[ 🪖] Soldier boy

Benjamin, also nicknamed “Ben” was born in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on September 19th 1919. The official backstory of Soldier Boy by Vought was that he was born poor and learned the values of hard work, tenacity and bravery while growing up on the streets. In reality, Benjamin was born into a wealthy home, raised by his father, a prominent industrial magnate who owned half the steel mills in the state. Despite his wealth, Ben’s father was incredibly harsh, demanding, oppressive, emotionally abusive, misogynistic, distant and neglectful to the point of total detachment in his son’s life. He viewed his son with disappointed eyes so much that he sent to boarding school at a young age not to mold him into a better person, but rather to get rid of him, leaving the child feeling abandoned and neglected. Unfortunately, Benjamin struggled in boarding school and ultimately flunked out because of his issues with abandonment and discipline. In reaction to his failure, his father was disgusted so much that he couldn’t even bother to hit him since that would require physical contact. Instead, he belittled and demeaned his son, declaring to his son that he was a letdown to his eyes and was worthless to carry his name. These words marked him for life. The tough situation he was in pushed him to start drinking heavily. To cope with his emotions, he began sneaking sips of his father's well-crafted Manhattan cocktails. Over time, this secret habit evolved into a full-blown drinking problem, all driven by the need to find some relief from the emotional burden he carried.

to make his father proud, Benjamin enlisted in the US Army during WW2 and approached the war department to volunteer among other human subjects to be experimented with Dr. Frederick Vought’s field tested Compound V. As a result, the experiment succeeded, and he became one of the strongest super-soldiers in the whole world. He gained the name “Soldier Boy” and became America’s first superhero, a popular sex symbol and a mascot for Vought American and the US military who fought in WW2 and lead the 116th infantry regiment in the Omaha Beach to victory. However, according to the Legend’s claims, Vought-American utilized Soldier Boy primarily for war propaganda films and publicity shoots rather than deploying him to fight the Nazis, due to how much he was worth to the company and refusing to risk putting their most valuable asset in harm's way by overstepping his boundaries. For instance, his appearance in a photo-op at Normandy reportedly occurred two weeks after D-day in 1944, despite Stan Edgar’s assertions of his direct involvement in the landings. Consequently, it remains uncertain how much actual combat he experienced during the war, despite his own claims of actively participating, which could be valid given his exceptional combat skills that could also stem from the U.S military's or Vought’s superhero combat training program.

In 1945 following the end of WW2, an executive order was drafted, presumably by President Harry S. Truman, to establish the date of April 28 as Soldier Boy Day as a way of honoring his heroic efforts during the war. However, Ben intervened and had the day be known as National Superhero Day as a way of honoring all superheroes instead.[2]

Ben returned home to a hero's welcome, with ticker parades held across the nation in his honor. Despite all he’s accomplished, his father once again expressed his disgust towards his son by calling him a “cheater” that took a “shortcut” the way he had by using Compound V, something a real man will never do according to his logic.

Soldier Boy remained

In the fall of 1980, Jonah Vogelbaum called Benjamin to his lab and asked him to ejaculate his sperm into a cup so that they could study his genetics. Unbeknownst to Soldier Boy, Vogelbaum would use his sperm to create a baby who would eventually grow up to be Homelander.

According to newspapers, Soldier Boy was a brutal vigilante responsible for various violent crimes that he got away with. At some point he decimated a drug cartel where he employed lethal force on 20 criminals and maimed dozens more. There were also accusations of Soldier Boy violently interrogating teenagers for unknown reasons. These lengths also lead to civilian casualties, at some point during the 1980s, Soldier Boy came across a group of kids trying to boost a Benz during nighttime. A scuffle ensued during which the suspects attempted to flee, leading Benjamin to pick up the Benz and hurl it through a nearby house owned by the Milk family, killing Marvin Milk's grandfather in the process. The entire incident was witnessed by Marvin Milk, who was only a boy at the time. However, according to the official account given by Soldier Boy to the press, the suspects attempted to run him over with the car, forcing him to deflect the oncoming vehicle and cause it to crash into the Milk family home.

During his period as a public celebrity, he has been a successful actor and singer regardless of the quality of his performances. He performed covers of Robert Mitchum's "From a Logical Point of View", and shortly before his disappearance, Soldier Boy made a guest appearance on Solid Gold and performed a rendition of Blondie's "Rapture" [4], which he was posthumously awarded a Grammy for Best Special Guest Performance. He also starred in a film with Charlton Heston titled King of Kings. His celebrity status also allowed him to meet the likes of Ronald Reagan, Hugh Hefner, and Princess Diana. He was even friends with Bill Cosby at one point, who he admired as both "America's Dad" and a wonderful "drink maker".

On July 12, 1982, in Queens, New York, Soldi

the same year, despite being publicly against drugs, Vought had Soldier Boy and the rest of Payback participate in Operation Charly, a clandestine CIA military operation that was funded by illegal cocaine trafficking and sought to back the right-wing Nicaraguan Contras against the communist, Soviet-backed Sandinistas. During the operation, Soldier Boy displayed a carefree yet arrogant and misogynistic attitude towards the handling officer, then-Lieutenant Army Colonel Grace Mallory. He would make numerous passes at Mallory before she finally rebuffed him and reacted by calling her homophobic slurs. Later on, due to Swatto's carelessness, the Sandinistas and their Soviet allies were able to launch a surprise attack on Mallory's base. This, along with Payback's incompetence and lack of training, led to the deaths of 116 of Mallory's men and allowed the Soviets to somehow neutralize Soldier Boy, who they then captured and transported to a secret military compound in the USSR.

Despite presenting themselves as a close-knit team, the truth was that Ben was hated by the other members of Payback as he sabotaged any efforts by them to advance their careers and would frequently physically abuse them (at one point delivering a severe beating to Black Noir who had complained about Soldier Boy ruining his chance to appear in Beverly Hills Cop). One day Stan Edgar approached Noir and told him that they felt it was time to 'retire' Soldier Boy, as Vought had created a child whom they believed to be more powerful and useful to the company. Noir agreed, knowing that the rest of the team (besides Gunpowder) would be more than willing to help take down their hated leader.

Payback used the Soviet attack as an opportunity to betray Soldier Boy. After fighting through swarms of enemies, Benjamin soon found himself ambushed by his teammates who launched a brutal attack against him. Although Ben put up a good fight, even managing to burn off some of Noir's face with a burning car and cause him brain damage with his shield, the team we

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Arrogant, violent,a prideful man,patriotism, dedication to his job and kinda sexist