History Characters / MCUCaptainAmerica

* SuperSpeed: Downplayed, like most of his superpowers. He's not the Flash, but he does have a steady run speed of twenty-six miles per hour, which he could maintain for at least half an hour. For reference, Usain Bolt, the fastest man on Earth, only managed 27.79 mph in a hundred-metre sprint, and thirteen miles per hour is considered extremely fast for a several-mile run.
* SuperStrength: He can hit far harder than a normal human being, and can barge through thin concrete without slowing down. He's strong enough to lift and throw a (moving) motorcycle at a Hydra jeep and tosses Ultron's second form through a concrete pillar in ''AOU''. In ''Civil War'', he's able to keep a helicopter from taking off by pulling it (though it's clearly difficult), and can fight Iron Man on nearly equal terms (Iron Man's weapons and A.I. assistance provide an edge Steve can't overcome by himself).

** He can take punches from Loki, Ultron, or Iron Man and keep going, and getting shot with a Chitauri weapon is only a non-fatal wound. His armored costumes make him even more durable.

* SuperheroPackingHeat: He is shown using firearms in ''The First Avenger'' and ''The Avengers''.

* RequiredSecondaryPowers: Steve would not be able to use his shield as effectively if not for his super-strength. As seen when Bucky tries to use it against a Hydra trooper, the shield may be able to absorb the blast, but the ''recoil'' still sends him flying. Additionally, a lot of his ricochet throws and other tricks would require lightning-fast geometry skills and a heightened sense of anticipation and hand-eye coordination.

!!''Captain Steven Grant "Steve" Rogers, US Army / ComicBook/CaptainAmerica''

!!!'''Voiced By:''' Walker Roach[[note]][[ShowWithinAShow fictionalised version]] in ''Series/AgentCarter''[[/note]], Creator/JoseAntonioMacias (Latin-American Spanish dub), Raúl Llorens (European Spanish dub), Creator/YuuichiNakamura (Japanese dub), Maël Davan-Soulas (French dub; Phase 1), Alexandre Gillet (French dub; Phase 2 onwards) Alexandre Fortin (Canadian French dub)

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!!!'''Voiced By:''' Walker Roach[[note]][[ShowWithinAShow fictionalised version]] in ''Series/AgentCarter''[[note]], Creator/JoseAntonioMacias (Latin-American Spanish dub), Raúl Llorens (European Spanish dub), Creator/YuuichiNakamura (Japanese dub), Maël Davan-Soulas (French dub; Phase 1), Alexandre Gillet (French dub; Phase 2 onwards) Alexandre Fortin (Canadian French dub)

!!!'''Voiced By:''' Creator/JoseAntonioMacias (Latin-American Spanish dub), Raúl Llorens (European Spanish dub), Creator/YuuichiNakamura (Japanese dub), Maël Davan-Soulas (French dub; Phase 1), Alexandre Gillet (French dub; Phase 2 onwards) Alexandre Fortin (Canadian French dub)

* WeaponOfChoice: His famous vibranium shield and a [[CoolGuns/{{Handguns}} Colt M1911A1]].

* WorldsBestWarrior: Captain America is generally the best hand-to-hand physical combatant of all superhumans, the most experienced and versatile. He has held his own against Red Skull's Hydra with their super-weapons, against the Chitauri, against the Winter Soldier, Neo-Hydra, Ultron Robots, and against Tony Stark's faction in the Civil War, including the even more powerful and versatile Spider-Man, and with Bucky's help was able to defeat Iron Man in combat.

* LargeAndInCharge: Of the original Avengers, the only one taller than him is Thor (and Nick Fury; and the Hulk, but not Banner). Helps him be TheLeader.

* BirdsOfAFeather: Bird puns aside, he and Sam click almost immediately because of their common ground as returning war veterans.

A sickly young man from Brooklyn turned into a perfect soldier by a government project. Unfortunately, the creator of the project was murdered, leaving Rogers as the only result of the project. Because of this, he was initially used as a propaganda tool to sell war bonds. He eventually earned his stripes as a soldier by rescuing an entire platoon from a HYDRA factory, where he first encountered the Red Skull.

* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: Played both in his first movie and ''The Avengers''. It takes Steve infiltrating a HYDRA base and rescuing a battalion's worth of soldiers for others to take him seriously in the former; in the latter, it takes him a brief skirmish (and a torn arm or two) with the invading aliens for the New York authorities to listen to what he's trying to tell them. Demonstrated to hilariously awesome effect during the climactic battle when Steve earnestly rattles off a strategy to some NYPD officers on how best to evacuate some civilians and form a battle line:

* BadLiar: Because he's so honest. This is lampshaded by Natasha in ''The Winter Soldier'', then both played straight and subverted in ''Civil War'': it's revealed that despite knowing for over two years that HYDRA was responsible for [[spoiler:murdering Tony's parents]], Steve never told him about it. While Steve deliberately didn't reveal the information, he isn't able to convincingly lie or pull off ExactWords when asked point-blank. [[WhatTheHellHero Tony is as enraged by this deception as he is by the act itself]].

