Captain America's Most Outrageous Crime Predicted His Civil War Extremism
Marvel's Captain America is known as one of the most patriotic heroes in comics, but that doesn't mean he obeys every government order without question; this trait was most memorably seen in 2007's Civil War, but has a disturbing precedent set years ago. Steve Rogers is loyal to America's ideas and ideals, not necessarily to America itself, and that extends to American politicians. When push comes to shove, he will even actively disobey direct orders — and in Avengers #63, even inspire others to do the same.
In Civil War, a disastrous battle involving the New Warriors team prompts the United States to enforce the Superhuman Registration Act: legislation which promises to heavily regulate all superhuman activities and force superheroes to reveal their secret identities to the government. While some like Iron Man think the SRA is necessary for the superhero community and the world at large, Captain America sharply disagrees, believing the legislation is too vague and infringes on too many individual freedoms. AsCivil War plays out, Captain America fights against his own government, and what is a shocking development for some was foreshadowed many years ago.
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InAvengers #63 in 1998, a protracted battle between Thor and Iron Man leads the United States Army to mobilize and send in ground forces (and the situation isn't helped by Russian bombers ready to attack the area). Captain America finds himself surrounded by soldiers sent directly from the President of the United States, and tells the group to hold their ground and not advance. Captain America is not the ranking officer present — but he's still Captain America, and this prompts every
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