Random Captain America Fan Theories That Are Actually Plausible (16 items)

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  (#1) Steve Rogers Was Able To Resist Thanos Because Of His Strong Will

  From Redditor u/XanPerkyCheck:

  Thanos moves his glove hand towards Rogers, and Rogers stops it with both hands. Thanos strains a bit more, but is unable to move his hand forward or close his grip, so he just knocks Rogers out with his non-glove hand instead.

  If you look at his facial expression, he looks shocked upon the initial block, then onwards he looks really perplexed with his eyes squinting and all, like he's thinking "how is this guy able to do this"? But what is 'this' that Rogers is doing?

  I don't believe it's physically blocking Thanos' hand. Thanos beat up Hulk, and Rogers is definitely not stronger than Hulk, not to mention Thanos knocks out Rogers seconds later, while Rogers' uppercut punch did nothing to Thanos.

  The glove works by responding to the will of the user, and in that moment, both of them were in physical contact with the glove. So Rogers was kind of "out-willing" Thanos, and while none of the infinity stones were actively being used, they were implicitly responding to both Thanos' and Rogers' wills respectively, with Rogers' influence being greater. And that's how he was able to resist Thanos.
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  (#2) Captain America Was Killed In The Battle Of Wakanda But Was Brought Back With The Time Stone

  From Redditor u/commander_wong:

  Thanos ended his short battle with Cap with a punch to the back of the head. Many wondered how Cap recovered in mere seconds from a punch that even took out the Hulk and the most logical explanation is that he didn’t. As Thanos used the time stone to bring Vision back, the surroundings also reverted: Natasha was no longer trapped under pillars of stone, Bruce was no longer fused to a rock, and Cap showed no signs of injuries from a blow that should’ve easily killed him.
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  (#3) 'Braddock' Is The Alias Steve Rogers Uses In His Life With Peggy

  From Redditor u/CinematicESP:

  If Steve is trying to lay low when he goes back in time to spend a life with Peggy, it would make sense that he might use an alias. What if the Agent Braddock mentioned in Endgame was Steve, hence Peggy’s concern for his whereabouts?

  Jumping off from that, perhaps they settle down in Peggy’s home country of England to raise a family... including Brian and Betsy Braddock, either their children or grandchildren.

  Captain Britain, the super soldier son (or grandson) of Captain America.
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  (#4) The Super Soldier Serum Increases Intelligence As Well As Strength

  From Redditor u/StoneGoldX:

  The Super Soldier Serum increases intelligence as well as strength. It's just Captain America only studies beating people up.

  I originally developed this theory for the comics, but it should work for the movies as well. Abraham Erskine's Super Soldier Serum enhanced Steve Rogers' body to operate at peak human efficiency. In the movies, he's a little more blatantly superhuman, and with the caveat that it also enhances your personality.

  I believe, however, that the SSS also drastically increases mental capacity, perhaps to the level of a Stark or even a Richards. It's just that rather than studying the physical sciences, Steve Rogers studies how to best save the world from evil, preferably by punching evil in the face.

  After a bit of post-SSS training, Steve immediately went from being a combat novice to one of, if not the, greatest hand to hand combatants in the world. He figured out the aerodynamics and impossible physics of throwing his shield just from holding and throwing it a few times. Since being defrosted, he immediately was able to use sci-fi level electronics like the computers at Avengers HQ. It's been remarked many times by various characters, from Nick Fury to Kang, that within moments he immediately masters any vehicle or weapon he touches. Not to mention being the foremost metahuman combat tactician of the Marvel Universe.

  I believe that if Steve wasn't so focused on saving the world through strength of arm, he could be saving the world with his mind through discovery and invention. It's just he's so focused on studying how to better punch people in the face, that he hasn't focused on creating anti-posineutronic engromatic devices and such.
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  (#5) Captain America Knew Who Spiderman Was

  From Redditor u/j_u_s_t_i_n:

  In the segment of the airport scene where Pete and Steve have their 1:1 fight, Steve drops a skybridge on Pete, who is able to catch it.

  How was Cap confident that this wouldn't kill Spidey? Surely their fight didn't reveal how strong Spidey was, since they were all pulling their punches.

  A better explanation is that Cap already knew about Spiderman. After all, it's clear that Tony had been watching him for an unknown amount of time, and even had a suit to give him, and this was while Tony and Steve were still allies. Tony and Steve were both evaluating Spidey for recruitment, and took catalog of his powers as he stopped crimes in Queens.
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  (#6) The Serum Didn't Deform Steve Like Red Skull Because Of Penicillin

  From Redditor u/rafael-a:

  The real reason Red Skull got deformed and Captain America didn’t.

