Dum Dum Dugan

Dum Dum" Dugan was a United States Army non-commissioned officer during World War II and a member of the Howling Commandos. Having been rescued from a HYDRA prison camp with other soldiers, he was recruited into the newly formed Howling Commandos and had fought alongside Captain America and Bucky Barnes. During their missions, Dugan and the Commandos became key in ending the war, helping to defeat Red Skull.
== Biography ==
=== World War II ===
==== Serving with Bucky Barnes ====
: "Bucky, behind you!""Here they come!""I hate these guys."
: ―Dum Dum Dugan and Bucky Barnes[src]
When Nazi Germany invaded Europe and World War II broke out, Dum Dum Dugan willingly signed up for the United States Army and served as within the 107th Infantry Regiment along with Bucky Barnes and Gabe Jones, fighting in many battles against the Wehrmacht and HYDRA, which would constantly invent new high tech weapons, using a mysterious power source, to destroy the Allied defenses.
During a battle against Wehrmacht soldiers, Dugan and his unit became pinned down and took cover in a crater, with no way to communicate with reinforcements. Together along with Barnes and Gabe Jones, they fired upon the hostiles until the HYDRA Tank fired on the Wehrmacht soldiers. As they retreated, Dugan and the surviving members of the 107th were captured by HYDRA.
==== Prisoner of War ====
: "You know, Fritz, one of these days I'll have a stick of my own."
: ―Dum Dum Dugan to HYDRA Guard[src]
Dugan was locked away with the surviving members of the 107th Infantry Regiment and forced into hard labor, building weapons from the Cube's's power. He was often tormented by the HYDRA soldiers who would knock his beloved hat off his head; Dugan remained unfazed, telling the guard that one day he would have a stick of his own, hinting that he planned on one day killing the guard.
==== Liberation of Allied Prisoners of War ====
: "Hey, not exactly a Buick.""That one. Zündung.""Zündung?"
: ―Dum Dum Dugan and Gabe Jones[src]
When Captain America single-handedly attacked HYDRA Base Camp C3 in which he was prisoner, Dugan and his companions were freed. Dugan and some of the other prisoners questioned if Captain America knew what he was doing, to which he claimed he had knocked out Adolf Hitler over 200 times, much to Dugan's confusion.
Dugan and the other prisoners began to fight and were able to overcome the HYDRA soldiers. When they broke free, Dugan, Gabe Jones took over a HYDRA tank and wreaked havoc on the HYDRA agents. After the successful battle Captain America escorted Dugan and the rest of the POWs to the US military base, where they all cheered for the victory.
==== Howling Commandos ====
: "We've only got about a ten-second window. You miss that window, we're bugs on a windshield.""Better get moving, bugs!"
: ―Steve Rogers and Dum Dum Dugan[src]
Shortly after their break-out, Dugan and his comrades were invited to join a special elite commando unit led by Rogers himself. When asked while drinking with some other POWs, Dugan happily joined, saying he was always ready for battle, as long as someone else paid for his drinks. Later the group sang songs together until they spotted Peggy Carter arriving at the pub; her beauty caused them to stop singing and stare at her.
Along with the other Howling Commandos, Dugan took part in every assault against HYDRA, taking out massive bases and tanks and crippling HYDRA's strength. Dugan's exploits made him one of the most famous of the Howling Commandos and he was remembered for years afterwards because of his bravery. During one mission Dugan oversaw Rogers, Bucky Barnes, and Gabe Jones assault a train to capture Arnim Zola. Although Zola was successfully captured and handed over to the Allies, only Rogers and Jones returned as Barnes was seemingly killed during the mission.
==== Attack on HYDRA Headquarters ====
Dugan was present in London after Chester Phillips had successfully interrogated Zola, learning of Red Skull's plan to attack the United States. Although Dugan remained silent, he listened closely as Rogers devised a plan to attack the HYDRA Headquarters single-handedly, allowing Dugan's Howling Commandos and Chester Phillips to attack the base later when HYDRA was distracted, hopefully killing Schmidt and ending the war.
The plan was enacted and Captain America was captured while storming Schmidt's fortress. The diversion worked and Dugan and the rest of the Howling Commandos snuck up and attacked the base, using Zip-Line Guns to smash through the window to shoot at Schmidt and his soldiers. Once inside, they signaled Phillips and a unit lead by Carter and Phillips attacked the base. Dugan and the Howling Commandos took over the base with Dugan using a stolen HYDRA gun to shoot at his enemies. The mission was a success; Schmidt's plan was stopped and Schmidt was seemingly killed, but Rogers went missing in action. Dugan never saw him again.
== Personality ==
Dum Dum Dugan was a belligerent but witty person, a gentle giant who hates injustice and was extremely loyal to his comrades. As a member of the Howling Commandos, he was recognized as one of the most skilled soldiers in United States Army. Dugan was highly trained, and he possessed a great amount of strength.
== Abilities ==
* Expert Marksman: When going into battle, Dugan often brought and efficiently used a revolver and shotgun, but also used other firearms with relative ease.
== Equipment ==
=== Weapons ===
* Colt M1917 Revolver: Dugan carried a revolver as his sidearm, getting to use it as he ambushed HYDRA Forces with the rest of the Howling Commandos during the Attack on HYDRA Headquarters. 
* M1928A1 Thompson: One of the standard firearms of the United States Army during World War II. Dugan was issued one of these, and he used to battle German forces during the Battle of Azzano
=== Prisons ===
* HYDRA Base Camp C3: Dugan was held prisoner in a HYDRA weapons facility and forced to do labor and was tormented by the guards. Dugan was later freed by Steve Rogers, and helped Rogers continue attacking the facility as he and the rest of the 107th Infantry Regiment escaped together.
== Relationships ==
=== Allies ===
* United States Army
** Chester Phillips † - Superior
** 107th Infantry Regiment
* Howling Commandos
** Steve Rogers/Captain America - Former Leader and Friend
** Bucky Barnes †
** Gabe Jones
** Jim Morita †
* Strategic Scientific Reserve
** Peggy Carter - Friend
** Howard Stark † - Friend
=== Enemies ===
* Wehrmacht
* HYDRA
** Johann Schmidt/Red Skull
** Arnim Zola †
== Appearances ==
In chronological order:
* Captain America
== Trivia ==
* In the comics, Dum Dum Dugan goes on to be a top tier S.H.I.E.L.D. agent and the right-hand man of Nick Fury. After his death, Dugan was brought back by Fury as a Life-Model Decoy which Dugan was unaware of.
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