USAgent's Most Offensive Nickname Is Too R-Rated for the MCU to Touch
Warning: this article contains spoilers for Devil's Reign #5!
The most offensive nickname USAgenthas ever received is way too R-Rated for the MCUto ever touch, no matter how badly he behaves in the movie continuity. Fittingly, the nickname in question was given to John Walker by Jessica Joneswho is known for her adult humor and disdain for arrogant men in power. While the foul-mouthed implication sneaks by on the pages of a comic, speaking the insulting homophone aloud would never slide in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
In Devil’s Reign#5 by Chip Zdarsky and Marco Checchetto, the Purple Man’s children, aptly referred to as the Purple Children, are being hunted by the Kingpin’s Thunderbolts. The Purple Children share their father’s mind control powers; abilities that the Kingpin wants full control over during his hostile takeover of New York City from the heroes who protect it. The Thunderbolts are successful in finding the Purple Children and are in the process of bringing them in when a team of heroes led by Jessica Jones comes to their aid.
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When the leader of the superheroes, Jessica Jones, confronts the leader of the Thunderbolts, USAgent, she has a few choice words for him. During the rescue mission of the Purple Children, Jessica says to Walker, “They’re kids, you Captain American’t,” speaking to how obviously immoral it is to bring a group of children to the Kingpin for him to control. While Jessica’s insult is most obviously a dig at USAgent’s history as a knock-off Captain America replacement, the unnecessary use of “you” draws attention to the fact that the insult can also be read phonetically as “Captain Americ*nt.” Of course, that's not how
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