Albert hailed originally from Germany. He and his fiancée, Hilda, tried to flee to West Berlin by posing as circus performers (Albert drove a truck carrying an animal cage, while Hilda wore a lioness costume and remained inside the cage with a real lion; this plot point appears in the manga, whereas in the 1980 film and the 2001 series, Hilda served as Albert's co-pilot). However, Albert panicked and sped away after forgetting to collect his forged identification from a guard. Border guards opened fire on the truck, wounding Albert and killing Hilda. Black Ghost agents arrived at the scene and deceived him by claiming they would take him to a hospital. In the 2001 series, after waking up as a cyborg, Albert fell into despair and developed suicidal tendencies, a condition exacerbated by the side effects of his modifications, which caused him further physical pain and strain. This ultimately compelled Black Ghost to suspend the cyborg program for decades and place existing cyborgs in suspended animation until technology advanced sufficiently to ensure greater stability for future cyborg soldiers.
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