  Bacteria is the answer. In the scene of the transformation of skinny Steve Rogers into big buff Captain America there is a small joke where Erskine injects him penicillin beforehand. The penicillin shot was much more important than it seems, because human body is full of bacteria, and the Super Serum would enhance microbes as well, therefore they should be killed beforehand.

  In the movie it is shown that Johan “red skull” Schmidt injected the serum by himself, it worked but it also enhanced the bacteria, the grow in such a way that they destroyed the skin of his face (and maybe entire body), and it would have killed him if he wasn’t enhanced as well, so his body is in a constant battle against super microbes and that messed up his face.
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  (#7) The Reason Captain America Is Able To Wield Mjolnir Now Is Because He Is Worthy

  From Redditor u/MDuncan1182:

  The reason Captain America is able to wield Mjolnir now is because he is worthy. This seems like a duh but it's not so simple.

  In Age of Ultron we see that he is able to move the hammer because for a moment the hammer senses all the good that Cap is but then it notices his one fault...

  Later in the movie Scarlett Witch gives all of the Avengers nightmares and they see their worst fears realised. Cap's worst fear is that there will be no more fight. No more war.

  THIS is the exact reason Odin took Mjolnir from Thor and placed the spell on it. "Whosoever holds this hammer, if he be worthy, shall possess the power of Thor." Remember that Thor had a strong desire for combat regardless of the consequences. He was unable to see how to resolve conflicts without violence. This seemingly makes someone unworthy.

  Now back to Cap in Endgame. He has never felt such defeat like this ever before in his life. But rather than punching away and breaking 30 punching bags a day(Avengers 2012) he is counseling people through their loss. Then in the elevator he easily could have taken all those guys down(we have seen it before Winter Solider 2014) but this time he realizes he doesn't need to fight when he can trick them and no one gets hurt. He obviously had no choice but to fight thanos when he was right there in front of them but he did not want to "punch his way out of this one"-Black Widow(Civil War 2016)... he just wanted to bring back everyone they lost.

  Now to the end... just like Tony. Cap is ready to rest. He is ready to live a normal life and just be happy. He isn't Captain America anymore. He hasn't been since the Snap. He has just been Steve Rogers. Trying to do what's right and go back home. This makes him worthy.
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  (#8) Howard Stark Didn’t Want Steve Rogers To Choose The Vibranium Shield Because He Wanted It For Himself

  From Redditor u/Adam_Underscore:

  In Captain America: The First Avenger, Howard Stark shows the Cap a bunch of shield prototypes he designed before Rogers notices the vibranium shield tucked away on the bottom shelf. A lot of people wonder why Stark didn’t show Rogers the vibranium shield first, since it’s obviously the best choice.

  My guess is that Stark knew the vibranium shield was the best one, but he was hoping Cap would choose a different shield so Stark could use the vibranium for other projects. Stark likely knew how versatile vibranium is, and given that it’s all the vibranium that the military has, he likely didn’t want to give it all away for just one soldier.

  Since it was the military’s vibranium, they probably ordered Stark to make a prototype shield with the vibranium for Rogers, but Stark likely saw this a waste of the precious metal. So he made a few more options with more bells and whistles to distract Rogers from vibranium shield. Too bad Cap is a man of simple tastes
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  (#9) No One Is Able To Recreate The Super Soldier Serum Because It Comes From The Heart Shaped Herb

  From Redditor u/4DimensionalToilet

  The Super Soldier Serum that turned Steve Rogers into Captain America was derived from the Heart Shaped Herb that gives people the powers of the Black Panther. The Heart Shaped Herb was incorporated into the Serum by Howard Stark, who somehow got a sample of the Herb from Wakanda, where he also obtained the vibranium used to make Cap’s famous shield. The Herb contains a key ingredient that prevents the enhanced individual from getting f*cked up like the Red Skull, the Hulk, and the Abomination did.

  In the MCU it’s been established that Dr. Abraham Erskine, the scientist who turned Steve Rogers into Captain America in The First Avenger (2011), was the only person to ever successfully produce an effective Super Soldier Serum. It’s also established that Cap’s shield is made of vibranium, a supermetal that is only found in Wakanda.

