Captain ROC

Real Name: Unrevealed

Identity/Class: Normal human

Occupation: Defender of the Republic of China, former soldier

Affiliations: el Gato Negro, E-Man, Captain Canuck

Enemies: Captain Nihon

Known Relatives: Unidentified father (presumably deceased)

Aliases: Captain Taiwan

Base of Operations: Republic of China (Taiwan)

First Appearance: Unknown

Powers/Abilities: Skilled fighter

History: The first Republic of China's superhero.

Born in Taiwan on October 10th, 1911, the future Captain ROC's father had a successful business in China, and when the boy was 10 years old, the family moved to China. At the age of 17, he entered Whampoa Military Academy (Nationalist Party of China Army Officer Academy) and became a soldier. Deeply influenced by Dr. Sun Yat-sen, one of the men who overthrew the Qing Dynasty and founded the Republic of China, the young soldier vowed to protect the Republic with his life, and he fought in World War II against Japan. Since he was born on the same day as his country's national day, his men called him "Captain ROC(K)" and he adopted a costume bearing the colours of the Republic of China's flag: red, white, and blue to motivate his men on the battlefield.

Near the end of the war he was badly wounded, and asked his men to freeze his body before he bled to death so he would be able to see the rise of China (the Republic of China). However, when he was finally woken, he realized everything had changed. The Republic of China had lost the civil war to the People's Republic of China and withdrawn to Taiwan. The Republic of China is now located in Taiwan. For this reason, some people also call him "Captain Taiwan." However, he prefers to be called "Captain ROC."

Comments: Created by John Yeh. Most of the character information above was kindly supplied by him.

Captain ROC will be appearing in the War of the Independents.

CLARIFICATIONS: None.

Any Additions/Corrections? Please let me know.

Back to US Independents Page

Home

All images and characters depicted on this site are copyright their respective holders, and are used for informational purposes only. No infringement is intended and copyrights remain at source.