[107]
- Superhuman Stamina: U.S.Agent's muscles produce far fewer fatigue toxins than the muscles of ordinary humans during physical activity. He can exert himself at peak capacity for several hours before fatigue begins to impair him.[107]
- Superhuman Durability: The tissues of his body are somewhat harder and more resistant to injury than the body of an ordinary human. However, he is not invulnerable and can sustain injury in many of the same ways as an ordinary human. However, he can withstand impact forces and trauma that would severely injure or kill an ordinary human with mild discomfort.[107] He has survived multiple blows from vastly strong opponents like Sasquatch and being caught in the blast of a bomb rendered him unconscious but did not cause any lasting damage.[108]
- Superhuman Speed: U.S.Agent's speed is also enhanced slightly beyond human limits as well.[107]
- Superhuman Agility: U.S.Agent's agility and bodily coordination are enhanced to levels that are beyond the human body's natural limits.[107]
- Superhuman Reflexes: U.S.Agent's reaction time is enhanced to a level that is beyond the human body's natural limits.[107]
Abilities
- Expert Fighter: U.S.Agent is a superb soldier, tactician, and fighter. He has extensively studied and imitated Captain America fighting style[107] and has been personally trained by Taskmaster in combat, gymnastics, and acrobatics.[106] During his period as warden of the Raft even without a leg and with a simple prosthetic to compensate the loss of an arm, he proved more than able to easily defeat several inmates during a riot.[109]
- Multilingual: In addition to English, John is fluent in both Arabic[110] and Spanish.[7]
- Aviation: U.S.Agent can pilot flying crafts.[2]
Paraphernalia
Equipment
- Bulletproof costume, formerly Avengers Identicard.[106]
- Captain America's Uniform
Weapons
Transportation
Notes
- Walker carries around a picture of his parents, usually taped to the inside of his shield.[70]
- John Walker featured in the Marvel Illustrated: The Swimsuit Issue.
- At times, Walker has shown to be condescending and not very politically correct, even towards allies. Like once calling Wolverine the mutant slur "Mutie", though having a mutual respect for each other.[111] Calling Morning Star Red and Commie, despite liking her and later sharing a kiss.[112] Calling Morrie Watanabe Bruce Lee and Charlie Chan, though, they became friends and would catch a game.[2][113] He would call Quake sweetheart and girl during their mission.[99] He once called Talisman Pocahontas, and rolled his eyes when Talisman referenced Manifest destiny, and told her to lay off the peyote.[77] Despite calling the captive mutants of Genosha poor sick jokers, he was not going to allow their civil rights to be violated and even became enraged when seeing the Genosha style concentration camp they were in.[114][115] Do to mainly the way he sometimes insensitively addresses others, and his conservative beliefs. Walker at times has been called a jerk and even a bigot, among other unflattering things. Walker is, however, a passionate and truehearted man who will not leave a man behind, and who would die for them.[80][116]
See Also
- 395 appearance(s) of Jonathan Walker (Earth-616)
- 17 appearance(s) in handbook(s) of Jonathan Walker (Earth-616)
- 21 minor appearance(s) of Jonathan Walker (Earth-616)
- 17 mention(s) of Jonathan Walker (Earth-616)
- 10 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Jonathan Walker (Earth-616)
- 258 image(s) of Jonathan Walker (Earth-616)
- 28 quotation(s) by or about Jonathan Walker (Earth-616)
- 8 item(s) used/owned by Jonathan Walker (Earth-616)
Links and References
References
- ↑ Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Update '89 #8
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 U.S.Agent (Vol. 2) #1
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Captain America #354
