Miguel/Captain America 1979

General Miguel is a fictional criminal mastermind and the central antagonist from the 1979 television movie Captain America II: Death Too Soon. He was played by actor Christopher Lee.

Overview
General Miguel, first name unknown, hailed from an unidentified foreign nation, where he led a strong revolution against his country's government. Not satisfied with being simply another freelance freedom fighter, Miguel opted instead to become a mustache-twirling criminal mastermind with a maniacal laugh. To this end, he kidnapped a scientist named Professor Ian Ilson and forced him to perform unconventional studies into the biological effects of aging. Miguel's manipulation over Professor Ilson yielded a chemical formula that could instantaneously age biological matter to an advanced degree.

Armed with this new biological weapon, General Miguel took control of a prison in Portland, Oregon and openly threatened to release his agent into the atmosphere unless the United States government agreed to pay him a hefty ransom.

Washington's official stance was that they would not negotiate with terrorists. This did not mean that they would fail to respond to the threat that General Miguel posed either. Instead, they sent in the patriotic costumed superhero, Captain America, to deal with him. The two squared off against one another face to face. Miguel thought he had the upper hand when he tossed a glass jar containing a sample of the agent towards Captain America, hoping that it would shatter against him and kill him. Captain America threw his shield, deflecting the chemicals, which were then doused over top of General Miguel. He instantly began aging until he was so old that his body could no longer sustain itself and he died.

Notes & Trivia



 * General Miguel is a character who is unique to the continuity of the 1979 Captain America television movies and does not have a canonical Marvel Comics counterpart.


 * It is unknown whether Miguel was his actual name or not. The General appeared to be of European descent and is known to have used aliases in the past.

Keywords
Accelerated aging; General; Deceased characters; Characters who die from accelerated aging