#heletmefall

During the final battle between the Red Skull and the new Captain– or replacement, as the Skull called this faker– the Skull was presumed dead.  Barnes was critically injured, on the brink of fatality.  However, a mysterious medicine called the Infinity Formula granted Barnes youth eternal and quicker healing.

After the War, Barnes helped found S.H.I.E.L.D. along with Agent Carter, Colonel Phillips, and Howard Stark. Steve Rogers has a plaque on the Wall of the Fallen.

The trail goes cold in 1970.  Convinced HYDRA would one day rise again, Barnes joined the organization under incredibly deep cover.  Fast forward to the early 21st century.  The man is still young, still in the organization, and still loyal to S.H.I.E.L.D.  However, being in this long has taken a toll on him.  The nightmares from the War haunt him.  He at times practically believes the cover.