Why is schmidt red

Johann Schmidt : Yggdrasil. Tree of the world. Guardian of wisdom. And fate, also. Johann Schmidt : Captain America! How exciting! I'm a great fan of your films! Red Skull : You are deluded, Captain. You pretend to be a simple soldier, but in reality you are just afraid to admit that we have left humanity behind.

Unlike you, I embrace it proudly. Without fear! Arnim Zola : Twenty Johann Schmidt : I have not come all this way for safety, doctor. Hydra Soldier : [the lone survivor of an attack] Sir, we fought to the last man Red Skull : Evidently not. We are close to an offensive network that will shake the planet. And yet we are continually delayed, because you cannot outwit a simpleton with a shield! Tower Keeper : You cannot control the power you hold. You will burn! Johann Schmidt : I already have.

Johann Schmidt : Hitler speaks of a thousand year Reich, but he cannot feed his army for a month. His troops spill their blood across every field in Europe. But he is still no closer to achieving his goals. Roeder : And I suppose you still aim to end this war through magic?

Johann Schmidt : Science. But I understand your confusion. Great power has always baffled primitive men. HYDRA is assembling an arsenal to destroy my enemies in one stroke. Wherever they are, regardless of how many forces they possess. All in a matter of hours. Schmidt is pitiless and cruel, but also a scientific genius able to see beyond appearances and identify the truth behind myths and superstition as fragments of Asgardian origin.

As a result of the formula developed by Abraham Erskine , he obtained incredible attributes, such as enormous strength, speed, stamina reflexes, and even got his intelligence increased, becoming a war mastermind. But the serum was still incomplete and imperfect when Schmidt hastily used it on himself. According to Erskine, because the serum wasn't ready, "good becomes great, bad becomes worse". As a result, his entire head became horribly disfigured, resembling a crimson skull, and his insanity and megalomania became magnified.

Schmidt considered his grotesquely inhuman face as proof that he has left humanity behind and has truly become a god. In combat, he uses canonical firearms, but after retrieving the Tesseract , he gained access to a source of energy the likes of which has never be seen, and used it to implement his weapons.

Though he is disillusioned by the Fuhrer's ideals, he is still morally devoid and capable of mass murder. Marvel Movies Explore. Venom: Let There Be Carnage. Hawkeye Hawkeye Kate Bishop. Doctor Strange Wong Scarlet Witch. Thor Odinson Valkyrie Lady Thor. What If? Explore Wikis Community Central. Register Don't have an account?

Johann Schmidt. History Talk 0. Do you like this video? Play Sound. You pretend to be a simple soldier, but in reality, you are just afraid to admit that we have left humanity behind. Unlike you, I embrace it proudly. Without fear! Schmidt with the false cosmic cube. Note the seams on his mask.

Schmidt with a false Cosmic Cube. The Red Skull being transported to one of the Nine Realms. In a way, his ugly physical appearance is a reflection of his true self. This origin story differs greatly from the explanation that was offered for the comic book Red Skull. In Marvel Comics, Johann Schmidt was not a super soldier when he was introduced. Red Skull's face really was just a mask in the beginning, but it stopped being just a disguise when one of his weapons, a chemical called the Dust of Death, got on his face and caused his skin to decay and ruin.

He has a degree in journalism from the University of Montevallo, and is the author of the psychological thriller and time travel novel, "A Man Against the World.

His favorite actors are Tyrone Power and Eleanor Parker. He can be reached by email at cnrmail bellsouth.