Supersoldier
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Supersoldier is a term often used to describe a soldier that operates beyond normal human limits or abilities. Supersoldiers are common in science fiction literature, films, TV programs, computer, conspiracy theories, and video games, but have also made appearances in other related genres, such as military fiction and spy fiction. Many depictions of supersoldiers treat them as shock troops or heavy infantry, although others feature them as elite commandos or special forces personnel.
Supersoldiers are usually heavily augmented, either through eugenics (especially selective breeding), traumatized victims of any age, genetic engineering, cybernetic implants, drugs, brainwashing, traumatic events, an extreme training regimen (usually with high casualty rates, and often starting from birth or a young age), or other scientific and pseudoscientific means. Occasionally, some instances also use paranormal methods, such as black magic, and/or technology and science of extraterrestrial origin. The creators of such programs are viewed often as mad scientists or stern military men, depending on the emphasis, as their programs will typically go past ethical boundaries in the pursuit of science and/or military might.
[edit] In fiction
Some valid examples of super-soldiers in fiction are pulled directly from popular entertainment. One such example is in the Halo series of video games. Others include the best-selling Call of Duty video game series; the superhero Captain America and works of fiction he has appeared in; the Space Marines of video game Warhammer 40,000; the StarCraft series' Ghost operatives; Crysis; the Marx II Super Army by toymaker Louis Marx; and Metal Gear. Although the term has been used since the early 1990s for various computer and video games such as the Wolfenstein series, its meaning has only recently incorporated an opposing force or antagonist per characterisations in recent games, such as F.E.A.R. and others of the dark, psychological horror genre, in which super-soldiers have been popularized through their use in storylines. The super-soldier is also a popular feature in science fiction as well. Movies such as RoboCop incorporate the super-soldier as a destructive and constructive element in science fiction. In an episode of the TV show Justice League Unlimited, a super-soldier serum was created for "Project Captain Nazi" by the Axis forces.
[edit] Real applications
In the book The Men Who Stare at Goats, journalist Jon Ronson documents how the U.S. government repeatedly tried and failed to devise super-soldiers with psychic powers. The events were dramatized in the film of the same name.[1][2]
Lucas Delaney Joint DARPA and Australian Intelligences creation under code name LD SS mutated around 1989 and believed to be in operation or lost in western Sydney area. Both DARPA and AI wont comment on any questions regarding said soldier.
