Major Force was also a sociopath given to fits of psychotic rage. He was only kept under control by a combination of various medical and explosive implants (placed under his exo-shell immediately after his emergence from the quantum field, before his shell had solidified). Major ForceĬonsequently, Major Force had greater physical power and formed simple quantum “blackbody” constructs instead of emitting energy. Seeing this, Captain Atom was inspired to attempt to form similar constructs and eventually taught himself to do so. This angered his superiors, particularly General Eiling, whom had come to see Captain Atom and even metahumans in general in somewhat proprietary terms. Eiling hoped to command an army of metahumans in the 21 st Century American Forces, and even to become one himself.Īfter his first year in the present, Nathaniel had adapted to life in the present. But he had not found any evidence that might exonerate him. It was at this time that Major Force appeared. He was a military convict, as Nathaniel was, and was subjected to the same experiment that Captain Atom had been, only with a greater amount of the alien metal in the shell. (Ret.). He then made his public debut as Captain Atom, the latest result of “American Ingenuity applied to American Fighting Spirit !”Ĭaptain Atom joined the JLI soon after his debut. Meanwhile Nathaniel Adam dealt with being in the future, and tried to find evidence regarding a certain crime committed almost three decades ago… Justice LeagueĬaptain Atom was expected to compile information on his JLI compatriots for the government while he was assigned to them. He saw the wisdom of gathering information on various metahumans in the event they became a threat. But he refused to divulge any information regarding his fellow heroes’ private lives or identities. While absorbed into him, Nathaniel was the same person he had been before, in every way. When he extruded the exo-shell over his skin, he became Captain Atom. He spent a few months getting used to his new abilities while being debriefed and examined by various officers and scientists in military employ, including the now-General Eiling.Įventually, Nathaniel was given the civilian identity of Cameron Scott, Cap. The experiment involved placing a subject in a shell of metal recovered from the hull of a crashed alien vessel. This shell was to then be stress-tested by being at ground-zero of a nuclear detonation. Eiling neglected to mention that last detail, of course. At the age of 23, Nathaniel was caught in the heart of a nuclear explosion… and vanished.įour years before the present day, Nathaniel returned. The nuclear blast had reacted with the alien metal and catapulted Nathaniel into the quantum field. He was moved forward in time to the present era. Furthermore, the alien metal was now bonded to him. Immediately after the court martial, Nathaniel was approached by Captain Wade Eiling. Eiling offered Nathaniel a pardon and a new identity in exchange for participating in a top-secret experiment. Nathaniel accepted this as an opportunity to get out of prison and find the necessary evidence to clear his name. The court martial was short and to the point. All of the evidence pointed to Nathaniel and there was no evidence concerning the CO’s alleged criminal activities. Nathaniel Adam was sentenced to life in prison. But the officer in question was as stupid as he was corrupt. He tried skimming profits from his partners-in-crime, only to get himself killed and Nathaniel framed for the crime. He was also deeply offended by his commanding officer, who was part of a drug-smuggling ring. Nathaniel started to gather evidence to charge his CO. involvement in the region, the greatest of which was his belief that if the military was to intervene, it should be totally committed to winning the war instead of being compromised by irrelevant political agendas. Nathaniel Adam excelled in the military from the beginning. He had a promising career ahead of him. He was assigned to duty in Southeast Asia. He had certain concerns with U.S. Nathaniel’s mother also raised him to be responsible and devoted to those around him. However, she died in an accident when he was a freshman in high school.Īdam was accepted into the Air Force after graduation from college. His father passed away due to natural causes shortly thereafter. The most inspirational figure of Nathaniel’s youth was Cincinnatus, the Roman general whom wanted neither glory nor power. Cincinnatus served only because he was needed and returned to his simple farmer’s life when duty no longer called. Nathaniel Adam was born in 1950 in a rural Mid-West United States community. His father, like most of the men in the Adam family, was a career military man. He had served in WWII and Korea. He raised Nathaniel with a tradition of honor and duty with many examples and lessons from history.
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