** In ''The Winter Soldier'', Steve admits to Sam that he doesn't know what makes him happy, but the parts when he's the happiest are when he's in the field leaping out of planes and beating up bad guys. Even Black Widow notes when he learns that HYDRA survived to the modern day that he doesn't seem outraged or disillusioned.

* CaptainPatriotic: At first, the USO shuffles Steve into this role as a mascot for War Bonds sales, but he soon becomes the real thing after he "borrows" some military equipment and sneaks into a HYDRA prison camp to single-handedly free Bucky and other Allied troops.

* CassandraTruth: Subtle, but in ''The Avengers'', Steve is the first to pinpoint both a) Loki's plan to divide and conquer the group and b) the scepter's connection to the Tesseract (noting it reminds him of HYDRA weaponry, which was derived from exactly that). He's dismissed amid the group's squabbling.
* CasualHighDrop: Thanks to his SuperToughness, he can survive falls and jumps that would kill anyone else.

* GeniusBruiser: Steve has intelligence to complement his physical ability. He's an excellent tactician, learns quickly, and in one case is instantly able to determine that he is being deceived by picking out a distinct moment of a baseball game that he had attended within seconds. His artistic skills come into play as well, as he's able to memorize all of HYDRA's bases on a map of Europe after a glimpse. Later on, when he discovers the Winter Soldier's identity, he quickly deduces that whatever Zola did to Bucky helped him survive his fall. His knowledge of NYC also lets him use sidestreets and shortcuts to catch up with Kruger who's in a speeding vehicle -- while he's ''on foot'' -- and immediately come up with a plan to contain the invading Chitauri in ''The Avengers''.
* GentleGiant: Post lab procedure he's a tall, muscled, teddy bear of a man.
* TheGoodCaptain: Gentle, heroic, and yes, he ''does'' hold the rank.

* GoodIsOldFashioned: But not obsolete, as Coulson points out in ''The Avengers''. In an often cynical world, Captain America is the incarnation of Greatest Generation, the idealized men and woman who won WWII, essentially the Goodest of the Good. His antiquated mannerisms only reinforce this, giving Steve a higher ''moral'' authority than anyone else. After the attack in New York, when people are fearmongering and pointing fingers, a common citizen says on TV that all she knows is that Captain America saved her life. That's good enough to reassure her everything will be alright. When Steve goes on air to expose HYDRA as having taken over S.H.I.E.L.D., with nothing but his own words to back him up, the loyal S.H.I.E.L.D. agents all side with him.

* HeroicSacrifice: A LateArrivalSpoiler if you see ''The Avengers'', but he pilots Red Skull's ailing HYDRA jet to crash somewhere in the Arctic Circle in order to avert a catastrophe on the coast of the United States.
* HeroWithBadPublicity: He's branded a traitor in ''The Winter Soldier'', forcing him to go on the run. It's subverted in the end when he reveals that HYDRA is back, when he is instantly believed by the public. He comes back to this again in ''Civil War'', due to his determination to protect Bucky from the world that's still pursuing him from the decades of terrorism he committed during his time as the Winter Soldier.

** Also when it comes to secrets. Both ''Winter Soldier'' and ''Age of Ultron'' show Steve doesn't like it when others keep secrets from him. However, ''Civil War'' reveals Steve has been keeping a secret from Tony: [[spoiler:HYDRA was responsible for the death of his parents.]] Needless to say, Tony did not take the news well. He does admit he was wrong to do this in his letter and apologizes.

* MomentOfWeakness: Ninety percent of the time, Steve dislikes keeping secrets and won't hesitate to jump on a grenade for you (literally). The one time he does keep a secret for personal reasons, it blows up in his face. [[spoiler: He knew HYDRA had Tony's parents killed and convinced himself telling Tony wouldn't fix anything. As he admits, he was really sparing himself - he knew that they'd most likely used Bucky to do it.]]
* MrFanservice:

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Steve finds out in ''Winter Soldier'' [[spoiler:that Howard and Maria Stark were killed by HYDRA]] and, as discovered in ''Civil War'' [[spoiler:by Bucky himself]]. While Steve only suspected the fact that [[spoiler: HYDRA used Bucky do it]], the fact is that Steve knew how [[spoiler:Tony's parents died for about '''two years''']] and never told him. Sure enough, Tony eventually learns the truth in the worst way possible, [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge goes ballistic]], and [[spoiler:tries to murder Bucky right there and then]], which demolishes their friendship.
* NoOneGetsLeftBehind: When he rescues prisoners of war from HYDRA, and refuses to leave any civilians on the floating Sokovian city.
* NowLetMeCarryYou: Pre-serum, Bucky always protected Steve from bullies. Post-serum, Steve protected Bucky by getting him out of the HYDRA facility where he'd been captured.

