History Awesome / CaptainAmerica

** Another moment of awesome for Cap during the same arc. When Rick Jones arrives to try and talk Hulk down, one of Hulk's companions gives Rick a TheReasonYouSuckSpeech, and ends it off with ''"Who sent you? Captain America?"'' to which Rick responds, without even looking at the other guy, straight into Hulk's face, ''"Cap's dead."'' [[http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Xe7kiboyk-g/VNhzi35CcoI/AAAAAAAH3yI/zrMQeZYAOOg/s1600/p2_28.jpg At that moment, Hulk's face, livid with barely bottled up-rage, softened up with genuine grief.]] Even for a second, it shows much respect Cap commands from everyone.

* After [[LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe getting knocked down]] by a [[ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks thrown axe]] from the god, Bucky shot ComicBook/{{Ares|Marvel}} in the face, and [[PlayingPossum walked away from it]]. All Ares could do as [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu he lay face-first in the sewage he fell]] in was mutter an embarassed "[[WeakButSkilled Impressive.]]"

* Creator/JMichaelStraczynski gives him a [[https://scans-daily.dreamwidth.org/428954.html humdinger]] of one in ''ComicBook/CivilWar'', cribbed from Creator/MarkTwain:

* The whole reason ComicBook/CivilWar started. While aboard a S.H.I.E.L.D. helicarrier, Cap is asked if he will help round up his friends who violate a law that is yet to pass. Cap is reluctant and repeatedly tries to defuse the situation, but the commander on deck just wants to hear him say yes. Cue [[CurbStompBattle five pages of Cap demonstrating why he's not called Technician Fifth Grade America]], followed by leaping out a window and landing on a fighter jet that is about to land in the carrier's hanger, putting his shield through the canopy to hold on, chastising the pilot for taking the Lord's name in vain, and commanding him to keep flying. He later had the pilot land the jet safely in a football field and took him for some burgers and fries. And if that doesn't make you wish Cap was your dad, nothing ever will.

* In the ''Super-Soldier'' mini at the start of the Comicbook/HeroicAge, Steve has his Super-Soldier serum deactivated, turning him into the same skinny unimpressive kid he was in the forties before the war. He is mocked and manhandled by guards four times as big as he, themselves on Super-Soldier serum, and as they are shoving him to his death, he muses that it was growing up in the harsh environment of depression era Brooklyn that made him the man he is, and that the Super-Soldier serum gave his strength and speed, but his fighting prowess came from months of training. [[CurbStompBattle And then he demonstrates]].

* Cap's so awesome, he gets these while he's ''dead.'' During ''Comicbook/WorldWarHulk'', several people were discussing strategies for taking out the Hulk, who was so angry that he was able to [[TheJuggernaut power his way through anything.]] It was mentioned that if Captain America was still alive, he would be able to stop the Hulk...''simply by standing in his way.'' Captain America commands so much respect that he would be able to ''stop the Hulk at his absolute angriest just by being there.''

* In the finale of ''Comicbook/FearItself'', despite Earth's almost inevitable destruction by the hands of either the Serpent or Odin, Captain America travels alone to Broxton to help the civilian militia defend their town. When the Serpent's forces approach, Cap tells the militia that he won't fault them for fleeing to be with their families, but kindly asks them to at least leave their weapons behind. All of them leave except for one man, who stands by Cap because he realizes if he leaves now, he'd never be able to live with his cowardice. During the actual battle, Cap leads the other Avengers, and because his shield was destroyed earlier, he picks up ''Mjölnir'' as his replacement weapon. Meanwhile, the people of Broxton are watching the battle, and ashamed of their cowardice, actually charge out of their homes and ''[[BadassNormal fight side by side with Cap and the Avengers against the Serpent's forces]]''.

* After [[LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe getting knocked down]] by a [[ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks thrown axe]] from the god, Bucky shot Comicbook/{{Ares|Marvel}} in the face, and [[PlayingPossum walked away from it]]. All Ares could do as [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu he lay face-first in the sewage he fell]] in was mutter an embarassed "[[WeakButSkilled Impressive.]]"

** In a meta moment for Jack Kirby, the reception to that cover wasn't entirely glowing. In fact, members of the local American Nazi party were up in arms over it. One of them tried to storm Marvel's offices to confront Kirby over it. But once Kirby found out and made his way down to confront the Nazi over it, [[MilesGloriosus said Nazi had already fled]].
** Nazis did threaten Joe Simon and Kirby for the cover. The response from law enforcement was a very unamused Mayor Fiorello La Guardia ([[JustForFun/OneOfUs a huge fan of Captain America]]) giving a DeclarationOfProtection to Simon and Kirby: "The city of New York will see that no harm comes to you."

** A metatextual moment of awesome for writer Rick Remender here, who revealed in an interview that he read the "Snap Wilson" story as a kid and was offended by it even then, and that when he became a writer he was constantly looking for ''any'' excuse he could find to retcon it out of existence. When he got that chance, he naturally leapt on it without hesitation.

* How does Coates end his run, with a final conflict between the Red Skull and Cap? Not with a knock down, drag out fight, but with a sit down over dinner. A conversation on their beliefs, and the complicated nature of freedom in the America of today, resulting in the Red Skull getting enraged and letting his true feelings, those he’s always had, come out. Broadcast to the whole world. As Wilson Fisk notes, no one would’ve thought that Cap would pull off something sneaky like that.