  Skip forward from WWII to the present day, and the closest we’ve seen in the MCU to powers resembling those of Steve Rogers are those of the Black Panther. T’Challa and Erik “Killmonger” Stevens both have enhanced speed, strength, and endurance when they possess the powers of the Black Panther. They aren’t necessarily superhuman, but they are at peak human ability, just like Captain America.

  Going back to WWII, Erskine’s original attempt at making a super soldier failed, deforming Johann Schmidt into the Red Skull. A few years later, Erskine was ready to try again. With the help of the brilliant Howard Stark, he perfected it and turned the weakling Steve Rogers into the super soldier Captain America.

  The difference between the two attempts is that Erskine was now working with Howard Stark. Stark, as we know, had acquired enough vibranium to make a shield sometime before Cap formed the Howling Commandos.

  Seeing as vibranium only comes from Wakanda, Stark must have gone to Wakanda (or at least he had a contact there) in order to get his hands on the vibranium needed to make the shield. At some point during his dealings with the Wakandans, Stark must have heard about the Black Panther and his superhuman abilities.

  Stark, if not already working with Erskine by this point, would have realized that if America could harness the powers of the Black Panther, they could be used to create a super soldier. Seeing as how Stark was working with and doing science for the US military, he could have figured out that Erskine was the man to talk to about creating an American super soldier.

  If Stark was already working with Erskine by the time he found out about the Black Panther, he would have told Erskine about the Black Panther and gotten the go-ahead to figure out how to incorporate it into the super soldier program.

  So Stark manages to get some Heart-Shaped Herb via some kind of deal, or maybe he just steals some of it (à la Rocket and the Sovereign’s batteries) when he finds out that the Wakandans aren’t willing to exchange it for anything.

  Now that the Americans have the Heart Shaped Herb, the Super Soldier program can continue unhindered. The Herb seems to contain a stabilizing agent which prevents unwanted mutations (e.g. turning into the Red Skull) during the enhancement process. The research is completed and they are ready to find a candidate. That candidate ends up being Steve Rogers.

  In short, because both are derived from the same source, Cap’s powers and T’Challa’s powers are very similar.

  The influence of the Heart Shaped Herb on the MCU doesn’t stop there. The reason that Bruce Banner got turned into the Hulk instead of successfully relaunching the Super Soldier Program (like Ross wanted) in The Incredible Hulk (2008) is that the key ingredient — the Heart Shaped Herb’s stabilizing agent — was missing, and the same goes for Blonsky when he turns into the Abomination.
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  (#10) Captain America Didn't Pick Up Mjolnir Because He Knows How Power Corrupts

  From Redditor u/magidmarvel:

  In Age of Ultron, the avengers take turns to attempt to pick up Mjolnir. Only Cap manages to budge it. But I believe he didn't fully pick it up because he knew how power corrupts.

  Thor says who picks it up rules Asgard. Cap believed he was telling the truth. His two friends Thor and Stark have both turned arrogant because they were given immense power. Cap also knew what happened to Red Skull, whose great power led him to attempt to rule the world.

  So, I think Captain America didn't want to pick up Mjolnir because he wanted to stay as Steve Rogers and not get so much power, in case it corrupted him.
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  (#11) Captain America Was A Virgin Until 'Infinity War'

  From Redditor u/SpideyFan914:

  THE FIRST AVENGER: In the car with Peggy before his procedure, Peggy comments, "You don't talk to many girls, do you?" Steve replies, "This is the longest conversation I've had with one." Now he could be exaggerating, sure. I sincerely hope he's had longer conversations with his mom, for instance. However Steve is a man I believe we can take at his word, and the implication here seems that he has not been intimate before The First Avenger, potentially not even having kissed a woman. This is further backed up by the era, as conservative values were more prevalent at the time.

  Now there are several montages throughout the film, and it's noteworthy that he later kisses the Game of Thrones woman. In that scene, she comes onto him, and he doesn't really have much choice in the matter. Peggy is rather angry (she literally shoots at him - damn Peggy, what if the shield didn't work?). Based on her reaction, and Steve's apparent loyalty toward Peggy despite the misunderstanding, I don't believe this circumstance is normal, and while it may not have the only time some fan has kissed him, I'd be shocked if he'd gone any further.

  Of course, at the end of the movie he's frozen before he and Peggy can have even one date, although they do share a kiss.

  THE AVENGERS: Not much to analyze here. Next!

