It was officially announced last week byInfinity WarandCaptain America: Civil Wardirectors Joe and Anthony Russo that Steve Rogers is giving up the shield inAvengers 3. When this happened in the comic books, both the Winter Solider and Falcon assumed Cap’s superhero identity. Many believe it will be Bucky Barnes who picks up the red, white and blue mantle moving forward in the MCU. Now, we know what that might look like.
Fan art extraordinaireBoss Logichas come through once again with images that depict Bucky in the star spangle costume usually worn bySteve Rogers. There are three variations on this look. The first is the most traditional, while the second image lets the Avenger go unmask. The third image gives us a fine mix ofCaptain America’s signature look with the Winter Solider’s iconic movie costume first seen inCaptain America: The Winter Soldier.
At the end ofCivil War, after the epic one-on-one fight between Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) and Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) Cap drops his iconic shield, and we never see him pick it up again. The Russo Brothers have confirmed that Steve Rogers is dropping the Captain America identity altogether. Here’s whatJoe Russohad to say below.
“I think him dropping that shield is him letting go of that identity. [It’s] him admitting that certainly the identity of Captain America was in conflict with the very personal choice that he was making.”
Just because Steve Rogers isn’t Captain America anymore, doesn’t mean we won’t see him inInfinity War. WriterChristopher Markusteased that Steve Rogers will still be “helpful” in taking down the “big purple guy” who’s coming, Thanos (Josh Brolin), while the Huffington Post speculates that Steve Rogers could turn intoThe Nomad, which happens in theMarvel Comicsafter Cap becomes disillusioned with the government, which certainly happened inCivil War. It isn’t known at this point if Falcon or Bucky Barnes will become Captain America in the MCU. But these images help offer a hint as to what that might look like.
