Jacques Dernier (Earth-11584)

History
"'I am just a baker, and yet here we all are fighting. Pick up a gun and go with it.'"Jacques Dernier was a French soldier who fought in World War II and was a member of the Howling Commandos platoon. Unlike the other members of the platoon, Jacques was not a soldier by choice or by trade. He would have been perfectly content to remain out of the war until France was invaded by the Nazis. Born in the town of Marseille, Dernier was a baker by trade as his father had been. When the Nazi's took over he joined the French Resistance, doing everything in his power to undermine the Vichy government. He participated in several sabotage missions before his capture by HYDRA forces in the south of France. He was imprisoned along with several other American and British troops at an experimental prison camp that was eventually liberated by Captain America.

Rather than rejoin the French Resistance, Dernier was recruited by Cap to become a member of the Howling Commandos platoon under the command of Steve Rogers, technically the only civilian to be in such a role. Dernier would aid Captain America and the SSR in establishing connections with his old contacts in the French Resistance, and would also aid in laying some of the groundwork for the Allied invasion of Normandy. Mostly however, Dernier served as armed support for many of the Commandos missions in taking out HYDRA bases throughout Europe. Dernier, like his comrades, was sworn to secrecy following the war and the apparent death of Captain America.

His activities after the war are not carefully documented, as Dernier returned to Marseille and resumed running his bakery. It is known he was married, but the circumstances of his death are as of yet unrevealed, outside of the fact that he died sometime before 2004.

Powers & Abilities

 * Sabotage: As a member of the French Resistance, Dernier was highly skilled at disrupting enemy supply lines and communications and acting as a "spoiler" of sorts in enemy troop movements. He would often act as an advance scout for the Howling Commandos and give aide to Dum Dum Dugan in setting explosive traps for HYDRA squadron movements.

Weaknesses
Dernier had far less training than any of his Howling Commando counterparts, due to the fact that he was not officially a soldier in any standing army. What combat training he did receive he seemed to take to well, though his proficiency with firearms and the like was clearly less than the other soldiers in his platoon.

Film Details
Jacques Dernier appears in the following films in the Earth-11584 continuity. In all cases he is played by actor Bruno Ricci.
 * Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)