* TheParagon: Steve is such an ideal of heroism and justice that when he outs HYDRA's presence within S.H.I.E.L.D., ''everyone'' who isn't a HYDRA agent immediately takes action against the villains. No one doubts Steve's word for a second. Deconstructed in ''Civil War'', where Steve is shown going to [[FatalFlaw questionable extremes]] to protect Bucky, which plays a major role in ripping the Avengers apart.

* RequiredSecondaryPowers: Steve would not be able to use his shield as effectively if not for his super-strength. As seen when Bucky tries to use it against a HYDRA trooper, the shield may be able to absorb the blast, but the ''recoil'' still sends him flying. Additionally, a lot of his ricochet throws and other tricks would require lightning-fast geometry skills and a heightened sense of anticipation and hand-eye coordination.

** In ''The Winter Soldier'', he learns that HYDRA-infiltrated S.H.I.E.L.D and says it needs to be completely dismantled. Both Nick Fury and the later Senate subcommittee protest, since it's America's best intelligence network [[note]]but still an international organization[[/note]].

* UndyingLoyalty: To his best friend Bucky, a sentiment that is clearly returned. Exemplified at the end of ''The Winter Soldier'', where Cap drops his iconic shield into the Potomac below and resolutely tells Bucky he won't fight him, even after Bucky starts beating the crap out of him. The end of movie even has him and Sam go searching for Bucky instead of helping Fury in taking down the rest of the remnants of HYDRA. Unfortunately, this becomes a problem in ''Civil War'', where other Avengers -- especially Tony -- want to hand Bucky over to the government since he ''is'' a deadly assassin -- brainwashing or no brainwashing.

* WorldsBestWarrior: Captain America is generally the best hand-to-hand physical combatant of all superhumans, the most experienced and versatile. He has held his own against Red Skull's HYDRA with their super-weapons, against the Chitauri, against the Winter Soldier, Neo-HYDRA, Ultron Robots, and against Tony Stark's faction in the Civil War, including the even more powerful and versatile Spider-Man, and with Bucky's help was able to defeat Iron Man in combat.

* [[GirlNextDoor Boy Next Door]]: He's one of the most wholesome characters in the entire Marvel franchise, and we love him for it.

* GeniusBruiser: Steve has intelligence to complement his physical ability. He's an excellent tactician, learns quickly, and in one case is instantly able to determine that he is being deceived by picking out a distinct moment of a baseball game that he had attended within seconds. His artistic skills come into play as well, as he's able to memorize all of HYDRA's bases on a map of Europe after a glimpse. Later on, when he discovers the Winter Soldier's identity, he figures out how it happened by theorizing that Bucky was captured and possibly experimented on by Zola. His knowledge of NYC also lets him use sidestreets and shortcuts to catch up with Kruger who's in a speeding vehicle -- while he's ''on foot'' -- and immediately come up with a plan to contain the invading Chitauri in ''The Avengers''.

* RealMenLoveJesus: His dog tags mark him as a Protestant (traditionally the son of Irish Catholic immigrants, but considering the time, he would've had ''very'' good reason to lie about it), and the appearance of Thor invites Cap to express his Christian monotheism.

* PrimaryColorChampion: Invoked by the guys designing his costume. He's a PR guy selling war bonds so the colors are important to connect with the in-universe audience.

* StrongAndSkilled: He's a SuperSoldier imbued with superhuman physiology and mastery of several martial arts to go with it.
** This is best shown in his fight with Tony in ''Civil War''. Even though the Iron Man suit should be well above him in raw power, Cap's mastery of combat gives him an edge, with FRIDAY noting that they can't beat him in hand-to-hand.

!!! '''Species:''' Enhanced human
!!! '''Portrayed By:''' Creator/ChrisEvans
!!! '''Voiced By:''' Creator/JoseAntonioMacias (Latin-American Spanish dub), Raúl Llorens (European Spanish dub), Creator/YuuichiNakamura (Japanese dub), Maël Davan-Soulas (French dub; Phase 1), Alexandre Gillet (French dub; Phase 2 onwards) Alexandre Fortin (Canadian French dub)
!!! '''Appearances:''' ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger'' | ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}'' | ''Film/ThorTheDarkWorld''[[note]]Cameo[[/note]] | ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier'' | ''Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron'' | ''Film/AntMan''[[note]]Cameo[[/note]] | ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar'' | ''Film/SpiderManHomecoming''[[note]]Cameo[[/note]] | ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar''

''[Hulk smirks with pleasure, and proceeds to do just that]''

* StrongAsTheyNeedToBe: His strength may vary between being weaker than Spider-Man, to being almost as strong as Iron Man, Loki and Ultron.

* [[GirlNextDoor BoyNextDoor]]: He's one of the most wholesome characters in the entire Marvel franchise, and we love him for it.

* [[GirlNextDoor] BoyNextDoor]: He's one of the most wholesome characters in the entire Marvel franchise, and we love him for it.