Will Sharon Carter's child inherit Steve's super powers?

[Fantasyartist]

( I presume that the child Sharon Carter is currently expecting is Steve Rogers's).

I think this is a valid line of argument( as Steve is the only man Sharon's been associated with) given that the coupling of Reed Richards and Susan Storm produced Franklin( aka Tattletale). It may not be a formal mutant( given M-Day) but there's at least a possible it might have inherited its fathers' powers( esp as the Super Soldier Serum appears to have permanently altered his DNA -and DNA is carried in sperm) and in another reality the union of a super type with a "normal" person seems to have created another ( I refer of course to the Peter and Mary Parker of an alternate reality and their daughter May "Mayday" Parker- better known as "Spider-Girl").

Anybody want to think along these lines?

Terry

 

[Fantasyartist]

( I presume that the child Sharon Carter is currently expecting is Steve Rogers's).

I think this is a valid line of argument( as Steve is the only man Sharon's been associated with) given that the coupling of Reed Richards and Susan Storm produced Franklin( aka Tattletale). It may not be a formal mutant( given M-Day) but there's at least a possible it might have inherited its fathers' powers( esp as the Super Soldier Serum appears to have permanently altered his DNA -and DNA is carried in sperm) and in another reality the union of a super type with a "normal" person seems to have created another ( I refer of course to the Peter and Mary Parker of an alternate reality and their daughter May "Mayday" Parker- better known as "Spider-Girl").

Anybody want to think along these lines?

Terry

 

[Pluto]

I love the idea! It's late and I don't know but, thinking of "Steve Rogers sperm" gets me feeling ........

....Eh hem....

...uh yeah...I think you make a great case as to why the baby should be super soilder serum powered like his handsome muscular daddy.

 

[Odin's Lapdog]

super powered offspring is very 90s

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Maybe, but there's really no precedent as far as I can tell. I don't think Cap's had any other kids. Isaiah Bradley's son Josiah was born with powers similar to those granted by the Super-Soldier Serum, but he was a test tube baby specifically bred to have those powers--there were dozens of other attempts that failed. Elijah Bradley received his powers via a blood transfusion from Isaiah. I don't think anybody else has a complete, unaltered form of the Super-Soldier Serum.

 

[Anubis]

You're assuming she'll actually have that kid.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Yeah, that's not looking too likely now, unless the kid's already got some Super-Soldier Serum powers and can withstand a knife to the brain.

 

[Anubis]

Which would be kinda cool in a freaky kinda way.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Coming in 16 years: Knifehead, the mentally handicapped, severely disfigured son of Captain America!

 

[Anubis]

I wish I had a picture of Sloth from the Goonies dressed like Cap just to drive that statement home.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Haha, the mental image alone made me lol.

 

[Sugarculted]

Coming in 16 years: Knifehead, the mentally handicapped, severely disfigured son of Captain America!

I would pay good money for that.

 

[Pluto]

OMG No! Not a goonies lil' cap!

 

[Dread]

Marvel will never allow any character to have children, period. It is amazing that the Fantastic Four have been allowed to keep Franklin and Val around as long as they have. And hey, Franklin's barely even 10, and he's been around nearly 40 years. But they are the exception that proves the rule about Marvel heroes. Babies are ixnay.

As to whether Steve Roger's offspring would gain any abilities, that is unknown. Quite often, the children of mutants have been mutants, or hybrids (one parent was an alien, mutant, etc). Also, superheroes who gained powers via radiation accidents, like the Fantastic Four, have produced super-powered children. That said, the "Rebirth" treatment involved both a serum and the "vita rays" radiation treatment to stabilize it (without it, the soldier would go insane, like Grand Director & Nomad did).

The only example is of course Eli Bradly, who is related to a super-soldier but needed a blood transfusion to access that enhancement. It could be argued whether or not someone else of comparable blood-type would have also become a super-soldier, or if that enhancement is solely because of the Bradley DNA.