  THE WINTER SOLDIER: It's been a couple of years now since he's been thawed. Has he made any progress? Well, after kissing Natasha, she outright asks Steve (again in a car - what's with Steve's sex life getting talked about in cars?) how active he's been. "That bad, huh?" he replies. "No, that was not my first kiss since 1945." Okay, that's something - it means he's canonically kissed more than the four women we've seen him kiss in these movies. However, he also says there hasn't been anyone special. Hence Natasha's persistence on getting him a date.

  What about a one-night stand? This is Captain America guys, come on! He doesn't do one-night stands, he's not Tony Stark! Don't believe me? Let's go back to that other car scene, the one in The First Avenger. Steve tells Peggy, "I guess I'm just waiting for the right partner." Again, Steve is a man I believe we can take at his word. He isn't just hamming up for the pretty trigger-happy Brit, he's legit waiting for the right partner.

  Lucky for him, he finds one in this same movie! Sharon Carter! But Nat only tells Steve that her name is Sharon, leaving out the Carter part for a lackluster reveal in Civil War. But before we get to that -

  AGE OF ULTRON: The Avengers movies don't add much to this. They don't really get into Steve's love life. Sorry!

  CIVIL WAR: Okay so most important thing is to track his relationship with Sharon. When he sees her here at Peggy's funeral, he's genuinely surprised. He didn't even know her last name, it's unlikely they've kept in major touch between movies. More importantly, when he kisses her (outside a car this time), he says that was "late." Obviously, this was their first kiss. (I mean it's pretty obvious from all their interactions in the movie, but I want to leave as few holes as possible.) And then they drive away and we actually haven't seen Sharon since this moment.

  HOMECOMING: I guess we know now what he meant about patience in the post-credits, huh?

  INFINITY WAR: Okay so no intimacy on screen, but it's worth noting there was a deleted scene with Sharon Carter in it. I haven't seen this scene though I believe it implies they've been intimate, however I also don't believe in counting deleted scenes as canon. So... have Steve and Sharon done it?

  First off, let's establish whether or not they're able to meet. I mean, if they met in a deleted scene, the answer to the possibility is obviously yes. Steve is a fugitive, but so is Sharon (for stealing his and Falcon's gear in Civil War - it's explicitly stated that "they'll be after [Sharon] too now"). That kiss in Civil War was a beginning, not an end. Plus, if Vision and Scarlet Witch can find each other on the run (and unlike Vision and Wanda, Steve and Sharon ran away at the same time and would have made plans), this is obviously not a problem.

  Thus, Steve and Sharon have been a relationship for... is it two years in the official timeline? One and a half, maybe? Someone (I think Falcon but could be wrong) says, "It's been a rough couple years," when they all meet up with Rhodie, so I'd say one and a half at minimum. This is likely enough time, especially since... damn Steve, you've waited so long for the right partner you wound up settling for her great-niece!

  IN CONCLUSION: He might die, but at least we can say he won't die a virgin.
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  (#12) Captain America May Have Unwittingly Turned Himself Into A HYDRA Agent

  From Redditor u/ConstantCompile:

  In Endgame, when present-day Cap travels to 2012, he whispers "Hail Hydra" to an elevator full of HYDRA agents before relieving them of the scepter. He then incapacitates 2012 Cap using the scepter.

  The specifics of the scepter are never explained, but in Avengers 2012, Loki uses the scepter to mind-control Hawkeye into doing his bidding. So now we have 2012 Cap knocked out on the floor, having just been mind-scrambled by the scepter and probably highly susceptible to influence.

  And who will presumably arrive on the scene after present-day Cap leaves? ...The elevator-full of HYDRA agents from earlier. They could potentially move 2012 Cap to an off-site location where he would be "debriefed."

  This is the same timeline where Loki grabs the Tesseract and summarily escapes. If Marvel wanted Loki to do a "face-turn" in his Disney+ series, they could turn 2012 Cap into a villain - essentially adapting the Secret Empire arc. They wouldn't even need Chris Evans to do it; 2012 Cap could keep his helmet on the entire time, a similar-looking actor could do their best Chris Evans impression, and if his voice or his mannerisms seem slightly "off," so much the better.

  Steve Rogers' knowledge of the mechanics of the scepter is likely fuzzy at best. It's entirely possible that hitting 2012 Cap with it could have resulted in dire unforeseen consequences.

  The in-universe function of the scepter is neither explicitly stated nor consistent. Its powers range anywhere from influencing arguments - causing Banner to unknowingly pick it up - to spawning Ultron. My theory isn't implausible from the standpoint of the scepter's capabilities, and it's been shown to have a will of its own.