* [[WifeBasherBasher Ultimate Cap's reaction]] to finding out that Hank Pym beat Janet van Dyne, attacked her with ants, and sprayed her with insect repellent. [[http://i.imgur.com/iORYRPe.jpg The results are not so good... for Hank.]]
** In context, Hank turned into a fifty-foot tall giant to fight Steve, and Cap still beats the crap out of him.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: His ImageSong / RecurringRiff from the Capcom VS games and the preceding game that codified its gameplay elements (''VideoGame/MarvelSuperHeroes'', ''VideoGame/MarvelSuperHeroesVsStreetFighter'', ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcomClashOfSuperHeroes'', ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3''), [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buLeEFgIaZY fits him]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUv1ELA7XTI perfectly]].

* Say what you will about ComicBook/MaximumCarnage, but it still had [[http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2009/04/14/a-year-of-cool-comic-book-moments-day-104/ this moment]]. Captain America is just that great.

* ComicBook/CaptainAmerica [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu Beats up the Devil]]. [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Not a hoax! Not a Dream!]] [[http://scans-daily.dreamwidth.org/4049319.html#cutid1 See it here.]]
** This comment says it best:
--> "So let's get this straight: Captain America, apparently deciding that Punching Hitler wasn't giving him enough of a challenge, decided to take '''ANOTHER''' level in badass, go straight down to hell, and [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu beat up]] '''SATAN HIMSELF'''."
** It's probably the main reason Satan's throne is empty in the 616 Hell.

* On the cover of his very first issue, he is punching out UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler. 'Nuff said.
** Related: In a meta CMOA for Jack Kirby, the reception to that cover wasn't entirely glowing. In fact, members of the local American Nazi party were up in arms over it. One of them tried to storm Marvel's offices to confront Kirby over it. But once Kirby found out and made his way down to confront the Nazi over it, [[MilesGloriosus said Nazi had already fled]].
** The above is awesome but subject to debate and is considered somewhat of a legend. This one isn't: Nazis did indeed threaten Joe Simon and Kirby for the punching Hitler thing. The response from law enforcement was a very unamused Mayor Fiorello La Guardia ([[JustForFun/OneOfUs a huge fan of Captain America]]) giving a DeclarationOfProtection to Simon and Kirby: "The city of New York will see that no harm comes to you."

* Another Crowning Moment for Cap was during ComicBook/TheInfinityGauntlet saga. Thanos, the now-omnipotent servant of Death, has slain all of Marvel's surviving heroes. Only Captain America remains, and he knows he has no chance of winning or surviving. Still, he strides forward and stares Thanos in the eyes.

* The whole reason ComicBook/CivilWar started. While aboard a SHIELD helicarrier, Cap is asked if he will help round up his friends who violate a law that is yet to pass. Cap is reluctant and repeatedly tries to defuse the situation, but the commander on deck just wants to hear him say yes. Cue [[CurbStompBattle five pages of Cap demonstrating why he's not called Technician Fifth Grade America]], followed by leaping out a window and landing on a fighter jet that is about to land in the carrier's hanger, putting his shield through the canopy to hold on, chastising the pilot for taking the Lord's name in vain, and commanding him to keep flying. He later had the pilot land the jet safely in a football field and took him for some burgers and fries. And if that doesn't make you wish Cap was your dad, nothing ever will.

* Cap's Crowning Moment of Crowning Moments came when he, fighting alongside Thor against trolls or something, was able to throw Mjölnir toward Thor, Mjölnir being a mystical hammer that can only be lifted by those deemed worthy by Odin. That's right, Rogers was deemed worthy and honorable warrior by a god king, while Odin's son Thor, for a long time, was not.

When I returned, I saw that you nearly '''did''' turn American into nothing!\\

-- is that it's still possible for you too bring freedom '''back''' to America!

** How about [[spoiler: ''Rebirth'', when he finally regains control of his own body, leads the charge against the Red Skull and the public sees him and notes, "Can it be? It is! It's '''Captain America!'''".]]
** And let's not forget the battle against the [[spoiler: Giant]] Red Skull itself, as Cap leads his allies in defeating the Skull, as only he can.

* After Crossbones assassinates Steve [[spoiler:well, Sharon got the final shots off, but Crossbones got the first]], Bucky finds him and nearly beats the man to death until Sam stops him. And the next time they face off, Bucky's Captain America, and shoots Crossbones, taking him out of the game for the rest of the story.

* How does Coates end his run, with a final conflict between the Red Skull and Cap? Not with a knock down, drag out fight, but with a sit down over dinner. A conversation on their beliefs, and the complicated nature of freedom in the America of today, resulting in the Red Skull getting enraged and letting his true feelings, those he’s always had, come out. [[spoiler: Broadcast to the whole world. As Wilson Fisk notes, no one would’ve thought that Cap would pull off something sneaky like that.]]

* After [[LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe getting knocked down]] by a [[ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks thrown axe]] from the god, Bucky shot Comicbook/{{Ares}} in the face, and [[PlayingPossum walked away from it]]. All Ares could do as [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu he lay face-first in the sewage he fell]] in was mutter an embarassed "[[WeakButSkilled Impressive.]]"

* Cap's so awesome, he gets these while he's ''dead.'' During ''Comicbook/WorldWarHulk'', several people were discussing strategies for taking out the Hulk, who was so angry that he was able to [[{{GodModeSue}} strength his way through anything.]] It was mentioned that if Captain America was still alive, he would be able to stop the Hulk...''simply by standing in his way.'' Captain America commands so much respect that he would be able to ''stop the Hulk at his absolute angriest just by being there.''

--->'''[[ComicBook/SubMariner Namor]]:''' [[ArsonMurderAndLifesaving You almost fell for such a ludicrous ploy, sacrificing your life for a mad hope... and had it been true, your sacrifice would have been both noble and worthy]]. For I can think of few who would have been so brave. [[SmallNameBigEgo Apart of course from myself]]... and Captain America.