Why Captain America Is Called The First Avenger In The MCU
Captain America is referred to as “The First Avenger” in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but why? The MCU has been bringing characters from Marvel Comics to the big screen (and now TV/streaming as well) for over a decade, and during its first Phase, it introduced the characters that would lead this universe. It all began with Jon Favreau’s Iron Man, in 2008, which introduced viewers to Tony Stark/Iron Man, and was followed by The Incredible Hulk later that year and Thor in 2011, with a second Iron Man movie in between. A couple of months after the release of Thor, Marvel brought Steve Rogers to this universe in Captain America: The First Avenger.
Just like with Iron Man, Hulk, and Thor, the first Captain America movie told the origin story of the title character (played by Chris Evans), and so the audience saw him go from a fragile kid from Brooklyn trying to join the army, to the successful subject of Dr. Abraham Erskine’s Super Soldier experiment. Captain America went on to fight in World War II, and in order to avoid a major catastrophe with Johann Schmidt’s weapons of mass destruction, he crashed his plane in the Arctic, where he remained frozen for decades. Captain America woke up in the present day and was offered a mission by Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson), who by then had already started recruiting members for the Avengers Initiative.
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Captain America is called “The First Avenger” in the MCU as he was the oldest one in the group, but this title has caused some confusion among viewers thanks to one of his teammates: Thor (Chris Hemsworth). Thor is an Asgardian god, and as such, he has lived for centuries, and by the time Thor joined the Avengers,
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