It may be a wishy washy answer, but it would depend on the writer. I could imagine the offspring of Steve Rogers being a naturally gifted athlete, a prodigy if you will. But whether he or she would automatically be a "mutant" who is peak-human with minimal or no training (akin to Vargas, basically) is a toss up.

It is a moot issue. Sharon's baby is likely dead, and even if she gives birth, it may be decades before the kid ever reached puberty, more than enough time to "vanish" him. Lorendic of course has written a string of articles chronicling how Marvel & DC almost bend over backwards to eliminate families from aging heroes.

 

[NavSealShark]

You bet he will.

 

[THANOSRULES]

I'm not a huge follower... but doesn't the American Dream have similiar powers to Cap and is his daughter in MC2 universe?

 

[Dread]

I'm not a huge follower... but doesn't the American Dream have similiar powers to Cap and is his daughter in MC2 universe?

That is an alternate universe; it may be invalid for comparing to 616. But I suppose it could be entered into evidence.

American Dream is Sharon Carter's daughter and the father may or may not have been officially stated. She is at peak human levels and has similar weaponry as Cap but is she really a "super-solder?"

(Not for nothin', but I am amazed at the non-political correctness of making the potential daughter of Captain America a blonde haired, blue eyed super-model-esque woman. I mean, nowadays if she was being created, I am certain she would likely be a "blended race". Not saying that would be a bad thing at all (since race is itself a social construct, not biological), just wondering if 1999 wasn't as PC as 2008 seems to be.)

I mean, Steve Rogers will have a son in the NEXT AVENGERS animated DTV this year (who likely will inherit something from his father, and mother Black Widow), but I would hardly consider that canonical evidence.

 

[batnkevlar]

MVP can kick American Dream's ass...

 

[Bubonic]

Doesn't the MU have quick growth capabilities?
Its ******ed, but I'm pretty sure they can take babies and grow them to maturity overnight.

The timeline doesn't move along fast enough to permit kids to grow to maturity fast enough, and I personally hate super kids... Even wish Phobos was matured and creepily costumed in a God-like manner.

 

[THANOSRULES]

I never heard who American Dream's father was..I guess I assumed it was steve. I got no problem with Steve pumpin out kids and American Dream IMO is actually a cool character, as I think highly of the MC2 universe.

Personally, I have no problem with Steve having a Kid with Sharon. I just don't want it to become a "mockery" of cliche. I.E. Time travel or age inhancement etc..

Steve would make a great dad. He's never shied from responsiblity and it would work.

But stories of Heroes taking care of babies are not that cool. Plus Steve is dead.

We'll see how it goes.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

The only example is of course Eli Bradly, who is related to a super-soldier but needed a blood transfusion to access that enhancement. It could be argued whether or not someone else of comparable blood-type would have also become a super-soldier, or if that enhancement is solely because of the Bradley DNA.

I'm not sure what you're saying Eli is an example of. He was a totally normal kid until he got the blood transfusion from Isaiah. He's the son of Isaiah and Faith's daughter Sarah, who was conceived before Isaiah entered Project: Rebirth.

 

[chamber-music]

Coming in 16 years: Knifehead, the mentally handicapped, severely disfigured son of Captain America!

I could see some Marvel writer aging him 16 years like Scarlett Witch twins and then turning him into a Supervillian to Steve when he comes back.

 

[UK_Stu]

yeah, maybe the super soldier serum has the same super aging affects as the goblin formula had on Norman and gwen's kids(that statement is just so wrong)

 

[Compi716]

What's the deal with comic book women being pregnant without really knowing who the father is?

 

[TheCorpulent1]

It's a source of drama, I guess. A really stale, clichéd source of drama, but whatever. It's been made pretty clear that Sharon's carrying Steve's baby, though. They haven't come right out and said it, as far as I recall, but the implication is pretty strong.