In 1989, the former nazi and war criminal Werner Reinhardt was released from prison
by fellow HYDRA member Alexander Peirce who had infiltrated SHIELD and the American Government.
Reinhardt then travelled to Austria where he found the inhuman Jiaying, who had been
kidnapped from the Hunan province of China, and recognized her as the woman who survived
an experiment with a diviner before his incarceration, seeing that she had not visibly aged in all
that time.
Deciding to investigate, Reinhardt conducted medical experiments on her, using his findings
to reverse his own aging.
Werner then legally changed his name to Daniel Whitehall and adopted an American accent.
Although Jianying's body was destroyed during the experiments, her remains were recovered
by her husband Dr Calvin Johnson, who'd been searching for her since she was first
taken.
Using his medical knowledge he put her body back together and with the help of Jiaying's
own natural healing abilities, revived his beloved wife.
In addition, Calvin Johnson created a formula which made him physically stronger and better
able to protect his family, though it had dangerous side effects, which made him increasingly
volatile and mentally unstable.
Reunited, the two then returned to China, only to discover their daughter Daisy, who
had been staying with trusted friends, was kidnapped by SHIELD agents.
The distraught parents then left a bloody trail behind them as they searched for their
daughter, using the life energy of those killed to further heal Jiaying.
Designated as an 0-8-4, an object of unknown origin, the SHIELD agents who thought they
were rescuing the child Daisy, feared for her safety, believing violent people were
searching for her, and so sent her to an Orphanage under the name Mary Sue Poots, though she
later chose the nickname Skye.
Although Calvin Johnson tried desperately to find her, he ultimately failed and as a
result his wife left him, and so he dedicated the rest of his life to finding his daughter.
Having been sent on a war dogs mission to California, N'Jobu, brother of King T'Chaka
of Wakanda, became radicalized in his belief that their advanced technology should be used
to help the rest of Africa and those of African descent, who had been exploited and subjugated
throughout history.
In an attempt to further this goal, N'jobu revealed secret information about his homeland
to Ulysses Klaue, an international arms dealer who was then able locate Wakanda and steal
a quarter ton of vibranium before setting off an explosive and becoming the first person
in the nation's history to evade capture.
Also in this year, Hank Pym resigned from SHIELD, after they ignored his objections
and attempted to duplicate pym particle technology.
In 1990, Agent John Garret suffered life threatening injuries during a mission in Sarajevo, but
was left to save himself, as SHIELD was unable to send an extraction team.
Feeling betrayed, John Garret joined Hydra and became the first test subject of Project
Deathlok, in which Cybertek industries gave him biomechanical prosthetics to save his
life.
In this same year, Nasa launched the hubble space telescope, capturing images of the nine
realms.
In 1991, Hydra sent the Winter Soldier to assassinate Howard Stark and his wife Maria.
Howard Stark's right hand man Obadiah Stane then became interim CEO of Stark industries,
until Tony Stark came of age to become the youngest ever CEO of a Fortune 500 company
and a media celebrity.
In 1992, after a thorough investigation of the Attack on Wakanda by Ulysses Klau, King
T'chaka discovered that his younger brother N'jobu had betrayed them and assisted in
the crime.
Using an undercover agent named Zuri as a spy, T'challa confirmed his suspicions and
travelled to California where his brother defended himself by saying he was trying to
help the oppressed Africans of the world.
But T'challa did not accept his excuse and was forced to kill his brother, when he pulled
out a gun to kill Zuri.
When it was done, the Wakandans departed aboard a stealth ship, leaving N'jobu's body
to be discovered by his young son Erik Stevens, who dedicated the rest of his life to avenging
his father.
In 1993, Ivan Vanko, son of Anton Vanko, was imprisoned for 15 after selling weapons grade
plutonium to Pakistan.
In 1994, a boy named Matt Murdock saved the life of an old man when a truck with Hazardous
chemicals flipped over.
Unfortunately, these chemical then splashed into the boy's eyes causing permanent blindness.
The following year his father Jack Murdock was hired by the gangster Roscoe Sweeney to
purposely lose a boxing match against Carl "Crusher" Creel.
However Jack ultimately decided not to take a dive, and defeated his opponent so his son
might think of him as a winner.
Knowing this decision was dangerous, he placed a large bet on himself before the match, and
arranged for the winnings to be transferred into his son's name, so he would be taken
care of no matter what happened.
And just as he feared, Jack was then murdered for his actions.
With his father dead and mother unable to care for him, Matt Murdock was sent to an
Orphanage, where he was found by Stick, a blind martial arts master and member of the
Chaste, an organization dedicated to defeating the ancient ninja clan known as the Hand.
Stick then trained Matt Murdock to use his inability to see to heighten his other senses,
so he could become a powerful fighter with unique skills and abilities.
However, when he noticed that the boy was becoming attached to him, Stick chose to abandon
his student, informing him he could no longer be his instructor.
Far from the planet earth, Stakar Ogord of the Ravagers, admonished Yondu Undonta, after
discovering that he broke their rules and trafficked children.
Although Yondu and his crew continued to consider themselves Ravagers, they were branded as
traitors and became an exiled faction.
Back in the United States of America, a young Bruce Banner met and started dating Betty
Ross while students at Harvard University.
Growing up in Massachusetts, Grant Ward was psychologically and physically abused by his
older brother Christian, greatly influencing his upbringing and partly leading him to become
a petty criminal.
In New York, a young woman named Cassandra was kidnapped, gang raped and murdered by
a criminal named Mike Jones his companions, an event which greatly affected her cousin
Misty Knight, motivating her to become a police officer.
Across the Atlantic, Natasha Romanoff was trained by the KGB to become an elite Russian
Spy, thriving under the strict environment and conditions to eventually earn the codename
Black Widow.
Far off in space, the being Thanos was becoming one of the most powerful warlords in the universe,
with the the Chitauri and Outriders serving as his army, while his adopted children formed
the Black Order, trained as elite warriors and assassins.
Yet Thanos was not motivated by a lust for power or riches, instead resolved to help
the people of the universe in his own way, inspired by the fate of his home planet Titan,
a once beautiful world that became overpopulated resulting in a great cataclysm which destroyed
them.
Although it was too late for his homeworld, Thanos resolved to prevent such a calamity
from destroying another planet and became convinced that the only solution was to eliminate
half the population of the universe.
And so with his ever growing might, Thanos started to visit various planets which suffered
from overpopulation and limited resources, forcibly enacting his plans.
Though he gained a reputation as a brutal killer and merciless tyrant, Thanos claimed
that it was because of his efforts that these planets went on to flourish, with those that
survived now able to live long and happy lives.
One of these planets was known as Zehoberei, where he met a young girl named Gamora, adopting
her as a daughter, and training her to join the Black Order.
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