  2012 Cap says "I have eyes on Loki," but this is after Loki stole the Tesseract. For the elevator HYDRA agents, it'd be plausible that Cap had retrieved the scepter and had *attempted* to secure the Tesseract as well, only for Loki to have bested him. And if present-day cap brought back the scepter, that still leaves HYDRA with "Loki got away with the Tesseract, scepter laying next to KO'd probably-Hydra Cap, what do?" I'm not saying it's slam-dunk 100% confirmed, I'm just saying it's totally possible that it turns out badly.

  Steve Rogers returning the stones does not negate the changes in this timeline. What would the Loki Disney+ series be about, otherwise? There will be original, new stories told in this timeline that do not match the others.
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  (#13) Steve Rogers Had A Daughter

  From Redditor u/delitomatoes:

  In this alternate timeline, due to certain events being slightly different, super soldier serum never being invented, Steve not getting it etc.

  The age of Superheroes was never set in motion. WW2 ended and as many men died overseas, Steve, a physically unattractive but honest man married one of the many women left behind. They had a daughter, Mary Rogers.

  This daughter later went on to marry a physician Franklin Storm and gave birth to 2 children Susan and Johnny. This is why Johnny Storm shares an uncanny resemblance to MCU's Steve Rogers.
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  (#14) Captain America Switched Out Thor's Hammer In 'Ragnarok'

  From Redditor u/TheMediocreCritic:

  Hela didn’t destroy Thor’s hammer in Ragnarok. Captain America switched Mjolnir out with a fake when he traveled back to fix the timelines.

  With Thor 4, Love and Thunder well on its way, we have a bit of a problem to address. If Natalie Portman is going to get the power of Thor as in the comics, then we need Thor’s mighty hammer, Mjolnir, back. As it stands, Cap returned Mjolnir to the original timeline, Hela shattered it again, leading to Thor getting Stormbreaker again. Everything is back to where it is supposed to be. The hammer has to follow the same path to keep the events leading to Ragnarok. Both Cap and Thor know that the hammer has to be returned or there is no Stormbreaker, no Wakanda rescue. The hammer must go back.

  But then how can Jane Foster get her hands on that hammer? A hammer that is integral to the story moving forward if they use the cancer storyline from the comics. Well, I think the answer is simple.

  Captain America switched the hammer out with a fake.

  So for Jane foster to claim the hammer and get the power of Thor, I believe the hammer has to survive. But how?  So I think I have the answer. Cap goes back to the events of Thor: Ragnarok and making a  quick switch. Perhaps at Dr. Strange’s mansion,  He secretly gives Thor the replica, and that’s the hammer Hela shatterers. In reality, though, Cap has kept the hammer for decades, until the events of Love and Thunder. Cap preserves the timeline while still keeping the hammer. I believe this movie will start with old Cap giving the hammer to Thor or Jane foster. I imagine a scene with old Captain America saying,” I think this belongs to you “as he hands the real Mjolnir back.  

  There are inherently  going to be plot holes in this theory for sure. How come the hammer does not come to him when he calls? or how can Cap get his hand on a believable replica? But the fact remains that Jane Foster will need Mjolnir to start her transformation. i dont know if reforging Mjolnir will keep Odin's blessing intact. Perhaps the hammer is reforged with Captain America going back to find the pieces. I like to think that Thor would want to find a way to save his most valuable possession. And perhaps with a little help from Cap they can save it whether its from time travel or collecting the pieces.
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  (#15) Shaggy From 'Scooby Doo' Is Steve Rogers’ Son

  From Redditor u/123Error321:

  Shaggy can run at similar speed to Captain America, and they share a last name, so Shaggy is probably Steve’s son.

  Norville “Shaggy” Rogers, can keep up and match the pace of Scooby Doo, a Great Dane. Seeing as Great Danes can run up to 30 mph, that means that Shaggy probably can too. In Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Steve Rogers, who shares Shaggy’s last name, casually runs in the morning with Sam Wilson (Falcon). Sam says that Steven ran “13 miles in thirty minutes.” This equates to 26 mph, casually. Steve is capable of running faster than this, as shown in Civil War, when he runs considerably faster than cars in a highway tunnel. Comparing these two speeds, Shaggy has the pace of a casual Captain America. Using this information, along with the fact that they share a last name and have very similar hair colors, Shaggy is likely the son of Captain America.
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