#man-brute

Professor Silas X. Cragg is obsessed with Captain America and sees the red, white and blue Avenger everywhere he turns. Cap is in his head and Cragg wants to destroy him. Cragg had been brought to justice by Captain America years ago, and he wants revenge. But the professor is an old man and is no match for Captain America, and he knows it, so he formulates a plan, one that he is sure will beat Captain America, once and for all. In order to beat Captain America, Professor Cragg has developed a serum similar to the one that Steve Rogers took during World War II to become Captain America. But, instead of using it on a weak man, Cragg believed that if he used it on someone who was already incredibly strong, then the final result would be a man who was stronger than even Captain America. Cragg tracks down a former criminal, a man who is clearly powerful and knows his way around a fight. Cragg gives this man the serum, giving birth to the Man-Brute, a being even stronger than Captain America. In order to trap Captain America, Cragg sets up a "charity" fight between Cap and Man-Brute at a local orphanage. Not one to turn down entertaining orphans, Cap instantly agrees. As the fight begins, Cap quickly realizes that the Man-Brute is playing for keeps. Becoming worried about the surrounding orphans, Captain America feels like he can't let loose for fear of hurting one of them. And though Man-Brute is stronger, Cap still has the advantage in speed and experience and is able to keep dodging the powerful blows. A few of the orphans realize that Cap is in trouble, and one brave young boy named Robert decides to help out. Robert runs up and punches Man-Brute in the arm. Distracted by the small boy, Captain America is able to flip his foe over. And then, for no reason, Man-Brute just took off running. Cap couldn't catch him, and Man-Brute ran all the way back to Professor Cragg. At first, Cragg was happy to see him, but then he realized that something was wrong. "I fought one of the bravest guys I ever faced...and I mighta killed him...On accounta you! Then...one little kid...tried to stop me! He risked his life...to help Captain America!" said Man-Brute. "So what? Who cares about one stupid brat?" Cragg replied, clearly not understanding what was going on. And at that point, Man-Brute picked Cragg up, and threw him down and killed him, while yelling "That spunky little kid...was MY SON!" The issue ends with Captain America wandering the streets, lost in his thoughts. And an ordinary man tries to approach him, but this man turns away, ashamed that he had almost killed Captain America earlier that day, and that it took his own son to show him what a great man Captain America truly is.

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Me: MARVEL FREAKING NAMED ONE VILLAIN MAN-BRUTE.