Steve Rogers/Personality and Relationships

* Overview
* **Personality and Relationships**
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## Personality

Steve Rogers defines himself as a man who does not like bullies. Ever since he was a child, Steve's compassion and courage has always shined through in standing up for the little guy and fighting for them along with his beliefs. Growing up in poverty gave him an immense appreciation for what he had and surrounded by the various multitudes of people that were also considered cast off in society gave a cosmopolitan view of people and values. Accepting of anyone and everyone regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, or even sexual orientation, he has a worldview of everyone having a seat of the table. At the same time, seeing many of these people mistreated by society gave him the courage to fight for justice and against injustice. Helping to forge his determination and inner strength of will, he is a man who never surrenders. All with the nobility, dignity and humility that is so earnest for a man like him, raised by his mother along with his community.

He never lost these traits, even in the depths of warfare. Even when he stared into the face of the banality of evil or the extreme depths of such monstrous individuals, he did not let go of his optimism. For he often saw the good in people that many of them often lost. Unsurprisingly, all of these traits would earn him the awe and respect of everyone around him, even those who were far mightier than him. Yet at heart, according to Rogers himself, he views himself as the same sort of kid that came over from Lower East Side who wanted to help people and protect the little guy. Indeed, when he became strong, he would gain the desire to help others become strong as well. Steve truly embodies the ideal of the American dream, even if reality does not often fit that.

For many, it is difficult to even consider what sort of faults Steve have. Being relatively mild-mannered, polite and pleasant to be around, perhaps one fault that can be said is how he can come off as 'too perfect' for a few people. Of course, he still has his endearing quirks. When it comes to his passions and drive, he has a sort of earnest drive to him that some have compared to that of a child passionate in what they like. Though that does lead to one fault of Steve's in that he can be a workaholic. Out of perhaps a manic energy or anxiety of his unique situation, he often will bury himself in the various aspects of his duty as a superhero. From reading up on reports, studying on new tactics or strategies or even logistics, he delves in deep. And when it is not that, he tends to go and check on the others, pushing on them in a fatherly manner. All of this to where often one or more of his comrades need to try and push him to go and take care of the man himself. In fact, some believe that Steve may be having to deal with some sort of anxiety or stress coming from the enormous pressure on him as an icon, especially given how he was only in his mid-20s frozen.

Indeed, Steve's greatest challenge was what all men must endure: time. Having been frozen for half a century, he wakes up to a world where many of his loved ones are gone and factors have changed considerably. To where some of the contemporary folk view his mannerisms as old-fashioned or even archaic. At the same time, he remains steadfast in these sort of ideals and elevates them to a form of timelessness. Steve's more personal challenge is finding his role now. The war he entered was over yet he seemingly entered a new war as well. He sometimes wonders if he will always be warring or if he would find peace. And how would that even look like to him. Another aspect Steve struggles with his legacy; the mantle of Captain America has made him into an idol that a modest man like himself is sheepish to try and deal with and at the same time, he struggles with living up to the legend he made. And that is not even to mention the shadowy underbelly. Steve was never blind to the worse aspects of society, but staring further of what has been done in the name of his legacy rattles him. Despite this, he keeps on trying to do his best and ensure the noble future he envisioned and desires for everyone, and all the while, futher solidfying the truth that the man is very much as grand if not grander than the legend he made.

## Relationships

### Family

***Joseph & Sarah Rogers:*** Steve had differing relations with his parent. He was very close to his mother Sarah. After the death of Joseph when Steve was 6, Sarah needed to go and work double shifts of employment to help support Steve. She did everything she could to help Steve become a good man while also promoting his heart and compassion. Sarah's work ethic also rubbed off over on Steve. Besides serving as a role model, it promoted within Steve a strong and healthy respect toward women. Given their situation, Sarah also helped Steve in acceptance as the two were surrounding by many people of all backgrounds lending a helping hand to him, which helped shaped his morals and ethics. Sarah's final words to her son serve as a strong beacon of hope and driving force for Steve: *"A strong heart will take you further than any physical strength. A strong heart means you'll never quit..."*

Steve meanwhile was not that close to his father. Joseph Rogers worked hard in order to provide the best he could over for Steve, which meant there was not often time for the two of them to spend. The time they did spend together though, Joseph was a reliable man over to Steve who did his best to pass down as many lessons as he could. Joseph did not sugarcoat things when it came to war, yet stressed the importance of duty to one's fellow man above all else. When Joseph became ill and had to isolate himself from his son, he couldn't help but lament a bit over not spending as much time with Steve. He asked Steve to take care of Sarah as he was passing on. Steve meanwhile treasures the small memories he has of his father and often notes on what he was shared with regarding war. On occasion, he will often wonder if his workaholic tendencies were something his father struggled with as well.

