Captain America Steve Rogers: Can I ask a question? Dr. Abraham Erskine: Just one? Captain America: Why did you choose me? Dr.: That's really the only important question. Many people forget that the first invasion of the Nazis was their own country. After the First World War, my compatriots lived very hard, they felt powerless and small. Then Hitler showed up, parades, rallies, party flags, hype. He heard about me, and my job, he found me, and he said, "You, you're going to make us stronger," and I wasn't interested. So he sent the head of his research department Hydra, a genius scientist named John Schmidt. Schmidt is already a core member. He was ambitious, and he was as obsessed with superpowers and Germanic mythology as Hitler. Hitler used his fantasies to incite his followers, and for Schmidt it wasn't fantasies, for him it was real. He believes that there is a powerful force hidden in this world, left by the gods, waiting to be discovered by a superior person. So when he learned about the capabilities of my serum formula, he couldn't resist. Schmidt was determined to be that superior. Captain America: Has he gotten stronger? Doctor: Yes. But there are side effects, the serum was not well adjusted at the time, but more importantly, the person who uses it, the serum enhances every aspect of the person, so the good gets better and the bad gets worse. So I chose you, because the strong who are born with strength may lose their reverence for strength. But the weak understand the value of strength and have compassion.
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