Think about it. It all fits. The Superspeed, the molecule acceleration in the God's War OVA's, the red and yellow theme? Cyborg 009 is either now, or will someday become The Flash of his world.
Albert Heinrich's doppelganger in "Man or Machine" was actually his Tethered clone, who had received cybernetic augmentation to mirror his upper world counterpart. Much like the other Tethered, Albert's clone was incapable of speech and driven by an implacable desire to murder his counterpart.
BG felt that he'd more effective as a worldwide agent of terror if he looked particularly strange to seafaring cultures including other Africans. They altered his facial bone structure in such a way that it would have been too dangerous to revert him back to normal, until 008 began began developing severe anxiety attacks and depression regarding his appearance. For the sake of 008's mental health Dr. Gilmore was forced to perform the surgery, leading to his more normal appearances in later incarnations of the show.