Jacques Dernier

Jacques Dernier was a member of an elite special unit of Allied soldiers formed in World War II known as the Howling Commandos.

French Resistance
"Dernier. My people were resisting the Nazi occupiers in Marseilles."

- Dernier

Nothing is known of Jacques Dernier's early life, except that he lived in Marseilles. When World War II began, France was occupied by German forces, and Dernier joined the French Resistance.

Eventually, Dernier was captured by the Germans and sent to work at the HYDRA weapons facility in the Austrian Alps. In October 1943, he met other Allied POWs: Bucky Barnes, Dum Dum Dugan, Gabe Jones, and James Montgomery Falsworth. Dugan provoked a fight with Dernier when he jokingly said that the French never tried to defend Paris against the Germans. Soon, he and other prisoners were moved to work at the HYDRA facility in Italy.

Howling Commandos
In November 1943, when Captain America single-handedly assaulted the facility in which he was prisoner, Dernier along with his companions broke free and wreaked havoc on the HYDRA agents, coming back to US military base immediately after.

Shortly after their break-out, Dernier and his comrades were invited to join a special elite squadron led by Rogers himself. Dernier, after a brief conversation in French with Gabe Jones, happily accepted. Along with the other Howlers, Dernier takes part to every assault against HYDRA, until, during the one at Johann Schmidt's fortress, Cap goes missing in action.

His fate after World War II is unknown.

Friends and Allies

 * Captain America
 * Howling Commandos
 * Bucky Barnes
 * Dum Dum Dugan
 * Gabe Jones
 * Jim Morita
 * James Montgomery Falsworth
 * Peggy Carter

Enemies

 * Red Skull
 * Arnim Zola
 * Heinz Kruger

Trivia

 * In the comics he was referred to as "Frenchie". This could be his nickname in the movie, just like Dum Dum, or Bucky.