### Friends

***James Buchanan "Bucky" Barnes:*** To most of the world, Bucky seemed like Captain America's sidekick. In truth, the two are actually close friends despite the age gap. The two grew up around the same neighborhood and both respected and admired one another for differing reasons. Steve served as an ideal older brother to Bucky while Buck in turn served as a form of confidant and laid-back foil over to Steve. When Steve became Captain America, Bucky took on the identity as his sidekick to cover for him and help protect him. The truth of their close friendship was only known among the inner circle of the Liberty Legion and Howling Commandos, namely as Bucky lied about his age over to enlist when at the age that he did. The two were inseperable and Bucky would often perform some of the rougher missions that Cap could not be seen doing. Off the field, Buck was the easy-going friend who liked to tease Steve about his relationships.

Steve shared alot with Bucky and vice versa, including insecurties, doubts and so on. The two were one another's best friends and supported one another, including with girls. After Steve's supposed death over in the last months of World War II, Bucky mourned over his friend and kept fighting for him and the vision the two shared for the future. Additionally, after Steve's return, he would be shocked to discover that Bucky himself would end up disappearing around 1955 and as such, has become determined to find any clues regarding Bucky's whereabouts. He is also looking into Bucky's post-war background, having heard he had gotten married and started a family prior to his disappearance.

***The Howling Commandos:***

***Namor McKenzie:*** Out of the various friendships Steve made in the Liberty Legion, among the strangest was with Namor the Submariner, a lost noble from Atlantis. However, it is still a good friendship nonetheless. For Namor, he admired alot on Steve's nobility, earnestness and drive while the two fought together over during World War II. Steve was also one of the few people patient enough to help deal with Namor's mecurial nature and temperament due to his hybrid lineage and the two men even confided insecurities with one another as a result. For Steve, Namor served as a form of supportive and assertive friend who challenged him to do better and provide a perspective that the others were not able to do so. Steve's disappearance was a brutal blow over to Namor, who lamented that despite his aquatic abilities, he was unable to find him for years.

In the 1990s when the two resurfaced, the two men have rekindled their friendship, shocked yet relieved that the other is still alive. Both men have been catching up. They have also shown serious concern toward one another due to the truama of the experiences after the war. Steve has grown increasingly worried over Namor's untreated PTSD from the war along with the truama from Namor's subsequent years as a homeless amnesiac. Namor in turn has been trying to help Steve not only adjust to the modern world, but also convince him to take a leadership position over in his nation much like how Namor has. As Namor sees it, Steve is the best hope for his nation's soul.

### Lovers

***Margaret Alexandra "Peggy" Carter:*** Out of all the women Steve had known during his time prior to becomng frozen, he was the closest romantically over with Peggy Carter. While not his first girlfriend, she was the one that he would become the closest with during his time over in the war. The two bonded during his early years in training and on the field, even prior to his transformation. She was drawn to his kind and compassionate heart along with his determination and courage. He in turn was drawn to her nerves of steel, skill and level of confidence along with her own patience and kindness. She was among the first to see his worth despite his poor health and skinny frame.

While the two's budding romance was rather untraditional due to spending alot of their time on the field of battle or close to it, this did not top it from being a loving and caring relationship. And even when they were mandated to have some time off, they enjoyed their time together over in the simple things in life, especially as they got to know one another in peacetime. A romance of mutual respect and appreciation, it was somewhat subtle and really only known among their inner circle, including those in the Howling Commandos and the Liberty Legion.

Days prior to Steve's disappearance, Steve planned to propose to Peggy though the final mission would lead to his disappearance. When he would awaken from his frosty slumber, he would reconnect with her when the shock wore off. While she was now quite old, she never married, instead doting on her sister's children as if they were her own. The two reconnected as Peggy confided in Steve alot of things since then, including her time in SHIELD, along with encouraging to find someone new.

***Sharon Carter:*** Sharon heard alot about Steve from her father, who in turn heard it from Peggy, his older sister. As such, she wanted to meet the man himself that was once so close to her aunt. Sharon quickly became one of Steve's confidants over in the modern world, helping him navigate through the adjustments in politics, economics, technology and culture from the last 50 years. In exchange of this and in between the training sessions, the two have begun befriending one another and some more than platonic feelings arising over from there. However, as of now, these feelings have gone unsaid with the most that have gone between them being flirting.