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I found an old photo I drew of an old character I called the Patriot, so I redrew it for fun.
I kind of wanted a Captain America character I could use without copyright issues so I made this guy.
The Patriot
Name: Thomas William "Tom" Jeffries.
Super Hero Name: The Patriot.
Age: 25.
Team Affiliation: Team Leader.
Abilities: trained acrobat, circus strongman, amateur boxer.
In 1941, after Pearl Harbor, Tom Jeffries, a circus strongman and formerly acrobat, was hired by a production company to play the comic book character The Patriot in a stage show to sell war bonds, looking for anything to do for the war effort seeing as his many circus injuries kept him from being enlisted. After a year in production, the stage show was sent overseas to entertain a camp of new recruits to keep them calm while awaiting their orders; before the show started, however, Nazi troops invaded the camp and took half of the American troops for experimentation, leaving the other half wounded and dying.
During the attack, a small group of German soldiers stormed backstage, only to be subdued by Tom in his Patriot costume. After the attack ended, Tom and the showgirls tended to the wounded as best they could before Tom decided to try and save the troops; some of the showgirls joined him and the rest of the cast stayed to tend to the wounded. After taking some weapons and uniforms, Tom and the showgirls (later dubbed his Patriettes) track the Nazi's to a makeshift camp ten miles from where the American camp is, finding a fleet of trucks to transport the soldiers further into Germany. After successfully liberating the Americans, the U.S. Government recruited Tom to be a symbol of freedom and righteousness in the world, redesigning the costume into a more military look and creating a stronger shield for him to wield. Some of the girls who helped liberate the troops expressed an interest to continue fighting, and Tom was able to convince his superiors to recruit them as part of his team, along with a few of the troops he rescued.
Somehow surviving all of World War II, Tom was asked to return to fight in both the Korean and Vietnam War, and some of the Cold war, retiring in the mid-seventies due to old age and worsening injuries, writing several books about his time as the Patriot and around other soldiers.
This was just a little something for the anniversary of Pearl Harbor; I rewrote and redesigned the patriot after I became more interested in the wars of the 20th century, choosing WWII for Tom because of the affect it had on both America and the world, but also because Captain America is one of my favorite superheroes.
(Sorry for the white background, I couldn't find a flag background that would work, and I couldn't draw one as it was almost eight at night when I finished the picture of Patriot after starting at two in the afternoon.)
Heroes through the years
Over the years I have created many different Patriotic heroes for my little universe, and I figured I'd post them here as a little July 4th celebration. More info on my website, some dates might be odd due to the "modern" era of the universe being 2025.
Tom Jeffries/The Patriot
The original costume used when Tom was in a stage play to sell war bonds in 1941.
Tom's uniform when fighting in World War II; the shield made from an experimental alloy that lasts longer against heavy fire, replaced at a rate of two shields per month.
Jen Adams/Lady Liberty
Jen's career costume; shield was not included due to the original formula being lost and no other alloys being effective against heavy fire.
Buckley Aviary/The Patriot Mk2
Buckley's original costume in the mid-nineties; the shield made from a stronger, chemically treated alloy that lasted his decade long stint as the Patriot.
Betty Roslin/Lady Liberty MK2
Betty's costume inspired by both Lady Liberty's and Patriot's; the shield is made from the previous alloy used by Buckley while the circular shape was retired due to not being effective for anything more than looks.
In memory of Heath Ledger <3
this is 100% accurate btw @lambjurk
god bless america 😔 (for giving us the patriot)