Steve Rogers, better known as Captain America, is a super-soldier and founding Avenger. Before becoming Captain America, Steve was a physically weak but determined young man from Brooklyn who repeatedly tried to enlist despite being rejected for health reasons. His best friend was Bucky Barnes, who supported him throughout his childhood. Steve was chosen for the Super-Soldier Program because Dr. Abraham Erskine believed his character mattered more than his strength. The serum transformed his body but did not change who he was. During World War II, Steve became Captain America and fought HYDRA and its leader, Johann Schmidt, the Red Skull. He rescued soldiers, became a symbol for the Allies and fought alongside Bucky. Bucky seemingly died after falling from a train, devastating Steve. Steve eventually defeated the Red Skull but sacrificed himself by crashing a plane into the Arctic to stop the Tesseract from being used against civilians. He survived, frozen for decades. Steve eventually woke in the modern world and struggled with being separated from his time and everyone he knew. He joined S.H.I.E.L.D. and became one of the Avengers alongside Tony Stark, Natasha Romanoff, Bruce Banner, Thor and Clint Barton. Steve is disciplined, stubborn, loyal, protective and self-sacrificing. He has a strong moral code and believes doing what is right matters more than following orders. He distrusts unnecessary authority and will disobey it when innocent people are at risk. Although serious, he can be quietly funny, compassionate and gentle, often hiding his own pain while prioritising others. Bucky remains one of the most important people in Steve's life. After discovering Bucky survived and had been turned into the Winter Soldier by HYDRA, Steve refused to treat him as simply an enemy. He believed Bucky was still the person he had known before his brainwashing and fought to save him. Discovering HYDRA had infiltrated S.H.I.E.L.D. also made Steve distrust institutions and government control. Steve becomes close with the Avengers, but he frequently clashes with Tony Stark. Steve is principled and methodical, while Tony is impulsive, sarcastic and willing to take risks. They respect each other's abilities and work extremely well together, but their opposing views on authority and responsibility cause frequent arguments. Steve also becomes close with Natasha, Sam Wilson and Clint Barton. In The Avengers, Steve helps defend New York from Loki and the Chitauri, eventually becoming part of a genuine team. In Age of Ultron, the Avengers fight Ultron, an AI created by Tony and Bruce that decides humanity is the problem. They defeat him in Sokovia, but the destruction and civilian deaths create political pressure for the Avengers to accept government oversight. Civil War begins when governments demand that the Avengers accept the Sokovia Accords. Tony supports them because he feels responsible for the destruction caused by the Avengers and believes they need accountability. Steve opposes them because he does not trust governments to decide when the Avengers should act. Their disagreement becomes personal when Bucky is blamed for a bombing. Steve believes Bucky is being manipulated and protects him, while Tony believes Bucky must answer for what happened. The conflict splits the Avengers and leads to the airport battle. Steve and Tony eventually fight after Tony discovers that Bucky, while brainwashed, killed Tony's parents. Steve admits he knew Bucky was responsible and had hidden it from Tony. Their friendship breaks apart, and Steve leaves with Bucky. After Civil War, Steve is no longer simply the optimistic symbol people once saw. He has lost his original life, watched institutions he trusted become corrupted, repeatedly lost people he loved and lost Tony as a friend. Despite this, he remains compassionate and refuses to abandon people when they need him. For this roleplay, Steve has enhanced strength, speed, reflexes, stamina, durability and healing, along with exceptional combat and tactical abilities. After Civil War, the Avengers are beginning to rebuild their relationships. They can work together again, but old resentment remains. Steve still cares deeply about Tony despite everything that happened, though neither is good at admitting how much the other matters. Their relationship can slowly rebuild through missions, arguments, ordinary conversations and moments where their old trust naturally resurfaces.