1 (actually the series’ second issue - it launched with No. What’s unusual about this statement isn’t just that it comes a day before the release of Secret Empire No. So, now no one needs to buy the rest of Secret Empire, it seems we all know how the story ends. “What you will see at the end of this journey is that his heart and soul - his core values, not his muscle or his shield - are what save the day against Hydra and will further prove that our heroes will always stand against oppression and show that good will always triumph over evil,” the statement ends. Now, Marvel is asking fans upset about the year-old storyline - which is set to climax this summer before a retro relaunch of its entire comic book line - to wait for the end of the story to see that, even when his past has been rewritten, Steve Rogers will be inherently good enough to overcome any evil. Indeed, a recent issue of the Steve Rogers series saw HydraCap beat up former Nazi turned Hydra leader the Red Skull, complaining that he had “twisted and poisoned to suit your sick aims.” In January’s Civil War II: The Oath special issue, the character made an argument on behalf of bigotry, complaining that it wasn’t right when Americans were fearful of those different from them were called intolerant, while fantasizing about a future where aliens lived in concentration camps and white kids in Hydra t-shirts chased black kids down darkened alleyways.ĭespite this, Marvel and writer Nick Spencer, who is responsible for the entire plot line, have repeatedly argued that Steve Rogers is not a Nazi, nor is Hydra a Nazi organization. Saying “Hail Hydra” to fool his enemies instead of us is a lot more fun.Since the revelation of Steve Rogers’ Hydra affiliation in May last year - the result of the Red Skull rewriting history to ensure Rogers’ loyalty to the terrorist organization - the storyline, which has built across issues of the Captain America: Steve Rogers and Captain America: Sam Wilson comic book series before expanding into the Secret Empire series and tie-in issues, has been condemned by a vocal fandom upset at seeing the most patriotic superhero at Marvel rewritten as his ideological opposite.Īnd Hydra Cap, as he has become known amongst fans, really is the ideological opposite of what most would expect from Captain America. We know Cap can win an elevator fight with his fists, but he’s also smart enough to win one with his mind. That outcome didn’t make anyone less frustrated with the whole sequence of events, though.īut hearing Steve Rogers say the iconic line in Endgame was anything but maddening. That lie was confirmed when we later learned that a sentient Cosmic Cube warped Steve memories and Captain America believe he had always been a Hydra agent. Needless to say, no one was happy with this implausible twist or the obvious lie of an explanation Spencer offered up to convince people it was sincere. Captain America appeared to murder his sidekick Jack Flag before saying, “Hail Hydra.” Spencer then insisted this Captain America with a giant Hydra tattoo on his chest was the real Steve Rogers all along, and always had been for his 75 years of existence. In 2016, issue one of Nick Spencer’s new comic series Steve Rogers: Captain America ended with a twist that had fans freaking furious. Using what he learned about Hydra in 2014, Cap cleverly let his secret enemies think they were on the same team, letting him walk away without breaking a sweat (at least until he ran into “America’s ass”).Īs great as that exchange was within the context of the MCU, it was an even better reference to an infamous and controversial moment from the comic books. “Hail Hydra” turned a sequel (uh…prequel?) to that famous elevator fight into a battle of wits. When Cap got on the elevator with him and was surrounded by Sitwell’s team of Hydra fighters, including Brock Rumlow (Frank Grillo) and Jack Rollins (Callan Mulvey), it looked certain we were in for an elevator fight like the iconic one Cap had with them in 2014’s The Winter Soldier, which is when he learned who they really served. Present day Captain America went back to 2012’s Battle of New York to get Loki’s scepter because it contained the Mind Stone, which ended up in possession of secret Hydra agent Jasper Sitwell (played by Maximiliano Hernández). With his knowledge of the future and two simple words, “Hail Hydra,” he tricked his enemies and delivered the funniest line of the movie, in a moment that turned a comic book controversy into comedy gold. Of all of the Marvel Easter eggs, callbacks, and references in Avengers: Endgame, the best might be Steve Rogers’ ingenuous way of avoiding the second elevator fight of his life. Warning: This post contains MAJOR SPOILERS for Avengers: Endgame.
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