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Captain America #333
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Captain America #323
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Devil's Reign #5
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 2020 Force Works #2
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Avengers (Vol. 3) #2
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Civil War: Choosing Sides #1
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Captain America #378
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Thunderbolts #145
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Captain America #335
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Dark Avengers #184–185
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 Maximum Security #1
- ↑ Captain America #328–329
- ↑ West Coast Avengers (Vol. 2) #44
- ↑ Captain America (Vol. 9) #16
- ↑ Captain America vol 9 18
- ↑ 2020 Force Works #1–3
- ↑ U.S.Agent (Vol. 2) #1–5
- ↑ United States of Captain America #4
- ↑ Thunderbolts (Vol. 5) #3
- ↑ U.S.Agent (Vol. 2) #2
- ↑ U.S.Agent (Vol. 2) #4–5
- ↑ Captain America #372
- ↑ U.S.Agent (Vol. 2) #4
- ↑ 27.0 27.1 27.2 27.3 27.4 Captain America #381
- ↑ 28.0 28.1 U.S.Agent #1
- ↑ 29.0 29.1 Captain America #327
- ↑ 30.0 30.1 Captain America #332
- ↑ 31.0 31.1 Captain America #332–333
- ↑ Captain America #334
- ↑ Captain America #335–336
- ↑ Captain America #338
- ↑ Uncanny X-Men #227
- ↑ Captain America #339
- ↑ Captain America #341
- ↑ Spectacular Spider-Man #137–138
- ↑ Captain America #343–344
- ↑ Captain America #345
- ↑ Captain America #346
- ↑ Captain America #347
- ↑ Captain America #382–383
- ↑ Captain America #344
- ↑ 45.0 45.1 Captain America #348
- ↑ Captain America #349
- ↑ 47.0 47.1 Captain America #350
- ↑ Captain America #350–352
- ↑ West Coast Avengers (Vol. 2) #44–45
- ↑ Captain America #376–378
- ↑ Avengers: West Coast #102
- ↑ Force Works #1
- ↑ Force Works #2–3
- ↑ Force Works #4–5
- ↑ Force Works #6–7
- ↑ Force Works #8–10
- ↑ Force Works #11–12
- ↑ Force Works #12
- ↑ War Machine #15
- ↑ Iron Man #317
- ↑ Force Works #13–14
- ↑ Force Works #15
- ↑ Force Works #20
- ↑ 64.0 64.1 Force Works #21–22
- ↑ Avengers #395
- ↑ Thunderbolts #23
- ↑ Thunderbolts #32
- ↑ Captain America (Vol. 3) #33–34
- ↑ New Invaders #1
- ↑ 70.0 70.1 New Invaders #2
- ↑ New Invaders #3–9
- ↑ Civil War: Battle Damage Report #1
- ↑ 73.0 73.1 Omega Flight #1
- ↑ Omega Flight #2
- ↑ Civil War: The Initiative #1
- ↑ Omega Flight #1–2
- ↑ 77.0 77.1 Omega Flight #2–3
- ↑ Omega Flight #2–4
- ↑ Omega Flight #4–5
- ↑ 80.0 80.1 Omega Flight #5
- ↑ Civil War #7
- ↑ Marvel Comics Presents (Vol. 2) #1
- ↑ Marvel Comics Presents (Vol. 2) #1–12
- ↑ Mighty Avengers #21–25
- ↑ Mighty Avengers #27–31
- ↑ Mighty Avengers #23
- ↑ Thunderbolts #142
- ↑ Dark Avengers #179–183
- ↑ Dark Avengers #186–188
- ↑ Dark Avengers #189–190
- ↑ Avengers World #15
- ↑ Avengers World #16
- ↑ Captain America (Vol. 7) #25
- ↑ Captain America: Sam Wilson #1
- ↑ Captain America: Sam Wilson #10
- ↑ Captain America: Sam Wilson #12–13
- ↑ 97.0 97.1 Captain America: Sam Wilson #13
- ↑ Secret Empire #9
- ↑ 99.0 99.1 2020 Force Works #1–2
- ↑ 2020 Force Works #3
- ↑ Devil's Reign: Villains for Hire #1–3
- ↑ Devil's Reign: Villains for Hire #3
- ↑ Devil's Reign #4
- ↑ Devil's Reign #6
- ↑ Daredevil (Vol. 7) #5
- ↑ 106.0 106.1 106.2 106.3 106.4 Heroic Age: Heroes #1
- ↑ 107.0 107.1 107.2 107.3 107.4 107.5 107.6 Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z #12
- ↑ Alpha Flight #104
- ↑ Thunderbolts #147
- ↑ Avengers (Vol. 3) #82
- ↑ Avengers West Coast #87–88
- ↑ Avengers West Coast #94–95
- ↑ U.S.Agent (Vol. 2) #5
- ↑ Avengers #368
- ↑ Uncanny X-Men #307
- ↑ Mighty Avengers #21
- ↑ Civil War: Battle Damage Report #1
- ↑ Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z Vol 1 12