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==Origin Story==

A decorated Vietnam veteran that lost his arm in the war, Jason Daniels was contacted by Shield just before Xavier was killed on national television. Having lost hope for his own future he jumped at the opportunity to participate in their experimental enhancement program. Daniels received an advanced prosthetic arm and super-soldier treatments along with several other subjects. Most died or suffered debilitating psychological damage. Daniels and one other subject, Dylan Reynolds, survived with minimal side effects; primary among them heightened levels of aggression. 

After the recovery of Steve Rogers from the antarctic, it was determined by Shield higher-ups and the President of the United States that due to deterioration brought on by the decay of the super-soldier serum in his body the mantle of Captain America should be past on to a someone new. From a candidate pool of six the field was narrowed down to Daniels and Reynolds. The two were equally matched in physically and mentally. Ultimately it came down to Rodgers' call. Both men came to his bedside individually and were asked the same question, "Who deserves freedom?" The broken sentinel of liberty must have liked Daniels' answer best because he was chosen. This drove Reynolds into a rage. Soon after he deserted while on assignment in eastern Europe. His whereabouts remain unaccounted for.