Red Skull

"What a country you have build, here I am, a war-criminal eating better than most American workers. This is what you call: the American dream?"

- The Red Skull

Johann Schmidt was German War-Criminal, terrorist and head commander of the original National Socialist terror orginasation known as "HYDRA". In the Second World War, he the orginasation and where the Nazi Elite Terrorists. He alied himself closely with the SS. Schmidt has become known as "one of the most ruthless terrorists in history." He soon came into conflict with the super-soldier Captain America. Schmidt managed to survive for decades after the war and continued to battle the Captain and became ficsated on obtaing "The Cosmic Cube."

Pre-World War II
Johann Schmidt was born in Germany at the beginning of the Twentieth Century. His father was abusive and battled with alcoholism. Schmidt was send to the orphanage where he was also abused. Later, Schmidt as a child had to beg on the streets and survived by theft. As a youngman, Schmidt was facinated by the power and authority of the Third Reich. He witnessed the Nazi's rise to power. In 1934, Schmidt had a job as a bellboy at a Hotel in Berlin. There, he brought refreshments to Adolf Hitler, who he had a change encounter with. When Hitler looked Schmidt in the eyes he noticed his hateraide for all mankind. Hitler recruded Schmidt for personal training. In the following years, Heinrich Himmler recruded Schmidt as Gestapo Chief and wanted to transform him in the "Perfekte Ubermensch". After months of instant training, Schmidt was exposed to an early prototype of the "Super-Soldier Serum" which would later be used in the United States to transfom Steve Rogers into           Captain America. Due to the formula being imcomplete, Schmidt had some horrific fisical falliures.

His skin had become to resamble a horrific skull due to it becoming shriffled and had become crimson. He had gotten an hypnotic gaze and an intimidating and evil appearance. His strengh had become incriesed. This transformation had caused him to be named "The Red Skull". Now that  the Red Skull had been born, he became the head of Nazi Intimidation