Brian Braddock grew up as the middle child of a wealthy English family. When he was away at college he was informed that his parents had been killed by his father’s invention, the mastermind computer. Years later when he was working at the Darkmoor Research Centre, the assassin known as The Reaver and his men raided the facility and killed or kidnapped everybody there, Brian being the only to escape on his motorcycle. As Brian is making his escape he is tan off the road and begins to bleed to death but was saved when an old man and his daughter appeared before him, resurrecting him and bestowing upon him the power of Captain Britain, giving him the choice of the Amulet of Right or the Sword of Might, Brian chooses the Amulet, not seeing himself as a warrior. Brian then learns that the man was the wizard Merlyn, and his daughter Roma. Brian then goes on to become England’s hero Captain Britain, being adored by the people.
