Young Michael Van Patrick was a great athlete. But he lost his scholarship once the press revealed that his great-grandfather was Dr.Abraham Erskine, the man who created the super soldier serum. Even after repeated tests that all came up negative for any foreign substances, his scholarship would not be granted to him. They even talked about making him give his medals back.

He was recruited to Avengers Initiative. MVP is established as one of the most capable young heroes there, and begins to express some feelings for the shy and self-conscious Cloud 9. During a training exercise, however, Trauma's powers accidentally cause Armory to lose control of her powers, and MVP is apparently killed while pushing Cloud 9 out of the way. Dr. Pym is called to the lab where Von Blitzschlag informs him and Gyrich of MVP's anatomy--instead of being enhanced by the Super Soldier Serum as everyone believed, he is an honest to goodness "uber mensch," the ultimate human specimen. Von Blitzschlag states that "every cell in his body is perfection".

After the incedent, no one in the Initiative could tell of what had happened to M.V.P. Later Baron was revealed to be making clones of M.V.P. and put one in Kentucky with his father so he wouldn't find out about the accident. The other clones were named Michael, Van, and Patrick and were given the Stark Armor Spider-Man wore during the Civil War. They think of Baron as there "father".

In an attempt to make more soldiers to occupy the Initiative, Hank Pym, Barn Von Blitzschlag, and Henry Gyrich decide to clone more M.V.P.'s and a rogue clone became the lethal K.I.A.

Powers: Enhanced Physiology: All of his body functions are at near-superhuman level.Peak Human Strength,Peak Human Speed,Peak Human Agility,Peak Human Stamina,Peak Human Reflexes,Peak Human Senses

The secret to MVP's exceptional physical condition is rigorous exercise and a healthy diet.