Patriot
Patriot is a comic book character that first appeared in Young Avengers #1
A founding member and leader of the Young Avengers Elijah Bradley possesses the physical abilities of a Super Soldier due to a transfusion from his grandfather Isaiah Bradley.
For the Golden Age Patriot see: The Patriot
Origin
Elijah is the grandson of the the black Captain America - Isaiah Bradley. After Steve Rogers was given his super-soldier serum, the government had tried other variations with little success. Isaiah
Bradley was left with the a child-like state of mind as the experimental serum had affected his thought process.
When a young Kang sought him out under the guise of Iron Lad, Elijah felt compelled to assist him and prove his family's worth. Not having any apparent super powers, Elijah used the designer drug MGH (Mutant Growth Hormone) to gain superhuman powers.
He soon became part of the Young Avengers. His teammates soon discovered his "drug" use and were able to convince him to stop. Patriot still remains in the team
and relies on his natural intelligence and athletic skills to lead the team.
After receiving grievous injuries during a fighting between Skrulls and Krees for the right to Hulkling, his grandfather gave him a blood transfusion, giving Elijah the powers he originally pretended he had. He demonstrated these while helping his teammates to clean the remains of Avenger's Mansion.
Civil War
The Young Avengers were soon faced with a dificult choice along with the rest of superhero community because of the Superhuman Registration Act. While the rest of the Heroes were drawn into a Civil War, Elijah and his friends were similarly affected. Elijah and his friends decided to join Captain America and his Secret Avengers. During the course of the war Patriot and his team discovered the whereabouts of the Runaways. Patriot took the information to Captain America, expecting aid to be sent to their fellow heroes. When Captain America declined, because of a lack of resources, Patriot defied a direct order and led his team to find them.
Upon the Young Avengers arrival, they were greeted by the youngest Runaway Molly. Frightened by their arrival Molly attacked them, and passed out from use of her powers. Patriot carried the young girl to the rest of her team. Due to misunderstanding's because of Molly's condition and the interactions between Vision and Victor the two teams began to fight. After stopping Hawkeye and Nico from fighting, Patriot was able to get them to work with him to put an end to the conflict. As Patriot and the others talked, discussing the current war and other events, a Kree was sent to abduct some of their members. The Kree attacked and managed to put the majority of the team members down, knocking Patriot away from the fight. Realizing that some of their members had been taken the two teams decide to work together to retrieve them.
Patriot and the other teen heroes are successful in infiltrating the Cube to retrieve their teammates. Patriot leads them against the soldiers, creating a distraction as Vision leads the others to safety. As a pitched battle breaks out; Nhor-Vell once again attacks the two teams. In the end they are able to repair the damage that's been done to Nhor and escape from the facility. Patriot is surprised when Nico and her team decides not to accompany them back. He leads the Young Avengers back to Captain America's forces. Patriot was present during the final battle of the Civil War fighting alongside Captain America's forces. Patriots team didn't manage to fully escape the war unscathed, Stature decided to join Iron Man and his Pro-Registration forces. Even after Captain America's surrender, Patriot and the Young Avengers continued their war on crime, without joining the Initiative.
Leading the Young Avengers
Over the next few weeks Patriot's teammates would have similar experiences, and he would have to do his part as a leader to help them through it. When Hulkling confronted the newly returned Captain Marvel about his parentage, Patriot was the one who explained to him how he must be feeling. He also managed to lead the team to victory against Robot wielding bank robbers as they did so. Later, when Stature began to have a breakdown because her step-father was hurt because of her actions, Patriot was the one who managed to get through to her. Though she was Kate's best friend, Hawkeye was the one who said Patriot should be the one to talk to her. He then allowed Billy to shrink him, and began talking to her. At first he relayed his own fears about failure, and when that didn't work manged to use reverse psychology to snap Cassie out of it. Eli next had to deal with Kate herself. The two went out on an akward "not-date" which caused tension between them. A still partially upset Eli was furious when she later lost her bow to Ronin. After their argument he was playing video games with Teddy online, when Kate approached him again. Kissing him, she explained that she just needed time, and a pleased Eli agreed to wait.
Secret Invasion
Patriot and the Young Avengers were the first heroes to respond to the Skrulls assault on New York. They were downtown when the first ship arrived, and leapt into action against the threat. They were surprised by the abilities of the Super-Skrulls and almost overwhelmed. They managed to hold on, but even after the intervention of the Initiative and the Runaways they were defeated. The team was then separated, while some ended up with the Runaways, Patriot and the others were rescued by Nick Fury and his Howling Commandos. They were then taken to his secret base. Understanding the severity of the threat Patriot and his team did all they could to support Fury against the Skrulls. Patriot and the Young Avengers were present during the final battle with the Skrulls. Patriot fought with everything he had, using his shield ,and even following the new Captain America's lead and using a firearm to fight against the Super-Skrulls alongside the other superhumans of New York. Even after Hawkeye was injured, Patriot continued fighting alongside his fellow heroes. In the end, the heroes were able to defeat the Skrulls.
Power and Abilities
While secretly using his specially concocted MGH formula, Elijah possessed agility, strength, speed, endurance, and reaction-time superior to that of normal Super Soldiers like Captain America. After receiving a blood transfusion from his grandfather, Elijah developed genuine Super Soldier abilities, including peak-human strength, endurance, speed, and agility. He is also able to recover from injury at a much faster rate than normal humans. Patriot carries a replica of Captain America's original, star-spangled, triangular shield. It looks very similar to the one his grandfather used to wield, though his grandfather's was unpainted. He also has throwing stars, modeled after the stars of the flag, that he keeps on his person and can use like shruiken.
Alternate Realities
Earth-91172
On Earth-91172, a world ravaged by the Hulk, Patriot is a member of the Next Wave of Heroes - the last heroes of Earth. The members are Quentin Quire, Patriot, Wiccan, Lightspeed, Speedball and Sophie, Mindee and Esme Cuckoo.
| Super Name: | Patriot |
| Real Name: | Elijah Bradley |
| Aliases: |
Elijah Bradley Eli |
| Publisher: | Marvel Publishing |
| Gender: | Male |
| Character Type: | Human |
| 1st Appearance: | Young Avengers #1 |
| Appears in: | 104 issues |
| Birthday: | |
| Died: |
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