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| “ | Victory came because every citizen of Earth cooperated in this crisis. If we could stand together to defeat an alien enemy, then perhaps we can finally unite to bring about a long lasting peace. | „ |
| ~ Captain Atom. |
| “ | I fought for my country against everybody. I fought with the League. Against everybody. As tough and rough as they make them. I've taken them on, taken them down. | „ |
| ~ Prime Earth Captain Atom. |
Captain Atom (real name Nathaniel Christopher "Nate" Adam), is a fictional superhero from Charlton comics, and later DC comics.
A military soldier, Adam received his powers from the Quantum Field after a government project, and became a superhero and member of the Justice League. The character of Captain Atom was the inspiration for the character Doctor Manhattan who was featured in the miniseries (and later live-action film adaptation) Watchmen.
Captain Atom was created by the late Joe Gill and the late Steve Ditko.
History[]
Background[]
Nathaniel Adam used to be a special operations officer who had served many tours of duty in Vietnam. One day, he made contact with the quantum field, granting the ability to produce many forms of energy. During his newfound form, the military assigned Adam to infiltrate the superhero community to spy on them and keep them in check. However, he grew to make his life goal to become a superhero after the conflict.
Biography[]
Military Service[]
Nathaniel Christopher "Nate" Adam joined the United States Air Force, becoming an officer during the Vietnam War era. During his service, he was framed for a crime he didn't commit, and was sentenced to death under the watch of Colonel Wade Eiling.
Becoming Captain Atom[]
To avoid execution, Adam was invited to participate in a military experiment and was promised a presidential pardon should he survive. Adam participated in the experiment, where he was in a crashed alien ship as nuclear bomb was landed on it. Nate managed to survive the experiment, but the alien metal melded with his body, while the excess energy threw him forward in time nearly twenty years.
Nate regained coherence in 1986, and found himself back in the hands of Eiling, now a general and the second husband of Adam's now deceased wife. Since it was assumed that Adam died during the experiment, the government blackmailed Adam to become a superhero codenamed "Captain Atom". The government gave him a false origin for use in public, and assigned him the identity of Air Force intelligent operative "Cameron Scott". During this time, Nate met the superpowered terrorist Plastique, who became a big part of his life.
Captain Atom served under Eiling until he succeeded in clearing his name, and rebelled against the general when resigning from the Air Force. Afterward, Captain Atom joined the Justice League at the request of the government, and eventually served as the leader of Justice League Europe. During his heroic career, Captain Atom developed a friendly rivalry with Firestorm, dated Catherine Cobert, battled Major Force, learned basic heroics from Batman, and commanded the metahuman forces when the Alliance invaded.
Captain Atom's wife had died while wed to General Eiling,and it was an unanswered question if Eiling had murdered her when she discovered his true nature and complicity in the frame. Even after Atom encountered her spirit in Heaven and she revealed no knowledge of a crime;it could still mean that Eiling killed her unaware in her sleep. Atom's daughter Peggy believed in his innocence, while his son Randy became a by-the-book military officer who asked no questions/
Portrayals[]
Films[]
- In Superman/Batman: Public Enemies, he was voiced by Xander Berkeley, who also voiced Mento in Teen Titans.
- In Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox, he was voiced by Lex Lang, who also voiced Hourman in Batman: The Brave and the Bold, Han Solo in Star Wars Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike, Poe Dameron in Lego Star Wars: The Resistance Rises, Dr. Neo Cortex in the Crash Bandicoot franchise, Jacob Decourt in Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix, Debilitas in Haunting Ground, The Doorman and Hundley in Curious George, and, in their English Dubs, WarGreymon in Digimon Adventure, Rapidmon in Digimon: The Movie, Cyberdramon in Digimon Tamers Suguru Geto in Jujutsu Kaisen, Flashy Flash in One-Punch Man, Sagara Sanosuke in Rurouni Kenshin, Kazuma Kuwabara in Yu Yu Hakusho (Mega Blasters), Ryosuke Takahashi in Initial D (Tokyopop), Goemon Ishikawa XIII in the Lupin series, Goku in Dragon Ball Super, Kenshiro in Fist of the North Star, Zhuge Liang in Romance of the Three Kingdoms and Long Shin in Bloody Roar: Primal Fury/Extreme
Television[]
- In Justice League Unlimited, he was voiced by George Eads, who also voiced The Flash in Young Justice and portrayed Nick Stokes in C.S.I.
- In Young Justice, he was voiced by Michael T. Weiss, who also voiced The Punisher in Avengers Confidential: Black Widow & Punisher and Creeper in Batman: The Brave and the Bold.
- In Batman: The Brave and the Bold, he was voiced by Brian Bloom, who also voiced Captain America in The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, the Marvel vs. Capcom video game series and Marvel's Midnight Suns, Silver Surfer in the Fantastic Four: Rise of The Silver Surfer video game, Yuri in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, Keegan Russ in Call of Duty: Ghosts, Nick Reyes in Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare, C. Miller in Call of Duty: World at War,William "B.J." Blazkowicz in MachineGames' Wolfenstein series, Adam "Kane" Marcus in the Kane & Lynch series, Matt Horner in the StarCraft series, Jackie Estacado in the The Darkness II video game and Blackout in Skylanders.
Quotes[]
| “ | I know -- you're committed. But it's a fine line between dedication and obsession. You have to keep a balance. | „ |
| ~ Captain Atom |
| “ | We can't cure cancer. We can't be a god. To stop ourselves, we must come to know are limitations. | „ |
| ~ Captain Atom |
Trivia[]
- His powers became more enhanced once becoming Monarch.
External Links[]
- Captain Atom on the DC Wiki
- Captain Atom on Wikipedia
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